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A Prairie Home Companion for September 3, 2011

September 3, 2011 broadcast with The Jayhawks and Sara Watkins
DateSeptember 3, 2011VenueFrom Minnesota State Fair | St. Paul, MNDuration01:58:58HostGarrison Keillor

Description

This week onA Prairie Home Companion, the aroma of deep-fried foods calls us back from the first leg of theSummer Love Tourfor our annualGrandstand show at the Minnesota State Fair. With special guests, Minneapolis twang-rock heroesThe Jayhawks, and singer-songwriter-fiddlerSara Watkins. Also with us, fresh from the rides of the Mighty Midway, The Royal Academy of Radio Actors;Tim Russell, Sue Scott,Tom Keith, andFred Newman. All this, plus giant summer squash championsThe Guy's All-Star Shoe BandwithRichard Dworsky, and of course, the latest News from Lake Wobegon.

Tags

Rundown - September 3, 2011Music Information - September 3, 2011Guy Noir - September 3, 2011Hamlet - September 3, 2011The Lives of the Cowboys - September 3, 2011

Rundown

Segment 1
00:00:00 APHC Logo Open
00:00:11 Tishomingo Blues
00:02:54 "It Is So Beautiful (State Fair)," GK and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
00:05:43 "Back in the Day," GK and Shoes
00:10:22 "State Fair Blues," Pat Donohue
00:12:36 GK Intros/ Talks with Chicken Judges (Hawkon Vaadeland and Dwayne Urch)
00:18:13 GK Intros Jayhawks
00:18:37 "Closer to Your Side" and "She Walks in So Many Ways," The Jayhawks
00:25:29 Powdermilk Biscuit Break

Segment 2
00:27:00 The Lives of the Cowboys
00:35:45 Fiddle Medley, Sara Watkins, Richard Kriehn and Shoes
00:39:05 GK Intros/ Talks with Butter Sculptor (Linda Christensen)
00:42:54 "Love in Vain/ State Fair Blues," GK and Shoes
00:46:18 GK talks about The Jayhawks
00:47:23 "Blue," The Jayhawks
00:50:43 Guy Noir
01:03:15 GK Intermission Credits ("Joyride," The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band)

Segment 3
01:06:37 GK Welcome Back/ Greetings
01:09:24 "Let It Be Me," GK and Sara Watkins with Shoes
01:12:28 "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight/ If Not For You," GK and Sara Watkins with Shoes
01:16:48 GK Intros/ Talks with Blue Ribbon Judges re: Fair Food (Jean Wolf, Lola Whalen, Dorothy Jones)
01:25:11 Hamlet
01:30:07 GK talks more about The Jayhawks
01:30:48 "Over My Shoulder," The Jayhawks

Segment 4
01:34:37 The News From Lake Wobegon

Segment 5
01:51:46 "Lost My Dear Child," GK and Sara Watkins with Shoes
01:55:40 GK Credits/ Allianz Welcome
01:57:49 "Red River Valley" Closer

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