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The back story is John's wife Fiona hails from Ireland, so he and the wife and his sons tend to head over there every summer. At the same time he usually does some European dates, probably so he can take a tax write-off on the whole trip. Great stuff, though. Thanks. scott memmer |
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He is a giant talent as a songwriter
I have covered a number of his toons for years Angel from Montgomery Paradise (and now a derivative about Nat Gas drilling in the Pinedale anticline Wyoming) Please Don't bury Me Flag Decal Take the Stars out of the window (best cover version is by "The Paperboys"
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"The last time I saw her, she was standing in the rain With an overcoat under her arm, leaning on a horsehead cane wow |
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JP is literally the soundtrack to my life. He is awesome. I play many of his tunes. I've seen him play too many times to count. I see him next in November in DC.
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a little Prine tongue-twister I recorded a couple years back -
https://app.box.com/s/04u0pi4v7niig7h5verp
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As I said before, the older I get the more I appreciate John Prine.
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When I was in my early 20's, I was taking lessons at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago. After class ended, a large group of the students went over to a local pub called the Saddle Club to hear whoever was going to play at an open mike. On one evening, we were pretty excited because we had been told Steve Goodman was going to play. By then, he already had some fame in Chicago.
Steve played a few songs, then said he wanted to introduce a friend of his, a letter carrier (postman in those days), who wrote some great songs. John Prine, completely unknown at that point, got up and sang a couple of his songs. Of course, they were stunning. Even so, at that point, one couldn't know of the fame he would achieve, nor could the audience know this was an historic moment. His singing was -- well, it wasn't great. The guitar playing was very, very basic. But the lyrics were extraordinary. One of my favorite memories of the Chicago folk scene.
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Saw John Prine last Saturday at the Country Music Hall of Fame where he talked about his book, "Beyond Words." He related some insightful stories and played a couple of songs. As always, he sounded great!
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Thanks for the photos and such. Sounds like a great evening. Looks like he played solo that night, not with his band. Jason Wilbur's a heckuva guitar player.
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You're welcome, Scott. Yes, John played alone, but he sounded incredible! Add to that the fantastic acoustics in the Ford Theater at the Hall of Fame. You're right about Jason. He's a heckuva guitar player! [emoji106] |
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JP is an American treasure. Thanks! Scott |
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Here's Steve and John on "Souvenirs": |
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We saw John Prine at Red Rocks last night with Kacey Musgraves. In ten years of seeing Prine shows, this was maybe the best. He was in his usual good spirits, played and sang well, and his band killed it. A highlight -- something I've not seen him do before -- was bring up a bunch of family members to sing "Paradise" for the finale. His wife and Musgraves singing, his son Tommy singing and playing guitar, his nephew on guitar, and Pat McLaughlin's son on electric guitar.
Prine played several guitars, including a new Prine signature Martin, which he joked would make good kindling. I'm a Kacey Musgraves fan after last night, too. In addition to singing three songs with him during his show, she closed out her opening set with this one: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/vi...prine-20150209 An excellent night under the Colorado stars.
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