A toe tapping program with a feast of ragtime piano, as well as blues and country music. And in the News from Lake Wobegon, that little town on the edge of the prairie, it's been a quiet week there, as in every other week—except that the post office has the latest issue of new stamps so they're pretty pleased.
Garrison Keillor has been awarded the prestigious John Steinbeck Award which, in typical contrary fashion, he uses as a springboard for an extended meditation on the decline of his show. He dates it to the day the sound effects man joined the team—and, a warning, the program includes a rendition of the sound of an ice cream being dropped into a fax machine.
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Garrison Keillor strikes a mellow pose this week with jazz singer Ingis Swearingen and one of the queens of gospel, Jeralyn Steele. And cowboys Dusty and Lefty are back -- they've been invited to town to teach cowboy studies at university.
He's been called the greatest television President in history and it turns out that Martin Sheen can also sing—and his version of the American hymn 'How can I keep from singing' will bring a tear to the eye.
Sunday 24 August 2008
Bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs and his band Kentucky Thunder join Garrison Keillor with some show stopping guitar picking - and there's also an appearance from the first family of country music - The Whites.
9pm AEST
Life Matters
with Richard Aedy
Informed debate on real life issues, with contributions, opinions and ideas from listeners
