A Prairie Home Companion for March 31, 2007 from American Public Media

March 31, 2007
This week on A Prairie Home Companion, we'll wrap up our spring run at the Town Hall with special guests, Cuban charanga orquestra YeraSon. We'll have Brooklyn bluegrass beauty Jen Larson, and we'll announce the winner of our spring poetry contest, a gifted writer soon to be resting comfortably on a bed of roses, compliments of Select Comfort. Also with us, the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, the Royal Academy of Radio Acting, and the News from Lake Wobegon. It's an all-new show for spring coming up this Saturday...

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Segment 1

00:00:00 Logo

00:00:13 "Tishomingo Blues" - GK, Shoe Band

00:02:06 GK talks about tonight's poetry contest, New York, weather

00:05:51 Fred SFX script

00:09:09 "Springtime Blues" - Pat Donohue, Jen Larson and Shoe Band

00:12:55 GK talks about the 15 poem finalists

00:13:10 "Hard Times" - GK, Jen Larson and Shoe Band

00:16:35 Rhubarb script

00:20:12 GK explains the poetry contest, reads poems, talks with poets on the phone, actors and Rich sings some of the poems

00:29:54 GK introduces Yerason, "Compadre Pedro Juan"

00:33:07 Powdermilk Biscuit Break

Segment 2

00:34:50 GK reads more poems

00:40:41 All Right script

00:50:40 Crispy script

00:57:06 GK talks with Yrving Years

00:59:00 "Cantinerito" - Yerason

01:02:39 GK reads more poems

01:05:55 Intermission/"There'll Be Some Changes Made"

Segment 3

01:10:00 Welcome Back to the 2nd Half, greetings

01:12:28 "You Are My Flower" - GK, Jen Larson and Shoes

01:16:03 Ruth script

01:25:22 More poems

01:33:50 "Walk it Off" - Shoe Band

Segment 4

01:35:32 News From Lake Wobegon

Segment 5

01:48:24 "Jamaiquino" - Yerason

01:51:32 Winning poet's name is drawn, "Red River Valley" closer

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Click images to view slideshow. (Photos taken by Kevan Olesen)


Broken glass is a very difficult sound to replicate so they use the real thing instead		Jen Larson helps Pat Donohue with "Springtime Blues"


Rich sings some of the entries of our spring lyrics contest		New York-based YeraSon


Crispy the Rescue Dog leaves GK and Sue stuck in a mineshaft		YeraSon perform "Cantinerito"

Guest Information Jen Larson YeraSon Andy Stein

Spring Lyrics Contest finalists For Millicent and Giovanni, Who are going to Need a Bed by Bruce Bennett Untitled by Marija Bryant Spring is a Many Splendored Thing by David Devine Spring Onions by Jack Dillard Untitled by Linnea Engblom Untitled by Rachel Enrich The Republic of Sun by Melanie Greenhouse A Spring Song for our Granddaughter... and Every Other Child in the World... by Estelle & Harvey Jacobs Untitled by Sandra Justice A Sonnet for Spring by Bob McKenty Untitled by Kate Payne Bribe by Emily Rodgers-Ramos Young Man's Fancy by Mike Shay Spring Reading by Scott Spreier Sonnet by Marcy Telles More poems...