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Lake Wobegon Loyalty Days | 
 enlarge | Artist: Garrison Keillor
Label: EMI Classics
Category: Music
List Price: $16.98
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 77402
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 59583
UPC: 077775958324
EAN: 0077775958324
ASIN: B000002SNB
Release Date: April 15, 1993
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| Tracks:
| • | Hello Love | | • | Loyalty Days | | • | Whoopie Ti-Yi-Yo | | • | Sons of Knute - Loyalty Oath | | • | Sons of Knute - March | | • | Some Words from Powdermilk Biscuits | | • | Powdermilk Biscuit Theme | | • | The Young Lutheran's Guide to the Orchestra | | • | The Radio Announcer | | • | The Lake Wobegon Hymn | | • | Song of the Exiles |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
"Most Lutherans aren't musicians; they're choir members," says Prairie Home Companion creator Garrison Keillor. In "The Young Lutheran's Guide to the Orchestra," he further comments, "Cellists seem like such nice people. The way they put their arms around their instruments, they look like parents at a daycare center, zipping up snowsuits." Such is the droll National Public Radio humor he embodies; listeners either adore or disparage him for his pedestrian slice of Midwestern nostalgia. Here in 1989, in front of a hometown audience with the majestic Minnesota Orchestra, Keillor holds court, bearish baritone intermingling with French horn and strings. He dishes on everything from patriotism to Powdermilk Biscuits to orchestral instruments in the context of Christianity and good Christians, particularly that ever dry hot-dish-eating Lutheran sect in the Minneapolis region. Keillor is like big brother home from college, poking fun at his family upon seeing them with fresh eyes. Delightful. --Paige La Grone
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| Customer Reviews:
 Enjoyable December 18, 2007
B. Dow (Chicago, IL)
I have a small collection of his CDs. I enjoyed this one as well. Not my most favorite but it is so far in the top 5.
Lake Wobegon Loyaly Days February 13, 2007
Karin A. Tesdorf (Australia)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This record by Garrison Keillor is both subtle and also hilarious. The anthem of the Sons of Knute stands out as a comic masterpiece. It is closely follwed in quality by the tale of the Radio Announcer which incorporates Garrison Keillor's brand of quiet desperation with comic genius. The record audience is clearly Keillor addicts and completely in his thrall, as the listener soon is too.
One can play this record over and over and still find new subleties in its construction. This is a rare American comic genius who can pull quiet fun at America in the kindest way.
 Garrison keillor August 14, 2006
Patricia M. Corbari (California)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have been a big fan of Garrison for about 20 years. I loved his first works. This last one I purchased 'Lake Wobegon Loyalty Days has too much music and not enough story telling, which he does best.
Patricia Corbari
 Keillor At His Best October 26, 2005
Old Man of the Sea
This is one of my favorite Keillor CD's. It reminds one of a more simple, peaceful and happy time.
The Great Garrison Does it Again June 23, 2004
Danielle Bennignus
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
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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