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Olga Wilhelmine Munding

Olga (born October 18, 1976 Olga Wilhelmine Mulding) is a New Orleans-based blues musician and actress.[1]

Music

Olga is a blues vocalist and guitar player know for her sultry voice and Southern sound. Munding first took interest in the blues, when she was in high school.[2] She developed her signature style through an extended tutelage under the pioneering female blues musician Jessie Mae Hemphill.[3] Olga and Jessie recorded together extensively and participated in together in Martin Scorcese’s The Blues.[4]

Olga has released three albums of her own, "Now Is The Time", "Kiss Your Blues Away", and "Blues Babe."[4][5] She has played with Chris Isak, Los Lobos, North Mississippi Allstars and co-engineered the Grammy nominated song, Monkey to Man by Elvis Costello.[4][6][7] Olga is the ex-wife of Squirrel Nut Zippers singer James "Jimbo" Mathus.

She is also the founder and president of the Jessie Mae Hemphill Foundation, which honors the legendary and influential musician who served as her mentor and friend.[8][9]

Acting

Olga has appeared in numerous television shows and movies.[10] She acted in the short film “The Statue” which won the New Orleans Film Festival in 2010.[11]

Discography

  • Blues Babe (2003)[12]
  • Kiss Your Blues Away (2004)[13]
  • Now is the Time (2006)[14]

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
2010 Statue Girl Musician Short film
Knucklehead Paramedic/Parent/Club Patron/Wrestling Match Patron uncredited
2011 The Mechanic Office Employee
Seconds Apart Female Student
A Little Bit of Heaven Sax Fifth Avenue Shopper/Gala Patron/Restaurant Patron
That's What I Am Neighbor
From the Rough Golf Spectator post-production[15]
The Hungry Rabbit Jumps Truck Show Attendee post-production[16]
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Treme[17] Mardi Gras Muse 1 episode


References

  1. ^ Olga, Now Is The Time Rambles.net. Jerome Clark. September 2006
  2. ^ "Olga's Bio". Jambase. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
  3. ^ Olga ArtsNewOrleans Profile
  4. ^ a b c Artist Biography] LAOlga.com
  5. ^ [New Releases Olga "Now Is The Time"] Jackson Free Press October 18, 2006
  6. ^ Episode 303 Artist: Olga Wilhelmine Munding Chicagoacoustic.net Quote: “Los Lobos "adopted" me, and let me hang out and observe how they did things. I often sat on the stage during their shows."
  7. ^ Olga Wilhelmine with Cody Dickinson River Cities Reader 23 JUNE 2010
  8. ^ Jessie Mae Hemphill Profile The State Journal posted July 24, 2006
  9. ^ Blues musician Jessie Mae Hemphill dies Blues News 30/07/2006
  10. ^ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3615754/ IMDB: Olga
  11. ^ The Statue (2010) The Busking Project 2/11/2011
  12. ^ "Blues Babe Album". Cd Universe. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
  13. ^ "Kiss Your Blues Away Album". Cdbaby. 2010-11-17. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
  14. ^ "Now is the Time Album". Cdbaby. 2010-11-17. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
  15. ^ "From the Rough Film". Imdb. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
  16. ^ "The Hungry Rabbit Jumps Film". Imdb. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
  17. ^ "Treme Credit". Imdb. 2010-06-06. Retrieved 2011-05-01.


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