 |
March 24, 2007
This week on A Prairie Home Companion we welcome a very special guest to the Town Hall in New York City, the elusive and brilliant Ry Cooder and his stellar backing band: The New Cardboard Avenue Jaywalkers, which includes Mike Seeger on Banjo, Paddy Maloney of the Chieftains on whistles/pipes, Roland White on mandolin, and Joachim Cooder on drums. Also with us, critically acclaimed poet and senior nonfiction editor at The New Yorker, Deborah Garrison, The Royal Academy of Radio Acting, and the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, with this week's fifth shoe, Andy Stein. Join us Saturday for an all new installment of A Prairie Home Companion.
Listen to the show
Requires free RealAudio player. See how to listen.
In its entirety
Listen to the whole show, broadcast on March 24, 2007.
Trouble with the link? Try this one.

In segments
Play individual show segments as listed below.
| Segment 1 |
| 00:00:00 | Logo |
| 00:00:13 | Tishomingo Blues |
| 00:02:10 | GK talks about the impending spring, "Here Comes The Sun", riding the subway |
| 00:06:12 | "Art" - GK, Fred Newman, Arnie Kinsella |
| 00:09:44 | GK talks about Deborah Garrison's poetry and Ry Cooder |
| 00:10:28 | "Heat it Up" - Richard Dworsky and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band |
| 00:12:35 | The Story of Bob script |
| 00:22:40 | GK intros Ry Cooder |
| 00:24:55 | "Suitcase in My Hand" - Ry Cooder and the New Cardboard Avenue Jaywalkers |
| 00:28:00 | Powdermilk Biscuit Break |
 |
| Segment 2 |
| 00:31:55 | GK talks about the literary world of New York, intros Deborah Garrison |
| 00:33:38 | Deborah Garrison recites "The Firemen," "An Idle Thought" and "Worked Late on a Tuesday Night" |
| 00:39:18 | Guy Noir script |
| 00:55:19 | GK brings Ry Cooder back |
| 00:56:20 | "J. Edgar" - Ry Cooder and the New Cardboard Avenue Jaywalkers |
| 00:59:16 | GK intros next song with Ry Cooder |
| 00:59:52 | "Footprints in the Snow" - Ry Cooder and the New Cardboard Avenue Jaywalkers |
| 01:03:30 | Intermission/"Shine" |
 |
| Segment 3 |
| 01:07:54 | Greetings |
| 01:11:41 | "You Meet the Nicest People in Your Dreams" - Andy Stein and Shoe Band |
| 01:14:27 | GK talks with Deborah Garrison |
| 01:16:09 | Deborah Garrison recites "September Poem," "Into the Lincoln Tunnel" and "Goodbye New York" |
| 01:22:22 | "Brooklyn Bridge" - Pat Donohue and Shoe Band |
 |
| Segment 4 |
| 01:24:43 | News From Lake Wobegon |
 |
| Segment 5 |
| 01:42:39 | "Down the Alleyway" - Shoe Band |
| 01:45:11 | GK talks about Ry Cooder's new album |
| 01:45:58 | "My Name is Buddy" - Ry Cooder and the New Cardboard Avenue Jaywalkers |
| 01:49:30 | "The Blind Man Stood in the Road and Cried" - GK/ Rich, Jaywalkers |
| 01:51:23 | President script |
| 01:54:40 | Credits, Goodnight Sweetheart |
 |

|  |  |  |
Photos from the show
Click images to view slideshow. (Photos taken by Tim Laun)
 |
 |
 |
| GK introduces poet Deborah Garrison |
|
Deborah Garrison as "Miss BarBARa" in Guy Noir |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ry Cooder and the New Cardboard Avenue Jaywalkers |
|
Fred Newman brings stage directions to life |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Deborah Garrison shares her poetry |
|
Tim Russell gives us his best Bush impression |
 |





Sign up here for our weekly e-pistle about what's happening at A Prairie Home Companion! Heck, while you're there, sign up for the daily e-mail from The Writer's Almanac too



Relive all the glory of past joke shows with our selection of pretty good merchandise. A selection of joke books and CDs containing every morsel of comedy from most of our (in)famous Joke Shows. Hundreds of snickers, howlers, one-liners, and groaners, audience-tested and certified Pretty Good.
|
 

Scripts and bits from A Prairie Home Companion celebrate the secret society of men and women who possess excellent spelling and punctuation skills. (You know who you are.)
Selections include "The Six-Minute Hamlet," a tribute to Emily Dickinson, a Guy Noir adventure that exposes an MFA scam, a riveting "Professional Organization of English Majors" drama, and guests Billy Collins, Robert Bly, Roy Blount Jr., and Calvin Trillin.
|


If you are an avid A Prairie Home Companion listener, you know what to expect: a delightful mix of music and fun by APHC regulars including the Guy's All Star Shoe Band, Robin & Linda Williams and Jearlyn Steele, among others, plus some amazing music by a diverse slate of guest performers: Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin, Woody Harrelson, John C. Reilly and Lindsay Lohan.
The deluxe version of the soundtrack also contains a DVD featuring 10 complete musical performances that are cut short in the movie. Watch and listen as Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin, Lindsay Lohan, Woody Harrelson and all the APHC regulars entertain you.
Was $18.98, On Sale $9.49
|
|  |