Carrie Newcomer

Grammy winner and Rounder Records artist Carrie Newcomer is a rare breed of singer/songwriter: the kind who illuminates life with startling depth, humor and clarity. Praised by Billboard as a “soaring songstress,” Newcomer is an acclaimed musician who continues to create music from her uniquely spiritual and poignant take on the world. Her latest album, "Before and After," is no exception, highlighting Newcomer’s ability to blend her rich alto with a poetic lyricism on a skillfully arranged and performed collection of folk roots tracks, with Appalachian and classical influences.  The listener experiences a deep connection through Newcomer’s lyrics, which explore life with a progressive spiritual sensibility. The Minneapolis City Pages wrote, “Newcomer's musing is deeply introspective, but she offers it with a poet's sense of nuance and a folkie's common touch, turning philosophical theory into the stuff of people's daily lives.”

Newcomer, a Quaker, cuts across secular and spiritual boundaries. In recent years, she has emerged as a respected and recognized artistic voice for the progressive spiritual community. On "Before and After," Newcomer continues to be inspired by her friendships and recent collaborations with leading authors and theologians, including Parker J. Palmer, Phillip Gulley, Scott Russell Sanders, Jim Wallis, Brian McLaren, Jill Bolte Taylor, Richard K. Thomas and Barbara Kingsolver. Her relationship with this community influenced many of the album’s compelling themes and inspired the songs: “Do No Harm,” “Stones in the River,” and “I Wish I May, I Wish I Might.”

Tickets now on sale at the Williamsburg Library's Program Services desk or by phone at (757) 259-4070:

Tickets •  Call 757.259.4070 to reserve:

• $20 adults
• $18 Friends of WRL and students
• $10 under 16

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The video below features Carrie with Gary Walters on piano, who will be performing with her at the Williamsburg Library concert.