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Publication:
The Chattanooga Pulse,
28 June 2006
 
Link:
http://www.chattanoogapulse.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/06/28/44a16e30d6555?inarchive=1 
Genre:
Music feature
 
Passport, Please:The Greencards immigrate to the top of the bluegrass scene
Ah, bluegrass. The sounds of strings that reflect the vibe of the Tennessee hills,the Texas flatlands, the Louisiana bayous. That all-American sound. It’s only fitting thatone of the hottest bands on the American bluegrass circuit come from…Britain andAustralia?That’s right, The Greencards, playing at Nightfall this Friday, are foreigners. KymWarner (mandolin), Carol Young (bass) and Eamon Mcloughlin (fiddle) headed toAmerica in pursuit of a bluegrass dream, and after a chance meeting in Austin in 2001,the band officially formed in 2003. They’ve already produced two albums, collected theBest New Band Award at the 2004 Austin Music Awards, been named as one of theHouston Chronicle’s Top 5 Houston concerts of 2004, and they were nominated for Best New Emerging Talent at the 2004 Americana Music Awards. And those Americanclassics, Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, chose the threesome to open for their 2005summer tour.But don’t let the accents fool you. Although their acoustic has an element of “global energy,” it’s also fused with inspiration from performers such as Bob Dylan,Patty Griffin and NewGrass Revival, resulting in some of today’s most solid, creativeAmericana. Like their website says, “the Greencards are determined to make history, not just repeat it.”
You all moved to the States because you didn’t have the same opportunities inAustralia and England. How did you get into bluegrass if you weren’t exposed to itmuch in your homecountries?
The opportunities to play bluegrass, or even see themusic performed live, were minimal to say the least. Eamon and myself were introducedto the music through our parents, both of whom are musicians who played country music.My dad was a bluegrass banjo player. Carol first heard bluegrass shortly after moving toSydney, through a banjo player friend who played her Vince Gill singing in the band‘Here Today.’
You’re playing a few shows in the UK in July. How do they receive bluegrassmusic?
We are extremely excited about going to the U.K. to play for thefirst time. The people of the British Isles are very passionate about music and love havinga good time with it. Much like ourseleves. We have been influenced by music from theregion and certainly look forward to getting to experience this first hand. I think the folksover there enjoy good energetic music, so I hope that we might fit in there somehow.
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