John Prine at Banjo Stage, October 8, 2017

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass presents John Prine
Banjo Stage, Hellman Hollow
Golden Gate Park, 50 Overlook Dr, San Francisco, CA 94122 USA
4:15 PM, Sunday, October 8, 2017

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[4:18 PM Paul Mann calls the crowd to order and sends the band out onstage]

1. [4:19 PM] Love Love Love
2. [4:23 PM] Glory of True Love
3. [4:27 PM] Long Monday
4. [4:30 PM] Taking a Walk
   [John dedicates the next tune to our new Führer, Adolph Benito Trumpetini]
5. [4:36 PM] Your Flag Decal Won't Get You into Heaven Anymore
6. [4:40 PM] Six O'Clock News *
7. [4:45 PM] Souvenirs
8. [4:49 PM] Grandpa Was a Carpenter
9. [4:53 PM] Hello in There @
   [add Kurt Vile: acoustic guitar, vox]
10. [4:59 PM] Speed of the Sound of Loneliness (JP/KV)
    [drop KV]
11. [5:03 PM] Angel from Montgomery
12. [5:08 PM] Pretty Good &
13. [5:12 PM] Lake Marie &
    [set ends 5:20 PM]

• David Jacques: contrabass, harmony vox;
• Pat McLaughlin: mandolin, & guitar, harmony vox;
• John Prine: acoustic guitar, vox;
• Jason Wilbur: guitar, @ acoustic guitar, * harmonica, harmony vox;
  - with special guest -
• Kurt Vile: acoustic guitar, vox;

I wasn't entirely enthusiastic about hearing John Prine again, but in retrospect, I think this show was the best I've heard from him since Zellerbach Hall in the mid-1980's: He seemed to be cheerful and exuberant today: a man enjoying a good time with his friends. On the “I told you so” side of things, the setlist is more or less the same as it's been over the past decade, but it's hard to deny the power of those tunes!

Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2017 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2017 event list! ☸ On to the next event!