After Noah Adams’s brief introduction, this collection of NPR features starts off with Garrison Keillor's comments about the crowds people have to brave if they actually go to a fair. Listeners don't have to, though. They can sit back and hear the sounds of the Texas State Fair; an interview with a human blockhead, which includes an aural demonstration that could make some squeamish; correspondents' memories; and interviews with fiddlers and funnel cake purveyors. There's even a look at the original agricultural intent of fairs. Except for 10 minutes on "The Art of the Carnival Talker," features go by quickly. That makes for an easy listen, but some listeners will want more detail. J.A.S. 2013 Audies Finalist © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine
NPR Road Trips: Fairs and Festivals: Stories That Take You Away . . .
Step right up as the gates swing open at fairgrounds across the USA. This delightful collection explores the unique joys of the public gatherings that take place in cities and small towns, when people of all stripes and sizes meet to gawk at cows, ponder seed art, get hypnotized, compete in husband-calling contests, and eat virtually anything on a stick.
Farming, food, politics, parades, shilling, glad-handing, people-watching, and silliness are celebrated here. If you've been to a fair or festival, you'll love this collection. If you haven't, here's what you've been missing.
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Farming, food, politics, parades, shilling, glad-handing, people-watching, and silliness are celebrated here. If you've been to a fair or festival, you'll love this collection. If you haven't, here's what you've been missing.
NPR Road Trips: Fairs and Festivals: Stories That Take You Away . . .
Step right up as the gates swing open at fairgrounds across the USA. This delightful collection explores the unique joys of the public gatherings that take place in cities and small towns, when people of all stripes and sizes meet to gawk at cows, ponder seed art, get hypnotized, compete in husband-calling contests, and eat virtually anything on a stick.
Farming, food, politics, parades, shilling, glad-handing, people-watching, and silliness are celebrated here. If you've been to a fair or festival, you'll love this collection. If you haven't, here's what you've been missing.
Farming, food, politics, parades, shilling, glad-handing, people-watching, and silliness are celebrated here. If you've been to a fair or festival, you'll love this collection. If you haven't, here's what you've been missing.
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BN ID: | 2940170070121 |
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Publisher: | HighBridge Company |
Publication date: | 06/05/2012 |
Series: | NPR Road Trips |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
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