Mary Chapin Carpenter - Songs From Home Episode 8: Halley Came To Jackson & John Prine’s Far From Me

Welcome back friends to Songs From Home, episode 8: Halley Came To Jackson and John Prine’s Far From Me This episode is a tribute to two beloved artists…Eudora Welty’s birthday is coming up on April 13th so I wanted to play the song that her book “One Writer’s Beginnings” inspired - Halley Came To Jackson from the album Shooting Straight In The Dark…she was an infant when the comet Halley passed overhead in Jackson, Mississippi in 1910 and she grew up hearing stories about it…that book has brought more hours of happiness, introspection, instruction and inspiration than I could ever count. Happy Birthday Eudora! John Prine's music will forever bring joy, inspiration, laughter and empathy to this world. I wanted to sing one that I’ve always revered for its simplicity in describing one person’s aching loss, Far From Me. It’s impossible to believe that he has left this world; we were so lucky to live at the same time that he wrote and performed his amazing songs, and love and care from this house goes out to his beloved wife Fiona, their boys and all the John Prine fans on the planet. Until the next time, happy Easter, happy Passover, happy Spring everyone. Stay well and #staymighty #songsfromhome #halleycametojackson #shootingstraightinthedark #johnprine #farfromme #blueridgemountains #virginia #farm #home #angus #goldenretriever #flattenthecurve #weareallconnected #staymighty #songsforshutins #wearthemask #themaskchallenge #staythefuckhome #lilacs #spring #stayhome #withme