Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent of Shovels & Rop Credit: Courtesy Recently, I caught up with the pair over the phone and asked how they balance the demands of the business with the cares of a living ...

Next month, Americana duo Shovels & Rope are set to return with their new album, By Blood. Due out April 12th via Dualtone Music, the follow-up to 2016’s Little Seeds finds the binds between husband ...

I'm writing from the crowd before the start of a Shovels & Rope show. It's a funny name for a band. When we told our Uber driver where we were headed, he said, "Hope they ain't tying nobody up." The ...

For mine operators, keeping an electric rope shovel in the bank is essential for optimum productivity and profitability. Recognizing this vital requirement, Caterpillar has developed the Operator ...

Fans of Shovels, Rope or both need not be alarmed by “Divide & Conquer,” a wrenching breakup song on the new album “Manticore.” It’s compelling but fictional, and happily, Michael Trent and Cary Ann ...

Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent invited an assortment of their best musician friends to play on their new album of covers, Busted Jukebox Vol. I. Shovels & Rope Explains Its New Covers Album, Track ...

Internationally acclaimed folk duo Shovels & Rope is wife-husband team Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent, who are still happily based right here in the Lowcountry no matter their increasing notoriety.

Country and rock music come together infectiously, joyfully in Shovels & Rope. “O’ Be Joyful,” the debut album from the Charleston, S.C.-based duo, is so justly named. In the title song from that 2012 ...

Shovels & Rope are preparing to release their new album, 'Swimmin' Time.' The husband and wife duo, Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent, are set to release the album on Aug. 26 on Dualtone Music. The ...