TOLLAK

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Earthshine

Album: Across the Rubicon

Released: Feb 7, 2009

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Earthshine
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Undertow
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Into your silence
5:30
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Walk with me
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Brookland street
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General Info

Genre: Ambient / Pop / Soul
Location NL
Profile Views: 40815
Last Login: 8/31/2011
Member Since 9/16/2006
Website www.tollak.com
Record Label Unknown Indie
Type of Label Unsigned
Bio
Tollak Ollestad, singer/songwriter/instrumentalist, a uniquely gifted musical artist whose interesting blend of influences, Pop/Soul/Ambient/Jazz, captivates, and whose impressive talents are hard to deny . A composer of hypnotically compelling music with a phenomenal singing voice, an accomplished keyboardist, adept guitarist, and as if that weren't enough, he's one of the greatest harmonica players who ever walked the planet. And if you think that's hype, look at the list of artists he's played live or recorded with- Don Henley, Earth, Wind and Fire, Al Jarreau, Andrea Bocelli, David Foster, Natalie Cole, Dave Stewart, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Dave Grusin, Chet Atkins, Brian McKnight and the list goes on and on. He also played the harmonica in the theme for the classic TV series "Northern exposure". .. .. Born in Seward, Alaska and of Norwegian and Native American ancestry Tollak was raised in Seattle, Washington, but left early on to pursue his dreams in Los angeles where he went on to meet and work with many of his childhood idols. Flash forward to the present where Tollak has been living in Europe since the spring of 2004, mainly in Holland but also performing regularly in Italy. He's expanded his musical activities lending his experiences to musical education programs both in Holland and Italy, as well as continuing to compose, perform and record all over Europe and America. .. .. His newest CD "Across the Rubicon", a tour de force of writing, singing and playing, with Vinnie Colaiuta, Jimmy Haslip, Knut Reiersruud, Luca Trolli, Elske De Wall and others is available now.
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