Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Backstage on the Bayou: Olga and the Road to the Blues
Backstage on the Bayou: Olga and the Road to the Blues: "Photo by Kaylin Idora On St Claude Avenue in the Marigny neighborhood, cars pass by as recording artist Olga talks about her road to the blu..."
Thursday, July 08, 2010
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Gallup Poll Feature
Howdy all!
I woke up this morning to find my feature on Gallup in my email box. Maybe I mentioned this, or maybe not, but I was invited to become a Gallup Poll member about 2 years ago. They send polls to me mostly via email, sometimes by phone. Not sure how I was selected to be invited to become a member, I think they just called me out of the blue. Well, I love polls and giving my opinions so I thought it would be fine to participate. Every month or so, they feature a panel member and this month it's me, bbs! Enclosed is the link (above title), though I will also type it here as you may have to sign in in order to read through their site...
Olga Munding
Louisiana blues from a worldly soul
Click the "music" section of Olga Munding's Web site and listen to any of her songs, and it is easy to recognize her talents. Munding is a singer, songwriter, and actress in New Orleans, by way of San Francisco. Trained in the north Mississippi blues by "an old blues woman, Jessie Mae Hemphill," Munding uses music to tell her unique life story.
Munding's parents came to the United States from Innsbruck, Austria, in the late 1960s. What was supposed to be a short stay in America became a permanent relocation, and Munding was born and raised in San Francisco. She now considers New Orleans her home, after moving from the Bay Area more than a decade ago.
"I had the most profound feeling the first time I ever visited," Munding said of New Orleans, "that this was where I was supposed to be." That's a telling sentiment, considering how much of the world Munding saw as she grew up. "I have been fortunate enough to be able to visit my relatives in Austria and to travel around Europe many times since I was a child," she said. "I am American, but also Austrian. It's a special balance of two worlds, I think."
Munding brings that balance to her music. She writes music, sings songs, and plays shows locally and overseas. She recently finished a new album she hopes to release later in 2010. Listen to the sample recordings on her site and you will understand the comparisons she said she receives to blues legend Bonnie Raitt.
In addition to playing shows in and around New Orleans, Munding is involved in other programs throughout her community. "I belong to an all-woman Mardi Gras Krewe, called Krewe of Muses," she said. "I've been lucky to meet a wonderful array of strong, creative women through the Krewe." This group parades the Thursday night before Fat Tuesday and is known for throwing hand-decorated shoes to the crowd. "They are a hot commodity in this town!" Munding said.
Despite her travels and her time spent composing and performing music, Munding always makes time to participate in the Gallup Panel. "I am very outspoken with my thoughts and opinions, and have always been a voice especially for those who are unable to stand up for themselves," she said. "I have had this trait since I was a kid. Sometimes it has been good, sometimes bad, but I can't imagine being any other way."
Munding said participating in the Panel allows her to connect with others independent of the filtered media. "I don't believe we are getting the real news from the mainstream media," she said. "The Panel is real people connecting and sharing their thoughts."
I woke up this morning to find my feature on Gallup in my email box. Maybe I mentioned this, or maybe not, but I was invited to become a Gallup Poll member about 2 years ago. They send polls to me mostly via email, sometimes by phone. Not sure how I was selected to be invited to become a member, I think they just called me out of the blue. Well, I love polls and giving my opinions so I thought it would be fine to participate. Every month or so, they feature a panel member and this month it's me, bbs! Enclosed is the link (above title), though I will also type it here as you may have to sign in in order to read through their site...
Olga Munding
Louisiana blues from a worldly soul
Click the "music" section of Olga Munding's Web site and listen to any of her songs, and it is easy to recognize her talents. Munding is a singer, songwriter, and actress in New Orleans, by way of San Francisco. Trained in the north Mississippi blues by "an old blues woman, Jessie Mae Hemphill," Munding uses music to tell her unique life story.
Munding's parents came to the United States from Innsbruck, Austria, in the late 1960s. What was supposed to be a short stay in America became a permanent relocation, and Munding was born and raised in San Francisco. She now considers New Orleans her home, after moving from the Bay Area more than a decade ago.
"I had the most profound feeling the first time I ever visited," Munding said of New Orleans, "that this was where I was supposed to be." That's a telling sentiment, considering how much of the world Munding saw as she grew up. "I have been fortunate enough to be able to visit my relatives in Austria and to travel around Europe many times since I was a child," she said. "I am American, but also Austrian. It's a special balance of two worlds, I think."
Munding brings that balance to her music. She writes music, sings songs, and plays shows locally and overseas. She recently finished a new album she hopes to release later in 2010. Listen to the sample recordings on her site and you will understand the comparisons she said she receives to blues legend Bonnie Raitt.
In addition to playing shows in and around New Orleans, Munding is involved in other programs throughout her community. "I belong to an all-woman Mardi Gras Krewe, called Krewe of Muses," she said. "I've been lucky to meet a wonderful array of strong, creative women through the Krewe." This group parades the Thursday night before Fat Tuesday and is known for throwing hand-decorated shoes to the crowd. "They are a hot commodity in this town!" Munding said.
Despite her travels and her time spent composing and performing music, Munding always makes time to participate in the Gallup Panel. "I am very outspoken with my thoughts and opinions, and have always been a voice especially for those who are unable to stand up for themselves," she said. "I have had this trait since I was a kid. Sometimes it has been good, sometimes bad, but I can't imagine being any other way."
Munding said participating in the Panel allows her to connect with others independent of the filtered media. "I don't believe we are getting the real news from the mainstream media," she said. "The Panel is real people connecting and sharing their thoughts."
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Today on WWOZ, Thursdays at Fair Grind Coffee House
I'm playing on WWOZ today, 90.7fm in New Orleans, on Big D's blues show at 2:45pm. During the springtime, I am also playing acoustic shows on Thurdays at the Fair Grinds Coffeehouse starting at 7pm. These are chillaxed sidewalk shows where I get to practice new material and meet and talk with folks between songs. Java and blues. Hope to see you!
Fair Grinds Coffeehouse
3133 Ponce de Leon
NO LA
504-913-9072
Fair Grinds Coffeehouse
3133 Ponce de Leon
NO LA
504-913-9072
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
This June! Rootsway Roots n Blues Festival in Italy...
This is so cool! We are going in June with the Rising Star Fife Band to play a couple festivals all together. I sooo look forward to this and playing and collaborating with the Fife and Drums too! Click on title link above to view page. More info soon!
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Keb Mo show
Great news! I am opening for Keb Mo' solo show at House of Blues NOLA this Saturday 2/27. Show is at 8pm
Can't tell you how thrilled I am to be doing this! I will be doing a warm up show on Friday 2/26 at the Fair Grinds Coffeehouse at 7pm and will play for a couple hours. These are my first shows in over a month, so I am very excited to be back on the music side of things!
In other news, my new CD (called "Whatever You Want") is finally done and mastered--it's the one I collaborated with Cody Dickinson on for the last almost 1.75 years(!) and he and I are very excited about it. As of now, no release date set yet, but I should have some more news on that later...
click on above heading for ticket info for Keb Mo show. Hope to see you there!!
Can't tell you how thrilled I am to be doing this! I will be doing a warm up show on Friday 2/26 at the Fair Grinds Coffeehouse at 7pm and will play for a couple hours. These are my first shows in over a month, so I am very excited to be back on the music side of things!
In other news, my new CD (called "Whatever You Want") is finally done and mastered--it's the one I collaborated with Cody Dickinson on for the last almost 1.75 years(!) and he and I are very excited about it. As of now, no release date set yet, but I should have some more news on that later...
click on above heading for ticket info for Keb Mo show. Hope to see you there!!
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Happy Muses Eve!
Happy are they whom the Muses love...
Thursday 2/11 is our big day!!! I cannot express how excited I am about it. It's like Christmas for big girls, but even better! We wait all year in anticipation, and yes, it really is that awesome and cool!
For those of you in New Orleans, Krewe of Muses rolls from Jefferson and Magazine (starting) at 6:30pm. I am on float 15 on the passenger side, top row, 2nd from the end. We have a brickhouse type structure that me and 5 other girls are in, so look there and you will see me in costume and all my glory! If you yell, I'll throw you lots of beads! And truly, I have a ridiculous amount...
We have a big party afterwards and this year the B-52's are playing our shindig, so it's sure to be an amazing day and night...
Also new this year, I actually have hand-glittered shoes to throw!! Yeah, I'm that into it...
See you in the parade route!
Thursday 2/11 is our big day!!! I cannot express how excited I am about it. It's like Christmas for big girls, but even better! We wait all year in anticipation, and yes, it really is that awesome and cool!
For those of you in New Orleans, Krewe of Muses rolls from Jefferson and Magazine (starting) at 6:30pm. I am on float 15 on the passenger side, top row, 2nd from the end. We have a brickhouse type structure that me and 5 other girls are in, so look there and you will see me in costume and all my glory! If you yell, I'll throw you lots of beads! And truly, I have a ridiculous amount...
We have a big party afterwards and this year the B-52's are playing our shindig, so it's sure to be an amazing day and night...
Also new this year, I actually have hand-glittered shoes to throw!! Yeah, I'm that into it...
See you in the parade route!
Sunday, February 07, 2010
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Happy Mardi Gras!
It's my favorite time of year and we are about to kick into overdrive. Krewe of Muses rolls in 8 days! I'll be on float 15 passenger side second from last on the top row.
We have been busy glittering shoes, sorting beads and getting costumes together for the 10th anniversary of the krewe and it's sure to be a crowd pleaser. This year we roll on February 11th on the uptown route starting at Jefferson, then down Magazine, up Napoleon and down St. Charles and the down Canal for the finish. See ya on the parade route!
We have been busy glittering shoes, sorting beads and getting costumes together for the 10th anniversary of the krewe and it's sure to be a crowd pleaser. This year we roll on February 11th on the uptown route starting at Jefferson, then down Magazine, up Napoleon and down St. Charles and the down Canal for the finish. See ya on the parade route!
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Happy New Year!
This is a happy new year for me, a happy new decade! Turning over a new leaf and I hope to have some good news to share with y'all very soon.
In the meantime, if you are in NOLA, I am playing at the Balcony Music Club on Esplanade Ave. on Jan. 12th from 7-9pm.
oh yeah, It's Carnival time baby, the best time of year!! I look forward to hanging with my Muses sisters!
more later...
In the meantime, if you are in NOLA, I am playing at the Balcony Music Club on Esplanade Ave. on Jan. 12th from 7-9pm.
oh yeah, It's Carnival time baby, the best time of year!! I look forward to hanging with my Muses sisters!
more later...
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Made this up a couple weeks ago in time for the holidays...he ha ho, baby!
this was really made on the spot and unplanned so bear with me...
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