A Prairie Home Companion
SATURDAY, December 15, 2001

Music performed on A Prairie Home Companion, December 15, 2001
Hill Auditorium, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Performers:

Garrison Keillor, Sue Scott, Tim Russell
Alan Frechtman
, guest sound effects
The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band: Richard Dworsky, piano, keyboard, organ, Andy Stein, fiddle, tenor and bari saxophones; Pat Donohue, guitar; Gary Raynor, bass; Arnie Kinsella, percussion

Guests:

Robin and Linda Williams, guitars, vocals
Mollie O'Brien, vocals
Jo Serrapere and the Hot Tail Section: Jo Serrapere, guitar and vocals; John Devine, guitars; Jef Reynolds, bass; Stuart Tucker, drums
Jeremy Allan Kittel, fiddle; and Jesse Mason, guitar

TISHOMINGO BLUES (Opening theme)

Garrison Keillor, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
w/m: Spencer Williams; new words: Garrison Keillor
© 1917 Joseph W. Stern and Co.; © 1989 Garrison Keillor

MARY HAD A BABY

Garrison Keillor, Mollie O'Brien, Robin and Linda Williams, Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
w/m: traditional

BLACKBERRY BLOSSOM/ JINGLE BELLS/ YOU'RE A MEAN ONE, MR. GRINCH

Jeremy Allan Kittel and Jesse Mason

BLACKBERRY BLOSSOM
w/m: traditional

JINGLE BELLS
w/m: traditional

YOU'RE A MEAN ONE, MR. GRINCH
w/m: Theodore Seuss Geisel, Albert Hague
© Dr. Seuss Enterprises (ASCAP)
© EMI Robbins (ASCAP)

A' SOALIN'

Garrison Keillor, Mollie O'Brien, Robin and Linda Williams, Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
w/m: Paul Stookey
© Paul Stookey

SYNONYM script underscore

Richard Dworsky
w/m: Richard Dworsky
© 2001 Richard Dworsky

COFFEE script underscore

Richard Dworsky
w/m: Richard Dworsky
© 2001 Richard Dworsky

COFFEE closing theme

Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, Garrison Keillor, Mollie O'Brien, Linda Williams
m: "Bananas", Kate MacKenzie
w: Garrison Keillor
© MacKenzie/ Keillor

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Mollie O'Brien, Richard Dworsky
w/m: Tom Lehrer
© Maelstrom Music (ASCAP)

SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN

Garrison Keillor, Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
w/m: Haven Gillespie, J. Fred Coots
© 1934 Leo Feist Inc.
new words: Garrison Keillor
© 2001 Garrison Keillor

TALKIN' CHRISTMAS BLUES

Pat Donohue, Arnie Kinsella
w/m: Pat Donohue
© 2001 Pat Donohue

POWDERMILK BISCUIT THEME

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

THEME RESTAURANTS script underscore

Richard Dworsky
w/m: Richard Dworsky
© 2001 Richard Dworsky

THEME RESTAURANTS THEME

Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
m: Richard Dworsky
w: Garrison Keillor
© 2001 Keillor/ Dworsky

BERTHA'S KITTY BOUTIQUE underscore

Richard Dworsky
w/m: Richard Dworsky
© 2001 Richard Dworsky

BERTHA'S KITTY BOUTIQUE THEME

Garrison Keillor, Richard Dworsky
m: Sergei Prokofiev
w: Garrison Keillor
© Garrison Keillor

HILL AUDITORIUM script underscore

Richard Dworsky, Andy Stein, Arnie Kinsella, Pat Donohue, Tim Russell
m: Richard Dworsky, Andy Stein, Arnie Kinsella, Pat Donohue, Tim Russell
© Dworsky/ Stein/ Kinsella/ Donohue/ Russell

HILL AUDITORIUM script theme

Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
m: Andy Stein
© 2001 Andy Stein

FIDDLEY SQUAT

Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
m: Andy Stein
© 2001 Andy Stein

YOU'RE CHANGING LIKE THE SEASONS

Jo Serrapere and the Hot Tail Section
w/m: Jo Serrapere
© 1998 Jo Serrapere (BMI)
rec.: "My Blue Valentine"

ANN ARBOR DAYS

Jo Serrapere and the Hot Tail Section
w/m: Jo Serrapere
© 2001 Jo Serrapere (BMI)

CATCHUP underscore

Richard Dworsky
w/m: Richard Dworsky
© 2001 Richard Dworsky

CATCHUP THEME

Richard Dworsky and Arnie Kinsella
w: Garrison Keillor
m: Richard Dworsky
©1998 Dworsky/ Keillor

THERE'LL BE SOME CHANGES MADE (Intermission)

Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
w/m: W. Benton Overstreet and Billy Higgins
© 1921, 1923 (renewed) Edward B. Marks Music Company

WINTER WONDERLAND (under "Greetings")

Pat Donohue, Andy Stein, Gary Raynor
w/m: Felix Bernard, Dick Smith
© Bregman, Vocco, & Conn Inc. (ASCAP)

RADIO THEATER THEME (in Barry Minot script)

Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
w/m: Richard Dworsky
© 2001 Richard Dworsky

BARRY MINOT underscore

Richard Dworsky
w/m: Richard Dworsky
© 2001 Richard Dworsky

GLOOMY WINTER IS NOW AWAY

Jeremy Allan Kittel and Jesse Mason
m: Traditional Scottish

WINTERGRACE

Robin and Linda Williams
w/m: Jean Ritchie
© Geordie Music Publishing Co.

SILENT NIGHT (in monologue)

Garrison Keillor, live audience
w: Joseph Mohr
m: Franz Gruber

IRISH HEARTBEAT

Garrison Keillor, Mollie O'Brien, Robin and Linda Williams, Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
w/m: Van Morrison
© 1988 Essential Music/Rightsong Music

MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY

Garrison Keillor, Mollie O'Brien, Robin and Linda Williams, Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
w/m: Gilbert J. Lopez and Margo Sylvia
© ARC Music Corp. (BMI)
© Donna Music Publishing Corp. (BMI)

BLUE CHRISTMAS

Garrison Keillor, Mollie O'Brien, Robin and Linda Williams, Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
w/m: Billy Hayes, Jay W. Johnson
© Universal Polygram International Publishing Inc. (ASCAP)

HEY SANTA CLAUS

Garrison Keillor, Mollie O'Brien, Robin and Linda Williams, Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
w/m: Harvey Fuqua
© Joni Music (BMI)

BLACKBERRY BLOSSOM closer

Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, Jeremy Allan Kittel
w/m: traditional

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