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Shawn Colvin anyone?

I saw Shawn Colvin last night at the McCarter Theater in Princeton. A solo acoustic show, no opener. This is the fourth or fifth time I've seen her and each time her playing seems to mature and her voice just keeps getting better and better. She opened with The Only Living Boy In New York. A rather sad tune. At the end of it she said: "that's as cheerful as it's gonna get tonight". The rest of the rather short show was steeped in her darker, lonlier songs. It was a very intimate, beautiful, yet lonely performance. Incredible acoustics, respectful crowd and exquisite guitar work. If you've never had a chance to see her - go! If you are a fan of her's, catch one of her current shows. She is near the top of her game right now.
slipknot1
trelja
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I too, am a big fan of Shawn Colvin. Quite an angelic voice singing those dark songs. Always found how sunny(no pun intended) she could sound in describing a woman burning the house down. Last album was more upbeat than usual.

My experiences with her are via the Keswick Theater, just outside of Philadelphia in Glenside. From what I remember she opened for a large act two summers ago. Doubt many familar with the group she opened for would even realize how lucky they were to see her. Apologies for not knowing the other band.
slipknot1 OP
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You Shawn Colvin fans should give a listen to her Live '88 recording. It's nice in that it gives you most of her repetoire in a live setting with her and her guitar. As nice as her studio recordings are, her strong suite is the intimacy that she develops with her audience, the studio stuff is also backed by an electric band. Great production values, but not very intimate. Sorry I don't have the CD in front of me, so I can't give you the lable it's on, nor can I remember the venue. I've been looking for a vinyl version of it for years. Every trip to the Princeton Record Exchange, it's the first thing I search for. Anyone want the info on Live '88, send me an email and I'd be more than happy to provide you with the details.
audioasylum
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I went to junior high and high school with Shawnie. I've been in love with her for 33 years!

Even as a teen she had a melancholy tone that could melt your heart. She made an interesting Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady...

Even when she's so-so, she's better than almost anyone.

Sigh....
mzn50
180 posts
 
Peter D, the Sessions Vol 1 is the DVD version I have and she does a track on that DVD..BTW, that whole DVD is exceptional !

Matt
asa
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Saw Colvin @ ayr ago at Ravinia, the outdoor summer home of the CSO, here on the outskirts of Chicago. Very nice night. Started buying more after that - always a good sign. Other people hear and ask, who's that? Have a small 5 cut CD live that sounds very good. I'll check out the '88, thanks.

Eva Cassidy. If you don't own Blues Alley, please, get it gentlemen. Not much of a Das Sting solo fan, but "Fields of Gold" by Cassidy leaves me silent...and, hopeful.

What more could one ask?
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