John Prine — Edmonton Folk Festival, 2005

Live concert film of John Prine at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival in Canada in 2005. A universally respected American singer-songwriter and a major figure of folk and country-folk since his debut album in 1971, John Prine (1946-2020) is celebrated for his rarely fine songwriting, blending deadpan humor, tenderness and sharp social observation, praised by Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash alike. On the main stage of the Alberta festival, before an audience of connoisseurs, he performs his repertoire of folk songs on guitar, carried by a warm, raspy voice marked by time and illness. This live capture documents a mature-era concert by a songwriter who became a reference for generations of artists, from Kris Kristofferson to Jason Isbell. A precious record of an artist belatedly honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. With no official setlist published, the exact song order is not reliably documented. Keywords: John Prine live, Edmonton Folk Festival 2005, folk, country folk, singer-songwriter, live concert film, songwriting.