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1998 Contest
About the 1998 Finalists -
Previous Winners
April 4, 1998
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Big Talents Come from Small Places
By the February 13 deadline, A Prairie Home Companion's office contained
two big appliance boxes full of entries for the 1998 Talent from Towns under Two Thousand contest. From the entries received, these six finalists were chosen to be flown to New York to perform on A Prairie Home Companion's April 4 live broadcast.
Press the answering machine
to hear Larry's invitation to audition!
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Finalists!
Audio files below in RealAudio 3.0 28.8
Visit the finalists page for biographical information and photos.
Virtual Consort Winners!
Audition - Performance
Shelburne Falls, MA, pop. 1,996
Harmony 2nd Place!
Audition - Performance
Fox, AR, pop. 200
Jake Krack
Audition - Performance
Freeman, IN, pop. 20
Claire Stadmueller
Audition - Performance
Hope, RI, pop. 1,700
Tour de France
Audition - Performance
Caspar, CA, pop. 200
The Virginia Cutups
Audition - Performance
Earlysville , VA, pop. 1,000
Enjoy these additional auditions selected from the many received.
Charlie Cutten
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Carla Daruda
Melissa Dunlop
Hub & Candy
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Gary Jensen
Mountain Aire
Larry Nigh & Muleshoe
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Northwest Passage
Steve Owens
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Amy Peebles
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Nick Plakias
Qualm
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The Raisin Pickers
Hi-Ho Ramblers
Greg Rowell
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An Seinnteoiri
Kris Spencer
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Spirit of Texas
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Woods Hole Folk Orchestra
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