SESSION, THE: JOHN PRINE AND LYLE LOVETT (TV)

Summary

This televised concert special, taped in Dublin, features the music of country/folk artist John Prine with special guest Lyle Lovett. The program begins as Prine takes the stage and performs "Blow Up Your TV (Spanish Pipe Dream)", followed by "Love Love Love" and "Unwed Fathers," accompanied by wife Rachel Peer. He then performs "Sam Stone" and "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness." Prine introduces Lovett, joined by cellist John Hagen, and Lovett sings "If I Had A Boat," "She's No Lady," "You Can't Resist It" and "Pontiac." Prine and Peer then join Lovett for "Simple Song," and Prine sings "Saddle in the Rain." The evening closes with "That's the Way the World Goes Around," with Prine offering a funny anecdote about a fan's lyrical misinterpretation. Commercials deleted.

Details

• NETWORK: RTE
• DATE: 1990
• RUNNING TIME: 0:54:41
• COLOR/B&W: Color
• CATALOG ID: B:49631
• GENRE: Music
• SUBJECT HEADING: Music
• SERIES RUN: N/A
• COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

• Gerald Heffernan … Executive Producer
• David Heffernan … Producer
• Bob Collins … Director
• Philip Donnelly … Performer
• John Hagen … Performer
• Lyle Lovett … Performer
• Rachel Peer … Performer
• John Prine … Performer
• Tony Newman … Performer
• Martin Nolan … Performer
• Percy Robinson … Performer
• Marty Stewart … Performer