John Prine
Today, my wife met Ted Kooser, the current Poet Laureate of the United States. That was neat. Even better, he told her out that he recently brought John Prine to The Library of Congress for a discussion and concert.
I highly recommend the webcast of Prine’s appearence, which is riveting — all 90 minutes of it. (You’ll need the free RealPlayer to watch it.) Prine said of his appearence, “You can bet I’m looking forward to it — taking all these people in my songs to the Library of Congress and letting ’em look around a bit.”
Prine’s first album in ten years will be released on April 26. Last time I saw him in concert, he said he releases an album every ten years whether anybody asks him to or not.