Mary Chapin Carpenter - Lockdown Songs Quittin' Time

I did say I was not going to post too much of these things however.....this is possibly my favourite ever MCC songs. She does it both slow and fast, certainly live I have heard her do it both ways. A great song of lost love and regret...a companion in some ways to the Waterboys The Thrill Is Gone, again I song I think is superb.



Here is how it used to sound, Shawn Colvin on backing vocals!

Lockdown Streaming Concert - Billy Bragg, Indigo Girls, Mary Chapin Carpenter and many more.

I hope this link works as this looks absolutely superb, I have signed up and from what I can work out starts at 10pm UK time

https://www.facebook.com/events/1692701624206287/

 

New Dar Williams cd Features Gary Louris, Mary Chapin Carpenter

I dont have much details but here is the amazon blurb:

This October, acclaimed singer-songwriter Dar Williams returns with reinterpretations of her most cherished songs on a definitive double CD release spanning her entire career from 1993 s The Honesty Room through 2008 s Promised Land. This unique two-disc set is comprised of all new acoustic recordings of her most loved songs featuring such luminaries of the folk scene as Mary Chapin Carpenter, Patty Larkin, Gary Louris (of the Jayhawks; Gary also produced the album) and Sara and Sean Watkins (of Nickel Creek), and a greatest hits compilation featuring all the best songs from her nine-album career. This exciting release offers a unique new take on Dar s music, with the two full length discs providing great value for fans new and old.

Disc: 1


1. Calling The Moon

2. If I Wrote You (feat. Gary Louris)

3. Spring Street (feat. Gary Louris)

4. I'll Miss You (feat. Gary Louris)

5. The Christians And The Pagans (feat. Sara and Sean Watkins)

6. What Do You Hear In These Sounds (feat. Gary Louris)

7. The One Who Knows (feat. Mary Chapin Carpenter)

8. The Babysitter's Here

9. As Cool As I Am (feat. Gary Louris)

10. You Rise And Meet The Day (feat. Gary Louris)

11. Iowa (feat. Gary Louris, Sara and Sean Watkins, Motherlode & Mary Chapin Carpenter)

12. When I Was A Boy (feat. Patty Larkin)

Disc: 2

1. It's Alright

2. Are You Out There

3. As Cool As I Am

4. If I Wrote You

5. February

6. The Mercy Of The Fallen

7. The Easy Way

8. The One Who Knows

9. Teen For God

10. After All

11. Book Of Love

12. The Beauty Of The Rain

13. The Babysitter's Here

14. Better Things

15. Spring Street

16. The Ocean

17. Closer To Me

18. Empire

19. End Of Summer

20. When I Was A Boy

Mary Chapin Carpenter - Live In The Studio, new song

http://www.amazon.com/gp/mpd/permalink/m1SDHJBCNWDOKW

Mary Chapin Carpenter - The Age of Miracles

I have found it really hard to get any information on this forthcoming release. Her web site has nothing and I eventually found a wee bit of info on the Rounder website:

"The Age of Miracles is Mary Chapin Carpenter’s third release on Zoe/Rounder Records. Written and recorded over the past three years, The Age of Miracles is a personal exploration of regret and resilience from the world-renowned singer-songwriter as a well as larger, more universal expression of wonder at the times we are living in. The record features an incredible line-up of musicians, including longtime collaborator Matt Rollings (piano, B-3 organ) as well as Russ Kunkel (drums), Duke Levine (electric and acoustic guitar) and Glenn Worf (bass). Also featured on the album are guest vocals from Vince Gill and Alison Krauss. "

Released on 10 May 2010 according to Amazon and from the previews another solid album from MCC!