Biography
Hvalsøspillemændene
Effective period / Period of releases: 1975
Members: Søren Berggreen, Peter Viskinde, Jens Rugsted, Ole Halfdan, Steen Rasmussen (2), Mathilde Bondo, Anders Roland, Ib Tranø, Jesper Hindø, Jesper Christiansen (3), Hans Rørdam, Leif Megyessi
Danish quartet that developed into a folk and country rock party band. They existed from 1972 to 1979 and released three albums.The band formed in 1972 with the musician and composer Anders Roland on Østergade 1 in Hvalsø, when he and the later film director Steen Rasmussen (known from Wikke & Rasmussen) started playing together. Roland wrote the tunes while Rasmussen wrote the lyrics and was the lead singer.
The band had a great replacement of musicians and apart from Anders Roland and Steen Rasmussen also Mathilde and Peter Viskinde joined the band.
They disbanded in 1979, and Østergade 1 is today the assembly house in Hvalsø.