Courtney Olson - Singer/Songwriter

About Me

I grew up in a small town in Montana. I eventually moved to North Dakota to go to college, and then to Minnesota to finish up that thing called a Bachelor of Music degree. I did a short stint in Minneapolis interning at the ever wonderful 50 Records. It was a fantastic experience... but I'm SO happy to announce that I've finally made the big move to the beautiful state of Tennessee. Let's do this.
I've been singing for most of my 22 years, playing piano almost as long, and writing songs nearly as long as that. I immersed myself in country music at a young age (Reba McEntire's For My Broken Heart was the first album I knew every word to, though as you'd guess, the meaning of "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georga" went right over my five year old head). Only relatively recently have I ventured beyond my country music roots, starting safely with Bluegrass, and then moving out to the singer/songwriter acoustic goddesses of the world, and finally, some good quality indie rock (and all combinations thereof). My songs aren't meant to sound any one way, but just because of my background, most of them will easily fit into that glorious country sound.
I've had the privilege of working with some incredible people-- including good friends and even somebody I've been a fan of since I was in middle school-- Kevin Steinman. I've slowly but surely been meeting some incredible people, working on the songs, just imagining what my stuff will sound like with a band... The magic is happening. Stick around and see what comes of it, will you?.
Thanks to all of you who stopped by, read this, said hello, but mostly...
Thank you for listening.
love.
courtney

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/11/2007
Band Website: courtney903.wordpress.com
Band Members: Me- Piano/Vocals

on Lila:
me- piano/vocals
danielle stadick, kevin steinman- backup vocals

on Love:
me- piano/vocals
kevin steinman- guitar
Influences: Reba McEntire, Phil Vassar, Martina McBride, Nickel Creek, Chris Thile, Colbie Caillat, Sara Bareilles, John Mayer, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert

Sounds Like: Martina McBride, without the band; Phil Vassar, if he'd have been a woman; Sara Bareilles, but slightly less wordy; and most of all, Courtney Olson, through and through.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Things are Sweeter in Tennessee

Oh my goodness, friends! How long has it been?I've been terrible at keeping up with you since the big move. There's been so much to do, and the thing is, I've hardly even scratched the surface! I a...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:38:00 GMT

Free Songs!

Don't pass it up!I just got an awesome review over at audiostylites.com. Visit, read up, support other indie musicians...and download those free tunes at the bottom of the post.Peace, loves!Courtney ...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:12:00 GMT

Boredom Control

Do you ever get bored? I do. All the time. I end up watching entirely too much television (and the advent of entire seasons of One Tree Hill and Arrested Development online has not h...
Posted by on Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:34:00 GMT

What’s Going On?

It has now been one week and two days since I graduated from college. I could tell you that this was my second college graduation, which would be truthful, but also a bit misleading I suppose, a...
Posted by on Sun, 28 Dec 2008 08:29:00 GMT

northern fall

I'm not generally a big fan of fall, and there is one main reason for that-- to me, it only means winter is on it's way. Winter is my least favorite season of the year, because I have never live...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:35:00 GMT

music baby, yeah.

Hey guys--Hasn't it been like, awhile? Yeah, it has. Forgive me.So listen, we all know (or, I think we do) that I have plans of moving to Tennessee in the pretty near future. It's somethin...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:11:00 GMT

timeless

listening to this song just now... already not having a good day... not a good idea.goes to show, though, how timeless certain artists and certain songs can be.you lieWe lie in the dark I know you're ...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Sep 2008 10:31:00 GMT

what’s up...

I'm an intern.It's a pretty sweet deal, too, because the great cliche of a question people like to ask a new intern is "how well do you make coffee?" and when I'm asked, I simply reply, "Huh?&nb...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:29:00 GMT

wishlist

For quite awhile--months even--I was fairly content with my music collection. It's large, and while not exactly eclectic, I have a little something for any mood I could possibly be in (Sugar Hill Gang...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:53:00 GMT

Go Team USA

Tonight as Michael Phelps and Team USA raced, I was on my feet. I was biting my nails, screaming at the top of my lungs, and when Jason Lezak hit the wall, I jumped further into the air than I t...
Posted by on Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:42:00 GMT