S2 E74 KYM WARNER, Founding member of 'The Greencards' (Austin, Texas), 3 x Grammy nominee, and four-time Australian Mandolin Champion KYM WARNER has come home to South Australia.

BAND IT ABOUT - Podcast Series

KYM WARNER; After spending 21 years living and performing in the U.S – Kym Warner (four-time Australian Mandolin Champion, multi-instrumentalist and 3 x Grammy nominee) has returned home to South Australia, and is this weeks BAND IT ABOUT - Podcast Series guest musician. Kym is an Australian musician, record producer, and a founding member of the American bluegrass band The Greencards. Kym Warner was raised in South Australia and was an aspiring bluegrass musician (unusual in Australia at the time), inheriting the love of this music from his father, the early Australian bluegrass pioneer Trev Warner.

Prior to moving to the USA Kym spent years touring Australia with artists including Kasey Chambers, Lee Kernaghan, Beccy Cole, Gina Jeffreys, Darren Coggin, Adam Harvey and Tania Kernaghan. Kym and his partner Carol relocated to the U.S and in 2003 became founding member's of the progressive acoustic band – 'The Greencards'.

Kym has toured the U.S, Europe, and Australia exclusively for thirteen years, recorded six studio albums, and received accolades in the form of 3 x Grammy nominations, a #1 Billboard Bluegrass Album, an Americana Award for ‘Best New Artist’, and a 31 date national tour with Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson! After releasing his solo album in 2015, Kym joined Robert Earl Keen as a member of his touring and studio band which included numerous performances at The Mother Church of Country Music, The Ryman in Nashville, as well as Red Rocks and the famed Carnegie Hall in NYC. Kym also composed and produced the theme music for ‘Robert Earl Keen’s’ podcast ‘Americana, The 51st State’.

Kim will be touring South Australia during April and May, the tour will include his induction into the AMC Hall of Fame at The Gov on Thursday, April 7th. Kym will be performing solo and later will be joined on stage with his support band 'Meanwhile, Back At The Ranch'. The band features Wilson Main on rhythm guitar, George Klironomos on lead guitar, Belinda Kendall-Smith on upright bass, Enrico Morena on drums and percussion, Ashley Turner on violin, and Ted Keeley on vocals. 'Meanwhile, Back At The Ranch' describe their music as Cactus Swing, which is a bit like Hillbilly Jazz and Western Swing from the 1930s to 50’s with elements of New Orleans Jazz, traditional fiddle tunes, 30’s swing, and 20’s blues hillbilly boogie. Kym and his wife will be relocating to live in Melbourne, Victoria once the SA tour has completed.

Music: intro "Band It About" theme song, written and recorded for the BAND IT ABOUT - Podcast Series by Catherine Lambert and Michael Bryant. Outro "After the Victory" which is track 10 off of Kym Warner's 2015 solo album "Everything That Brought Me Here". "Everything That Brought Me Here" is a full-instrumental album all composed and recorded by Kym with musical contributions by Tommy Emmanuel, Dan Dugmore, Jedd Hughes, and Jeff Taylor to name a few.

Links: Tickets to Kym's AMC Hall of Fame induction at The Gov https://thegov.oztix.com.au/default.aspx?Event=136552 Kym's solo album playlist: Everything That Brought Me Here YouTube

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