Chet Atkins, Bob Brozman, Butch Thompson Trio, Bruce Calin, Richard Dworsky, Johnny Gimble, Naomi Judd, Wynona Judd, Garrison Keillor, Lark Quartet, Peter Ostroushko. Laura Sewell,
Daddy Look at those trees ( Garrison Keillor ) Westphalia waltz ( Johnny Gimble , Peter Ostroushko , Chet Atkins ) Benjamin Britten March (Lark Quartet ) Old Dan Tucker ( Johnny Gimble ) Stay all night ( Johnny Gimble ) Down in the Valley ( Naomi Judd , Wynona Judd ) Doggie went a-courtin ( Naomi Judd , Wynona Judd )
Father Wilmer Krebsbach, Carl
It turned suddenly warm, making people uneasy. They're tempted to put their tomatoes in the ground but they expect a blizzard in a month or so. Fr. Emil preached a great Easter homily. They had a coffee for him in the church basement and gave him gifts including an envelope with a check. He was set to go but his replacement, Fr. Wilmer, didn't show up. He called Bishop Bruce MacDonald of Brainerd who was on vacation. He talked to his replacement, Fr. Wilmer Millworth. Fr. Wilmer is 47 years old. He has a speech impediment. He stutters badly on the letters M and W. They assigned him to missionary work on the Methodists in Minneapolis. He had been on vacation for a whole month. He wasn't sure that he could work in LW. Fr. Emil drove to Brainerd and picked up Fr. Wilmer. Fr. Wilmer was nervous and not anxious to start work. Fr. Emil wanted to give him some advice from his long experience. Fr. Emil was very lonesome at first and he found a pen pal, Gladys Swart, in Oregon. He didn't tell her that he was a priest because people talk unnaturally to priests. He wasn't sure if this was right. He told her that he had just gotten out of prison after doing 7-1/2 years for burglary. They corresponded for 20 years every two or three weeks. When Gladys became too friendly, Fr. Emil invented a girl friend. Finally, Gladys came to visit him. He went to the Chatterbox to see her. She was a large fat old lady and of course he was a priest. They had a long talk. After that, they just exchanged Christmas cards. They were two story tellers but the plot became too complicated. He found her letters when he cleaning up to leave. Carl Krepsbach gave him some store-bought strawberries, passing them off as the first of the season. They tasted good.
Folk Songs: "Great big bobs", 'The worms crawl in", 'While looking a window".
1986.02.25 Star Tribune / 1986.03.30 Star Tribune / Rebroadcast on April 1, 1989
Archival contributors: musicbrainz / Frank Berto