A Prairie Home Companion: 40th Anniversary Collection

Compilation by Garrison Keillor

Released 2015

Tracklist

  • CD 1
  • 1
    Hello Love
    Garrison Keillor, Stephen Gammell, Buzz Kemper, Craig Ruble
    2:05
  • 2
    Tiger Rag
    Chet Atkins, Jethro Burns
    3:15
  • 3
    Frankie Jean
    Bill Hinkley, Judy Larson
    3:12
  • 4
    Powdermilk Biscuit Theme
    Stoney Lonesome, Butch Thompson, George "Red" Maddock
    1:16
  • 5
    Red Dancing Shoes
    Peter Ostroushko and The New Prairie Ramblers
    4:34
  • 6
    Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out
    Odetta, The Butch Thompson Trio
    3:14
  • 7
    Dreadful Wind and Rain
    Mike Seeger
    4:58
  • 8
    Mouth Music
    Jean Redpath
    3:06
  • 9
    Please, Mr. Conductor
    Helen Schneyer with Lisa Neustadt, Lisa Null, Claudia Schmidt
    3:46
  • 10
    Ajua Hot Sauce (sketch)
    Garrison Keillor, Stoney Lonesome, The Butch Thompson Trio
    1:27
  • 11
    New Ulm Polka
    Doug Dickover
    1:40
  • 12
    Minneapolis Blues
    George "Red" Maddock, Butch Thompson & Bill Evans
    1:59
  • 13
    Candy Man
    Soupy Schindler
    3:25
  • 14
    Why Should I Be Lonely
    Stephen Gammell, Craig Ruble
    3:27
  • 15
    Tennessee Waltz
    Cal Hand, Bill Hinkley, Judy Larson, Dick Hedlund
    2:28
  • 16
    Sponsors, 1980 (sketch)
    Garrison Keillor, Adam Granger
    2:18
  • 17
    My Fate Is in Your Hands
    Butch Thompson
    3:46
  • 18
    Diet Squad (sketch)
    Studs Terkel, Garrison Keillor, Les Podewell, Joe Trimbach, Kate MacKenzie, Peter Ostroushko, Butch Thompson Trio
    12:07
  • 19
    Sweet Lorraine
    Butch Thompson Trio with Charlie DeVore, Brian O'Connell
    5:22
  • 20
    St. Louis Blues
    Jethro Burns
    2:36
  • CD 2
  • 1
    Way Downtown
    Doc Watson, Bob Brozman, T. Michael Coleman, Peter Ostroushko, Butch Thompson, Merle Watson
    5:19
  • 2
    Little Sadie
    Doc Watson, T. Michael Coleman, Merle Watson
    2:35
  • 3
    Fearmonger’s Shop (sketch)
    Garrison Keillor and Becky Schlegel
    1:35
  • 4
    On Raglan Road
    Cathal McConnell
    3:52
  • 5
    San Antonio Stroll
    Chet Atkins, Johnny Gimble, Peter Ostroushko, Bruce Calin
    2:32
  • 6
    Vincent
    Chet Atkins
    3:11
  • 7
    Tom’s New Door (sketch)
    Garrison Keillor, Tom Keith, Johnny Gimble, Kate MacKenzie, Butch Thompson
    3:57
  • 8
    Eriskay Love Lilt
    Jean Redpath
    2:58
  • 9
    Tuna, the Food of My Soul
    Jean Redpath, Garrison Keillor, Prudence Johnson, Philip Brunelle
    3:22
  • 10
    He Wipes the Tear From Every Eye
    Jean Redpath, Abby Newton, Peter Ostroushko
    3:26
  • 11
    Willie’s Cats
    Willie Nelson, Garrison Keillor, Johnny Gimble, Peter Ostroushko, Butch Thompson, Henry Strzelecki, Randy Hauser
    2:05
  • 12
    Riding Down the Canyon
    Johnny Gimble, Willie Nelson, Garrison Keillor, Chet Atkins, Peter Ostroushko, Butch Thompson, Henry Strzelecki, Randy Hauser
    3:17
  • 13
    Oh Babe It Ain’t No Lie
    Taj Mahal, Carlos Andrade and band
    4:15
  • 14
    Key to the Highway
    Brownie McGhee
    3:01
  • 15
    If I Needed You
    Ricky Skaggs, Sharon White, Dorothy Skaggs, Hobert Skaggs
    3:09
  • 16
    Somebody Touched Me
    Ricky Skaggs, Sharon White, Dorothy Skaggs, Hobert Skaggs, Garrison Keillor
    2:21
  • 17
    Cara Mia
    Bobby McFerrin
    2:38
  • 18
    Drive
    Bobby McFerrin
    3:06
  • 19
    Barnyard Dance
    Bill Hinkley, Judy Larson, John Angus Foster, Marya Hurt
    2:52
  • 20
    Pattin’ That Cat
    Bill Hinkley, Judy Larson, John Angus Foster, Marya Hurt
    2:57
  • 21
    Stop That Thing
    Pop Wagner, Bob Douglas
    1:34
  • 22
    Iowa Waltz
    Greg Brown, Kate MacKenzie, Peter Ostroushko, Andy Stein, Dave Moore, Paul Yandell, Johnny Johnson
    3:20
  • 23
    Blues Stay Away From Me
    The Everly Brothers, Chet Atkins, Buddy Emmons, Albert Lee, Greg Hippen
    3:43
  • 24
    Everly Duet Contest
    The Everly Brothers, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Vince Gill, Garrison Keillor, Kate MacKenzie, Robin & Linda Williams, Buddy Emmons, Heather Kolbrek, Richard Dworsky and The Guy’s All‐Star Shoe Band
    3:28
  • CD 3
  • 1
    Cascades
    Butch Thompson, Steve Barnett and The Night o’ Rest Motel Orchestra
    3:42
  • 2
    When I Awake Up to Sleep No More
    The Hopeful Gospel Quartet
    1:56
  • 3
    Jordan
    The Hopeful Gospel Quartet, Chet Atkins, Paul Yandell, Johnny Johnson, Randy Hauser, Butch Thompson
    2:39
  • 4
    Brownie and Pete
    Garrison Keillor, Chet Atkins, Leo Kottke, Kate MacKenzie
    3:12
  • 5
    Early
    Garrison Keillor, Becky Schlegel, Brian Fesler, Richard Dworsky and The Guy’s All‐Star Shoe Band
    3:37
  • 6
    Driftin’ Too Far From the Shore
    Emmylou Harris, Vince Gill, Emory Gordy, Carl Jackson
    4:44
  • 7
    Heavenly Celebrities (sketch)
    Tim Russell, Garrison Keillor, Richard Dworsky
    5:04
  • 8
    Boy From Laupahoehoe
    Puamana
    2:02
  • 9
    Queen Bee
    Taj Mahal, Carlos Andrade Band
    4:09
  • 10
    Nostalgia in Times Square
    Rob Fisher and The Coffee Club Orchestra
    2:21
  • 11
    Mary Lou Williams Blues
    Rob Fisher and The Coffee Club Orchestra
    3:43
  • 12
    A Straw Hat Full of Lilacs
    Ivy Austin, Rob Fisher, Dean Magraw
    2:27
  • 13
    Pepper Steak
    Rob Fisher and The Coffee Club Orchestra
    3:13
  • 14
    Guy Noir & The Tanglewood Caper (sketch)
    Garrison Keillor, Arlo Guthrie, Fred Newman, Tim Russell, Richard Dworsky, Pat Donohue, The DiGiallonardo Sisters
    11:23
  • 15
    Our Town
    Iris DeMent, Andy Stein, Dean Magraw, Gregory Hippen
    4:57
  • 16
    Banks of Marble
    Leo Kottke, Iris DeMent
    3:14
  • 17
    Meiko Tribute (sketch)
    Garrison Keillor, Richard Dworsky, The Guy’s All‐Star Shoe Band
    3:22
  • 18
    It’s a Lonesome Road in This World of Sin
    The Hopeful Gospel Quartet, Albert Lee
    2:48
  • 19
    Fred Farrell Animal Calls (sketch)
    Garrison Keillor, Tim Russell, Sue Scott, Tom Keith, Richard Dworsky
    1:37
  • 20
    Stride by Stride
    Richard Dworsky
    2:17
  • CD 4
  • 1
    The Weary and Farewell Blues
    Richard Dworsky and The Guy’s All‐Star Shoe Band
    3:36
  • 2
    Rhubarb (sketch)
    Garrison Keillor, Fred Newman, Sue Scott, Tim Russell, Richard Dworsky
    5:20
  • 3
    In the Garden
    Meryl Streep, Garrison Keillor, Richard Dworsky and The Guy’s All‐Star Shoe Band
    2:58
  • 4
    Crazy People
    The DiGiallonardo Sisters, Richard Dworsky and The Guy’s All‐Star Shoe Band
    2:14
  • 5
    Sitting on Top of the World
    Sam Bush, Stuart Duncan, Howard Levy, Joe Savage, Richard Dworsky and The Guy’s All‐Star Shoe Band
    4:40
  • 6
    Amor de Mi Vida (Love of My Life)
    Los Texmaniacs, Richard Dworsky, Stuart Duncan, Richard Kriehn
    3:02
  • 7
    Bright Morning Stars
    The Wailin’ Jennys
    3:25
  • 8
    Catchup Advisory Board (sketch)
    Garrison Keillor, Sue Scott, Tim Russell, Richard Dworsky
    3:29
  • 9
    Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor
    Gillian Welch, David Rawlings
    3:21
  • 10
    The Hitchhikers (sketch)
    Garrison Keillor, Tim Russell, Fred Newman, Gillian Welch, David Rawlings, Richard Dworsky
    8:03
  • 11
    Paseo Romántico
    Richard Dworsky
    1:48
  • 12
    Where Will You Be
    Sara Watkins, Garrison Keillor, Richard Dworsky, The Guy’s All‐Star Shoe Band
    2:47
  • 13
    Guy Noir Blues (sketch)
    Garrison Keillor, Aoife O’Donovan, Fred Newman, Richard Dworsky, Gary Raynor
    8:02
  • 14
    Visions of Mother and Dad
    Robin and Linda Williams, Richard Dworsky, John Niemann, Gary Raynor
    3:51
  • 15
    Orphan Girl
    Gillian Welch, David Rawlings, The Wailin’ Jennys
    3:48
  • 16
    Fritz Electronics (sketch)
    Garrison Keillor, Tim Russell, Sue Scott, Richard Dworsky
    1:44
  • 17
    Too Gone
    Pat Donohue, Heather Masse, Richard Dworsky and The Guy’s All‐Star Shoe Band
    4:21
  • 18
    Cat Discipline (sketch)
    Garrison Keillor, Tim Russell, Sue Scott, Fred Newman, Richard Dworsky
    2:11
  • 19
    Bird Song
    The Wailin’ Jennys
    3:34
  • 20
    Fiddle Medley: Liberty / Whiskey Before Breakfast / Big Mon
    Sara Watkins, Richard Kriehn, Richard Dworsky and The Guy’s All‐Star Shoe Band
    2:51
  • 21
    Six Days on the Road
    Garrison Keillor, Russ Ringsak, Paul Rishell, Annie Raines, Richard Dworsky and The Guy’s All‐Star Shoe Band
    3:52

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