Segment 1
00:00:00 Logo (MPR)
00:00:13 Tishomingo Blues
00:03:08 GK talks about Lake Wobegon, it's cold and overcast there right now, Iowa Caucus, journalists
00:05:55 Limericks - GK/GASB
00:08:27 "Long Train" - Pat Donohue and Shoe Band
Segment 2
00:12:51 Cowboys script
00:22:36 "It Ain't Over When It's Over" - Kelley Hunt
00:27:45 Powdermilk Biscuit Break
00:31:25 VocalEssence sings high school fight songs
00:36:18 "Hold Fast to Dreams" - VocalEssence
00:41:46 GK talks about Sioux City
00:43:26 "Invitation to the Blues" - John Niemann and Shoe Band
Segment 3
00:46:48 Catchup script
00:49:23 GK talks about Dutch Calvinism
01:01:17 "Lake Wobegon School Hymn" - GK, Shoe Band, women of VocalEssence
01:05:00 Intermission - 12th Street Breakdown
01:09:33 Greetings
01:13:25 GK talks to Governor Vilsack and Lt. Gov. Pederson
01:16:17 "Iowa Waltz" - GK, Shoe Band, and VocalEssence
01:18:40 "'Tis Winter Now" - VocalEssence
Segment 4
01:21:44 Guy Noir script
01:31:47 GK talks to Thomas Alexander
01:34:00 "Fur Elise" - Thomas Alexander
Segment 5
01:39:10 The News from Lake Wobegon (with VocalEssence and Shoe Band)
01:55:00 Credits, Iowa Waltz closer
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A Prairie Home Companion for January 17, 2004
January 17, 2004 broadcast with VocalEssence, John Niemann, Kelley Hunt, and Thomas Alexander
Description
This week, a live broadcast from Sioux City, Iowa. We were joined by the innovative choral ensemble VocalEssence, directed by Philip Brunelle, fiddler John Niemann, R&B pianist Kelley Hunt, and young Dutch pianist Thomas Alexander.