SATURDAY, January 31, 1998
Music performed on A Prairie Home Companion January 31, 1998
Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota
Performers:
Garrison Keillor, Sue Scott, Tim Russell, Tom Keith
The Guys All-Star Shoe Band: Richard Dworsky, piano; Andy Stein, fiddle,
tenor sax; Pat Donohue, guitar; Greg Hippen, bass; Arnie Kinsella,
percussion
Guests:
Billy Collins, poet
Bruce Molsky & Big Hoedown: Bruce Molsky, fiddle, banjo, vocals;
Rafe Stefanini, fiddle, banjo, vocals; Beverly Smith, guitar, vocals
Tom Hazleton, theater organ
TISHOMINGO BLUES (Opening theme)
Garrison Keillor, GASB
w/m: Spencer Williams; new words: Garrison Keillor
( 1917 Joseph W. Stern and Co.; © 1989 Garrison Keillor
I GOT RHYTHM
Tom Hazleton
w: Ira Gershwin; m: George Gershwin
© 1930 Warner Bros. Music
rec: "Great Songs of Gershwin," Allen Organ Company 031-0118
YOU, YOU, YOU
Tom Hazleton
w/m: Lotar Olais; m: Robert Mellin
© 1952, 1953
"POWDERMILK BISCUITS" THEME
Garrison Keillor, GASB
w/m: Garrison Keillor
© Garrison Keillor
SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY
Pat Donohue, The Guys All-Star Shoe Band
w/m: Ellis Walsh, Louis Jordan
© 1949 Cherio Corp.
HALF PAST FOUR
Bruce Molsky & Big Hoedown
w/m: Traditional
rec: "Bruce Molsky & Big Hoedown," Rounder Records 421
PRETTY SARO
Bruce Molsky & Big Hoedown
w/m: Traditional; arrangement and additional words: Bruce Molsky
rec: "Bruce Molsky & Big Hoedown," Rounder Records 421
FORTUNE
Bruce Molsky & Big Hoedown
w/m: Traditional
Billy Collins reads his poetry:
THE NIGHT HOUSE
I CHOP SOME PARSLEY WHILE LISTENING TO ART BLAKEY'S VERSION OF "THREE BLIND MICE"
From: Picnic, Lightning, University of Pittsburgh Press 0-8229-5670-5
FORGETFULNESS
NOSTALGIA
From: Questions About Angels, William Morrow & Company Inc. 0-688-10774-5
LIMEHOUSE BLUES
The Guys All-Star Shoe Band
w: Douglas Furber; m: Philip Braham
© 1922, 1924
"BOB" THEME (in "The Story of Bob" script)
Richard Dworsky, Andy Stein
m: Andy Stein
© 1997 Andy Stein
BABY BLUES
Garrison Keillor, GASB
w/m: Garrison Keillor
© 1998 Garrison Keillor
THERE'LL BE SOME CHANGES MADE (Intermission)
The Guys All-Star Shoe Band
w/m: W. Benton Overstreet, Billy Higgins
© 1921
TISHOMINGO BLUES (welcome back to the second half; gong)
Garrison Keillor, GASB
w/m: Spencer Williams; new words: Garrison Keillor
( 1917 Joseph W. Stern and Co.; © 1989 Garrison Keillor
PLEASE DON'T TALK ABOUT ME WHEN YOU'RE GONE (under "Greetings")
Pat Donohue, Andy Stein
w/m: Sidney Clare, Sam H. Stept, Bee Palmer
© 1930 Warner Bros.
HOT DOG
Tom Hazleton
w: Desmond Carter; m: Leslie Clair
© 1933 Chappell & Co.
"BERTHA'S KITTY BOUTIQUE" THEME
Richard Dworsky
m: Richard Dworsky ("evil cat" theme as opposed to regular theme)
© 1998 Richard Dworsky
JOHN HENRY
Bruce Molsky & Big Hoedown
w/m: Traditional
rec: "Bruce Molsky & Big Hoedown," Rounder Records 421
SO NEAR AND DEAR TO ME
Rich Dworsky
m: Richard Dworsky
© 1998 Richard Dworsky
Billy Collins reads his poetry:
ON TURNING TEN
NIGHTCLUB
From: The Art of Drowning, University of Pittsburgh Press 0-8229-5567-9
MISS McLEOD'S (HOP UP, LADIES) (closer)
Bruce Molsky & Big Hoedown, The Guys All-Star Shoe Band
m: Traditional
Other material available by guest artists:
Recordings:
Bruce Molsky & Big Hoedown
"Bruce Molsky & Big Hoedown," Rounder Records 421
Bruce Molsky
"Lost Boy," Rounder Records 361
Tom Hazleton
"Great Songs of Gershwin," Allen Organ Company 031-0118
"The American Classic Organ," Allen Organ Company 031-0101
"Songs of Inspiration" (with Bob Jones University Choir), Allen Organ Company 031-0104
contact: Allen Organ Company, P. O. Box 36, Macungie, PA 18062-0036
or www.allenorgan.com/homep.htm)
Books:
Billy Collins
Picnic, Lightning, University of Pittsburgh Press 0-8229-5670-5
The Art of Drowning, University of Pittsburgh Press 0-8229-5567-9
Questions About Angels, William Morrow & Company Inc. 0-688-10774-5
The Apple That Astonished Paris
Video Poems
Pokerface
