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July 19, 2008
This week on A Prairie Home Companion, we revisit a few shows we did with a brass enhanced Guy's All-Star Shoe Band. From our St. Louis show last year, we'll hear songstress and minister's daughter, Erin Bode, as well as horn players Dave Bargeron, Kathy Jensen and Jon-Erik Kellso (affectionately known as The Shoe Horns). And from a Memorial Day show at Wolf Trap, we'll hear more from the beefed up band, plus The Wailin' Jennys, poet Billy Collins, and The Royal Academy of Radio Actors: Tim Russell, Sue Scott, Tom Keith and Fred Newman.
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In segments
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Segment 1
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| 00:00:00 | Logo |
| 00:00:12 | Tishomingo Blues |
| 00:00:55 | GK Intro |
| 00:02:08 | "Strollin' with Bone" - The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, plus Shoe Horns |
| 00:05:04 | Cowboys script |
| 00:15:38 | GK intro Erin Bode |
| 00:16:22 | "St. Louis Song" - Erin Bode |
| 00:21:00 | GK talks about "Frankie and Johnny" |
| 00:21:53 | "Frankie and Johnny" - GK and Erin Bode |
| 00:28:05 | Powdermilk Biscuit Break |
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Segment 2
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| 00:29:27 | English Majors script |
| 00:32:23 | "Memphis Tennessee" - Pat Donohue and Shoes |
| 00:35:37 | Guy Noir script |
| 00:47:46 | "Holiday" - Erin Bode |
| 00:52:25 | Fable script |
| 00:57:44 | "Back in the USA" - Pat Donohue |
| 01:00:31 | Intermission/"Dr. Jazz" - Shoes |
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Segment 3
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| 01:04:18 | GK Welcome Back |
| 01:04:48 | "T-Bone Boogie" - Shoes |
| 01:07:22 | GK intros Wailin' Jennys |
| 01:08:56 | "One More Dollar" - Wailin' Jennys |
| 01:13:56 | GK talks more with the Wailin' Jennys |
| 01:15:17 | "Begin" - Wailin' Jennys |
| 01:18:49 | Book script, with Billy Collins |
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Segment 4
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| 01:31:11 | News From Lake Wobegon (Download MP3) |
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Segment 5
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| 01:45:56 | Wolf Trap script, with Wailin' Jennys |
| 01:47:00 | Billy Collins talks about Robert Frost, reads "The Four Moon Planet" and "Building with Its Face Blown Off" |
| 01:53:05 | "Weary Blues from Waiting" - Wailin' Jennys |
| 01:56:27 | GK Closing Credits, over "Racing with the Sun" - Wailin' Jennys |
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Photos from the show
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| Dave Bargeron, Jon-Erik Kellso, Scott Robinson and Andy Stein sound their horns |
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Fans bring coolers and hats for the outdoor seating at the Filene Center |
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| A Lutheran minister's daughter Erin Bode |
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Fred Newman demonstrates how to do an echo |
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