February 5, 2005
The VocalEssence Ensemble Singers will join us at the Fitz again this weekend; we've asked them to pick out some love songs, in honor of a certain saint and his upcoming holiday. Stop by for a listen. You'll hear a word or two from the Royal Academy of Radio Actors, too, plus the News From Lake Wobegon and more.

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Segment 1
00:00:00Logo
00:00:11Tishomingo Blues
00:02:13GK opens, State of the Union Address, Social Security, Schubert, love
00:04:22"Can't Help Falling in Love" - GK, Prudence Johnson, Shoe Band, VocalEssence, audience
00:07:17GK recites poetry
00:08:20"At the End of A Long Lonely Day" - GK, Prudence, Shoe Band
00:11:17"Once More" - GK, Prudence, Shoe Band
Segment 2
00:15:12Toast (Schubert's Die Forelle (Trout))- GK/ VocalEssence
00:18:38"Girl From the North Country" - Peter Ostroushko and Shoe Band
00:24:54GK quotes Edward Hoagland
00:28:24"Abide With Me" - GK, VocalEssence, Rich Dworsky, audience
00:31:28Powdermilk Biscuit Break
00:32:54"Something" - VocalEssence
00:36:16Amish script
00:38:22"It Hurts Me Too" - Pat Donohue and Shoe Band
Segment 3
00:41:00The Lives of the Cowboys script
00:51:50"It's About Love" - VocalEssence
00:58:20English Majors script
01:01:37Intermission/"Alabama Jubilee"
Segment 4
01:05:30Greetings/Welcome to 2nd half of show
01:08:50GK intros Sons of Bernie
01:11:48Bob script
01:12:22"A Thousand Ways" - John Niemann and Shoe Band
01:15:46"True Love" - GK and Prudence Johnson
01:18:28"If You Love Me" - Prudence Johnson and Shoe Band
01:22:19"An Die Musik" - Michael Jorgenson and VocalEssence (GK intros)
01:26:20GK talks about Franz Schubert
01:27:22Wiener Schnitzel
01:28:44Continuing Schubert talk, Potatoes
01:32:31Continuing Schubert talk, Ave Maria
Segment 5
01:35:32The News from Lake Wobegon
Segment 6
01:51:33"Free Little Bird" - Peter Ostroushko and Shoe Band
01:55:44Bush script
01:57:02Credits, Can't Help Falling in love reprise

Scene at the Fitz

February 19, 2005
The Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota
Dr. and Mrs. Herman Moore just moved from Tucson to Minnesota, if you can believe that. (They did it to be closer to their kids in Rochester.)


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Garrison quotes Edward Hoagland. The VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, with "Something."
VocalEssence with "It's About Love," a medley of 37 great love songs. John Niemann (left, with Pat Donohue and the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band) with "A Thousand Ways."
Michael Jorgenson and the VocalEssence Enselmble Singers, with "An Die Musik." Garrison Keillor, with the News From Lake Wobegon.

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