Segment 1
00:00:00 Logo
00:00:13 "Mitchell Song" - GK, Shoe Band
00:02:21 Tishomingo Blues, opening credits
00:05:06 "Ballad of Peanut Butter" - GK and Prudence Johnson
00:08:34 "You've Been A Friend to Me" - GK and Prudence Johnson
00:11:22 Mom script
00:13:46 "Mama Told Me Not to Come" - Pat Donohue and Shoe band
Segment 2
00:16:18 Mitchell script
00:18:57 "My Mother's Eyes" - Prudence Johnson and Shoe Band
00:21:52 Siding script
00:25:00 "Trees" - Garrison Keillor, Prudence Johnson, and Shoe Band
00:28:34 Powdermilk Biscuit Break
Segment 3
00:30:10 GK talks about Mitchell, SD
00:31:43 GK introduces the Ditty Bops
00:32:40 "Moon Over the Freeway" - The Ditty Bops
00:36:08 "Angel With An Attitude" - The Ditty Bops
00:38:46 Lives of the Cowboys script
00:59:48 Intermission/"Hey Good Lookin'"
Segment 4
01:04:30 Greetings
01:09:03 "My Life" - GK and Prudence Johnson
01:11:41 "Mother, The Queen of My Heart" - John Niemann and Shoe Band
01:15:23 GK talks about the Corn Palace and Mitchell
01:20:56 GK introduces George McGovern, they talk about Mitchell
01:29:39 GK talks with the Ditty Bops
01:30:48 "Wishful Thinking" - The Ditty Bops
Segment 5
01:33:31 The News from Lake Wobegon
Segment 6
01:47:09 "Sweet Corn" - GK, Prudence
01:49:19 "Momma Is A Dancing Girl" - Rich Dworsky and Shoe Band
01:52:18 GK talks to The Ditty Bops
01:53:20 "Obsessive Crush" - The Ditty Bops
01:56:48 Credits
01:57:40 "Red River Valley"/"Liberty" closer
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A Prairie Home Companion for May 7, 2005
May 7, 2005 broadcast with The Ditty Bops, George McGovern, Johnny Niemann, and Prudence Johnson
Description
We're thrilled that our tour has us heading west to Mitchell, South Dakota this weekend, for a show at theCorn Palace, which, yes, is a palace made of corn. (Yes. Seriously.) We invited some of our best friends to join us: fiddler Johnny Niemann, sultry singer Prudence Johnson, sound-effects guy Fred Newman. And we'll also welcome acoustic duoThe Ditty Bops, as well as former South Dakota senatorGeorge McGovern. (Yes. Seriously.)