A Prairie Home Companion: May 21, 2005

May 21, 2005
This week we're headed to Wisconsin, for a show at our neighboring state's capital city. Joining us in Madison, from Canada, singers/songwriters The Wailin' Jennys; and from the Shetland Islands, Ale Möller and Aly Bain. Plus, from right here at home: the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band and our Royal Academy of Radio Acting.

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Segment 1

00:00:00 Logo

00:00:13 Tishomingo Blues, opening credits

00:02:50 GK talks about all the rain, slowing down

00:04:27 "Bring Me A Little Water Sylvie" - Wailin' Jennys, with GK

00:07:26 Nice script

00:11:03 Same script

00:12:20 GK introduces Wailin' Jennys

00:12:46 "Arlington" - Wailin' Jennys

Segment 2

00:17:07 "Devil's Paintbrush Road" - Wailin' Jennys

00:21:05 GK talks with the Jennys

00:21:26 GK talks about John Phillips in the space station

00:22:19 "Out in Space/Wonderful World" - GK, Shoe Band, Wailin' Jennys

00:26:55 Powdermilk Biscuit Break/"Whiskey Before Breakfast"

Segment 3

00:29:53 Grad script

00:37:10 GK introduces Aly Bain and Ale Möller

00:39:30 "The Day Dawns" - Aly Bain and Ale Möller

00:45:39 "The Crying Waltz" - Aly Bain and Ale Möller

00:50:26 Guy Noir script

01:02:00 Intermission/"Panhandle Rag"

Segment 4

01:06:30 GK talks about the new Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, greetings

01:13:20 "M.D." - GK and Shoe Band

01:16:02 "Don't This Road Look Rough and Rocky" - GK, John Niemann and Shoe Band

01:19:26 GK talks about the lonesome bluegrass sound, talks to Wailin' Jennys

01:20:35 "One Voice" - Wailin' Jennys

01:24:22 Catchup script

01:27:20 GK introduces Ben Sanders

01:27:57 "Tom and Jerry" - Ben Sanders

01:30:12 GK talks to Ben

01:30:45 "Georgianna Moon" - Ben Sanders

Segment 5

01:32:59 The News from Lake Wobegon

Segment 6

01:49:04 GK talks to Aly Bain

01:49:38 "Ek Lunda" - Aly Bain and Ale Möller

01:52:53 Credits, Tom Keith SFX

01:55:00 More credits, "The Parting Glass" - Wailin' Jennys

01:57:56 "Whiskey Before Breakfast" - Aly Bain, Ben Sanders, Shoe Band

Photos from the show
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The newly-renovated Overture Hall.		Our bassist Gary Raynor and percussionist Arnie Kinsella help open the show with "Tishomingo Blues."


Johnny Niemann		Ben Sanders with "Tom and Jerry."


Ale Möller		Garrison closes the show with sound-effects man Tom Keith.

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What a Wonderful World

M.D.

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