Tent Show Radio is made possible in part by the generous support of: Tent Show Radio is a weekly variety series showcasing live performances from Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua featuring host Michael Perry, the Blue Canvas Orchestra, and nationally and regionally renowned performers. Tent Show Radio is heard every week on listener-supported radio stations across the country, and the world on the Internet. Each week features a different live performance from Big Top Chautauqua’s summer season of concerts and musical productions. About The Host Michael Perry is a humorist and author of the best selling memoir Population 485: Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time, and the essay collection Off Main Street. Perry has written for Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, Outside, Backpacker, Orion and Salon.com, and is a contributing editor to Men’s Health. His essays have been heard on NPR’s All Things Considered and he has performed and produced two live audience recordings (I Got It From the Cows and Never Stand Behind a Sneezing Cow). Perry lives in rural Wisconsin, where he remains active as a volunteer firefighter and emergency medical responder. He can be found online at www.sneezingcow.com From Michael... I’ve long enjoyed attending shows at the Big Top Chautauqua. In fact, in Truck I wrote several pages about a Greg Brown show my wife and I saw at the Big Top. Between the live music of the Blue Canvas Orchestra and guests ranging from Joan Baez to Willie Nelson, I’ll share my thoughts on things like cheap cereal, Cheesehead Spanglish, and the smell of tromped grass. I’ll also provide strikingly original comments along the lines of: “Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome [insert music star name here].”   Listen In! Larry Meiller is joined by Wisconsin's own traveling troubadour, Michael Perry, to talk about his current tour, and his new gig as the host of Tent Show Radio. Guest: Michael Perry, Wisconsin-based author, humorist, and singer/songwriter. Host of Tent Show Radio. He is currently on tour, performing "The Clodhopper Monologues". Recorded 1/18/11 Become A Contributing Listener Broadcasting on Public Radio stations across America, Tent Show Radio has been independently produced and made available for free to stations by Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua since 1994! We hope that you will consider supporting Tent Show Radio by becoming a Contributing Listener through a tax deductible contribution today! Your contribution helps Tent Show Radio remain on the air and remain free for all to enjoy. Ballyhoo! Click on the "Donate" button below to     Spread The Good Word Help us help you bring Tent Show Radio to your local radio station. If you would like your local public radio station to carry Tent Show Radio, please direct them to www.PRX.org where it is available to stations for free! Tell your friends and neighbors to tune in each week, and join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/tentshowradio