Shawn Colvin's Live album was released late last month on Nonesuch, and, says MusicOMH in its four-star review, "a live album is long overdue ... [T]his career-spanning selection of songs could easily be a wish list for any fan," he states, "but also serves as fine introduction to a singer-songwriter who is frequently mentioned in the same breath as James Taylor, Lucinda Williams and Joni Mitchell." Shawn is set to begin a run of solo dates this week, opening for Jackson Browne on Thursday. She spoke with Popdose, which calls her "one of the leading lights of 'Americana' music and perhaps the most important singer/songwriter—male or female—of the last 20 years."
Shawn Colvin's Live album was released late last month on Nonesuch, and, says MusicOMH in its four-star review, "a live album is long overdue."
OMH reviewer Peter Hayward says the new collection, recorded live at San Francisco's famed Yoshi's jazz club, serves two roles. "[T]his career-spanning selection of songs could easily be a wish list for any fan," he states, "but also serves as fine introduction to a singer-songwriter who is frequently mentioned in the same breath as James Taylor, Lucinda Williams and Joni Mitchell."
Hayward goes on to With no backing band, the performance is a lesson to any would-be solo singer-songwriter. Intricate and flawless finger-picked melodies support a vocal that at times shakes dust from the venue's coving ... and at others is as delicate and nuanced as pillow talk ..."
Read the complete review at musicomhcom.
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Shawn spoke with Popdose's Jon Cummings about the new record and her recently concluded Three Girls and Their Buddy tour with Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, and Buddy Miller. In his preface to the interview, Cummings calls Colvin "one of the leading lights of 'Americana' music and perhaps the most important singer/songwriter—male or female—of the last 20 years." Read the interview at popdose.com.
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And though the Three Girls tour has come to a close, Shawn is set to begin a run of solo dates this week. She'll open for Jackson Browne on Thursday and again on Sunday, with two shows on her own in between. For all the tour information, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.
There's still time to register to win a free guitar signed by Shawn. E-mail info@nonesuch.com with "Colvin Live Giveaway" in the Subject line by Tuesday, July 21, for your chance to win a brand-new, signed X-Series Martin Guitar. Three runners-up will win a free, signed copy of the new Live CD.
You can also order the album at the Nonesuch Store by July 21 to be automatically entered to win and receive, along with MP3s of the complete album, the exclusive Nonesuch Store bonus download, "Another Long One."
For more information and to hear three songs from the new album, visit nonesuch.com/shawncolvin.
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