A Prairie Home Companion for August 23, 2008 from American Public Media

August 23, 2008

Coming up this week a sampling of shows from Chicago's Ravinia Festival. Jearlyn Steele sings a tribute to Mahalia Jackson, Dusty and Lefty get in the middle of dueling harmonica players, and Peter Ostroushko sits in with the Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra. And because no trip to the Windy City is complete without a little blues, Pat Donohue sings the "Suburban Blues" and Ramblin' Jack Elliot sings "Hong Kong Blues." Plus, Suzy Bogguss, Howard Levy, Alice Peacock, The Hopeful Gospel Quartet, and Sam Bush.

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Segment 1

00:00:00 APHC Logo Open

00:00:12 Tishomingo Blues

00:00:55 GK Open

00:03:10 "Suburban Blues," Pat Donohue

00:06:35 GK Intro Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra

00:07:59 "U Tezer," Mandolin Orchestra

00:11:19 Guy Noir script

00:26:28 GK Talk with Peter Ostroushko

00:27:33 "Mesa de Esperanza," Peter O. and Mandolin Orch.

00:30:57 GK Powdermilk Intro

00:31:30 Powdermilk Biscuit Break

Segment 2

00:34:09 GK Intro Ramblin' Jack Elliot

00:34:22 "Rock Island Line" and "Hong Kong Blues," Ramblin' Jack

00:40:13 GK Father's Songs Intro

00:40:38 "Children I Am Growing Old" and "The Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine," GK, Prudence Johnson and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band

00:44:33 SFX (Chicago) script

00:51:01 "I Still Can't Say Goodbye," GK and Shoes

00:54:02 "I'm Still Your Daddy," Pat Donohue and Shoes

00:58:16 GK Intermission Credits, over "My Gal Sal," Shoes Intermission

Segment 3

01:02:21 GK Welcome Back

01:02:48 "They're Red Hot," Sam Bush and Shoes

01:07:03 GK Intro Suzy Bogguss

01:08:34 "No Way Out," Suzy Bogguss

01:12:00 The Lives of the Cowboys script

01:26:02 GK Intro Howard Levy

01:26:44 "Stars and Stripes," Howard Levy

01:29:07 GK Talk About Mahalia Jackson

01:30:25 "My God Is Real" and "Didn't It Rain," Jearlyn Steele

01:35:09 GK Mono Intro

01:35:26 "Bright Shines the Moon," Mandolin Orchestra

Segment 4

01:38:25 News From Lake Wobegon (Download MP3)

Segment 5

01:54:41 GK Credits

01:55:55 "If You Could Only See Your Eyes," Alice Peacock