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last updated 13-Mar-2005

JOHN PRINE ARCHIVED NEWS

11/27/2007
Listen in to 650 AM WSM Radio Nashville on Friday, November 30th from 8 AM to 9:30 AM. When Bill Cody serves up breakfast and chats with legendary performers John Prine and Mac Wiseman at the Station Inn - He'll also be serving up a delicious breakfast for those in attendance. You have to win tickets from 650 AM WSM in order to attend. -click here to listen to it online!
 
11/21/2007
Congratulations Richard Weintraut on winning those Tickets to have breakfast with Bill Cody, John Prine and Mac Wiseman!! Wooo hooo!!!!!  

11/16/2007

#9 for Prine in WUMB Folk radio's Top favorite performers of the past 25 years poll ...see the  entire list here.

  
11/15/2007

Download FREE tracks at AmazonMP3 of Oh Boy Recording artists John Prine, Todd Snider, Steve Goodman and Dan Reeder - Better hurry - this deal isn't forever.....

XM Radio's "The Village" To Air Interview with John Prine & Mac Wiseman Nov 27  Air time: Tues, Nov 27 at 12 noon ET, 9 AM Pacific. This interview was recorded around the release of Standard Songs for Average People, and will now air for the first time! Make sure to tune-in for a candid interview with Mac and John!
 
11/06/2007
Larger Than Life: A Celebration of Steve Goodman and His Music DVD Featuring eight great performances from a cast of legendary artists, be sure to check out this very special night available on DVD for the first time ever!   Track Listing:

1) Arlo Guthrie - City of New Orleans
2) Iris Dement - He's Not You (a.k.a. If She Were You)
3) Todd Snider - This Hotel Room
4) Lyle Lovett - I Just Keep Falling In Love
5) Emmylou Harris - Yellow Coat
6) Jackson Browne - Grand Canyon Song
7) John Prine - You Never Even Call Me By My Name
8) John Prine - My Old Man

8/01/2005
In Spite of Ourselves is selected as one of Being There magazine's 25 Greatest Country Albums of All Time!

7/14/2005
John Prine interview is cancelled for Bob Harris Country for Thu 14 July due to scheduling conflicts - watch their site for updates.

7/3/2005
BEING THERE: Getting To Know... This month's issue Zayne Reeves gives us the goods on John Prine's 30+ years of recordings.

7/2/2005
RESCHEDULED: Fair and Square on CBS Sunday Morning - July 3 (rescheduled from 6/26), CBS featured John Prine's Fair and Square on the music segment of the show hosted by Bill Flanagan. A clip of "Crazy As A Loon" from the June 20 taping of Austin City Limits was used in the segment.

7/1/2005
John Prine Live at Bonnaroo Festival set is available for download ($$) at Bonnaroo's website here
 

6/16/2005
2005 Americana Music Awards & Honors Nominations Announced John Prine is nominated for Artist Of The Year! Americana Music Association (AMA) annual awards show is to be held Sept. 9 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.

6/15/2005
Hands Across The Water is a project  to raise funds to help rebuild the lives of the children so badly effected by the recent disaster in South East Asia. John & Fiona Prine have participated on track 8 of the CD -  "Til a Tear Becomes a Rose" a rare duet between John and his Donegal born wife Fiona. The song was originally recorded for In Spite of Ourselves, and the Prine's gave the original tracks to to the project. To keep the Donegal spirit intact  Altan's Dermot Byrne on accordion was added. Read about the whole project here. 
 

6/07/2005
This Week's Americana Music Number one album for week of Mon, June 6  -  John Prine - Fair and Square - Oh Boy!

6/06/2005
10 PM-Midnight EST John Prine will be the guest on World Cafe' tonight on WFUV 90.7 fm in NYC  at 10 pm EST. Interview & music...

5/11/2005
WOG & the Space Monkey went to the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville to hear Roger Cook, Keith Sykes, and Teenie Hodges... guess who showed up?.... read it here

5/21/2005
Fair & Square #1 in Heavy Rotation & Airplay at Ctrl.Alt.Country; #2 in airplays at Rootsmusic reports; #5 at Americana Music Chart and #38 at the BBC; #118 National & #14 at Nielson Soundscan; still in the top 15 at CMJ; in the top 30 in Montreal AND still in the top #10 over all at Amazon.com

5/16 /2005
Listen to the live interview clips of John Prine on Sirius Satellite radio here

05/11/2005
GREAT ARTICLE in City Pages - "Listening to John Prine at the mouth of a freeway - I'll Have a Blizzard with a Topping of Basic American Decency" by Jim Walsh" read it here