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Shawn Colvin & Steve Earle | August 3rd
Shawn Colvin & Steve Earle
Wednesday, August 3rd | 7:30 PM
Muriel Kauffman Theatre
GRAMMY Award-winning singer-songwriters Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle will perform on Wednesday, August 3rd in Muriel Kauffman Theatre. Tickets range from $29 to $59.
Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle have united to record their self-titled debut Colvin & Earle a true standout album in careers already filled with pinnacles and masterpieces. The two esteemed artists will share the stage for a rousing night of song swapping, duets, storytelling and stellar guitar playing. The evening promises to be a rich and inspiring musical experience as these two long-time friends and mutual admirers share music from their extensive catalogues as well as some of their favorite songs by other classic songwriters.
Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle both remember the night they met. It was nearly 30 years ago, and Colvin had been invited to open a solo acoustic performance by Earle at the Iron Horse in Northampton, MA. Though their interactions that night were limited to some cursory dressing room pleasantries, each left more of an impression on the other than they may have realized at the time.
Cut to two years ago when Colvin called up Earle to propose doing some concerts together, sharing the stage and trading songs. The chemistry was so immediate that after the shows Earle proposed making a record together. They went in the studio with famed producer/songwriter Buddy Miller at the helm, and made Colvin & Earle, a batch of co-written originals (and a few choice covers) which comes out on June 10th.
It would have been impossible to predict backstage at the Iron Horse all those years ago, but Colvin & Earle have gone from sharing a stage to sharing a band to sharing one of the finest records in either of their storied careers. That night in Northampton turned out to be the beginning of a very beautiful friendship indeed.
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