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A Prairie Home Companion for April 1, 2006

April 1, 2006 broadcast with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Jearlyn Steele, and John Niemann
DateApril 1, 2006VenueFrom The State Theater | Minneapolis, MNDuration01:59:00HostGarrison Keillor

Description

This week, after years of casting calls, disastrous tryouts, and reams of rejection letters, we're finally getting our shot at the big time:The Historic State Theateron Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis. The tuxedos have been dry cleaned, teeth have been capped, and we even hired a French guy to do the hairstyling. Special guests includeRicky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder,Jearlyn Steele, and sitting in with the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, John Niemann. Also featuring the Royal Academy of Radio Acting: Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Tom Keith, pushing their comedic boundaries right to the edge of PG-13. Join us this Saturday for a big show from the Minne-apple.

Tags

Rundown - April 1, 2006Music Information - April 1, 2006Almost Spring - April 1, 2006Bush script - April 1, 2006Catchup script - April 1, 2006Everyone Knows it When you're From St. Paul - April 1, 2006Guy Noir script - April 1, 2006Law script - April 1, 2006PBS (Powdermilk Biscuit Breakdown) - April 1, 2006Ruth Harrison script - April 1, 2006SFX script - April 1, 2006The Lives of the Cowboys script - April 1, 2006Tishomingo Blues - April 1, 2006We're All Republicans Now - April 1, 2006

Rundown

Segment 1
00:00:00 Logo
00:00:14 Tishomingo Blues
00:02:40 GK opens, talks about spring coming this past week
00:03:40 "Almost Spring" - GK/ Shoe Band
00:05:12 SFX script/ This Little Light of Mine
00:10:44 "Act Naturally" - John Niemann and Shoe Band, with GK, Pat Donohue, and Ricky Skaggs
00:13:30 Catchup script
00:17:22 GK introduces Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
00:18:18 "Bluegrass Breakdown" - Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
00:27:20 Ricky talks to the audience, talks about bluegrass music being 60 years old this year
00:22:21 "Your Selfish Heart" - Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
00:25:15 Law script
00:27:41 Bush script
00:29:30 "We're All Republicans Now" - GK and Shoe Band
00:30:54 Powdermilk Biscuit Break
00:34:50 GK talks with Jearlyn Steele
00:35:35 "Everyone Knows it When You're From St. Paul" - GK/ Jearlyn Steele and Shoe Band

Segment 2
00:39:24 Ruth Harrison script
00:45:39 GK talks to Ricky Skaggs
00:46:06 "Sally Jo" - Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
00:50:21 Guy Noir script
01:00:45 "Something's Got A Hold on Me" - Jearlyn Steele and Shoe Band
01:03:36 Intermission/"April Showers"

Segment 3
01:07:40 Greetings
01:12:21 GK talks about Hennepin Ave.
01:17:39 Happy Birthday to John Niemann!
01:18:27 GK talks with Ricky Skaggs
01:19:02 "Black Eyed Suzie" - Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
01:21:29 Ricky intros next tune
01:22:04 "Remember The Cross" - Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
01:25:30 GK talks about Lent in Lake Wobegon, growing up Sanctified Bretheren intros next hymn
01:26:34 "I Love to Tell The Story" - GK, Jearlyn, Ricky Skaggs, Shoe Band

Segment 4
01:29:38 News From Lake Wobegon

Segment 5
01:42:36 "Let it Be" - Jearlyn Steele and Shoe Band
01:46:00 The Lives of the Cowboys script
01:50:42 "Vaseline Machine Gun" - Pat Donohue and Shoe Band
01:53:24 "This Little Light of Mine"/Closer - GK/Jearlyn/ Ricky Skaggs/ Shoe Band
01:55:32 "Big Mon" - Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band

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