Rolf's origins are unclear. It was long believed that he was the offspring of two mammals from Kandyohi County, Minnesota, USA. This theory came under scrutiny when it was discovered that Rolf could breathe both in and out of water. It was further challenged by reports of unusual amounts of skin between his digits. (He tried to hide this phenomenon, but as a performing guitarist, he found it to be impossible.)

What is known about Rolf are of his early musical forays. Indeed, he was quite an innovator. It began in the small South Dakota town of Artesian with a minor family tragedy. "Happy the Lamb," the family pet, met his untimely demise in an altercation with a combine while fleeing an enraged pheasant. Curious seven year old that he was, Rolf discovered that besides being useful for binding stacks of baseball cards, the intestines of lamb created distinct pitches that varied as their tension was altered. After much experimentation, he was forced to abandon his query when, though accustomed to animal slaughter as his South Dakota neighbors were, the little village was offended by the scores of lamb carcasses that littered the lot between Rolf's family home and the Lutheran church next door. Several of the families of the church took up a collection and presented Rolf with a ukulele after the site was cleaned up.

Scandal continued to follow the young Rolf's family. After just three years in Artesian, the dusty little town was stunned by the rumor that the Vegdahls had been associating with known homosapiens. Fueled by fears that the homosapien lifestyle would threaten rural culture, cause environmental breakdown, and possible nuclear holocaust, the townsfolk turned against Rolf's family. In 1963, the Vegdahls decided to head for California, where they thought there would be more tolerance for their unorthodox views. They settled in the San Francisco bay area, known for it's growing homosapien population, in the newly incorperated suburb of Fremont. There they opened up a surf shop. Their hopes of riding the surfing wave to wealth were soon dashed as they discovered that, although the southeast bay was rich with salt, it was quite impoverished when it came to waves. They closed the shop after two months. The boys, Steven and Rolf, were given crew cuts.

More on the life of Rolf at a later date.

Currently, Rolf spends his time composing and arranging choral arrangements for the choir at Lake Chelan Lutheran Church, where he is Director of Music. Lake Chelan Lutheran Church is in Chelan, Washington, U.S.A. Although a small church, there are numerous talented instrumentalists there for whom Rolf writes.

Rolf also teaches private guitar lessons. His primary occupation, however, is his family. He considers a missing piece of the modern feminist movement to be mens' failure to move into the home as women moved into the workplace, and his musical life has been woven around that commitment. Many cooked meals and thousands of diapers dominate his resume.

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