Bart Budwig

While hunkered down at his apartment in the OK Theatre in April 2020, Eastern Oregon troubadour Bart Budwig decided to learn a batch of his favorite songs written by John Prine, Merle Haggard, Woody Guthrie and others. Guitar player Ben Walden joined Budwig in rearranging three of his original tunes to fit into the bunch, creating a sparse but warm folk album. The eight tracks were recorded with one microphone, two acoustic guitars and three vocals. For fans of John Prine, The Band, Kenny Rogers, Bobby Charles, Woody Guthrie and Merle Haggard, Itll Al Be OK is out now—buy or stream it here.