ORBO & The Longshots
ORBO & The Longshots is a rock & roll band from Bergen, Norway. The band was established in the year 2000 by singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer Ole Reinert Berg-Olsen aka ORBO.
After ten years of endless driving, wet asphalt and band car on high octane band has learned the craft from the ground. To date, they have released 6 albums, and won the Norwegian equivalent to the American Grammy Award, Spellemannsprisen for their 2008 album "High Roller". The bands' releases can be found on Blue Mood Records / Grappa and Columbia.
The band disbanded in 2012 and ORBO continued as a solo artist.
Line up
- Ole Reinert Berg-Olsen aka ORBO
- Ine Tumyr
- Reidar F. Opdal
- Stian Tumyr
- Paul Inge Vikingstad
- Magnus Åserud Skylstad
Honors
- Spellemannprisen 2008 in the class Blues
Discography
- 2005: Seven
- 2006: Dead Man Walking EP
- 2006: Genuine Handmade Rock’n’Roll
- 2008: High Roller, Awarded Spellemannprisen in the class Blues
- 2009: Masquerade
- 2010: Live 10
- 2011: Prairie Moon EP
- 2011: ''Prairie Sun''