March and April will see the Greencards return to their homeland to take in two festivals. They’ll play the Port Fairy Festival which runs from 5th to 8th March. we can then see them at the Byron Bay on 1st to 5th April. They’ll also spend some time with family and friends during their four week stay.
The Greencards have announced the departure of fiddler Eamon McLoughlin, who has been a member of the band since its inception in Austin Texas seven years ago. Eamon is leaving to pursue other musical challenges at the end of this year.
We wish Eamon all the very best for his future endeavors and thank him for being a part of the great musical journey over the past seven years - Kym and Carol.
Eamon would like to thank Kym and Carol for this wonderful adventure together, and many more thanks to all of the people who have supported the band — anyone who has come to a show, listened to our music, played the band on the radio, and everyone who took a risk on the band when no-one knew who we were. With all sincerity, thank you very much - Eamon McLoughlan.
The three members of The Greencards, joined by guitarist Jake Stargel, have just released their fourth album of acoustic folk music, Fascination. The group formed in the musical hotbed of Austin, Texas, and has since moved its home base to Nashville.
The Greencards make their third appearance on Mountain Stage from the Paramount Arts Center in Ashland, Kentucky.
Greencards spent a bit of time recently promoting their new CD Facination, before heading off to play Telluride this month.
They sent us a copy of their recent newsletter and a link to a snippets of video clips from their many appearances on radio and TV during their promotion.
Click here to follow the band all over Austin, Texas promoting their new record on TV, radio.
News from the Greencards this month announce that Fascination, their new Cd has been released on 12st April. This is their debut album with Sugar Hill Records.
Their website describes the album as the band’s most daring accomplishment to date citing meticulously crafted arrangements that serve as springboards for exhilarating improvisations. The album was cut September 2008 in Nashville TN with producer, Jay Joyce.
It’s finally here! You can order your CD here to have a copy delivered to your door, or download it at iTunes right now! Take the album for a test drive and stream it here on AOL: AOL Music. We are very proud of ‘Fascination’ and hope you enjoy it – Greencards.
The Greencards’ latest newsletter heralds a new-look website designed around the artwork from their new album Facination, which will be released in April 2009.
You can also see the new pictures and new touring dates on their Myspace, site and like the rest of the world now have a page on Facebook, so there really is no excuse for not knowing where we are and what they’re doing.
The trio also have an interview available on their new website where they delve into issues such as the musical inspiration for their new album, their favourtie tracks, some history on the band and their recent Grammy nomination.
I feel that ‘Fascination’ is the theme to this record. We tried different things; we were always looking at being tasteful and interesting, while being conscious about putting our own spin on things. The song itself was one we wrote on the road in the earlier stages of writing for this album and I believe it set the tone for things to follow.
- Kym Warner
We have subscribed to the Greencards e-newsletter to pass along. Subscribe for yourself here.
As we head into the fall and winter, things are winding down for The Greencards.
Although we only have a handful of shows remaining this year the band is kept busy with preparations for the spring release of the new album. More on that in the coming weeks.
Next year is already shaping up well with The Greencards invited to play great festivals like Telluride, Georgia Mountain Roots Festival, Ski Jam and Merlefest. We’ll also be cruising the Caribbean, setting sail from Miami FL on February 28th, 2009 with the Cayamo crew on “A Journey Through Song” cruise. This is bound to be a memorable 10 days of music with the likes of Lyle Lovett, Shawn Colvin, Buddy Miller, Patty Griffin, Brandi Carlile, Indigo Girls, Joe Ely, John Hiatt, Miindy Smith and more. I guess you could call it a floating festival.
Check out Cayamo.com if you’re interested in joining us.
You can also email this newsletter to anyone you think may be interested in checking out our music.
We reported on The Greencards earlier this month, those rising stars of the acoustic world, who are the newest members of the Sugar Hill family. The Grammy-nominated trio is currently in the studio with award-winning producer Jay Joyce crafting their fourth album, slated for release in the US spring of 2009.
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