Biography

Videos for singles:

Dated and Jaded:
https://youtu.be/JEf-IgkonIo?si=-056d6fKWtiOUNFG
Trafaria:
https://youtu.be/Wg7sYTpixcc?si=RuWipZvRFHPf-Li4

About the record:

When you’re primarily a live band you face the problem of catching the energy of the live performance on record. This time The Original Five chose a new route. Instead of going in to a professional studio they borrowed recording gear and headed to a remote cottage deep in the spruce woods of Sweden. Johan’s grandfather’s cottage was transformed into a temporary recording studio. While the snow fell heavy outside the band sat huddled together with a forest of microphones in the small room.

The result became this six track EP named Dated & Jaded : The Pelarne Sessions. The possibility to control the whole process, until turning it over to Dave Glasser at Airshow for mastering, has resulted in a product which represents the band truer than any of the previous recordings did. The directness, simplicity and energy of recording together in that little room revokes a feeling of a live performance.

About the band:

Since 2010 The Original Five have established themselves as one of Europe’s most in demand bluegrass bands. Their own compositions are mixed with traditional bluegrass, well known country favorites and ventures into jazz, gospel, and folk music. A broad palette of musical experiences held together by a solid bluegrass background. A spontaneous and warm interaction with the audience, genuine joy of playing, deep respect for the tradition and a will to experiment comes together as a playful musical journey, across the Atlantic and back again, that appeals to bluegrass fans, country music fans and the general music lover. Great harmony singing and virtuoso playing makes for a musical experience at a level seldom heard in this part of the world. The Original Five has released four studio albums. They have also recorded a live album in cooperation with a Swiss chamber
orchestra. Studio album number five is expected to be released during 2023. The band has played several hundred shows across Sweden, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Ireland, Portugal, Belgium, Denmark and of course in the home of Bluegrass music, USA.