Colvin’s been through a handful of musical changes since the ‘80s, but her breakthrough hit “Sunny Came Home” is still part of the set.
When Shawn Colvin began planning her current tour, it was expected to work out a bit differently. There were always planned to be three world-class singer/songwriters onstage together, including herself and Marc Cohn. Rehearsals were due to start in March 2020, and the third singer would have been David Crosby.
The tour was first postponed by COVID, then Crosby’s health issues led to his dropping out. His first replacement was Colvin’s longtime friend and collaborator Mary Chapin Carpenter, but she too got sidelined by a shoulder injury. Finally Crosby suggested one of his own favorite newer artists, Sarah Jarosz, to join Colvin and Cohn. That acoustic supergroup will hit the Wilbur on Thursday.
“There’s a lot to enjoy,” Colvin says. “We take turns with all of us onstage, going down the line playing songs. Marc and Sarah are fine harmony singers, but they also add some instrumentation that the songs hadn’t had before.” Jarosz brings some youthful energy to the group, and probably some of Colvin’s own musical influence.
