This is a simple little story, involving regular characters in the Vinyl Cafe series. The writer reads before a live and enthusiastic audience, and the enjoyment of all is palpable. It is quirky and amusing, and Stuart McLean's tone keeps it all at the right pitch. I have only recently discovered this series. It was sold as the Canadian version of A Prairie Home Companion, of which I am also a big fan. There are significant differences, but the common feature is the excellent storytelling, and the clear authorial voice which emerges both in the words and in the reading.

I recognise that not many people in Scotland will have heard this show, but I'm delighted I found it and that prx.org gives me a way of listening to it.

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