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A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor

ALL WE INTENDED TO BE

THIS WEEK'S SHOW


Emmylou Harris
November 15, 2008

This week on A Prairie Home Companion, we've stumbled into grace with very special guest, Emmylou Harris and her notorious Nashville band. Also with us, live from the Fitzgerald Theater, bluesman Spider John Koerner, The Royal Academy of Radio Acting: Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Tom Keith, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band with sole man Pat Donohue, and our happy host, an escapee from the silent generation, Garrison Keillor.

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Segment 1
00:00:00Logo
00:00:13Tishomingo Blues
00:02:55GK opens, talks about how we don't honk like New Yorkers and we take our turn
00:05:10"All I Have to Dream" - GK and Andra Suchy
00:08:06"The Bramble and The Rose" - GK and Andra Suchy
00:11:48The Lives of the Cowboys script
00:20:09GK intros Spider John Koerner
00:20:51"Running, Jumping, Standing Still" - John Koerner and band
00:23:15Ruth Harrison, Reference Librarian script
00:29:54Powdermilk Biscuit Break
Segment 2
00:31:46"Personal Ad" - GK and Andra Suchy
00:34:40Deer script/"Slick Pickin'" - Shoe Band
00:42:53GK intros Emmylou Harris
00:44:07"How She Could Sing the Wildwood Flower" - Emmylou Harris
00:48:05"Gold" - Emmylou Harris
00:52:00GK and Emmylou talk about her animals, Birmingham, Country Music Hall of Fame
00:55:15"Love and Happiness" - Emmylou Harris and band
00:59:26Intermission/"Stompin' At The Savoy"
Segment 3
01:02:38Greetings
01:06:36"I-35 song" - GK and Shoe Band
01:13:45Guy Noir script
01:21:56"Greazy Biscuit Breakdown" - Shoe Band
01:23:50GK talks about seeing John Koerner at coffee houses in the 60s
01:25:40"Days of '49" - Spider John Koerner
01:28:30"Nightbird Eyes" - John Koerner and Shoe band
Segment 4
01:32:20News From Lake Wobegon
Segment 5
01:47:30"Gypsy Grass Jump" - Shoe Band
01:49:47Sailing Around the Room
01:54:35Credits/"As Long As I Live"


Photos from the show
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Tom Keith has a million ways to make sound effects. Folk-blues performer "Spider" John Koerner.
Andra Suchy Country music star Emmylou Harris and her band.

Videos
"Slick Pickin'" - Pat Donohue & The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
"Deer" script
"Ruth Harrison, Reference Librarian" script

Guest Information
  • Emmylou Harris
  • Spider John Koerner
  • Andra Suchy
  • Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
  • Guest Books and Recordings
  • Emmylou Harris
  • John Koerner


  • Scripts
  • The Lives of the Cowboys
  • Ruth Harrison, Reference Librarian
  • Deer
  • Guy Noir


  • Online Greetings
  • This week's greetings
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  • Music Information
    Performers, music sources and credits


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