Follow the link to listen to Mary Chapin Carpenter live in Denver’s KBCO Studio C performing “The Way I Feel” and “I Was a Bird” along with a short interview. You can listen to the performance here.
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Mary Chapin Carpenter talks about ‘The Age of Miracles’ »
Calling her new album “The Age of Miracles” wasn’t some grand exaggeration for Mary Chapin Carpenter. After all, the multiple Grammy award winning singer/songwriter has been through the mill during the past few years after suffering a pulmonary embolism in … Continue reading
UK and Irish Tour Dates Announced! »
Mary Chapin is thrilled to announce a string of UK and Irish dates in October and November. Tift Merritt will be along for all dates as the support act. See below for dates or visit the tour page Oct 23 … Continue reading
New Website Launched »
The new Mary Chapin Carpenter website is finally here. The site will grow in the months ahead and we hope you enjoy this as a home for all things Mary Chapin. The Tour started off brilliantly in Mary Chapin’s Charlottesville, … Continue reading
Mary Chapin on The Age of Miracles »
I began writing the songs for The Age of Miracles in the summer of 2007. A few months prior, I had suffered a pulmonary embolism which had forced the cancellation of all touring and performing for that year. When I suddenly had a lot of time on my hands after recovering from this life threatening illness, the inclination to look inward and try to answer the question “what now?” was fairly unavoidable.
The Age of Miracles, out April 27 »
MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER’S
THE AGE OF MIRACLES OUT APRIL 27
ON ZOË/ROUNDER RECORDS
CARPENTER TO RECEIVE “SPIRIT OF AMERICANA” AWARD
NATIONWIDE SUMMER TOUR CONFIRMED
The Age of Miracles »
We Traveled So Far 4:27 Zephyr 3:34 I Put My Ring Back On 2:44 Holding Up The Sky 4:48 4 June 1989 4:48 I Was A Bird 3:25 Mrs. Hemingway 5:57 I Have A Need For Solitude 3:42 What You … Continue reading
Free Speech in Music Event to Honor Mary Chapin Carpenter »
“Freedom Sings,” a Celebration of Free Speech in Music,
April 27 at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.;
Mary Chapin Carpenter to Receive ‘Spirit of Americana’ Award
Album Info: The Calling »
Mary Chapin Carpenter’s The Calling, her first release for Zöe/Rounder, is unique among a body of work that has earned her five Grammy Awards and helped her sell 13 million records in the first 20 years of her career. While her writing continues to be deeply personal, this new collection of songs also unequivocally addresses issues both public and political: from the after-effects of Hurricane Katrina to religious zealotry to the trial-by-radio of the Dixie Chicks. Thematically, the album is about faith, vocation, commitment, responsibility, and the ways these are wielded for various—often, competing—agendas.
This I Believe »
This essay was written for NPR Weekend Edition’s “This I Believe,” an ongoing series about the core values and beliefs that guide people’s daily lives. First broadcast on June 23. Following is the original unabridged version.