Icebreak
Flashlight Enthusiast
I couldn't figure out why I liked this silly movie named "The Prairie Home Companion" so much. I was rather bazaar but entertaining. So I finally got around to doing a little research and found out more.
One of the reasons I think I liked it is because I used to occasionally listen to broadcasts of "The Louisiana Hayride" when I was a kid. By that time it was no longer a live show. It was just a radio program but it sounded like they were having fun. I like jazz, blues, rock, big band and classic but a good fiddle always gets my attention.
Back a hundred years ago the boys that ran the "The Grande Ol Oprey" didn't think Elvis's Rockabilly music fit in to the program even though many of the other entertainers liked him. The guys that ran the little sister show, "The Louisiana Hayride" were convinced to try Elvis and his band out. Subsequently they signed a one year contract and were a real hit. Many believe this exposure was what really launched Elvis.
I found out that the PHC aired on Public Radio twice a week. We listened to it last night and it was a bit corny but we really enjoyed it. It had music, skits, fake commercials a little political humor…it was nice.
We didn't plan on a nice soirée this year, don't want to dodge drinkers and don't really like the music we heard last year on the New Years Eve television programs. So it's a quiet evening at home for us.
But! I found out Garrison Keillor will be broadcasting "Prairie Home Companion" tonight on PBS at 9:00 pm CST. We are looking forward to it.
Description:
http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/
Find your PBS television channel:
http://www.pbs.org/stationfinder/index.html
Find your radio station:
http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/stations/
A little history:
http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/about/
One of the reasons I think I liked it is because I used to occasionally listen to broadcasts of "The Louisiana Hayride" when I was a kid. By that time it was no longer a live show. It was just a radio program but it sounded like they were having fun. I like jazz, blues, rock, big band and classic but a good fiddle always gets my attention.
Back a hundred years ago the boys that ran the "The Grande Ol Oprey" didn't think Elvis's Rockabilly music fit in to the program even though many of the other entertainers liked him. The guys that ran the little sister show, "The Louisiana Hayride" were convinced to try Elvis and his band out. Subsequently they signed a one year contract and were a real hit. Many believe this exposure was what really launched Elvis.
I found out that the PHC aired on Public Radio twice a week. We listened to it last night and it was a bit corny but we really enjoyed it. It had music, skits, fake commercials a little political humor…it was nice.
We didn't plan on a nice soirée this year, don't want to dodge drinkers and don't really like the music we heard last year on the New Years Eve television programs. So it's a quiet evening at home for us.
But! I found out Garrison Keillor will be broadcasting "Prairie Home Companion" tonight on PBS at 9:00 pm CST. We are looking forward to it.
Description:
http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/
Find your PBS television channel:
http://www.pbs.org/stationfinder/index.html
Find your radio station:
http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/stations/
A little history:
http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/about/