A Prairie Home Companion - 2010

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A Prairie Home Companion - 2010

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January 2, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion, we present some highlights from our 2009 season including Pat Donohue, Brad Paisley and Sam Bush performing "Stealin' From Chet" at the Ryman Auditorium, Elvis Costello as an English author and stuttering son of the Earl of Twickerham in an epsiode of Guy Noir, and Martin Sheen as a flim-flamming, four flushing, shortchanging, deckstackin' yahoo in an episode of The Lives of the Cowboys. Plus, Marvin and Mavis Smiley's tribute to Bruce Springsteen, Nellie McKay's tribute to Doris Day, and Patty Loveless sings "The Bramble and the Rose." In Lake Wobegon, the story of Margie Krepsbach checking herself into a hotel for Mother's Day to watch movies. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:12 - Tishomingo Blues 00:00:54 - GK Intro 00:03:13 - "Stealin' From Chet" - Pat Donohue, Brad Paisley and Sam Bush MAY 2 00:06:08 - Mom script (Price Is Right), plus "That Wang Dang Doodle" - Pat Donohue JUN. 6 00:13:08 - Billy Collins reads "Ballistic" and "Hangover" JUN. 13 00:15:58 - "The Bramble and the Rose" - Patty Loveless OCT. 23 00:18:56 - GK Complaint Script Intro 00:19:15 - Complaint script with VocalEssence FEB. 21 00:30:11 - GK Powdermilk Intro 00:30:41 - Powdermilk Break OCT. 10 Segment 2 00:31:54 - Poetry Out Loud Winner (Will Farley) recites Langston Hughes MAY 23 00:37:09 - "How to Grow a Woman" - The Punch Brothers DEC. 5 00:41:28 - Cowboys script with Martin Sheen and Arlo Guthrie JUN. 27 00:54:12 - "If I Ever Had a Dream" - Nellie McKay NOV. 21 00:57:40 - Intermission/"Some of These Days" NOV. 21 Segment 3 01:03:19 - GK Welcome Back 01:03:48 - "Sulphur to Sugarcane" - Elvis Costello APR. 18 01:07:36 - Guy Noir script with Elvis Costello and Hearther Masse APR. 18 01:21:14 - Marvin and Mavis Smiley "Born in the USA: 2" OCT. 24 00:24:30 - "Come on Up to the House" - Sara Jarosz and her band SEPT. 26 01:28:29 - Rhubarb script NOV. 7 Segment 4 01:33:20 - GK Monologue Intro 01:33:37 - "Middle Cyclone" - Neko Case OCT. 10 01:36:27 - The News from Lake Wobegon MAY 2 Segment 5 01:50:16 - "One by One" - Wilco OCT. 3 01:53:28 - GK Credits 01:54:52 - "Next Go Round" - Old Crow Medicine Show OCT. 24 January 9, 2010 - Coming to you live this week from The War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, it's an adventurous new year for A Prairie Home Companion. With this week's special guests, celebrated Metropolitan Opera tenor Raul Melo, and a bright shining star of modern bluegrass Sara Watkins. Also with us, The Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:12 - Tishomingo Blues 00:02:57 - GK talks about San Francisco, city of eternal youth 00:03:21 - Six Days on the Road (San Francisco)- GK/ Shoe Band 00:07:15 - Minnesota script (with Raul Melo and Michael Recchiuti) 00:11:03 - Opera Breakdown- Andy Stein and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 00:13:27 - The Only Living House Dad in Eau Claire- GK/ band 00:17:10 - Cat script 00:20:31 - "E Lucevan Le Stelle" (Puccini)- Raul Melo and Michael Recchiuti 00:23:18 - Underwear script 00:26:18 - Powdermilk Biscuit break Segment 2 00:28:10 - GK talks with Sara Watkins 00:30:12 - Miss My Kisses- Sara Watkins and Shoe Band 00:33:18 - Sara brings out her ukulele 00:34:03 - My Friend- Sara Watkins and band 00:37:43 - Guy Noir script 00:51:51 - Brokedown Palace- GK, Sara Watkins and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 00:56:18 - I Saw Her Standing There- GK, Sara Watkins, Shoes 00:59:54 - Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble (Intermission)- Shoe Band Segment 3 01:03:53 - Greetings 01:07:25 - Tomorrow is Forever- GK, Sara Watkins/ Shoes 01:10:20 - GK talks with Raul Melo 01:11:11 - I Am A Tenor- Raul Melo with Richard Dworsky, Andy Stein and Gary Raynor 01:13:01 - SFX script (How Do You Know if You Belong Here) 01:19:35 - GK talks about San Francisco history 01:22:20 - Cable Car Rag- The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 01:25:04 - Pony- Sara Watkins and Shoe Band Segment 4 01:29:56 - The News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:46:45 - GK talks about Raul Melo's upcoming performances in Fresno 01:48:37 - Celeste Aida (Verdi)- Raul Melo and Michael Recchiuti 01:53:09 - Dental Airlines script 01:54:20 - Credits, San Francisco Bay Blues- Pat Donohue, Sara Watkins, GK and band January 16, 2010 - Coming to you again this week from The War Memorial Opera House, in San Francisco, a live broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion. With special guests, American blues master Elvin Bishop, mezzo soprano Frederica von Stade, choral singing ensemble Chanticleer, and legendary Scottish balladeer Jean Redpath. Also with us, The Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:12 - Tishomingo Blues 00:04:39 - GK talks about San Francisco 00:04:59 - Habanera - GK and Frederica von Stade 00:08:55 - GK intros Elvin Bishop 00:09:30 - What the Hell is Going On - Elvin Bishop, Pat Donohue and Shoe Band 00:13:15 - SFX script 00:18:39 - Toreador 00:20:52 - GK intros Frederica von Stade and Nicole Rodriguez 00:22:20 - "Flower Duet" (Delibes) - Frederica von Stade 00:26:32 - Joy of My Heart (Isle of Mull) - Jean Redpath and Shoes 00:29:09 - GK talks about the earthquake in Haiti, "De Blind Man Stood in the Road and Cried"- GK and Chanticleer 00:32:35 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break Segment 2 00:34:14 - Cafe Boeuf script 00:36:36 - GK talks about Alameda 00:36:50 - Alameda - Frederica von Stade and Chanticleer 00:41:00 - GK talks to Matt Oltman of Chanticleer 00:42:52 - 'Agnes Dei' from "Missa Tour Les Regrez" - Chanticleer 00:45:26 - Guy Noir script 00:54:42 - He's A Dog- Elvin Bishop, Ed Earley and Shoes 00:59:08 - Down By the Sally Gardens - Garrison Keillor, Frederica von Stade and Shoes 01:03:13 - Intermission / Stumblin' Segment 3 01:07:00 - Welcome Back to the 2nd Half, GK talks about the highway 01:11:00 - Greetings 01:13:53 - GK talks about San Francisco's war history 01:16:46 - Aloha Oe - Chanticleer 01:20:53 - Nancy Spain - Jean Redpath with GK and Shoe Band 01:25:55 - Sonoma Slide - The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 01:27:55 - GK talks with Elvin Bishop 01:28:24 - Midnight Hour Blues - Elvin Bishop, Ed Earley and Shoes Segment 4 01:32:44 - News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:47:00 - Come By the Hills - Jean Redpath and GK with Shoes 01:50:35 - Psychic script 01:52:48 - Cockles and Mussels - GK and Shoe Band 01:54:50 - Credits, Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight Ladies, I'll Fly Away January 23, 2010 - Coming to you this week from the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minnesota, with special guests jazz songbird Inga Swearingen, Nashville picker Guthrie Trapp, vocal trio Sweet Dreams, and Minnesota polka legends Ray Sands and the Polka Dots. Also with us, The Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman, vocalist Andra Suchy, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:15 - GK opens, talks about his dream, Tom Keith SFX 00:01:48 - Tishomingo Blues 00:04:55 - GK talks about Rochester, Mayo Clinic, Norwegian men 00:06:07 - Joy of My Heart (Minnesota) - GK, Inga Swearingen, Andra Suchy and band 00:08:00 - Please Help Me, I'm Falling - GK, Andra, band 00:11:50 - GK intros The Polka Dots 00:12:10 - The Minnesota Polka - The Polka Dots 00:15:26 - GK intros Sweet Dreams 00:16:33 - I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart - Sweet Dreams and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 00:19:24 - The Lives of the Cowboys script 00:28:29 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break Segment 2 00:30:09 - Obama/Duct Tape script 00:31:57 - Little Martha - Pat Donohue and Guthrie Trapp 00:33:48 - Heart and Soul - Inga Swearingen and Richard Dworsky 00:35:30 - Sometime - Pat Donohue, Guthrie Trapp and Shoe Band 00:39:08 - GK talks about Rochester 00:43:56 - Sleep - GK, Inga Swearingen, Richard Dworsky, Peter Johnson 00:47:32 - Guy Noir script 00:55:28 - GK wishes happy birthday to Inga Swearingen, "The Nearness of You" 00:58:25 - Intermission - Roly Poly Segment 3 01:03:00 - Greetings 01:05:53 - Singin' the Blues - Sweet Dreams and Shoe Band 01:09:09 - Snow is Falling Round - GK, Andra, Inga, Rich Dworsky 01:11:47 - In Love - GK, Andra and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 01:15:44 - SFX script 01:22:24 - GK talks to Ray Sands 01:23:17 - Before I Met You - The Polka Dots 01:26:24 - White Rose - Pat Donohue, Guthrie Trapp, Gary Raynor and Rich Dworsky 01:29:03 - Before the Journey - Inga Swearingen and band 01:31:24 - Food script Segment 4 01:33:26 - News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:45:01 - Just A Closer Walk With Thee - GK, Andra Suchy and band 01:49:33 - Rhubarb script 01:53:27 - That's our show, cinecast announcement, credits 01:56:08 - Ping Pong Polka - Polka Dots and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band January 30, 2010 - Coming to you this week from the Tucson Convention Center Arena in Tucson, Arizona, it's a live broadcast performance of A Prairie Home Companion. With special guests, local Chicano band iMas, legend of the accordion Joel Guzman, accomplished singer and picker Dave Rawlings, and singer-songwriter Andra Suchy. Also with us, The Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:12 - Tishomingo Blues 00:02:15 - SFX script 00:04:23 - Cool Water- GK, Andra, Shoe Band 00:08:32 - La Revolcada- Joel Guzman and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 00:11:11 - The Monkey and the Engineer- Dave Rawlings Machine 00:14:47 - Poem script 00:18:00 - GK intros iMas 00:18:35 - Como Sera La Mujar- iMas 00:22:28 - The Lives of the Cowboys script 00:31:00 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break Segment 2 00:32:30 - GK intros Dave Rawlings Machine 00:32:51 - Ruby- Dave Rawlings Machine 00:38:03 - Don't Think Twice, It's Alright- GK and band 00:41:23 - Guy Noir script 00:51:26 - Padre Prays For Rain- Joel Guzman and Shoes (Joel intros) 00:56:00 - Hot Corn, Cold Corn- Dave Rawlings Machine 00:59:56 - Intermission- Oh, Lady Be Good- Shoe band 01:04:08 - Welcome Back to the 2nd Half, Tucson notes 01:05:58 - Tucson jingle- GK/ Andra/ Shoes Segment 3 01:06:47 - Greetings 01:10:44 - GK talks about Marty Robbins, "At the End of a Long Lonely Day" 01:14:45 - GK intros iMas 01:16:37 - Cumbia Del Sol- iMas 01:20:00 - Tucson notes, band underscore, Theme from "The Big Country" 01:23:28 - No Rust in Tucson- GK, Andra Suchy and Shoes 01:26:30 - Estrellita- Joel Guzman and Pat Donohue Segment 4 01:29:15 - News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:38:53 - GK talks with Dave Rawlings, "I Hear Them All/ This Land is Your Land" 01:44:55 - Don't Take Your Gun To Town- GK, Andra, Shoes 01:48:20 - Palomita Blanca- iMas with Joel Guzman 01:51:31 - Catchup script 01:54:11 - Credits, Goodnight Sweetheart February 6, 2010 - Coming to you live from the Fitzgerald Theater, and beamed into movie theaters across the country, it's a special Thursday evening edition of A Prairie Home Companion. (Saturday's time-slot features a recorded version of the Thursday night show.) Featuring legendary English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, sibling vocal powerhouses Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele, songstress Heather Masse, and the finest folk duo around, Robin and Linda Williams. Also with us, The Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Sue Scott, Tim Russell and Erica Rhodes, with both Tom Keith AND Fred Newman creating sound effects mayhem. All this, plus a punched-up Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and of course, The News from Lake Wobegon. Two hours of non-stop fun on the big screen and -- a couple days later -- on your radio. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:12 - Tishomingo Blues 00:02:42 - GK opens, credits 00:03:15 - In the Evening By the Moonlight- GK, Elvis Costello, Robin & Linda, Heather 00:06:24 - Erica script 00:08:58 - Guy Noir script (with Elvis Costello and Heather Masse) 00:19:47 - Back in the Day- GK and band 00:23:53 - Count Your Blessings- GK, Heather, Robin and Linda, Pat Donohue 00:26:42 - Joyful, Joyful- Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele with Heather Masse and band 00:30:23 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break Segment 2 00:32:05 - Coffee script 00:34:58 - My Life- GK, Heather Masse, band 00:37:45 - Diary script 00:43:05 - If You Were Mine- GK/ Heather 00:45:23 - GK intros Elvis Costello 00:45:46 - That's How You Got Killed Before- Elvis Costello and band 00:49:15 - Jimmie Standing in the Rain- Elvis Costello and band 00:53:45 - Walking Through Your Town in the Snow- Robin & Linda Williams, GK, Heather, Pat 00:56:59 - Too Gone- Pat Donohue and band 01:01:20 - Intermission Segment 3 01:04:50 - Greetings / Whole Lotta You- Pat Donohue 01:07:20 - Calling My Children Home- GK, Heather, Robin and Linda 01:11:08 - The Lives of the Cowboys (with Elvis Costello and Heather Masse) 01:25:30 - Poisoned Rose- Elvis Costello and band Segment 4 01:30:44 - News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:46:52 - Without A Song- Jearlyn Steele and Jevetta Steele with band 01:50:20 - Sneaky Feelings- Elvis Costello and band with Jearlyn, Jevetta and Heather 01:53:05 - Coming Later script 01:55:15 - Credits 01:56:10 - Oh, Glory How Happy I Am- Pat, GK, Heather, Jearlyn, Jevetta, Robin and Linda, band/ credits February 13, 2010 - Coming to you live this week from the Fitzgerald Theater, with special guests legendary Minnesota guitar hero Leo Kottke, Philip Brunelle and VocalEssence, and Metropolitan Opera Tenor Raul Melo. Also with us, vocalist Andra Suchy, The Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Sue Scott, Tim Russell, and Tom Keith, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:12 - Tishomingo Blues 00:02:35 - GK talks about the snow in the deep south 00:05:07 - Oh, Baby I Love You So- GK, Andra, band 00:08:15 - Guy Noir script 00:18:34 - Valentine script 00:24:40 - Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming- VocalEssence 00:27:02 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break Segment 2 00:28:57 - The Lives of the Cowboys script 00:41:20 - GK intros Leo Kottke 00:43:35 - June Bug- Leo Kottke 00:45:48 - Gewerbegebiet- Leo Kottke 00:51:05 - My Love is Like A Red Red Rose/ Liebeslieder/ Sonnets 00:57:06 - GK intros Raul Melo 00:58:23 - Nessun Dorma- Raul Melo and VocalEssence 01:02:26 - Intermisison- I Feel Fine Segment 3 01:06:36 - Greetings 01:09:26 - Aura Lee- GK, Andra Suchy and band 01:13:21 - Crazy Love- Pat Donohue and band 01:16:21 - Paseo Romantico- Richard Dworsky 01:18:20 - Save the Last Dance For Me- GK, Andra, band 01:21:41 - Le Pont Mirabeau- VocalEssence 01:25:11 - Death script 01:36:20 - GK talks with Leo Kottke 01:36:45 - Julie's House- Leo Kottke Segment 4 01:39:32 - News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:51:37 - Flat Top- Leo Kottke 01:53:56 - The Brindisi- Raul Melo and VocalEssence 01:57:55 - Oh, Baby I Love You So reprise February 20, 2010 - Coming to you live this week from the Fitzgerald Theater, it's a Mid-February pre-lenten broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion. With vocalist Andra Suchy, The Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Garrison Keillor, Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Tom Keith, a heavily reinforced Guy's All-Star Shoe Band with Rich Dworsky, Pat Donohue, Peter Ostroushko, Guthrie Trapp, Gary Raynor, and Peter Johnson, plus the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:11 - Tishomingo Blues 00:02:21 - GK opens, talks about going on the road 00:04:16 - Rite of Spring Blues- GK, band 00:07:10 - The Winter is Long- GK/ Andra Suchy/ band 00:11:47 - Guy Noir script 00:23:50 - Bach Double Concerto- Steven Copes, Ruggero Allifranchini, Shoe Band 00:27:25 - GK talks with Linda Radimecky, naturalist at Fort Snelling 00:32:58 - Powdermilk Biscuit Theme/ Goldman Sachs Segment 2 00:36:42 - Que Sera Sera- GK/ band 00:39:30 - GK intros Denis Evstuhin 00:40:00 - Scherzo No. 1 (Chopin)- Denis Evstuhin 00:45:25 - Lafayette/ Turtle Dove- Peter Ostroushko, Shoe Band, GK and Andra Suchy 00:50:58 - The Stranger script (with Steven Copes and Ruggero Allifranchini 01:02:01 - Intermission- Gee Whiz Segment 3 01:05:36 - Greetings, Battle of the Bands announcement 01:09:10 - True Friend of Mine- GK, Andra, Shoe Band 01:14:29 - Larry script 01:21:11 - Windy and Warm- Pat Donohue and Guthrie Trapp 01:23:22 - Devoted to You- GK/ Andra/ band 01:25:38 - Down Where the River Bends- Peter Ostroushko, Richard Dworsky and Gary Raynor 01:29:02 - Varen- Maria Jette and Denis Evstuhin Segment 4 01:32:18 - News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:46:12 - Loving You- GK, Andra, band 01:49:22 - GK talks with Denis Evstuhim 01:50:28 - Melody (Rachmaninoff)- Denis Evstuhin 01:54:30 - St. Paul Jingle (Blue Danube)- Maria Jette and GK 01:55:27 - Credits, Rave On February 27, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion, it's a soulful live broadcast performance from the Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan. With soul writing and performing legend "Sir" Mack Rice, the Great Lady of Soul, Bettye LaVette, and sisters Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele. Also with us, organist John Lauter; The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band; Richard Dworsky, Pat Donohue, Gary Raynor, Andy Stein, and Peter Johnson, The Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:12 - Tishomingo Blues 00:02:50 - Michigan poem/ Conception 00:05:19 - It Takes Two- Jearlyn Steele and Jevetta Steele 00:08:50 - NPR script 00:10:55 - Rocket 88- Pat Donohue and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 00:13:35 - GK talks with Jearlyn Steele 00:13:58 - Thong Song- GK, Jearlyn, band 00:15:30 - GK intros Sir Mack Rice 00:16:10 - Cadillac Assembly Line- Sir Mack Rice and band 00:19:10 - Respect Yourself- Sir Mack Rice, with Jevetta Steele and Jearlyn Steele/ band 00:22:50 - GK talks with Sir Mack Rice 00:23:38 - Olympic script 00:28:40 - Powdermilk Biscuit Theme Segment 2 00:30:17 - GK describes the Fox Theatre 00:30:50 - Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)- Jearlyn Steele and Jevetta Steele 00:34:04 - Ford Motor Company- GK/ Shoes 00:36:50 - Guy Noir script 00:47:30 - GK talks about Detroit 00:53:48 - Hasting Street Jump- The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 00:54:38 - GK introduces Bettye LaVette 00:55:18 - The Stealer- Bettye LaVette (with her band) 00:58:37 - Love Reign O'er Me- Bettye LaVette (with her band) 01:04:36 - Intermission- John Lauter, organ Segment 3 01:08:45 - GK talks about John Lauter, theatre organist, into "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and the Faygo song 01:15:48 - My Girl- GK, Jearlyn, Jevetta, Shoe Band, audience 01:18:03 - Cruisin'- Jearlyn Steele, Jevetta Steele and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, into "Greetings" 01:22:05 - Detroit City- GK/ Shoe Band 01:26:29 - Isn't it A Pity- Bettye LaVette (with her band) Segment 4 01:31:58 - News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:46:10 - Happy Together- John Lauter 01:47:34 - Mustang Sally- Sir Mack Rice, Steeles, Shoes 01:55:01 - Credits, You Can't Hurry Love- Steeles, Shoes March 6, 2010 - Coming up this week on A Prairie Home Companion, a mix and match of Joke Shows past with at least one parrot joke, lightbulb jokes, some new man-walks-into a bar jokes, Unitarian jokes, lawyer jokes, shellfish jokes (yes, really!), and the ultra-rare bi-lingual joke. Plus, there will be one joke segment that has never aired before, with all new jokes mined from the murky depths of the Internet. Pat Donohue sings "Ain't No Joke," Andy Stein brings a fresh crop of knock-knock jokes, Guy Noir searches for a punchline, Dusty and Lefty find solace in a joke book out on the godforsaken trail, and a cautionary tale from Lake Wobegon Elementary School about serving greasy sausage pizza for lunch. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:12 - Tishomingo Blues 00:00:57 - GK Intro 00:03:11 - "Sound of Chickens" GK and Pat Donohue and Tom Keith 00:06:50 - Jokes Segment #1 with Roy Blount Jr. 00:14:20 - Penguins script 00:26:02 - GK Powdermilk Intro 00:26:30 - Powdermilk Break Segment 2 00:27:44 - Jokes Segment #2 with Roy Blount 00:34:50 - Oldest Living Jokesters w/ Walter Bobbie 00:41:42 - Date script 00:44:32 - GK Intro Bad Jokes 00:44:47 - "Bad Jokes" GK and Shoes 00:48:34 - Jokes Segment #3 00:51:31 - "Railroad Bill (Jokes Version)" GK and Pat Donohue 00:54:02 - The Lives of the Cowboys script with Walter Bobbie 01:02:41 - Intermission/"Milenberg Joys" Guy's All-Star Shoe Band Segment 3 01:07:47 - GK Welcome Back 01:08:07 - Guy Noir script 01:25:47 - "Wizard of Oz" Medley Rachel Sclafer-Parton 01:27:56 - SFX Buzz-Off 01:38:27 - "Knock, Knock" Andy Stein and Shoes Segment 4 01:42:23 - The News from Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:52:35 - "No Laughing Matter" Pat Donohue and Gary Raynor 01:54:45 - GK Credits 01:55:37 - "Ain't No Joke" Pat Donohue and Shoes 01:58:35 - GK Recorded Credits March 13, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion, as we embark on our maiden voyage through the Western Caribbean, we bring you another sampler show featuring bits and pieces from two shows we did at the Fitzgerald this past fall. Singer-songwriter Neko Case sings "Middle Cyclone," Jeff Tweedy of Wilco sings "Deeper Down," Patty Loveless sings "The Bramble and the Rose," and sibling duo Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele belt out "Baby, I Love You!" In The Lives of the Cowboys, Dusty threatens to end their partnership and take a job on a fishing boat, and a message from Beebopareebop Rhubarb pie regarding the revolutionary "thermal thong." Plus Connie Evingson, Guy Noir's bad luck with the lottery, and a story about Garrison's time as the student manager of the Golden Gopher football team at the University of Minnesota. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:13 - Tishomingo Blues 00:00:56 - GK Intro 00:03:42 - "Unfriended," GK and Shoes 00:07:29 - The Lives of the Cowboys script 00:20:39 - "One by One" and "Deeper Down," Wilco 00:28:11 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break Segment 2 00:29:28 - GK Intro Guy Noir 00:29:51 - Guy Noir script 00:43:27 - "Baby, I Love You," Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele 00:45:57 - GK intros Neko Case 00:47:32 - "People Got a Lotta Nerve" and "Middle Cyclone" and "That Teenage Feeling," Neko Case 00:56:55 - "You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Side," GK, PD, Andra, Jearlyn and Jevetta 1:00:15 - GK Intermission Copy (091003 Intermission "I Saw Her Standing There," Shoes) Segment 3 01:04:08 - GK Welcome Back 01:04:27 - "Handful of Dust" and "Bramble and the Rose," Patty Loveless 01:10:54 - Rhubarb, thermal thongs 01:14:38 - GK Intro Connie 01:15:11 - Bass script w/Connie Evingson Segment 4 01:27:34 - The News from Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:43:09 - "Soon," Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele 01:46:43 - Catchup script 01:50:01 - GK talks with Neko Case 01:50:44 - "Don't You Forget Me," Neko Case 01:53:29 - GK Credits 01:54:24 - "You Never Know," Wilco 01:58:34 - GK Recorded Credits March 20, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion a hot-off-the-presses show compiled from all of this week's live events onboard the MS Ryndam sailing around the Western Caribbean with songstress Connie Evingson, the ambassadors of Cajun culture, BeauSoleil, and our good friends Heather Masse, Andra Suchy, Jearlyn Steele and, of course, Robin and Linda Williams. Plus, the sun-soaked Royal Academy of Radio Actors: Sue Scott, Tim Russell and Fred Newman, and in Bermuda shorts and black socks, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:11 - Tishomingo Blues 00:00:54 - GK Intro 00:01:52 - "Mozambique," Heather Masse, GK, Shoes (100316 Early Show) 00:05:11 - "Count Your Blessings," Robin and Linda Williams, Heather Masse, GK, Shoes (100316 Early Show) 00:07:42 - SFX script and Men at Sea script (100316 Early Show) 00:19:38 - "Getting Some Fun Out of Life," Andy Stein and Shoes (100316 Early Show) 00:22:51 - "Old Plank Road, Robin and Linda Williams (100316 Early Show) 00:26:13 - GK Powdermilk Intro 00:26:39 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break (100316 Late Show) Segment 2 00:28:00 - Ketchup script (100318 Early Show) 00:33:54 - GK Duets Intro 00:34:16 - "It Don't Mean a Thing," Connie Evingson and Jearlyn Steele (100315 Duets Show) 00:39:08 - "We Believe In Happy Endings," Robin and Linda Williams (100315 Duets Show) 00:42:43 - "Turtle Dove," Andra Suchy, Heather Masse, Jearlyn Steele, GK (100315 Duets Show) 00:45:39 - "If You Were Mine," Heather Masse, GK (100315 Duets Show) 00:48:45 - "Indiana," Rich Dworsky and Tanner Taylor (100315 Duets Show) 00:51:59 - Guitar Medley, Susan Carson (100317 Talent Auditions) 00:54:43 - Irish Joke, Ray O'Connor (100317 Talent Auditions) 00:56:59 - "Irish Blues," Pat Donohue (100317 Request Show Early) 01:00:02 - Intermission Segment 3 01:04:24 - GK Welcome Back 01:04:45 - The Lives of the Cowboys script (100318 Late Show) 01:16:36 - "Mexican Vacation," Pat Donohue (100316 Late Show) 01:20:34 - Why Men Go to Sea script (100316 Late Show) 01:22:51 - "Otra Madruga," Rich Dworsky (100316 Late Show) 01:26:32 - "How Deep Is the Ocean," Heather Masse (100316 Late Show) Segment 4 01:30:49 - The News from Lake Wobegon (100316 Late Show) Segment 5 01:45:02 - "Nearer My God," GK (100316 Late Show) 01:47:31 - GK BeauSoleil Intro 01:48:06 - "Little Darlin'," plus an instrumental (100317 Request Show Late) 01:54:46 - GK Credits 01:55:52 - "Remember Me," GK, Robin and Linda Williams, Shoes 01:58:37 - GK Recorded Credits March 27, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion, it's a live broadcast performance from the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, WA. With special guests, elegantly eclectic singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile, and Juno Award-winning Canadian folk trio The Wailin' Jennys. Also with us, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band; Richard Dworksy, Pat Donohue, Peter Johnson, Gary Raynor, and Andy Stein. Plus, the latest News from Lake Wobegon, where nearby rivers have crested, and kids spent their spring break stacking sandbags. 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:11 - Tishomingo Blues 00:03:00 - GK opens, talks about Seattle, "Uphill" 00:07:12 - Red House- Pat Donohue and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 00:09:58 - The Lives of the Cowboys script 00:21:16 - Bird Song- Wailin' Jennys 00:25:50 - Away But Never Gone- Wailin' Jennys 00:29:03 - SFX script 00:35:00 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break 00:36:35 - Move it On Over- GK and band 00:39:28 - Guy Noir script 00:53:56 - GK talks with Brandi Carlile 00:55:44 - Dreams- Brandi Carlile 00:59:25 - That Year- Brandi Carlile 01:04:03 - Folsom Prison Blues- Brandi Carlile 01:07:57 - Fidgety Feet/Intermission 01:12:00 - GK talks more about Seattle, greetings 01:14:56 - Rhubarb script 01:23:33 - Cherry Blossom- Wailin' Jennys and Shoe Band 01:27:54 - Storm Comin' - Wailin' Jennys 01:31:41 - News From Lake Wobegon 01:47:00 - Have You Ever Seen the Rain?- Pat Donohue and band 01:49:39 - GK brings Brandi Carlile back 01:50:19 - The Story- Brandi Carlile 01:54:32 - Credits 01:56:34 - Keep on the Sunny Side- Brandi Carlile, GK, Wailin' Jennys, Shoes April 3, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion, we spend Easter weekend on the Great Isthmus of the Northwest for a broadcast performance from the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, Washington. With British born singer-songwriter and Glockenspiel virtuoso Nellie McKay, Seattleite Brandi Carlile and her band, and 1930s-flavored vocal duo, The Henriettas. Also with us, naturalist Jeff Adams, the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band; Rich Dworsky, Pat Donohue, Gary Raynor, and Peter Johnson, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Sue Scott, Tim Russell, and Fred Newman, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:13 - Tishomingo Blues 00:02:52 - GK opens, Seattle is a city of readers 00:04:30 - Rainy Day Woman (Seattle Woman) 00:07:25 - PMS script 00:11:58 - Lent- GK/ Andy Stein 00:14:12 - GK intros the Henriettas 00:15:00 - He Left Me Standing There- The Henriettas with Pat Donohue and Gary Raynor 00:18:27 - GK talks with The Henriettas 00:18:58 - You Really Lose Your Mind- The Henriettas and Shoe Band 00:21:50 - Love script 00:27:40 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break Segment 2 00:29:50 - GK talks about Doris Day, intros Nellie McKay 00:30:22 - Sentimental Journey- Nellie McKay and Shoe Band 00:34:07 - Do, Do, Do- Nellie McKay and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 00:37:09 - Guy Noir script (Nellie McKay sings theme) 00:47:02 - GK talks with Brandi Carlile about Austin City Limits 00:48:00 - Dying Day- Brandi Carlile 00:52:16 - Lovesick Blues- Brandi Carlile, solo 00:55:13 - GK talks about Passover 00:56:27 - Mayim Mayim- Richard Dworsky, GK, Brandi Carlile and band 00:59:26 - Intermission- Shine Segment 3 01:03:18 - Greetings 01:06:10 - Seasick- GK/ band 01:09:38 - Personals script (with Nellie McKay) 01:14:50 - Woe is Me- The Henriettas with Shoes and GK 01:17:55 - GK talks about the Paramount, Seattle 01:21:37 - GK talks with Jeff Adams, naturalist 01:27:02 - GK read "At Least" by Raymond Carver 01:29:46 - GK intros Nellie McKay 01:31:00 - Mean to Me- Nellie McKay and Pat Donohue Segment 4 01:33:55 - News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:48:36 - The Story- Brandi Carlile 01:52:46 - GK recites "Bonnard's Nudes" by Raymond Carver 01:53:50 - Credits, I Still Miss Someone April 10, 2010 - Coming to you this week from the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, a live broadcast performance not to be missed. With special guests, country music veteran and Chet Atkins protege, singer, songwriter and guitarist Steve Wariner, legendary record producer and songwriter Cowboy Jack Clement, and master of the 1935 Epiphone Olympic guitar, The Dave Rawlings Machine. Also with us, a great voice from the Great Plains, Andra Suchy, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, Fred Newman, and the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:13 - Tishomingo Blues 00:02:43 - GK opens, talks about Nashville's honky tonk district, Ryman, great duet singers 00:04:32 - Golden Ring/ After the Fire is Gone/ Last Thing on My Mind- GK/ Andra and band 00:09:30 - GK intros Cowboy Jack Clement 00:10:20 - Just A Girl I Used to Know- Cowboy Jack Clement and Shoe Band 00:13:12 - No Expectations- Cowboy Jack and Shoe Band 00:17:18 - Bertha's Kitty Boutique script 00:20:08 - GK intros Steve Wariner 00:21:12 - Two Teardrops- Steve Wariner, with Andra Suchy and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 00:25:40 - GK talks with Steve Wariner about his new record 00:26:26 - Life's Highway- Steve Wariner and Shoe Band 00:30:06 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break Segment 2 00:32:55 - Spider- GK and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 00:37:17 - Listeners script 00:41:04 - Boogie Woogie Baby- Pat Donohue and Steve Wariner and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 00:43:58 - Guy Noir script 00:54:42 - GK intros The Dave Rawlings Machine 00:55:17 - It's Too Easy- Dave Rawlings Machine 00:59:17 - GK talks about backstage at the Ryman 00:59:47 - Bells of Harlem- Dave Rawlings Machine and Richard Dworsky 01:04:07 - Intermission- Deep Water Segment 3 01:07:27 - Greetings 01:11:03 - Limericks 01:13:01 - Little Heart- Andra Suchy and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 01:16:20 - Cowboys script 01:23:15 - GK talks to Cowboy Jack Clement 01:24:38 - Let's All Help the Cowboys sing the Blues- Cowboy Jack Clement and band Segment 4 01:28:36 - News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:42:32 - Spokes in A Wheel- Steve Wariner with Andra Suchy and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 01:45:57 - Ketchup script 01:49:48 - To Be Young- Dave Rawlings Machine 01:54:22 - GK talks about Roy Acuff, Flat & Scruggs, Marty Robbins 01:57:01 - The Next Time I'm in Town- GK, Pat Donohue, Steve Wariner and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band April 17, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion, live from the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, it's our 10th annual Talent Tee-Off. Five lucky bands will get their shot at national bragging rights and the coveted Silver Water Tower trophy, based purely on listener response both inside the venue and live on the Internet (Remember, if your local public radio station delays our live show, you'll need to listen live and vote here on prairiehome.org to participate). Also with us, sure-fire palate cleansers, Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks, Prairie Home Music Director Richard Dworsky, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, Fred Newman, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:12 - Tishomingo Blues, GK opens, explains online voting 00:04:44 - GK talks about dancing, how it has changed over the years 00:06:21 - GK intros Bumblin' and Stumblin' 00:07:34 - Musta Done Somebody Wrong- Bumblin' and Stumblin' 00:11:28 - GK talks with Bumblin' and Stumblin' 00:12:12 - Matchbox Blues- Bumblin' and Stumblin' 00:15:44 - Chowhound script 00:18:35 - GK intros The Monarques 00:19:23 - Angel Eyes- Monarques 00:22:37 - GK talks with Monarques 00:24:37 - I Won't Cry- Monarques 00:27:55 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break- Richard Dworsky, Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks Segment 2 00:29:20 - GK intros Karl Stoll and The Danger Zone 00:30:24 - There's Something About You- Karl Stoll and The Danger Zone 00:33:46 - Cadillac- Karl Stoll and The Danger Zone 00:37:39 - GK intros April Smith and the Great Picture Show 00:38:55 - Movie Loves a Screen- April Smith and the Great Picture Show 00:41:37 - GK talks with April Smith 00:43:30 - Colors- April Smith and the Great Picture Show 00:46:36 - Rhubarb script 00:50:23 - GK intros Mudbugs Cajun and Zydeco Band 00:51:20 - We Make a Good Gumbo- Mudbugs Cajun and Zydeco Band 00:54:35 - GK talks with the Mudbugs 00:55:48 - Je Suis Fait Fier Du Toi- Mudbugs Cajun and Zydeco Band 00:59:26 - Contestant Medley- GK and all contestants 01:03:12 - Intermission- 42nd Street (Vince Giordano's Nighthawks) 01:07:40 - Welcome Back to the 2nd Half, GK announces voting Segment 3 01:07:51 - Vince script 01:17:35 - Greetings 01:20:17 - Hoboken- GK and Rich Dworsky 01:24:45 - Guy Noir script Segment 4 01:38:07 - News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:42:14 - GK announces the Ray Marklund award to Monarques 01:43:36 - GK announces 2nd place to The Mudbugs Cajun and Zydeco Band 01:45:18 - I'm on Fire- Mudbugs Cajun and Zydeco Band 01:48:27 - GK announces 1st place winners: April Smith and the Great Picture Show 01:49:20 - Wow and Flutter- April Smith and the Great Picture Show 01:53:04 - Credits, Goodnight Ladies/ Bye Bye Love/ Bye Bye Blackbird/ Red River Valley April 24, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion, we're enjoying Spring in the big city, as we set-up shop for the first of three performances at The Town Hall in New York. With special guests singer-songwriter Sara Watkins, acclaimed actress Debra Monk, and pianist extraordinaire Rob Fisher. As always, we'll have the Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and sound man Fred Newman. Also with us, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band with music director and keyboardist Richard Dworsky, guitarist Pat Donohue, bassist Gary Raynor Peter Johnson on percussion, and Andy Stein on the fiddle and the bari sax. All this, plus the latest News from Lake Wobegon, this Saturday on your public radio dial. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:13 - Tishomingo Blues 00:03:06 - GK opens, talks about caricatures in Times Square, vendors 00:03:58 - With You Again- Pat Donohue and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 00:07:35 - GK talks about spring in Lake Wobegon 00:10:22 - Ballad- GK and Shoe Band 00:13:20 - Volcano script 00:18:44 - GK intros Sara Watkins 00:19:36 - If It Isn't Impossible- Sara Watkins band 00:22:24 - GK talks with Sara Watkins 00:23:04 - I've Known You Since the Day that I Was Born- Sara Watkins band 00:26:22 - GK talks about dandelions 00:27:40 - Bridge Over Troubled Water- GK, Sara Watkins, band 00:31:15 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break/ Downsizing the Band- GK/ Shoes Segment 2 00:35:25 - Guy Noir script 00:43:40 - Wang Wang Blues- The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 00:46:46 - GK intros Rob Fisher and Debra Monk 00:48:54 - When You're Old and Gray- Debra Monk and Rob Fisher 00:51:26 - A Little Lift- Debra Monk and Rob Fisher 00:55:24 - GK talks with Debra Monk 00:56:32 - Softly and Tenderly- GK, Debra Monk, Rob Fisher and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 01:00:37 - Jefferson- Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins 01:03:44 - Intermission- April Showers Segment 3 01:07:20 - Greetings 01:10:50 - Cat script 01:19:22 - Sleepless Night- Rob Fisher 01:21:23 - English Majors script 01:25:05 - Same Mistakes- Sara Watkins band Segment 4 01:28:18 - News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:38:22 - Precious Memories- GK and band 01:41:39 - Make Up Your Mind- Pat Donohue and band 01:45:12 - Ketchup script 01:48:27 - When You're Good To Mama- Debra Monk and Rob Fisher 01:51:31 - GK intros Rob Fisher 01:52:19 - Gershwin Medley: Who Cares/ My One and Only/ Swanee- Rob Fisher 01:55:10 - Credits, The Next Time I'm in Town May 1, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion, we continue to enjoy the splendor of spring in the city with singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle, vocalist Heather Masse, pianist Rob Fisher, and a bevy of stage and screen actors, including Kristin Chenoweth, Debra Monk, David Garrison, and Kate Beahen. Our sound-effects man, Fred Newman, continues to perfect the sound of tulips popping up and the mating calls of migratory waterfowl flying over Central Park on their way to the Hamptons, and the other Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell and Sue Scott and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band are rested and ready for another big show at the Town Hall, this week. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:13 - Tishomingo Blues 00:03:35 - GK talks with Kate Beahen 00:04:14 - Anything You Can Do- GK, Kate Beahen and band 00:06:02 - GK talks about May Day 00:07:11 - Banks of Marble/ Dark as a Dungeon- GK/ Heather Masse/ GASB 00:12:42 - Rhubarb script 00:16:29 - Iowa script 00:18:53 - GK talks with Kristin Chenoweth 00:21:52 - Nobody Else But Me- Kristin Chenoweth and Rob Fisher 00:24:27 - Wildlife script 00:30:40 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break Segment 2 00:32:18 - Bring Me A White Wine, Sylvie- GK, Heather, Pat, band 00:34:30 - GK intros Justin Townes Earle 00:35:10 - Mama's Eyes- Justin Townes Earle 00:38:46 - Ain't Waiting- Justn Townes Earle 00:41:28 - GK talks with Justin 00:41:52 - They Killed John Henry- Justin Townes Earle 00:45:16 - Radiocity- The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 00:46:40 - Guy Noir script 01:00:54 - GK/ Fred- impromptu sound effects 01:02:04 - Intermission- Digga Digga Do Segment 3 01:05:05 - Greetings 01:08:39 - GK intros Debra Monk, David Garrison, and Rob Fisher, talk about Tom Lehrer 01:11:30 - Poisoning Pigeons in the Park- David Garrison and Rob Fisher 01:14:20 - The Old Dope Peddler/ Vatican Rag- Debra Monk and Rob Fisher 01:18:17 - Cowboys script 01:25:00 - GK intros Heather Masse 01:25:28 - Good Morning Heartache- Heather Masse and band 01:28:50 - Hold On To Spring- Richard Dworsky, Andy Stein, Gary Raynor Segment 4 01:31:46 - News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:45:04 - Dark Skies- Heather Masse and band 01:46:24 - GK talks with Justin Townes Earl 01:47:13 - I Don't Care- Justin Townes Earle 01:49:00 - Lutheran Air script 01:51:00 - National Brotherhood Week- Debra Monk, David Garrison, Rob Fisher and band 01:53:07 - Credits, What'll I Do/ Down Yonder May 8, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion, live from The Town Hall in New York City, our final Broadway engagement of the season. With special guest, legendary pianist, organist, arranger, music director, and composer, Dick Hyman. Also with us, vocalist Andra Suchy, The Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, Fred Newman, and Erica Rhodes. Vince Giordano, Randy Sandke, and Andy Stein are sitting in with The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and of course, we'll have the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:14 - Tishomingo Blues 00:02:52 - GK opens, talks about Mother's Day 00:03:36 - Coat of Many Colors/ Teach Your Children- GK/ Andra Suchy/ GASB 00:10:56 - Prison script 00:16:16 - The Sweetest Gift, A Mother's Smile- GK/ Andra Suchy/ GASB 00:19:14 - Open script 00:22:47 - Rush Hour Blues- The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 00:25:26 - Host script 00:29:20 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break Segment 2 00:31:05 - GK intros and talks with Dick Hyman 00:33:28 - Thinking About Bix- Dick Hyman and Randy Sandke 00:37:48 - In the Dark- Dick Hyman Segment 3 00:40:50 - News From Lake Wobegon Segment 4 00:53:10 - Lonesome Midtown Blues- Pat Donohue and band 00:55:35 - Sitting Alone in Patio Chair- GK, Andra, Band 00:59:40 - Intermission- Swing That Music Segment 5 01:03:08 - Greetings 01:07:24 - GK talks about his mother Grace, she turned 95 yesterday 01:08:00 - Blessed Assurance/ Sweet Hour of Prayer/ How Great Thou Art- GK/Andra/ band 01:13:20 - GK talks more with Dick Hyman 01:14:20 - Ostrich Walk- Dick Hyman and Randy Sandke 01:17:00 - My Mother's Eyes- Dick Hyman and GK 01:20:00 - Motherhood script 01:25:00 - Take Your Tomorrows- Vince Giordano and band 01:28:00 - Mom and Duane script 01:34:07 - Mama Say A Prayer- Andra Suchy, GK, band 01:36:48 - Guy Noir script 01:48:50 - Around and Around- Pat Donohue and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 01:52:10 - Singin' the Blues- Dick Hyman and Randy Sandke 01:56:08 - Goodbye/ Swing That Music reprise May 15, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion, a special springtime compilation program in an effort to revive warm weather on the tundra with Stephanie Davis singing "Springtime Feeling In My Heart," Donald Hall reading a Jane Kenyon poem about warm weather and springtime is bath time for Dusty and Lefty, a pair of crusty cowboys coming in off the godforsaken trail. Plus, VocalEssence sings "Welcome Spring," Rob Fisher plays "Spring Fever" and in Lake Wobegon: Hope springs eternal when Ronnie Detmer believes he may have found a golden ring out in the Whippets' centerfield that belonged to the late, great Babe Ruth. All that, plus The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band in seersucker suits, and The Royal Academy of Radio Actors: Sue Scott, Tim Russell, Tom Keith and Fred Newman. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:12 - Tishomingo Blues 00:00:56 - GK Intro 00:02:16 - "Spring Fever," Rob Fisher (05/10/97) 00:04:33 - Silver Lining script (05/08/99) 00:18:04 - "Springtime Feeling in My Heart," Stephanie Davis (06/05/99) 00:20:35 - Spring SFX script (06/05/99) 00:25:19 - Powdermilk Break, plus Guy Noir script (05/12/01) Segment 2 00:44:12 - "When She Loved Me," Maria Jette (05/10/03) 00:47:34 - GK Intro Grad script 00:47:48 - Grad script (05/21/05) 00:54:09 - "Hello Young Lovers," GK (03/22/97) 00:56:36 - Intermission Segment 3 01:00:58 - GK Welcome Back 01:01:29 - Cowboys script (04/03/99) 01:13:26 - "Philosophy in Warm Weather," by Jane Kenyon read by Donald Hall (04/26/97) 01:14:21 - "The Day Dawns," Aly Bain and Ale Moller (05/21/05) 01:18:36 - Rhubarb script (05/04/02) 01:24:18 - GK Mono Intro 01:24:53 - "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," audience sing-along with VocalEssence (04/08/06) Segment 4 01:25:30 - The News from Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:45:31 - "Welcome Spring Medley," VocalEssence, 01:47:36 - Asparagus script (04/26/97) 01:50:26 - Marvin and Mavis sing "Springtime on Broadway" (05/10/03) 01:54:38 - GK Closer 01:55:45 - "I've Got the World on a String," Ruth Brown (05/10/97) 01:58:38 - Credits May 22, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion, a live broadcast performance from The Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. With special guests, humorist Roy Blount, Jr., folk singer-songwriter Caroline Herring, The unbelievable Steep Canyon Rangers, and blues-woman E.G. Kight. Also with us, The Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:11 - Tishomingo Blues 00:02:35 - Roy Blount Jr. opens, GK opens, talks about Georgia 00:03:45 - The Georgia Slop- Pat Donohue and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 00:06:43 - Lovin' Pretty Women- Steep Canyon Rangers 00:10:42 - Somewhere in Atlanta- E.G. Kight and Shoe Band 00:14:00 - GK talks to E.G. Kight 00:15:09 - I'm New At This- E.G. Kight and band 00:19:11 - Gone script (with Roy Blount, Jr.) 00:27:16 - GK intros Caroline Herring 00:29:16 - Peace in the Valley- GK and Caroline Herring 00:31:58 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break (with Steep Canyon Rangers) Segment 2 00:33:51 - GK intros Steep Canyon Rangers 00:34:38 - Can't Sit Down- Steep Canyon Rangers 00:37:30 - GK talks with Caroline Herring 00:38:40 - Tales of the Islander- Caroline Herring 00:43:42 - GK talks with Roy Blount Jr. about Southern words 00:49:50 - Radio script Segment 3 01:01:30 - Intermission- Jeweled Curtain 01:05:08 - GK talks about the weather in Lake Wobegon 01:06:53 - Greetings 01:08:56 - GK talks about Bill Hinkley, Precious Memories 01:13:48 - GK talks about the fast growth of Atlanta, more with Roy Blount Jr. 01:21:25 - Dermatologist script 01:27:55 - GK talks with Steep Canyon Rangers 01:28:37 - Turn up the Bottle- Steep Canyon Rangers Segment 4 01:31:25 - News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:46:50 - See See Rider- Caroline Herring 01:51:04 - Southern Comfort- E.G. Kight and band 01:54:38 - Credits, Fred's Georgia SFX, Miss the Mississippi, Soldier's Joy May 29, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion we go deep into the heart of the wolf, with a live broadcast performance from the Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in Vienna, VA. With special guests, the grandfather of the singer-songwriter era Tom Rush, brilliant acoustic artists Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings Machine, and eclectic Jazz vocalist Inga Swearingen. Also with us, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, The Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:11 - Tishomingo Blues, credits, America the Beautiful 00:03:30 - Trouble in Mind- GK/ band 00:07:25 - Mel script 00:08:27 - Twin Fiddle Medley- Gabe Witcher and Andy Stein with Shoes 00:12:19 - Cabin script 00:21:57 - GK intros Tom Rush 00:22:46 - River Song- Tom Rush, with Inga Swearingen and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 00:26:24 - Tom Rush talks with audience about Washington DC 00:27:15 - Merrimack County- Tom Rush, with Inga Swearingen and Shoes 00:30:15 - Catchup script 00:31:00 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break/ Stars and Stripes Forever Segment 2 00:34:00 - Henry Hill into "Lamentation for James Moray of Abercairney"- GK/ band 00:40:02 - GK talks about the Veterans History Project 00:41:24 - Guy Noir script 00:51:40 - GK intros Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings 00:52:00 - Someone Like You- Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings 00:56:06 - Queen Jane- Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings with Gabe Witcher and Gary Raynor 01:02:30 - GK talks about the Battle of Mannassas 01:04:20 - Tenting Tonight- GK, Gillian Welch, Dave Rawlings, Shoe Band 01:07:05 - Lady Be Good- Intermission Segment 3 01:10:24 - The Star Spangled Banner- GK/ band/ audience 01:12:06 - Greetings 01:13:50 - Lazy Afternoon- Inga Swearingen with the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 01:18:15 - Summer Sonnet- GK, Inga, Richard Dworsky, Gary Raynor 01:19:45 - English Majors script 01:24:13 - GK intros Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings 01:24:40 - Sweet Tooth Segment 4 01:30:50 - News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:40:40 - Wheel Hoss- Gabe Witcher and Andy Stein with Shoes 01:42:52 - GK announces rest of season schedule, intros Tom Rush 01:43:50 - Child's Song- Tom Rush and Gary Raynor 01:49:10 - I Will Guide Thee- GK, Inga, Gillian and Dave, band 01:52:37 - Credits, Fred Newman SFX 01:54:37 - So Long, It's Been Good To Know You- GK/cast/band June 5, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion we're broadcasting live from The Santa Barbara Bowl, in Southern California. With special guests, a master of flatted thirds and minor sevenths, bluesman Elvin Bishop, and fiddler extraordinaire Sara Watkins. Also with us, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman, the The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Join us this weekend, live from the beautiful American Riviera. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:12 - Tishomingo Blues 00:03:29 - GK talks about California 00:05:22 - Santa Barbara- GK/ Shoe Band 00:09:35 - Hollywood script 00:16:00 - GK intros Elvin Bishop 00:16:50 - Keep A Dollar in Your Pocket- Elvin Bishop, Ed Earley and Shoe Band 00:20:53 - Guy Noir script 00:31:00 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break Segment 2 00:32:51 - Angels Watching Over Me- GK/ Sara Watkins/ band 00:36:15 - GK talks to Sara Watkins 00:37:04 - Late John Garfield Blues- Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins 00:41:46 - River of Jordan- Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins with the Shoe Band 00:45:02 - The Lives of the Cowboys script 00:52:04 - GK talks about Elvin Bishop 00:53:43 - Country Blues- Elvin Bishop and Pat Donohue 00:58:08 - Intermission- June Night Segment 3 01:02:00 - BBQ- Pat Donohue, GK, Sara Watkins and Shoe Band 01:03:38 - Greetings 01:06:35 - Loving You- GK, Sara Watkins, Shoe band 01:09:40 - GK announces rest of season, Santa Barbara 01:13:27 - Whoop-i-ti-yi-yo- GK and Shoes 01:16:45 - Dermatologist script 01:21:00 - Polly Put the Kettle On- Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins 01:23:29 - Crossover- Sara Watkins, Sean Watkins, Gary Raynor Segment 4 01:27:20 - News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:38:44 - Thelonious Boogie- Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 01:41:22 - Fishin' - Elvin Bishop, Ed Earley and Shoe Band 01:46:16 - Rhubarb script 01:50:40 - Gold Watch and Chain- GK and Sara Watkins with Shoes 01:54:00 - Credits, Ridin' Down the Canyon June 12, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion, a live broadcast performance from the Star Theatre at Spokane Arena. With special guests, the fine whines of veteran troubadours Robin and Linda Williams, the coolest cow-poke around, Wylie Gustafson, and singer-songwriter Andra Suchy. Also with us, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:11 - Tishomingo Blues 00:02:46 - GK talks about Spokane River, 00:04:44 - Always on My Mind- GK and Andra Suchy, band 00:09:17 - The Lives of the Cowboys script 00:26:36 - Going Up to Live in Green Pastures- GK, Andra, Robin and Linda Williams 00:30:22 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break Segment 2 00:33:29 - GK intros Robin and Linda Williams 00:35:25 - Traffic Light- Robin and Linda Williams and Shoe Band 00:39:30 - English Majors script 00:42:54 - GK intros Richard Kriehn and Wylie Gustafson, talks with Wylie 00:45:50 - Cattle Call- Wylie Gustafson 00:50:20 - Wylie intros next tune 00:51:12 - Double Wild- Wylie Gustafson, with band and Andra 00:54:47 - Catchup script 00:59:06 - Going Away- GK, Andra, Robin and Linda Williams 01:03:43 - Intermission - "I'll Get it Right Next Time" Segment 3 01:07:20 - GK announces rest of season, greetings 01:10:10 - Duet contest- GK and Andra vs. Robin and Linda 01:19:06 - Guy Noir script 01:26:44 - notes about Spokane 01:31:00 - Lucky Day- Robin and Linda with the band Segment 4 01:34:55 - News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:45:45 - Hello Stranger- GK, Andra, Robin and Linda 01:48:16 - To Her- Wylie Gustafson 01:52:44 - Fear script 01:55:28 - Credits 01:57:00 - Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On- GK, Andra, Robin and Linda 01:57:28 - Panhandle Rag- Shoes June 19, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion, a live broadcast performance from the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. With special guest, veteran Bluegrass center fielders Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder. Also with us, Kent, Ohio's very own Jessica Lea Mayfield, vocalist Andra Suchy, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:13 - Tishomingo Blues 00:03:08 - GK talks about Father's Day 00:04:20 - Father's Day Medley: Father and Daughter/ I Will Take You Home/ Teach Your Children- GK/ Andra Suchy/ Shoe Band 00:10:15 - O My Papa- GK/ Andra Shoe Band 00:13:09 - Egg script 00:14:54 - GK talks with Ricky Skaggs 00:15:55 - This World is Not My Home- Ricky Skaggs 00:18:40 - How Mountain Girls Can Love- Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder 00:21:13 - Letter script 00:23:00 - Wildlife script 00:27:50 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break Segment 2 00:29:33 - GK talks with Jessica Lea Mayfield 00:30:34 - For Today- Jessica Lea Mayfield 00:36:04 - I'll Be the One that You Want Someday- Jessica Lea Mayfield 00:38:52 - Guy Noir script (with Ricky Skaggs) 00:50:25 - GK talks with Ricky Skaggs 00:51:17 - Goin' to the Ceili- Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder 00:54:22 - Sis Draper- Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder 00:59:23 - Brokedown Palace- GK, Andra, Shoes 01:03:20 - Intermission- Right or Wrong Segment 3 01:07:06 - Greetings 01:10:59 - Father's Day Doo-Wop- GK, Andra, Pat Donohue, Tim Russell, Sue Scott, Fred Newman and band 01:13:30 - When You've Got a Good Friend- Pat Donohue and band 01:17:52 - Wireless script 01:21:35 - GK intros Jessica Lea Mayfield 01:23:10 - Kiss Me Again- Jessica Lea Mayfield Segment 4 01:27:00 - News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:40:00 - Cuyahoga Stomp- The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 01:42:20 - Yesterday- GK and Pat Donohue 01:44:44 - Dad (Duct Tape) script 01:46:46 - Catchup script 01:49:39 - GK intros Kentucky Thunder 01:50:04 - Black Eyes Suzie- Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder 01:52:43 - Credits, If Not For You, Down Yonder June 26, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion, we'll bring you a live broadcast performance from the Koussevitzky Music Shed at the Tanglewood Music Festival in Lenox, MA. With special guests The Wailin' Jennys, Hilary Thavis, Andra Suchy, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, The Royal Academy of Radio Actors: Tim Russell, Sue Scott, Erica Rhodes, and Fred Newman. Plus, the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:13 - Tishomingo Blues 00:03:00 - Open script 00:07:12 - Hot Summer Night- Shoe Band 00:09:48 - Mr. Bass Man- GK, Andra Suchy, Rich Dworsky, Fred Newman 00:12:35 - Cowboys script 00:23:18 - GK intros Hilary Thavis 00:23:55 - Facebook Blues- Hilary Thavis 00:27:45 - GK talks with Hilary 00:28:50 - Many Loves- Hilary Thavis 00:32:45 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break Segment 2 00:35:10 - Erica script 00:39:55 - GK intros the Wailin' Jennys 00:40:26 - Goin Down the Road- The Wailin' Jennys 00:44:30 - By Way of Sorrow 00:48:10 - Guy Noir script 00:59:35 - Ocean Park Angel- GK, Andra, Wailin Jennys, Shoes 01:02:47 - Intermission- Some Of These Days Segment 3 01:06:50 - GK talks about Tanglewood students "Stealin" 01:10:50 - Greetings 01:15:10 - Illicit Love Medley- GK/ Andra 01:19:15 - Evening Falls- Richard Dworsky and band Segment 4 01:21:13 - News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:36:08 - Into the Garden- Pat Donohue 01:38:54 - Motherless Child- The Wailin' Jennys 01:43:10 - Ketchup script 01:47:45 - Red Dirt Blues- Hilary Thavis 01:52:54 - Your Long Journey- Wailin' Jennys 01:56:22 - Credits, I Bid You Goodnight July 3, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion, it's time again for our live season finale at the Ravinia Festival Pavilion in Highland Park, Illinois. With special guests, Nashville Hall of Fame singer-songwriter John Prine, Howard Levy, Andra Suchy, The Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Join us this 4th of July weekend for a very special wrap-up to the 2009-2010 APHC season. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:12 - Tishomingo Blues 00:02:34 - 4th of July Open Song- GK/ Andra Suchy/ Band 00:04:50 - Secret Surfer- Shoe Band 00:07:42 - GK talks about John Prine 00:08:43 - Souvenirs- GK, Andra Suchy and Shoe Band 00:12:23 - Radio script 00:22:02 - Howlin' For My Darlin'- Pat Donohue and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 00:24:54 - Male script 00:31:20 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break Segment 2 00:33:03 - Speed of the Sound of Loneliness- GK/ Andra/ Band 00:36:40 - Guy Noir script 00:47:30 - Grandpa Was A Carpenter- John Prine 00:50:50 - One Red Rose- John Prine 00:53:44 - GK talks with John Prine 00:55:19 - Hello in There- John Prine with Howard Levy Segment 3 01:04:22 - Greetings 01:07:00 - Orange Blossom Special- Howard Levy with the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 01:09:30 - Down in Chicago- GK, Andra, Shoe Band 01:12:57 - More greetings 01:14:30 - The Fundamentalist Rag- GK/ Shoes 01:18:00 - Ruth script 01:25:50 - Hammock Dreams- The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band Segment 4 01:28:00 - News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:40:54 - I Cannot Sing the Old Songs- GK, Andra, Rich Dworsky, band 01:44:35 - Rhubarb script 01:50:07 - The Great Compromise- John Prine 01:53:53 - Credits, America, Battle Cry of Freedom, Battle Hymn of the Republic July 10, 2010 - Coming up this week on A Prairie Home Companion, a nautical show for all the summer sailors. Maria Jette sings Schubert's "Die Forelle" ("The Trout"). Ruth Harrison turns down an opportunity to sail around the world with a swarthy author, Kate Rusby sings "I Courted a Sailor," John C. Reilly sings a sea shanty from our Iceland show, and you'll get the latest info on Tom Keith's cruise on Lake Superior called "The Inner Passage." Plus, Greek Tragedy, "The Golden Vanity," John Hiatt and a history lesson about the settlement of Minnesota by the Vikings. In Lake Wobegon, a bikini-clad water skier knocks the socks off a young pastor, literally. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:12 - Tishomingo Blues 00:00:54 - GK Intro 00:02:39 - "Fishing Opener (Greenland Whale Fisheries)," GK and Chris Thile and Shoes 00:05:47 - American Fishing Theater script 00:15:53 - "Die Forelle (The Trout)," Schubert/ Maria Jette and Sonja Thompson 00:18:05 - "Slim Fir Seeds" by Robert Bly, read by the author 00:18:38 - "Storms on the Ocean," Doc Watson 00:21:33 - GK Ruth Intro 00:21:48 - Ruth Harrison script 00:29:45 - "I Courted a Sailor," Kate Rusby 00:34:03 - GK Powdermilk Intro 00:34:35 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break Segment 2 00:35:51 - Rhubarb script 00:41:09 - "San Francisco Bay Blues," Ramblin Jack Elliot 00:43:24 - SFX script 00:47:20 - "Drowning," Pat Donohue 00:50:30 - GK Columbus Script Intro 00:51:56 - 1492 script (from Columbus, OH), plus "Rhumbas in Columbus," Andy Stein and Shoes 00:55:37 - Sea Shanty sung by John C. Reilly 00:58:02 - GK Intermission/"Deep Water" - Guy's All-Star Shoe Band Segment 3 01:02:09 - GK Welcome Back 01:02:36 - Odyssey script 01:10:21 - GK sings "Ulysses" sonnet 01:11:48 - Cruise script 01:19:33 - "How Deep Is the Ocean," Heather Masse 01:22:41 - GK Monologue Intro 01:23:07 - "The Golden Vanity," GK and Shoes Segment 4 01:27:12 - The News from Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:41:19 - "Crossing Muddy Waters," John Hiatt 01:44:52 - GK Vikings Intro 01:45:20 - Vikings script 01:49:09 - GK sings "My Minnesota Home" to the tune of "Swanee River", plus Peter O. with "Heart of the Heartland" 01:55:02 - GK Credits 01:56:05 - "The Whale Swallowed Jonah," Geoff Muldaur 01:58:37 - GK Recorded Credits July 17, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion, a show for all the summer readers who are able to recline in a patch of shade and read a book the way it was meant to be read: cover to cover, uninterrupted by life's troubles. In this compilation, Anna Karenina meets up with a good Minnesota boy rather than a brooding, horse-racing Russian, Dave Frishberg sings a song about the 1919 World Series, and the Host recites his version of Ernest Thayer's "Casey at the Bat." Donald Hall chimes in with a reading from F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" - Maria Jette sings Gounoud's "Juliet's Waltz" from his opera "Romeo and Juliet" - and a revisionist version of "Streetcar Named Desire." Plus, The Public Domain Free of Copyright Non-Royalty-Paying Radio Theater presents Hans Christian Anderson's "The Ugly Ducking" - featuring Sue Scott, Tim Russell and Tom Keith. In Lake Wobegon, summertime is the perfect time to read a good book. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:11 - Tishomingo Blues 00:00:53 - GK Intro 00:03:16 - "Casey at the Bat" - GK 00:09:04 - "Catbird Seat" - Dave Frishberg 00:12:49 - Anna Karenina script 00:15:39 - "Broom" - The Russian Chamber Chorus of NY 00:18:11 - GK Intro Ruth 00:18:26 - Ruth Harrison script 00:23:59 - GK sings "Owl and Pussycat" 00:26:26 - GK Powdermilk Intro 00:27:21 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break Segment 2 00:28:40 - Reading from "The Great Gatsby" - by F. Scott Fitzgerald with GK, Donald Hall, Tobias Wolf, and Eleanor Lanahan (F. Scott's granddaughter) 00:39:03 - "If I Could Be With You" - Butch Thompson and Duke Heitger 00:41:43 - GK Intro Longfellow 00:42:32 - GK recites "The Fire of Driftwood" - by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 00:45:42 - "Crossing the Bar" - Hopeful Gospel Quartet 00:49:21 - The Princess and the Pea script 00:56:13 - "Juliet's Waltz" - Maria Jette 01:00:05 - GK Intermission/"Avalon" - Shoes ) Segment 3 01:04:50 - GK Welcome Back 01:07:03 - Ugly Duckling script with strings 01:18:55 - GK Reads John Updike 01:23:01 - GK Intro Mono 01:23:58 - "Summer Evening" - Greg Brown Segment 4 01:27:27 - The News from Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:45:48 - GK Williams Intro 01:46:45 - "Streetcar Named Desire" re-make script 01:50:23 - "Stella's Trip Medley" - Phil Cunningham and Aly Bain 01:54:20 - GK Credits 01:55:30 - "When I Write the Book" - Nick Lowe 01:58:37 - GK Recorded Credits July 24, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion a mix of shows we've done over the past few years from the historic State Theater on Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis. Jearlyn Steele sings "Something's Got a Hold on Me," Guy Noir confronts and angry mob of Canadians, bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs pays tribute to Bill Monroe, Cowboy Jack Clement sings an impromptu version of "Good Old Fashioned Drunk," alt-rock heroes Wilco sing "Sky Blue Sky," and a small celebration for J.S. Bach's birthday. Plus, the delightful schoolmarm, Miss Daisy, visits Dusty and Lefty out on the trail, Dakota darling Becky Schlegel sings "Heartaches by the Number," and it was the fishing opener in Lake Wobegon. Conversation in Carl Krepsbach's boat turned to marriage, and you'll hear more about that this week. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:11 - Tishomingo Blues 00:00:54 - GK Intro 00:02:14 - "Bluegrass Breakdown" and "Your Selfish Heart" - Ricky Skaggs 00:09:00 - "Act Naturally" - John Niemann and Shoes 00:11:32 - Catchup script re: April Fool's Day 00:16:06 - "Sally Jo" - Ricky Skaggs 00:18:25 - Guy Noir script with Jearlyn Steele 00:28:42 - "Something's Got a Hold On Me" - Jearlyn Steele 00:31:07 - GK Intro Powdermilk 00:31:38 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break Segment 2 00:33:31 - Bach script with "Brandenburg Concerto #3" - Shoes 00:40:33 - "McCully's Waltz" - Peter Ostroushko 00:44:43 - GK Intro Cowboys 00:45:31 - "Heartaches By the Number" and "A Letter From Home" - Becky Schlegel 00:48:34 - Cowboys script 00:59:55 - "Sky Blue Sky" - Wilco 01:03:15 - Intermission / "Limehouse Blues" - Shoes Segment 3 01:06:36 - GK Welcome Back 01:07:34 - "Let the Good Times Roll" - and "Mighta Coulda" - Shoes 01:13:33 - Trees script 01:24:52 - "Never Doubt I" - Brothers Franzich 01:28:17 - GK Mono Intro 01:28:46 - Crispy script 01:35:17 - GK Intro Cowboy Jack Clement, he sings "Good Old Fashioned Drunk" 01:37:05 - "Seriously" - Cowboy Jack Clement Segment 4 01:39:43 - The News from Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:52:30 - GK sings "Working Girl" with Shoes 01:55:33 - GK Credits 01:56:28 - "Crane Slow Drag" - Peter Ostroushko and Shoes 01:58:38 - GK Credits July 31, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion a mix of our two January shows from the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco. Sara Watkins plays her ukulele and sings "My Friend," Guy Noir deals with the San Francisco sea lions, Andy Stein plays the "Opera Breakdown," mezzo- soprano Frederica von Stade sings Delibes' "Flower Duet" with a promising young soprano, and tenor Raul Melo sings Puccini. Plus, Bluesman Elvin Bishop sings "What the Hell Is Going On," The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band plays the "Cable Car Rag," our friend, Scottish balladeer Jean Redpath, sings "Joy of My Heart," and the choral ensemble Chanticleer sings "Aloha Oe." In Lake Wobegon, the story of Myrtle Anderson's plan to embezzle a quarter-million dollars from The First Inqvist State Bank. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:12 - Tishomingo Blues 00:00:55 - GK Intro 00:03:19 - Cat script 00:06:29 - "E Lucevan Le Stelle" (Puccini), Raul Melo and Michael Recchiuti 00:09:26 - SFX script (How Do You Know If You Belong Here?) 00:16:00 - GK talks about SF history 00:18:41 - "Cable Car Rag," The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 00:21:30 - Minnesota script with Raul Melo and Michael Recchiuti 00:25:29 - "Opera Breakdown," Andy Stein and Shoes 00:27:47 - Underwear script 00:30:42 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break Segment 2 00:32:33 - GK intros Sara Watkins 00:33:25 - "Miss My Kisses" and "My Friend," Sara Watkins 00:40:56 - Guy Noir script 00:54:53 - GK talks with Raul Melo 00:55:41 - "I Am a Tenor," Raul Melo with Rich Dworsky, Andy Stein and Gary Raynor 00:57:16 - GK Intermission Copy ("Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble," Shoes ) Segment 3 01:00:50 - GK Welcome Back 01:01:36 - "Habanera," Frederica von Stade and GK 01:05:23 - GK Intros Elvin Bishop 01:05:58 - "What the Hell Is Going On," Elvin Bishop 01:09:40 - SFX script 01:17:20 - GK Intros Frederica von Stade and Nicole Rodriguez 01:18:49 - "Flower Duet" (Delibes), Frederica von Stade and Nicole Rodriguez 01:23:03 - GK talks about San Francisco and with Matt from Chanticleer 01:25:38 - "Aloha Oe," Chanticleer 01:29:52 - "Nancy Spain," GK and Jean Redpath 01:34:49 - "Sonoma Slide," The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band Segment 4 01:36:15 - The News from Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:49:54 - GK talks with Jean Redpath and "Come By the Hills," GK and Jean Redpath with Shoes 01:54:03 - GK Credits 01:54:57 - "Alameda," Frederica von Stade 01:58:39 - GK Recorded Credits August 7, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion, a show created by YOU! We've sifted through all of your suggestions of scripts and songs that you'd like to hear again and strung a good bunch of them together for a special compilation program, including tense telephone conversation between Duane and Mom, a song called "Siempre Abuelita" from Tish Hinojosa, Walter Bobbie in a dreamy Thanksgiving script about an escape to a delightful New York restaurant, and E.G. Kight sings "I'm New at This." Plus, an episode of Bob, The Young Artist, Andy Stein and Stuart Duncan with "Big Mon," and a southern-fried episode of Guy Noir, Private Eye. In Lake Wobegon, Leonard Larson -- who ran the hardware store in town -- left a paper trail of a romance that surprised a lot of folks, including his wife of 47 years. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:11 - Tishomingo Blues 00:00:55 - GK Intro 00:03:23 - Mom script, plus "Washington Blues," Pat Donohue and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 00:13:05 - Nanny script with Suzanne Ohlman 00:26:31 - "Siempre Abuelita," Tish Hinojosa 00:28:57 - GK Powdermilk Intro 00:29:46 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break Segment 2 00:31:02 - Thanksgiving script with Walter Bobbie 00:40:52 - Choir script with VocalEssence 00:52:29 - GK Intro Rhubarb 00:53:08 - "I'm New at This," E.G. Kight 00:56:56 - Rhubarb script 01:01:06 - GK Intermission Copy ("Everybody Loves My Baby" - Shoes) Segment 3 01:05:53 - GK Welcome Back 01:06:19 - The Story of Bob, A Young Artist script 01:15:52 - "Big Mon," Stuart Duncan and Andy Stein 01:18:42 - GK Guy Noir Intro 01:19:52 - Guy Noir, Private Eye script Segment 4 01:32:18 - The News from Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:52:32 - "River of Jordan," Sarah Watkins 01:53:58 - GK Credits 01:55:03 - GK sings "Cat You'd Better Come Home" August 14, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion, a summer show for dear, sweet mother. Duane is on the receiving end of another dose of smothering mother-love, the Rankin Family sings "Tell My Ma," and mom visits the campsite in an episode of The Lives of the Cowboys. Rich Dworsky sings "Mama Is a Dancing Girl," Robin and Linda Williams sing "Mama's Hungry Eyes" and Walter Bobbie is back as a long-suffering mother for her son Buddy. Plus in Lake Wobegon, tuna hotdish calls a boy home to his mother. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:11 - Tishomingo Blues 00:00:54 - GK Intro 00:03:09 - Mom script (GK, SS, TR) 00:10:41 - "Tell My Ma," Rankin Family 00:12:49 - GK Intro Kate MacKenzie 00:13:04 - Ballads for Mom, GK and Kate MacKenzie 00:19:36 - Mother's Day script (GK, SS, TR, TK) 00:26:56 - GK Powdermilk Intro 00:27:25 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break Segment 2 00:28:44 - Mother's Day script with Vern Sutton (GK, SS, TR, TK, VS) 00:39:25 - Mother's Day Quilt Medley with VocalEssence 00:48:24 - GK Intro Cowboys 00:48:46 - Cowboys script with Chris Forth (GK, CF, TR, TK) 00:56:16 - "Mama Is a Dancing Girl," RD and Shoes 00:59:01 - GK Intermission Credits ("Dinah," The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band) Segment 3 01:03:20 - GK Welcome Back 01:03:41 - "Shirley World," Rich 01:06:07 - Buddy script with Walter Bobbie (GK, SS, TR, FN, WB) 01:13:48 - "Mama's Hungry Eyes," Robin and Linda 01:18:16 - How to Write a Letter to Mom script with Maria Jette (GK, SS, TR, TK, MJ) 01:20:39 - "Trees," GK and Shoes 01:24:01 - Butter script, re: mom at Thanksgiving (GK, SS) 01:26:09 - GK sings "My Mother Was a Lady" Segment 4 01:29:41 - The News from Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:48:31 - "Hush Little Baby," Inga Swearingen 01:51:41 - Rhubarb script with Vern Sutton (GK, SS, TR, TK, VS) 01:55:17 - GK Credits 01:56:18 - "Mama Told Me Not To Come," Pat Donohue August 21, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion a mix of two shows we did earlier this year from Seattle, Washington with The Wailin' Jennys singing "Bird Song," Pat Donohue with "Red House" by Seattle-born Jimi Hendrix, and in The Lives of the Cowboys, Dusty and Lefty have jobs with "Foam on the Range" coffee. Brandi Carlile sings "Folsom Prison Blues," Nellie McKay celebrates Doris Day and The Henriettas come up from Berkeley, California to sing "Woe Is Me." Plus, Garrison recites a poem by Raymond Carver and in Lake Wobegon, the smell of freshly mown grass becomes Proust's madeleine, conjuring up memories of young love on a summer afternoon. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:11 - Tishomingo Blues 00:00:55 - GK Intro 00:02:23 - "Red House," Pat Donohue 00:05:02 - Cowboys script (GK, SS, TR, FN) 00:16:30 - "Bird Song," Wailin Jennys 00:20:28 - SFX script (GK, FN) 00:29:46 - Powdermilk Break Segment 2 00:31:01 - GK Brandi Carlile Intro 00:31:37 - "Dreams," "The Year" and "Folsom Prison Blues," Brandi Carlile 00:42:55 - Rhubarb script (GK, SS, TR, FN) 00:51:24 - "Cherry Blossom" and "Storm Comin'," Wailin Jennys 00:59:09 - GK Intermission Segment 3 01:05:17 - GK Welcome Back 01:06:28 - GK sings "Seasick" song 01:09:27 - Personals script with Nellie McKay (SS, TR, FN, NM) 01:14:33 - GK talks w/ Nellie re: Doris Day 01:15:26 - "Sentimental Journey," Nellie McKay 01:19:07 - Guy Noir script with Nellie McKay singing theme (GK, SS, TR, FN) 01:28:56 - GK Mono Intro 01:29:47 - "Woe Is Me," GK sings with Henriettas (Berkeley based yodelers) 01:32:44 - GK reads Raymond Carver "At Least" 01:35:27 - GK talks with Nellie re: her dress 01:36:43 - "Mean to Me," Nellie McKay and Pat Donohue Segment 4 01:39:37 - The News from Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:54:05 - GK Credits 01:54:52 - "The Story," Brandi Carlile 01:58:35 - GK Recorded Credits August 28, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion, highlights from our rich history of Minnesota State Fair Grandstand shows. With Mindy Smith singing Dolly Parton's "Jolene" - Guy Noir provides security at the Bundt Cake Competition, and Pat Donohue sings a song he wrote called "Como Parkin'." In The Lives of the Cowboys, Lefty enters the State Fair Talent Competition against Suzy Bogguss as Ms. Steffie Stouffer, plus perennial Blue Ribbon vocalist Jearlyn Steele sings "Minnesota Woman." Becky Schlegel sings Greg Brown's beautiful tune about a little town in Iowa called "Early." And in Lake Wobegon, the wild grapes are ripe along the East side of the lake and the Schroeder's have set about making their wild grape wine. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:12 - Tishomingo Blues 00:00:56 - GK Intro 00:02:51 - "Woulda Coulda" - The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 00:05:51 - Guy Noir script, with GK singing "My Baby Just Cares for Me" (GK, SS, TR, TK,) 00:19:57 - GK Intro Mindy Smith 00:20:14 - "Jolene" - Mindy Smith 00:24:21 - Crispy script with GK and Andra Suchy singing "Unchained Melody" (GK, SS, TR, TK, AS) 00:31:31 - GK Powdermilk Intro 00:32:02 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break Segment 2 00:33:56 - "Como Parkin'" - Pat Donohue 00:36:20 - Cowboys script with Suzy Bogguss (GK, SS, TR, TK, FN, SB) 00:46:44 - "Where Does the Money Come From" - Tonic Sol-fa 00:49:13 - Ketchup script (GK, TR, SS) 00:51:50 - SFX script (GK, TK, FN) 00:57:01 - "Boogie on Russ" - The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 01:00:17 - GK Intermission ("Shine" - The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band ) Segment 3 01:04:25 - GK Welcome Back 01:04:47 - "Early" - Becky Schlegel with GK 01:08:59 - "You Make Me Feel Like a Minnesota Woman" - Jealryn Steele and Rich Dworsky 01:11:53 - Rhubarb script (GK, TR, TK) 01:18:09 - "Paris, France" - GK and Jearlyn with Shoes 01:21:10 - GK Intro Del McCoury 01:21:26 - "All Over God's Promised Land" and "Five Flat Rocks" - Del McCoury and his band 01:28:54 - Duct Tape script (GK, SS, TK) 01:30:49 - "We're Going Down" - Del McCoury and his band 01:33:38 - GK Intro Mono 01:33:59 - "You Better Leave That Corn Dog Alone" - GK and Becky Schlegel Segment 4 01:36:32 - The News from Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:50:04 - "Aces" - Suzy Bogguss 01:53:48 - GK Credits 01:54:48 - "Too Gone" - Pat Donohue September 4, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion, it looks like our 1969 Airstream 27' Land Yacht will make it back after all from the first leg of the Summer Love Tour, and directly into overflow parking for our annual live Grandstand show at The Minnesota State Fair. With special guests, California singer-songwriter and fiddler Sara Watkins, Minnesota's perennial blue-ribbon sisters of Soul Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele, plus the magnificent Anoka High School Marching Band. Also with us, The Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, Tom Keith, and Fred Newman, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band with Richard Dworsky, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Tishomingo Blues, GK opens 00:03:07 - Open Script 00:07:25 - Swing Down Chariot- Jearlyn Steele, Jevetta Steele, Garrison Keillor, Sara Watkins and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 00:10:22 - Loon script 00:14:34 - Driving With the Top Down/ Your Mama Don't Dance- GK, band 00:19:45 - The Lives of the Cowboys script 00:28:37 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break Segment 2 00:30:15 - GK intros the Anoka High School Marching Tornadoes 00:32:38 - GK sings the fight song with Anoka High School Marching Band 00:36:50 - Danse Macabre- Anoka High School Marching Tornadoes 00:39:50 - Fiddle Medley- Sara Watkins, Richard Kriehn and band 00:43:10 - SFX script 00:49:02 - If I Can't Have You- Jearlyn and Jevetta 00:52:07 - GK and Sara talk about the ukulele, "Anthony" 00:54:25 - Guy Noir script Segment 3 01:04:34 - Intermission, Hey Good Lookin' 01:07:35 - Welcome Back to the 2nd Half, GK talks about fair food 01:09:25 - GK intros the 1st place Duet singers- Page Burkum and Jack Torrey of THE CACTUS BLOSSOMS 01:14:50 - Unchained Melody- GK, Sara, band 01:18:00 - GK introduces Bill Berg, auctioneer 01:24:12 - Wildlife script 01:31:04 - GK talks with Jearlyn and Jevetta 01:31:52 - Slow Twist/ Oh Baby 01:35:10 - I'll Be Home- Sara Watkins and Shoes Segment 4 01:38:20 - The News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:50:00 - Tilt A Whirl Waltz- The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 01:52:15 - Catchup script 01:55:40 - Credits, Swing Down Sweet Chariot, fireworks September 11, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion, a show about and for Lutherans with the St. Olaf Choir singing "The Choral Blues," VocalEssence singing "Sign Up for Church Work," and a celebration of Elim Lutheran Church's 150th anniversary. Plus, Dan Newton with the "Lutheran Polka," Guy Noir helps a Sunday School teacher following a memorable New Year's Eve, and the great actor Charles Keating in a sketch called "Iniquity on the Tundra." And in Lake Wobegon, a review of summer vacations -- the historical low point of any good Lutheran's year. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:12 - Tishomingo Blues 00:00:55 - GK Intro 00:03:56 - The Story of Bob script w/Vern Sutton 00:12:48 - "The Choral Blues" - St. Olaf Choir 00:17:24 - Elim Lutheran Anniv. Script with Philip Brunelle on piano 00:23:26 - "Lutheran Polka" - Dan Newton and Shoes 00:25:06 - GK Powdermilk Intro 00:25:49 - Powdermilk Break Segment 2 00:27:28 - Guy Noir script with Suzy Bogguss 00:42:47 - "Sign Up for Church Work" - VocalEssence 00:44:20 - Iniquity on the Tundra script w/Charles Keating 00:47:10 - "Get Down on Your Knees and Pray" - Del McCoury 00:50:47 - GK Scripture Intro 00:51:05 - Adventures in Scripture script 00:58:12 - "Blessed Assurance" - The Whites with Ricky Skaggs 01:01:25 - Intermission Segment 3 01:05:19 - GK Welcome Back 01:06:03 - Flood script 01:13:38 - Amazing Grace 01:14:06 - Lutheranism script 01:23:30 - GK Mono Intro 01:24:03 - "Jacob's Ladder" - Jearlyn and GK 01:27:00 - Steeles Movie script, with Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele Segment 4 01:38:17 - The News from Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:50:42 - "Children of the Heavenly Father" - GK and Maria Jette 01:53:15 - GK Credits 01:54:48 - "I'm a Lutheran" - GK sings 01:58:35 - GK Recorded Credits September 18, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion, we're getting ready for next week's Season Opener, Street Dance & Meatloaf Supper with a remix of opening shows from the past few years. Connie Evingson sings "Autumn in St. Paul," Sara Jarosz sings "Song Up in Her Head," and Butch Tompson plays "The Working Man Blues." The Old Crow Medicine Show lives up to their raucous reputation, and we stop by the reference desk at the Herndon County Library to check in on Ruth Harrison. The hangdogs of honky-tonk, Austin's Derailers, sing "Who's Going to Mow Your Grass," and in Lake Wobegon, Dorothy at the Chatterbox Cafe is raising eyebrows with a new hairdo. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:12 - Tishomingo Blues 00:00:56 - GK Intro 00:03:41 - "Song Up in Her Head" and "Come on Up to the House," Sara Jaroz and the Shoes 00:11:11 - Guy Noir script with Connie Evingson singing "Autumn in Saint Paul" (GK, SS, TR, TK, CE) 00:22:49 - "Circles Around Me" and "Out on the Ocean," Sam Bush and his band 00:29:05 - GK Powdermilk Intro 00:29:51 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break Segment 2 00:33:00 - GK intro Butch Thompson 00:34:25 - "Working Man Blues," Butch Thompson 00:37:40 - GK intros OCMS 00:38:20 - "Lift Him Up" and "Caroline," Old Crow Medicine Show 00:46:23 - SFX script (GK, TK) 00:52:29 - "Let It Go," Pat Donohue and Shoes 00:55:51 - GK Intermission Credits Segment 3 00:59:48 - GK Welcome Back 01:00:15 - Ruth Harrison script (GK, SS, TR, TK) 01:08:12 - "County Line," The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 01:10:15 - "Who's Going to Mow Your Grass," The Derailers 01:13:17 - GK Intro Robin and Linda 01:14:11 - "Ain't No Grave," Robin and Linda Williams, Prudence Johnson and GK 01:18:27 - The Apartment script with Jerry Douglas (GK, SS, TK, JD) 01:24:27 - "Don't Take Your Guns to Town," Jerry Douglas and his band 01:28:50 - Rhubarb script (GK, SS, TR, TK) 01:34:19 - GK Mono Intro 01:34:51 - "Blue Skies," Rich Dworsky and Butch Thompson Segment 4 01:37:30 - The News from Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:50:41 - "Les Chemins de l'Amour" (Poulenc), Maria Jette and Rich Dworsky 01:54:39 - GK Credits 01:55:47 - "Guitar Camp," Pat Donohue 01:58:35 - GK Recorded Credits September 25, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion, it's the annual season opener, meatloaf supper, and street dance. With special guests, Texas country greats The Derailers, bandleader Rob Fisher and the White Bear Yacht Club Orchestra, and broadway actress Christine DiGiallonardo. Also with us, The Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Tom Keith, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and singer Andra Suchy. Plus, the very latest News from Lake Wobegon. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:13 - Tishomingo Blues 00:02:33 - GK opens, script with Jim Ramlet's "Ol Man Winter" 00:07:05 - Dear Scott Fitzgerald- GK/ Richard Dworsky 00:09:42 - GK talks about F. Scott Fitzgerald 00:10:50 - Doin' the Raccoon- Christine DiGiallonardo and the White Bear Yacht Club Orchestra 00:13:00 - F. Scott Fitzgerald script 00:33:56 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break Segment 2 00:37:00 - Bye Bye Blackbird- GK/ Andra Suchy/ Shoes 00:38:50 - English Majors script 00:41:00 - Hey Valerie- The Derailers 00:43:56 - Guaranteed to Satisfy- The Derailers 00:47:19 - Guy Noir script 01:01:04 - Ain't We Got Fun- Christine DiGiallonardo and the White Bear Yacht Club Orchestra 01:04:00 - Intermission- Beale Street Blues and Clarinet Marmalade- the White Bear Yacht Club Orchestra Segment 3 01:07:45 - GK announces next Cinecast, greetings 01:10:55 - True Love Ways- GK, Andra, Shoes 01:14:20 - Too Tight Rag- Pat Donohue and Shoes 01:16:30 - Bugs script 01:19:40 - All in Due Time- Richard Dworsky and Steve Kenyon Segment 4 01:22:00 - The News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:34:30 - Copenhagen- the White Bear Yacht Club Orchestra 01:37:40 - GK talks about Rob Fisher 01:39:00 - GK talks more about Fitzgerald 01:41:50 - Keeping Out Of Mischief Now- Christine DiGiallonardo and the White Bear Yacht Club Orchestra 01:44:38 - Rhubarb script 01:49:00 - Come On- The Derailers 01:53:00 - GK talks about street dance 01:54:00 - Come On Let's Go- Pat Donohue and band 01:55:40 - Credits, Runnin' Wild October 2, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion, we roll into our October home stand at the Fitzgerald Theater with special guests, legendary New Orleans night tripper, Dr. John and the Lower Nine Eleven. Also with us, vocal powerhouses Jearlyn Steele and Andra Suchy, The Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Tom Keith, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:12 - Tishomingo Blues 00:02:28 - GK opens, talks about weather, frost coming, twin cites marathon 00:06:30 - Geese (I Heard the Bluebirds Sing)- GK, Andra Suchy, Tom Keith 00:09:15 - Harvest Moon- GK/ Andra Suchy/ band 00:13:07 - Catchup script 00:15:47 - Methodist Blues- GK/ band 00:22:05 - Change of Heart- Dr. John and the Lower 911 00:25:33 - Guy Noir script 00:34:20 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break Segment 2 00:35:52 - GK talks with Jearlyn Steele 00:38:19 - "Love" Gospel Medley- GK, Jearlyn Steele/ Shoe Band 00:45:20 - Wedding script 00:51:11 - Mel's script 00:54:10 - GK talks with Dr. John 00:54:56 - Them- Dr. John and the Lower 911 00:59:40 - Dorothy- Dr. John 01:02:47 - Big Gap- Dr. John and the Lower 911 01:07:55 - Intermission- I Feel Fine Segment 3 01:11:40 - Greetings, Happy Birhtday to Rich Dworsky 01:16:10 - Ain't Nobody's Fault But Mine- Pat Donohue with Andra, Jearlyn, GK and band 01:18:33 - The Lives of the Cowboys script 01:29:30 - I Can't Stand the Rain- Jearlyn Steele, with Andra Suchy and band Segment 4 01:32:19 - News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:47:10 - Roanoke- Dan Neale, Pat Donohue and Shoe Band 01:49:50 - Bob's Bank spot, Old Folks at Home Cottage Cheese spot 01:50:40 - Feel Good Music- Dr. John and the Lower 911 01:54:28 - Credits 01:56:09 - Ain't Nobody's Fault But Mine reprise. October 9, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion, our October run at the Fitzgerald Theater keeps rolling along with acclaimed acoustic folk/pop duo Storyhill, and singer songwriter Andra Suchy. Also with us, The Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott and Tom Keith, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Segment 1 00:00:00 - Logo 00:00:13 - Tishomingo Blues, GK opens, talks with Roy Blount Jr., "Hail Freedonia" 00:08:29 - Spanish is the Loving Tongue- GK/ Shoe Band 00:11:50 - It Makes No Difference- GK, Andra, Shoe Band 00:16:12 - The Story of Bob script 00:29:20 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break Segment 2 00:30:57 - All The Good Times Are Passed and Gone- GK, Andra, Pat, Rich, band 00:35:21 - GK recites William Blake with Butch Thompson, underscore 00:39:08 - Guy Noir script 00:51:25 - GK intros Storyhill 00:52:30 - Love Will Find You- Storyhill 00:55:26 - Fallen- Storyhill 00:59:09 - Love Me/ One Night With You- GK/ Shoe Band 01:02:30 - Intermission- Smoke in the Kitchen Segment 3 01:06:33 - Greetings 01:09:42 - Julia/ In My Life- GK, Andra, Shoes 01:13:00 - GK talks with Storyhill 01:14:50 - For the Beauty of the Earth- Storyhill and GK 01:17:40 - Better Angels- Storyhill 01:21:32 - Glasses script 01:30:20 - Matchbox Blues- Pat Donohue and band 01:33:53 - Vicksburg Blues- Pat Donohue and Butch Thompson Segment 4 01:37:19 - News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:47:30 - London Suite II: Chelsea- Butch Thompson 01:50:10 - Fritz script 01:51:20 - Paradise Lost- Storyhill 01:54:40 - Credits, Goodnight Sweetheart/ Bye Bye Love October 16, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion, the bounty of fall continues to roll in with the irrepressible Klezmatics, and best-selling author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series, Alexander McCall Smith. Also with us, fiddler Peter Ostroushko, singer Andra Suchy, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Tom Keith, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Segment 1 00:00:00 Logo 00:00:12 Tishomingo Blues 00:02:50 GK talks about the fall, how romantic it is, cooler temperatures 00:06:05 When You're All Dresed Up - GK/ Shoe Band 00:09:29 Gotta Travel On - GK, Andra, band 00:12:42 Guy Noir script (with Alexander McCall Smith) 00:27:57 Abilene (I'm Not Here) - GK, Andra and band 00:33:10 Powdermilk Biscuit Break Segment 2 00:35:10 GK intros The Klezmatics 00:36:28 Yo Riboyn - The Klezmatics 00:41:15 Kots un Moys - The Klezmatics 00:45:06 Wildlife script 00:53:22 Make Me A Pallet on Your Floor - GK, Pat Donohue and band 00:58:05 Three Crows - Peter Ostroushko and the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 01:00:42 Not Fade Away - Pat Donohue and band with GK and Andra 01:03:44 Intermission - Avalon Segment 3 01:08:10 Greetings, cinecast announcement 01:12:30 Rich talks about the rescued Chilean miners 01:13:17 Chi Chi Chi Le Le Le - Rich Dworsky and band 01:16:00 Ruth script (with Alexander McCall Smith) 01:21:44 John Henry - GK and band 01:25:15 GK talks with Alexander McCall Smith 01:32:13 Davenen - The Klezmatics Segment 4 01:36:27 News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:46:35 When the Last Morning Glory Blooms - Peter Ostroushko with Rich and Gary 01:50:30 Rhubarb script 01:53:50 Credits, Not Fade Away reprise, Klezmatics October 23, 2010 - This weekend on A Prairie Home Companion, we're broadcasting Thursday night's Cinecast from the Fitzgerald Theater (and seen on movie screens across North America). It's a regular Prairie Home show made for the big screen, featuring the boot-stompin', heart-breakin' songs of Old Crow Medicine Show, the sweet sounds of Nickel Creek's Sara Watkins, some smoldering honky-tonk from Joe Ely, soulful duets with singer-songwriter Andra Suchy, and the heavenly sounds of the Women's Vocal Ensemble of The St. Olaf Choir. Also with us, The Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, with both Tom Keith, AND Fred Newman. Plus a The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and The News from Lake Wobegon. Two hours of non-stop fun on the big screen. Segment 1 00:00:00 Logo 00:00:10 Tishomingo Blues 00:02:40 GK opens, talks about fall, trees, tonight's guests 00:03:47 Limericks (Waltz Me Around Again Willie)- GK/ Shoe Band, St. Olaf singers 00:08:20 Picture in a Frame - Sara Watkins, GK, Shoe Band 00:10:10 Turtle Dove - Andra Suchy, Sara Watkins, GK, Pat Donohue, Rich Dworsky and band 00:12:30 Guy Noir script 00:22:59 I Had My Hopes Up High - Joe Ely, Jeff Plankenhorn and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 00:27:14 Saro Jane - The Old Crow Medicine Show 00:30:12 Powdermilk Biscuit Break Segment 2 00:31:49 English Majors script 00:33:18 My Baby Just Cares For Me - GK and Shoe Band 00:36:20 SFX script 00:42:00 GK intros Sara Watkins 00:42:34 All This Time - Sara Watkins with Sean Watkins and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 00:45:48 The Lives of the Cowboys script 00:56:10 Lord Willing and The Creek Don't Rise - The Old Crow Medicine Show 00:59:38 Intermisssion Segment 3 01:03:28 Greetings 01:05:42 ELCA script 01:07:08 GK talks about choir auditions at St. Olaf 01:08:30 Tell Me Why - GK and Women's Vocal Ensemble of The St. Olaf Choir 01:13:20 Louise - Pat Donohue and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 01:15:50 GK brings Sara Watkins out again 01:16:00 Where Will You Be - Sara Watkins with Sean Watkins and band Segment 4 01:19:00 News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:30:35 Mockingbird Hill - Joe Ely and Jeff Plankenhorn 01:35:20 GK talks with Joe Ely about Lubbock, TX 01:36:30 You Can Bet I'm Gone - Joe Ely, Jeff Plankenhorn and band 01:39:00 GK talks more with Joe Ely 01:40:50 Loud script 01:42:42 There is a Balm in Gilead - GK, Andra Suchy and and Women's Vocal Ensemble of The St. Olaf Choir with The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 01:48:42 Murphy's Plumbing script 01:50:55 Ketch Secor intros Old Crow Medicine Show 01:51:45 Down Home Girl - Old Crow Medicine Show 01:55:20 Credits, Goodnight Ladies/fiddle medley closer October 30, 2010 - Coming to you this week live from the Fitzgerald Theater, in Saint Paul Minnesota, it's our final broadcast performance of the year in the Midwest. With special guests, modern Bluegrass pioneer Ricky Skaggs with Kentucky Thunder, and New York singer and song-maker Heather Masse. Also with us, The Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Tom Keith. The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Segment 1 00:00:00 Logo 00:00:12 Tishomingo Blues 00:02:26 GK opens, talks about snow, frost 00:04:36 Amanda Jewell - Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder 00:07:35 Dang Me - GK, Heather Masse and band 00:11:53 Bewitched - Heather Masse and band 00:15:08 Love in Vain - GK, Heather, band 00:18:50 The Lives of the Cowboys script with Ricky Skaggs and Heather Masse 00:30:02 Powdermilk Biscuit Break Segment 2 00:32:07 GK intros Ricky Skaggs 00:33:00 Sawing on the Strings - Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder 00:35:50 Work of Love - Ricky Skaggs with Shoe Band 00:39:18 GK talks with Ricky Skaggs about riding on a band bus 00:40:21 Intro script 00:42:40 I Put a Spell on You - Heather Masse and Shoe Band 00:45:06 Vampire script 00:47:12 You Nearly Lose Your Mind - Pat Donohue and Shoe Band 00:50:15 Butterfly script with Heather Masse 00:53:32 The Raven script 00:55:16 Dead Flowers - GK, Heather, band 00:59:10 Intermission - Ghost Riders in the Sky Segment 3 01:03:30 Greetings, goodbye to Brett Baldwin 01:05:26 GK talks about winter, upcoming cruise 01:06:30 Love's Old Sweet Song - GK, Heather, band 01:09:49 The Dead - Pat Donohue and band 01:13:18 Guy Noir script 01:21:20 GK talks with Ricky 01:22:12 Can't Shake Jesus - Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder 01:25:45 Ricky talks about his mandolin 01:26:18 The Lonesome River - Ricky Skaggs and Kentuck Thunder Segment 4 01:30:00 News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:47:13 Midnight Mischief - The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 01:49:25 Monster script 01:55:06 Credits, Goodnight Sweetheart November 6, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion, as the crew is packing up the big rig with all the gear for our upcoming mini tour to St. Augustine, Florida, Houston, Cincinnati, and The Town Hall in New York City, we'll revisit a few shows from last fall with the Old Crow Medicine Show, Robin and Linda Williams, and Neko Case. Plus, CBS newsman Harry Smith stars in an episode of The Lives of the Cowboys, Guy Noir investigates a plagiarizing author, and in Lake Wobegon, the review of a 100 year old football game reveals the long-held belief that the ground upon which it was played is cursed. Segment 1 00:00:00 APHC Logo Open 00:00:12 Tishomingo Blues 00:00:56 GK Intro 00:02:09 "Unfriended," GK and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 00:05:57 The Lives of the Cowboys with Harry Smith 00:18:41 GK Intros Old Crow Medicine Show 00:19:26 "Benton's Dream" and "Next Go Round," OCMS 00:26:20 GK Intro Powdermilk Segment 2 00:28:05 Guy Noir script with Heather Masse 00:45:06 GK Intro Neko Case 00:45:56 "People Got a Lotta Nerve" and "Middle Cyclone" and "That Teenage Feeling," Neko Case 00:55:01 GK talks with OCMS 00:56:01 "Wagon Wheel," Old Crow Medicine Show 01:00:17 GK Intermission Credits (Intermission "I Saw Her Standing There," Shoes) Segment 3 01:04:51 GK Welcome Back 01:06:07 "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere," Robin and Linda Williams and Their Fine Group with GK 01:09:40 Music script with Robin and Linda Segment 4 01:19:47 News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:31:54 GK talks with Harry Smith, into "Harry" script 01:36:00 Harry sings to the tune of "Colorado Trail" 01:36:26 "Mary's Kitchen," Old Crow Medicine Show 01:39:07 GK Intro Pat Donohue 01:39:35 "Gamblin' Blues," PD and Shoes, plus Dave Berg on bass 01:42:42 Schubert script with Heather Masse 01:55:28 GK Credits 01:56:16 "Don't Forget Me," Neko Case 01:58:36 GK Recorded Credits November 13, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion, we're live from The Saint Augustine Amphitheater in St. Augustine, Florida. With special guests, the finest "lawn-scapers" ever to work the East coast, The Nashville Bluegrass Band, and Floridian vocalist, guitarist, and harmonica heavy JJ Grey shares his own brand of southern rock and soul. Also with us, The Royal Academy of Radio Actors: Sue Scott, Tim Russell, and Fred Newman; Rich Dworsky and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, vocalist Andra Suchy, and the latest news from Lake Wobegon. Segment 1 00:00:00 Logo 00:00:12 Tishomingo Blues, Open script 00:08:43 St. Augustine (Sloop John B) - GK/ Andra Suchy/ Shoe Band with Mike Compton 00:11:50 Poem 00:13:04 Cow Cow Blues - Shoe Band with Mike Compton and Stuart Duncan 00:16:16 Guy Noir script 00:30:25 Powdermilk Biscuit Break with Stuart Duncan and Mike Compton Segment 2 00:31:25 GK intros the Nashville Blues Band 00:32:25 Fiddler's Pastime - Nashville Bluegrass Band 00:35:36 GK talks about bluegrass music 00:38:20 Little Darlin' - the Nashville Bluegrass Band 00:41:03 Wildlife script 00:47:10 GK talks about Florida, intros J.J. Grey 00:48:56 Hide and Seek - J.J. Grey 00:53:03 Lochloosa - J.J. Grey and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 00:57:13 I Belong to the Band - Pat Donohue and Shoes with Stuart, Mike, GK and Andra 01:00:45 Intermission - Gee Whiz Segment 3 01:05:20 Rock n Roll Woman - GK, Andra Suchy and Shoe Band with Mike Compton 01:08:13 Greetings, GK points out Sen. George McGovern in the audience 01:12:24 When I Dream - GK, Andra and Shoes with Mike Compton 01:16:25 Monback script 01:18:10 School Kids (Little Moses) - GK, Andra, Shoes, Mike Compton 01:22:40 GK talks about St. Augustine 01:26:23 Tuck Away My Lonesome Blues - Nashville Bluegrass Band 01:29:23 Hush - Nashville Bluegrass Band Segment 4 01:32:53 News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:48:22 The Sweetest Thing- J.J. Grey and Shoe Band 01:52:05 Mom script 01:56:00 Credits, I Belong to the Band reprise, Red Wing- Shoes and Nashville Bluegrass Band November 20, 2010 - Coming to you this week from the Brown Theater at the Wortham Theater Center in Houston, Texas, another sold-out broadcast performance of A Prairie Home Companion. With special guests, Western swing and hot jazz ladies of Ft. Worth The Quebe Sisters Band, Texas-born mandolinist / violinist Richard Kriehn, and the Cherubin of Midland, beloved mezzo-soprano Susan Graham. Also with us, The Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman, Rich Dworsky and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Segment 1 00:00:00 Logo 00:00:12 Tishomingo Blues 00:03:14 Butter script 00:05:36 Houston Texas Girls - GK and Shoe Band 00:08:33 GK talks with the Quebe sisters 00:09:04 It's A Sin to Tell a Lie - Quebe Sisters Band 00:13:44 Yearning - Quebe Sisters Band 00:16:05 Cowboys script 00:27:26 Big script 00:29:24 La Donna e Mobile - Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 00:31:20 Powdermilk Biscuit Break / Now Thank We All Our God Segment 2 00:34:34 Guy Noir script 00:47:56 It's All Your Fault - GK/ Shoe Band 00:52:16 GK talks with Susan Graham 00:54:35 Ombra mai fu - Susan Graham with Richard Bado 01:00:02 Non so piu - Susan Graham and Richard Bado 01:03:03 Intermission - I've Just Seen A Face Segment 3 01:07:10 Greetings 01:09:53 It is Well With My Soul - Susan Graham, GK, Quebe Sisters, Shoes 01:14:33 Guy's Shoes script 01:15:44 Cold Cold Heart - Quebe Sisters Band 01:18:50 Cafe Boeuf script 01:22:40 GK talks with Susan Graham 01:23:00 Vilja Song - Susan Graham and Richard Bado 01:29:50 True Love Ways - Susan Graham and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band Segment 4 01:33:03 News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:48:12 O Mio Babbino Caro - The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 01:50:27 Every Which Way - Quebe Sisters Band 01:53:08 Oil script 01:55:21 Credits, Goodnight Sweetheart / Liberty November 27, 2010 - Coming to you live this week from the Music Hall in Cincinnati, Ohio, a live broadcast performance of A Prairie Home Companion. With special guests, the youthful and prodigious cutting edge of Bluegrass, The Punch Brothers, and veteran stand-up comedian and best friend forever to public radio, Paula Poundstone. Also with us, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman, Rich Dworsky and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Segment 1 00:00:00 Logo 00:00:12 Tishomingo Blues 00:03:06 SFX script 00:06:31 See My Pony Run - The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 00:07:01 Love in Cincinnati 00:10:44 GK talks with The Punch Brothers 00:12:29 Rye Whiskey - Punch Brothers 00:15:44 Next to the Trash - Punch Brothers 00:20:00 Trees script (with Paula Poundstone) into "Bring A Torch, Jeanette Isabelle" - Shoe Band with Chris Thile 00:31:42 Powdermilk Biscuit Break - GK/ Shoes/ Chris Thile into "Duct Tape" script Segment 2 00:35:29 Guy Noir script (with Paula Poundstone) 00:49:40 GK talks with Punch Brothers 00:51:13 This is the Song (Good Luck) - Punch Brothers 00:55:30 Mom script 01:01:27 Thanks (You're the Cream in My Coffee) - GK/ Shoe Band 01:03:13 Intermission - Everybody Loves My Baby Segment 3 01:07:43 GK talks about Cincinnati, "Ohio (Old Rosin the Beau)" - GK/ band/ live audience 01:11:15 Still Still Still - GK/ band/ live audience 01:15:50 Greetings 01:17:30 Let All Things Now Living - GK and Shoe Band 01:21:45 GK talks with Paula Poundstone 01:33:24 Ohio - Pat Donohue, solo guitar Segment 4 01:35:12 News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:47:08 The Brakeman's Blues - Punch Brothers 01:50:53 Tall script 01:52:22 Small Talk - GK/ Shoe Band/ credits December 4, 2010 - Coming to you live this week from The Town Hall in New York City, a broadcast performance of A Prairie Home Companion. With special guests--The Imposter: Elvis Costello, and Solas' great Dubliner John Doyle. Also with us The Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman, vocalist Jearlyn Steele, Rich Dworksky and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Segment 1 00:00:00 Logo 00:00:13 Tishomingo Blues 00:02:52 GK opens, talks about the tourists in Times Square 00:04:20 Over the Bridge and Through the Tunnel - GK/ Shoe Band 00:06:42 Wikileaks - GK/ Shoe Band 00:09:13 SFX script 00:12:48 GK intros John Doyle 00:14:31 SS Arabic - John Doyle 00:18:34 Little Sparrow - John Doyle and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 00:22:42 English Majors script 00:28:28 Slow Dance With Josephine - Elvis Costello with Jearlyn Steele and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 00:32:16 Powdermilk Biscuit Break Segment 2 00:33:48 GK talks with Rich about Hanukah 00:35:42 Hanukah Medley - Richard Dworsky and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 00:38:20 Cowboys script 00:50:47 GK talks with Elvis Costello 00:51:23 You Hung the Moon - Elvis Costello and Shoe Band 00:55:43 A Voice in the Dark - Elvis Costello and Shoe Band 01:01:09 Intermission - Shine Segment 3 01:09:52 Falling in Love Again - GK/ Jearlyn/ Shoe Band 01:12:53 Guy Noir script with Elvis Costello and Jearlyn Steele 01:29:02 GK talks with John Doyle 01:30:16 Liberty's Sweet Shore - John Doyla and Shoes Segment 4 01:35:12 News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:46:40 43rd St. Breakdown - Shoe Band 01:47:37 American Without Tears - Elvis Costello and Shoes with Jearlyn Steele and John Doyle 01:53:20 Credits, Jesus on the Mainline, Next Time I'm in Town, This Little Light December 11, 2010 - Live from the Town Hall in New York City this week, a live broadcast performance of A Prairie Home Companion. With special guests, poet emeritus of the known universe; Billy Collins, Broadway bandleader Rob Fisher with cornerstone of the jazz keyboard Dick Hyman, and The DiGiallonardo Sisters. Also with us, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman, Rich Dworsky and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and vocalist Heather Masse. Segment 1 00:00:00 Logo 00:00:13 Tishomingo Blues 00:02:30 GK opens, "Minnesota" script with the DiGiallornardo Sisters 00:05:15 Christmas at the Airport - Pat Donohue and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 00:08:07 Clothes script with Heather Masse 00:10:30 Snowman script 00:20:50 GK intros the DiGiallornardo Sisters 00:21:40 Shout, Sister, Shout - The DiGiallornardo Sisters and Rob Fisher with band 00:25:20 GK talks with the sisters 00:26:35 Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle - The DiGiallornardo Sisters and Rob Fisher 00:29:20 Powdermilk Biscuit Break Segment 2 00:30:55 GK intros Rob Fisher and Dick Hyman 00:32:01 Relax jingle - The DiGiallornardo Sisters and Dick Hyman 00:32:34 Jingles - Dick Hyman and Rob Fisher 00:37:05 Emily script 00:43:10 GK talks with Billy Collins 00:44:10 Billy recites "Snow Day", "Tension", "Oh My God" 00:51:00 Scufflin' - Shoe Band 00:52:00 Radio script with Billy Collins 00:59:32 Blackbird - Dick Hyman, solo piano 01:04:10 Intermission - Dr. Jazz Segment 3 01:07:38 Greetings 01:11:30 GK talks about Midwesterners in New York 01:12:17 His Eye is on the Pigeon - GK, Heather Masse and the DiGiallornardo Sisters 01:15:48 And Your Dream Comes True - the DiGiallornardo Sisters 01:17:02 Guy Noir script, with Billy Collins 01:28:45 GK talks with Heather Masse 01:29:40 I Got it Bad (And That Ain't Good) - Heather Masse and Dick Hyman Segment 4 01:33:50 News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:43:00 Dizzy Fingers - Dick Hyman and Rob Fisher 01:45:23 Duct Tape script 01:48:43 Billy Collins recites "Horoscopes For the Dead" 01:52:30 Credits, GK talks with Dick Hyman and guests 01:55:32 The Glory of Love/ So Fine - GK, Heather Masse, DiGiallornardo Sisters and Shoe band December 18, 2010 - This week on A Prairie Home Companion, we're live again from the Town Hall in New York City. With special guests, mini-orchestra Pink Martini and world renowned Operatic Baritone Nathan Gunn. Also with us, the Royal Academy of Radio Acting Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman, Rich Dworsky and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, vocalist Andra Suchy, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Segment 1 00:00:00 Logo 00:00:14 Tishomingo Blues 00:03:00 GK opens, talks about Christmas for Atheists, Times Square, Bryant Park 00:05:10 White Christmas - Nathan Gunn and the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band 00:07:16 The Cat Called Santa Claus - Pat Donohue and Shoe Band 00:10:22 Overheard script 00:15:10 GK talks with Nathan Gunn 00:17:37 Largo al Factotum - Nathan Gunn and Julie Jordan Gunn 00:22:41 GK talks to Nathan about "The Magic Flute" 00:23:53 A Cuddly Wife or Sweetheart - Nathan Gunn and Julie Jordan Gunn 00:28:08 Drummer script 00:32:25 Powdermilk Biscuit Break Segment 2 00:34:00 Amada Mio - Pink Martini 00:39:47 Snow Globe Christmas - Pink Martini 00:44:11 Guy Noir script 00:55:15 Jeg Er Saa Glad script (with GK/ Andra Suchy) 01:06:12 Intermission - After You've Gone Segment 3 01:10:04 Greetings 01:13:55 Ketchup script 01:17:16 Rhubarb script 01:21:28 Song of Black Max - Nathan Gunn and Julie Jordan Gunn 01:26:06 Sympathique - Pink Martini 01:29:24 The Short Attention Span Christmas Medley - Richard Dworsky, solo piano Segment 4 01:33:50 News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:44:54 The Speed of the Sound of Loneliness - GK, Andra Suchy, band 01:46:37 We Three Kings - Pink Martini 01:51:14 Baritone script - with Nathan Gunn 01:53:57 Credits, Silent Night December 25, 2010 - A special compilation "best of Christmas" show featuring Robin and Linda Williams, Renee Fleming, Pat Donohue, Rob Fisher, Odetta, Music Sacra, The Boys of the Lough, Buffalo Philharmonic Chamber Singers, and the Sonos Handbell Ensemble. Segment 1 00:00:00 APHC Logo Open 00:00:12 Tishomingo Blues 00:00:56 GK Intro 00:02:39 "Christmas Blues," Pat Donohue and Shoes 00:06:18 The Lives of the Cowboys script 00:15:41 Christmas Medley, Rob Fisher and Rich Dworsky 00:19:25 Santa Claus script 00:23:04 "Twelve Days of Christmas," GK and Tom SFX 00:26:18 GK Powdermilk Intro 00:26:46 Bethlehem Powdermilk with both choirs, Robin and Linda, Shoes Segment 2 00:29:17 "Dance of the Sugarplum Fairies" from the Nutcracker, Sonos Handbell Ensemble 00:31:21 Christmas Family script 00:56:36 Intermission Segment 3 01:01:12 GK Welcome Back 01:01:45 "Poor Little Jesus," Odetta 01:04:18 Rhubarb script 01:09:01 Christmas Medley, Rich Dworsky 01:11:06 GK Buster Intro 01:11:35 "Christ Child's Lullaby," The Boys of the Lough 01:16:11 Buster, The Dog of Christmas script 01:25:56 "Carolers at My Door," Buffalo Philharmonic Chamber Singers 01:28:17 "In the Bleak Midwinter," Music Sacra Segment 4 01:31:55 News From Lake Wobegon Segment 5 01:49:00 "Hard Times," Renee Fleming and GK 01:53:44 GK Credits 01:54:55 "Silent Night" Audience Closer 01:58:39 Credits