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Mary Chapin Carpenter and Friends Go 'Looking For The Thread' and Find Kismet

Mary Chapin Carpenter and Friends Go 'Looking For The Thread' and Find Kismet

When they finished recording their album, Looking For The Thread, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Karen Polwart, and Julie Fowlis, along with their producer and musicians, switched off the studio lights, lay down on the floor and listened to their creation. According to a press release, Polwart summed this up as, “just

ALBUM REVIEW: 'Long Shadows' is Roger Street Friedman at his Best

ALBUM REVIEW: 'Long Shadows' is Roger Street Friedman at his Best

ALBUM REVIEW: Ty Myers' Debut 'The Select' is Full of Promise

ALBUM REVIEW: Ty Myers' Debut 'The Select' is Full of Promise

ALBUM REVIEW: Charles "Wigg" Walker's 'This Love is Gonna Last' Makes You Believe it Will

ALBUM REVIEW: Charles "Wigg" Walker's 'This Love is Gonna Last' Makes You Believe it Will

ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Memory Bank,’ Drew & Ellie Holcomb Revel in the Ups and Downs of Life

ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Memory Bank,’ Drew & Ellie Holcomb Revel in the Ups and Downs of Life

ALBUM REVIEW: Folk Song Innovator Sam Amidon Reimagines Folk Songs on 'Salt River'

ALBUM REVIEW: Folk Song Innovator Sam Amidon Reimagines Folk Songs on 'Salt River'

ALBUM REVIEW: Grace, Empathy, and Crys Matthews' 'Reclamation'

ALBUM REVIEW: Grace, Empathy, and Crys Matthews' 'Reclamation'