A Prairie Home Companion for February 14, 2009

February 14, 2009

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BeauSoleil

This week on A Prairie Home Companion, we'll welcome the Grammy™ Award winning Cajun institution known as BeauSoleil with Michael Doucet, and prolific world jazz trombonist and composer, Roswell Rudd. In honor of the late, great jazz chanteuse Blossom Dearie who died last week, Heather Masse will sing "Peel Me A Grape" on the show. We'll also have opera legend Vern Sutton. And, since it'll be Valentine's Day, we're going to read the winners from our Valentine's Day Poem and Song Contest too. Also with us, The Royal Academy of Radio Acting: Mark Benninghofen, Sue Scott, and Tom Keith, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and The News from Lake Wobegon. It's all live, this week from the Fitzgerald Theater in downtown St. Paul.

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Garrison introduces BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet

Vern Sutton sings, "It Would Take A Lifetime."

Heather Masse performs the "Anti-Love medley."

Roswell Rudd

The News from Lake Wobegon

Guy Noir script

Ruth Harrison script

Mom script

Friday Night Preview

Winners from the Valentine's Day Contest

Performers, music sources and credits

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Segment 1
- 00:00:00 - Logo
- 00:00:13 - Tishomingo Blues
- 00:02:14 - GK opens, talks about Tim Russell's absence tonight due to his ankle break
- 00:03:33 - GK talks about Valentine's Day
- 00:05:28 - "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" - GK, Heather, Shoe Band
- 00:08:33 - Michael Deppe intros his song "My Baby" (recorded)
- 00:09:05 - "My Baby" - GK and Shoe Band
- 00:10:52 - "Alison Rose" - Pat Donohue and Shoe Band
- 00:12:31 - Mom script
- 00:14:57 - "Anti-Love medley" - Heather Masse and band
- 00:21:46 - GK reads love notes from listeners
- 00:24:25 - "As Love Would Have it" - Pat Donohue and band
- 00:27:30 - Jack Pearson intros his song "Thank You For Loving Me" (recorded)
- 00:28:06 - "Thank You For Loving Me" - Heather Masse, GK, band
- 00:30:48 - Mark Donham intros his song "As Long As The Stars Shine" (recorded)
- 00:31:18 - "As Long As The Stars Shine" - Heather Masse, GK, band
- 00:33:49 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break
Segment 2
- 00:35:24 - GK intros BeauSoleil
- 00:37:33 - "Les Onions" - Beausoleil
- 00:42:13 - "Marie" - Beausoleil
- 00:46:41 - Guy Noir script
- 01:00:38 - "You Never Can Tell" - Pat Donohue and band
- 01:03:30 - "Dr. Jazz" - Shoe Band (Intermission)
Segment 3
- 01:07:16 - Welcome Back to the 2nd half, greetings
- 01:11:02 - GK announces this year's talent show - The Great American Duet Sing-Off
- 01:12:28 - "The Glory of Love" - GK/ Heather, with more listener love poems
- 01:15:29 - Scott Forest intros his song "Rachel" (recorded)
- 01:15:50 - "Rachel" - Vern Sutton and Shoe Band
- 01:18:35 - Sandor Schuman intros his song "Anna Louise" (recorded)
- 01:19:10 - "Anna Louise" - Vern Sutton, Heather Masse and band
- 01:20:42 - Randy Helton intros his song "Taters in My Stew" (recorded)
- 01:21:20 - "Taters in My Stew" - Pat Donohue, GK, band
- 01:23:04 - Ruth Harrison script
- 01:30:12 - GK talks with BeauSoleil about the Grammys
- 01:31:26 - "Little Darling" - Beausoleil
Segment 4
- 01:35:05 - The News from Lake Wobegon
Segment 5
- 01:47:52 - "It Would Take A Lifetime" - Vern Sutton and band
- 01:50:30 - GK reads more listener love poems
- 01:51:11 - Philip Jaynes intros his song "You're Beautiful" (recorded)
- 01:51:48 - "You're Beautiful" - Pat Donohue
- 01:53:24 - Katy Cunningham intros her song "Or Something" (recorded)
- 01:53:45 - "Or Something" - Heather Masse and band
- 01:55:50 - Credits, Carriere Zydeco