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January 21, 2001 at 13:47:21

Glass Hammer, the progressive rock band from Tennessee, has been titillating Tolkien fans with their upcoming "Live from Middle-earth" CD. Now word comes they will be peforming at Dragoncon in Atlanta this September.

The official Dragoncon Web site lists Glass Hammer as guests who will be performing in concert. Details have not yet been published.

Steve Babb and Fred Schendel gave a panel for Dragoncon's Tolkien and Middle-earth track in 2000. They played some of their music from "Journey of the Dunadan", their first CD (recently rereleased). "Dunadan" was a tribute to Tolkien and based on the travels of Aragorn. The presentation also included a video for the CD based on the song "The Way to her Heart", about Aragorn's (at first unrequited) love for Arwen.

The group's second CD, "Perelandra", was a tribute to the books of C.S. Lewis, longtime Tolkien friend and confident. Had it not been for Lewis' encouragement, J.R.R. Tolkien might never have published The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

Glass Hammer's most recent CD, "Chronometree", was released in 2000. The artists are a progressive rock band.

Dragoncon is North America's largest fan-run science fiction and fantasy convention, boasting an annual attendance of more than 35,000 people. It will be held in Atlanta, GA from August 31 through September 3, 2001. Full details are provided on the official Web site.