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Post by desert dweller on Mar 25, 2017 16:55:46 GMT -8
I don't listen mostly because I have a commitment on Sunday mornings at the same time. Chris Thile is a Grammy award winning musician who started with the bluegrass band Nickel Creek. He has done solo work and also played with the Punch Brothers. He was, basically, a child prodigy on the mandolin and has carried on the acoustic tradition. I couldn't think of a better host for Prairie Home Companion. Check out his Wikipedia page. |
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Post by markskor on Mar 25, 2017 17:14:19 GMT -8
 Powder Milk Biscuits...thanks for the flashback! Living in Tuolumne Meadows, back in the employee tents of Club Med, only one radio station comes through the mountains - The Hawk - out of Modesto. Late Saturday nights, (when static allowed listening), right after Dan Aykroyd's "Blues Brothers" hour (killer BTW)...also after Sundays Sammy Hagar's "I'll play whatever I Want" hour (Worthwhile too!)...they were promo-ing the new Prairie Home Companion show. Always wanted to stay up...never made it. Thanks for posting. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2017 18:10:20 GMT -8
I listened to PHC religiously back around 1985-1988 or so, less frequently after that.
That was the era when I was first getting launched into my work life.
As GK aged, his sense of humor became more caustic and I enjoyed his program less and less.
The musicians that played PHC back then were among the best, at least they were very much to my taste.
I haven't listened to it in years, though.
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Post by balzaccom on Mar 25, 2017 18:18:31 GMT -8
Two big improvements over Keillor's version:
Chris's Thile is not only a superb musician, but he can actually sing.
And a comedian segment.
Yeah, I miss Lake Wobegon. But I like the new show.
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Post by rebeccad on Mar 25, 2017 20:33:29 GMT -8
I tune in occasionally. The music is generally better now (not always to my taste, but better--partly of course because Chris Thile can sing, as noted above). I always liked the drama bits best, and of course Lake Woebegone. At first it seemed like those dramas were going to be rare, but I think they are putting more of them in, and the Radio Acting Company is still good, with or without GK.
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Post by swimswithtrout on Mar 26, 2017 9:55:25 GMT -8
I haven't listened to PHC for several years now, primarily because my work schedule has changed somewhat. Back in the late 90's early 2000's I never missed a show and often re listened to it again on Sunday morning. My wife and I got to see it live on one of the traveling shows in Loveland. They sold out all 6,500 seats in 15 minutes.
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Post by burntfoot on Mar 26, 2017 10:33:10 GMT -8
Can't get it here anymore.
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Post by bradmacmt on Mar 26, 2017 11:00:22 GMT -8
I started listening in the mid 1980's. I identified closely with the show as all my "people" are from small Minnesota farming towns. Heck, my mom and dad met at St. Olaf! But I felt the show had lost its way in the last 7 or 8 years. Garrison Keillor didn't as much "sing" as he "croaked."
I've got mixed feelings about the current state of the show. Chris Thile, while certainly talented and intelligent, doesn't have a comfortable "radio voice" and his music selections leave a lot to be desired. I listen occasionally, but it's not something I intentionally tune into like the old show. But then, I'm likely not the target audience anymore either...
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Post by gabby on Mar 26, 2017 13:36:38 GMT -8
O.M.G.
I'm afraid this shows how little I actually "get around". I had no idea that Chris Thile was now hosting PHC. I enjoyed the Garrison Keillor shows, though only on a now-and-again basis, whenever I happened to be around a radio, which means mostly in the car, of course.
But Chris Thile - I'm raving stark crazy about Chris Thile. I have been listening to Nickel Creek and the Punch Brothers for ages now - have almost all of their records, and probably a lot of Chris Thile's stuff right up until I started listening to music on Spotify. In fact, I had a bout of "banjo madness" about 3 weeks ago and put everything I could find of Alison Brown, Abigail Washburn, Noam Pikelny (a Punch Brother), Steve Martin - and even my old recordings of John Hartford - on my playlist for listening as I walked every day.
To be honest, virtually everything that you can hear on radio is now on podcasts, and that is usually the way I listen to "radio programs", whenever I do listen. (I just added PHC to my podcast subscriptions!)
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Post by msdoolittle on Mar 27, 2017 8:30:04 GMT -8
I LOVE Chris Thile on Prairie Home Companion. I think he's done a lot to freshen it up. He's not fantastic at the story telling, but I really enjoy his musical bits and his guest musician choices. He is a very connected individual and really look forward to listening to he and the show grow.
They have been renewed for two more seasons, so that's good news!
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Post by FamilySherpa on Mar 27, 2017 9:02:17 GMT -8
For me, GK was PHC. It is impossible to replace him. But I think Thile is doing a fine job and I listen every chance i get.
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Post by smiley on Mar 29, 2017 12:59:36 GMT -8
thanks for posting this I didn't know that there is a replacement. gotta listen again I thought there was just repeats
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Post by paula53 on Mar 29, 2017 14:29:33 GMT -8
Who could forget Powered Milk Biscuits, and Cora's Cup of Comfort?
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Post by BigLoad on Mar 29, 2017 19:06:39 GMT -8
"This message was brought to you by the Ketchup Advisory board." It's got natural mellowing agents! |
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Post by rebeccad on Mar 29, 2017 20:46:17 GMT -8
And Mournful Oatmeal...it gives you the strength to do what needs to be done.
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