A Prairie Home Companion: May 29, 2004

May 29, 2004
This week's show comes from Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in Vienna, Virginia. We're joined by Bob Edwards, who was the host of National Public Radio's Morning Edition for 25 years. Rich Dworsky and the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band welcome fiddler John Nieman and harmonica player Howard Levy. And we have yet more music from jazz singer Inga Swearingen.

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Segment 1

00:00:00 Logo (MPR)

00:00:12 Tishomingo Blues

00:03:24 GK opens, talks about democracy

00:05:09 "Cicada Song" - GK and Shoes

Segment 2

00:06:50 Duct Tape script (with Bob Edwards)

00:09:19 "Summertime" - Inga Swearingen

00:11:08 GK intros the U.S. Army Brass

00:12:12 "Flight of the Bumblebee" - U.S. Army Brass

Segment 3

00:14:42 Radio script (with Bob Edwards)

00:25:56 "Summer Days" - GK and Shoes

00:29:13 Powdermilk Biscuit Break

00:31:00 GK talks with Inga Swearingen

00:32:28 "Please Send Me Someone to Love" - Inga Swearingen and Shoe Band

00:35:50 GK talks about WETA's Rhubarb Pie contest

00:36:50 "Howard's Rag" - Howard Levy and Shoe Band

Segment 4

00:40:00 Rhubarb script

00:43:00 "Dance With the Dolly" - Pat Donohue and Shoes

00:46:10 GK talks about the U.S. Army Brass and Memorial Day

Segment 5

00:47:13 GK's Memorial Day sonnet

00:48:42 "And the Band Played The Star-Spangled Banner" - GK and Shoe Band

00:52:54 "America the Beautiful" - U.S. Army Brass

00:54:05 "The Water is Wide" - Inga Swearingen, GK, and Shoe Band

00:59:05 Intermission - "Exactly Like You"

01:03:50 "The Star-Spangled Banner" - GK, U.S. Army Brass

01:05:50 Greetings

01:10:10 GK introduces the winners of the Rhubarb Pie contest

Segment 6

01:13:02 Guy Noir script (with Bob Edwards)

01:24:03 Laugh script

01:25:24 "My Heart Goes With You" - Richard Dworsky, Howard Levy, and Gary Raynor

Segment 7

01:27:41 The News From Lake Wobegon

01:45:53 "My Spirit Be Joyful" - U.S. Army Brass

01:48:20 "March Song" - GK, Shoe Band, U.S. Army Brass

Segment 8

01:52:16 Catchup script

01:55:00 Credits

01:56:40 "Goodnight Ladies"/"Stars and Stripes Forever" closer