Last winter ORBO & The Longshots packed their instruments, left their ice cold and snowy native Norway, and flew to Memphis Tennessee. To hear history whisper from the walls, to become the first Norwegians to ever record in the legendary Sun Studio to record songs live in studio for their second album. The trip also went to Nashville and another studio perhaps less known but just as legendary. Nowadays it’s called Compass Sound Studio, formerly known s the Hillbilly Central, the birthplace of the outlaw country movement. There ORBO & The Longshots teamed up with the likes of Kevin Welch and Mike Henderson (Mark Knopfler’s own guitarist). The result of the adventure is the album “Genuine Handmade Rock ‘n’ Roll”. As the title suggests, ORBO & The Longshots know their rock ‘n’ roll history. It might also suggest ORBO & The Longshots is about nostalgia. But despite the occasional rockabilly rhythms and rock ‘n’ roll licks; ORBO’s music is here and now. “Genuine Handmade Rock ‘n’ Roll” is timeless music with equal shares of rock, pop, blues, country, rockabilly, and Americana mixed to something fresh and exciting. Add ORBO’s very special skill for writing hard-hitting and extremely catchy songs. ORBO & The Longshots hails from Bergen Norway and was founded in 2000 by Ole Reinert Berg-Olsen (aka ORBO). Since the release of their debut album, “Seven”, in 2005 the band has been touring constantly. They have learned their craft the hard way, by working from small clubs to larger venues all over Norway and now the USA. ORBO & The Longshots - Genuine Handmade Rock’n’Roll (Released Nov. 2007) The album “Genuine Handmade Rock’n’Roll” put the band on the map (in Norway) once and for all. 14 of the 20 biggest newspapers in the country gave them 5/6 stars. The song “My Widow”, co-written with Kevin Welch (Steve Earle, The Highwaymen) became a big radio hit on norwegian stations, as well as the cool and laidback music video. The band did several nationwide tv appearances, a long nationwide tour followed with a live show on national radio.