A Prairie Home Companion went to Waterbury, CT last weekend featuring Arlo Guthrie and his talented band. The temperature reached a record High of 86! The Palace Theater is an amazing renovated 1920’s movie palace with a new backstage, a very nice venue. Waterbury is full of beautiful architecture, remnants of it’s glory days as a manufacturing center. Tim and Sue drove to West Redding on Saturday morning to see the wonderful home of Fred Newman.
Sue Scott and Fred Newman Enjoy Chez Newman
Fred showed us his eclectic collections, his house is a laboratory for his many artistic talents.
Arlo Guthrie was glad to share his helpful healing expertise for Tim’s ailing ankle, He had a battery powered therapy device that he used to free up his frozen shoulder. His shoulder and voice were in fine form and his off air encore of “City of New Orleans” was a real crowd pleaser. Next week it’s two shows from Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium, featuring Brad Paisley and the Sam Bush Band.
We just finished our run at The Town Hall in New York City. What a show! Elvis Costello and Tom Snow as our special guests, along with one of our favorite people, Heather Masse. Elvis was terrific in our “Guy Noir” and “Lives of the Cowboys” scripts.Be sure to listen to the April 18th show on Prairiehome.org.
After the show we joined Fred Newman and family at a new outdoor restaurant in Bryant Park, The Bryant Park Cafe. A Beautiful Spring night, 70 degrees at 10pm.
Prairie Home Companion is back at The Town Hall for a three week run. Last week we enjoyed meeting the talented Wynton Marsalis, who joined us in a Guy Noir script.
Wynton Marsalis Post Show
He’s a magnificent musician and the crowd loved hearing his Quintet.
Our other guest is the wonderful singer Heather Masse.
Singer Heather Masse
She is a member of The Wailin’ Jennys . They are taking a break for a few months so Heather is free to sing on the show with some regularity.
This week we will hear some talented duos with “The Great American Duo Singoff” on “A Prairie Home Companion”.
Tim is learning how to walk again after ankle surgery so his sightseeing adventures are somewhat limited, but it’s supposed to rain this weekend anyway. Enjoy the show from New York City.
A Prairie Home Companion went to Waterbury, CT last weekend featuring Arlo Guthrie and his talented band. The temperature reached a record High of 86! The Palace Theater is an amazing renovated 1920’s movie palace with a new backstage, a very nice venue. Waterbury is full of beautiful architecture, remnants of it’s glory days as a manufacturing center. Tim and Sue drove to West Redding on Saturday morning to see the wonderful home of Fred Newman.
