Climbing Up on the Rough Side

The long-awaited second audio recording by the Hopeful Gospel Quartet—Robin and Linda Williams, Kate MacKenzie, and Garrison Keillor—is old-time gospel singing at its best. Recorded live during broadcasts of Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion, it features instrumentals by Butch Thompson, Chet Atkins, and others. Tracks: Climbing Up On the Rough Side He Knows How Much We Can Bear Life Is a Ball Game Calling My Children Home How Great Thou Art I am a Pilgrim Take Me in Your Lifeboat Touch of the Past Count Your Blessings Just a Closer Walk With Thee Long As I Can See the Light How I Got Over I Bid You Goodnight