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A Prairie Home Companion for May 20, 2006

May 20, 2006 broadcast with The Fostbraedur Male Choir, Diddu, John C. Reilly, and Howard Levy
DateMay 20, 2006VenueFrom The National Theater of Iceland | Reykjavik, IcelandDuration02:00:15HostGarrison Keillor

Description

This week, we'll broadcast a very special show from the National Theater of Iceland, in Reykjavik. Featured guests include;The Fóstbræður Male Choir, Iceland's leading singer-songwriterDiddu, actorJohn C. Reilly, author Bill Holm, and sitting in with the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, master of the diatonic harmonicaHoward Levy. Dusty and Lefty will fly over, too, and also Guy Noir, and Jim and Barb of the Ketchup Advisory Board. Tune it to see if Icelanders sit in silent puzzlement or if they clap and stuff.

Tags

Rundown - May 20, 2006Music Information - May 20, 2006Catchup script - May 20, 2006ELCA script - May 20, 2006English Majors - May 20, 2006Reykjavik - May 20, 2006Second SFX script - May 20, 2006SFX Saga script - May 20, 2006Silence - May 20, 2006The Lives of the Cowboys script - May 20, 2006

Rundown

Segment 1
00:00:00 Logo
00:00:13 Tishomingo Blues
00:02:39 GK talks about Iceland, Norwegians coming to Iceland, Christianity coming to Iceland, Icelandic gods
00:04:43 "Reykjavik" (Railroad Bill) - GK and Shoes
00:07:31 English Majors script
00:09:53 GK intros John C. Reilly
00:11:00 "Shanty" - John C. Reilly
00:13:35 The Lives of the Cowboys
00:24:49 "Barangela" - Diddu and Shoe Band
00:30:00 "Till There Was You" - GK, Diddu, Shoes
00:33:28 Powdermilk Biscuit Break

Segment 2
00:35:54 GK intros Bill Holm
00:37:25 Bill Holm - Choir Story
00:41:56 "National Song" - Fóstbræður Male Choir
00:43:30 GK Talk To Director
00:44:53 "Eb Atta" (Creation Song) - Fóstbræður Male Choir
00:47:47 GK talks, intros Saga script
00:59:24 Intermission/"Lulu's Back In Town"

Segment 3
01:04:17 GK talks about Iceland
01:08:05 GK song
01:10:00 ELCA script
01:11:44 "Boogie Woogie Feeling" - Pat Donohue and Shoes
01:14:30 SFX script
01:22:57 "Seresta" - Howard Levy

Segment 4
01:22:57 The News From Lake Wobegon

Segment 5
01:37:50 "Angel Band" - John C. Reilly and Shoes
01:41:10 "Sveitin Mill Sanda" - Diddu
01:44:06 Bill Holm reads 2 poems
01:47:25 "Ode to Silence" - GK
01:50:40 Ketchup script
01:54:08 GK talks to Choir
01:54:30 "Drinking Song" - Fóstbræður Male Choir
01:55:47 Credits/Close

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