Howling at the Moonlight

hosted by Garrison Keillor
Show #1462September 6, 2014
From Fitzgerald Theater | Saint Paul, MN
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A Prairie Home Companion for September 6, 2014
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  • A Prairie Home Companion for September 6, 2014
  • Tishomingo Blues, GK opens, talks about one last snowstorm, going to the dentist
  • Sunshine Medley
  • Guy Noir script
  • Hold On, I'm Comin', This is Another Day
  • Singer script
  • Powdermilk Biscuit Break
  • When I Was A Cowboy, Ring Them Bells
  • Coffee script
  • Hanging Up My Heart, Dreaming My Dreams, Invitation to the Blues
  • T.M.I. script
  • Intermission - Fast Lane Boogie, Welcome Back / Greetings
  • Our Love is Here to Stay
  • She Drives Too Fast
  • Out on the Prairie
  • News From Lake Wobegon
  • Laudate Dominus
  • 'Till I Gain Control Again, The Angels Rejoiced Last Night
  • Snowman script
  • Thing Called Love
  • Credits, SFX with Fred Newman, Show Me The Way to Go Home/ Goodnight Ladies, The Next Time I'm In Town - GK, Pat Donohue, GAS Band
Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell
Prairie Home Productions
Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell
Heather Masse
Prairie Home Productions
Heather Masse
Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele
Prairie Home Productions
Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele
This week, a rewind to March 2013 and a show from the Fitzgerald Theater. Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell sing "'Till I Gain Control Again," Heather Masse and Jed Wilson "Ring Them Bells," and Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele shake the Fitz with "Hold On, I'm Comin'." In Lake Wobegon, Pastor Liz and Clint Bunsen spend some time together while digging a grave for Liz Tollefson.

Guest Information

  • Emmylou Harris

    When Emmylou Harris was a kid, she wrote a letter to Pete Seeger, concerned that if she was living a sheltered life at her parents' house and hadn't suffered enough, she couldn't be a folksinger. Pete wrote back, saying: "Don't worry. Life will catch up with you. You'll suffer. Don't go hop a freight." It worked out. With dozens of acclaimed recordings and countless awards, including 12 Grammys, Emmylou maintains a widespread and loyal following, whether she's singing folk, country, pop, or traditional tunes. Her brand-new CD - Hard Bargain - comes out next month on Nonesuch Records.

  • Rodney Crowell

    Emmylou Harris first heard Rodney Crowell almost 40 years ago, and his song "Bluebird Wine" became the opening track of her 1975 album, Pieces of the Sky. Rodney went on to play guitar in Emmylou's legendary Hot Band. Separately, the two have dozens of acclaimed recordings and countless awards. And now these Grammy-winning artists - and longtime pals - have teamed up again with their just-released collaboration, Old Yellow Moon(Nonesuch).

  • Heather Masse

    Growing up in rural Maine, Heather Masse sang hymns and folk songs around home with her family. Now based in New York, this New England Conservatory of Music alum is a one-third of the Juno Award-winning Canadian trio The Wailin' Jennys. Lock My Heart is her recording with piano legend Dick Hyman. A new album, August Love Song - on which she joins forces with trombone great Roswell Rudd - was recently released on Red House Records.

  • Jed Wilson

    Even in his teens, Jed Wilsonwas active on the Portland, Oregon, jazz scene. Since earning a degree from New England Conservatory, he has collaborated with a number of artists. Recently, he has performed extensively with Heather Masse.

  • Jearlyn Steele

    Growing up in Indiana, Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele sang with their siblings as The Steele Children. One by one, they moved to Minnesota and started singing together again. Now music is the family business. Jearlyn also hosts Steele Talkin', a Sunday-night radio show on WCCO, Minneapolis. Her most recent solo CD is Jearlyn Steele Sings Songs from A Prairie Home Companion. Jevetta's performance of "Calling You," from the film Baghdad Cafe, was nominated for an Academy Award. Her solo albums include 2006's My Heart.