A Prairie Home Companion for May 20, 2006 from American Public Media

May 20, 2006
This week, we'll broadcast a very special show from the National Theater of Iceland, in Reykjavik. Featured guests include; The Fóstbræður Male Choir, Iceland's leading singer-songwriter Diddú, actor John C. Reilly, author Bill Holm, and sitting in with the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, master of the diatonic harmonica Howard Levy. Dusty and Lefty will fly over, too, and also Guy Noir, and Jim and Barb of the Ketchup Advisory Board. Tune it to see if Icelanders sit in silent puzzlement or if they clap and stuff.

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Segment 1

00:00:00 Logo

00:00:13 Tishomingo Blues

00:02:39 GK talks about Iceland, Norwegians coming to Iceland, Christianity coming to Iceland, Icelandic gods

00:04:43 "Reykjavik" (Railroad Bill) - GK and Shoes

00:07:31 English Majors script

00:09:53 GK intros John C. Reilly

00:11:00 "Shanty" - John C. Reilly

00:13:35 The Lives of the Cowboys

00:24:49 "Barangela" - Diddú and Shoe Band

00:30:00 "Till There Was You" - GK, Diddú, Shoes

00:33:28 Powdermilk Biscuit Break

Segment 2

00:35:54 GK intros Bill Holm

00:37:25 Bill Holm - Choir Story

00:41:56 "National Song" - Fóstbræður Male Choir

00:43:30 GK Talk To Director

00:44:53 "Eb Atta" (Creation Song) - Fóstbræður Male Choir

00:47:47 GK talks, intros Saga script

00:59:24 Intermission/"Lulu's Back In Town"

Segment 3

01:04:17 GK talks about Iceland

01:08:05 GK song

01:10:00 ELCA script

01:11:44 "Boogie Woogie Feeling" - Pat Donohue and Shoes

01:14:30 SFX script

01:22:57 "Seresta" - Howard Levy

Segment 4

01:22:57 The News From Lake Wobegon

Segment 5

01:37:50 "Angel Band" - John C. Reilly and Shoes

01:41:10 "Sveitin Mill Sanda" - Diddú

01:44:06 Bill Holm reads 2 poems

01:47:25 "Ode to Silence" - GK

01:50:40 Ketchup script

01:54:08 GK talks to Choir

01:54:30 "Drinking Song" - Fóstbræður Male Choir

01:55:47 Credits/Close

Photos from the show
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Fóstbræður Male Choir		Garrison speaks with choir director, Arni Hardarson


Pat Donohue and his steel guitar		Essayist and poet Bill Holm shares a story


John C. Reilly sings "Shanty"		Garrison brings the News from Lake Wobegon to Iceland

Guest Information

Howard Levy

Bill Holm

The Fóstbræður Male Choir

Diddú

John C. Reilly

Scripts

English Majors

The Lives of the Cowboys script

Lyrics

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