Garrison Keillor

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...

Truckstop: A Lake Wobegon Story by Garrison Keillor

Truckstop:  A Lake Wobegon Story by Garrison Keillor
Truckstop is a Lake Wobegon story that ranks among many fans favorites.  It originally aired on A Prairie Home Companion in the mid '80's and has a...

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...

Prairie Home: The True Story

Prairie Home: The True Story
Chris Monroe is an author, illustrator, and cartoonist. She is the creator of the long-running weekly comic strip "Violet Days," which can be see...

Jokes, Jokes, Jokes and more Jokes

Jokes, Jokes, Jokes and more Jokes
A few weeks back, we featured the A Prairie Home Companion Joke Show. . . it is a 2 hour laugh fest featuring jokes that were submitted by fans on ...

Erica Rhodes: Comedy Genius

Erica Rhodes: Comedy Genius
Massachusetts-born, LA-based Erica Rhodes is a multi-hyphenate perfomer capable of renowned work in film, television, in the streaming realm as we...

Dakota Dave Hull

Dakota Dave Hull
Fargo native Dakota Dave Hull strummed his first guitar chord when he was about 10. He's still at it. After moving to the Twin Cities in the late '...