"A Prairie Home Companion", November 21, 2015

This week: we're live from the Palace Theater in Waterbury, Connecticut. Craver, Hicks, Watson, and Newberry, known in some circles as "The Firm," bring their expert bluegrass and old time music, and not legal advice as their name suggests. Heather Masse makes the short trip from upstate New York, singing to her windshield, no doubt, and will arrive ready to harmonize with the host and front the band with sweet songs of autumn. And poet Dick Allen, who completed his tenure as Connecticut's poet laureate in June of this year, will read eclectic works that range from formal to free verse. Plus: the Royal Academy of Radio Actors - Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman - present the Story of Bob; pianist and music director Rich Dworsky conducts The November Boys Orchestra (Jonathan Dresel on drums, bassist Larry Kohut, Richard Kriehn on mandolin and fiddle, and guitarist Chris Siebold); and an update on all the latest news News from Lake Wobegon, where holiday decorating has begun and the local turkeys are visibly nervous