John Prine Live LP Featuring Roger Waters, Jim James Planned for Fall

John Prine Live LP Featuring Roger Waters, Jim James Planned for Fall

John Prine and Friends, recorded at Newport Folk Festival 2017, also features Justin Vernon, Margo Price, Nathaniel Rateliff, Lucius

Recorded during the 2017 Newport Folk Festival, John Prine and Friends is the first-ever release of this celebrated and unique performance. Joining John on stage during this once-in-a-lifetime set were some of our very dear friends including (in order of appearance) Justin Vernon, Jim James, Margo Price, Nathaniel Rateliff, Lucius, and Roger Waters.

Offered exclusively through Newport Folk, John Prine and Friends has been mixed from the original multi-tracks and mastered specifically for this vinyl release. This limited edition 2-record set will be pressed on premium 180-gram vinyl and housed in a deluxe Stoughton old-style tip-on gatefold jacket. Each pre-order includes an instant digital download of the entire recording.

Proceeds from the sale support the Newport Festivals Foundation’s ongoing initiatives to aid musicians in need and music programs across the country.

Limited to 3 per customer. Attempting to purchase more may lead to cancellation of your order.

Pre-orders start Tuesday, March 23rd at 11 a.m. ET. and come with an instant digital download.

The album features Vernon on “Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow),” James on “All the Best,” Price on “In Spite of Ourselves,” Rateliff on “Sam Stone,” Waters and Lucius on “Hello in There” and the full group on the show-closing “Paradise.”

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The UK Americana Awards January 2021 - Details Here...

The UK Americana Awards ceremony on January 28 will include unique performances from: American
Aquarium, Emily Barker, Elvis Costello, Steve Earle, Mary Gauthier, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, and a host of this year's nominees (see below for full list of nominees). Once again presented by Bob Harris OBE, the show will also feature appearances from award-winning actor Colin Firth CBE, BBC Radio 2's Johnnie Walker, BBC Radio 6's Steve Lamacq, Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie, as well as an unmissable 'In Conversation' with the legendary Mavis Staples and former AMA-UK award winner, Brandi Carlile.

A very special John Prine Tribute Show will air directly before the Awards on January 28 with performances from Billy Bragg, Ferris & Sylvester, Ida Mae and many more. The late John Prine has been honoured with the specially created Songwriter Legacy Award 2021, in celebration of the legendary US singer-songwriter's life and work.

The Showcase Festival will run across two stages on both of the evenings of January 26 and 27, delivering an amazing 14 hours of music across two days. Some of the many highlights will be sets from Courtney Marie Andrews, Joshua Burnside, Darlingside, Jason Isbell (and the 400 Unit), Larkin Poe, Jim Lauderdale, Mipso, Katie Pruitt, The Mavericks, The War and Treaty. The AMA-UK is proud to present a gender balanced programme for the 4th year running; something it champions in all its activities.

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Kurt Vile Covers John Prine’s “Speed of the Sound of Loneliness”

Kurt Vile Covers John Prine’s “Speed of the Sound of Loneliness”

Kurt Vile stopped by Late Night with Seth Meyers on Thanksgiving evening to perform his cover of “Speed of the Sound of Loneliness” by John Prine. Watch the full performance below.

Instead of doing the traditional introduction to segue into Vile’s performance, Meyers actually told a brief, personal story before passing the microphone over to the musician. “My family loved John Prine and we booked this act because we thought it would be a perfect song to listen to together on that couch,” he said. “Now we can’t be together, and it was unplanned, but this is a perfect song for anyone who’s not with their loved ones this year.”

Vile’s rendition of the song is a faithful, yet emotional, spin on Prine’s original version. Basked in the soft glow of an overhead light, Vile takes his time fingerpicking his way through the track, letting his voice curl around each vocal slide with the slightly pitchy delivery he’s known for — and the result of which makes for a rather tender cover of “Speed

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Elvis Costello & Steve Earle will play UK Americana Awards

Elvis Costello & Steve Earle will play UK Americana Awards

UnCut magazine have reported that The 2021 UK Americana Awards will take the form of a virtual ceremony on January 28, including performances by Elvis Costello and Steve Earle (with more names to be announced).

The UK Americana Music Association (AMA-UK) yesterday revealed the winners of their special awards: Elvis Costello for the AMA-UK 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award; Mavis Staples for the International Lifetime Achievement Award; Christine McVie for the Trailblazer Award; and Steve Earle for the International Trailblazer Award. A new category, the Songwriter Legacy Award, was specially created this year for the late John Prine.

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RIP John Prine

Bruce Springsteen has paid tribute to "songwriter for the ages" John Prine following his death on Tuesday.

The 73-year-old passed away at Nashville's Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Tennessee from complications related to the coronavirus. He was hospitalised last month and placed in intensive care for 13 days after testing positive for Covid-19.

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Following news of his death, confirmed by his wife and manager, stars flocked to social media to share their condolences, with Springsteen remembering his friend and former collaborator as the "loveliest guy in the world".

"Over here on E Street, we are crushed by the loss of John Prine," he wrote on Twitter. "John and I were 'New Dylans' together in the early '70s and he was never anything but the loveliest guy in the world. A true national treasure and a songwriter for the ages. We send love and prayers to his family."

After meeting backstage at a Bob Dylan show in the 1970s, Springsteen and Prine became friends, and took to the stage together to perform Prine's Paradise in 1988. Springsteen went on to contribute backing vocals to the song Take a Look at My Heart, which featured on Prine's 1991 album The Missing Years.

Other stars to pay tribute to the country and folk music icon included Miranda Lambert, who shared a picture of herself and Prine on her Instagram page and wrote: "Thank you for everything. One and only. #hellointhere #johnprine."

"My heart hurts learning that John Prine has passed away. He is singing with the angels. You will be missed but your songs will live on," Sheryl Crow posted on her Instagram page, while Toby Keith added: "The great John Prine has passed away from the virus. He showed me how to 'let it rip' when it comes to songwriting. There's a huge hole in the music world tonight. John did it best. RIP."