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July 19, 2008
This week on A Prairie Home Companion, we revisit a few shows we did last year with a brass enhanced Guy's All-Star Shoe Band. From our St. Louis show last year, we'll hear songstress and minister's daughter, Erin Bode, as well as horn players Dave Bargeron, Kathy Jensen and Jon-Erik Kellso (affectionately known as The Shoe Horns). And from last year's Memorial Day show at Wolf Trap, we'll hear more from the beefed up band, plus The Wailin' Jennys, poet Billy Collins, and The Royal Academy of Radio Actors: Tim Russell, Sue Scott, Tom Keith and Fred Newman.
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Segment 1
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| 00:00:00 | Logo |
| 00:00:12 | Tishomingo Blues |
| 00:00:55 | GK Intro |
| 00:02:08 | "Strollin' with Bone" - The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, plus Shoe Horns |
| 00:05:04 | Cowboys script |
| 00:15:38 | GK intro Erin Bode |
| 00:16:22 | "St. Louis Song" - Erin Bode |
| 00:21:00 | GK talks about "Frankie and Johnny" |
| 00:21:53 | "Frankie and Johnny" - GK and Erin Bode |
| 00:28:05 | Powdermilk Biscuit Break |
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Segment 2
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| 00:29:27 | English Majors script |
| 00:32:23 | "Memphis Tennessee" - Pat Donohue and Shoes |
| 00:35:37 | Guy Noir script |
| 00:47:46 | "Holiday" - Erin Bode |
| 00:52:25 | Fable script |
| 00:57:44 | "Back in the USA" - Pat Donohue |
| 01:00:31 | Intermission/"Dr. Jazz" - Shoes |
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Segment 3
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| 01:04:18 | GK Welcome Back |
| 01:04:48 | "T-Bone Boogie" - Shoes |
| 01:07:22 | GK intros Wailin' Jennys |
| 01:08:56 | "One More Dollar" - Wailin' Jennys |
| 01:13:56 | GK talks more with the Wailin' Jennys |
| 01:15:17 | "Begin" - Wailin' Jennys |
| 01:18:49 | Book script, with Billy Collins |
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Segment 4
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| 01:31:11 | News From Lake Wobegon (Download MP3) |
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Segment 5
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| 01:45:56 | Wolf Trap script, with Wailin' Jennys |
| 01:47:00 | Billy Collins talks about Robert Frost, reads "The Four Moon Planet" and "Building with Its Face Blown Off" |
| 01:53:05 | "Weary Blues from Waiting" - Wailin' Jennys |
| 01:56:27 | GK Closing Credits, over "Racing with the Sun" - Wailin' Jennys |
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Photos from the show
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| Dave Bargeron, Jon-Erik Kellso, Scott Robinson and Andy Stein sound their horns |
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Fans bring coolers and hats for the outdoor seating at the Filene Center |
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| A Lutheran minister's daughter Erin Bode |
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Fred Newman demonstrates how to do an echo |
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