John Prine on Tour: "It's when you take these songs out and play them for people that you really get to know'em," says the Chicago-born and -raised John Prine, who's about to go on tour. "And it's funny – when we went in to make this record, some of the songs, because we'd been doing them live already, were just so comfortable to record. They were like old buddies almost. That's what I like about performing beyond the actual performing."

"We're gonna have Keb Mo on some of the shows," says Prine of his musical companions on tour. "And we're gonna bring Leon Redbone out for a bunch of the other shows. That's all part of what we're trying to figure out. It's just a matter of making the details work."

"I don't know what exactly I've been doing all this time, though I have been out playing dates. There's something about the road -- you start doing it, sometimes, and you forget about making records. This year, though, I'm gonna do both. I can't wait.”

John Prine On Tour

April 8 Thomas Wolfe Auditorium Asheville, NC
April 9 N Charleston P.A.C N. Charleston, SC
April 15 The Fox Theatre Atlanta, GA
April 16 Alabama Theatre Birmingham, AL
April 20 Flynn Theatre Burlington, VT
April 22 Merrill Auditorium Portland, ME
April 23 Symphony Hall Boston, MA
April 29 Louisville Palace Louisville, KY
April 30 Taft Theatre Cincinnati, OH
May 13 Spreckels Theatre San Diego, CA
May 14 Wilshire Theatre Los Angeles, CA
May 20 Schnitzer Hall Portland, OR
May 21 Paramount Theatre Seattle, WA
June 3 Michigan Theatre Ann Arbor, MI
June 4 Orchestra Hall Chicago, IL
June 15 Town Hall New York, NY
June 17 Keswick Theatre Philadelphia, PA
June 18 Warner Theatre Washington DC