THIS DOG ONLY NEEDS ONE TRICK

The birds are chirping behind singer-songwriter Kelsey Waldron, but there’s still some weariness left in her Western Kentucky accent.

A protégé of the late John Prine whose colorful Americana tunes feature equal parts homespun whimsy and earthy wisdom, Waldron just got back from a two-week European tour, and she’s still re-adjusting. With a forced chuckle, she explains how the airline lost her luggage on the first day, and she ended up wearing the same clothes until there was time to buy more. That may sound pretty rock ‘n’ roll, she admits, but dirty socks aren’t exactly glamorous. Luckily, she “ain’t no regular dog.”