A Prairie Home Companion
SATURDAY, December 1, 2001

Music performed on A Prairie Home Companion, December 1, 2001
Fitzgerald Theater, Saint Paul, Minnesota

Performers:

Garrison Keillor, Sue Scott, Tim Russell, Tom Keith
The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
: Richard Dworsky, piano, keyboard, organ; Andy Stein, fiddle, tenor sax, bari sax; Pat Donohue, guitar, steel guitar; Gary Raynor, bass; Peter Johnson, percussion

Guests:

Stephanie Davis, guitar and vocals
Marcia Ball, piano, vocals; with Pat Boyack, guitar; Don Bennett, bass; Brad Andrew, sax; Chris Hunter, drums
The Filament Ensemble: Andy Stein, violin I; Ken Freed, violin II; Tom Strasser, viola; Sally Dorer, cello; Gary Raynor, bass
The Tungsten Quartet: Maria Jette, soprano; Janis Hardy, alto; Dale Kruse, tenor; James Bohn, bass; Paul Gerike, conductor

TISHOMINGO BLUES (Opening theme)

Garrison Keillor, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, Filament Ensemble
w/m: Spencer Williams; new words: Garrison Keillor
© 1917 Joseph W. Stern and Co.; © 1989 Garrison Keillor
Arranged by Paul Gerike and Gary Fagin, © Gerike/Fagin

PAPA'S ON THE HOUSETOP

Pat Donohue, vocal, with Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
w/m: Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
© Carr/ Blackwell (BMI)

HERE COMES THE SUN

Garrison Keillor and Richard Dworsky, vocals with Guy's All-Star Shoe Band and the Filament Ensemble
w/m: George Harrison
© 1969 Harrisongs (ASCAP)
Arranged by Richard Dworsky

MY LIFE

Garrison Keillor, Stephanie Davis, vocals with Guy's All-Star Shoe Band and the Filament Ensemble
w/m: Iris DeMent
© 1993 Songs of Iris (ASCAP)
Arranged by Richard Dworsky

ASTORS AND VANDERBILTS (underscore in "Tiny Tim" script)

Richard Dworsky, Andy Stein, and Gary Raynor
m: Richard Dworsky
© 2000 Richard Dworsky

TINY TIM script underscore

Richard Dworsky
m: Richard Dworsky
© 2001 Richard Dworsky

CHRISTMAS CONCERTO OP. 3 NO. 12

Richard Dworsky, Filament Ensemble
m: Francesco Manfredini
© 1958 Ernst Eulenburg Ltd.

STILL, STILL, STILL

Richard Dworsky, Filament Ensemble, Tungsten Quartet
w/m: Traditional Salzburg melody
Arranged by Paul Gerike
© 2001 Paul Gerike

DET KIMER NU TIL JULEFEST

Richard Dworsky, Filament Ensemble, Tungsten Quartet
w/m: Nicolai F.S. Grundtvig, C. Balle
Arranged by Paul Gerike
© 2001 Paul Gerike

O DU FRÖLICHE

Richard Dworsky, Filament Ensemble, Tungsten Quartet
w: Johannes D. Falk
m: Tattersall's Psalmody
© The United Church Press

W ZLOBIE LEZY

Richard Dworsky, Filament Ensemble, Tungsten Quartet
w/m: Traditional Polish
Arranged by Paul Gerike
© 2001 Paul Gerike

CHRISTMAS CONCERTO OP. 3 NO. 12 (reprise)

Richard Dworsky, Filament Ensemble
m: Francesco Manfredini
© 1958 Ernst Eulenburg Ltd.

POWDERMILK BISCUIT THEME

Garrison Keillor, Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
w/m: Garrison Keillor
© Garrison Keillor

GOLDEN RING

Garrison Keillor, Stephanie Davis, Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
w/m: Robert Valentine Braddock and Rafe G. Van Hoy
© Tree Publishing Co. (BMI)

MAKING PLANS

Garrison Keillor, Stephanie Davis, Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
w/m: Johnny Russell and Voni Morrison
© Sure-Fire Music Co. Inc. (BMI)

LOUELLA

Marcia Ball and her band, Andy Stein, bari sax
w/m: Marcia Ball
© Gatorhythms Music
rec.: "Presumed Innocent" Alligator records

CHRISTMAS FAIS DO DO

Marcia Ball and her band, Andy Stein, fiddle
w/m: Marcia Ball and Hope Mowton
© Gatorhythms Music

MISS ANNABELLE LEE (intermission)

Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
w/m: Sidney Clare and Lew Pollack
© 1927 Bourne Inc.

LDB script underscore

Richard Dworsky
m: Richard Dworsky
© 2001 Richard Dworsky

LITTLE DRUMMER BOY

Maria Jette, Richard Dworsky
w/m: Davis /Onorati /Simeone

DRUM SOLO

Peter Johnson

SILVER BELLS

Garrison Keillor, Richard Dworsky, live audience
w/m: Ray Evans and Jay Livingston
© Paramount Music Corp.

INTO THE LIGHT

Tungsten Quartet, Filament Ensemble, Richard Dworsky, Peter Johnson
Conducted by Paul Gerike
w: Garrison Keillor and Paul Gerike
m: Paul Gerike, Giacomo Puccini (Musetta's Waltz from La Bohéme)
Adapted and arranged by Paul Gerike
© 2001 Paul Gerike and Garrison Keillor

COUNT THE DAYS

Marcia Ball and band, Andy Stein, bari sax
w/m: Charlie Foxx, Brooks Johnson, Yvonne Williams
© Catalogue Music Inc. (BMI)
rec.: "Presumed Innocent" Alligator records

JUST KISS ME

Marcia Ball and band, Rich Dworsky, organ, Andy Stein, bari sax
w/m: Duke Robillard
©Happy Valley Music (BMI)

DECK THE HALLS FUGUE

The Filament Ensemble
m: Traditional Welsh
Arranged by Andy Stein
© Andy Stein

DIAMOND O

Stephanie Davis, Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, Garrison Keillor
w/m: Stephanie Davis
© Recluse Music (BMI)

OLD FASHIONED LOVE

Stephanie Davis, Marcia Ball, Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
w/m: Cecil Mack and James P. Johnson
© 1923 Harms Inc.

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