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A Prairie Home Companion
SATURDAY, May 1, 1999
Music performed on A Prairie Home Companion, May 1, 1999
Fitzgerald Theater, Saint Paul, MN
Performers:
Garrison Keillor, Sue Scott, Tim Russell, Tom Keith
The Guys All-Star Shoe Band: Richard Dworsky, piano; Andy Stein, fiddle, tenor sax, baritone sax; Pat Donohue, guitar; Greg Hippen, bass; Arnie Kinsella, percussion
Guests:
The Ensemble Singers of the Plymouth Music Series, under the direction of Philip Brunelle: soprano: Kathleen Hanson, Barbara Nelson, Andrea Schussler, Ruth Spiegel, Amy Walter-Peterson, Linda Zelig; alto: Anna M. Dick, Rosita Elhardt, Nina M. Heebink, Barbara Kastens, Karen Lovgren Kennedy, Christy Pritchard; tenor: Robert Griffin, Thomas Larson, Jordan Sramek, Glen Todd, Peter Vitale; bass: James Bohn, Mark Dietrich, Jerry Johnson, Arthur LaRue, Michael P. Schmidt; piano: Charles Kemper
Butch Thompson, clarinet, piano
Dave Van Ronk, vocals
TISHOMINGO BLUES (Opening theme)
Garrison Keillor, GASB , BT
w/m: Spencer Williams; new words: Garrison Keillor
( 1917 Joseph W. Stern and Co.; (c) 1989 Garrison Keillor
EL HAMBO (excerpt)
The Ensemble Singers of the Plymouth Music Series (with Tim Russell's Swedish phrases)
w/m: Jaakko Määntyjärvi
(c) 1997 Sulasol
LULU'S BACK IN TOWN
Garrison Keillor, Dave Van Ronk, GASB, BT
w: Al Dubin; m: Harry Warren; new words: Garrison Keillor
(c) 1935 (Renewed) Warner Brothers, Inc.; (c) 1997 Garrison Keillor
ODE TO SPRING
The Ensemble Singers of the Plymouth Music Series, RD, GH, AK
arr: Paul Gerike
SPRING SONG (op. 62, no. 6)
w: Jerry Castillo; m: Felix Mendelssohn
TIP TOE THROUGH THE TULIPS WITH ME w: Al Dubin; m: Joseph A. Burke
(c) M. Witmark & Sons (ASCAP)
THE RITE OF SPRING
m: Igor Stavinsky
SPRING (1ST Movement Theme from The Four Seasons)
m: Antonio Vivaldi
APRIL SHOWERS
w: B. G. DeSylva; m: Louis Silvers
(c) 1921 (Renewed) Warner Bros. Inc.
THE FLOWERS THAT BLOOM IN THE SPRING (from The Mikado)
w: W. S. Gilbert; m: Sir Arthur Sullivan
(c) 1942, 1983 Robbins Music Corporation
THE RITE OF SPRING (reprise)
m: Igor Stavinsky
BRIDAL CHORUS (from Lohengrin)
m: Richard Wagner
HERE COMES THE SUN
w/m: George Harrison
(c) 1969, 1981 Harrisongs Limited
THE LUSTY MONTH OF MAY (from Camelot)
w: Alan Jay Lerner; m: Frederick Loewe
(c) 1960, 1961 Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe
THE RITE OF SPRING (reprise)
m: Igor Stavinsky
THE LUSTY MONTH OF MAY (from Camelot) (reprise)
w: Alan Jay Lerner; m: Frederick Loewe
(c) 1960, 1961 Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe
CLASSICAL ALLEGRO ("University/Big Cheese" script playoff)
Rich Dworsky, Andy Stein, Greg Hippen
m: Richard Dworsky
(c) 1998 Richard Dworsky
HONG KONG BLUES
Dave Van Ronk, GASB, BT
w/m: Hoagy Carmichael
(c) 1939 Larry Spier
rec: "Hummin' to Myself," Gazell Productions 2004
I'M JUST A LUCKY SO AND SO
Dave Van Ronk, GASB, BT
w/m: Duke Ellington, Mack David
(c) 1945 Paramount Music Corp.
rec: "Hummin' to Myself," Gazell Productions 2004
"GUY NOIR" THEME
Rich Dworsky, Andy Stein, Greg Hippen, Arnie Kinsella
w: Garrison Keillor, Richard Dworsky; m: Richard Dworsky
(c) 1995 Garrison Keillor, Richard Dworsky
album: "Guy Noir, Radio Private Eye," HighBridge 39261
Three short spring songs: GALA DEL DÍA (from Indianas, Suite #1)
The Ensemble Singers of the Plymouth Music Series, CK
w/m: Carlos Guastavino
Y BORE GLAS (EARLY DAWN)
The Ensemble Singers of the Plymouth Music Series, CK
w/m: Traditional (Welsh); English words: Peter Cobb
arr: Mansel Thomas
(c) 1986 M. Thomas
SONG OF SUMMER (I DENNA IJUVA SOMMARTID)
The Ensemble Singers of the Plymouth Music Series, CK, AS, GH
Swedish words: Psalm 475, English words: Gunilla Marcus-Luboff; m: Swedish Folk Hymn
arr: Anders Öhrwall
(c) 1981 Verbum Förlag; English text (c) 1996 Walton Music Corporation
Duke Ellington tribute:
Garrison Keillor (read text)
JUNGLE JAMBOREE
The Guys All-Star Shoe Band, Butch Thompson
w/m: Thomas Waller, Andy Razaf, Harry Brooks (ASCAP)
IT DON'T MEAN A THING IF IT AIN'T GOT THAT SWING
The Guys All-Star Shoe Band, Butch Thompson
w: Irving Mills; m: Duke Ellington
(c) 1932 Mills Music
MOOD INDIGO
Andy Stein, Butch Thompson, Greg Hippen
w/m: Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Albany Bigard
(c) 1931 (Renewed 1959) Mills Music, Inc.
SWAMPY RIVER
Butch Thompson
w/m: Edward Kennedy Ellington (ASCAP)
COTTON TAIL
The Guys All-Star Shoe Band, Butch Thompson
w/m: Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington
(c) 1944 Robbins Music Corp. (ASCAP)
BLACK BEAUTY
Pat Donohue
w/m: Edward Kennedy Ellington (ASCAP)
C-JAM BLUES
Butch Thompson
w/m: Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington
(c) 1942 Robbins Music Corp. (ASCAP)
I GOT IT BAD AND THAT AIN'T GOOD
Butch Thompson, Rich Dworsky
w: Paul Francis Webster; m: Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington
(c) 1941 Robbins Music Corp. (ASCAP)
DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE
The Guys All-Star Shoe Band, Butch Thompson
w: Bob Russell; m: Duke Ellington
(c) 1942 Robbins Music Corp.
I LET A SONG GO OUT OF MY HEART
The Guys All-Star Shoe Band, Butch Thompson
w: Irving Mills, Henry Nemo, John Redmond; m: Duke Ellington
(c) 1938 (Renewed 1966) Mills Music Inc.
SOLITUDE
Butch Thompson, Rich Dworsky, Arnie Kinsella
w: Eddie De Lange, Irving Mills; m: Duke Ellington
(c) 1934 (Renewed 1962) American Academy of Music, Inc.
JUNGLE JAMBOREE (Intermission)
The Guys All-Star Shoe Band, Butch Thompson
w/m: Thomas Waller, Andy Razaf, Harry Brooks (ASCAP)
BEALE STREET BLUES (under "Greetings")
Andy Stein, Pat Donohue
w/m: W. C. Handy
(c) 1916, 1917 Pace & Handy
EL HAMBO
The Ensemble Singers of the Plymouth Music Series (with Tim Russell's Swedish phrases)
w/m: Jaakko Mäntyjärvi
(c) 1997 Sulasol
WRAP YOUR TROUBLES IN DREAMS (And Dream Your Troubles Away)
Dave Van Ronk, GASB, BT
w: Ted Koehler, Billy Moll; m: Harry Barris
(c) 1931 Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.
rec: "Hummin' to Myself," Gazell Productions 2004
ECHO OF SPRING
Butch Thompson
m: Willie "The Lion" Smith
rec: "Good Old New York - the 88's," Daring Records 3003
KETCHUP (THE GOOD YEARS) (in "Ketchup" script)
Rich Dworsky
w: Garrison Keillor; m: Richard Dworsky
(c) 1998 Garrison Keillor, Richard Dworsky
MAKIN' WHOOPIE
Dave Van Ronk, GASB, BT
w: Gus Khan; m: Walter Donaldson
(c) 1928 Donaldson Publishing Co.
rec: "Hummin' to Myself," Gazell Productions 2004
Poetry reading:
Garrison Keillor (read lyrics from "My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose," which are paraphrased from the poems listed below), RD (underscore - played melody from "My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose" - m: Traditional Danish, "Velkommen")
ODE (poem: William Wordsworth)
DAFFODILS (poem: Robert Herrick)
TIME (poem: Robert Herrick)
IT DON'T MEAN A THING IF IT AIN'T GOT THAT SWING
The Guys All-Star Shoe Band, Butch Thompson
w: Irving Mills; m: Duke Ellington
(c) 1932 Mills Music
Some other material available by guest artists:
The Ensemble Singers of the Plymouth Music Series, under the direction of Philip Brunelle "Welcome Christmas," BMG 68015
"Witness, Volume I - Spirituals and Gospels," Collins Classics 1449
"Witness, Volume II - The Music of William Grant Still," Collins Classics 1454
"Witness, Volume III - Towards the Future," Collins Classics 1476
"An American Romantic," Collins Classics 1523
Butch Thompson
"New Orleans Joys," Daring Records 3001
"Chicago Breakdown - the 88's," Daring Records 3002
"Good Old New York - the 88's," Daring Records 3003
"Minnesota Wonder - the 88's," Daring Records 3004
"Butch and Doc" (with Doc Cheatham), Daring Records 3012
"Lincoln Avenue Blues," Daring Records 3019
"Lincoln Avenue Express," Daring Records 3027
"Thompson Plays Joplin," Daring/Rounder Records 3033
"Thompson Plays Jelly Roll Morton/Blues," Biograph 141
Dave Van Ronk
"Chrestomathy," Gazell 2007
"Folkways Years 1959-61," Smithsonian/Folkways 40041
"From . . . Another Time and Place," Alcazar Productions 120
"Going Back to Brooklyn," Gazell 2006
"Hummin' to Myself," Gazell Productions 2004
"Inside Dave Van Ronk," Fantasy 24710
"Peter & The Wolf," Alcazar Productions 1004
"Statesboro Blues," Blues (FRA) 157842
"To All My Friends in Far-Flung Places," Gazell 2011
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