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[playing with a rhythmic folk-country beat] ♪ ♪ ♪ This old house used to be my mother's ♪ ♪ This old house used to stand the test of time ♪ ♪ This old house leans into the weather ♪ ♪ Lets in everything that's cold wet and wild ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Tell you what let's put our backs to this field grass ♪ ♪ Tamp it down and watch that black blue sky ♪ ♪ It's been so long since I felt the rain coming ♪ ♪ Listen for that thunder put my hands to the sky ♪ ♪ Oo oo oo oo ♪ ♪ Oo oo oo oo ♪ ♪ A world gone wild and so have I ♪ ♪ Rain coming in sheets blowing on the line ♪ ♪ Everything gone wild so why can't I ♪ ♪ Built to last only works for a time ♪ ♪ Only works for a time ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Wishes in the wind dropping rain on my face ♪ ♪ Wish I could clear out of here clear out my mind ♪ ♪ Broken windows look out on these dreams ♪ ♪ Tempting lightning just to prove I'm alive ♪ ♪ Oo oo oo oo ♪ ♪ Oo oo oo oo ♪ ♪ A world gone wild and so have I ♪ ♪ Rain coming in sheets blowing on the line ♪ ♪ Everything gone wild so why can't I ♪ ♪ Built to last only works for a time ♪ ♪ ♪ This old house used to be my mother's ♪ ♪ This old house used to stand the test of time ♪ ♪ This old house leans into the weather ♪ ♪ Lets in everything that's cold wet and wild ♪ Hi, I'm Ted Hajnasiewicz and I'm Doyle Turner.

Together we are The International Treasures.

Our name, it's a great story how we got named.

Our friend Matthew French reposted our first single on social media saying check out this song by my good friends Doyle Turner and Ted Hajnasiewicz who are international treasures.

We said, "Matt, could we use that name?"

He said "Yes."

That's very kind of him.

Right?

Yeah, so that's how we got our name.

(Ted) We were in a Facebook songwriting group called the Singer Songwriter Songwriting Challenge.

We both joined pretty close to the same time, about maybe a year apart.

This was in 2020 when we started enjoying each other's songs.

In the summer when we did our summer concerts once a week, I had this idea I want to cowrite with people and Doyle was my first pick.

(Doyle) When we did our cowrite we found that there was just this ease and this real natural vibe between Ted and I when we wrote, so we started writing more and more together.

Then Ted had this idea that we should get together and start a duo.

Not only did we really love writing together, we became fast friends.

We've only known each other for 3-1/2 years, close to 4 years.

And we became fast friends.

Our wives have become dear friends.

We're just like this unit, like a family-- well it is a family.

Yeah, definitely, we fell into it very quickly, and the writing continues that way today.

Ted & I get together, and it's the easiest cowrite.

We just have this way to vibe together that works really well for writing.

We both enjoy it so we just keep writing new stuff.

[playing a blues-rock intro] ♪ ♪ ♪ Local gravestones been disappearing at a rapid rate ♪ ♪ ♪ Granite marked with charcoal tracings and forgotten dates ♪ ♪ ♪ See their names and imagine ♪ ♪ Maybe I could see their face ♪ ♪ Hear stories robbed by time wind ♪ ♪ And torrential rain ♪ ♪ ♪ Nice to know ya ♪ ♪ ♪ Nice to know ya ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Yard sale bibles boxed and loaded ♪ ♪ Five for a dime ♪ ♪ ♪ Through the ages onion skin pages ♪ ♪ Smeared by time ♪ ♪ ♪ Family trees dedications and verses ♪ ♪ Underlined ♪ ♪ Meant something to someone ♪ ♪ Now it means nothing what a crime ♪ ♪ ♪ Nice to know ya ♪ ♪ ♪ Nice to know ya ♪ ♪ ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Time's not waiting for anyone ♪ ♪ Remember what's true ♪ ♪ Don't waste no time ♪ ♪ Studying signs and regretting all we didn't do ♪ ♪ ♪ Nice to know ya ♪ ♪ I better be goin' ♪ ♪ ♪ Ooo oo-oo ♪ ♪ ♪ Local gravestones been disappearing ♪ ♪ At a rapid rate ♪ ♪ Local gravestones been disappearing ♪ ♪ At a rapid rate ♪ ♪ Local gravestones been disappearing ♪ ♪ At a rapid rate ♪ ♪ ♪ Local gravestones been disappearing ♪ ♪ At a rapid rate ♪ This next song "Gimme Some More" was written from a photo prompt of John Prine, a black-and-white photo where you can see every wrinkle and every mile on his face and on his hands.

I started thinking about what would John Prine write, and he writes about everyday things so I wrote about how my wife, one of her favorite foods is, her favorite dish is soy sauce and white rice and butter.

That's how the song starts.

So I hope you enjoy "Gimme Some More."

[playing a country blues beat] ♪ ♪ ♪ White Rice soy sauce and butter ♪ ♪ You scrape the bottom of that bowl ♪ ♪ Your eyes make my heart flutter ♪ ♪ All I think is give me some more ♪ ♪ Mm-mm mm-mm ♪ ♪ ♪ Mm-mm mm-mm ♪ ♪ ♪ We say grace under that picture ♪ ♪ John Prine on the kitchen wall ♪ ♪ You say, "We ain't no high church ♪ ♪ He's the best saint we can afford" ♪ ♪ Gimme some more gimme some more gimme some more ♪ ♪ Gimme some more gimme some more gimme some more ♪ ♪ ♪ Gimme some more ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ The sun sets over your shoulder ♪ ♪ The wind dies in your hair ♪ ♪ My dark heart clouds right over ♪ ♪ When your smile isn't there ♪ ♪ I'll build towers to your beauty ♪ ♪ I'll bust them down just to get you back ♪ ♪ You're paradise lit on fire ♪ ♪ One look from you and I'll turn to ash ♪ ♪ Gimme some more gimme some more gimme some more ♪ ♪ Gimme some more gimme some more gimme some more ♪ ♪ ♪ Gimme some more ♪ ♪ ♪ All I see is meant to be ♪ ♪ All I feel is way down deep ♪ ♪ All I can see is possibility ♪ ♪ Oh you and me ♪ ♪ You and me ♪ ♪ Whoa ♪ ♪ Every door and light is on or open ♪ ♪ You don't care what's lying on the floor ♪ ♪ The world may rob us blind and hold us hostage ♪ ♪ If I'm with you give me some more ♪ ♪ Gimme some more gimme some more gimme some more ♪ ♪ Gimme some more gimme some more gimme some more ♪ ♪ ♪ Give me some more ♪ ♪ ♪ Mm-mm mm-mm ♪ ♪ ♪ Mm-mm mm-mm ♪ ♪ ♪ Mm-mm mm-mm ♪ ♪ ♪ Mm-mm mm-mm ♪ When we recorded this album, together We Are The International Treasures, we recorded it in Century Oak Studios in St. Joseph, Minnesota, and the first time we walked into that area, it was this warm, 1970s LP vibe, and Ted said, "We have to record here."

My hope is that you hear what we felt, and the whole experience, it's like a warm hug.

The feedback we've gotten from friends is that they can feel what's going on, and I think that's been a really beautiful thing.

So I hope you, that's what you get out of this.

Yeah.

Definitely.

[playing in folk-country rhythm] ♪ ♪ ♪ Down on your luck maybe you're on the fence ♪ ♪ This great big world stole all your innocence ♪ ♪ If it ain't bad news there ain't no news at all ♪ ♪ ♪ This is my song my advice to you ♪ ♪ Keep your head toward the sky and you'll make it through ♪ ♪ Headed toward those brighter days ♪ ♪ I know ♪ ♪ ♪ So leave a little love ♪ ♪ Leave a little love where you go ♪ ♪ ♪ Go on let your light let your bright light show ♪ ♪ ♪ It only takes a spark ♪ ♪ To make the fire roar ♪ ♪ ♪ Leave a little love ♪ ♪ Leave a little love where you go ♪ ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Up in the air trouble all around ♪ ♪ Hope is where the lost get found ♪ ♪ You can be the reason gotta keep believing ♪ ♪ I know ♪ ♪ ♪ So leave a little love ♪ ♪ Leave a little love where you go ♪ ♪ ♪ Go on let your light ♪ ♪ Let your bright light show ♪ ♪ ♪ It only takes a spark ♪ ♪ To make the fire roar ♪ ♪ ♪ So leave a little love ♪ ♪ Leave a little love where you go ♪ ♪ ♪ Be light ♪ ♪ Be hope ♪ ♪ You're the spark ♪ ♪ I know ♪ ♪ Be light ♪ ♪ Be hope ♪ ♪ You're the spark ♪ ♪ I know ♪ ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Be light ♪ ♪ Be hope ♪ ♪ You're the spark ♪ ♪ I know ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Be light ♪ ♪ Be hope ♪ ♪ You're the spark ♪ ♪ I know ♪ ♪ ♪ Leave a little love ♪ ♪ Leave a little love where you go ♪ ♪ ♪ Leave a little love ♪ ♪ Leave a little love where you go ♪ ♪ ♪ Leave a little love ♪ ♪ Leave a little love where you go ♪ ♪ ♪ Leave a little love ♪ ♪ Leave a little love where you go ♪ ♪ ♪ Leave a little love ♪ ♪ Leave a little love where you go ♪ ♪ Leave a little love ♪ ♪ Leave a little love where you go ♪ "Love is A Lemon," this is a song Doyle wrote a couple years ago, and when he posted it to our group, when he finished with it, I fell in love with it, and I was like, Doyle, this is a song, can I borrow it?

He said "Of course," then the next thing you know we're putting a band together, and we're recording together.

If you just kind of soak in the lyric, "I can't compare myself, there's too much we share.

You and me, beyond compare"-- beautiful-- "Love is A Lemon."

[playing in a slow dance tempo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Love is a lemon ♪ ♪ And I wonder why ♪ ♪ It can taste of pulp ♪ ♪ And it can burn your eyes ♪ ♪ But in the right hands ♪ ♪ With a little time ♪ ♪ It becomes sweet ♪ ♪ Lemon pie ♪ ♪ One look in the mirror ♪ ♪ And I can plainly see ♪ ♪ I'm not there yet ♪ ♪ Where I should be ♪ ♪ Sometimes a lemon ♪ ♪ Without a prayer ♪ ♪ With no warranty ♪ ♪ Beyond compare ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ God is my pen pal ♪ ♪ Spell checks these songs ♪ ♪ God's punctuation ♪ ♪ Is never wrong ♪ ♪ He sets the tempo ♪ ♪ The notes in the air ♪ ♪ He told me once ♪ ♪ I'm beyond compare ♪ ♪ So I believe ♪ ♪ So I sing ♪ ♪ So I give myself ♪ ♪ To all things ♪ ♪ Broken and screwed up ♪ ♪ Beyond repair ♪ ♪ Broken and screwed up ♪ ♪ Beyond compare ♪ ♪ Oh oh ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Love's never perfect ♪ ♪ That much is true ♪ ♪ But sometimes it feels that way ♪ ♪ For me and you ♪ ♪ I can't compare myself ♪ ♪ There's too much we share ♪ ♪ You and me ♪ ♪ Beyond compare ♪ ♪ Love is a lemon ♪ ♪ And I wonder why ♪ ♪ It can taste of pulp ♪ ♪ And burn your eyes ♪ ♪ But in the right hand ♪ ♪ With a little time ♪ ♪ It becomes sweet ♪ ♪ Lemon pie ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [playing in country-rock rhythm] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ My sunshine crashed into a wall ♪ ♪ Took a trip from afternoon to nightfall ♪ ♪ I'm just a man in the dying light ♪ ♪ Crossing over from the dark to the light ♪ ♪ Singin' oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh ♪ ♪ Oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh ♪ ♪ Oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh ♪ ♪ Singin' songs to carry me home ♪ ♪ ♪ This world kept ringing my bell ♪ ♪ Boxed my ears before I fell ♪ ♪ Most days are the same what the... ♪ ♪ Don't ask the clock because time will never tell ♪ ♪ Singin' oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh ♪ ♪ Oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh ♪ ♪ Oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh ♪ ♪ Singin' songs to carry me home ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Hit the ghostly gas not the holy brake ♪ ♪ Wrecked everything in sight for God's sake ♪ ♪ Bit the apple listened to the snake ♪ ♪ Seems I nail most every mistake ♪ ♪ Singin' oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh ♪ ♪ Oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh ♪ ♪ Oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh ♪ ♪ Singin' songs to carry me home ♪ ♪ There's a light that shines brighter ♪ ♪ Last time I checked ♪ ♪ ♪ I don't understand it all ♪ ♪ I just accept ♪ ♪ Hey ay-ay ♪ ♪ Ay ay-ay ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ It's not so bad don't you see ♪ ♪ Got a few friends here with me ♪ ♪ Belting out a little off key ♪ ♪ Cracking jokes and walking with me ♪ ♪ Singin' oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh ♪ ♪ Oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh ♪ ♪ Oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh ♪ ♪ Singin' songs to carry me home ♪ ♪ Singin' songs to carry me home ♪ ♪ (woman) Prairie Musicians is made possible by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and the citizens of Minnesota and by the members of Prairie Public.