The Greencards are a progressive bluegrass band founded in 2003 in Austin, Texas, by Englishman Eamon McLoughlin and Australians Kym Warner and Carol Young. They relocated in 2005 to Nashville, Tennessee. Their albums include Movin' On (2003), Weather and Water, Viridian (2007), and Fascination (2009). Their sound has been compared to progressive American folk rock. Country Music Television named Weather and Water one of the ten best bluegrass albums of 2005, and The Greencards were invited to tour with Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson the same year. Viridian, a critically praised album, was number one on Billboard magazine's Bluegrass Music Chart, and was nominated for Best Country Album by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The "Mucky the Duck" track was nominated for Best Country Instrumental Performance at the 50th Grammy Awards. McLoughlin left the band in December 2009, and Carl Miner joined in May 2010. Credited with helping to expand the range of bluegrass music, they draw from Irish folk music, Romani music, rock 'n' roll, folk balladry, and Latin American musical sources.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

629:

Shahrbaraz usurped the throne of the Sasanian Empire from Ardashir III, but was himself deposed only forty days later. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahrbaraz

1522:

Italian War of 1521–26: The combined forces of Spain and the Papal States defeated a French and Venetian army at the Battle of Bicocca. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bicocca

1865:

An explosion destroyed the steamboat Sultana on the Mississippi River, killing an estimated 1,700 of the 2,400 passengers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultana_(steamboat)

1904:

Chris Watson became the first Australian Prime Minister from the Australian Labour Party, and the first Labour Party prime minister in the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Watson

2005:

The Airbus A380, the largest passenger airliner in the world, made its maiden flight from Toulouse, France. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A380

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

fishbone diagram: Ishikawa diagram. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fishbone_diagram

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

We're in such a hurry most of the time we never get much chance to talk. The result is a kind of endless day-to-day shallowness, a monotony that leaves a person wondering years later where all the time went and sorry that it's all gone.   --Robert M. Pirsig https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Robert_M._Pirsig