from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul
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The fall 1999 season saw the advent of live online chats from backstage at the
Fitzgerald Theater in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota. As A Prairie Home Companion
was being performed and broadcast, Sue Scott, Tim Russell, Tom Keith, and show
staff and guests chatted and answered audience questions - read their comments
in these chat transcripts.
October 9, 1999: Read transcript |
An Interview with Heather Masse
In a 2009 interview, Heather Masse tells us about her earliest influences, auditioning in a women's bathroom, and a few memorable moments from A Prairie Home Companion.
Old Sweet Songs: A Prairie Home Companion 1974-1976
Lovingly selected from the earliest archives of A Prairie Home Companion, this heirloom collection represents the music from earliest years of the now legendary show: 1974–1976. With songs and tunes from jazz pianist Butch Thompson, mandolin maestro Peter Ostroushko, Dakota Dave Hull and the first house band, The Powdermilk Biscuit Band (Adam Granger, Bob Douglas and Mary DuShane).
