The Greencards sign with Sugar Hill
Multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Kym Warner said, "As The Greencards enter into a new phase of pushing musical boundaries, we are very excited to have signed with a label capable of moving with us. Our new album is already underway, and with producer Jay Joyce we are experiencing a focused creativity like never before. We look forward to a long and productive partnership with Sugar Hill Records."
The trio consists of Warner, Carol Young on bass and vocals, and Eamon McLoughlin on fiddle and viola. Members hail from Australia and England and now live in Nashville after having spent time in Austin.
Sugar Hill's Gary Paczosa, VP of A&R, said, "The Greencards are a natural fit for us. I worked with them on two previous projects and have always been impressed by their musical vision and their focused approach to their career and development."
More news for The Greencards
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- 01/13/09: The Greencards ready fourth disc, tour
CD reviews for The Greencards
The Greencards may be from Australia, but their music exists in some utopian anywhere that incorporates acoustic instruments and expansive arrangements in service of songs that are more poetry than pop. They play the kind of new acoustic music that's more about an overarching feel rather than any specific genre tag; The Greencards have toured with Bob Dylan, played MerleFest and been embraced by country, folk, bluegrass and rock audiences alike.
This set of tunes - and the way it is ...
The names listed all over The Greencards new CD, "The Brick Album," aren't ones you're likely to recognize. Rather, they're fans of the group who each chipped in $100 or $200 to allow the group to self-release this new album. For their contribution, they got 14 tracks (including a hidden version of Underneath the Weeping Willow) of eclectic bluegrass influenced by a variety of roots styles. Or, because stretches the bounds of traditional bluegrass more than even their ...
With each album, The Greencards move further away from conventional country or bluegrass and closer to their own unique sound, filtered through various world music elements and traditional folk instruments.
The Avenue is typical of the band's approach with an insistently strummed rhythm that's vaguely Greek or klezmer, punctuated by melodic vocal harmonies on the chorus blasts and interwoven with violin. Three Four Time and Lover I Love the Best recast vocalist Carol Young as a smoky, ...
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