A Prairie Home Companion: May 7, 2005

May 7, 2005
We're thrilled that our tour has us heading west to Mitchell, South Dakota this weekend, for a show at the Corn Palace, which, yes, is a palace made of corn. (Yes. Seriously.) We invited some of our best friends to join us: fiddler Johnny Niemann, sultry singer Prudence Johnson, sound-effects guy Fred Newman. And we'll also welcome acoustic duo The Ditty Bops, as well as former South Dakota senator George McGovern. (Yes. Seriously.)

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Segment 1

00:00:00 Logo

00:00:13 "Mitchell Song" - GK, Shoe Band

00:02:21 Tishomingo Blues, opening credits

00:05:06 "Ballad of Peanut Butter" - GK and Prudence Johnson

00:08:34 "You've Been A Friend to Me" - GK and Prudence Johnson

00:11:22 Mom script

00:13:46 "Mama Told Me Not to Come" - Pat Donohue and Shoe band

Segment 2

00:16:18 Mitchell script

00:18:57 "My Mother's Eyes" - Prudence Johnson and Shoe Band

00:21:52 Siding script

00:25:00 "Trees" - Garrison Keillor, Prudence Johnson, and Shoe Band

00:28:34 Powdermilk Biscuit Break

Segment 3

00:30:10 GK talks about Mitchell, SD

00:31:43 GK introduces the Ditty Bops

00:32:40 "Moon Over the Freeway" - The Ditty Bops

00:36:08 "Angel With An Attitude" - The Ditty Bops

00:38:46 Lives of the Cowboys script

00:59:48 Intermission/"Hey Good Lookin'"

Segment 4

01:04:30 Greetings

01:09:03 "My Life" - GK and Prudence Johnson

01:11:41 "Mother, The Queen of My Heart" - John Niemann and Shoe Band

01:15:23 GK talks about the Corn Palace and Mitchell

01:20:56 GK introduces George McGovern, they talk about Mitchell

01:29:39 GK talks with the Ditty Bops

01:30:48 "Wishful Thinking" - The Ditty Bops

Segment 5

01:33:31 The News from Lake Wobegon

Segment 6

01:47:09 "Sweet Corn" - GK, Prudence

01:49:19 "Momma Is A Dancing Girl" - Rich Dworsky and Shoe Band

01:52:18 GK talks to The Ditty Bops

01:53:20 "Obsessive Crush" - The Ditty Bops

01:56:48 Credits

01:57:40 "Red River Valley"/"Liberty" closer

Photos from the show
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Garrison opening the show with a song about Mitchell.		Sound-effects man Fred Newman and actor Tim Russell perform the Mitchell script.


The Ditty Bops, with "Moon Over The Freeway."		The Lives of the Cowboys, starring the Royal Academy of Radio Acting, Garrison, and Senator George McGovern.


Garrison chats with Senator McGovern.		The Ditty Bops, with "Wishful Thinking."

Guest Information

Senator George McGovern

Guest Recordings

Scripts

The Lives of the Cowboys script

Lyrics

Mitchell song

The Ballad of Peanut Butter

Trees

Sweet Corn

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