Grammy Award-winning musician and songwriter Rodney Crowell will be coming to the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor on May 10 in support of the release of his newest album, “Tarpaper Sky.” His new album harkens back to some of his most loved and revered works and it comes on the heels of a 2013 Grammy win for Best Americana Album for “Old Yellow Moon.” This highly praised recording was in collaboration with Emmylou Harris, was also awarded Album of the Year from the Americana Music Association.

For “Tarpaper Sky,” Crowell assembled most of the players who’d graced his breakthrough album “Diamonds & Dirt” for an old school recording session. Together in one room, the musicians recorded live-to-tape, sharing ideas and developing arrangements as a group. A good portion of the songs were laid down in 2010, but Crowell was pulled in different directions; he released the critically praised KIN with poet Mary Karr in 2012.

But all along his unfinished project beckoned, and after the band regrouped and it was all pulled together, Crowell realized he had something special. He’s called it “Tarpaper Sky,” an allusion to the rickety house with a bad roof in which he spent much of his Houston childhood.

This collection of pastorals paints pictures from an imaginary country landscape that tell simple stories with straightforward language and energetic musicianship. Highlights include the bittersweet “Long Journey Home,” the lively “Fever on the Bayou” (the album’s radio focus track), and the raucous barroom drive of “Frankie Please.”

As a whole, the songs on the album resonate with the themes Crowell’s fans have come to expect — vivid characters, heartbreak, and the unrelenting exploration of life’s lessons.

A two-time Grammy Award winner, member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and recipient of the 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting from the Americana Music Association, Crowell continues to add to his body of work and is as fresh, relevant and creative as ever.

This is Crowell’s first appearance at the historic Opera House in Boothbay Harbor. The performance is made possible thanks to generous sponsorship support from The Muir Family.

Tickets currently on sale for the 8 p.m. show: $25 in advance and $35 the day of the show. Tickets available through the Opera House Box Office at 86 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor or by calling 207-633-51559. Tickets also available online at boothbayoperahouse.com

For more information about Crowell, visit www.rodneycrowell.com.