Music

Swedish grassers G2 performed Monday on Nyhetsmorgon (The Morning Show), the highest rated morning television program in Sweden. The show airs from Stockholm on Swedish national televsion, TV4. They played two songs from their debut CD, Where The Tall Grass Grows,

Judy Thompson, widow of banjo legend Bobby Thompson, has released a second CD featuring Bobby on banjo. Thompson Picks Some More includes 11 previously released tracks taken from various artists' projects, plus two on disc here for the first time. Bobby

Andy Hall's new solo project, Sound Of The Slide Guitar, is released today on Sugar Hill. As the title suggests, this recording focuses on Andy as a resophonic guitarist and is heavy on original tunes he has written of late. He

Homespun Video has released two new instructional DVDs for mandolinists taught by Mike Marshall. The two releases each carry the title Mike Marshall's Mandolin Fundamentals for All Players, with DVD #1 subtitled Building Technique Through Exercises and Melodic Studies and DVD

When the Fox TV show Next Great American Band was airing in late 2007, we covered the show each week. Right from the first episode, there were two bluegrass/acoustic acts in the running for this American Idol-style competition, and Casey

The new Blue Highway CD, Through The Window Of A Train, won't be officially released on Rounder until February 12, but the band now has copies for sale at their shows. They'll be hosting a CD release event at Nashville's Station

Jon Weisberger is not at all lonesome. The Nashville-based bass player of more than 20 years standing - and noted writer about bluegrass matters - was married only a short time ago. He is also known for his songwriting, and as

Chris Pandolfi, banjo man with The Infamous Stringdusters, has posted a couple of works in progress on his MySpace page. The two tracks are tunes he has written and intends to record for a future solo project, and are presented in

Cadillac Sky recently filmed a segment of CMT's online show, Unplugged at Studio 33o. They performed several songs from their most recent release, Blind Man Walking, and sat for an interview about their plans for 2008. Their show will debut at

Audie Blaylock and his newly reformed Redline have released their first single, Lonesome Weary Heart. The track will be distributed shortly to bluegrass radio, but Audie sent us an audio sample so that folks can hear his new group, and as