Movin' On (The Greencards album)
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Movin' On is the 2003 debut album by the Austin, Texas
progressive bluegrass
band The Greencards
. The Greencards recorded and self-released Movin' On, selling 10,000 copies at shows and online, and reached #5 on the Americana radio charts. The album was said to break past traditional rules of bluegrass music
, by integrating a jam-band mindset while blending classical folk balladry and rock 'n' roll into their sound. After the release of Movin' On in 2004 the The Greencards won the Austin Music Awards for Best New Band. The Greencards were credited with performing the most energetic sets during the course of 2004's Austin City Limits Music Festival
, were said to bring a global sound to bluegrass, and—by drawing on influences such as Bob Dylan
and The Beatles
—were pushing the genre's boundaries.
Several months after the awards, the band was signed by Dualtone Records, and began work on their next album, Weather and Water. After joining Dualtone, the label re-released Movin' On in January 2005, generating still more airplay and sales.
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
progressive bluegrass
Progressive bluegrass
Progressive bluegrass is one of two major subgenres of bluegrass music. It is also known as newgrass, a term attributed to New Grass Revival member Ebo Walker. Musicians and bands John Hartford, New Grass Revival, J.D. Crowe and the New South, The Dillards, Boone Creek, Country Gazette, and the...
band The Greencards
The Greencards
The Greencards are a progressive bluegrass band that formed in Austin, Texas, and are currently based in Nashville, Tennessee. The band was founded in 2003 in Texas by Eamon McLoughlin, an Englishman, and Australians Kym Warner and Carol Young. The musicians originally performed in local Austin...
. The Greencards recorded and self-released Movin' On, selling 10,000 copies at shows and online, and reached #5 on the Americana radio charts. The album was said to break past traditional rules of bluegrass music
Bluegrass music
Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and a sub-genre of country music. It has mixed roots in Scottish, English, Welsh and Irish traditional music...
, by integrating a jam-band mindset while blending classical folk balladry and rock 'n' roll into their sound. After the release of Movin' On in 2004 the The Greencards won the Austin Music Awards for Best New Band. The Greencards were credited with performing the most energetic sets during the course of 2004's Austin City Limits Music Festival
Austin City Limits Music Festival
The Austin City Limits Music Festival is an annual three-day American music festival that takes place in Austin, Texas at the city's central public park, Zilker Park...
, were said to bring a global sound to bluegrass, and—by drawing on influences such as Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
and The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
—were pushing the genre's boundaries.
Several months after the awards, the band was signed by Dualtone Records, and began work on their next album, Weather and Water. After joining Dualtone, the label re-released Movin' On in January 2005, generating still more airplay and sales.
External links
- Official site, thegreencards.com
- Official MySpace for the Greencards
- Country Music Television Profile
- The Greencards collection at the Internet ArchiveInternet ArchiveThe Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...
's live music archive