Peter Ostroushko
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Biography
Peter Ostroushko was an American violinist and mandolinist born on August 12, 1953, in Minneapolis. He achieved professional recognition for a musical career characterized by Americana and folk and for performing regularly on the radio program A Prairie Home Companion. Ostroushko achieved professional recognition for a career that began after he started playing mandolin at age three and formed a band with his brother George at age 12. His recording career began as an uncredited mandolinist on the recording Blood on the Tracks (1975) by the musician Bob Dylan, performing on the song "If You See Her, Say Hello". Ostroushko achieved professional recognition for collaborating with musicians including Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson, and John Hartford. His solo discography included the studio recording Sluz Duz Music (1985), the studio recording Buddies of Swing (1987), and the studio recording Heart of the Heartland (1995). The artist achieved professional recognition for receiving a regional Emmy Award for the soundtrack to the documentary series Minnesota: A History of the Land (2005). He became inactive in performing following a stroke in January 2018 and died of heart failure on February 24, 2021.
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- Chickamauga by Peter Ostroushko
- Intro of the Mando Dancers
- La Bamba
- Scott Joplin's New Rag
- Ester Iris
- Bill Monroe Fiddle Tune Medley
- Waltz for Sedra
- Fugue in G Minor
- Blackberry Blossom by Peter Ostroushko
- In the Unlikely Event Supplement Oxygen Will Be Needed...
- The Concert Begins
- Blake's Railroad Blues by Peter Ostroushko
- Marjorie's Waltz #4
- Hernando's Hideaway
- Mandela
- The Little Log Hut In The Lane by Peter Ostroushko
- Miracle
- (Twilight On) The Sangre de Cristos
- Sweet Betsy From Pike
- Heart of the Heartland
- The Old Hickory Cane by Peter Ostroushko
- Nicaragua: Prelude and Dance
- Montana
- Dakota Themes: Kasposia, Pioneer Waltz, Pigs Eye Reel
