John Prine May Concerts

May is here, and it is going to be a very busy touring month for John Prine. Below is a list of his May concert appearances. Be sure to consult his tour page for full show details for these concerts and all the others scheduled for 2012.

Thursday, May 3 - Alix Goolden Hall in Victoria, BC
Buy Tickets


Saturday, May 5 - The Centre For Performing Arts in Vancouver, BC
Buy Tickets


Monday, May 7 - Enmax Hall in Edmonton, AB
Buy Tickets


Tuesday, May 8 - Jack Singer Concert Hall in Calgary, AB
Buy Tickets


Thursday, May 10 - TCU Place in Saskatoon, SK
Buy Tickets


Saturday, May 12 - Burton Cummings Theatre in Winnipeg, MB
Buy Tickets


Monday, May 14 - Massey Hall in Toronto, ON
Buy Tickets


Friday, May 25 - Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, FL
Buy Tickets


Saturday, May 26 - Plaza Theatre in Orlando, FL
Buy Tickets 

John Prine Winnipeg Sun Interview

John Prine recently spoke with the Winnipeg Sun about his upcoming tour dates, his songwriting process and the future of folk music. Read the article here.

John Prine April Concerts

As the month of April continues, John Prine is preparing for a few concerts across the US. Below is where he will be, and please refer to his tour page for full concert details for these shows and all the others throughout 2012.

Friday, April 13 - The Virginia Theatre in Champaign, IL
Buy Tickets


Saturday, April 14 - The Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend, IN
Buy Tickets


Friday, April 20 - The Wellmont Theatre in Montclair, NJ
Buy Tickets


Saturday, April 21 - The Bushnell's Mortenson Hall in Hartford, CT
Buy Tickets

John Prine March Concerts

March is here and it will be a busy month for John Prine in concert. Below is where he will be appearing, and please refer to his tour page for full show details on all 2012 concerts.

Friday, March 2 - Benedum Center for the Performing Arts in Pittsburgh, PA
Buy Tickets


Saturday, March 3 - Hershey Theatre in Hershey, PA
Buy Tickets


Friday, March 9 - Marcus Center for the Performing Arts in Milwaukee, WI
Buy Tickets


Saturday, March 10 - Genesee Theatre in Waukegan, IL
Buy Tickets

John Prine February Concerts

John Prine is preparing for a few shows this February. Please refer to his tour page for full details on these shows, as well as all the others currently scheduled for 2012.

Friday, February 3 - Coral Springs Center For The Arts in Coral Springs, FL
Buy Tickets


Sunday, February 5 - Cayamo Cruise departing Miami, FL
Sold Out

Bon Iver's Releasing Prine's "Bruised Orange"

Bon Iver will release his version of John Prine's "Bruised Orange (Chain Of Sorrow)" as the b-side on his upcoming 12" vinyl single for his song "Towers." The vinyl single will be released January 23 in the UK, while the USA will see a March 6 release date.

Bon Iver's version of "Bruised Orange (Chain Of Sorrow)" was originally released on the Oh Boy Records compilation entitled Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine. That album was released in June 2010.

John Prine Featured on Guy Clark Tribute CD

John Prine and Emmylou Harris contribute the track "Magnolia Wind" on the just-released album entitled This One's For Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark. Read more about this double-CD set here, and you can buy it from iTunes, Amazon and the manufacturer directly today. And for a limited time, stream the album thanks to Performing Songwriter magazine.

John Prine December Concerts

To close out 2011, John Prine will be performing four concerts this December. Here is where you can find him, and as always, please refer to John's official tour page for full concert details.

Friday, December 2 - The Midland in Kansas City, MO
Buy Tickets


Saturday, December 3 - Touhill Performing Arts Center in St. Louis, MO
Buy Tickets


Friday, December 16 - Saenger Theatre in Mobile, AL
Buy Tickets


Friday, December 17 - Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts
Buy Tickets

John Prine Speaks with AOL Spinner

John Prine recently spoke with AOL Spinner about his new archival release The Singing Mailman Delivers. Click here to read the entire article, where Prine touches on his life as a mailman, how these recordings were discovered and what his classic songs mean today.

AOL Spinner is also hosting a listening party for the entire double CD set. Click here to stream and listen to any and all tracks for free.

John Prine Interview for Paste Magazine

John Prine recently interviewed for Paste Magazine concerning his new double-CD archival set The Singing Mailman Delivers. Read all the details here.

John Prine Featured in The Huffington Post

John Prine recently spoke with The Huffington Post to discuss the early days of his career, as well as his new archival set The Singing Mailman Delivers. Read the entire article here.

John Prine & NPR Song Of The Day

NPR's Song Of The Day is John Prine's early version of "Sam Stone" then titled "Great Society Conflict Veteran's Blues." This early track was featured on Prine's new archival album entitled The Singing Mailman Delivers, which is available now from Oh Boy Records.

Rolling Stone Reviews "The Singing Mailman Delivers"

Rolling Stone has released their review of John Prine's new archival album The Singing Mailman Delivers. Read the article here.

John Prine November Concerts

The month of November has arrived and John Prine has three concerts scheduled. Here is where he will be, or click here to visit his official tour page for further information.

Wednesday, November 16 - Popejoy Hall in Albuquerque, NM
Buy Tickets

Friday, November 18 - Fox Tucson Theatre in Tucson, AZ
Buy Tickets

Saturday, November 19 - Orpheum Theatre in Phoenix, AZ
Buy Tickets

"The Singing Mailman Delivers" Reviews

Here's a sampling of the great reviews we have been receiving for the new John Prine archival release The Singing Mailman Delivers:

American Songwriter
The Tennessean
Daily Telegraph
No Depression
All Music
Spectrum Culture

If you're interested, order your physical copy here or buy the digital download today.

"The Singing Mailman Delivers" In Stores Today

John Prine's new archival double-CD The Singing Mailman Delivers has been released today and is available at retailers everywhere. You can purchase it directly from John Prine's official online store, MusicFansDirect, and also at all Prine concert dates.

For those interested in digital versions, it can be found at iTunes, Bandcamp, Amazon MP3, Napster, Rdio, among many others. Or the physical product can be purchased at many outlets, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Best Buy. Or lastly click here to find out what independent record stores in your area may also have The Singing Mailman Delivers.

Paste Streaming "The Singing Mailman Delivers"

Paste is now streaming The Singing Mailman Delivers, the new archival release from John Prine. You can listen to the entire album by clicking here. It will be available until the release date of Tuesday, October 25.

Order your copy of this great new double-CD and other associated merchandise at John Prine's official online store MusicFansDirect.com.

John Prine October Concerts

October is here, and John Prine is getting ready for a string of shows through Eastern Canada. Click here to visit John's official tour page, or look below to learn where and when he will be performing.

Friday, October 21 - Massey Hall in Toronto, ON
Buy Tickets


Saturday, October 22 - Centrepointe Theatre in Ottawa, ON
Buy Tickets


Monday, October 24 - Casino New Brunswick Entertainment Centre in Moncton, NB
Buy Tickets


Tuesday, October 25 - Imperial Theatre in Saint John, NB
Buy Tickets


Friday, October 28 - Holy Heart Theatre in St. John's, NL
Buy Tickets


Saturday, October 29 - Holy Heart Theatre in St. John's, NL
Buy Tickets


Monday, October 31 - Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, NS
Buy Tickets

John Prine's "The Singing Mailman Delivers" Releasing On October 25

Long before the awards and accolades, all the concerts and many, many albums, John Prine trudged through snow in the cold Chicago winters, delivering mail across Maywood, his childhood suburb. “I always likened the mail route to a library with no books,” says John Prine. “I passed the time each day making up these little ditties.”

On October 25th, 2011, Oh Boy Records (founded in 1981 by Prine and manager Al Bunetta) will release The Singing Mailman Delivers. This two-disc archival release features the earliest studio and live recordings from Prine dating back to 1970, one year before his prolific, self-titled, debut album.

In August 1970, John Prine went to Chicago’s WFMT Studios to be interviewed by Studs Terkel. “I asked after the show if it were possible to stick around and tape all the songs I had written up until then,” Prine continues. These studio recordings were simply and sincerely recorded with Prine’s trademark guitar finger-picking and early vocal style. The disc closes with the unreleased track titled “A Star, A Jewel, And A Hoax,” a brief and whimsical look into an often-overlooked cranny of everyday life.

The live performance was recorded at the Fifth Peg in Chicago in November 1970, where Prine would play three nights a week, while still delivering mail during the day. Prine says, “I still maintain that Chicago winters and postman-hungry dogs finally drove me to songwriting.”

With just his acoustic guitar, some audience banter and a friend on bass, 24-year old Prine takes the live audience through 12 of his classic tunes, a few of which already sound like crowd favorites. “I was just learning how to sing a full set of my songs and still manage to talk in between without getting shot or anything thrown at me,” he admits. The one cover track is a Hank Williams medley that Prine learned for his father with the songs “Hey Good Lookin’” and “Jambalaya (On The Bayou).”

This fall marks the 40th anniversary of that first album, John Prine, and these amateur recordings on The Singing Mailman Delivers truly show Prine as a poet whose consummate songs were refined since inception. Even the then-titled “Great Society Conflict Veteran’s Blues,” his studio and live versions of “Sam Stone,” bestow the listener an intricate sense of understanding and compassion from a humble and unassuming songwriter who wrote such words to pass time on his mail route.

Oh Boy Records will begin a presale for The Singing Mailman Delivers on Wednesday, September 21 via John Prine’s official online store MusicFansDirect.com. The full tracklisting for the album is as follows:

Disc One - Studio Performance:
1. Hello In There
2. Souvenirs
3. Great Society Conflict Veteran's Blues (early "Sam Stone")
4. Paradise
5. Blue Umbrella
6. Aw Heck
7. Illegal Smile
8. Flashback Blues
9. The Frying Pan
10. Sour Grapes
11. A Star, A Jewel, And A Hoax

Disc Two - Live Performance:
1. Flashback Blues
2. Hello In There
3. Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore
4. The Great Compromise
5. Blue Umbrella
6. Illegal Smile
7. Angel From Montgomery
8. A Good Time
9. Hey Good Lookin' > Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
10. Quiet Man
11. Paradise
12. Great Society Conflict Veteran's Blues (early "Sam Stone")
13. Spanish Pipedream

John Prine September Concerts

September is officially here, and John Prine is ready to hit the concert trail once more. Click here to visit John's official tour page, or check out below to find out where you can find him this month:

Friday, September 9 - Chateau Ste Michelle Winery in Woodinville, WA
Buy Tickets


Saturday, September 10 - McMenamin's Edgefield Concerts On The Lawn in Troutdale, OR
Buy Tickets


Monday, September 12 - McDonald Theatre in Eugene, OR
Buy Tickets


Wednesday, September 14 - Bing Crosby Theater in Spokane, WA
Buy Tickets


Friday, September 16 - University Theatre in Missoula, MT
Buy Tickets


Saturday, September 17 - Mother Lode Theatre in Butte, MT
Buy Tickets


Friday, September 23 - Pier Six Pavilion in Baltimore, MD
Buy Tickets


Wednesday, September 28 - Mountain Winery in Saratoga, CA
Buy Tickets


Friday, September 30 - Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in San Francisco, CA
Free Show