- The View From Mrs. Sundberg's Window: A person ought to do a bit of reflecting
- Photos: Moorhead, MN 9/1
- Russ Ringsak: Better Than Kidney Stones
- Post to the Host: Getting into the Radio Business
- Interview: Sara Watkins
- The Old Scout: A Parent's Prayer
To all our friends around the country who have been talking about coming to St. Paul and seeing the show some day, a good time would be the season opener, September the 25th. That whole weekend, in fact. We've put together a package for out-of-towners in honor of F. Scott Fitzgerald's birthday. Call (866) 641-8765 for booking. Space is limited.
The Great American
Get Together
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Sara Watkins
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Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele
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Royal Academy of Radio Actors
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The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
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Garrison Keillor
This week on A Prairie Home Companion, it looks like our 1969 Airstream 27' Land Yacht will make it back after all from the first leg of the Summer Love Tour, and directly into overflow parking for our annual live Grandstand show at The Minnesota State Fair. With special guests, California singer-songwriter and fiddler Sara Watkins, Minnesota's perennial blue-ribbon sisters of Soul Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele, plus the magnificent Anoka High School Marching Band. Also with us, The Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, Tom Keith, and Fred Newman, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band with Richard Dworsky, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon.
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State Fair on a Stick
All about last week's State Fair compilation featuring Mindy Smith, Becky Schlegel, Suzy Bogguss and more.
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From the 08/28 show
- Jolene
Mindy Smith - Crispy
script - Powdermilk Biscuit Break
The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band - The Lives of the Cowboys
script with Suzy Bogguss - Boogie On Russ
The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band - Early
Becky Schlegel with GK - You Make Me Feel Like a Minnesota Woman
Jearlyn Steele and Rich Dworsky - We're Going Down
Del McCoury and his band - You Better Leave That Corn Dog Alone
lyrics by GK and Becky Schlegel - The News from Lake Wobegon
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This August, a coast-to-coast concert tour takes on the everlasting theme of romantic love.
September 02, 2010
Summer Love: Back Home... for a minute
PHC staffer Nic Vetter is on the Summer Love tour with Garrison, Sara Watkins, Fred Newman and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band and will update us periodically from the road.
Immediately upon stepping off the plane after our flight from San Antonio, we knew we weren't in Texas anymore. The air was chilly and blustery and smelled faintly of barn animals, the moon had shrunk, and you could see all the stars. Ah, the north country; there's no place like home. Everyone had a little surge of energy from the climate change or from knowing we'd be seeing our family and our own beds soon, so we made a giant circle on the tarmac and threw the frisbee around at 3:30 AM.
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Summer Love: Up the Coast and Over
Summer Love and the Great Salt Lake
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Getting into the Radio Business
Mr. Keillor,
I listen to your show all the time. I am turning 18 this January and searching for colleges and one of the classes I want to take is radio. People say that I have the voice (and face) for radio and I am interested in the field.
I would love to have your opinion and hear how you got on radio.
Ryan D.
Lebanon, Ohio
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On the 12th Floor of the Acme Building...
Post to the Host:
Well, for years now, Guy Noir has been searching for the answers to life's persistent questions based out of his office on the 12th floor of the Acme Building. Everyone knows this. But for months now, there's been no mention of the fabled Acme Building.
Did Guy finally get evicted for non-payment of rent? Did he find a new office space and we weren't informed?
In short, what happened on the 12th floor of the Acme building? And who's looking into this?
Thanks for your time!
Basile V.
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Mr. Keillor:
I just graduated from high school in a small town in central Kansas, and am looking forward to going to college in Chicago.
What should I expect moving to a big city?
-A Lifetime Fan
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Russ Ringsak
Better Than Kidney Stones
The View From Mrs. Sundberg's Window
A person ought to do a bit of reflecting
Smiles on their faces and their own stories to tell
Living in the Moment
The Old Scout
A Parent's Prayer
Not Smart? Not a Problem
The Miracle of Shared Pleasure
Post to the Host
Getting into the Radio Business
On the 12th Floor of the Acme Building...
Going to the Big City!
Off the Air
GK Answers Questions at the State Fair
Summer Love: Back Home... for a minute
Summer Love: Up the Coast and Over
Listeners' Choice: Tell Us Your Favorite Scripts, Commercials, or Sketches
We'll be airing compilation shows periodically throughout the summer, so if you have a fond memory of Guy Noir, or loved a Ruth Harrison script, or even if you want us to dust-off a classic, let us know, we'd love to include it!
Browse the archive »script-only search:
Motherhood: A Radio Collection
A Prairie Home Companion celebrates that one person who manages to make you feel that you're special and that you aren't living up to your potential — all in the same sentence. Sketches, songs, and stories from Garrison and the regular cast cover the gamut of all that goes into and comes out of motherhood. Over 2 Hours on 2 CDs.
A Classic Garrison Keillor collection of stories is re-packaged at a lower price. The stories on this collection were hand picked by Garrison Keillor to be a reflection of what he felt was his best work. Each story was performed for the first time or re-performed in front of a live audience because we all know that is where he is the best. The result is a wonderful, 2 CD collection of stories that reflect Mr. Keillor's work as a writer and master storyteller. It also has been made available as a digital download.
Featured Interview: Sara Watkins
Our sporadic interview series continues, this time with Sara Watkins, who will be touring with GK and company as part of the Summer Love tour. Watkins talks about her time in the popular bluegrass band Nickel Creek, and the process of recording her new solo album with John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin.
This August, a coast-to-coast concert tour takes on the everlasting theme of romantic love. Join host Garrison Keillor, Nickel Creek's Sara Watkins, the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and sound-effects man Fred Newman for tender duets and ballads, poetry, and stories of passion and marriage.
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