{"id":6543,"date":"2013-01-30T14:09:05","date_gmt":"2013-01-30T20:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/?p=6543"},"modified":"2019-10-03T13:04:34","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T18:04:34","slug":"mary-chapin-carpenter-shares-emmy-accolades-with-nashville-public-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/2013\/01\/30\/mary-chapin-carpenter-shares-emmy-accolades-with-nashville-public-television\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary Chapin Carpenter Shares Emmy Accolades with Nashville Public Television"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Grammy-Winning Singer-Songwriter Wins for Narration of Civil War Doc on Women<\/em><\/h2>\n

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter<\/strong><\/a> has added an Emmy Award to her accolades. Carpenter picked up an Emmy at the Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards ceremony on Saturday, January 26 for her narration on the Nashville Public Television (NPT) documentary, No Going Back: Women and the War<\/a><\/em>, part of the station\u2019s \u201cTennessee Civil War 150\u201d series.\u00a0 Joining Carpenter in winning statuettes were the program\u2019s co-producers and writers, Greta Requierme<\/strong> and Ed Jones<\/strong>, and executive producer and NPT president and CEO Beth Curley<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

No Going Back: Women and the War<\/strong><\/em>, which premiered on NPT in February 2012, explores how the lives of women, and their roles in society, changed during and after the Civil War. The episode was the third in the series, which also included its predecessors Secession<\/em><\/a> and Music of the Civil War<\/a>,<\/em> and subsequent documentaries, Crisis of Faith<\/a><\/em>, also a regional Emmy winner, and Shiloh: The Devil\u2019s Own Day<\/em><\/a>. The series coincides with the Sesquicentennial anniversary of the Civil War. Its next installment, Looking Over Jordan<\/em>, premieres on February 28, 2013. For more information, please visit wnpt.org\/civilwar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe knew Mary Chapin was a terrific storyteller from her songwriting, but we were blown away with the warmth of her delivery and the compassion, and sincerity she was able to convey,\u201d said Requierme. \u201cShe delivered with upmost respect the story of these Civil War-era women who faced the hardships of daily life during wartime on their own, and forged a new way of life for all women as a result.\u201d<\/p>\n

Five-time Grammy Award winner and two-time Country Music Association (CMA) Female Vocalist Of The Year, Carpenter\u2019s Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum albums have yielded a bounty of self-penned hits including \u201cNever Had it So Good,\u201d \u201cHe Thinks He\u2019ll Keep Her,\u201d \u201cDown at the Twist and Shout,\u201d \u201cI Feel Lucky,\u201d \u201cI Take My Chances,\u201d \u201cShut Up and Kiss Me\u201d and \u201cTender When I Want to Be.\u201d Her songs have also been recorded by such diverse artists as Joan Baez, Wynonna, Maura O\u2019Connell, Mary Black, Cyndi Lauper, Dianne Reeves, Betty Buckley, Tony Rice and Trisha Yearwood. Her latest record, Ashes and Roses, came out in 2012. For more information, please visit marychapincarpenter.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Tennessee Civil War 150<\/a>,” a joint production between NPT and The Renaissance Center, is made possible in part by The Tennessee National Heritage Area, the Tennessee Dept. of Education and the Tennessee Sesquicentennial Commission.<\/p>\n