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A Prairie Home Companion for May 28, 2011

May 28, 2011 broadcast with The Wailin' Jennys, Roy Blount Jr., Paul Appleby, and Andra Suchy
DateMay 28, 2011VenueFrom The Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts | Vienna, VADuration01:59:00HostGarrison Keillor

Description

Coming to you this week from The Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, it's a howling good broadcast performance ofA Prairie Home Companionwith Garrison Keillor. With special guests, American roots trioThe Wailin' Jennys, humoristRoy Blount Jr., tenor Paul Appleby, and vocalistAndra Suchy. Also with us, The Royal Academy of Radio Acting;Tim Russell, Sue Scott, andFred Newman,Rich Dworsky&The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon.

Tags

Rundown - May 28, 2011Music Information - May 28, 2011Catchup - May 28, 2011Cowboys - May 28, 2011Guy Noir - May 28, 2011Ruth - May 28, 2011SFX - May 28, 2011

Rundown

Segment 1
00:00:00 Logo
00:00:12 Tishomingo Blues, opening
00:03:18 White House Blues
00:05:37 SFX script
00:09:15 The Lives of the Cowboys script
00:16:55 Bob Dylan Medley: It Ain't Me, Stuck Inside of Mobile With The Memphis Blues, A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall, It's All Over Now, Baby Blue- Shoe Band
00:19:40 GK intros Roy Blount Jr.
00:21:00 Roy Blount recites from his book
00:26:24 Powdermilk Biscuit Break

Segment 2
00:28:00 Washington DC Song
00:32:00 GK intros Wailin' Jennys
00:32:57 Mona Louise- Wailin' Jennys and Richard Kriehn
00:37:46 Last Goodbye- Wailin' Jennys and Richard Kriehn
00:41:05 Guy Noir script
00:50:22 "Kuda, Kuda" (Lensky's Aria)- Paul Appleby, with Kim Witman
00:57:17 GK talks about Howard Nemerov, recites "The War in the Air"
00:59:26 The Day After Tomorrow- Paul Appleby and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
01:04:18 Intermission- Gee Whiz

Segment 3
01:07:30 Greetings
01:10:34 Forever Young/ If Not For You- Garrison Keillor and Andra Suchy
01:14:40 Ketchup script
01:17:46 Beautiful Day- GK, Andra Suchy and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
01:21:05 Tenting Tonight/ Shall We Gather At The River- GK, Paul Appleby, Shoe Band, live audience
01:26:09 GK intros Wailin' Jennys
01:27:00 You Are Here- Wailin' Jennys and Richard Kriehn

Segment 4
01:31:04 News From Lake Wobegon

Segment 5
01:44:04 American Tune- Paul Appleby and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
01:47:57 Ruth script
01:54:15 Credits, I Shall Be Released/ Knockin' on Heaven's Door/ Flop-Eared Mule

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