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Special Guests JERRY DOUGLAS has won Grammy Awards and
numerous Grammy nominations for his work
on the dobro and for the albums he's produced. Part of a musical family,
Douglas began playing the dobro at an early age. At 15, he started playing
with his father's group, The West Virginia Travelers, and he joined
the legendary bluegrass group, The Country Gentlemen, right out of high
school after playing tours with them for two previous summers. In 1975,
he joined J.D. Crowe and the New South and soon after launched his solo
career. Jerry is constantly in demand as a session player
in Nashville, and he's played on countless recordings, including those
of Paul Simon, James Taylor, Randy Travis, and The Dirt Band. His new
solo album is called Lookout for Hope (2002, Sugar Hill Records).
At the Americana Music Association's awards ceremony held in September,
Jerry Douglas was presented the first ever Americana Music Award, and
he also won Instrumentalist of the Year. He plays with the Shoe Band
tonight. For more information check the web site: http://www.jerrydouglas.com. STEPHANIE DAVIS has a cattle ranch in
the foothills of the Beartooth Mountains in Montana, up where the entire
island of Manhattan could be hidden away in a box canyon and lie undiscovered
for decades; this doesn't necessarily give a person wisdom but it does
offer a certain perspective. She grew up in Bridger, part of a fourth
generation of Montanans, and if you've been raised there it draws you
back. She had a successful career writing songs in
Nashville, singing and touring, but at some point it all seemed no more
important than raising cattle; she still travels, but now writes from
a one-room log cabin on the range built by a Finnish bachelor and reclaimed
from years of occupation by Angus steers. Her recording career includes
I'm Pullin' Through (1996) and River of No Return (1996).
She was recently featured in Hal Cannon's documentary film called "Why
the Cowboy Sings." She keeps busy singing at festivals, cowboy
poetry gatherings, and concerts throughout the west and will be touring
in Chile and Ireland later this year. Check out her web site
at: http://www.stephaniedavis.net.
Fiddler STUART DUNCAN joined the Nashville
Bluegrass Band in 1985 playing not only fiddle, but also mandolin, guitar,
and banjo, as well as singing and contributing his own songs. His self-titled
solo debut, released in 1992 on Rounder Records, features appearances
by Bela Fleck, Victor Wooten, and fellow Nashville Bluegrass Band members
Roland White and Pat Enright. The best of the Nashville Bluegrass Band,
both old and new, can be heard on their 1998 release American Beauty
(Sugar Hill Records). They can also be found on the soundtrack for
"Oh Brother Where Art Thou" (Mercury).
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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).
