The Wood Brothers in the Studio

The Wood Brothers have returned from Los Angeles, where they finished laying down tracks for their forthcoming album with producer Jim Scott.

Chris and Oliver have been performing some of the new material on the road. Release date for the new album to be determined. Stay tuned!

The Mini Covers Record

The Wood Brothers recently released Up Above My Head; an 8 song collection of covers, featuring some of the brothers' favorite artists and songs such as The Beatles' "Fixin' a Hole" and Steve Earle's "Mystery Train Pt.2". Up Above My Head is currently available at Wood Brothers live shows, and on-line at CD Baby.com. It will be available digitally at iTunes and Amazon beginning June 9.

Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour

During their October tour The Wood Brothers stopped by the Woodsongs Radio Hour in Lexington Kentucky and shared the stage with Railroad earth. You can listen to the radio show here: Woodsongs

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Oliver and Chris Wood grew up in Boulder, Colorado. Sons of a Poet and a Microbiologist, they both took up music. Oliver moved to Atlanta and became a southerner. Chris moved to New York City and became a Yankee. Now, after years of musical and geographical separation they have reunited.

While in Atlanta, Oliver soaked up the roots of blues, the soul of the south, and found he had a talent for writing and singing songs. His band, King Johnson (named after Freddy King and Robert Johnson) toured mostly in the southern states. Meanwhile, Chris was living in Manhattan playing everything from free jazz to rock and roll. This is where he met his band mates to form Medeski Martin & Wood.

Now The Wood Brothers have begun a collaboration that combines their shared childhood influences with everything they've learned since leaving home. Their music has a rootsy feel that blends blues, folk, and rock music in a guitar/bass duo.

The brothers’ new album, "Loaded" produced by John Medeski, was released on Blue Note Records, April 1, 2008.