Leon Olsen – Minnesota Music Hall of Fame https://mnmusichalloffame.org Thu, 23 Oct 2025 15:34:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://mnmusichalloffame.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cropped-MN-hall-of-fame-logo-32x32.png Leon Olsen – Minnesota Music Hall of Fame https://mnmusichalloffame.org 32 32 Leon Olsen, concertina master and bandleader, has passed on https://mnmusichalloffame.org/leon-olsen-concertina-master-and-bandleader-has-passed-on/ https://mnmusichalloffame.org/leon-olsen-concertina-master-and-bandleader-has-passed-on/#respond Thu, 23 Oct 2025 15:30:18 +0000 https://mnmusichalloffame.org/?p=2712

This week we will be sharing the Legacy of Leon Olsen by playing his music at The Minnesota Music Hall of Fame in the museum. Leon Olsen was inducted to the MMHF in 2013, and was on the Board of Directors.

New Ulm Journal newspaper tribute Thursday, October 23, 2025

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Inducted 2013

Leon Olsen was born in Tyler, Minnesota. In the fifth grade, he started playing the trumpet but was also very interested in the concertina. His first paying job was at the Checkerboard Café in Lake Benton at the age of 11. Leon started playing bass and rhythm guitar in addition to the concertina. After high school graduation, he began teaching students and building concertinas at Brown’s Music Store in New Ulm. The Leon Olsen Show has received many awards from Ballroom Operators Association, World Concertina Congress and others. The Band has recorded and released dozens of albums on vinyl LP, cassette, and CD and continues to play throughout the United States.

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