My mother told me and now I tell you


January is a peaceful month, too cold to go anywhere so I sit in my spacious chair with a quilt around me, still in my pajamas at two in the afternoon, eating guacamole with tortilla chips and contributing nothing whatsoever to civilization or to the GNP, except for the occasional limerick.
 
January is good for the soul,
Down in my warm rabbit hole.
In a pillowy bed
From toes to head
I keep myself under control.
 

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This week on A Prairie Home Companion

This week on A Prairie Home Companion, we’re back home at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, with a classic show from 2014 featuring Opry member and country and bluegrass star Rhonda Vincent & the Rage, traditional music masters Mike Compton and Joe Newberry, and women’s vocal group The Nightingale Trio, plus the Guy’s All-Star Shoe Band and our talented acting company along with the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Join us Saturday for a listen via our Facebook page at 5 p.m. CT (or click the link below).
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More about this week’s featured guests
Rhonda Vincent was barely five years old when she began performing with her family band, the Sally Mountain Show. She’s been in the spotlight ever since. A multiple Grammy winner and named Female Vocalist of the Year numerous times by the International Bluegrass Music Association, this ace mandolinist has dozens of albums to her credit, including her latest, Music Is What I See. 
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As a reviewer in Bluegrass Today magazine put it: “There are powerful people in every walk of life. Mike Compton is the General George Patton of the mandolin.” Joe Newberry is known for his powerful banjo work, in addition to being a prize-winning guitarist, fiddler, and singer. Together, these two effortlessly move from traditional songs to contemporary instrumentals, from classic “mother” ballads to original compositions.
 “Sittin’ on Top of the World” >>>
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The Nightingale Trio is Nila Bala, Rachel LaViola, and Sarah Larsson, who met as university students performing with the Yale Women’s Slavic Chorus. After finishing their degrees — in law, film, and anthropology — the three reunited to sing folk songs that have spanned centuries of Slavic culture, music rich in stunning dissonances, asymmetric rhythms, and intricate ornamentation.
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New Music & News from Friends

ROBIN and LINDA WILLIAMS
Robin and Linda Williams have been busy promoting the release of A Better Day A-Coming. For the song “Old Lovers Waltz,” they have shot a video and this is a bit of a preview:

“‘Old Lovers Waltz’ is one of our favorite songs off the A Better Day A-Coming release. It has personal meaning to the two of us, and we think Deep Structure Productions did an excellent job of producing the video. The ‘old Robin and Linda/young Robin and Linda’ idea, based around the banjo painting, was their vision, and they did a great job making the concept of a lifetime partnership come to life in four minutes. Their video captured the essence of our song. We wrote this after being married for 46 years. It’s not essential to be married that long to write such a song. You might be able to do it after only 30 or 35 years. ‘When you’re gliding with ease and stepping light/Then the Old Lovers Waltz, you are doing it right.’” — Robin and Linda Williams

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Robin and Linda will be hitting the road with Garrison and Prudence Johnson as The Hopeful Gospel Quartet. Two stops are sold out, but a few tickets remain for the February 4th show in High Point, North Carolina, at 7:30 p.m. Sure hope to see you there for some hopeful singing!

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AOIFE O’DONOVAN
Aoife O’Donovan has new music ready to hit the market. Age of Apathy, her newest recording project, is set for release on January 21. There will be a listening party followed by a Q/A with Aoife on January 20, beginning at 8 p.m. EST.

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WATKINS FAMILY HOUR
You’ll find The Watkins Family Hour, featuring siblings Sean and Sara Watkins, on the road supporting their newest musical release, Brother Sister.

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The Lake Wobegon Virus Softcover

Now in paperback. Bestselling author and humorist Garrison Keillor returns to one of America’s most beloved mythical towns — a town beset by a contagion of alarming candor.

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SIGNED Copies of Serenity at 70, Gaiety at 80 Books

Garrison will autograph a copy for you or your loved one. In the area provided, please type in the name of the recipient or recipients for the book. Their name will appear with a general greeting and Garrison’s signature.

If the book is a gift celebrating something special, let us know and we will put the information in front of Garrison as he signs. (He will write the greeting he wishes but will use this as inspiration.) Created just for fans as a keepsake from Garrison and available only in our store, the personalized volumes (limited to 300 copies)will be signed by Garrison in early February to be mailed around February 15th. This gem of a book on aging will have you reflecting on the advancing years while you are bursting at the seams from laughter! 
 

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A Prairie Home Companion Socks

If your friends in warmer climates wonder how you survive northern winters — why, it’s with a warm pair of socks. These socks are red and classy with the show’s original logo centered on the leg … so to match the host’s red socks, shoes, and tie he wore weekly on each broadcast.

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