The album will be available in a variety of formats, a standard 10-track CD, a deluxe 13-track limited edition with three exclusive bonus tracks as well as vinyl. Colvin & Earle will celebrate the album's release with a worldwide tour that kicks off June 10th at New York's famed City Winery and continues through the summer and fall. Highlights include a two-night stand at London's historic Union Chapel, Islington (June 13th and 15th) and an eagerly awaited performance at Bruce Hornsby's inaugural Funhouse Festival, taking place June 25th on the Lawn of the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg.
Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle first met nearly three decades ago as Colvin opened a solo acoustic performance by Earle at Northampton, MA's beloved Iron Horse. The two proved fast friends, collaborating occasionally over the years until finally teaming up for 2014's "Songs and Stories, Together Onstage" tour, a sold-out run that saw the duo uniting for one-of-a-kind evenings of song-swapping, duets and storytelling. The Albany Times Union hailed the show as "a near perfect pairing," while The Morning Call praised Colvin & Earle for "(spurring) each other to greater eights." The Cleveland Plain Dealer summed it up best, declaring it "a joy to be able to witness two of the greatest at their craft."
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The shows were so exceptional Earle immediately proposed he and Colvin record an entire album together in the spirit of the tour. Their all-star backing band included guitarist Richard Bennett (Neil Diamond, Mark Knopfler, and Earle's seminal 1986 debut, GUITAR TOWN), drummer Fred
Eltringham (Willie Nelson, Kacey Musgraves), and bassist Chris Wood (of Medeski Martin & Wood) along with GRAMMY® Award-winner Buddy Miller (Patty Griffin, Robert Plant, Lucinda Williams) at the helm as producer and baritone guitarist. Colvin, Earle and Miller led the combo through a week-and-a-half-long session that possesses all the spontaneity and magic of the duo's live acoustic shows while also fleshing out the arrangements with alternating moments of subtle grace and raucous grit.
Fueled by deep emotional connection and spiritual bond, COLVIN & EARLE captures the once-in-a-lifetime magic of two extraordinary artists so in tune that they seem to be able to read each other's minds. It would have been impossible to predict at the Iron Horse all those years ago, but Colvin & Earle have gone from sharing a stage to sharing one of the finest records in either of their storied careers.
CONFIRMED TOUR DATES BELOW:
JUNE
10 - New York, NY - City Winery
13&15 - London, UK - Union Chapel
21-22 - Alexandria, VA - The Birchmere
24 - Concord, MA - The Umbrella Community Arts Center
25 - Williamsburg, VA - Funhouse Fest
27 - July 1 - Big Indian, NY - Steve Earle's Third Annual Camp Copperhead
JULY
14 - Burlington, VT - Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
15 - Chautauqua, NY - Chautauqua Amphitheater
16 - Northampton, MA - Calvin Theatre
17 - Portland, ME - Merrill Auditorium
19 - Rockport, MA - Shalin Liu Performance Center
20 - Englewood, NJ - Bergen PAC
22 - Camden, NJ - XPoNential Music Festival
23 - Greensboro, NC - Carolina Theatre
24 - Raleigh, NC - Meymandi Concert Hall
26 - Lexington, KY - Opera House
27 - Bowling Green, KY - The Warehouse at Mt. Victor Lane
29 - Detroit, MI - Motor City Casino Hotel
30 - Madison, WI - Capitol Theater
31 - Bayfield, WI - Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
AUGUST
2 - Apple Valley, MN - Weesner Amphitheater @ MN Zoo
3 - Kansas City, MO - Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
5 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
6 - Kettering, OH - Fraze Pavilion
7 - Cleveland, OH - Music Box Supper Club
19 - Salmon Arms, BC - Salmon Arms Roots and Blues Festival
20 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre
21 - Seattle, WA - Neptune Theatre
23 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall
24 - Spokane, WA - Bing Crosby Theater
25 - Boise, ID - Egyptian Theatre
28 - Jackson, WY - Center Theater
30 - Boulder, CO - Chautauqua Auditorium
31 - Avon, CO - Nottingham Park
SEPTEMBER
6 - Santa Barbara, CA - Lobero Theatre
8 - Redding, CA - Cascade Theatre
9 - Jacksonville, OR - The Britt Fest
10 - Arcata, CA - Van Duzer Theatre
11 - Chico, CA - Laxson Auditorium
14 - Saratoga, CA - The Mountain Winery
16 - Los Angeles, CA - Luckman Fine Arts Complex
17 - San Diego, CA - KAABOO Festival
More dates to be announced!
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