“I created some criteria for myself,” says Mary Chapin Carpenter, discussing her latest album, Sometimes Just the Sky. “The first thing was that I didn’t want to take a song I had already revisited in ...

"The Merry Sisters of Fate" Green Linnet The best moments on Mary Chapin Carpenter's eighth album are its quietest songs, the nearly whispered ruminations and confessions of confusion about unresolved ...

Mary Chapin Carpenter, left, and Steve Earle have Central Kentucky music concerts this weekend. Aaron Farrington, left, Danny Clinch On their newest albums, Steve Earle and Mary Chapin Carpenter sing ...

Mary Chapin Carpenter: Still taking chances (and still learning) on her new album. Credit: Photo by Aaron Farrington/Courtesy of Sacks & Co. Like all musicians in the ...