Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

Great Expectations

Most musicians can only dream of being awarded a Grammy one day. So what happens to the lucky few who earn one for a debut album, like singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin? The Texas-based artist, of “Sunny Came Home” fame, raised the bar even higher. Since that 1989 success, she’s continued the winning streak with eight acclaimed recordings of what the Associated Press calls “smart, literate folk-pop,” and picked up a Grammy for Record of the Year and Song of the Year along the way. Pretty impressive, no? Even more exciting: You can catch this songbird live in Barre on Friday. With a recent release of live tunes under her belt and a memoir in the works, she’ll keep spectators on the edge of their seats to see what she conjures up next.