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- Date Released: March 6, 2007
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Style: Bluegrass, Americana
- Label: Dualtone
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We Say...
The name? It’s nothing more than a light joke: the Greencards are composed of three musicians that most likely have one (one Brit and two Australians form the core of the group). The bluegrass inflected pop they play, however, is anything but. Taking cues from all manners of Americana, the Greencards roll through the twelve tracks of Viridian with the sort of professionalism that earned them a touring spot opening for Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan. “Here You Are” features a neatly plucked banjo, “River of Sand” opens with a plaintive violin. There are signs of expansion, though: opener “Waiting on the Night” sounds exactly like a Norah Jones outtake.
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They Say...
The Greencards have titled their third album Viridian, probably in reference to their name, which is inspired by their immigrant status (Carol Young and Kym Warner were born in Australia, Eamon McLoughlin hails from the U.K., and these days they all call Austin, TX home). But the name also fits as a reference to the simple beauty of the group's natural sound -- much of Viridian sounds so organic and spontaneous that one imagines it could have grown rather than been recorded. Not that this music feels haphazard or ruled by chance; Young's vocals, which sound rich and downy sweet at once, dovetail so beautifully with McLoughlin's fiddle and Warner's mandolin and bouzouki that their musical communication seems nearly telepathic, but they achieve this without a moment sounding forced, and on Viridian, the open space around the music communicates as eloquently as what the musicians actually play. (Their approach is aided tremendously by Doug Lancio's sympathetic production and Jason Lehning's crisp engineering.) The Greencards use their very impressive chops to serve the songs rather than forcing the music to become a platform for their egos, and between the tunes they wrote themselves and the contributions from Kim Richey and Jedd Hughes, this disc quietly but impressively communicates a whole world of emotions and moods through the trio's precise arrangements and lovely harmonies. (And though Young takes on the majority of the lead vocals here, both Warner and McLoughlin are quite impressive when they step up to the mic.) Few acts in bluegrass or acoustic country are making music as soul satisfying as the Greencards, and Viridian captures them in lovely, affecting form.
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| 01. |  |
Waiting on the Night |
3:34 |
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| 02. | |
Here You Are |
3:52 |
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| 03. | |
River of Sand |
3:53 |
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| 04. | |
Who Knows |
5:32 |
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| 05. | |
All the Way from Italy |
4:24 |
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| 06. | |
Su Prabhat |
2:06 |
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| 07. | |
Shinin' in the Dark |
2:44 |
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| 08. | |
When I Was in Love with You |
3:57 |
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| 09. | |
I Don't Want to Lose You |
3:13 |
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| 10. | |
Lonesome Side of Town |
3:35 |
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| 11. | |
Travel On |
3:48 |
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| 12. | |
Mucky the Duck |
3:26 |
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12 Total Tracks, 44:04 Total Length
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Credits
- Larry Atamanuik - Banjo // Larry Atamanuik - Percussion // Larry Atamanuik - Drums // Viktor Krauss - Bass // Doug Lancio - Bass // Doug Lancio - Guitar // Doug Lancio - Percussion // Doug Lancio - Producer // Joe Martino - Assistant // Gary Paczosa - Mixing // Andrea Zonn - Harmony Vocals // Jason Lehning - Engineer // Chris Carmichael - Strings // Chris Carmichael - Arranger // Chris Carmichael - Performer // Chris Carmichael - String Arrangements // Chris Carmichael - String Quartet // Gina R. Binkley - Design // Gavin Lurssen - Mastering // Bryan Sutton - Guitar // Bryan Sutton - Mandolin // David McClister - Photography // Kym Warner - Bouzouki // Kym Warner - Mandolin // Kym Warner - Vocals // Kym Warner - Slide Mandolin // Eamon McLoughlin - Fiddle // Eamon McLoughlin - Cello // Eamon McLoughlin - Viola // Eamon McLoughlin - Vocals // Eamon McLoughlin - String Quartet // Jedd Hughes - Guitar // Jedd Hughes - Harmony Vocals // Carol Young - Bass // Carol Young - Vocals
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