Collection of cover songs from John Prine released to support Nashville's immigrant community

John Prine has released a collection of cover songs to support Nashville’s immigrant community.

Titled The Belonging EP Vol. 1 and released through Oh Boy Records, the five tracks are available exclusively on Bandcamp. All proceeds go towards The Belonging Fund, an organisation dedicated to emergency assistance for immigrants going through times of crisis. This includes help with housing instability, child care, transportation and food insecurity.

“Oh Boy Records is proud to call Nashville home, and we’re also proud to be a record label that’s run by immigrants,” read Prine’s Bandcamp. “We wanted to do something to help support the immigrant community here, and to also hopefully spread some joy to fans of John.”

Fiona Whelan Prine, wife to the musician and managing partner for Oh Boy Records, moved from Ireland to Nashville in 1993.

“We have seen the music business community respond to the lack of inclusivity in country music by installing the Americana Music Association (AMA),” she told the National Endowment for the Arts in April of 2024. “The AMA has a wide and broad umbrella that houses and celebrates songwriters, performers and independent labels of all genres. We have worked towards widening that door for Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC), and queer and trans people of color/queer and trans women of color (QTPOC/QTWOC).”

Fans can purchase The Belonging EP Vol. 1 here.

See the tracklisting below: 

1. 'My Old Kentucky Home'
2. 'All My Love (Oh Boy!)'
3. 'Loretta'
4. 'I Just Called to Say I Love You'
5. 'Sweet and Dandy'