Garrison Keillor Travels East to Pennsylvania and beyond Tickets are on sale now as Garrison now as Garrison travels to Pennsylvania for two shows where his performance will include poetry, sing-alongs, a few stories plus the News from Lake Wobegon. It should be memorable and we surely hope you can join us!
Oct 2 2:00PM Sellersville, PA Sellersville Theater TICKETSOct 3 5:00PM Jim Thorpe, PA Mauch Chunk Opera House TICKETS ALSO AVAILABLE:
Information regarding previously announced solo shows in addition to dates with the Hopeful Gospel Quartet are available on our website. View ALL Tour Dates >>> |
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Last night I went to sleep by my girl
My friend Lynn, a personal trainer, has given me a list of twelve useful exercises to strengthen the core muscles and improve the sense of balance and I’ve been thinking about doing them, meanwhile I’ve been concerned with other matters, such as which came first, the can or the can opener. This question has no relevance to my life or yours and yet — what is the relevance of relevance at this point in my life? I need questions to answer, otherwise I lie in bed at night with a song repeating in my head, such as “Please Please Me” or “When They Ring Those Golden Bells,” both of them infectious. So the question of can openers is how I spare myself from thinking “Last night I said these words to my girl.”
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This week on A Prairie Home Companion Fall has officially begun and the leaves are changing. One thing that is not changing is that we are here every Saturday to share a classic program from the PHC archive. This week, we will beat back the cooler weather by welcoming the warm harmonies of The Cactus Blossoms, ripen up a bit with The California Honeydrops, be transfixed by the angelic voice of Christine DiGiallonardo, plus learn a bit about the history of Ulysses, the names people choose, and North Dakota wine; plus Silver Lining and Grandeur featuring our talented cast and an update on all the latest happenings in Lake Wobegon … honey, could you ask for more?
Highlights: Richard Dworsky scales the keyboards on “Blue October,” Christine DiGiallonardo and Garrison dazzle on “Mama Said” and “Names,” The Cactus Blossoms regale the audience on “A Sad Day to Be You” and “Adios, Maria,” plus the aforementioned sketches Ulysses, Grandeur, plus English Majors and Silver Linings. All in all, it’s a pretty good show, and we hope you join us. The link is posted on Saturdays at 5 p.m. CT each week on our Facebook page (also below, for your enjoyment anytime). Like our Facebook page >>>
More about this week’s featured guests
Brothers Jack Torrey and Page Burkum grew up in northeast Minneapolis and have been blending their voices as The Cactus Blossoms since 2010. Their hypnotic harmonies and unforgettable songs have made them favorites on the Minneapolis–St. Paul music scene. Wrote one reviewer: “Hearing their music is like traveling back in time to when country music started crackling on the radio for the first time.” Said Jack of their most recent recording, 2019’s Easy Way, “It’s fun and lighthearted and more universal than before.” Here is “Supper Time” with Garrison Keillor as a preview of the show. “Supper Time” >>>View available music >>>
New York-based vocalist Christine DiGiallonardo is at home singing in early-music chamber ensembles as well as jazz and rock bands. She performs solo and with her sisters, Daniela and Nadia, as The DiGiallonardo Sisters, and her voice can be heard on commercial jingles for Aquafresh, Mr. Clean, Playtex, and Febreze. Her theater credits include Carousel (Live From Lincoln Center), Lady, Be Good! (City Center Encores!), The Sound of Music (Carnegie Hall), and My Fair Lady (Avery Fisher Hall). Here is “Mama Said” with Garrison Keillor from our featured show. “Mama Said” >>>View available music >>>
The California Honeydrops don’t just play music — they throw parties. Led by dynamic vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Lech Wierzynski, and drawing on diverse musical influences from Bay Area R&B, funk, Southern soul, Delta blues, and New Orleans second-line, the Honeydrops bring vibrant energy and infectious dance-party vibes to their shows. They’ve taken the party all over the world: European tours, featured slots at festivals, venues large and small. Their latest album is Call It Home: Vol. 1 & 2. Ben Malament (percussion), Johnny Bones (tenor sax, clarinet), Lorenzo Loera (keys), Beau Bradbury (bass, percussion). Enjoy “Cry Baby Blues” from the show as a teaser to tune in. “Cry Baby Blues” >>>View available music >>> |
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The Lake Wobegon Virus by Garrison Keillor Garrison’s bestselling book is released in softcover on October 12th! This Lake Wobegon satire is chock-full of laughs and has been enchanting fans since last September. Now it arrives in paperback. SAVE $5 For a Limited Time In his newest Lake Wobegon novel, Garrison Keillor takes us back to the small prairie town where for so long American readers and listeners have found laughter as well as the wry airing of our foibles and most familiar desires and fears — a town where, as we know, “all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.”
A mysterious virus has infiltrated the good people of Lake Wobegon, transmitted via unpasteurized cheese made by a Norwegian bachelor farmer, the effect of which is episodic loss of social inhibition. Mayor Alice, Father Wilmer, Pastor Liz, the Bunsens and Krebsbachs, formerly taciturn elders, burst into political rants, inappropriate confessions, and rhapsodic proclamations, while their teenagers watch in amazement. Meanwhile, a wealthy outsider is buying up farmland for a Keep America Truckin’ motorway and amusement park, estimated to draw 2.2 million visitors a year. Clint Bunsen and Elena the hometown epidemiologist to the rescue, with a Fourth of July Living Flag and sweet corn feast for a finale.
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The Lake Wobegon Virus is also available in other formats, including an autographed hardcover and an audio edition with Garrison reading the story. Autographed Hardcover >>>
Kindle Version >>>
Audiobook (7 CDs) >>>
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| Horrors: A Scary Home Companion Garrison Keillor’s Horrors! is a grab bag of treats from Halloween broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion, with eclectic musical performances and lighthearted comedy from the show’s cast of regulars.
Halloween is a time when everyone’s a kid again — perhaps that’s why it’s so eagerly celebrated by adults! Listen to Horrors! and you’ll smile, you’ll shiver, and you might even take a peek to see what’s lurking in the shadows. GET THE CDs>>> Listen to a sample >>> Track Listing: - Halloween
- This Wonderful World – Bats
- “In the Dark”
- The News from Lake Wobegon: The Ethics of Jokes
- “Blue Turtles”
- “The Raven” Listen >>>
- Halloween: The Movie
- Café Bœuf
- That’s Odd
- Halloween at the Radio Station (Disc 2)
- Funerary Verse
- Flies
- Celebrity Halloween
- Little Red Riding Hood
- Buried Alive
- “Creepy Feeling”
- The News from Lake Wobegon: The Do-Rites
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