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A Prairie Home Companion 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:
Chee-Yun: violin; with Akira Eguchi, piano; The Klezmatics: Alicia Svigals, violin; Lorin Sklamberg, accordion, vocals; Paul Morrissett, bass, tsimbl; Frank London, trumpet, keyboards; Aaron Alexander, drums; Matt Darriau, clarinet, saxophone; Tom Brokaw: news anchor (cameo reading) Frankie Garcia, guitar, vocals (cameo) TISHOMINGO BLUES (Opening theme) Garrison Keillor, GASB NOCHE DE PAZ (SILENT NIGHT) Frankie Garcia SONS OF KNUTE CHRISTMAS DANCE AND DINNER (JOHN JOHNSON'S WEDDING) Garrison Keillor, GASB IN THE BLEAK MID-WINTER Vern Sutton, GASB REAL WORK IN DEEP SNOW Tom Brokaw (reading), RD (underscore) MASTERS IN THE HALL Pat Donohue, The Guys All-Star Shoe Band "POWDERMILK BISCUITS" THEME Garrison Keillor, The Guys All-Star Shoe Band TWO, FOUR, SIX, EIGHT Garrison Keillor, GASB VOCALISE (op. 34, no. 14) Chee-Yun, AE "GUY NOIR" THEME Garrison Keillor, GASB O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM Garrison Keillor, Tim Russell, Sue Scott, Tom Keith, audience, RD IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR Garrison Keillor, Tim Russell, Sue Scott, Tom Keith, audience, RD CHRISTMAS CAROL MEDLEY Klezmatics YEAR-END HOLIDAY PRELUDE w: Frank London; m: Traditional Turkish CAROL OF THE BELLS Eng w: Peter J. Wilhousky; m: M. Leontovich (Ukranian carol) THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY w/m: Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone GOD REST YE MERRY, GENTLEMEN w/m: Traditional JINGLE BELLS w/m: James Pierpont WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS w/m: Traditional MAN IN A HAT w: Dave Lindsay; m: Klezmatics JOLLY OLD ST. NICHOLAS (intermission) The Guys All-Star Shoe Band HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS w/m: Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS Garrison Keillor, audience, Tom Keith (SFX), Arnie Kinsella (drum solo), GASB FRENCH CAROLS MEDLEY The Guys All-Star Shoe Band IL EST NÉ, LE DIVIN ENFANT (HE IS BORN, THE HOLY CHILD) w: Traditional 19th Century French; m: Traditional 18th Century French Carol NOËL NOUVELET (CHRISTMAS COMES Anew) w/m: Traditional French UN FLAMBEAU, JEANNETTE, ISABELLE (BRING A TORCH, JEANNETTE, ISABELLA) w/m: Traditional Provençal, 17th Century Carol; transl: E. Cuthbert Nunn GIPSY AIRS (ZIGEUNERWEISEN) (op. 20) Chee-Yun, AE STILL, STILL, STILL Rich Dworsky, Andy Stein, Greg Hippen, Arnie Kinsella SIRBA MATEY MATEY The Klezmatics SILENT NIGHT (closer) Garrison Keillor, audience, RD, AS, GH Some other material available by guest artists: Books:
Tom Brokaw The Greatest Generation, Random House Recordings: Chee-Yun "French Violin Sonatas," Denon Records 75625 Klezmatics "Jews With Horns," Xenophile Records 4032 |
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An Interview with Heather Masse
In a 2009 interview, Heather Masse tells us about her earliest influences, auditioning in a women's bathroom, and a few memorable moments from A Prairie Home Companion.
Old Sweet Songs: A Prairie Home Companion 1974-1976
Lovingly selected from the earliest archives of A Prairie Home Companion, this heirloom collection represents the music from earliest years of the now legendary show: 1974–1976. With songs and tunes from jazz pianist Butch Thompson, mandolin maestro Peter Ostroushko, Dakota Dave Hull and the first house band, The Powdermilk Biscuit Band (Adam Granger, Bob Douglas and Mary DuShane).
