An online friendship during COVID-19 shutdowns has led to an artistic collaboration between two sets of bluegrass artists, and a new single release of a favorite bluegrass number. Banjo player Jens Koch and mandolinist Erik Igelstrom, bluegrass musicians in Sweden, got
We've had many occasions of late to comment on the maturity of the European bluegrass scene, and it's having grown artistically to a point where the music rivals that of what we hear in the States. Our friends oversees may
Swedish grassmeisters G2 will be traveling to Nashville this Spring to record their next album, Mind Over Matter. Like their previous projects, this one will focus on new songs written by guitarist/vocalist Christoffer Olsson, along with contributions from other prominent acoustic and
Sweden's G2 has announced plans to start work on a new album in 2014. But this time they will be heading to the US to record. The band's first two projects were tracked in Sweden and released on Swedish labels, but
Yes... in a manner of speaking. Tonight's episode of the popular musical comedy series, Glee, features the cast of fresh-faced high schoolers putting on a production of Grease. In the funny way things work, the call for a banjo player for the soundtrack
Here's a set of photos taken on Tuesday at World of Bluegrass.
In 2010, Swedish bluegrassers G2 spent several months in the US, touring aggressively during festival season in support of their latest album, Untapped Routes, and capping their visit with an appearance on the IBMA Awards show in Nashville. But this year,
Gold Heart will be a featured performer on this afternoon's (7/15) edition of Blue Plate Special on WDVX, broadcasting at noon (EDT) from Knoxville, TN. The three singing Gold sisters (Analise, Jocelyn and Shelby), along with their dad Trent and crackerjack
This week saw the release of Untapped Routes from Sweden's G2, an occasion which led to them being offered the opportunity to perform on Bingolotto, the Kingdom's top game show on national television. Banjo picker Jens Koch tells us that the
One more release to note for March 30... Swedish grassers G2 have dropped a single from their next CD, Untapped Routes. The song is Still Standing, written by lead singer/guitar Chris Olsson, and it is available now to broadcasters through
