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William Prince's Live at Massey Hall concert film premieres on YouTube

The new film from the CBC Music and Massey Hall series opens and closes with the title track of his latest album, Further From the Country.

William Prince in a black cowboy hat, leaning on a bar.
William Prince in a press portrait. · Photo: Joey Senft

A Live at Massey Hall concert film featuring William Prince premiered on YouTube on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 11 a.m. ET.

"Take a little time out of your day and join us for the show. I'm looking forward to sharing this night with you," Prince wrote on Instagram ahead of the premiere.

The film's description says Prince returns to the Toronto stage with a quiet, intimate set. He opens with "Further From the Country," the title track of his fifth album, and the set runs through "On Rolls the Wheel," "Damn," "The Charmer," "You Got Me," "The Spark," "Wasted" and "For the First Time" before closing with "Further From the Country" again. The film does not say when it was recorded.

Prince is joined by Alyshia-Grace Hobday on backing vocals, Cody Iwasiuk on drums, Stephen Arundell and Kris Ulrich on guitar, John Mark Baron on bass and Tirian Plett on keys, according to the film's credits.

Live at Massey Hall is a Massey Hall production presented in partnership with CBC, the venue says. Prince also appeared in the series in an episode recorded in April 2022, according to CBC.

Six Shooter Records released Further From the Country on Oct. 17, 2025. Prince, a two-time Juno Award winner, was raised in Peguis First Nation, Manitoba, according to his publicity firm, Shore Fire Media.

He is among the performers at the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund's Secret Path 10th Anniversary Concert in Toronto on Friday, Oct. 23.

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