The cheerful and the bleak face off on “The Tree of Forgiveness,” John Prine’s first album of his own new songs since “Fair and Square” back in 2005. He has undergone some wear since then: In 2013, he ...
The time was late 2021. Music venues were slowly — make that, very slowly — reawakening after an extended purgatory dictated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite that, Grayson Jenkins felt there was a ...
John Prine’s songwriting prowess, combined with his engaging performing personality, ensured that his catalog provided consistent excellence. His 18 studio albums offer great variety in terms of his ...