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John Prine Tribute Album Recently Unveiled – Feat. Old Crow Medicine Show and More!

Recently I was G-Chatted by a good friend, JT Kennelly, who let me know about a new musical sensation: a John Prine Tribute album! titled Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows.  This album is to feature a great group of bands and singers including The Avett Brothers, OCMS, My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst, and many more.  This is pretty exciting!

Short Bio from The Prine Shrine

Born in Maywood, IL on October 10, 1946, John Prine’s body of work has become the high-water mark of American songwriting and his songs have found a home in the repertoire of musical luminaries such as Bonnie Raitt, Johnny Cash and George Strait.

On March 9, 2005, at the request of Poet Laureate Ted Kooser, John Prine became the first singer/songwriter to read and perform at the Library of Congress.

Prine takes his own sweet time dancing with his muse — and truly writes what’s in his soul. So if it takes him a little longer to compose the songs that capture the moments that reveal the gently folded human truths that bind us all together, it’s always worth the wait.

Listen to Prine on youtube or grooveshark, but you ought to at least hear some of his work, it’s quite good, sometimes a little cheesy and sometimes old-timey.

Pre-Order and Sample some of the songs from the upcoming release here:

https://www.amazon.com/Broken-Hearts-Dirty-Windows-Songs/dp/B003JDQJLE/ref=pd_krex_fa_t_dp_img

Summer Plans! What are yours?

To whom it may concern:

Thus it begins, a Summer Road-Trip of limited sorts.

I am going to be driving from Phoenix to D.C. starting this
Tuesday morning (6.08).
I will be in Dallas on Tuesday night and will leave Thursday (6.10).
I will be arriving in D.C. on Friday or Saturday at the latest (6.11/12).
I will be in D.C. taking an art class and visiting old haunts (Prospect Hill is top o’ the list; and I want Sponge-Bob back.  You know who you are).
I will be attending the wedding of one MP[3] Jones and Sam.  I will be in Dallas for a week for that, and then back to D.C.

I will be in D.C. until around July 15th or so.  This would be a good time to get everyone together as I will be free and not taking classes.  Maybe some of your norther NY & PA folk can come down for something?

On my way back to Phoenix I was thinking of hitting up Raleigh, Atlanta, New Orleans, Dallas, Austin, Houston, and anything else in the way if you invite me.
Let me know if you are going to be around in these places and would like to grab lunch or hang out for a more extended time.  I have a pretty loose schedule as much as things go.  
Leave a comment on here with your summer plans so that we can figure something out!  

London Town

Here’s one of Kinch’s songs that I’ve only heard live (I don’t know if it’s on any of their albums). Enjoy!

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