A Prairie Home Companion for November 18, 2006 from American Public Media

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

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

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

Segment 4

01:27:23 The News From Lake Wobegon

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

Photos from the show
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Bluesy Australian singer Kasey Chambers and her band, with "Like a River."		Philip Brunelle leads his VocalEssence Ensemble singers in "My Shepherd Will Supply My Need."


The Boys of the Lough with the Irish ballad, "My Love, My God."		Garrison starts the second hour of the show with some greetings submitted by the audience.


Robin and Linda Williams with a song Linda wrote about her parents, "Visions of Mother and Dad."		The Boys of the Lough's Cathal (pronounced "Ca'-hal") McConnell closes the show with "The Parting Glass."