A Prairie Home Companion: May 8, 2004

May 8, 2004—Talent from Twelve to Twenty
This week, we welcome the six finalists in our Talent from Twelve to Twenty contest. A double bass and violin duo from Philadelphia; a classical pianist from Providence; a singer/songwriter from Wimberley, Texas; a uilleann piper from Baltimore; a guitarist from Eugene, Oregon; and traditional-music-playing brothers from Fulton, New York, join us on our stage at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul.

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Segment 1

00:00:00 Logo (MPR)

00:00:13 Tishomingo Blues

00:02:30 GK opens, talks about Major League Baseball advertising, St. Paul banning smoking

00:04:43 GK brings out talent show contestants, they draw numbers for order

00:12:35 GK announces voting procedure for the contest

00:13:29 Teen script

Segment 2

00:16:08 Eliot Grasso - "O'Hare's Tilt"/"The Chiaroscuro Jig"/"Jig of Quills"

00:21:36 Band Playoff ("No Such Thing")

00:21:58 GK talks about the awards we are giving out tonight

Segment 3

00:22:24 Katie Hyun and Nathan Farrington with Andrew Staupe - Bottesini Grand Duo, 3rd movement

00:28:39 Band Playoff ("All I Wanna Do")

00:28:56 Powdermilk Biscuit Break

Segment 4

00:30:46 Sahara Smith - "It Don't Rain Much"

00:35:30 Band playoff (Don't Know Why)

00:35:45 Rhubarb script

Segment 5

00:39:42 Andrew and Noah VanNorstrand - "Quickbeam"/"Gondolin"

00:44:46 Band Playoff (Hey Ya!)

00:45:01 GK talks about voting procedure

Segment 6

00:45:36 Brooks E. Robertson - "Cannonball Rag"

00:49:43 Band Playoff ("Get the Party Started")

Segment 7

00:49:57 Mo Tian - "Rigoletto Paraphrase" (Liszt)

00:56:56 Band Playoff ("All-Star")

00:57:08 GK announces it's time to vote! And talks about the value of music in the schools.

Segment 8

00:58:44 Mo Tian - "Rigoletto Paraphrase" (Liszt)

01:01:33 "Forever Young" - GK, Sahara Smith, Shoe Band, and Eliot Grasso

01:05:33 Welcome back to the second half, greetings, Kid script

01:10:36 More Greetings

Segment 9

01:13:11 The News from Lake Wobegon

01:32:22 "Blackbird" - Rich Dworsky

01:35:00 GK announces finalists: Brooks E. Robertson, Andrew and Noah VanNorstrand, and Sahara Smith

Segment 10

01:36:50 Andrew and Noah VanNorstrand - "Megan's Mind"

01:41:11 Sahara Smith - "Twilight Red"

01:46:24 Brooks E. Robertson - "Eiffel Power"

Segment 11

01:50:36 Sauce script

01:52:00 GK presents Ray Marklund award to Eliot Grasso

01:53:53 Audience votes for winner: Brooks E. Robertson (2nd place to Sahara Smith, 3rd place to Andrew and Noah VanNorstrand)

01:57:00 Credits

01:57:33 "Monaghan Twig" closer - Andrew and Noah VanNorstrand and Eliot Grasso