I mean, I don’t think he expected us to sound bad, but he had a really visceral reaction to the blend and wanted to write songs for that pair of voices. “What inspired him to want to make a record was that our voices sounded really great together,” Colvin said. He followed through, and now fans of the two acclaimed artists can hear the collaborative album, “Colvin & Earle,” which was released in June. It rarely happens because everybody’s career gets in the way.”Īpparently, Earle wasn’t like many other artists.

“But I’d talked about doing this before with other artists. “I had all the interest in the world in doing it,” Colvin said in a recent phone interview. When Steve Earle suggested to Shawn Colvin that the two singer-songwriters should make an album together, Colvin was skeptical a project would ever happen. A parking map and additional information can be found at. More information: For VIP tickets, search “Avon Live” at. Nottingham Park, Avon.Ĭost: General admission is free, and the VIP experience is $20. Where: Avon Performance Pavilion in Harry A. with The Kids Zone, which features face painting and the Cave of Confusion, a 3D interactive maze. What: Shawn Colvin & Steve Earle, the final concert in the Avon Live Summer Concerts in the Park Series.

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