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Copenhagen Blues Band

• Denmark• Active: 1980-1990, 2021-present

Denmark's 1980s blues-boom live legends - no album until their 2021 reunion, 40 years on.

Copenhagen Blues Band spent over a decade as one of Denmark's most in-demand live acts of the 1980s blues boom without ever releasing an album — and then, three decades later, put that right. Formed in 1980 as an offshoot of Smalltown Bluesband, the group centred on Felix Falch (guitar, vocals) and Peter Ostbirk (Hammond organ) (Kilde: side33.dk). In 1984 the lineup expanded with Finn Poulsen (guitar, harmonica, vocals), Nils Bonne (bass) and Frede Christiansen (drums, vocals), and the classic six-piece was completed in 1989 when singer Charlotte Ottenheim joined (Kilde: side33.dk; bluesnews.dk). Through the rest of the decade the band built a reputation as a live draw strong enough to open for both Meat Loaf and B.B. King (Kilde: side33.dk). The band split in 1990 without ever committing a studio album to tape; Poulsen, Bonne and Christiansen went on to record as Full Moon Cats with singer Ane Kramme Abildtoft in 1998 (Kilde: side33.dk). In 2021 all six original members reunited, joined by percussionist Soren Schou, and finally recorded together — releasing the debut album Come a Little Bit Closer in 2022, followed by I'm Not in a Hurry in 2024 on Gateway Music, six original songs including "Get a Hobby," "The Way I Am" and "Highway Man" (Kilde: bluesnews.dk; Gateway Music).

Musical Influence

Copenhagen Blues Band's significance is a case study in delayed reward: a band that helped define the sound of Denmark's 1980s blues boom purely through live performance, strong enough to share bills with Meat Loaf and B.B. King, only to leave no studio recordings behind — until a genuine, all-original-lineup reunion three decades later finally gave that era a permanent record (Kilde: side33.dk; bluesnews.dk).

Formative experiences

  • •1980: Formed as an offshoot of Smalltown Bluesband. (Kilde: side33.dk)
  • •1984: Lineup expands with Finn Poulsen, Nils Bonne, Frede Christiansen. (Kilde: side33.dk)
  • •1989: Classic six-piece completed with singer Charlotte Ottenheim. (Kilde: side33.dk)
  • •1980s: Opens for Meat Loaf and B.B. King. (Kilde: side33.dk)
  • •1990: Band splits, no studio album ever recorded. (Kilde: side33.dk)
  • •2021: Original lineup reunites, plus percussionist Soren Schou. (Kilde: bluesnews.dk)
  • •2022: Debut album Come a Little Bit Closer released. (Kilde: bluesnews.dk)
  • •2024: Second album I'm Not in a Hurry released on Gateway Music. (Kilde: Gateway Music)

Collaborators

Felix Falch

Guitar, vocals; founding member.

Peter Ostbirk

Hammond organ; founding member.

Finn Poulsen

Guitar, harmonica, vocals; joined 1984.

Nils Bonne

Bass; joined 1984.

Frede Christiansen

Drums, vocals; joined 1984.

Charlotte Ottenheim

Vocals; joined 1989, completing the classic lineup.

Watch & Listen

Featured

Copenhagen Blues Band - The Way I Am

From the 2024 album I'm Not in a Hurry.

Copenhagen Blues Band - Topic

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