On April 3, 2008, Xiaojuan, the singer in the threesome folk song group “Xiaojuan & Co-Residents in the Valley” published a new song titled “City in the Sky” on her blog. This new song, an instrumental, is a sad song. Guitar is played by Xiaoqiang. The drums, harmonica and vocals of Yu Zhou are absent. Xiaoguang, a new player in the trio, contributes on flute. Meanwhile, on the blog a picture of the band showing Xiaojuan and Xiaoqiang with Yu was obviously gone. It is clear that “City in the Sky” is a song which expresses the band’s grief over their recent loss of Yu.
“Xiao Juan & Co-Residents in the Valley” is a famous folk music team that has been touring China for many years. The band was extremely successful in 2007 when they recorded their first big hit. The popular band held many concerts receiving much attention in the press of the country.
