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The Greencards are an American progressive bluegrass band that formed in 2003 in Austin, Texas, and relocated in 2005 to Nashville, Tennessee. The band was founded by Englishman Eamon McLoughlin and Australians Kym Warner and Carol Young. The musicians originally performed in local Austin bars, and soon found increasing acclaim. They have released one independent album, Movin' On, in 2003, and two albums, Weather and Water and Viridian, on the Dualtone record label. Their fourth album, Fascination, was released on Sugar Hill in 2009. Their fifth album, The Brick Album (2011), was self-produced with the direct support of their fans. Pre-production donors were recognized with their names inscribed on the "bricks" that make up the cover art.

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  • The Greencards son una banda de bluegrass progresivo formada en Austin, Texas, en 2003 por el inglés y los australianos y . En un principio tocaban en los bares de la zona de Austin, ganándose rápidamente una reputación. Publicaron un álbum de forma independiente en 2003 titulado Movin' On y después dos álbumes a través de la compañía discográfica Dualtone titulados y Viridian. Su cuarto disco, Fascination se publicó a través de Sugar Hill Records en 2009 y el quinto de 2011 se editó en . Su álbum debut recibió varios premios a nivel local en Texas y sonó en las radios de todo el país. Country Music Television ubicó su segundo disco Weather and Water entre los diez mejores discos de bluegrass de 2005 y The Greencards salieron de gira con Bob Dylan y Willie Nelson ese mismo año. Viridian se colocó en el primer puesto de la lista de la revista Billboard en el apartado de álbumes de bluegrass, haciendo de The Greencards la primera banda no estadounidense en conseguirlo. Viridian recibió buenas críticas y una nominación a mejor álbum de country de la Australian Recording Industry Association. La canción «Mucky the Duck» de Viridian recibió una nominación a mejor actuación country instrumental en los premios Grammy de la edición de 2008. Se conoce a The Greencards por tocar bluegrass americano con un toque internacional y por incorporar otros géneros musicales en su música. A menudo se les etiqueta dentro del nuevo movimiento de «», debido a que recurren a la música folk irlandesa, la , el rock 'n' roll, las baladas folk y la música latinoamericana. El sonido de The Greencards ha sido comparado con folk rock progresivo y se les concede el honor de haber ayudado a expandir la música bluegrass. Eamon McLoughlin abandonó el grupo en diciembre de 2009 y reside en Nashville, Tennessee. Le sustituyó , un violinista de 22 años original de White House. , originario de Oregón, se unió en mayo de 2010, como guitarrista rítmico. Carl ganó un premio National Flatpicking Championship de 1999 en el Walnut Valley Festival y reside en Nashville. (es)
  • The Greencards are an American progressive bluegrass band that formed in 2003 in Austin, Texas, and relocated in 2005 to Nashville, Tennessee. The band was founded by Englishman Eamon McLoughlin and Australians Kym Warner and Carol Young. The musicians originally performed in local Austin bars, and soon found increasing acclaim. They have released one independent album, Movin' On, in 2003, and two albums, Weather and Water and Viridian, on the Dualtone record label. Their fourth album, Fascination, was released on Sugar Hill in 2009. Their fifth album, The Brick Album (2011), was self-produced with the direct support of their fans. Pre-production donors were recognized with their names inscribed on the "bricks" that make up the cover art. Their debut album, Movin' On, was the recipient of local Texas awards and charted on Americana radio stations. Country Music Television named their follow-up Weather and Water as one of the ten best bluegrass albums of 2005, and The Greencards were invited to tour with Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson in the same year. Viridian would go on to take the number one position on Billboard magazine's Bluegrass Music Chart, making the Greencards the first international band to do so. Viridian was a critically praised album, and was nominated for Best Country Album by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The track "Mucky the Duck" from Viridian was nominated as the Best Country Instrumental Performance at the 50th Grammy Awards. The Greencards are noted for their incorporation of other genres of music within an American bluegrass sound. Often labeled as part of, and said to be representative of, the "newgrass" movement, they draw from Irish folk music, gypsy music, rock 'n' roll, folk balladry, and Latin American musical sources. The Greencards' sound has been compared to progressive American folk rock, and they have been credited with helping to expand bluegrass music. Eamon McLoughlin left the band in December 2009, and resides in Nashville. , originally from Oregon, joined the group in May 2010, playing acoustic guitar. Miner won the 1999 National Flatpicking Championship at the Walnut Valley Festival, and he resides in Nashville. (en)
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  • The Greencards son una banda de bluegrass progresivo formada en Austin, Texas, en 2003 por el inglés y los australianos y . En un principio tocaban en los bares de la zona de Austin, ganándose rápidamente una reputación. Publicaron un álbum de forma independiente en 2003 titulado Movin' On y después dos álbumes a través de la compañía discográfica Dualtone titulados y Viridian. Su cuarto disco, Fascination se publicó a través de Sugar Hill Records en 2009 y el quinto de 2011 se editó en . (es)
  • The Greencards are an American progressive bluegrass band that formed in 2003 in Austin, Texas, and relocated in 2005 to Nashville, Tennessee. The band was founded by Englishman Eamon McLoughlin and Australians Kym Warner and Carol Young. The musicians originally performed in local Austin bars, and soon found increasing acclaim. They have released one independent album, Movin' On, in 2003, and two albums, Weather and Water and Viridian, on the Dualtone record label. Their fourth album, Fascination, was released on Sugar Hill in 2009. Their fifth album, The Brick Album (2011), was self-produced with the direct support of their fans. Pre-production donors were recognized with their names inscribed on the "bricks" that make up the cover art. (en)
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