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Their urge to challenge themselves, to test the limits of any established genre, guided The Greencards --singer/bassist Carol Young and multiple stringed-instrument master Kym Warner from Australia, and violinist/violist Eamon McLoughlin from the U.K--on their first three albums. Fascination—marking their first album to be produced by Jay Joyce--is the band’s most daring accomplishment to date.
Meticulously crafted arrangements serve as springboards for exhilarating improvisations. Acoustic textures and Carol Young’s moving vocals shimmer in the light of Jay Joyce’s innovative production. “We’d heard all these great records that Jay had made with Patty Griffin, John Hiatt and so many artists we love,” Young says. “But how would he utilize the fiddle, cello, mandolin, bouzouki, and bass–the core of the band–without putting layers and electronic sounds on it? We were very pleasantly surprised at how he just wanted us to play the songs and let our instruments speak for themselves.”
1. Fascination
2. Outskirts of Blue
3. The Avenue
4. Chico Calling
5. Three Four Time
6. Davey Jones
7. Little Siam
8. Water in the Well
9. Into the Blue
10. Rivertown
11. The Crystal Merchant
12. Lover I Love the Best
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