My friend Sara Watkins: guest host for prairie home companion tonite (with live listen link)

[Billy Burnett]

Listen live links and other links here ...

http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/

The last time anyone can remember our host taking a break from his lifelong duty to radio hosting, Gerald Ford was President. This Saturday, he's going to sit back and relax while Sara Watkins intros the guests, cracks the jokes and plays a little string music all her own. With special guests, claw hammer-banjo jammer Abigail Washburn, and American musical storyteller Tom Brosseau, expect Guy Noir, the deep winter News from Lake Wobegon, and the Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Tom Keith. So fear not, the youngster comes with her fiddle finely tuned, the greatest band in radio—The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band—and a California tan.

[Mika]

1. Thanks for posting. I was looking to take a break from the meltdown.

PHC is always a lovely show to listen to.

:hi:

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[Billy Burnett]

2. it is a great show.

I met them all a few years back when I was doing production for their Miami show. Some of the nicest music folks to be met.


:hi:

[Sal Minella]

3. "The St. Paul Hospice Quartet . . .

"There are only three of them . . ."

And the PHC audience is so tuned in to him that they don't expect a punch line as he moves on with the story.

[midnight]

4. How exciting... Is the Fitzgerald theater in St. Paul?

And is this where the show usually is?

[Billy Burnett]

7. Yes, and yes.

:hi:

[thaddeus_flowe]

5. thanks! guy noir, private eye

if you have never read any of garrison's books i highly recommend "Lake Wobegon Days"
one of the last romantics.

[Tsiyu]

11. One of the faves in my library

The chapter called Revival has the funniest footnotes...

listening now...

[Myrina]

6. I loved her with Nickel Creek!

And the backups she did on Ray LaMontagne's first album. <3

[Billy Burnett]

8. Indeed. She writes and sings beautifully.

Not a shabby fiddle/uke/guitar player either. :bounce:

I'd love to be pickin' my 5 string with her.

http://www.shlomomusic.com/images/Shepard%20Kids%20Playing%20Banjos,%20c.1890.500%20DPI.jpg

[JohnnyLib2]

9. Enjoying it right now.

K & R :thumbsup:

[cbayer]

10. I thought Garrison must be sick when it first came on! She is doing a great job.

:toast:

[Billy Burnett]

12. What a beautiful song she just sang!

Wow. :cry:

[Mika]

14. Billy,that song reminded me of a song you played and sang at Gérard Jean-Juste's wake at Tap Tap

EVERYONE was quietly bawling.

How musicianss can do that is just remarkable. :toast:

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[madrchsod]

13. have to tune in tomorrow...

[Billy Burnett]

15. It was a good show.

A couple of hiccups, but that's the beauty-mark of a live show.