{"id":2281,"date":"2013-08-03T19:52:40","date_gmt":"2013-08-03T19:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/216.71.127.204\/wordpress\/?p=2281"},"modified":"2015-10-20T19:53:02","modified_gmt":"2015-10-20T19:53:02","slug":"the-greencards-sweetheart-of-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2013\/08\/03\/the-greencards-sweetheart-of-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"The Greencards – Sweetheart of the Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Written by James Killen <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aug 03, 2013 at 12:01 AM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Image\"It\u2019s been quite a ride over the last ten years or so for the Greencards. I was first exposed to them at the Austin City Limits Festival, soon after the release of \u201cMovin\u2019 On\u201d. I had rushed down to catch the early acts before noon, while the crowds were low. At 11:30AM the acoustic stage was featuring a new band of young folks from Australia and England playing pop bluegrass to a small but avid group of fans. I had not heard anything by them before, but after a 45 minute set that culminated in \u201cLife\u2019s a Freeway\u201d, The Greencards became my favorite new take-away act from the festival.<\/p>\n

Since then the band has toured with Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, received an AMA award for emerging artists of the year, moved to Nashville, released four more albums, been nominated for a Grammy for \u201cMucky the Duck\u201d, lost a fiddle player (Eamon McLoughlin), gained another fiddle player (Tyler Andal) and a guitarist (Carl Miner). The band is now taking pre-release orders for its sixth album, \u201cSweetheart of the Sun\u201d, to be shipped in late August.<\/p>\n

The songs focus on Carol Young\u2019s ethereal vocals. There is still plenty of fiddle, mandolin, guitar, and bass instrumental interplay featured. Several of the songs actually have an instrumental prelude and an instrumental postlude, like \u201cForever Mine\u201d and \u201cBlack, Black Water\u201d leaving a dreamlike effect to the whole album. \u201cOcean Floor\u201d with its slow tempo, well placed cymbal flourishes, and slightly echoed vocals does a lot to add to that dreamlike ambiance.<\/p>\n

\u201cPaddle the Torrens\u201d reminds the listener of the Celtic ancestry that American bluegrass draws on and \u201cWide-Eyed Immigrant\u201d plays like a wonderful pop song, lyrically with a prominent fiddle lead. \u201cRide and Sway\u201d is a very tasty interplay of mandolin and guitar. \u201cBox Car Boys\u201d features a very fine Spanish guitar lead over the mandolin and accordion melody. Carol\u2019s voice slides you back into that near dream state on \u201cFly\u201d before shutting down the echo and kicking in the harmony vocals with the whole band contributing to the album\u2019s final song crescendo.<\/p>\n

This album is perfect for a weekend morning on the back porch with a cup of coffee. You can almost feel your blood-pressure drop as the disc moves through its tracks. You can get you orders in any time after July 22nd.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by James Killen Aug 03, 2013 at 12:01 AM It\u2019s been quite a ride over the last ten years or so for the Greencards. I was first exposed to them at the Austin City Limits Festival, soon after the release of \u201cMovin\u2019 On\u201d. I had rushed down to catch the early acts before noon,… <\/p>\n

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