Performers, Music Sources and Credits
December 3, 2005 at the Town Hall Theater, New York, NY.

Performers
Garrison Keillor, Sue Scott, Tim Russell, Fred Newman, Erica Rhodes
The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band: Richard Dworsky, piano, keyboard; Andy Stein, fiddle, saxophones; Pat Donohue, guitar; Gary Raynor, bass; Arnie Kinsella, percussion

Guests
Renée Fleming, soprano; with Kathy Kelly, piano
Kaki King, guitar and lap steel guitar
Laura Cantrell, guitar and vocals; with Mark Spencer, guitar and Weissenborn guitar; Jimmy Ryan, mandolin; and Andy Cotton, bass

Music
TISHOMINGO BLUES
— Garrison Keillor, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
— w/m: Spencer Williams; new words: Garrison Keillor
— © 1917 Joseph W. Stern and Co.; © 2005 Garrison Keillor

PLAYING WITH PINK NOISE
— Kaki King
— m: Kaki King
— © Kaki King (BMI)
— rec.: "Legs To Make Us Longer" Red Ink 92426

UPPER EAST SIDE
— Garrison Keillor and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
— m: traditional, "Jay Gould's Daughter"
— w: Garrison Keillor
— © 2005 Garrison Keillor

BLOOM script underscore
— Richard Dworsky
— m: Richard Dworsky
— © 2005 Richard Dworsky (BMI)

XMARTS script underscore
— Richard Dworsky
— m: Richard Dworsky
— © 2005 Richard Dworsky (BMI)

LETTERS
— Laura Cantrell Band
— w/m: Lucinda Williams
— © Warner- Tamerlane Publishing Corp./ Lucy Jones Music
— rec.: "Humming By The Flowered Vine" Matador 651

IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER
— Renée Fleming and Kathy Kelly
— w/m: Christina Rosetti and Gustav Holst
— new words: Garrison Keillor © 1999 Garrison Keillor

SFX (CHRISTMAS GIFTS) script underscore
— Richard Dworsky
— m: Richard Dworsky
— © 2005 Richard Dworsky (BMI)

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

THAT'S HOT
— Pat Donohue and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
— m: Pat Donohue
— © 2005 Salspot Music (BMI)

AVE MARIA (ELLENS DRITTER GESANG) OP. 52 NO. 6
— Renée Fleming, with Kathy Kelly, Richard Dworsky, Andy Stein, and Gary Raynor
— m: Franz Schubert
— rec.: "Sacred Songs" Decca 000519302

SHINE (intermission)
— The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
— w/m: Dabney Ford, Cecil Mack, and Lew Brown
— © 1924 Shapiro, Bernstein, & Co.

CAN'T STAY GONE
— Pat Donohue, Kaki King, Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
— w/m: Pat Donohue
— © 2005 Salspot Music (BMI)

DOING THE WRONG THING
— Kaki King
— m: Kaki King
— © Kaki King (BMI)
— rec.: "Legs To Make Us Longer" Red Ink 92426

GUY NOIR THEME
— Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
— w: Garrison Keillor
— m: Richard Dworsky
— © 1995 Keillor/ Dworsky

GUY NOIR script underscore
— Richard Dworsky
— m: Richard Dworsky
— © 2005 Richard Dworsky (BMI)

TELL LAURA I LOVE HER (quote in "Guy Noir")
— Renée Fleming
— w/m: Ben Raleigh and Jeff Barry
— © Edward B. Marks Music Co./ Wise Brothers Music LLC

NESSUN DORMA (in "Guy Noir")
— Renée Fleming and Richard Dworsky
— m: Giacomo Puccini
— new words: Garrison Keillor
— © 2005 Garrison Keillor

JESUS BLEIBET MEINE FREUDE BWV 147 (JESU, JOY OF MAN’S DESIRING)
— Renée Fleming, with Richard Dworsky, Andy Stein, and Gary Raynor
— w/m: Johann Sebastian Bach
— arranged by Richard Dworsky and Andy Stein
— rec.: "Sacred Songs" Decca 000519302

LAW script underscore
— Richard Dworsky
— m: Richard Dworsky
— © 2005 Richard Dworsky (BMI)

WHEN THE ROSES BLOOM AGAIN
— Laura Cantrell Band
— w/m: A. P. Carter
— © Peer International
— rec.: "When the Roses Bloom Again" Diesel Only 7005

RHUBARB script underscore
— Richard Dworsky
— m: Richard Dworsky
— © 2005 Richard Dworsky (BMI)

BEBOPAREBOP RHUBARB PIE THEME
— Garrison Keillor, Sue Scott, Tim Russell, Fred Newman, Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
— m: traditional
— w: Garrison Keillor
— © Garrison Keillor

KHAKI AND CORDUROY
— Laura Cantrell Band
— w/m: Laura Cantrell
— © Bug Music/ Thrift Shop Songs
— rec.: "Humming By The Flowered Vine" Matador 651

CAN THE GWOT SAVE US?
— Kaki King
— m: Kaki King
— © Kaki King (BMI)
— rec.: "Legs To Make Us Longer" Red Ink 92426

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