Owen Schinkel is a bluegrass musician from the Netherlands, a friend of his father introduced him to bluegrass music and he never let go of it after that. Short after the exposure to bluegrass music he decided to pick up an instrument, his weapon of choice became the squareneck resonator guitar. This is instrument is also known as the Dobro. After a few years of practice and running into the boundaries of the bluegrass scene in the Netherlands Owen decided to move to the United States to pursue a study in bluegrass, old time & county music studies at the East Tennessee State University in Johnson City. East Tennessee is an area which is known for its high concentration of bluegrass music and musicians. In 2016 Owen became a recipient of the so called Creative Arts scholarship from the East Tennessee State University which made it possible to study in the United States.

In 2022 Owen has moved back to the Netherlands and is playing bluegrass music across Europe with two bluegrass groups. He plays with the Long Way Home Bluegrass which is a band with members from the Netherlands and Germany. And Owen is also a band member of the bluegrass band King Springs Road which has performed all across Europe in the last few years. Find out more about both bands by visiting their own pages. See links below.