A Prairie Home Companion for May 31, 2008 from American Public Media

Joe Ely
and Joel Guzman

May 31, 2008

This week on A Prairie Home Companion, we’ll be broadcasting from the Pan American Center at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. With special guests, Sorela, honky-tonk heroes Joe Ely and Joel Guzman, Prudence Johnson, mandolin maestro Chris Thile, and our man of steel Joe Savage. 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, when we float down the Rio Grande on a 10 foot enchilada.

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Segment 1

00:00 Logo

00:12 "Tishomingo Blues"

02:30 GK opens, talks about the salsa backstage, intros guests

03:50 Open script

05:43 GK talks about Billy the Kid, song

09:22 Guy Noir script

21:59 "Stars on the Sandias"- Prudence Johnson and band

26:02 "Enchanted"- Pat Donohue and band

28:17 "The Goodnight Loving Trail"- Joe Ely, Joel Guzman, Garrison Keillor, Prudence Johnson and Shoe Band

33:24 Powdermilk Biscuit Break

Segment 2

35:10 GK intros Sorela

36:08 "Yo Recurdo"- Sorela

39:35 GK talks to Sorela

40:24 "You're the One"- Sorela

43:13 "Blue Shadows on the Trail"/ "Riding Down The Canyon"/ "Back in the Saddle" - GK, Chris Thile, Pat Donohue and band

48:21 Cowboys script

55:45 GK intros Joe Ely and Joel Guzman

56:05 "She Never Spoke Spanish to Me"- Joe Ely and Joel Guzman

59:43 "Me and Billy the Kid"- Joe Ely and Joel Guzman with the Shoe Band

1:03:45 Intermission- "Hey Good Lookin'"

Segment 3

1:07:55 GK talks about the water shortage in New Mexico, Greetings

1:11:13 McCain script

1:12:10 GK intros Chris Thile

1:13:04 "El Paso"- Chris Thile and Shoe Band

1:17:38 Mom script

1:26:14 "Stony Point"- Chris Thile and band

1:27:54 GK talks about Sorela

1:28:46 "Te Amo Tanto"- Sorela

Segment 4

1:32:30 The News from Lake Wobegon (Download MP3)

Segment 5

1:48:50 "Slow You Down"- Joe Ely and Joel Guzman

1:53:15 GK talks about the history of Las Cruces

1:54:33 SFX script

1:56:24 Credits, "Hymn Song" / "I Think of You"

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Loading in		Chris Thile


D'anna & D'ette sing "You're the One."		Prudence Johnson lends her vocal talents to this week's show.


Joe Ely		The expressive accordion of Joel Guzmán.