Performers, Music Sources and Credits
Saturday, December 20, 2003
From The Town Hall, New York, NY

Performers
Garrison Keillor, Sue Scott, Tim Russell, Fred Newman
The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band: Richard Dworsky, piano, keyboard; Andy Stein, fiddle, tenor sax, bari sax; Pat Donohue, guitar; Gary Raynor, bass; Arnie Kinsella, percussion

Guests
Renée Fleming, soprano
Emmanuel Ax, piano
Fred Hersch, piano
The Hopeful Gospel Quartet: Mollie O'Brien, Linda Williams, Robin Williams, and Garrison Keillor

Music
TISHOMINGO BLUES
—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


SONNET underscore
—Richard Dworsky
—m: Richard Dworsky
—© 2003 Richard Dworsky

SHOTGUN SHELLS ON A CHRISTMAS TREE
—Hopeful Gospel Quartet
—/m: Robin & Linda Williams
—© Songs for Dixie (BMI)

SONS OF KNUTE CHRISTMAS DANCE AND DINNER (JOHNNY JOHNSON)
—Garrison Keillor and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
— w/m: Garrison Keillor
—© 2003 Garrison Keillor

ANDY STEIN'S HOLIDAY HOEDOWN
—Guy's All Star Shoe Band
—Arranged by Andy Stein
—© 2001 Andy Stein

ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH
—w/m: traditional
—"March" from THE NUTCRACKER SUITE
—w/m: Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky

HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING
—w/m: Felix Mendelssohn
—"Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy" from THE NUTCRACKER SUITE
—w/m: Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky
—"Waltz of the Flowers" from THE NUTCRACKER SUITE
—w/m: Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky

WHITE CHRISTMAS
—w/m: Irving Berlin
—© 1940 Irving Berlin
—"Russian Dance- Trepek " from THE NUTCRACKER SUITE
—w/m: Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky

WINTER WONDERLAND
—w/m: Felix Bernard and Dick Smith
—© 1934 Bregman, Vocco, & Conn
—"Hallelujah Chorus" from THE MESSIAH
—w/m: George Frideric Handel

MORGEN ("Und morgen wird die Sonne wieder scheinen") Op. 27 No. 4
—Renée Fleming and Emmanuel Ax
—m: Richard Strauss

CÄCILIE ("Wenn du es wüsstest") Op. 27 No. 2
—Renée Fleming and Emmanuel Ax
—m: Richard Strauss

RISE UP SHEPHERD AND FOLLOW
—The Hopeful Gospel Quartet and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
—w/m: traditional

AVE MARIA
—Renée Fleming and Emmanuel Ax
—m: J.S. Bach/ Charles Gounod

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

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU (in "Rhubarb" script)
—Hopeful Gospel Quartet and Richard Dworsky
—w/m: Billy Jo Shaver
—© Billy Jo Shaver

MI Y'MALEL
—Richard Dworsky and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
—w/m: traditional Hebrew

GUY NOIR THEME
—Rich Dworsky, Andy Stein, Gary Raynor, Arnie Kinsella
—w: Garrison Keillor/ Richard Dworsky
—m: Richard Dworsky
—© 1995 Keillor/Dworsky

GUY NOIR script underscore
—Richard Dworsky
—m: Richard Dworsky
—© 2003 Richard Dworsky

AWAY IN A MANGER
—Renée Fleming and Fred Hersch
—w: Martin Luther
—m: Jonathan E. Spillman
—© 1965 Robbins Music Corp.

SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN (Intermission)
—Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
—w/m: J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie
—© EMI Feist Catalog Inc./ Songwriter's Guild of America

CHRISTMAS EVE MORNING BLUES
—Pat Donohue and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
—w/m: Blind Lemon Jefferson
—© Universal-Northern Music Inc.

MARY HAD A BABY
—Hopeful Gospel Quartet and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
—w/m: traditional

RIVER
—Renée Fleming and Fred Hersch
—w/m: Joni Mitchell
—© Sony ATV Tunes/ Joni Mitchell Publishing
—arranged by Fred Hersch

BRIGHTEST AND BEST
—Hopeful Gospel Quartet and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band (without Arnie Kinsella and Andy Stein)
—w/m: traditional

CLAIR DE LUNE
—Emmanuel Ax
—w/m: Claude Debussy

LEAVES THAT ARE GREEN TURNED TO BROWN (in "Green" script)
—Garrison Keillor, Pat Donohue, Richard Dworsky and Gary Raynor
—w/m: Paul Simon
—© Paul Simon

GREEN script underscore
—Richard Dworsky
—m: Richard Dworsky
—© 2003 Richard Dworsky

LO HOW A ROSE E'ER BLOOMING
—Renée Fleming and Fred Hersch
—w/m: traditional

SILENT NIGHT
—Hopeful Gospel Quartet, Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
—w: Joseph Mohr
—m: Franz Gruber


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