"Rapturously tuneful, Newcomer's material asks all the right questions and refuses to settle for easy answers."- Rolling Stone
Rounder Records is pleased to announce the February 23, 2010 release of Before and After, the latest album from Carrie Newcomer - the captivating singer/songwriter described as "a soaring songstress" by Billboard, "a prairie mystic" by The Boston Globe and "combining a rich voice and equally rich lyrics to weave a tapestry of life and hope" by The Associated Press.
Before and After is a skillfully arranged and performed collection of folk-roots tracks with Appalachian and classical influences. It is also an album about change and transformation. For Newcomer, "songwriting, performance and production are not about being flashy or clever - it is about telling a compelling story in language and music with elegance and clarity." The title track, featuring a guest harmony vocal by Mary Chapin Carpenter, explores the large and small experiences by which we mark our lives. This combination of two of acoustic music's most rich and resonant female vocalists is haunting and beautiful.
Singer/songwriter Jeremy Dion will open the show. Jeremy Dion has been named one of the artists to watch by award-winning engineer David McGuinness (U2, Pearl Jam, Tom Waits).
