Sounding Off! Garrison Keillor's Classic Sound Effect Sketches featuring Fred Newman

Name: Sounding Off! Garrison Keillor's Classic Sound Effect Sketches featuring Fred Newman
Brand: HighBridge Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Garrison Keillor
ISBN: 9781681683430

Author: Garrison Keillor, Fred Newman

Narrator: Garrison Keillor, Fred Newman

Unabridged: 1 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Highbridge Audio

Published: 10/25/2016

Categories: Nonfiction, Performing Arts, Humor, Radio

Synopsis

For some fans of public radio's beloved A Prairie Home Companion, it's all about the wild, unpredictable, "how does he do that?" artistry of sound effects specialist Fred Newman. Hand-picked from nearly two decades of live broadcasts, Sounding Off! spotlights Fred's unique talents in performance with host Garrison Keillor and the hilarious radio acting cast of A Prairie Home Companion. Fred's vocal characterizations are boundless, and his sound arsenal features loons and babies, singing whales and stomping pterodactyls, lovesick elk, patriotic dolphins, rampaging chainsaws, and much more. The collectible CD edition features a full-color booklet with photo-essay and notes by Fred Newman, offering a behind-the-scenes tour his sound effects artistry.

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.

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