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Andrew Bird, Laura Marling land at 'Prairie Home' to fill in for Bon Iver

Their appearances will be Jan. 14 in Chicago.

By Jon Bream

January 5, 2017 at 10:04PM

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Laura Marling/ Star Tribune photo by Aaron Lavinsky (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Bon Iver's Justin Vernon may have bailed on "A Prairie Home Companion" for Jan. 14. But Andrew Bird and Laura Marling are coming to the rescue.

Bird, the whistling singer-songwriter from Chicago, has appeared on "Prairie Home" since mandolin master Chris Thile took over as host. Marling, 26, is a much acclaimed British singer-songwriter.

Vernon had been scheduled to appear on "Prairie Home," which is being broadcast from Chicago on Jan. 14, but this week canceled that appearance and a month-long European tour for "personal reasons."

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Jon Bream

Critic / Reporter

Jon Bream has been a music critic at the Star Tribune since 1975, making him the longest tenured pop critic at a U.S. daily newspaper. He has attended more than 8,000 concerts and written four books (on Prince, Led Zeppelin, Neil Diamond and Bob Dylan). Thus far, he has ignored readers’ suggestions that he take a music-appreciation class.