John & Iris DeMent performing “In Spite of Ourselves” at Cambridge Folk Festival circa 2002 ✨ #johnprine #inspiteofourselves #cambridgefolkfestival | John Prine

🇺🇸 John Prine and Iris Dement - In Spite of Ourselves #1999 (live in 2001) 🎵 Background Released in 1999 as the title track of #John #Prine’s album #In #Spite of #Ourselves, this #duet marked Prine’s first record after surviving throat cancer. Rather than writing new material, most of the album features Prine covering classic country duets, but the title track is an original song he wrote specifically for himself and #Iris #DeMent. Prine said he wanted a piece that captured the #humor and #gr