November 3rd, 2005 Thursday Musical Guest: The Peasall Sisters We gladly welcome back this Tennessee trio, known and adored throughout the world for their performance of "In the Highways" on the multi-million-selling soundtrack to the film O Brother, Where Art Thou. They astounded us last spring when they played, and now their back with a new CD, Home to You. Related link: Visit the Peasalls online. Musical Guest: Ruby Jane Smith A recurring favorite on the show, 10-year-old fiddler extraordinaire Ruby Jane Smith, returns with a slew of prizes and a recent high-profile appearance at a New York fashion show. She arrives with her band a new CD, Road to Columbus. Author: Timothy Schaffert Nebraska novelist Timothy Schaffert will read from his new book, The Singing and Dancing Daughters of God, a blithe and redemptive seriocomic love story filled with country music, the ghosts of Halloween, and an ironic brand of down-home religion. Related link: Read more on Schaffert here.