A natural-born storyteller is coming to the Stiefel Theatre in November.
Billy Prine & The Prine Time Band present: The songs of John Prine, with special guest Tommy Prine, is scheduled for 8 p.m. Nov. 2, in the Stiefel Theatre, 151 S. Santa Fe Avenue.
Tickets start at $39 and go on sale at noon Friday. You can purchase tickets at the new Stiefel walk-up box office near the main entrance from noon-5 p.m. Monday through Friday or by calling the Stiefel at 785-827-1998. If you need to leave a message, calls will be returned within several hours. Additionally, you can purchase tickets online at www.stiefeltheatre.org.
About the artist from the Stiefel Theatre
Billy Prine is a natural-born storyteller just like his late, great brother John Prine was a natural-born songwriter. John was a great communicator of the human experience whittled down to the best words. His big, little brother, owner of a rich, booming voice yet full of subtleness, is one of the finest orators you’ll ever hear – also choosing just the right turn of phrase.
During these concerts celebrating John’s life in song, Billy will tell stories about or surrounding some of John’s most beloved songs before leading his band through his version of John’s timeless masterpieces. As an example, fans will get to hear the first time John played his classic song “Paradise” for their father as the family sat around the kitchen table.
Songs are stories, novellas, if you will, and stories often become songs. It is only fitting that in the course of each show during this tour, that Billy relates – as only he can – the stories that surround the songs of his dear brother John.