A Prairie Home Companion for May 7, 2016
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This week: we're live from The Mother Church of Country Music - the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. High-octane picker and singer Brad Paisley bends, pulls off, and hammers on his Telecaster, and bluegrass bandleader Del McCoury sings in that high and lonesome voice you heart has been longing for. Aoife O'Donovan and Heather Masse blend on country classics with the host and showcase their own fine songwriting, and Music City's favorite fiddler Stuart Duncan adds his signature sound to the ensemble. Plus: our Royal Academy of Actors, Sue Scott, Tim Russell, and Fred Newman help Guy Noir navigate Nashville; music director and pianist Rich Dworsky leads our four-piece orchestra of the air (Bernie Dresel on drums, bassist Larry Kohut, Richard Kriehn on mandolin and fiddle, and Chris Siebold, guitar); and we'll get an update on the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Shine your boots, polish up your pearl snaps, and we'll meet you on the public radio end of the dial on Saturday evening.