A Prairie Home Companion for February 17, 2007 from American Public Media

February 17, 2007
This week on A Prairie Home Companion it's a reunion of the "Neale Diamond Trio", as guitarists Phil Heywood and Dan Neale sidle up next to our own Pat Donohue to compare manicures and guitar licks in a finger-picking free for all. We're also happy to have master vocalists Prudence Johnson and Vern Sutton on board to give Garrison a few tips. We've also nabbed several cast members from the Minnesota Opera's production of The Grapes of Wrath going on just down the street. Guy Noir will be working the stage door and a new case for Presidents' Day, and sitting in with the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, Minnesota Jazzman Butch Thompson and the Manhattan Maestro, Andy Stein. International sound effects superstar Tom Keith joins Sue Scott and Tim Russell as the Royal Academy of Radio Acting, and of course, there's always news from Lake Wobegon as the ice fishing gets interesting over a long holiday weekend. Join us this Saturday for the latest.

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Segment 1

00:00:00 Logo

00:00:13 Tishomingo Blues

00:02:10 SFX script

00:04:04 "My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You" - GK/ Prudence Johnson

00:07:42 WD40 script

00:09:19 "Gonna Get Along Without You Now" - GK/ Prudence Johnson

00:11:57 Bob script

00:21:06 GK intros the singers from the MN Opera production of "The Grapes of Wrath"

00:25:25 "The Plenty Road" - singers from the cast of "The Grapes of Wrath"

00:27:22 GK talks to the pit director and cast members

00:29:00 "Like They Promised" - singers from the cast of "The Grapes of Wrath"

00:34:12 Powdermilk Biscuit Break

Segment 2

00:35:46 GK intros the guitar trio

00:36:43 "In Christ There is no East or West" - guitar trio

00:39:20 "As Tears Go By" - GK/ Prudence Johnson, Shoe Band, guitar trio

00:42:55 "Secret Smile" - guitar trio

00:46:06 Guy Noir script

00:58:20 "Sheridan Stomp" - Guy's All-Star Shoe Band

01:01:00 Intermission/"Mississippi Mud" - Shoe Band

Segment 3

01:05:00 Welcome Back to the 2nd half, greetings

01:09:09 Talent show announcement

01:10:39 "Comes Love" - Prudence Johnson and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band

01:14:12 GK talks about Gordon Wright

01:16:30 "A Solas" (for Gordon Wright) - Butch Thompson

Segment 4

01:21:09 News From Lake Wobegon

Segment 5

01:38:13 "Living in the Country" - guitar trio

01:41:28 St. Paul script

01:49:12 "The Preacher" - Shoe Band and guitar trio

01:52:00 GK thanks guests, end credits, Bison script, Chicken script, more credits

01:55:07 "Goodnight Sweetheart"/"Our Monday Date"

Photos from the show
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Butch Thompson and Andy Stein sit in with the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band this week.		The Royal Academy of Radio Actors and Vern Sutton with the next installment of Bob, the story of a struggling artist.


Brian Leerhuber is Tom Joad in the Minnesota Opera's performance of The Grapes of Wrath.		Garrison chats with Grant Gershon, the pit director, and various cast members of The Grapes of Wrath.


Cast from The Grapes of Wrath perform "Like They Promised."		Prudence Johnson with "Comes Love."