Peter Ostroushko
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 so...
