For Buddy Miller, it’s always great having his friend Shawn Colvin come by and sing. This month, Colvin will visit Miller’s home studio to record a new album with Steve Earle. “I want to be around for that,” said Miller […]
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A ripple of applause ran through the room as Shawn Colvin began her song “Polaroids,” three songs into the first of her two sold-out nights at The Freight : Please no more therapy mother take care of me piece me […]
From bar bands as a teenager, to 94s Cover Girl, to every major studio album and tour since, Colvin has maintained her love of interpretation. Uncovered is a timely reminder of her debt to the artists that fired, and continue […]
Julian Dawson was originally an integral part of the British folk music scene. He’s performed with Richard Thompson, played in the band Plainsong with Iain Matthews, and appeared at the annual Fairport Convention reunion festival in Cropredy, which is where […]
It’s another good week for new music, so let’s hop right on. Patty Griffin Servant Of Love Having heard that this was a “breakup” album, I was expecting something pretty somber from Patty this time around. Although there are some […]
A couple months before high school ended, senior year, I bought a ticket to see R.E.M. in Tampa, with Radiohead opening. “Creep” had only just hit and Radiohead was still somewhat obscure, but there was something about the languid melancholy in Thom […]
Shawn Colvin with Emmylou Harris and Buddy Miller There are some artists who should lean their catalog toward cover songs rather than original compositions. Shawn Colvin is not, however, one of them. As wonderful as she is as an interpreter […]
Recently, I have been afforded a multitude of refreshing female vocalists to listen to and with the album “Warriors of Love,” I discovered a voice with clear resonance and deep roots-oriented discipline. The moment I sat back and started to wade through […]
Emmylou Harris, Shawn Colvin, and Ann Wilson from Heart perform in an unannounced special session in-the-round on the GRAMMY Festival at Sea in November, 2014.
After a long run at Columbia Records, Shawn Colvin has landed at Nonesuch, a label that has nurtured a stable of celebrated adult artists who are not expected to compete at the top of the charts. Virtually nothing has changed […]
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