Songs that tell a great story, featuring songwriter John Prine

John Prine. Need we say more? One of the greatest songwriters of his generation, we will introduce two of his songs, Angel from Montgomery and Paradise, at this session. But first, our own Halee O’Dell will demo a contemporary Christian worship song called “Yes I Will” by Vertical Worship that she has been practicing. Our warm-up song is Aragon Mill written by Si Kahn. The song is a lament about the mills shutting down in northwest Georgia — and this song will let us practice the dreaded Bb chord! Other songs that tell a good story for this session include City of New Orleans by Steve Goodman; Sloop John B, a Bahamian folk song from Nassau that was popularized by The Beach Boys; Don’t Think Twice by Bob Dylan; The Railroad Days by Norman Blake (from Sulfur Springs, Alabama); You Plant Your Fields by Wendy Waldman and Danny Lowery (popularized by Dan Seals); and our closing song will be Wagon Wheel by Bob Dylan and Ketch Secor. It will be a great session full of great stories. And as always, absolute beginners and newcomers are always welcomed to attend our FREE sessions. We have a useful beginners packet to share and loaner ukes for you to try out. So plan to attend our session on Saturday, March 2nd at 1:00 PM CT at the Moon Lake Library and bring a friend. Strum and be happy!