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Mark Olson @markolsonmusic.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

I wrote the the 4th best song of all time. (Americana) Thank you to Richard Parkinson and Americana UK for the honor and recognition. I enjoy writing out of doors, field recordings, touring, museums, bookstores, friends and family. Have a great late November! americana-uk.com/the-top-10-a...

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The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Richard Parkinson

Every writer faced with distilling the entire history of music into the Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time is faced with a need to place some boundaries around the task in order to get some sense o…

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Mark Olson @markolsonmusic.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

I said goodbye to a student with a ten month old Irish setter. Leaving Serbia now. I’ve kept a lid open box inside of myself for late arriving memories.The tree lined streets of Belgrade-The Church above the trees-The commemorative pin that was given to me signifying a time of common participation.

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Mark Olson @markolsonmusic.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

There is a nice poster for my gig in a public square under a tree. Kulturni centar UMMUS, Kragujevac (Serbia) my photo has a lot of glass glare.

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Mark Olson @markolsonmusic.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

What is it? It’s not honey or molasses. I bought it from a woman in Vranje, Serbia. I keep it in my backpack. It’s a most sticky substance. She pointed at a tree. It’s not a maple tree. t’s a tree sap of some kind. It tastes like a vitamin and mineral train wreck. I’m having it 3 times a day now.

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Mark Olson @markolsonmusic.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

I feel better after the therapeutic mineral water. We are not so young anymore. Now I am a seasoned songwriter and touring musician.

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Mark Olson @markolsonmusic.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

The hot mineral water is mixed with the cold. I am to stay in here a long time. The tile bath is ancient.

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Mark Olson @markolsonmusic.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Here is a painting on the wall of the doctors office where I have come to seek therapeutic treatment.

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Mark Olson @markolsonmusic.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

I am being told that down this hallway on the left a door will open and a doctor will advise as to what happens next.

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Mark Olson @markolsonmusic.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

I am seeking therapeutic medical treatment in Serbia. This is the place.

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Mark Olson @markolsonmusic.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

These two young women helped me find the bus for Paracin, Serbia. They will now buy a Qanun from Greece when they save the money. This is the Way of the World.

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Mark Olson @markolsonmusic.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Beautiful painting of Mary - Novi Sad, Serbia

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Mark Olson @markolsonmusic.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

CK 13 is my favorite music venue in Europe. It has atmosphere/sound +++ Novi Sad tonight is like Spring meets Fall. Have a nice day.

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Mark Olson @markolsonmusic.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

I am back at it. Belgrade tonight. I continue to read Etty Hillesum. She speaks of spiritual - landscapes. Her voice makes things change all the time around you.

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Mark Olson @markolsonmusic.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

I walk back from the gig in Oslo and things are getting pretty again. I love walking in Europe. Tomorrow brings my 9th gig in Norway.

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Mark Olson @markolsonmusic.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

my Performance took place tonight at this lighthouse it was extraordinary I was able to focus and meet with people on the norwegian coast by the sea yes I am here in the wind

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Mark Olson @markolsonmusic.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

You are a brother and sister to every living person. Everyone has the ability to play the Armenian qanun. Go to the mountain top. Seal your instrument for travel. Enjoy your day.

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Mark Olson @markolsonmusic.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Bulgaria, Romania and North Macedonia will be posted when ticket links are up. The Netherlands audience is super cool. I am able to see Ingunn everyday on the phone and tell the pups to take it easy.

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Mark Olson @markolsonmusic.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

How living in a world filled with beautiful musical instruments is a really good place to be.

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Mark Olson @markolsonmusic.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Amid an overwhelming flood of donations, the park – normally a beloved hub in Arcadia for horse racing – instantly became a new front in the ballooning volunteer effort to aid the thousands who lost their homes in the Eaton fire

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Amid Eaton fire devastation, Santa Anita Park transforms into an aid center for victims

Santa Anita Park racing was canceled for the weekend on Saturday. In it’s place: Donations, volunteers, aid for the victims of the Eaton fire.

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Mark Olson @markolsonmusic.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Happy Thanksgiving! mark, ingunn, alma and polly. not capitalized. The puppies are 150 pound sisters from different litters. They are serious and nice at the same time. Their stockings are too small.

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