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April 14, 2007
This week on A Prairie Home Companion, we're back home at the Fitzgerald Theater in chilly downtown St. Paul, with very special guests, everyone's favorite Finnish-Norwegian seven-piece progressive folk explosion, Frigg. They're here to help get the stoics among us in the mood for summer. Music therapist Todd Schwartzberg will talk with us about the recuperative powers of your favorite tunes. Prudence Johnson will chime in with a few songs, and John Niemann sits in with the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band. Plus the indefatigable Royal Academy of Radio Actors, (Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Tom Keith) the News from Lake Wobegon, and more, all from the corner of Exchange and Wabasha this Saturday.
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| Segment 1 |
| 00:00:00 | Logo |
| 00:00:13 | Tishomingo Blues |
| 00:02:36 | GK talks about the seasons, how we are in 'Almost Spring' |
| 00:03:34 | "Julie Christie song" - GK/ band |
| 00:05:44 | It's April 14 (The Water is Wide) - GK/ Prudence/ Shoe Band |
| 00:08:55 | "Ain't Gonna Freeze No More" - Shoe Band |
| 00:10:39 | Insurance script |
| 00:13:57 | "The Glory of Love" - GK, Prudence, band |
| 00:16:22 | Geese script |
| 00:22:03 | Music Therapy segment with Todd Schwartzberg |
| 00:30:36 | Powdermilk Biscuit Break |
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| Segment 2 |
| 00:32:20 | GK talks with Pat |
| 00:32:50 | "Ain't Nobody's Fault But Mine" - Pat Donohue and band |
| 00:35:35 | Mom script |
| 00:45:10 | Bush script |
| 00:50:06 | GK introduces Frigg |
| 00:50:41 | "Danny and I"/"Cross Country" - Frigg |
| 00:55:35 | GK talks with Frigg |
| 00:57:27 | "Polka Internationale" - Frigg |
| 01:01:00 | Intermission/"Exactly Like You" |
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| Segment 3 |
| 01:05:45 | Greetings, GK welcomes the Trip Give-Away winners |
| 01:09:40 | "The Last Thing on My Mind" - GK, Prudence, band |
| 01:12:48 | GK speaks with the mayor of International Falls, "International Falls" song |
| 01:18:25 | "It's Our Turn Now" - Prudence Johnson and Rich Dworsky |
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| Segment 4 |
| 01:21:11 | News From Lake Wobegon |
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| Segment 5 |
| 01:36:05 | "Too Gone" - Pat Donohue and Shoe Band |
| 01:41:07 | Café Boeuf script |
| 01:43:30 | GK talks to Frigg, "Kind of Polka" |
| 01:47:45 | GK announces Frigg's tour dates |
| 01:48:22 | ELCA script |
| 01:51:22 | GK talks with Frigg |
| 01:52:50 | "Jalla Jalla" - Frigg |
| 01:56:10 | Closing credits, Mama Don't Allow |
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Photos from the show
Click images to view slideshow. (Photos taken by Andrea McAvey)
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| Garrison talks about the season and remarks on how we are in "Almost Spring." |
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Noah Smith, PHC sound production assistant, listens in to the live radio mix during broadcast. |
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| Todd Schwartzberg leads the audience in a sing-along. |
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Todd Schwartzberg, music therapist, has the audience up on their feet. |
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| Pat Donohue and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band |
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Finnish fiddler group, Frigg, performs "Polka Internationale." |
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