Karen Carrol, 50 years old singer, songwriter, musician was born in chicago Illinois. She started with singing in church at six. She learnt to play the guitar from the real master Robert Allen, and learnt vocal from master Nate Griffin. She playd on stage with performers like Lonnie Brooks, Albert King, and the Freeman Bros. It goes without saying that all along her career she's been supported by her mother Jeanne, with whom she had her first professional gig. Since then she's played with numerous famous musicians, among them Katie Webster and Lurrie Bell. Apart from singing gospel since her childhood she is known as an authentic performer of the American Deep Blues On the summer of 2008. Karen was invited to perform on the Chicago Blues Festival by B.B. King. After Chicago, Karen turned back Europe, to make a tour with Mississippi Grave Diggers and provokate a stormy applause from all the audience.

Mississippi Grave Diggers was formed by Andor Oláh, Blues harp player, composer. As a young man Andor hitchhiked all over Europe with a harmonica in his pocket. In ’92 he travelled in the States searching for the blues. On coming back he formed Dr. Valter and the Lawbreakers, a band playing the Delta blues of the twenties. They spent thirteen years together, touring the old continent from Serbia through Holland to Finland. Throughout his career he has played together with artists like Champion Jack Dupree /USA/, Sugar Blue /USA/, Steve James /USA/, Joe Sass /USA/, Big Lucky Carter /USA/, Bob Brozman /USA/, Sharrie Williams & Wise Guys /USA/, Lazy Lester /USA/, and Ripoff Raskolnikov /Austria/.

In 2003 he formed the band called Mississippi Grave Diggers. The band created a new style within world music called rolling blues and toured around Europe with inviting various vocalists to perform. In 2007 he reshaped the band by inviting new members, changing their repertoire and touring with American blues singer Karen Carroll.

Karen Carroll and Mississippi Grave Diggers with it’s powerfull young artists, and world- famous violin player Frenkie Lato now brings together the original chicago blues with europien derring-do, showing a unique and professional band to the audience.

Members:

Karen Carroll - vocal, guitar
Farkas Lágosi - guitar
Andor Oláh - Harmonica
Frankie Láto - Violin
Gábor Gyöngyösi - Hammond
Gábor Oláh - drums
Peter Szuna - Bass