Lake Wobegon Loyalty Days - A Recital for Mixed Baritone and Orchestra

Garrison Keillor - Lake Wobegon Loyalty Days - A Recital for Mixed Baritone and Orchestra

Lake Wobegon Loyalty Days - A Recital for Mixed Baritone and Orchestra
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Artist: Garrison Keillor
Conductor: Philip Brunelle
Orchestra: Minnesota Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
Format: Live
CD Release Date: 1993-04-15
Music Label: MPR (Minnesota Public Radio)
Soundtracks:
  1. Hello Love
  2. Loyalty Days
  3. Whoopi Ti-Yi-Yo
  4. Sons Of Knute - Loyalty Oath
  5. Sons Of Knute - March
  6. Some Words From Powdermilk Biscuits
  7. Powdermilk Biscuit Theme
  8. The Young Lutheran's Guide To The Orchestra
  9. The Radio Announcer
  10. The Lake Wobegon Hymn
  11. Song Of The Exiles

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Music Review: The Great Garrison Does it Again
Rating: 5 Stars

After shuffling this CD around for some time (I had sort of "inherited" it from my father, and just hadn't gotten around to listening to it), I finally gave it a go on the stereo...and was utterly delighted. Here is a wonderful example of Keillor's work - warmly poking fun at his home state, making his classic commentary on Lutheranism, and peeking a little into his past. It makes for great comedy, and wonderful listening.

Let's go through this sequentially, shall we? The "Whoopi Ti-Yi-Yo" piece is great - the song about a humorist's work, set to cattle-rustling music is such a clever concept, you'll have to hear it for yourself. Just the fact that he mentions his "hand-carved, hand-tooled ballpoint" makes it an instant Keillor classic. The "Sons of Knute", set to Grieg's Homage March is wonderful, as well - such silly lyrics ("Sons of Knute, marching to freedom...") set to such a noble composition - it's a marriage made in heaven. "The Young Lutheran's Guide to the Orchestra" will surely go down as one of the great Keillor works - it's pure genius. His description of each instrument's sound, and what one should associate it with, is guaranteed to draw laughter from the stodgiest curmudgeon. And, of course, the analysis of each instrument's player - priceless. "The Radio Announcer" is classic Keillor nostalgia, touched with hilarity, and bittersweet memory - the outcome of his college radio career is absolutely knee-slapping. Finally, the "Song of the Exiles" shows Keillor at his best - almost hypnotizing in his ability to capture in words the character of a place, time and surrounding experience. Here is where his work truly shines, and it is the perfect way to wind up the album. Through it all, the Minnesota Orchestra accompanies beautifully, enhancing perfectly Keillor's written word. Everything falls into place seamlessly.

I can honestly say that this CD is among my top twenty, and is never far from my stereo. It fits my every mood, and I never tire of it. If you're a fan of Keillor, it's a must-have. If you're new to his work, here's a good place to start.

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