This fall, mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile takes over as our new host. Each week, Chris will feature incredible live performances from an array of special musical guests — some known by all, and some who soon will be — along with a bit of comedy and spoken word, plus Chris will compose and perform a unique new song each week.
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This week: we kick off a new season and a new era as Chris Thile steps to the mic to host a live broadcast from our home base, the Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Singer, songwriter, guitarist, rock star, and man-about-Nashville Jack White joins us for a few acoustic tunes. We also welcome Brooklyn's Lake Street Dive back to the land of 10,000 lakes -- they're sure to light up Exchange Street with an infectious blend of pop, soul, and jazz -- and comedian Maeve Higgins from County Cork, by way of New York City. Plus: scripts, scenes, and sound effects from our Royal Academy of Radio Actors, Tim Russell, Serena Brook, and Fred Newman; and music from The First-Call Radio Players (Richard Dworsky on piano, guitarist Chris Eldridge, Brittany Haas on fiddle, Sarah Jarosz singing and playing banjo and octave mandolin, bassist Paul Kowert, and Ted Poor on -- *gasp* -- drums). All that, and a never-before-heard song from Mr. Thile, brought to you by Powdermilk Biscuits, the Catchup Advisory Board, and Beebopareebop Rhubarb Pie and Frozen Rhubarb Pie Filling. Tune in on your local public radio station or watch live (Saturday, 5pm - 7pm Central Time) at prairiehome.org.
