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We have almost nailed down the finalists for the talent show — with almost 1,000 entries, the task of choosing this year's crop of performers was more difficult than ever before. Here is a sampling of the talented twentysomethings we have had to choose from:
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Carrie Joy Andreas
Edwardsville, IL
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Avi & Celia
Burlington, VT
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Barefoot Truth
Mystic, CT
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The Belleville Outfit
Austin, TX
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Owen Beverly
Jackson, MS
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The Calicos
Savannah, GA
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Christabel and the Jons
Knoxville, TN
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Rachael Davis
Bath, MI
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Jason Dyba
Nashville, TN
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Brent Fisk
Los Angeles, CA
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Victoria George
Sausalito, CA
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Nate Gibson and the Gas House Gang
Boston, MA
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Alyson Gilbert
Jackson, TN
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Matt Harlan
Houston, TX
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The Honey Dewdrops
Scottsville, VA
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Pinky Lee
Petskey, MI
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Annie Lynch and the Beekeepers
Boston, MA
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Michael Mazochi
Los Angeles, CA
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Ian McFeron
Seattle, WA
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Clare Means
Los Angeles, CA
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Ashley Monroe
Nashville, TN
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David Myles
Halifax, NS
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The Raptors
Saratoga Springs, NY
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Drew Ryan
Meridien, ID
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Sue Scrofa
Birmingham, AL
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Martin Storrow
San Diego, CA
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Amy Stroup
Nashville, TN
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Aaron Tilt and the Republic
San Antonio, TX
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Andreas Transo
Boscobel, WI
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Bucky Walters
Arcata, CA
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Shannon Wurst
Alma, AR
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On July 4th, help us celebrate the 35th Anniversary of A Prairie Home Companion and the Fourth of July with a free live nationally broadcast show from Avon, MN.
From Garrison Keillor:
“When I was 16, Helen Fleischman assigned me to memorize Shakespeare’s Sonnet No. 29, ‘When in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes, I all alone beweep my outcast state’ for English class, and fifty years later, that poem is still in my head. Algebra got washed away, and geometry and most of biology, but those lines about the redemptive power of love in the face of shame are still here behind my eyeballs, more permanent than my own teeth. The sonnet is a durable good. These 77 of mine include sonnets of praise, some erotic, some lamentations, some street sonnets and a 12-sonnet cycle of months. If anything here offends, I beg your pardon, I come in peace, I depart in gratitude.”
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Robin & Linda Williams are among the most popular guest performers of A Prairie Home Companion (they also appeared in the movie, have performed as part of the The Hopeful Gospel Quartet, and made appearances as Marvin & Mavis Smiley). This CD features some of the duo's best harmonies from the show. Among the 12 tracks are familiar fan favorites, including "For Better or Worse", "Visions of Mother and Dad", "Tied Down, Home Free" and the title track. A collection that is muy bueno!
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