Shawn Colvin News

It's been more than 20 years since Shawn Colvin sang alongside Chapel Hill's Red Clay Ramblers in playwright Sam Shepard's Broadway production, "A Lie of the Mind." Since then, the acclaimed singer-songwriter ...

Get ready for the gospel according to Seven Days of Opening Nights. The annual Seven Days arts festival, which marks its 11th season in February, will kick off with what promises to be a ferocious, ...

The next Country Music Showcase at Johnston Community College will pay tribute to the 1950s.

Shawn Colvin is one of the bright spots of the so-called "new folk movement" that began in the late '80s. And though she grew out of the somewhat limited "woman with a guitar" school, she has managed to keep ...

ROCKPORT : Come join us tonight for an evening of great food and fabulous live entertainment! Chef Lisa is preparing slow roasted ribs, grilled scallops in an orange tarragon ber blanc, margarita or bbq chicken ...

Folk-pop musician Shawn Colvin may be best known for her Grammy-award winning single "Sunny Came Home," but over the course of her nearly 30-year career, the talented singer/songwriter has produced a body of ...

Lyle Lovett: Bringing the large one. Where: Dodge Theatre Details: Lyle Lovett, and Shawn Colvin are scheduled to perform on Wednesday, August 6. Lyle Lovett While people have often picked on Lovett for his ...

Where to hear it Summer Party on the Patio: noon Saturday to 1 a.m. Sunday, Eddie's Trackside Bar and Grill, 214 N. Lewis St., Monroe; $5, children free, 360-805-5305. Lyle Lovett, Shawn Colvin: 7 p.m. today ...

Shawn Colvin proved the merit of her back-to-basics approach at Chautauqua Auditorium on Monday.

Vance Gilbert burst onto the singer/songwriter scene in the early '90s when a buzz started spreading in the folk clubs of Boston about an ex-multicultural arts teacher and jazz singer who was knocking 'em dead ...

Benefit comedy A benefit for Project Access is scheduled for 8 p.m. Thursday, July 10, at Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club, Suite 500, 8928 U.S. 70 Business West, Clayton.

David Kaufman , author of new book Doris Day: The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door , tells USA Weekend that Pillow Talk star Doris Day , who so effortlessly married blond sexpot appeal with ...

He began serving his six-and-one-half-year sentence in March PW PARTNERS

Singer Shawn Colvin is giving fans the chance to get to know her better - she is set to pen a tell-all memoir.

In this Feb. 25, 2008 file photo Shawn Colvin holds her two Grammy awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the 40th annual Grammy Awards at New York's Radio City Music Hall.

ROCKPORT : This Sunday, Patti Kissinger and Mac Economy will be playing an entire evening of Pop Rock, Alternative Folk, Blues and Jazz from Joni Mitchell to Melissa Etheridge, Bonnie Raitt to Shawn Colvin plus ...

“It felt like what [the Nashville nabobs] wanted to do was get a slightly more Disney version, a safer version of what I had to offer”

Fiona Kernaghan never claimed to be the straitlaced, child-friendly and innocent member of Australian country music's leading family. via The Sydney Morning Herald

“Ultimately, my father passed away just before I made this CD”

Lucy Kaplansky fought off folk-music celebrity for a full decade. Lucy Kaplansky If You Go Who: Lucy Kaplansky When: 8 p.m. Friday How much: $12 in advance, $15 day of show; students $8 in advance, $10 day of ... via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

“Got some bad news this morning / Which in turn made my day”

One measure of the brilliance and ubiquity of a timeless pop song is the number of times it's covered by other respected artists, and in that regard, few recent releases have matched Gnarls Barkley's 2006 hit ... via Chicago Sun-Times

The Americana duo Little Country Giants play tonight at the Westville Pub, 777 Haywood Road in West Asheville. via The Asheville Citizen-Times