Acclaim
After its release, Viridian claimed the #1 position on Billboard Magazine's Bluegrass Music Chart. The Greencards are the first international musical act to ever reach #1 on the Bluegrass Music Chart.
In December 2007, it was announced that their song "Mucky the Duck" from Viridian was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance at the 50th Grammy Awards, but ultimately lost to Brad Paisley's "Throttleneck." Written by Warner, the song was inspired by one of the band's favorite Austin musical venues, The Mucky Duck. Eamon McLoughlin is a regular blogger for Country Music Television. After the Grammy Awards, he wrote about the band's experience at the event.
In the wake of Viridian, The Greencards have been internationally referred to as one of the most popular Americana musical acts in the United States. Bruce Elder of the Sydney Morning Herald called Viridian a tour de force, and has said that the band may, after this album, be the best country music performers to ever come out of Australia.
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