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Special Guests La Bottine Souriante, a nine-person group from Quebec, plays traditional music of the area. Four of the musicians play in the horn section (Jean Fréchette, saxophone; Jocelyn Lapointe, trumpet; André Verreault, trombone; and Robert Ellis, bass trombone) and the other five sing and play a variety of instruments: Yves Lambert (diatonic accordion, harmonica); Régent Archambault (double bass); Michel Bordeleau (mandolin, violin); Denis Fréchette (piano, flugelhorn); and Martin Racine (violin, guitar). The group formed in 1976 as a quintet and added the horn section in 1990. They have recorded eight albums, the latest of which is La Mistrine, on the Mille Pattes label. Their 1994 recording, Jusqu'aux p'tites heures, received a Felix award and a Juno award. The music of the Turtle Island String Quartet connects the rich diversity of American music, reflecting the influences of jazz, blues, bluegrass, and other musical traditions. The ensemble has distinguished itself as much more than a jazz string quartet, fashioning a repertoire that ranges from Dizzy Gillespie's "A Night in Tunisia" and Oliver Nelson's "Stolen Moments" to Robert Johnson's classic Delta blues, "Crossroads." In addition, the group has created many sophisticated original compositions. A Night in Tunisia, A Week in Detroit, on the Chandos label, was recorded with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Other recordings can be found on the Windham Hill Jazz label: Who Do We Think We Are, Spider Dreams, On the Town, Skylife, Metropolis, Turtle Island String Quartet, and Dr. Billy Taylor: Homage (GRP Records). Their latest release is By the Fireside (Windham Hill Records). The Turtle Island String Quartet is: Darol Anger and Tracy Silverman (violins); Danny Seidenberg (viola, violin); and Mark Summer (cello). |
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Now Available:
A Christmas Blizzard
GK's New Holiday Story
A comic novella about a Hawaii-bound holiday traveler who ends up stranded in his North Dakota hometown.
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The Prairie Home cruise has become legendary on two of the Seven Seas and now is setting sail on a third, a weeklong spring break cruise of the western Caribbean along the Mexican coast, and it leaves March 14 from Tampa.
Stories of a Wobegon romance far from home, all delivered with Garrison Keillor's trademark humor.
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The latest collection of Lake Wobegon short stories gathered from live broadcasts include Confirmation Sunday, the church directory photos, Pastor Ingqvist's leather bound sermons along with song lyrics and the "95 Theses," among others. Companion audio also available.
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