A Prairie Home Companion for June 20, 2015
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This week's live broadcast comes to you from theRavinia Festivalin Highland Park, Illinois, where you'll find some of the most wonderfully elaborate picnic spreads east of the Mississippi. SingerJohn Fullbrightheads north from Oklahoma with his finely crafted songs of simple pleasures and resilience in the face of hard times. GuitaristElvin Bishopreturns to deliver a Windy City tempest of electric blues along with pickerBob Welsh. And violinistRachel Barton Pinejoins us to represent Ravinia's distinguished classical side. Plus: a few scripts and summer scenes featuring our Royal Academy of Radio Acting (Tim Russell, Sue Scott, andFred Newman), andHoward Levy, the Harmonica King of Chicago, sits in with music director and pianistRich Dworskyand this week's heavy hitters, the North Side Motivators -Tom Hipskind, Larry Kohut,Richard Kriehn, andChris Siebold. Throw in an update on the latest News from Lake Wobegon and it's entirely possible you could find worse ways to spend two hours on a Saturday evening.Download "Dads" and "Father's Prayer"