Prairie Home Companion 40th Anniversa..., Garrison Keillor
Prairie Home Companion 40th Anniversa..., Garrison Keillor
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Prairie Home Companion 40th Anniversary Collection

Author: Garrison Keillor, Garrison Keillor

Narrator: Garrison Keillor

Unabridged: 4 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/07/2015


Synopsis

Since A Prairie Home Companion first went on air, July 6, 1974, a steady stream of great musicians has crossed its stage—The Steele Sisters, Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings, Peter Ostroushko, The Wailin Jennys, Robin and Linda Williams Iris DeMent, Howard Levy—plus the radio detective Guy Noir, the Cowboys Dusty and Lefty, the librarian Ruth Harrison, Duane and his Mother, and the good people of Lake Wobegon, Minnesota. An all-star roster of favorite performers joined to celebrate the anniversary on the lawn of Macalester College in St. Paul, a stone's throw from the hall where the first broadcast was made. Some highlights from that show are presented here, interwoven with archival performances by Doc Watson, Odetta, Pete Seeger, Helen Schneyer, Chet Atkins, Bill Hinkley & Judy Larson, Soupy Schindler, and Tom Keith. 

About Garrison Keillor

As the host of A Prairie Home Companion for over forty years, Garrison Keillor has captivated millions of listeners with his weekly News from Lake Wobegon monologues. Keillor has been honored with Grammy, ACE, and George Foster Peabody awards, the National Humanities Medal, and election to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His many books include Lake Wobegon Days, The Book of Guys, Pilgrims: A Wobegon Romance, Guy Noir and the Straight Skinny, and The Keillor Reader. He is the host of the daily program The Writer's Almanac and the editor of several anthologies of poetry. A Prairie Home Companion is heard on hundreds of public radio stations, as well as America One, the Armed Forces Networks, Sirius Satellite Radio, and via a live audio webcast. When not touring, he resides in St. Paul, Minnesota.


Reviews

Goodreads review by David on September 22, 2014

A Prairie Home Companion: The Screenplay of the Major Motion Picture by Garrison Keillor (Penguin Books 2006) (791.442+/-) is the screenplay to a movie made about an episode of the show. It's nowhere near as funny as the actual radio broadcasts, though Kevin Kline makes a fine Guy Noir. My rating: 5......more