Live music

AXEL & BETTY ARE A MARRIED SWEDISH-AMERICAN OUTLAW COUNTRY MUSIC DUO KNOWN FOR THEIR HEARTFELT PERFORMANCES AND UNIQUE CROSS-CONTINENTAL LOVE STORY. AXEL THORSLUND HAILS FROM MORA, SWEDEN, WHILE BETTY DANGER WAS BORN IN MORA, MINNESOTA.

Call me Jonathan, Jon or Jonny, whatever you prefer. I was born raised and am currently living in Princeton in central Minnesota. I am absolutely living my dream and I keep getting deeper and deeper into it every day! Since I was 4 years old I wanted to be a rockstar!

I have been playing guitar on and off since I was 14 years old, but never took it serious until a couple years ago. I would play it for a few days and then forget about it for months or years. 

The band was formed in 2005 and included Everett Smithson on harp and vocals, Phil Schmid on guitar, Jeremy Johnson on drums and Bill Black on stand up bass. The sidemen had played together for a long time and had toured with Big George Jackson, Gary Primich, RJ Mischo, Kim Wilson, Bo Diddley, the Senders and many others.  They could lay down some tasteful grooves and their red hot instrumentals were always a crowd pleaser!

We are a married singer/songwriter acoustic duo.  Beginning in 2014, we spent a few years touring and playing many venues across the midwest. After taking a few years off to pursue other careers, we are back at it!  We play breweries, coffee shops, and just about anywhere where that will host people for music.   We play a range of cover songs as well as our originals.  We strive to be as great as we can musically as well as relationally to ensure the audience has a wonderful time watching us.   

The band was formed in 2005 and included Everett Smithson on harp and vocals, Phil Schmid on guitar, Jeremy Johnson on drums and Bill Black on stand up bass. The sidemen had played together for a long time and had toured with Big George Jackson, Gary Primich, RJ Mischo, Kim Wilson, Bo Diddley, the Senders and many others.  They could lay down some tasteful grooves and their red hot instrumentals were always a crowd pleaser!