A Prairie Home Companion for April 12, 2008 from American Public Media

Nellie McKay

April 12, 2008

This week on A Prairie Home Companion, we return to The Town Hall in New York City for our Spring Sonnet contest (see details below). This week's special guests include eclectic singer-songwriter Nellie McKay, sultry alto Prudence Johnson, Metropolitan Opera tenor Raúl Melo, and mandolin maestro Chris Thile. Also with us, The Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and The News from Lake Wobegon. Join us this week, for a poetic exploration into the human heart and the power of love.

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Segment 1

00:00 Logo

00:13 Tishomingo Blues, GK opens

04:03 Marydel Rosenfield sonnet, more sonnets, "I Think of You", "When I Dream"

15:00 GK talks about the Olympic torch, papal visit, taxes

15:36 T for Taxes- Shoe Band

17:55 Fred script

24:26 more sonnets

26:41 "Ah! Leve-Toi Soleil"- Raúl Melo, with Michael Recchiuti

32:07 GK talks to Raúl Melo

33:08 Powdermilk Biscuit Break

Segment 2

34:50 GK talks about sonnet statistics

35:32 GK intros Nellie McKay

36:38 "Testify"- Nellie McKay and Shoe Band

40:25 "Zombie"- Nellie McKay and Shoe Band

45:29 Guy Noir script

1:02:14 Intermission - "Blue Skies"

Segment 3

1:06:12 "There's No Business Like Show Business"/ "Ol' Man River"/ "Oh What A Beautiful Mornin'"

1:13:30 "Buckets of Rain"- Pat Donohue and Chris Thile

1:16:22 More sonnets, Aura Lee/ In the Gloaming/ Let it Be Me

1:27:26 GK intros Raúl Melo

1:28:17 "Che Gelida Manina"- Raúl Melo, with Michael Recchiuti

Segment 4

1:33:35 The News from Lake Wobegon (Download MP3)

Segment 5

1:45:00 "I Wanna Get Married"- Nellie McKay

1:49:30 "Wayside"- Chris Thile

1:52:24 GK thanks sonnet writers, picks winner: Marydel Rosenfield

1:55:20 Credits, "True Love Ways" closer

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Andy Stein sits in with the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band.		Tim Russell


Garrison discusses Fred's free time		Garrison speaks with Raul Melo


Nellie McKay		Chris Thile and his mandolin.