Performers, Music Sources and Credits
Saturday, December 18, 2004
Live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota

Performers
Garrison Keillor, Sue Scott, Tim Russell, Tom Keith
The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band: Richard Dworsky, piano, keyboard, organ; Pat Donohue, guitar; John Niemann, fiddle, guitar, and mandolin; Gary Raynor, bass; Arnie Kinsella, percussion

Guests
Inga Swearingen, vocals; with Britta Swearingen, vocals
Prudence Johnson, vocals; with Dan Chouinard, accordion
Boys of the Lough: Cathal McConnell, flute, whistle and vocals; Dave Richardson, English concertina, mandolin, button accordion and cittern; Brendan Begley, button accordion, melodeon, and vocals; Malcolm Stitt, guitar, bouzouki and Highland pipes; and Kevin Henderson, fiddle



Music

TISHOMINGO BLUES (Opening theme)
—Garrison Keillor, Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
—w/m: Spencer Williams; new words: Garrison Keillor
—© 1917 Joseph W. Stern and Co.; © 1989/2004 Garrison Keillor

I AM SO GLAD ON CHRISTMAS EVE (JEG ER SAA GLAD EN HVER JULEKVELD)
— Garrison Keillor and Richard Dworsky
— w/m: traditional

WHITE CHRISTMAS
— Prudence Johnson, Dan Chouinard and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
— w/m: Irving Berlin
— © Irving Berlin Music Co. (ASCAP)

PRODUCTION script underscore
— Richard Dworsky
— m: Richard Dworsky
— © 2004 Richard Dworsky

WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS (in "Production" script)
— Inga Swearingen and Richard Dworsky
— m: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
— w: Garrison Keillor © 2004 Garrison Keillor

JET SONG (in "Production" script)
—Inga Swearingen, Sue Scott, Tim Russell, and Tom Keith, with Richard Dworsky, Gary Raynor, and Arnie Kinsella
— Original w/m: Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim
—© Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co./ Chappell & Co. (ASCAP)
— New words: Garrison Keillor © 2004 Garrison Keillor

THE LIVES OF THE COWBOYS THEME (WESTERN THEME)
—Richard Dworsky, John Niemann, Gary Raynor, Arnie Kinsella
— m: Pat Donohue and Richard Dworsky
—© 1994 Salspot Music (BMI)
—© 1994 Richard Dworsky (BMI)

THE CHRISTMAS SONG ( in "The Lives of the Cowboys" script)
—John Niemann and Garrison Keillor
—Original w/m: Mel Tormé and Robert Wells © Edwin H. Morris & Co./ Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
—New words: Garrison Keillor © 2004 Garrison Keillor

TROUBLE IN MIND ( in "The Lives of the Cowboys" script)
— John Niemann and Garrison Keillor
— Original w/m: Richard M. Jones © Universal MCA Music Publishing
— New words: Garrison Keillor © 2004 Garrison Keillor

PERCUSSION script underscore
— Arnie Kinsella, percussion
— m: Arnie Kinsella
— © 2004 Arnie Kinsella

PERCUSSION additional underscore
— Richard Dworsky, piano
— m: Richard Dworsky
— © 2004 Richard Dworsky

SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
— Richard Dworsky and Dan Chouinard, 4-hand piano
— w/m: Haven Gillespie, J. Fred Coots
—© 1934 Leo Feist Inc.

HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING
— Inga Swearingen, Britta Swearingen, Prudence Johnson, and Richard Dworsky
— Original w/m: Felix Mendelssohn and Charles Wesley
— New words: Garrison Keillor © 2004 Garrison Keillor

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

CHRISTMASTIME (JUST IN TIME)
— Inga Swearingen and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
— Original w/m: Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne © Chappell & Co. (ASCAP)
— new words: Inga Swearingen © Inga Swearingen

THE TROWIE BURN/ THE AITH RANT/ THE HIGH GEESE IN THE BOG
— Boys of the Lough
— w/m: traditional
— arranged by Boys of the Lough

THE WEXFORD CAROL
— Cathal McConnell, vocal, with Boys of the Lough
— w/m: traditional
— arranged by Boys of the Lough

GUY NOIR THEME
— Richard Dworsky, Gary Raynor, Arnie Knsella
— w: Garrison Keillor
— m: Richard Dworsky
— © 1995 Keillor/ Dworsky

GUY NOIR script underscore
— Richard Dworsky
— m: Richard Dworsky
— © 2004 Richard Dworsky

O HOLY NIGHT
— Prudence Johnson, Dan Chouinard, and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
— w/m: Adolphe Adam

JINGLE BELL ROCK (Intermission)
— Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
— w/m: J. Beale; J. Boothe
— © Chappell & Co.

CHRISTMAS DREAMS
— John Niemann and Guys All-Star Shoe Band with Dan Chouinard
— w/m: Myrtle Williams
— © Fort Knox Music Inc./ Trio Music Co. Inc.

TAP script underscore
— Richard Dworsky
— m: Richard Dworsky
— © 2004 Richard Dworsky

SANKTA LUCIA
— Inga Swearingen, Britta Swearingen with Dan Chouinard and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
— w/m: traditional

STILLA NATT
— Inga Swearingen, Britta Swearingen with Dan Chouinard and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
— w/m: Joseph Mohr/ Franz Gruber

THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
—Garrison Keillor Tom Keith, and Richard Dworsky
—w/m: traditional, new words: Garrison Keillor
—© 2004 Garrison Keillor

NU ÄR DET JUL IGEN (in "Memory" script)
— Inga Swearingen, Britta Swearingen with Dan Chouinard and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
— w/m: traditional

MEMORY script underscore
— Richard Dworsky
— m: Richard Dworsky
— © 2004 Richard Dworsky

O CHRISTMAS TREE (in "Memory" script)
— Inga Swearingen, Britta Swearingen, and Richard Dworsky
— Original w/m: traditional
— new words: Garrison Keillor © 2004 Garrison Keillor

CHRISTMAS FIDDLE MEDLEY
— Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, Dan Chouinard, and Boys of the Lough

— GOOD KING WENCESLAS
— w/m: traditional

— I SAW THREE SHIPS
— w/m: traditional

— KERRY DANCER
— w/m: traditional

— SWINGING ON A GATE
— w/m: traditional

CATCHUP script underscore
— Richard Dworsky
— m: Richard Dworsky
— © 2004 Richard Dworsky

CATCHUP THEME
— Richard Dworsky, with Arnie Kinsella
— w: Garrison Keillor
— m: Richard Dworsky
— © Garrison Keillor and Richard Dworsky

SILENT NIGHT
— Brendan Begley, vocal, with Boys of the Lough
— w/m: Joseph Mohr and Franz Gruber

MARTIN'S ONE-HORNED COW/ HOW ARE YOU KITTY?
— Boys of the Lough
— w/m: traditional
— Arranged by Boys of the Lough

GK's New Holiday Story
A comic novella about a Hawaii-bound holiday traveler who ends up stranded in his North Dakota hometown.

Read or Listen to the first chapter»
Audio edition also available»

Western Caribbean Cruise

The Prairie Home cruise has become legendary on two of the Seven Seas and now is setting sail on a third, a weeklong spring break cruise of the western Caribbean along the Mexican coast, and it leaves March 14 from Tampa.

More Information»

Pilgrims: A Wobegon Romance

Stories of a Wobegon romance far from home, all delivered with Garrison Keillor's trademark humor.

Read the first chapter»

Signed Copies Available»

Life Among the Lutherans

The latest collection of Lake Wobegon short stories gathered from live broadcasts include Confirmation Sunday, the church directory photos, Pastor Ingqvist's leather bound sermons along with song lyrics and the "95 Theses," among others. Companion audio also available.

Order now!»
American Public Media © |   Terms and Conditions   |   Privacy Policy