The GPA presents an evening of music with Kristina Olsen (USA)

Event Information

When: Sunday 16th March 2025

Where: Glenlyon Shire Hall, 32 Barkly Street Glenlyon

Tickets $35 (plus booking fee)

Doors open 6pm to grab a bite to eat and a drink. Music starts at 7pm.

Food available to purchase: Pulled Pork Sliders (slow cooked pork in a roll with coleslaw - LOW FODMAP) & Tofu sliders plus Chocolate Bars, Ice Creams and other treats.

Drinks available to purchase: Beer, wine, and soft drinks (tea and coffee will be complimentary).

This is a ticketed event with profits going to enhancing the hall experience.

About Kristina

Kristina Olsen 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.

Born in San Francisco and raised in Haight-Ashbury during the 1960's, Kristina's approach to music and life was formed by that environment of vital cultural expression, social activism and diverse musical influences. She now calls Venice Beach, Los Angeles home but rarely sees it from touring ten months a year.

Sydney Morning Herald:Olsen, an itinerant troubadour who regularly graces Australian folk festivals, was at her most engaging. Such was the candour of her songs and chatty tales that it would impossible for anyone with blood in their veins not to empathise with her. Her full-throated voice and crisp guitar served up such diverse subject matter as crop-dusting and prostitution, while a revealing yarn about life-drawing classes introduced The Truth of a Woman. From her new CD came In Your Darkened Room, the title track to an album containing some of her finest work, a black frost edging her usual warmth and humour. John Shand

Los Angeles Times:Olsen is an eclectic artist worthy of much more acclaim.

Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAfIAqS1eNM&list=UUegblwxuT7ynhYlnqVQKa5A&index=1&feature=plcp (Cry You A Waterfall)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGdgG5fdlfw (The Yellow Piper)