Ole Børud band in concert

Ole Børud is a Norwegian musician who his known from his time in extreme Christian metal band Extol as well from his solo recordings. In Extol he played guitar and provided background vocal. As a solo artist he plays guitar and handles the lead vocals. Ole has also moved back to his musical roots which is soul and funk.

I saw Ole Børud band when they played at Gullbranna outside Halmstad in Sweden on the 7th of Mai. The band consisted of a horn section, keyboards, drums, base and two guitars. They took the definition tight sound to a new level, and delivered a concert that was filled with a smart combination of Soul, Funk and West Coast Rock with a touch of Jazz to the excited audience.

The band who played at Gullbranna consisted of Ole Børud - vocals and guitar, Markus Lillehaug Johnsen - Guitars, Frode Mangen - keyboard, Ruben Dalen - drums, Lars Erik Dahle - base guitar, Jens Petter Antonsen - trumpet, Even Skatrud - trombon, Børge Are Halvorsen - saxophone,

Click the following link if you want to see more photos from the concert: https://www.flickr.com/photos/chasid68/albums/72157668866198146

Text and Photo: Mikael Good

What lens did you use?

I posted some pictures from the Norwegian musician Ole Børuds concert at Gullbranna in Sweden on the 7th of mai on my flickr-page today. Almost instantly I got this question on my FlickrMail from one of the viewers who had checked the pictures EXIF-information: 
- Do you have the new Sony FE 70-200/2,8 lens?
It happens every now and then that people check the EXIF information or ask me the following question:
- What lens did you use?
My answer is that I always use the best lens for the purpose and it can be cheap or expensive but in the end it's the result that matters.

Click here if you want to see the other photos from the concert or try to figure out if I have the new Sony lens or not. Ole surrounds himself with very good and talanted musicians and the concert was very good: https://www.flickr.com/photos/chasid68/albums/72157668866198146

Text and Photo: Mikael Good 

Bring the Funk - The Original Funk Brother turns 70

Leroy Emmanuel learned to play the guitar when he was 9. When he was 12 he played with Sonny Boy Williamson. Since then has Leroy worked with some of the greatest entertainers in the history of modern popular music. 

Although he is not known to a bigger audience most people have heard his guitar play. Leroy was once a steady member in Tamla Motown's legendary studio band The Funk Brothers who was the rhythm sector behind countless Motown hits. He has played live or in studio with: Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Edwin Star, John Lee Hooker, T-Bone Walker, Al Green, Sonny Boy Williamson, Funk Brothers, Bohanon, Dionne Warwick, James Brown Band, The Counts, Funkadelics, Sly and the Family Stone, The Commodores, Kool & the Gang, Sister Sledge, Diana Ross, Natalie Cole, Grover Washington, Rufus, the Jackson Five, Peaches and Herb, The Dells, Chick Corea, Rufus Thomas, Ben Vereen Ike and Tina Turner, Ruby and the Romantics, Roberta Flack, the Temptations, Booker T and the MGs, Hot Chocolate, Albert King, Martha and the Vandellas among others.

In 1969 his band The Fabolous Counts scored a massive hit with the instrumental song Jan Jan, that was later famously covered by Grant Green. Although Leroy Emmanuel turns 70 today he does not lie idle. The upcoming album Funk is the Final Frontier with LMT connection is due to be released in may.

Listen to Leroy Emmanuels lifestory in this Fireside Chat: http://www.rbmaradio.com/shows/leroy-emmanuel-fireside-chat

Text and photo: Mikael Good