September 13, 1997 rebroadcast with Jearlyn Steele, Kate MacKenzie, Larry Sparks, Elisabeth Comeaux, and Bill Hinkley & Judy Larson
A repeat of PHC's October 28, 1995, broadcast, originally aired live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul. With Jearlyn Steele Battle, Kate MacKenzie, bluegrass singer Larry Sparks, soprano Elisabeth Comeaux, and Bill Hinkley & Judy Larson. It's Halloween timeâin Lake Wobegon, Mr. Martinson is dressing up like the Grim Reaper and jumping out of bushes, and Lake Wobegon is full of all sorts of ghost stories.
September 6, 1997 rebroadcast with Irina & Julia Elkina, Barbara Cook, Maria Jette, Janis Hardy, Vern Sutton, and Jack Lemmon
A repeat of PHC's October 21, 1995, broadcast, performed live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, with dual pianists Irina & Julia Elkina, Broadway star Barbara Cook with Wally Harper on piano, andâsinging Keillor's original Thanksgiving mini-opera, "Donna Grazie" Maria Jette, Janis Hardy, and Vern Sutton. With a cameo by Hollywood legend Jack Lemmon, who was in town making a Grumpy Old Men movieâLemmon has a great conversation with Keillor and then plays a honky-tonk piano number, "When You're Ever-Lovin's Double-Crossing You."
August 30, 1997 rebroadcast with the Squirrel Nut Zippers, Robin & Linda Williams, and John Berendt
A repeat of PHC's June 22, 1996, show, done live from Savannah, Georgia, with the Squirrel Nut Zippers, who play music of the '20s and '30s; the Hopeful Gospel Quartet; and John Berendt, author of the bestselling Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, which takes place in Savannah.
August 23, 1997 rebroadcast with Ian Frazier, Wallace McRae, and the Jo Miller/Laura Love Connection
A repeat of PHC's June 8, 1996, broadcast, first aired live from Billings, Montana. With the Jo Miller/Laura Love Connection, cowboy poet Wallace McRae, and author/humorist Ian Frazier, who reads from his bestseller Great Plains.
August 16, 1997 rebroadcast with Johnny Gimble & Texas Swing and Flaco Jimenez y su Conjunto
A repeat of PHC's June 15, 1996, show, a tour show done in San Antonio, Texas. With fiddler Johnny Gimble & his band, Texas Swing, and accordionist Flaco Jimenez and his band. In Lake Wobegon, Judy Ingqvist is worried about her daughter Kate, whom she raised to be Sandra Day O'Conner, but who is turning into Sandra Dee.
August 9, 1997 rebroadcast with Jearlyn Steele, Kate MacKenzie. Larry Sparks, Elisabeth Comeaux, and Bill Hinkley & Judy Larson
A repeat of PHC's October 28, 1995, broadcast, originally aired live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul. With Jearlyn Steele Battle, Kate MacKenzie, bluegrass singer Larry Sparks, soprano Elisabeth Comeaux, and Bill Hinkley & Judy Larson. It's Halloween timeâin Lake Wobegon, Mr. Martinson is dressing up like the Grim Reaper and jumping out of bushes, and Lake Wobegon is full of all sorts of ghost stories.
August 2, 1997 rebroadcast with Kate MacKenzie, Michael Cleveland, Solas, and Chris Thile
A repeat of PHC's May 11, 1996, broadcastâthe "Young Artists' Showcase"--originally aired live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul. Kate MacKenzie co-hosts with Keillor; guests are artists in their teens and '20s: mandolinist Chris Thile, fiddler Michael Cleveland, and Irish musician Seamus Egan & his band Solas.
July 26, 1997 rebroadcast with Butch Thompson & The Hiawatha Jazz Band and the Ensemble Singers of the Plymouth Music Series
A repeat of PHC's May 4, 1996, broadcast, performed at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, with Butch Thompson & The Hiawatha Jazz Band and the Ensemble Singers of the Plymouth Music Series. In The News From Lake Wobegon, Daryl Tollerud is keeping an eye on his neighbor, a bad-tempered man who sits on the back step with a .22 and drinks beer.
July 19, 1997 rebroadcast with The Cox Family, Peter Rowan & Jerry Douglas, and Francine Roche
A repeat of PHC's February 17, 1996, show, done at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, with Peter Rowan & Jerry Douglas, The Cox Family, chanteuse Francine Roche with accordionist Mark Stillman. In Lake Wobegon, Darlene tries to meet a computer-bar date and Mr. Berge goes fishing with Ole, his dog.
July 12, 1997 rebroadcast with James Earl Jones, The Ensemble Singers of the Plymouth Music Series, John Hammond, and Richard Greene
A repeat of PHC's February 10, 1996, show, originally broadcast live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, with Delta bluesman John Hammond, Richard Greene & The Grass Is Greener, the Ensemble Singers of the Plymouth Music Series, and a walk-on by actor James Earl Jones, who does a skit called "Jim & Huck" with Keillor. Guy Noir deals with poetry-writing thug Tony Rigatoni.