Garrison Keillor

That Time of Year: A Memoir by Garrison Keillor CHAPTER 19 PREVIEW

That Time of Year: A Memoir by Garrison Keillor CHAPTER 19 PREVIEW
  With the warmth and humor we’ve come to know, the creator and host of A Prairie Home Companion shares his own remarkable story. In That Time of...

IN THE SPIRIT OF RUSS RINGSAK from David Edin, Merchandise Manager

IN THE SPIRIT OF RUSS RINGSAK from David Edin, Merchandise Manager
Russ Ringsak was the truck driver and a writer for A Prairie Home Companion, but his involvement with the show goes all the way back to its humble ...

The Department of Folk Song

The Department of Folk Song
The Best Folk Songs Come From Folks Like You Here are some songs that other folks have submitted:The Minnesota Farmer’s LullabyAn old farm wife r...

Archive Fun: Emmylou Harris

Archive Fun: Emmylou Harris
Born in Alabama and raised in North Carolina and Virginia, Emmylou Harris began playing the guitar at 16. A few years later, she recorded her firs...

Pat Donohue

Pat Donohue
Grammy™-nominated Pat Donohue (guitar) is a native and resident of St. Paul, Minnesota. He is a National Finger picking Guitar Champion and an inno...

Chet Atkins Remembered

Chet Atkins Remembered
A Eulogy for Chet Atkins As delivered by Garrison Keillor at Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN, July 3, 2001 "Dear Garrison, "I went up home to east ...

Tom Keith: Sound Effect Man

Tom Keith: Sound Effect Man
  Tom Keith provides sound effects and character voices for A Prairie Home Companion. A St. Paul native, Keith has performed with Garrison Keillor...

Robin & Linda Williams: A Better Day A-Coming

Robin & Linda Williams: A Better Day A-Coming
Robin and Linda Williams first appeared on A Prairie Home Companion in 1975, the same year they recorded their first album. Their most recent rel...

Elvin Bishop

Elvin Bishop
Bluesman Elvin Bishop was a founding member of the groundbreaking Paul Butterfield Blues Band. He went solo in 1968, moved to the Bay Area, and co...

Inga Swearingen: First Rain

Inga Swearingen: First Rain
Inga Swearingen always loved singing, whether it was with her elementary school choir in San Luis Obispo, California, or performing her own songs ...

Andra Suchy

Andra Suchy
Andra Suchy spent her childhood on a farm near Mandan, North Dakota, the daughter of two talented singers. By the time she was in grade school, sh...

Motherhood: A Radio Collection

Motherhood: A Radio Collection
From Garrison Keillor: “She brought you forth out of the cloud of genetics and fed and clothed you and taught you to wipe yourself and say Please...