A Prairie Home Companion for April 2, 2016
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This week: we return to live broadcasts with the first show of a three-weekend stand at our East Coast home away from home, The Town Hall on West 43rd Street in New York City. Väsen are tuning up their many strings for a blast of mind-bending music from across the North Sea and the North Atlantic, Heather Masse is making her way down from upstate to join the host on a few duets, and our friend Rob Fisher returns with the Coffee Club Orchestra and a roster of tunes sure to bring down the house at the old Town Meeting hall. Plus: radio drama and election-year intrigue from the Royal Academy of Radio Actors, Lila Newman, Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman; our music director and pianist Richard Dworsky with Richard Kriehn on mandolin and fiddle and Chris Siebold on guitar; and an update on the latest News from Lake Wobegon, where signs of spring are just beginning to appear. Tune in on your local public radio station or watch live (5pm to 7pm, Saturday) at prairiehome.org!