Theresa Andersson (born 11 September 1971) is a singer-songwriter and
multi-instrumentalist.Andersson came to New Orleans in 1990 to play
violin with fellow singer-songwriter and Swede, Anders Osborne. Nine
years later, she left the band. Since then, Andersson has performed
and recorded with several well-known New Orleans musicians, including
Allen Toussaint, The Neville Brothers, The Meters and Betty Harris. In
2007, she accepted an invitation to participate in Goin' Home: A
Tribute to Fats Domino, where she performed "When The Saints Go
Marching In" with The Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Andersson has
performed Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Late Late Show with
Craig Ferguson, and has been a performer at the Voodoo Festival in New
Orleans.Inspired by a one-man-puppet-show (Blair Thomas, Chicago), in
which the puppeteer played multiple characters and the drums,
Andersson overcame the financial impracticality of touring Europe with
a band by learning to play with a loop pedal. She began by looping
just her violin, voice, and guitar. Wanting to create a richer sound
live, however, she began thinking about adding another loop pedal and
more instruments. As a result, Andersson currently travels with two
loop pedals, which she uses simultaneously, along with her record
player, drums, dulcimer, guitar, and violin.
multi-instrumentalist.Andersson came to New Orleans in 1990 to play
violin with fellow singer-songwriter and Swede, Anders Osborne. Nine
years later, she left the band. Since then, Andersson has performed
and recorded with several well-known New Orleans musicians, including
Allen Toussaint, The Neville Brothers, The Meters and Betty Harris. In
2007, she accepted an invitation to participate in Goin' Home: A
Tribute to Fats Domino, where she performed "When The Saints Go
Marching In" with The Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Andersson has
performed Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Late Late Show with
Craig Ferguson, and has been a performer at the Voodoo Festival in New
Orleans.Inspired by a one-man-puppet-show (Blair Thomas, Chicago), in
which the puppeteer played multiple characters and the drums,
Andersson overcame the financial impracticality of touring Europe with
a band by learning to play with a loop pedal. She began by looping
just her violin, voice, and guitar. Wanting to create a richer sound
live, however, she began thinking about adding another loop pedal and
more instruments. As a result, Andersson currently travels with two
loop pedals, which she uses simultaneously, along with her record
player, drums, dulcimer, guitar, and violin.
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