John Prine

Exhibiting a darker, Americana sound, 'Snakes in the Grass' is the fourth single from Wellington-based singer-songwriter Jenny Mitchell's forthcoming album, Tug of War. Mitchell joins the show to… Audio

William Dart celebrates the story-telling genius of the late, great John Prine and the endlessly inventive Elvis Costello in his new album Hey Clockface. Audio

Tyler Childers, who tours here next year with John Prine, draws something pure and potent from a deep well of tradition. Nick Bollinger takes a draught. Audio

Bob Dylan compared him to Proust. Kris Kristofferson suggested he was so good “we’re gonna have to break his fingers”. John Prine paid a rare visit to New Zealand in February 2019. Nick Bollinger… Video

Nick Bollinger finds John Prine in good humour - even as he confronts his mortality - on his first album in a dozen years. Audio

This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger discusses a funky and forthright new album from Janelle Monae; the first new songs in more than a decade from Americana icon John Prine, and a live set from the… Audio

Nick Bollinger assesses the second set from sexagenerian soul singer Robert Finley Audio

William Dart introduces new releases from three American singer-songwriters: Eleanor Friedberger, Lucinda Williams and Josephine Foster Audio