Lutherans
Martin Luther
This week on A Prairie Home Companion, a show for Lutherans and the people who love them. Guy Noir helps out a Sunday School teacher in a bind, Dan Newton and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band play the "Lutheran Polka," and VocalEssence encourages good works. Plus, a message from Lutherans Online (LOL) and what constitutes a Lutheran summer vacation, or not, in Lake Wobegon. This week's show is brought to you by Lutheran Tours: Designing vacations that make you glad to get back home.
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Segment 1
- 00:00:00 - Logo Open
- 00:00:12 - Tishomingo Blues
- 00:00:56 - GK Open
- 00:04:20 - The Story of Bob with Vern Sutton
- 00:13:12 - "The Choral Blues," The St. Olaf Choir
- 00:17:54 - Elim Lutheran Anniversary script with Philip Brunelle
- 00:23:50 - "Lutheran Polka," Dan Newton and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
- 00:25:38 - GK Powdermilk Intro
- 00:26:08 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break
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Segment 2
- 00:27:45 - Guy Noir Script w/ Suzy Bogguss
- 00:43:13 - "Sign Up for Church Work," VocalEssence
- 00:44:47 - Iniquity on the Tundra script with Charles Keating
- 00:47:39 - "Get Down on Your Knees and Pray," Del McCoury and his band
- 00:51:17 - St. Patrick's Day script
- 00:56:30 - "Blessed Assurance," Ricky Skaggs and The Whites
- 00:59:45 - GK Intermission Credits (over "Stumblin'," Shoes
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Segment 3
- 01:02:38 - GK Welcome Back
- 01:03:15 - Bach script
- 01:16:05 - Lutheranism (LYLE) script
- 01:24:50 - GK Intro Mono
- 01:25:07 - "Come Thou Font of Every Blessing," The Brothers Frantzich
- 01:29:00 - Flood script
- 01:36:37 - "Amazing Grace (Mickey Mouse Club)"/ "Table Grace (Hernando's Hideaway)", GK, Robin and Linda Williams, Shoes
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Segment 4
- >01:37:45 - The News from Lake Wobegon
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Segment 5
- 01:50:14 - "Children of the Heavenly Father," GK, Maria Jette
- 01:52:49 - Lutheran Tours script
- 01:54:10 - GK Credits
- 01:55:19 - "I'm a Lutheran," GK
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