| Grammy Winner Shawn Colvin at PPAF |
As part of the Prescott Park Arts Festival 37th season, celebrated singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin will perform in
"Shawn Colvin stands out among female singer-songwriters as an enduring talent. She has one of those stunning, beautiful voices that lingers with you," said Prescott Park Arts Festival executive director Ben Anderson.
Since releasing her debut album 19 years ago, Colvin has won three Grammy awards and released eight albums, appeared on television and radio programs, and has had songs featured in major motion pictures, in addition to maintaining a national and international touring schedule.
Colvin's songs evoke a storyteller's warm and rich touch, her voice lending tenderness and empathy to even the toughest tales, such as the murder-ballad, "Sunny Came Home", which gave Colvin a Top 10 hit, as well as two Grammys.
"We sold out of our table seating weeks ago. Folks are definitely excited," says
Colvin's newest release, Shawn Colvin Live, was recorded during a special three-night solo engagement at San Francisco's famous jazz club, Yoshi's, and includes 12 songs written or co-written by Colvin, as well as covers of songs by Robbie Robertson, Gnarls Barkley, and the Talking Heads.
Held each Wednesday night in
The River House Restaurant Concert Series is part of the Prescott Park Arts Festival's 37thseason that also features the musical The Wizard of Oz, running every Thursday through Sunday until August 21, 2011.
All events offered at the Prescott Park Arts Festival are presented free of charge with a suggested donation of $5 - $8 dollars.
Since 1996, the Arts Festival has consistently been named by Yankee magazine as a "must see" tourist attraction. Prescott Park Arts Festival is an independent non-profit organization with a mission of serving the community with a diverse array of quality arts events accessible to all.