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August 4, 2007
This week on A Prairie Home Companion, as our wobbly legs continue to recover from the effects of the North Sea, we offer a very special summertime compilation show featuring all things Norwegian. Special guests include, modern masters of the polska, Frigg. A pair of singing brothers, Trond and Knut Moe from the Norwegian National Opera. Pianist Morten Gunnar Larsen performing Ragtime, and sibling classical duo Mari and Håkon Samuelsen perform a tribute to their homeland, "Mountain Vision." In Lake Wobegon, Clarence Bunsen's old college pal, Pastor Cliff, resigns to write the great Norwegian-American novel.
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| Segment 1 |
| 00:00:00 | APM Logo Open |
| 00:00:12 | Tishomingo Blues |
| 00:00:55 | GK Open |
| 00:04:03 | "Norwegian Rag #1" and "Fingerbreaker," Morten Gunnar Larsen |
| 00:11:11 | GK Intro Syttende Mai script and National Opera singers |
| 00:11:44 | Syttende Mai script |
| 00:17:40 | GK talks with Norwegian National Opera singers, plus songs |
| 00:27:28 | GK Intro Powdermilk break |
| 00:27:53 | Powdermilk Biscuit Break |
| 00:29:03 | GK Outro Powdermilk Biscuit break, plus intro Norse script and Samuelsens |
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Segment 2
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| 00:29:36 | Norse script |
| 00:34:40 | GK Intro Mari and Hakon Samuelsen |
| 00:35:09 | "Mountain Vision," Mari and Hakon Samuelsen |
| 00:39:59 | "Passacaglia," Mari and Hakon Samuelsen |
| 00:45:02 | GK Intros Frigg |
| 00:45:25 | "Danny and I"/ "Cross Country," Frigg |
| 00:50:13 | GK talks with Frigg |
| 00:52:09 | "Polka Internationale," Frigg |
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| Segment 3 |
| 00:55:26 | GK Intermission Credits ("Exactly Like You" ) |
| 00:57:16 | NETCUE |
| 00:59:00 | GK Welcome Back, plus intro St. Olaf strings/ Grieg music |
| 00:59:25 | "Varen," St. Olaf Orchestra string section |
| 01:05:01 | St Olaf Travelogue script |
| 01:08:28 | GK talks about Olaf Christenson |
| 01:10:14 | "Beautiful Savior," St. Olaf Choir |
| 01:14:15 | Guy Noir script |
| 01:23:40 | GK Intro Morten Gunnar Larsen, plus mono |
| 01:24:22 | "Don’t You Leave Me Here," Morten Gunnar Larsen |
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| Segment 4 |
| 01:28:44 | The News From Lake Wobegon |
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| Segment 5 |
| 01:43:18 | "Praise You Our God," St. Olaf Choir |
| 01:45:52 | Norwegenetics script |
| 01:48:34 | GK Intro Grieg script |
| 01:49:08 | Grieg/Married Couple script |
| 01:55:13 | GK credits |
| 01:56:26 | "Jalla Jalla," Frigg |
| 01:58:54 | APM Logo |
| 01:58:59 | OUT |
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Photos from the show
Click images to view slideshow. (Photos taken by Melissa Christensen, Andrea McAvey, and Russ Ringsak)
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| Stephanie Davis |
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Jorja Fleezanis |
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| VocalEssence |
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Finnish fiddler group, Frigg, performs "Polka Internationale." |
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| Norwegian siblings Mari and Håkon Samuelsen. |
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Vocalist Prudence Johnson. |
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| Bluegrass greats Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver. |
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GK with orchestra and choir |
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| Doyle Lawson |
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Folk and blues singer Odetta. |
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