So long, John Prine...

I knew of John Prine back then of course, but my world was chock-full of Nick Drake, John Martyn and The Incredible String Band...

But his songs- all underdog poetry blending sorrow, humour and outrage - have been constant companions since I first saw him play an intimate gig at Rough Trade a little less than two years ago, when I grabbed this picture.

So it was a great sadness to hear of his death today.

Typically he had already written his own eulogy to lighten our load.