Got in the van with musician friends and did a show in Spencer, Wisconsin. Then flew to Los Angeles and watched a friend do a show on a lil’ bit bigger stage. And so much of it traces back to this book. Still feel like the farm kid I always was, and grateful. Thank you.

Check out Mike hosting Tent Show Radio (Twitter: @tentshowradio). This episode of Tent Show Radio includes performance by Grammy nominated singer songwriter Iris DeMent (Twitter: @irisdement; Facebook: Iris DeMent official), American Folk musician Greg Brown (Facebook: Greg Brown Official), and Big Top’s very own Blue Canvas Orchestra.

Michael Perry hosts episode 21-43.

Stream it here along with Tent Show Radio episodes.

Tent show Radio is broadcast each week on these fine independent stations.  Some stations offer “Live Air” streams which you can find more information on their websites listed below.

Every week the Wisconsin State Journal runs “Roughneck Grace,” a weekly column written by Mike (many of the columns will be adapted from Mike’s Tent Show Radio monologues). This week’s column ‘Michael Perry: Illumination under the full moon‘ can be see online here.

Every week the Wisconsin State Journal runs “Roughneck Grace,” a weekly column written by Mike (many of the columns will be adapted from Mike’s Tent Show Radio monologues). This week’s column ‘Michael Perry: Casting about for a warm memory of a cold fishing flop‘ can be see online here.

Check out Mike hosting Tent Show Radio (Twitter: @tentshowradio). This week’s episode of Tent Show Radio features recordings from past Big Top performances of Grammy Award winning singer songwriter Nanci Griffith (Facebook: Nanci Griffith).

Michael Perry hosts episode 21-42.

Stream it here along with Tent Show Radio episodes.

Tent show Radio is broadcast each week on these fine independent stations.  Some stations offer “Live Air” streams which you can find more information on their websites listed below.