This Week on "A Prairie Home Companion"

Baseball Briefly
M's lost again to the Tribe.
Mr. Sele was shakey but kept the team in the game as far as 7th inning.
The offence hasn't been able to hit top-of-the-rotation type starters
three nights in a row since they faced Rich Harden.
Nice to see our old friend Arthur Lee Rhodes pitching for Cleveland.

So Sunday afternoon after a baseball game like that,
I listen to "A Prairie Home Companion" via internet.
The Armed Forces Radio carries it on Sunday
but the audio quality is much better via internet.
They air the show from the week before.

This week's show dated April 16th,
the guest musicians and singers were good,
as usual I would say.
There were bluegrass songs by Ms. Jen Larson.
Also, mezzo soprano, Ms. Jennifer Rivera, competing in Spain soon,
presented a magnificent rendition of "Una voce poco fa,"
and a fun song titled "George."
Ms. Madeleine Peyroux sang blues songs "Careless Love," "Weary Blues,"
(are they the same ones I know?)
and "Don't Wait Too Long," which was particularly nice.
All were quite enjoyable.

I am very fond of the program because there are funny skits, music, and etc.
I recall that the first time I heard Diana Krall sing was on PHC some ten years ago.

Last week's guests,
Vince Giordano and His Nighthawks were particulary interesting to me,
because they played the kind of music I love most, traditional jazz.
The skit with them was so fun.
I heard that they provided the soundtrack for the film "Aviator."
I haven't seen it yet, but I will try to see it for the music now.