One of the US’s finest singer-songwriters, the multi-Grammy winning Shawn Colvin, is undertaking a rare UK tour this autumn, with one of the date’s at The Glasshouse in Gateshead.

This intimate Glasshouse show forms part of a milestone tour celebrating the 30th anniversary of Shawn Colvin’s seminal 1996 album ‘A Few Small Repairs’. It’s a record that permanently etched Colvin into the modern Americana and folk lexicon, driven by the indelible smash single ‘Sunny Came Home’—a track that swept both Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the 1998 Grammy Awards. Since bursting onto the scene with her 1989 debut ‘Steady On’, Colvin has spent over three decades crafting songs that balance emotional vulnerability with sharp, acerbic wit. Known for her mesmerising acoustic guitar work and a voice that glides seamlessly between tender intimacy and raw power, she remains one of the most compelling live storytellers of her generation. Her visit to the north-east promises a rare chance to experience these classic tracks reframed by thirty years of touring and life experience. Whether you have followed her journey since the late eighties, or simply fell in love with the timeless storytelling of ‘A Few Small Repairs’, her appearance inside The Glasshouse’s famously sublime acoustics is set to be a real autumn highlight. JL

Shawn Colvin, Thursday 15 October, Sage Two, The Glasshouse, Gateshead, 8pm, £35.80, theglasshouseicm.org