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Free Episode: Voice Mail #176 “Brothers Gotta Call”

Brothers. Hard to believe, but we were all available bachelors at the time. That hat of mine was later featured on the cover of Montaigne in Barn Boots.

This week’s Voice Mail episode is free to view and listen. Here’s the link.

Episode description from Mike:

Today I lighten things up with humorous marginalia courtesy of the late Jim Harrison (a friend of the late Jimmy Buffett). Story for another time, but Harrison’s essay collection Just Before Dark played a significant role in my getting a book deal for Population 485. Then I revisit a humorous piece about me and my roughneck brothers in “Cellphone Connection,” an essay from Peaceful Persistence.

To listen (and see several more photos) hit the link.

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This Week’s Tent Show Radio: Don McLean

Check out Mike (Facebook / Instagram / Twitter) hosting Tent Show Radio (Twitter: @BigBlueTent). This week’s episode features Don McLean (Twittter: @donmclean).

Grammy Award Nominee, Songwriter Hall of Fame Member, and BBC Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Don Mclean hit the road last year to celebrate 50 years since the release of one of the most iconic songs and albums of all time. The legendary performer, known for mega-hit songs like “Vincent (Starry Starry Night)” and “And I Love You So,” entertained fans across North America during the American Pie 50th Anniversary Tour, performing songs from the iconic album and other fan-favorite hits. Since the eight-and-a-half-minute ballad “American Pie” hit number #1 on the billboard charts in 1971, the song has since been inducted into the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry, named a top 5 song of the 20th Century by the Recording Industry of America, and inducted into the GRAMMY Hall of Fame. With 22 studio albums under his belt, numerous accolades, and countless mega-hit songs, McLean has cemented himself as one of the most significant and influential performers of all time.

This episode features recordings from McLean’s June 2022 performance under the tent.

During intermission Michael Perry shares a humorous or heartfelt (or both) story drawn from his beloved books and offbeat life experiences.

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Stream it here along with other Tent Show Radio episodes.

Tent show Radio is broadcast each week on many fine independent stations, which can be found here: https://sneezingcow.com/ten-show-radio-stations/.

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Diffident Lifter

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This Week’s Tent Show Radio: Home Free

Check out Mike (Facebook / Instagram / Twitter) hosting Tent Show Radio (Twitter: @BigBlueTent). This week’s episode features Home Free (Twittter: @HomeFreeGuys).

No instruments. No tracks. No fillers. Praised by the likes of American Songwriter, Billboard, and Rolling Stone, award winning a cappella sensation Home Free returned to Big Top in September 2022 for their third appearance under the tent. Their high-energy and electrifying performances fuse Nashville standards with country-dipped pop hits, resulting in a truly unique and incredible sound. Declared “Country Music fans’ favorite a cappella group,” Home Free rose to fame after winning the fourth season of NBC’s vocal competition The Sing Off. Following their time on the show, the group committed themselves to producing music and video content while crafting and touring their incredible live shows.

The group has released 12 albums, five of which have been Christmas records including 2020’s Warmest Wishes. A number of their albums reached the top 10 on the Billboard Country charts, including their debut album 2014’s Crazy Life, 2015’s Country Evolution, and most recently 2021’s Dive Bar Saints rose to the #4 spot. The extraordinary world-class vocalists have garnered a large following, selling nearly 600,000 albums, embarking on major international tours, and amassing 500+ million views and 1.3 million subscribers on YouTube.

During intermission Michael Perry shares a humorous or heartfelt (or both) story drawn from his beloved books and offbeat life experiences.

Follow this link for all the available viewing options.

Stream it here along with other Tent Show Radio episodes.

Tent show Radio is broadcast each week on many fine independent stations, which can be found here: https://sneezingcow.com/ten-show-radio-stations/.

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Writer ?Fitness? and the Farmer Carry

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Mike Returns to “La Crosse Local” to Discuss Upcoming Show and “Forty Acres Deep”

Mike reconnected with the folks at La Crosse Local to discuss his most recent novella Forty Acres Deep, his hesitation about writing the book, the shed collapse that inspired it, and a growing agricultural mental health movement. Listen at https://loom.ly/BXsMPBg or on your preferred podcast app.

You can catch Michael Perry live at the Pump House Regional Arts Center on September 22, 2023, 7:30 PM. Grab your tickets here.

Social media platforms come and go and hiccup. The best way to get the first word about Mike’s new books and live appearances is to be on our old-fashioned e-mailing list, which you can join here.

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Here We Go Again

It’s that time again…

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This Week’s Tent Show Radio: Michael Perry (Stories & Songs)

Check out Mike (Facebook / Instagram / Twitter) hosting Tent Show Radio (Twitter: @BigBlueTent). This week’s episode features Mike as the musical talent.

In an evening reminiscent of the VH1 Storytellers television series, Tent Show Radio host Michael Perry is joined onstage by his longtime bandmate and sometimes personal pilot Evan Middlesworth and additional special guests. In addition to the side-splitting laughs and fresh stories fans have come to expect from Perry, he and Middlesworth will perform stripped-down versions of several songs from Perry’s musical catalog and share the backstory behind the songs…in addition to a few tales from the tour van.

This episode features recordings from Michael Perry’s August 2022 performance under the tent.

During intermission Michael Perry shares a humorous or heartfelt (or both) story drawn from his beloved books and offbeat life experiences.

Follow this link for all the available viewing options.

Stream it here along with other Tent Show Radio episodes.

Tent show Radio is broadcast each week on many fine independent stations, which can be found here: https://sneezingcow.com/ten-show-radio-stations/.

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Throwback Thursday: Montaigne in Barn Boots

Montaigne in Barn Boots is not my most popular book, sales-wise. I kinda knew that goin’ in. In fact, I told my editor, “Some of my audience isn’t gonna go for this one.” And, I like to joke, I was right. But that book also precipitated some of the most heartfelt letters, emails, and conversations since Population 485. The readers who did connect with it, connected deeply. The other night–man, I wish I’d’a thought to take a picture of this–when I was signing books after a show with the band, a man brought his hardcover copy to show me. It was studded with bronze book darts. It’s gratifying and a tad overwhelming when someone reads my work that closely.

Anyways. I enjoyed writing that book, and thanks to those of you who enjoyed it with me. When it was released, we put out some promotional images with excerpts; here, in honor of Throwback Thursday, are a few:

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Woodchop Zen

Old oak…

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