Kristina Olsen (Venice, California, USA & Vancouver, BC, Canada) is one of the most entertaining and compelling performers on the international acoustic circuit. A superb multi-instrumentalist (acoustic guitar, steel-body slide guitar, saxophone, concertina, banjo, mandolin and piano) as well as an award-winning songwriter with a big bluesy voice, Kristina has audiences around the world coming back for more. Her mix of powerful songs ranging from sassy bottleneck blues to lilting ballads to swing jazz to raunch and roll (as well as her hilarious storytelling) makes for a diverse and satisfying musical experience, on stage, on disc and in book.
Prior to her first coming to Humph Hall way back in 2010 my experiences of her had been as part of incredibly enthusiastic capacity crowds at The National Folk Festival in Canberra. It was predictably fabulous experiencing an entire concert with her in the intimate atmosphere of Humph Hall.
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