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  • Shawn and Mary Chapin Carpenter will once again be setting out on tour together! These longtime friends will share the stage as an intimate duo, performing material spanning their vast catalogs as well as some of their favorite songs. We’ve posted only the first handful of shows below, so check Shawn’s tour page for ticket links and more dates to come. Ticket sales for some venues begin as early as this Friday, December 7, though on sale dates vary by venue.
    Feb 21 Knight Theatre at Levin Center for the Arts Charlotte, NC
    Feb 23 Carolina Theatre Greensboro, NC
    Feb 24 Jackson Academy PAC
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  • Shawn joins BBC Radio 2's Bob Harris in session, recorded during her recent UK tour, and plays songs from latest album, All Fall Down. She talks to Harris about recording the new album in producer Buddy Miller's home studio, touring with Mary Chapin Carpenter and writing her memoir Diamond in the Rough. She also discusses her pop success of the late '90s with her album A Few Small Repairs and the hit single "Sunny Came Home." Tune in Thursday, November 15, on BBC Radio 2 at 7 PM GMT, or listen online at bbc.co.uk.
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  • Shawn announces her long-awaited return to Australia with four dates scheduled in March and April 2013! She will be appearing at the world-renowned Byron Bay Bluesfest at Tyagarah Tea Tree farm on March 28 and 29 and performing solo shows at The Basement in Sydney on March 31 and The Corner in Melbourne on April 1. For additional details and ticket links, visit shawncolvin.com/tour.
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  • Playlist, a new "best of" compilation featuring Shawn's Sony years, has just been released. The collection also includes live (band!) versions of "You and the Mona Lisa" and "Diamond in the Rough," plus Shawn's cover of Van Morrison's "Someone Like You" from the soundtrack to "One Fine Day." The Playlist CD booklet features some beautiful photos and liner notes summarizing her career and recordings from Steady On through Whole New You. The tracks have all been remastered for this release. Playlist is available now on Amazon and iTunes.
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  • Shawn kicks off a series of tour dates in the UK and Ireland with Mary Chapin Carpenter in a performance at the Sage Gateshead tonight, followed by shows in Dublin, Derby, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Liverpool, London, and Cambridge. These special shows feature the acclaimed songwriters (and longtime friends) performing as an intimate duo and will include material spanning their vast catalogs as well as some of their favorite songs. See below for the tour dates; for additional details and ticket links on these and other upcoming shows, go to shawncolvin.com/tour.
    Oct 15 The Sage Gateshead
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