http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2093&rws=%2Fmary-chapin-carpenter%2Fmusic-videos.rssCarpenter is as unlikely a star as one can find in today's cookie-cutter, mainstream country music scene. She began her career in earnest on the folk music circuit in Washington, D.C., in the 1980s, making a name for herself and developing a sizeable following thanks to her smart songwriting and crystal clear vocals. After signing to a major label, her third record yielded a surprise smash hit with the Cajun-inflected country rock song "Down At the Twist and Shout," an ode to a favorite D.C. nightclub. Her fourth record featured several hits, including a version of Lucinda Williams' "Passionate Kisses," and won several awards, selling over two million copies. - Eric SheaNew Folken720Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:18:10 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2093&rws=%2Fmary-chapin-carpenter%2Fmusic-videos.rss Carpenter is as unlikely a star as one can find in today's cookie-cutter, mainstream country music scene. She began her career in earnest on the folk music circuit in Washington, D.C., in the 1980s, making a name for herself and developing a sizeable following thanks to her smart songwriting and crystal clear vocals. After signing to a major label, her third record yielded a surprise smash hit with the Cajun-inflected country rock song "Down At the Twist and Shout," an ode to a favorite D.C. nightclub. Her fourth record featured several hits, including a version of Lucinda Williams' "Passionate Kisses," and won several awards, selling over two million copies. - Eric Shea