Forgot to mention we caught the John Prine show at Wolf Trap in VA last Friday night. Neighbor bought and was holding the tickets. As we are walking in a few minutes late, I hear music that doesn't sound like Prine. Surprise, it's Steve Earl listed on the ticket. He was doing a solo/accoustical show and was pretty good. He's pretty political and threw out plenty of personal comments before/after each song. A little too much banter, that drew negative comments as the show went on. Muscially, excellent. Wrapped with an rousing accoustical version of "Copperhead Road".
Prine was outstanding. He play for about 2.5 hours and must have done 30 songs. All of my favorites save for "Illegal Smile" and "Christmas in Prison". I did yell, "don't be afraid to play a holiday song" as that is my favorite. He was backed by a great upright bass and an electric guitar. He is a real entertainer.
Fortunately we had popped for seats under the shell and stayed dry. A great evening of some very good music.
Bought tickets to the Dick Dale show just released at the Birchmere in NOVA for August. I'll definitely be getting an "I'm a Dickhead" t-shirt! Any other NOVA folks going?
