Marino Valle has for 30 years been singing old school Rhythm & Blues and Soul with bands such as Big Band Splash, Gugge Hedrenius Big Blues Band and The Soulmates. Marino Valle Band was formed in the spring of 2017.
Marino is accompanied by musicians who played with Peps Persson, Sven Zetterberg, Gumbo and many other projects within the Swedish music world. The band offers swinging uptempo songs and gorgeous soul music. The band members are Marino Valle vocals and harmonica, Mikael Fahleryd bass, Michael Edlund drums, PJ Altin piano and Henrik ”Pilen” Pilquist guitar.
The members of the band
Marino Valle
Photo by Aigars Lapsa
Mikael Fahleryd
Photo by Carlos Carvalho
Henrik ‘Pilen’ Pilquist
Photo by Christophe Losberger
Michael Edlund
Second row Photos by
Stefan Frylebäck
PJ Altin
Marino Valle received the Åmål Bluesfest Award 2024!
The justification was:
Marino Valle has been part of the Swedish blues scene for more than 30 years. Over the years, he has played with a number of big Swedish and international stars and has always had the good taste to surround himself with very competent musicians. The common thread for Marino Valle over the years has been his amazing voice and love for good Rhythm & Blues, Soul and Blues. Marino Valle is a very worthy recipient of the Bluesfest Award 2024.
About Marino Valle Band’s debut album
Frank Martinsen
Blues News NR. 123 – Februar 2022