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Shawn Colvin

Returning for a rare tour of the UK

Shawn Colvin returns for a rare tour of the UK

Over the course of three decades, Shawn Colvin has established herself as a captivating performer and a revered storyteller, well-deserving of the commendation of her peers and the devoted audiences who have been inspired by her artistry. And as she enters her thirtieth year as a songwriter and performer, she continues to reaffirm her status as a vital voice in music.

Shawn Colvin stopped the industry in its tracks with her arresting 1989 debut, Steady On. The following spring, Colvin took home the GRAMMY Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album, establishing herself as a mainstay in the singer-songwriter genre. In the ensuing 30 years, Colvin has won three GRAMMY Awards, released thirteen superlative albums, written a critically acclaimed memoir, maintained a non-stop national and international touring schedule, appeared on countless television and radio programs, had her songs featured in major motion pictures and created a remarkable canon of work.

Support is from Blair Dunlop.

Presented by The Queen's Hall

"...extraordinary songs, mesmerising guitar playing, and a voice that goes effortlessly from bruise-tender to scar-hard in a matter of minutes... her lyrics are crafted and clever, full of subtlety and polished phrases...With delicious sarcasm and acerbic stories, she held the audience spellbound... her songs are so personal to her that they speak to everyone who listens."

Venue: The Queen's Hall

Category: Folk and Roots

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6.00pm Box Office Opens 6.30pm Venue Doors / Bar open 7.30pm Support: Blair Dunlop 7.55pm Interval 8.15pm Shawn Colvin

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Date Saturday 23 Sep 2023

Doors 7:00 pm Show starts: 7:30 pm

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Door price £32.00

Shawn Colvin returns for a rare tour of the UK

Over the course of three decades, Shawn Colvin has established herself as a captivating performer and a revered storyteller, well-deserving of the commendation of her peers and the devoted audiences who have been inspired by her artistry. And as she enters her thirtieth decade as a songwriter and performer, she continues to reaffirm her status as a vital voice in music.

Shawn Colvin stopped the industry in its tracks with her arresting 1989 debut, Steady On. The following spring, Colvin took home the GRAMMY Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album, establishing herself as a mainstay in the singer-songwriter genre. In the ensuing 30 years, Colvin has won three GRAMMY Awards, released thirteen superlative albums, written a critically acclaimed memoir, maintained a non-stop national and international touring schedule, appeared on countless television and radio programs, had her songs featured in major motion pictures and created a remarkable canon of work.

“…extraordinary songs, mesmerising guitar playing, and a voice that goes effortlessly from bruise-tender to scar-hard in a matter of minutes… her lyrics are crafted and clever, full of subtlety and polished phrases…With delicious sarcasm and acerbic stories, she held the audience spellbound… her songs are so personal to her that they speak to everyone who listens.” – The Guardian

Support for this show comes from BBC Folk Award Winning singer songwriter Blair Dunlop.

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Shawn Colvin's career began in Texas in the 1970s. She has gone on to win three Grammy Awards, including two for the hit single 'Sunny Came Home', and more...

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Shawn Colvin (born January 10, 1956) is an American pop-inflected folk singer, songwriter and musician, hailing from Vermillion, South Dakota, U.S.

Growing up on a musical diet of the likes of Peter Seeger and the Kingston Trio, Shawn Colvin learned to play the guitar at the age of 10. Having been raised in London, Ontario, Canada, and Carbondale, Illinois, U.S., to pursue her music Colvin moved to Austin, Texas and joined the Western swing band the Dixie Diesels. The singer subsequently joined both the Illinois and Berkeley, California folk circuits before taking a hiatus to allow her strained voice to repair itself.

In 1980 Colvin moved to New York City and became a member of the Buddy Miller Band, which after Buddy Miller’s departure became, The Shawn Colvin Band. By this time Colvin was becoming a recognised and respected folk singer aided by her involvement in the Fast Folk cooperative of Greenwich Village. After contributing to off-broadway shows including “Diamond Studs” and “Pump Boys and Dinettes”, and featuring in Fast Folk magazine, producer Steve Addabbo enlisted her vocals talents to sing backup to the Suzanne Vega song “Luka”.

Colvin subsequently began a fruitful working relationship with John Leventhal, who together produced a live tape, which earned the attention of Columbia Records. With major label backing the singer released her debut album “Steady On” in 1989. The album, with backup vocals provided by Suzanne Vega, was well-received and won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. Colvin’s sophomore album, “Fat City”, arrived in 1992, featuring more distinguishable pop sensibilities. Like its predecessor the album earned strong reviews and spawned the Grammy-nominated single “I Don’t Know Why”.

The signer’s third full-length “Cover Girl”, a collection of cover songs including the likes of Bob Dylan, Dave Byrne and Tom Waits, was marked by Colvin’s move back to Austin, Texas in 1994. After the release of “Live 88”, a collection of live recordings from 1988, the singer began work on her 1996 breakthrough album. “A Few Small Repairs” was issued by Columbia in 1996 to a host of favourable reviews. A concept album documenting the breakdown of her marriage, “A Few Small Repairs” peaked at No. 39 on the Billboard 200 and spawned the adult contemporary smash hit “Sunny Came Home”. The single was nominated for Song of the Year at the 1997 Grammy Awards and topped Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart.

“Holiday Songs and Lullabies” arrived in 1998 as Colvin became a mother, followed by the full-length “Whole New You” in 2001, and the 15-year anniversary compilation “Ploaroids: A Greatest Hits Collection” in 2004. After making the move to the Nonesuch label in 2006, Colvin released her seventh studio album “These Four Walls”, featuring contributions from Patti Griffin and Teddy Thompson. “All Fall Down” followed in 2012 with guest appearances by Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss and Jakob Dylan, and once again earned strong reviews from the musical press.

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Shawn Colvin is a country and western/blues singer songwriter. Her guitar skills are dazzling, yielding an acoustic guitar endorsing a finger picking style. She has also won two Grammy awards for her song “Sunny Came Home” and another one for her album “Steady On” in 1991. “Sunny Came Home” made it to number 7.

Tonight she brings and arsenal of acoustic songs to this intimate down town cafe venue, where the are posters on the walls of all the performers who preceded Colvin. “I Don’t Know Why” is the song that begins the set. She employs a very distinct finger picking style that drives her songs with a polyphonic structure. In her second song she brings to the table a harmonica complete with a harmonica holder. It shows that this multi instrumentalist and songstress has honed her craft a great deal. “Crazy” is a fantastic example of this, which sees her adoring fans sway to the beat, and sing along to this catchy middle of the road country song. One of the highlights for me was when she did a stunning rendition of Bob Dylan’s “You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go”, showcasing a fantastic amount of flare as she plays.

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My husband and I first saw and became aware of the wonderful music of Shawn Colvin and Mary Chapin Carpenter at The Telluride Bluegrass a Festival in 1992. We also participated in an informal workshop they conducted there and saw their unique friendship blossoming. From then on we have followed them and collected their music and embraced their unique musical talents. We saw them again at least 10 years ago in Edmonds, WA, another intimate and personal performance that made us realize how much their music influences our lives. And on Thursday Dec. 12 at Revolution Hall in Portland, OR, another wonderful performance displaying their deep friendship and knowledge of each other and their musical depths. The concert was everything we anticipated, and more. We had front row seats this time too and we were captivated. Shawn and Mary’s personalities and humor are so genuine and affecting. They make us yearn to be the musicians we feel in our hearts but can’t express outwardly. Thankfully, they did that for us. We are so glad they have both reached points in their lives where their music fulfills them; it certainly does that for us.

Grammy award winning country and blues singer/songwriter Shawn Colvin may be pushing 60 years old yet shows no sign of slowing her dedicated touring schedule. It is fair to say that performing onstage to a live audience appears to be keeping Colvin young as she appears with energy and passion simply radiating from her being. The vocal also appears unchanged despite being in near constant use for almost four decades.

The stage setup is minimalistic as Shawn is accompanied by a hand selected number of musicians who are there to aid in the recreation of her esteemed discography. Performing in a classic manner, the songs appear stripped back this evening and simply shine in the intimate venue. She has reworked 'Every Little Thing He Does Is Magic' is a new way yet it still goes down a storm with the fans. There are the expected cheers for the successful 'Sonny Came Home' yet Shawn proves she is far from a one hit wonder as she plays complex instrumentals during a cover of 'One Cool Remove' originally by Greg Browne to draw to a close a thoroughly enjoyable evening.

This was a great show. Shawn Colvin is very personable and was engaging with the audience. Great music. She played a variety of songs, and told the audience a lot about herself. It was a very enjoyable evening.

Local singer Michael McNevin opened with quirky lyrics. Colvin was great fun, mixing it up in her songs as well as her stories. The Bankhead is a lovely venue with great sound and easy parking.

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Over the course of three decades, Shawn Colvin has established herself as a captivating performer and a revered storyteller, well-deserving of the commendation of her peers and the devoted audiences who have been inspired by her artistry. And as she enters her thirtieth year as a songwriter and performer, she continues to reaffirm her status as a vital voice in music.  

Shawn Colvin stopped the industry in its tracks with her arresting 1989 debut,  Steady On . The following spring, Colvin took home the GRAMMY Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album, establishing herself as a mainstay in the singer-songwriter genre. In the ensuing 30 years, Colvin has won three GRAMMY Awards, released thirteen superlative albums, written a critically acclaimed memoir, maintained a non-stop national and international touring schedule, appeared on countless television and radio programs, had her songs featured in major motion pictures and created a remarkable canon of work.  

“…extraordinary songs, mesmerising guitar playing, and a voice that goes effortlessly from bruise-tender to scar-hard in a matter of minutes… her lyrics are crafted and clever, full of subtlety and polished phrases…With delicious sarcasm and acerbic stories, she held the audience spellbound… her songs are so personal to her that they speak to everyone who listens.”  -  The Guardian

Stage times (approximate) 19.30 Blair Dunlop (Support) 19.55 interval (20 mins) 20.15 Shawn Colvin 21.45 End of Concert

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