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November 18, 2006
This week on A Prairie Home Companion it's a visit from Thanksgiving Past featuring two November shows from 2004. The VocalEssence ensemble sings a wonderful Navajo Prayer, and in the spirit of giving thanks "for Jersey dairy cows, cinnamon pears and walnuts; and a good cup of coffee." – Vern Sutton and Janis Hardy join the choir for a Thanksgiving Cantata. Guy Noir has trouble making a good cup of coffee with the new coffeemaker he bought at the Appliance Barn, but he does find a friend in Customer Service. Kasey Chambers — a bluesy Aussie — is on the show, with her dad playing back-up guitar. And our own Irish bluesman, Pat Donohue, steps up for an appropriate post-Thanksgiving tune "Blues When I Exercise." Robin and Linda Williams head up the Department of Folk Song and The Boys of Lough join us with a wonderful song called "My Love, My God." In The News From Lake Wobegon, Garrison talks about his Grandpa Keillor, Uncle Jack, and a secret signal decoder ring he wore to Thanksgiving dinner.
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| Segment 1 |
| 00:00:00 | Logo |
| 00:00:12 | Tishomingo Blues |
| 00:00:55 | GK Introduction |
| 00:02:47 | "Visions of Mother and Dad" - Robin & Linda Williams |
| 00:06:45 | The Lives of the Cowboys Script |
| 00:13:26 | "Blues When I Exercise" - Pat Donohue and Shoes |
| 00:17:01 | GK Intros The Boys of the Lough |
| 00:19:14 | "Hornpipes" - The Boys of the Lough |
| 00:22:35 | "My Love, My God" - The Boys of the Lough |
| 00:26:51 | Powdermilk Biscuit Break |
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| Segment 2 |
| 00:28:33 | "My Shepherd Will Supply My Need" - VocalEssence |
| 00:32:01 | "Navajo Prayer" - VocalEssence |
| 00:34:07 | Meat Script |
| 00:35:19 | Guy Noir Script |
| 00:45:38 | GK Intros Vern Sutton and Janis Hardy and the Cantata |
| 00:47:23 | "Thanksgiving Cantata" - Vern Sutton, Janis Hardy, VocalEssence |
| 00:56:29 | Intermission/"Charmaine" - Shoes |
| 00:56:30 | GK Intermission Credits |
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| Segment 3 |
| 01:00:31 | "Minnesota Thanksgiving" - GK, VocalEssence and Rich Dworsky |
| 01:04:43 | Award Script |
| 01:17:35 | GK Intros Kasey Chambers |
| 01:18:53 | "Like a River" - Kasey Chambers |
| 01:22:38 | "Pony" - Kasey Chambers |
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| Segment 4 |
| 01:27:23 | The News From Lake Wobegon |
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| Segment 5 |
| 01:45:58 | "Stuff the Turkey" - Shoes |
| 01:48:31 | GK Talks with Robin & Linda Williams |
| 01:49:56 | Department of Folk Song: "Home Sweet Home", "A Mother's Prayer", Daddy & Home", "Mom & Dad's Waltz", "Precious Memories" - GK, Robin & Linda, Shoes |
| 01:57:14 | GK Credits |
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| Bluesy Australian singer Kasey Chambers and her band, with "Like a River." |
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Philip Brunelle leads his VocalEssence Ensemble singers in "My Shepherd Will Supply My Need." |
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| The Boys of the Lough with the Irish ballad, "My Love, My God." |
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Garrison starts the second hour of the show with some greetings submitted by the audience. |
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| Robin and Linda Williams with a song Linda wrote about her parents, "Visions of Mother and Dad." |
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The Boys of the Lough's Cathal (pronounced "Ca'-hal") McConnell closes the show with "The Parting Glass." |
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