Mary Chapin Carpenter
After some trying times — a blocked lung, a divorce and the death of her father — Mary Chapin Carpenter expresses her deepest emotions on this summer’s “Ashes and Roses.” Guests, including James Taylor and Mac McAnally, buoy the soft sounds but these reflections on heartbreak, loneliness and grief are far from easy listening. Opening is Tift Merritt, an alt-country warbler of style and grace. Jon Bream
