(2021) John Prine and Friends - Live at Newport Folk 2017          


Review:
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 release. Full of wit and grace, Prine’s set at the 2017 Newport Folk Fest was a guest-heavy affair. Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon (making his first appearance at the Fest with the Bill Withers tribute Grandma’s Hands Band) came out for “Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow)”, followed by My Morning Jacket’s Jim James on “All the Best”, Margo Price for the duet “In Spite of Ourselves”, and Nathaniel Rateliff on “Sam Stone”. The biggest surprise of all, however, was when Roger Waters and Lucius appeared for “Hello in There”. Waters, who had headlined the fest two years prior, was in the middle of his “Us + Them Tour”, but he and his collaborators flew in from the Midwest to sing with Prine on “Hello in There”. Yes, Waters traveled across the country to play one song, not even staying around for the full-lineup sing-a-long on closer “Paradise”. That finale also featured Nick Offerman, The Lone Bellow, I’m With Her, and many more.





Track Listing:
01. Love, Love, Love (04:08 )
02. Glory Of True Love (04:24)
03. Long Monday (03:28 )
04. Taking A Walk (05:46)
05. Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven Anymore (03:54)
06. Bruised Orange (Chain Of Sorrow) (ft. Justin Vernon) (04:06)
07. Angel From Montgomery (05:26)
08. Fish And Whistle (03:28 )
09. All The Best (ft. Jim James) (03:35)
10. Mexican Home (04:45)
11. In Spite Of Ourselves (ft. Margo Price) (03:07)
12. That’s The Way The World Goes ‘Round (03:20)
13. Sam Stone (ft. Nathaniel Rateliff) (05:15)
14. Hello In There (ft. Roger Waters & Lucius) (05:39)
15. Lake Marie (08:59)
16. Paradise (ft. Festival Artists) (04:18 )


Media Report:
Genre: country, folk-rock
Country: USA
Format: FLAC
Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec, 16-bit PCM
Bit rate mode: Variable
Channel(s): 2 channels
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
Bit depth: 16 bits


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