Mary Chapin Carpenter and Shawn Colvin Stage College October 19, 2013

Renowned singer-songwriters Mary Chapin Carpenter and Shawn Colvin brought their tour to the Eisenhower Auditorium at State College for an evening of songs and stories.  

Autographed Poster

The two have been friends for over 30 years, appeared with each other on recordings and TV appearances, but have never did a tour sharing the stage.  Throughout the over 2 hour show, MCC and Colvin shared stories and talked about each others songwriting process.  You could tell watching them interact that they are close friends and have an admiration for each other.  When not performing a duet, Carpenter would take a seat and watch Colvin perform and vice versa.

Photo by Mary Chapin Carpenter, taken from her Twitter Page

Along with being great songwriters and performers, they each have a great sense of wit and humor and it showed through throughout the evening.  The tour started in Spring of 2012 and has continued off and on since then, ending this month.  What's unique about this tour is that each artist doesn't do many of their hits-they delve into their catalog and do some of their favorite songs along with covers they both enjoy.  

After a Beatles cover, Colvin coaxed out of Carpenter that a new album will be coming out in January called "Songs From The Movie" that was recorded with a symphony.  

Ending the night on a duet, they performed "That's The Way Love Goes". 


SET LIST
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Catch The Wind
Polaroids
This Shirt
One Cool Remove
Shotgun Down The Avalache
I Have a Need For Solitude
Hold On
Change Is On The Way
He Thinks He'll Keep Her
That Don't Worry Me Now
Transcendental Reunion
Early Morning Rain
Someday
Four Seasons In One Day
Hand On My Back
Round of Blues
The Hard Way
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I'll Be Back
Sunny Came Home
I Feel Lucky
That's The Way Love Goes