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Definitely Above Average

Performance - Spoken Word
Nonfiction: Public Radio / Garrison Keillor / A Prairie Home Companion
Abridged   2.5 hour(s)
Publication date: 08/02/2000

Definitely Above Average

Stories & Comedy for You & Your Poor Old Parents

Available from major retailers or BUY FROM AMAZON
Audio CD ISBN:9781565114128
Digital Download ISBN:9781598879506

Summary

From live broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion.

After the birth of Garrison Keillor's daughter, the stories, songs, and sketches on A Prairie Home Companion took on a distinctly parental bent.

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Product Description

This new collection gathers the warmest, funniest, most affectionate examples: dance tunes and comedy with sound effects; songs featuring Chet Atkins, Leo Kottke, Beaussoleil, and other guests; Ian Frazier's much-requested “Lamentations of the Father”; and Garrison's version of “The Princess and the Pea.” Garrison says, "I test-played this album for my daughter, who is three, and she jumped around a lot."

Filled with stories, sketches, and songs recorded from live broadcasts, Definitely Above Average will delight parents and children everywhere.

Contents:
  • Oh Baby
  • Bananas
  • Children Go Where I Send Thee
  • The True Sad Story of Mr. Froggie
  • Baby Dance
  • Knock Knock Who's There
  • El Hambo
  • Hush Little Baby
  • The Baby Says Ha
  • Estrellita
  • Count Your Blessings
  • Brownie and Pete
  • The Horses Stood Around/Powdermilk Biscuit Theme
  • Tell My Ma
  • Happy One Step
  • Oh Susanna Fantasy
  • Wheels On the Bus
  • Songs That I Love Best
  • Baby Blues
  • Tell Me Why
  • The Chord That Jack Played
  • A Game of Chess
  • The Princess and the Pea
  • The Sound Effects Man Part One
  • Laws Concerning Food and Drink; Household Principles; Lamentations of the Father
  • The Snow Queen
  • The Sound Effects Man Part Two
  • Author Bio

    GARRISON KEILLOR is America’s favorite storyteller. For more than 35 years, as the host of A Prairie Home Companion, he has captivated millions of listeners with his weekly News from Lake Wobegon monologues. A Prairie Home Companion is heard on hundreds of public radio stations, as well as America One, the Armed Forces Networks, Sirius Satellite Radio, and via a live audio webcast.

    Keillor is also the author of several books and a frequent contributor to national publications including Time, The New Yorker, and National Geographic, in addition to writing his own syndicated column. He has been awarded a National Humanities Medal from the National Endowment of the Humanities. When not touring, he resides in St. Paul, Minnesota.