Before and After Tracks

Before and After
Ghost Train
I Do Not Know Its Name
Stones in the River
If Not Now
A Small Flashlight
I Meant To Do My Work Today
A Simple Change Of Heart
Hush
Coy Dogs
Do No Harm
I Wish I May I Wish I Might
A Crash of Rhinoceros

New Album: Before & After

Rounder Records is pleased to announce Carrie Newcomer's latest album Before and After, set for release on February 23rd, 2010. The acclaimed singer/songwriter praised by the Dallas Morning News for her "warm, rich alto and penchant for exquisite melodies" has created a brand new album that captures her uniquely irreverent and spiritual take on the world.

This latest release, Newcomer emphasizes "is not an album about being flashy or playing lots of notes, it's about playing the most elegant notes and placing them perfectly." And indeed, Before and After combines the very best of Newcomer's folk-roots sound, overlaid with Appalachian and classical influences. Featuring a special guest appearance from Mary Chapin Carpenter, coupled with Newcomer's voice, the album launches itself with an unforgettably haunting and beautiful collaboration from two of acoustic music's most resonant female vocalists. The melodious sound on Before and After results from closely working with a core of exceptional musicians who combine piano, violin, mandolin, cello, bass and percussion with Newcomer's adept guitar work and soulful voice, which the Austin Statesman has described as being "as rich as Godiva chocolate." The album also features a second stunning duet featuring special guest Krista Detor on "Do No Harm."