John Prine And Stephen Colbert: “That’s the Way the World goes Round”
Oldies Songs A Gentle Laugh in Hard Times: How “That’s the Way the World Goes Round” Turns Life’s Sorrows into Wry, Enduring Wisdom Few songwriters have ever captured the fragile absurdity of…
John Prine Ft. Sturgill Simpson And Brandi Carlile Perform ‘Summer’s End’
A Gentle Call Home: “Summer’s End” as a Song of Return, Regret, and Unconditional Love When John Prine released “Summer’s End” in 2018, it felt less like a new single…
John Prine & Steve Goodman – City of New Orleans
Oldies Songs A rolling hymn to memory, movement, and the quiet brotherhood found along the rails of American folk music Few songs in the American folk canon feel as lived in, as…
John Prine – Quit Hollerin’ At Me
A Quiet Plea for Mercy and Humor in the Small Wars of Everyday Love When “Quit Hollerin’ At Me” first appeared in 1995 on John Prine’s album Lost Dogs and…
Bonnie Raitt & John Prine – Angel From Montgomery
A Quiet Prayer for Ordinary Lives, Sung by Two Kindred Souls Across Time When “Angel From Montgomery” first appeared in 1971, it did not announce itself as a hit, nor…
John Prine & Steve Goodman – One Red Rose
A Single Rose as a Lifetime Gesture: Love, Friendship, and Quiet Truth in One Red Rose When John Prine released Bruised Orange in 1978, the album arrived without spectacle but…
John Prine – Saddle in the Rain
A Song About Carrying On When the Weather Turns Against You, and Doing It Quietly, With Dignity When John Prine released “Saddle in the Rain” on his 1975 album Common…
John Prine – Quiet Man
A still, unguarded portrait of a man who found truth in simplicity John Prine’s “Quiet Man” arrived in 1971 as part of his self-titled debut album, a record that did…
John Prine – Long Monday
A Quiet Monday That Echoes for a Lifetime — Long Monday by John Prine When you listen to Long Monday, you sense immediately that this is more than a song…
John Prine & Mac Wiseman – Just The Other Side Of Nowhere
Just the Other Side of Nowhere — a melancholic wanderer’s hymn to home and belonging When the voices of John Prine and Mac Wiseman come together on Just the Other…