Festival artist
Anders Osborne
New Orleans blues-rock guitarist — soulful, raw, 30+ years recording
Year
2026 lineup
Genre
Blues-Rock / New Orleans R&B
Home
New Orleans, LA
Active since
1989
Anders Osborne is a New Orleans-based guitarist and songwriter originally from Sweden who has spent over three decades making deeply personal blues-rock. His playing is expressive and improvisational, rooted in New Orleans tradition but ranging into psychedelic rock and country. He's a musician's musician — widely respected among peers and a consistently powerful live performer.
The New Orleans connection
Osborne has been part of the New Orleans music community for decades — collaborating with the Meters, playing Jazz Fest, and absorbing the city's funk and second-line traditions into his own voice. His albums tell a story of a man working through darkness with a guitar.
Live improvisation
Osborne's live shows leave significant room for improvisation — he builds and deconstructs songs in ways that make no two performances the same. Festival sets often run longer and looser than the records, which suits his style.
Pro tip
He typically opens up instrumentally in the second half of his set — if you want to hear the full range of his guitar playing, stay for the whole performance.
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