“Let’s start with the word ‘brilliant’ and move on from there… in addition to flatout mastery of his instruments, Ostroushko dazzles with his command of various musical genres.â€
-The Advocate
Peter Ostroushko has come to be regarded as one of the finest mandolin and fiddle players in acoustic music. His tours have taken him to the stages of clubs, performing arts centers, music festivals and theatres across North America and Europe, and he has earned an international reputation as a versatile and dazzling master of instrumentation and composition.
His recording contributions stand favorably alongside great Nashville session men of his generation. He's played with Jethro Burns, Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson, Chet Atkins, Johnny Gimble, but his hometown Minneapolis' music scene has provided a fabulous variety of musical styles in which Peter remains unequaled: folk (Greg Brown, John Hartford, Taj Mahal, Robin & Linda Williams), bluegrass (Norman and Nancy Blake, Tim O'Brien and Hot Rize), jazz, classical, and even rock: Peter's first recording session was an uncredited mandolin set on Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks, and his work is featured on Robin Holcomb's 1992 release Rockabye (Elektra).
In addition to this, he's composed and performed scores for a number of theatrical productions including The Children's Theater in Minneapolis (with whom he traveled to Edinburgh's famed Fringe Festival), the ACT Theatre, the public television special airing in 1993 of The Dakota Conflict, 2006 PBS documentary Minnesota: A History of the Land, and the theather production The Gales of November. He's appeared on radio and television music shows including Mountain Stage, Good Evening, Prairie Home Companion, Nashville Network, Lonesome Pine Special and Austin City Limits.
But most importantly, Peter Ostroushko's performances are fun, full of wit and energy and a goodness that his fellow performers and audiences alike have come to know and appreciate over his career.
Peter makes his home in Minnesota, but frequently performs across the country. Please see his complete list of performances here , and watch for regular updates.