A Prairie Home Companion for July 30, 2016
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This week: one more fall rebroadcast from theFitzgerald Theaterin Saint Paul, Minnesota, and we're inching ever closer to the present with a show originally fromOctober 2000. Our friendGreg Brownstops by with a harvest of fine songs cultivated in the heart of Iowa, including "The River Will Take Me" and "Summer Evening." Backing him up and playing and singing a few features of their own (including Greg's "The Train Carrying Jimmie Rodgers Home") are the astounding instrumentalists ofThe Nashville Bluegrass Band. We'll also follow the twelve labors of Hercules, courtesy of our Royal Academy of Radio Actors,Tim Russell and Sue Scott, and public radio's quintessential sound effects man, Mr. Tom Keith; Richard Dworsky and the Currently Employed Band (temporarily renamed after the previous sponsor, Guy's Shoes, was put up for sale) play Rich's "Paseo Romantico"; and in Lake Wobegon, Pastor Inqvist encounters Merle Sanderson, one of the Lutheran pastors who was with him during an infamous pontoon boat incident.Read notes from Greg Brown about this week's rebroadcastGreg Brown:What I remember about doing this show is getting to hear, and perform with, the Nashville Bluegrass Band. Their vocals in particular gave me chills. Their sound harkens back to the old hill songs, string band tunes, and even further - back to the ancient fire. It was always a thrill for me to come back and do the show, standing in the wings listening to Garrison spin his tales. He reminded me of a tight rope walker - you'd wonder how he could possibly make it, and then he would, miraculously, to the other side...