A Prairie Home Companion from American Public Media

January 7, 2006
This week, we're on a deeply needed vacation. So, for this Saturday, we produced a special encore performance from January, 2005. Featuring "Country's most explosive hillbilly band" BR549, the magic fingers of Dan Chouinard, and singers Sally Dworsky and Prudence Johnson. Drummer Peter Johnson sits in with the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, The Royal Academy of Radio Acting is at its best, and Garrison talks about winter, the holiday aftermath, and gets into trouble with Lutherans.

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Segment 1

00:00:00 Logo

00:00:12 Tishomingo Blues

00:01:41 GK opens, talks about how cold it is, childhood obession with pump handles

00:04:42 "I Think of You" - GK and Shoe Band

00:07:12 GK introduces BR549

00:08:10 "Little Ramona" - BR549

00:11:16 "Cajun Persuasion" - BR549

Segment 2

00:14:57 Dry script

00:16:27 Gk talks with Pat Donohue about roadhouses

00:17:25 "All-Star Boogie" - Shoe Band

00:21:08 Tonsil script

00:27:24 "Chains" - GK, Prudence Johnson, Sally Dworsky, Pat Donohue, Shoe Band

00:29:43 Powdermilk Biscuit Break

00:31:25 GK talks to Prudence Johnson

00:32:57 "Vodka" - Prudence Johnson and Dan Chouinard

Segment 3

00:35:53 English Majors script

00:39:06 "Broken Bicycles" - Sally Dworsky

00:42:33 The News from Lake Wobegon

00:57:57 "Crackerjack" - BR549

01:02:11 Intermission/"Hey Good Lookin'" - Shoe Band

Segment 4

01:06:18 Greetings/Welcome to 2nd half of show

01:12:22 "Going Steady" - BR549

01:15:20 "Freezin'" - Pat Donohue and Shoe Band

01:19:38 Guy Noir script

01:29:56 "Start it All Over Again" - Sally and Rich Dworsky with Dan Chouinard

01:33:20 Listener Mailbag script

Segment 5

01:43:49 "Rescue Cat" - GK and Shoe Band

01:47:56 "A Fool in Love" - Jearlyn Steele, GK and Shoe Band

01:51:25 GK brings BR549 back out

01:52:48 "I Got the Bull by the Horns" - BR549

01:56:15 Credits

01:57:28 "Chains reprise"/Closer

Photos from the show
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BR549's Chuck Mead, with "Little Ramona."		Sound-effects guy Tom Keith.


Prudence Johnson with "Vodka."		Sally Dworsky, singing "Broken Bicycles."


Four-hands piano with Rich Dworsky and Dan Chouinard. The song: "Dr. Wang."		BR549, with the "I've Got The Bull By The Horns."