A Prairie Home Companion - 1997

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A Prairie Home Companion - 1997

Minnesota Public Radio

January 4, 1997 - A repeat broadcast of the Second Annual "Talent from Towns Under 2,000" (T-TUTT) with The Freight Hoppers, a Southern-Mountain string band from Bryson City, North Carolina (pop. 1556); 10-year-old Emily Shackelton, a young singer from Biwabik, Minnesota (pop. 1428); The Fly Creek Philharmonic, from Fly Creek, New York (pop. 350), a 13-person group of performers playing toy instruments, and three other groups from the small towns and rural areas of the U.S. 00:00 LOGO 00:11 TISHOMINGO 02:15 Tim Russell Credits 03:19 TISHOMINGO PART II 04:04 GK TALK ABOUT WEATHER/TROPHY 07:54 TEA FOR TWO 10:28 SEGUE TO FIRST CONTESTANTS/INTRO GRIFFINS 12:30 THE SCHOOLHOUSE ON THE HILL/GRIFFINS 15:49 BERTHA'S APRIL FOOL'S TRICKS FOR YOUR CAT 17:15 GK INTRO SMITH BROTHERS 20:01 CHAIN SAW POLKA/SMITH BROTHERS 22:52 GK INTRO EMILY SHACKELTON 25:19 COLORS OF THE WIND/EMILY SHACKELTON 28:25 APPLAUSE 29:34 FRED FARRELL: ALL PURPOSE OSTRICHES 30:56 SALOME SALMON COLOGNE: THE PROMISE OF SENSUALITY 32:44 GK TALK TO NEXT CONTESTANTS 35:06 THE TOY SYMPHONY/FLY CREEK PHILHARMONIC 38:40 LUTHERANS ON LINE: EVERYTHING BUT THE HOTDISH 40:06 GK TALK WITH RICH JONES 42:30 MY KINDA PLACE/RICH "EUREKA" JONES 46:09 GK SEGUE TO FREIGHT HOPPERS 50:09 THE BIG CAT SPIT IN THE LITTLE CAT'S EYE/FREIGHT HOPPERS 52:40 GK TALK ABOUT CONTEST VOTING 56:08 IDAHO YODELLER/JANET SORENSON 58:44 GK TALK 59:35 OUR TOWN 1:03:10 SEGUE TO INTERMISSION 1:03:36 DARKTOWN STRUTTER'S BALL (INTERMISSION)/GUY'S ALL STAR SHOE BAND 1:08:15 WELCOME BACK 1:08:32 CAFE BOEUF: MIDWESTERNERS ALWAYS MISUNDERSTAND 1:11:38 GK INTROS HIS CHOICE OF WINNERS 1:12:39 DARLIN' DAISY/GRIFFIN FAMILY 1:16:32 MONOLOGUE 1:36:49 MAYBE NEXT TIME 1:39:25 GK EXPLAINS THE MARKLUND AWARD 1:40:43 I WANT TO KNOW YOU/RICH "EUREKA" JONES 1:40:43 RHUBARB: SUSHI CREATURE 1:47:40 GK TALK WITH JANET SORENSON 1:48:43 FOUR CENT COTTON/THE FREIGHTHOPPERS 1:52:05 ANNOUNCE EMILY SHACKLETON 1:54:00 ANGELS REJOICE/EMILY SHACKELTON 1:56:31 CREDITS 1:57:04 FAREWELL BLUES/GUY'S ALL STAR SHOE BAND--THAT'S OUR SHOW FOR TONIGHT! January 11, 1997 - Live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, with Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown. 00:00 LOGO 00:11 TISHOMINGO 01:40 B PART OF TISHOMINGO 02:16 APPLAUSE -- TALK OF THE WEATHER 03:23 JUBILEE STOMP 06:12 APPLAUSE -- GK BACK ANNOUNCE 06:29 RHUBARB 09:55 APPLAUSE -- GK INTRO CLARENCE "GATEMOUTH" BROWN 12:13 BITS AND PIECES 17:32 APPLAUSE 17:49 BORN IN LOUISIANA 21:58 APPLAUSE 22:24 DUCT TAPE 23:38 APPLAUSE 23:41 GUY NOIR -- METEROROLOGIST BRAD GALE VISITS 34:26 APPLAUSE -- GK ANNOUNCE TUBA QUINTET 35:14 THE FINN WHO WOULD NOT TAKE A SAUNA 43:50 END OF POEM, POLKA PLAYOFF 46:24 APPLAUSE -- SEGUE TO NIKOLINA 46:30 NIKOLINA 49:30 APPLAUSE 49:48 SILVER LINING - SINGING IN THE SNOW; 1:03:06 APPLAUSE -- GK SEGUE TO INTERMISSION 1:03:57 THREE LITTLE WORDS 1:07:36 WELCOME BACK TO THE SECOND HALF... 1:08:22 HOME, SWEET HOME 1:10:42 GREETINGS 1:14:06 TALENT FROM TOWNS UNDER 2000 ANNOUNCEMENT 1:17:28 OH, HOW LOVELY IS THE MORNING 1:20:02 APPLAUSE -- INTRO GATEMOUTH BROWN 1:21:52 UP JUMPED THE DEVIL 1:25:45 APPLAUSE -- GATEMOUTH'S FIDDLE TALKS 1:26:17 MONOLOGUE -- CHILD PSYCHOLOGISTS STRANDED IN WOBEGON 1:54:17 SORRELL STROLL 1:54:48 KETCHUP (NOT FULL SCRIPT) 1:56:00 MAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS AND KEEP YOU 1:56:45 JAMBALAYA -- GUEST CREDITS 1:58:17 THAT'S OUR SHOW FOR TONIGHT! January 18, 1997 - Live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, with Greg Brown and Kate MacKenzie. 00:00 LOGO 00:11 TISHOMINGO 00:59 OPENING CREDITS 01:44 SO GOOD TO BE WITH YOU...STUDIES ON CHILDREN 03:45 CHILDREN 07:06 APPLAUSE -- SEGUE TO 07:23 FRED FARRELL 09:30 APPLAUSE -- GK INTRO KATE MACKENZIE 10:28 PAST THE POINT OF RESCUE 13:40 APPLAUSE -- KM INTRODUCE HER BAND 14:28 I CAN'T STOP MYSELF FROM LOVING YOU 18:20 APPLAUSE -- SEGUE INTO NEXT TUNE 18:55 FORGIVE AND FORGET 21:29 APPLAUSE -- GK SEGUE 21:52 COWBOYS -- CHARDONNAY TESTING 32:17 APPLAUSE -- GK INTRO GREG BROWN 33:36 THERE IS A FOUNTAIN FILLED WITH BLOOD 38:16 APPLAUSE -- GREG RETUNES GUITAR 39:09 CHINA 42:40 APPLAUSE -- GK SEGUE TO NEXT TUNE 43:42 GIVE ME THE ROSES 46:22 APPLAUSE 46:35 SILVER LINING 1:02:07 APPLAUSE -- GK SEGUE TO INTERMISSION 1:02:33 DEEP WATER 1:06:18 WELCOME BACK TO THE SECOND HALF 1:06:36 KETCHUP 1:08:13 APPLAUSE -- GREETINGS 1:12:12 A TOUCH OF THE PAST 1:15:12 APPLAUSE 1:16:27 A WOMAN LIKE ME 1:20:21 APPLAUSE 1:20:35 MONOLOGUE 1:42:40 APPLAUSE -- PRAISE GOD 1:44:49 APPLAUSE -- BACK ANNOUNCE/INTRO GREG BROWN TALK ABOUT 1:47::13 SMALL DARK MOVIE 1:50:58 APPLAUSE -- T-TUTT ANNOUNCEMENT -- WELCOME NEW STATIONS 1:52:18 30TH ANNIVERSARY SOUND EFFECTS 1:56:05 APPLAUSE -- CREDITS 1:57:06 I DON'T CARE January 25, 1997 - Live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, with the Ensemble Singers of the Plymouth Music Series, Robin and Linda Williams and Dave Frishberg. 00:00 LOGO 00:11 TISHOMINGO 01:00 OPENING CREDITS 02:06 GRASSHOPPER JOKE/GK INTRO PAT DONOHUE TUNE 03:29 LONG WINTER BLUES 06:43 APPLAUSE -- GK TALK ABOUT WINTER SONGS 07:32 IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER 08:24 GK SEGUE TO 08:38 POOR ROBIN 09:33 APPLAUSE -- GK INTRO HYMN TO WINTER 10:11 'TIS WINTER NOW 11:39 APPLAUSE 11:56 FAMOUS CELEBRITIES 17:03 APPLAUSE 17:16 GK INTRO PHILIP BRUNELLE AND THE ORGAN 17:32 FANFARE FOR THE ORGAN 19:00 APPLAUSE -- GK INTRO BLANKET TOSS 26:30 GK INTRO ROBIN AND LINDA WILLIAMS 27:50 SUGAR FOR SUGAR 31:34 APPLAUSE -- RONIN SEGUE TO 32:12 THEY ALL FADED AWAY 35:27 APPLAUSE 36:07 HERDING CATTLE 38:05 APPLAUSE 38:18 POWDERMILK BISCUITS 39:07 APPLAUSE -- GK ANNOUNCE GUESTS 39:26 BAD WEEK -- SMOKERS' BLUES 55:01 APPLAUSE -- BACK ANNOUNCE/INTRO DAVE FRISHBERG -- GK TALK WITH DAVE FRISHBERG 57:10 I WANT TO BE A SIDEMAN 1:00:08 APPLAUSE 1:00:20 GK SEGUE TO INTERMISSION 1:00:30 MUSKRAT RAMBLE 1:03:57 APPLAUSE 1:04:11 FRED FARRELL 1:06:02 APPLAUSE -- GREETINGS 1:09:53 GK TALK ABOUT BRAHMS 1:10:23 WIEGENLIED (LULLABY BY BRAHMS) 1:11:45 GK TALK ABOUT BRAHMS 1:12:37 O DIE FRAUEN! 1:13:30 GK TALK ABOUT BRAHMS 1:14:28 WIE DES ABENDS SCHONE ROTE 1:16:55 VOGELEIN DURCHRAUSCHT DIE LUFT 1:17:29 BRAHMS ABOUT TO BUY TICKETS... 1:19:11 EIN DUKELER SCHACHT IST LIEBE (MY LOVE IS A WELL) 1:20:33 APPLAUSE -- GK BACK ANNOUNCE 1:20:55 MONOLOGUE 1:45:20 APPLAUSE -- SINNER MAN 1:48:12 APPLAUSE 1:48:43 CAFE BOEUF 1:51:32 APPLAUSE -- GK TALK OF THE CHOIR 1:53:50 THANK YOUS AND CREDITS 1:57:58 PLEASE DON'T TALK ABOUT ME WHEN I'M GONE February 1, 1997 - Live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, with BeauSoleil and Gil and Orli Shaham. 00:00 LOGO 00:11 TISHOMINGO -- WITH EXTENDED OPENING CREDITS 04:27 B PART IF TISHOMINGO 05:05 END OF TUNE -- GK TALK ABOUT AGE OF THE EARTH 06:07 YOU'RE THE TOP 09:07 APPLAUSE -- SEGUE TO ANDY STEIN 09:24 SHINE 11:22 APPLAUSE -- GK BACK ANNOUNCE (COMES UP QUICKLY) 11:39 FRED FARRELL 13:23 APPLAUSE -- GK WELCOMES GIL AND ORLI SHAHAM -- GK TALK WITH GIL AND ORLI 16:38 SONATINA FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO, 2ND MOVEMENT 20:20 APPLAUSE (CLEAN APPLAUSE) 20:43 GIL SHAHAM INTRO NEXT PIECE 21:06 #2 OF THE 4 ROMANTIC PIECES BY DVORAK 23:34 APPLAUSE 23:50 GK BACK ANNOUNCE/MORE APPLAUSE 24:14 GUY NOIR FLOWER FUTURES 35:03 APPLAUSE -- GK BACK ANNOUNCE -- ANNOUNCE NEXT TUNE -- TALK WITH MICHAEL, ANDY 37:40 THE THREE RENTERS 41:42 APPLAUSE -- GK BACK ANNOUNCE TALK TO MICHAEL DOUCET 44:33 L'AMOUR OU LA FOLIE 49:31 APPLAUSE -- MICHEAL DOUCET TALK 50:20 LES BLUES DE CREVE DE FAIM 54:00 APPLAUSE -- GK BACK ANNOUNCE 54:33 SILVER LINING 1:03:51 APPLAUSE -- GK SEGUE TO INTERMISSION 1:04:26 JUBILEE 1:07:53 WELCOME BACK TO THE SECOND HALF 1:08:17 POWDERMILK BISCUITS/POWDERMILK PASTICHE 1:11:11 APPLAUSE -- INTRO GUY'S SHOE BAND -- GREETINGS -- ANNOUNCEMENTS PRIZES TO AUDIENCE MEMBERS -- INTRO GIL AND ORLI SHAHAM 1:17:48 THIRD MOVEMENT FROM SONATA FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO 1:22:48 APPLAUSE 1:23:18 MONOLOGUE 1:46:05 LA CUCARACHA -- PD AND AK 147:47 GK TALK WITH MICHAEL DOUCET 1:49:22 EUNICE TWO-STEP 1:53:52 APPLAUSE -- GK FINAL CREDITS 1:55:55 THE THREE RENTERS 1:57:46 "FROM THE FITZGERALD THEATER ... THAT'S APHC, GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY!" February 8, 1997 - Live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, with The Horseflies, Jack Knife and the Sharps, Kate MacKenzie and The Vibro Champs. 00:00 Logo 00:11 TISHOMINGO 01:00 Opening Credits 02:00 GK talks about the cold 02:55 TR CREDITS 04:23 b part of Tishomingo 05:03 GK talk about cold -- TALK with JIM HALL,, 07:28 Applause -- Buddy Holly talk 12:27 EVERYDAY -- GK AND KM 14:52 applause 15:04 GUY NOIR 24:10 applause -- intro the Horseflies 25:09 PRETTY LITTLE GIRL 28:45 gk talk with the group 30:10 CARNIVAL LIPS 35:52 COWBOYS -- Scrabble Game / Fantods 43:31 GK SEGUE TO BATTLE OF THE BANDS 45:00 RAVE ON -- THE VIBROCHAMPS 46:34 applause 49:58 HEARTBEAT 51:55 Applause 52:30 MODERN DON JUAN 55:16 applause -- gk selects Jack Knife and the Sharps 56:24 LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD 58:17 GROUNDHOG INTERVIEW 1:00:52 APPLAUSE -- SEGUE TO INTERMISSION 1:04:36 welcome back to the second half 1:04:55 GUY'S ENGINEERS SHOES 1:05:27 GK segue to Lullaby segment 1:08:25 Lullaby Medley -- Children of the Heavenly Father, Hush Little Baby, Oh Happy We, Wintertime (Summertime), There's a Kind of Hush, Dream, I Wear My Silk Pajamas, Oh, Baby I Love You So. Lullaby and Good Night. 1:14:54 applause/GREETINGS 1:18:35 RHUBARB 1:24:30 BUNCH OF GUYS 1:26:46 applause 1:27:03 MONOLOGUE 1:46:31 APPLAUSE -- EMORY BAILY 1:49:59 APPLAUSE -- GK TALKS ABOUT ONLINE 1:50:42 GROUNDHOG CELEBRITIES 1:54:30 APPLAUSE 1:55:30 BLUE DAYS/BLACK NIGHTS 1:57:10 NOT FADE AWAY 1:59:29 THAT'S OUR SHOW! February 15, 1997 - A repeat broadcast of APHC's January 13, 1996, broadcast, live from the Fitzgerald Theater with Butch Thompson and The Hiawatha Marching Band, Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum. 00:00 LOGO 00:11 TISHOMINGO 01:50 WINTER STORM TALK 04:32 TR CREDITS 06:01 ISN'T THIS A LOVELY DAY TO BE CAUGHT IN THE SNOW? 08:22 FRED FARRELL 09:45 AMERICAN DUCT TAPE 10:33 APPLAUSE -- GK INTRO BUTCH THOMPSON AND BAND 12:58 HOWLING? WHOOPING BLUES 15:59 Applause 16:48 COWBOYS -- Surrounded in the desert 26:55 applause -- intro Laurie and Tom 28:58 MY DIXIE DARLIN' 31:39 applause 32:42 THE OAK AND THE LAUREL 37:29 applause 38:15 GUY NOIR 46:28 applause -- BT talk/ intro band members 48:00 PURPLE ROSE OF CAIR0 51:09 applause 51:21 SILVER LINING 1:03:48 applause -- segue into intermission 1:04:20 INTERMISSION -- SHINE 1:08:19 Welcome back to the second half 1:08:33 AMERICAN LOCK AND LATCH 1:09:58 Greetings 1:12:10 Welcome Laurie and Tom -- GK talk about Grammies 1:14:19 CLARK AND HAZEL 1:18:03 applause 1:18:20 MONOLOGUE -- Pastor Inkqvist's trip to Rome 1:43:28 GULF COAST BLUES 1:46:43 applause 1:47:01 CAFE BOEUF 1:49:17 applause 1:49:55 PANAMA 1:54:10 applause -- CREDITS 1:55:45 GK talk 1:56:22 JUST A LITTLE WHILE 1:57:57 Good night everybody! February 22, 1997 - A repeat broadcast of APHC's January 20, 1996, broadcast, live from the Fitzgerald Theater with the traditional Canadian folk of Ad Vielle Que Pourra, and Ch'uwa Yacu, the South American band who won the New York Subway Musicians contest and were given an all-expense-paid trip to St. Paul to perform at the Fitzgerald Theater. (They arrived in the middle of a below-zero cold snap.) 00:00 LOGO 01:46 TISHOMINGO 04:09 GK talk about cold 05:22 Tim Russell Credits 06:39 GK segue 07:35 TOP HAT WHITE TIE AND TAILS 09:58 Fred Farrell Animal Calls: Use in a Blizzard 11:06 GK intro Michael Doucet 12:10 MA DOUCE AMIE 16:15 Interchange with Ad Vielle/GK intro 17:44 MENAGE A QUATRE 23:12 GK talk about the hurdy-gurdy 24:14 ECOUTEZ LES MAMANS 27:25 GK ANNOUNCEMENT 27:26 Cowboys: Moving on to Wyoming 39:24 GK intro Pat Donahue 39:57 THE ROAD TO KINGDOM COME 43:29 GK segue to Ch'uwa Yacu 44:19 YAMOR 48:33 GK talk to Faustino 50:29 NORMA ILLUSION 54:45 Guy Noir: Weather Man 1:04:10 segue to intermission 1:04:32 STOMPIN AT THE SAVOY 1:04:41 Break Credit Announcements over Music 1:05:49 Station Break Netcue, music continues 1:10:37 Duct Tape: Rotten Teenagers 1:11:49 YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME (Greetings) 1:11:40 Cold Weather: Character Builder 1:23:33 GK into Ch'uwa Yacu 1:24:22 SUENOS 1:28:53 Monologue: Handel's Messiah 1:49:37 Intro Ad Vielle Que Pourra 1:49:48 UN FRANCAIS AU QUEBEC 1:54:45 Credits and Cafe Boeuf: The Cafe Won't Close When it's Cold 1:56:41 ALOUETTE 1:59:36 Applause out of music 1:58:52 That's our show! March 1, 1997 - A repeat broadcast of APHC's March 2, 1996, broadcast, live from Anchorage, Alaska on the day that the Iditarod Sled Dog Race began. With past Iditarod champion Libby Riddles, the Alaska Chamber Singers, and the Northern Lights Inuit Dancers. 00:00 Logo 01:28 TISHOMINGO BLUES 2:59 Credits/Talk about Alaska 4:27 B part of TISHOMINGO 5:04 GK talk about Iditarod 7:21 MATANUSKA GIRLS (CALIFORNIA GIRLS) 11:19 Fred Farrell: Calls to attract and disperse 13:25 More about Iditarod Race 13:50 GK intro Libby Riddles 19:16 HUSKY'S LULLABY 23:46 Applause/transition to Northern Lights Dancers 25:02 HIGHER GROUND 27:05 SEAL HUNTER DANCE 28:22 GK talk with Martin Woods 34:43 SEAGULL DANCE 36:38 ALASKA, THE LAST FRONTIER 40:02 Cowboys: Lefty does the Iditarod 50:20 GK talk/background on song 55:26 FARTHER ALONG 1:00:15 GK announce choir 1:02:38 ALASKA FLAG SONG (Alaska State Song) 1:04:23 Segue to intermission 1:04:52 Credits at StationBreak/Intermission 1:06:13 STATION BREAK NETCUE 1:10:45 Welcome Back 1:10::49 Talk about Iditarod race 1:11:21 Sled Dog: Interview with Ranger 1:16:31 GK talks with Libby 1:17:39 ALASKA CATS 1:19:33 More talk with Libby about cats 1:20:03 FISH HEAD STEW 1:26:32 CHERUBIC HYMN 1:26:32 Monologue: Minnesotans Move to Alaska 1:46:53 GRAMPA SAM RAG 1:50:19 MY FATHER, HOW LONG? 1:53:58 INVITATIONAL DANCE 1:55:12 credits 1:56:45 A FOOL SUCH AS I 1:58:50 Fade to PRI logo 1:58:59 Program END March 8, 1997 - A repeat broadcast of APHC's January 27, 1996, performance, live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul with Rosemary Clooney, Helen Schneyer, the mini-opera, "La Influenza," with Vern Sutton and Janis Hardy and the Ensemble Singers of the Plymouth Music Series. 00:00 PR Logo 00:11 TISHOMINGO BLUES 01:04 Credits 02:15 Mozart's Birthday verse 02:55 GK talk about Winter Carnival 03:35 BLUE SKIRT WALTZ / DU LIEBST MIR IM HERZEN 06:39 GK talks with Jeff Smith about tobaggan ride 08:50 Minnesota: A Sate of Contentment 11:26 ANOKA, THE HOME OF MY DREAMS 14:15 Mozart talk 15:02 Sonnet for Mozart 16:07 MOZART STRING QUARTET #11 in D MAJOR 17:34 GK introduces Helen Schneyer 19:55 LONESOME ROBIN 25:29 GK talk with Jeffrey 27:33 Fred Farrell 29:00 PLAISIR D'AMOR 31:19 ARGENTINE LOVE SONG 34:08 GK introduces Rosemary Clooney 5.36.25 HEY THERE 39:32 SWEET KENTUCKY HAM 43:45 GK talks with Alan Frechtman and Jeffrey 45:30 LA INFLUENZA (Opera) 46:10 BACK IN THE CITY (Intermission) 59:16 Welcome back 1:10:43 Puccini Mouth Wash 1:14:37 DWELLING IN BEULAHLAND 1:18:59 WHEN OCTOBER GOES 1:23:26 Thanks to Rosemary 1:24:15 Monologue 1:42:45 DEBUSSY STRING QUARTET 1:45:41 Famous Celebrities 1:51:02 GK introduces choir 1:51:42 WE SHALL WALK 1:54:09 Credits 1:56:07 BLUE SKIRT MEDLEY 1:57:55 Good night everybody! March 15, 1997 - Live from the Emens Auditorium in Muncie, Indiana, it's our Second Annual Talent from Towns Under Two Thousand Contest, with Emily Shackelton, Patty Ediger, The Emter Family, The Great Divide, Kirkmount and the Newark Balkan Chorus. 00:00 LOGO 00:11 TISHOMINGO 01:03 CREDITS 01:44 B PART OF TISHOMINGO 03:56 APPLAUSE -- GK TALK ABOUT CONTEST/INTRO EMILY SHACKLETON 07:20 MY WILD IRISH ROSE 10:01 APPLAUSE GK TALK WITH SUE SCOTT/INTRO BALKAN CHORUS 13:20 newARK BALKAN CHORUS -- BRE PETRUNKO 15:42 APPLAUSE AND FANFARE 16:06 TIM RUSSELL INTRODUCE KIRKMOUNT 17:20 GK TALK WITH MEMBERS OF KIRKMOUNT "Grandparents ally..." 18:35 KIRA'S JOURNEY 20:38 APPLAUSE -- TOM KEITH INTRO JD HOYT 23:12 CHITTLIN' COOKIN' TIME IN CHEATUM COUNTY 26:20 APPLAUSE AND FANFARE... GK TALK ABOUT MUNCIE, INDIANA 32:50 ADVENTURES IN COMMUNICATION 42:40 APPLAUSE -- SUE INTRO THE EMTER FAMILY 46:01 EL RIO DRIVE -- THE EMTER FAMILY 48:25 APPLAUSE -- TR INTRO PATTI EDIGER/PATTI TALK TO GARRISON 51:36 BLUE EYES CRYIN' IN THE RAIN 53:52 APPLAUSE AND FANFARE 54:22 TOM KEITH INTROS AL MALONE AND MELODY MEN 56:32 RIVER OF MEMORIES 57:42 APPLAUSE 1:00:00 VALLEY MEDLEY 1:05:19 GK SEGUE TO INTERMISSION 1:09:36 WELCOME BACK TO THE SECOND HALF.... GK RECAP GROUPS 1:11:23 KETCHUP 1:14:23 APPLAUSE -- GK TALK ABOUT WBST/WELCOME new STATIONS 1:15:36 GREETINGS 1:20:17 WELCOME BACK EMILY SHACKELTON 1:21:23 SIDE BY SIDE 1:22:55 APPLAUSE -- GK INTRO EMILY'S SONG 1:23:41 SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW 1:25:51 MONOLOGUE 1:47:29 APPLAUSE 1:50:35 ANNOUNCE 3RD PLACE WINNERS 1:52:36 ANNOUNCE 2ND PLACE WINNERS 1:53:59 ANNOUNCE 1ST PLACE WINNERS... KIRKMOUNT PERFORMS MATT'S MEDLEY 1:57:40 FINAL CREDITS 1:58:11 LET'S HAVE A PARTY! March 22, 1997 - Tribute to the father of bluegrass, Bill Monroe, featuring bluegrass performers: Kate MacKenzie, Peter Rowan, and the Nashville Bluegrass Band. 00:00 LOGO 00:11 TISHOMINGO 01:05 OPENING CREDITS 01:50 SEGUE INTO KENTUCKY WALTZ 04:29 WINTER/SPRING SCRIPT 05:19 GK'S SONNET TO SPRING 10:32 HELLO, YOUNG LOVERS 13:05 applause 13:19 LUTHERANS/ST. PATRICK'S DAY 17:55 "Don't Pick on Lutherans" Polka 18:24 applause 18:45 GUY NOIR: LOST KEYS 30:15 GK segues to BILL MONROE TRIBUTE 30:52 BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY--GK talks about Bill Monroe's birthplace/early years 33:07 RAWHIDE 34:46 applause 35:45 UNCLE PEN 38:00 Bill Monroe joins WLS in Chicago 39:09 new RIVER TRAIN 41:46 Bill Monroe forms the Blue Grass Boys 43:02 SITTING ALONE IN THE MOONLIGHT 43:58 Earl Scruggs joins the Blue Grass Boys 44:44 MOLLY AND TENBROOKS 46:31 Travelling tent show 47:44 GK talks with Peter Rowan 49:40 GK talks with Roland White 53:00 WHEELHOSS 55:00 GK talks about the end of Bill Monroe's life 57:09 MULESKINNER BLUES 59:45 applause 1:00:49 THAT'S A PLENTY 1:04:16 Welcome back to the second half....BERTHA'S BIRDCAT 1:05:29 FRED FARRELL: CAT CALLS 1:06:59 Greetings--GK TALKS WITH MARTI WESTPHAL ABOUT HER DOGS 1:12:44 DOGS TALK BACK TO TOM KEITH 1:13:54 LET THE HARVEST GO TO SEED 1:18:12 applause 1:18:25 MONOLOGUE 1:43:50 CHEYENNE 1:46:00 TOOTHPASTE 1:48:45 applause/GK introduces PAT DONOHUE 1:49:24 MEXICAN VACATION 1:53:09 TRAVELLING DOWN THAT LONESOME ROAD 1:55:24 CREDITS 1:56:45 LONG JOURNEY HOME 1:58:58 Thank you March 29, 1997 - Live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, with Greg Brown, Diana Krall, Kate MacKenzie, and Robin and Linda Williams. 00:00 Logo 00:11 Tishomingo 01:00 Opening credits 01:53 GK talks about the weather 02:42 HALE-BOPP 05:47 GK introduces The Hopeful Gospel Quartet 06:19 SATISFIED 09:34 applause 10:08 YOUR LONG JOURNEY 12:53 applause, GK announces writers, upcoming guests 13:18 MR. ROGERS COMFORT AUDIO 17:10 applause--GK introduces Greg Brown 17:53 VIVID 20:27 applause--thanks to Pat Donohue 20:52 SPEAKING IN TONGUES 24:26 applause 24:42 CAFE BOEUF: DOGS NOW WELCOME 28:19 applause--Segue to Marvin and Mavis 28:41 MARVIN AND MAVIS SMILEY SPRING ALBUM 30:42 applause 30:59 COWBOYS: Free Range Chickens 41:27 applause--GK introduces Robin and Linda Williams 43:25 I WONDER IF I CARE AS MUCH 46:26 applause 46:48 DIANA KRALL INTRODUCTORY SCRIPT 52:42 ERRAND GIRL FOR RHYTHM 55:20 applause 55:32 IS YOU IS OR IS YOU AIN'T MY BABY? 59:56 applause--segue to intermission 1:00:37 I SAW STARS 1:04:03 Welcome back to the second half... 1:04:26 POWDERMILK BISCUITS 1:05:29 applause--info about next week's show 1:06:28 Greetings 1:10:05 WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS 1:12:24 applause 1:12:55 BY THE MARK 1:16:07 applause 1:16:27 KETCHUP: A PICTURE OF MY SON 1:18:04 applause--GK talks with Diana Krall 1:19:18 GHOST OF A CHANCE 1:23:05 applause 1:23:34 MONOLOGUE 1:45:20 WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO HOME? 1:49:06 applause--GK talks about Diana Krall trio 1:50:02 FRIM FRAM SAUCE 1:53:21 applause--GK THANKS GUESTS 1:55:39 THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE 1:58:10 APPLAUSE April 5, 1997 - Live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, it's our Second Annual Joke Show with Julia Sweeney, Roy Blount, Jr., Kate MacKenzie, Rick Paul, Rachel Schlafer-Parton and Dr. Tom Weaver. 00:00 Logo 00:11 PRE SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT 01:07 TISHOMINGO 02:33 open intro to joke show 04:03 MAN WALKED INTO A BAR SONG 05:47 KNOCK KNOCK JOKES 06:47 MAN WALKED INTO A BAR SONG 09:05 applause----WE DO THIS SHOW AS A PUBLIC SERVICE--Priest jokes, baptist jokes, lightbulbs, doctor jokes, heaven jokes, North Dakota jokes 31:27 FANFARE----20 QUESTIONS 33:50 GK tells pastor chased by bear joke 34:45 FANFARE/APPLAUSE BACK ANNOUNCE---MORE LATER--GK TALK WITH RICK PAUL, TONGUE CLUCKER 37:40 DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE 38:43 applause 38:59 GK TALK WITH TOM WEAVER 41:25 ODE TO JOY BY TOOTH TAPPER 41:49 applause----GK talk with Rachel Sclafer-Parton 43:40 WIZARD OF OZ MEDLEY 45:43 applause---GK back announce 46:29 YOUR MAMA SEGMENT 53:21 YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU---KATE MACKENZIE 55:46 MAN GOES INTO A BAR SEGMENT 1:04:22 SONG ABOUT MAN IN BAR.....SEGUE TO INTERMISSION 1:05:17 MILENBERG JOYS 1:09:07 Welcome back to the second half.....GREETINGS 1:13:30 GK EXPLAINS VOTING---TASTE SEGMENT (OFFENSIVE JOKES) 1:25:13 FANFARE---GK INTRO KATE MACKENZIE 1:25:48 THINGS WE SAID TODAY 1:28:44 APPLAUSE---GK INTRO JULIA SWEENEY 1:29:34 JULIA SWEENEY TALKS ABOUT HER PARENTS 1:37:09 applause---GK segue to AUDIENCE JOKES 1:39:10 MUSICIAN JOKES 1:41:52 APPLAUSE---MORE AUDIENCE JOKES 1:49:18 TOREADOR CHORUS INTO WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE 1:52:49 APPLAUSE.... MORE JOKES 1:57:30 LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL April 12, 1997 - Live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, with Paula Poundstone, Natalie MacMaster, and Maria Jette. 00:00 Logo 00:13 TISHOMINGO 01:05 Opening credits 02:00 Opening monologue 03:21 LOUNGE SINGER SONG 05:37 applause 05:49 FLOOD 09:35 APPLAUSE 10:04 PAUL REVERE'S RIDE 17:29 applause 18:15 PAULA POUNDSTONE 27:00 GK TALKS WITH PAULA ABOUT THOMAS JEFFERSON 43:11 applause--Paula talks about Natalie MacMaster 43:54 SOUND EFFECTS man 51:10 applause 51:33 SOME DAY 53:30 APPLAUSE 54:33 JIG MEDLEY 58:05 APPLAUSE--STEP DANCE 1:03:08 WILD APPLAUSE 1:03:39 GK SEGUE TO INTERMISSION 1:03:59 THE SHEIK 1:07:20 applause 1:07:40 PLAID PANTS--GREETINGS 1:13:05 CHILDREN OF THE HEAVENLY FATHER 1:15:35 applause--YOUNG LOVERS 1:15:51 MONOLOGUE introducing GIRL 1:22:36 GIRL 1:47:08 LOU BAILERO 1:48:18 applause--GK talks with Natalie MacMaster 1:49:22 HONEYSUCKLE SET 1:53:53 applause--GK AND PAULA POUNDSTONE TALK 1:56:35 FINAL CREDITS 1:57:40 OLD MOLLY DARE 1:58:29 THAT'S OUR SHOW FOR TONIGHT! April 19, 1997 - Live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, with Gillian Welch, Kate MacKenzie and Butch Thompson. 00:00 Logo 00:11 Tishomingo 01:00 Opening Credits 02:06 Phone Tree 05:21 Singin' The Blues 09:05 Applause 09:25 Larry And Chico -- Les Sylphides 18:10 Applause 19:18 Gimme A Pigfoot 21:43 Gk Introduces Gillian Welch And David Rawlings 22:43 Orphan Girl 26:01 Applause 26:33 Acony Bill 29:25 Applause -- Gk Talks With Gillian Welch 31:09 Caleb Meyer 34:11 Applause 35:03 Long, Long Ago 37:40 Applause 38:09 Wobegonics 42:53 True Love Ways 44:47 Applause -- Gk Segues To Driftwoods Segment 45:55 Everyday 47:36 In The Pines 48:26 Let It Be Me 49:52 Darlin' Corey Is Gone 51:38 Applause 51:57 National Satire Month 55:42 The Minor Drag 59:12 Applause--Gk Announce Band Members, Segue To Intermission 59:49 Doin' The New Lowdown 1:03:18 Welcome Back To The Second Half 1:03:40 Thunderwear 1:05:19 Next Week On Our Show 1:10:46 Flood Report 1:14:20 Applause 1:14:40 Under The Stars 1:17:06 Applause 1:18:10 One More Dollar 1:22:19 Applause 1:22:33 Monologue 1:44:18 Arkansas Blues 1:47:43 Applause 1:48:01 Rent-A-Hun 1:50:22 Applause--Guy's Party Cd 1:52:50 Gk Talk With Kate Mackenzie 1:53:32 Bie Mir Bist Du Schoen 1:55:24 Applause -- Final Credits 1:56:44 Corrina, Corrina 1:58:07 That's Our Show For Tonight! 1:58:35 Applause April 26, 1997 - Live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, with Donald Hall, The Ensemble Singers of the Plymouth Music Series, and Butch Thompson. 00:00 Logo 00:11 TISHOMINGO 02:18 B PART OF TISHOMINGO 02:59 GK TALKS ABOUT DUKE ELLINGTON 03:10 BAD WEEK: SPRING MADRIGAL 09:23 THE SPRING CLAD ALL IN GLADNESS 12:58 SIX MONTHS OF WINTER, READY FOR SPRING TO START 15:18 APPLAUSE--GK TALKS ABOUT DUKE ELLINGTON 16:48 DOUBLE CHECK STOMP 19:57 APPLAUSE-GK TALKS WITH BUTCH THOMPSON 21:17 SATURDAY NIGHT FUNCTION 23:56 APPLAUSE 24:16 ASPARAGUS 27:01 APPLAUSE 28:45 DONALD HALL READS FROM "THE OLD LIFE"--Spring Glen School 34:39 APPLAUSE--GK TALKS ABOUT DONALD HALL'S HOME 35:00 GUY NOIR: TERM PAPER WRITER 48:00 APPLAUSE--GK TALKS ABOUT FRANZ SCHUBERT 49:35 SCHUBERT SERENADE 52:57 SCHUBERT IMPROMPTU PIANO SOLO BY CHARLES KEMPER 54:24 SONNET 116 BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 55:15 THE PRIMROSE 56:33 GK LIMERICK ABOUT DONALD HALL 56:50 DONALD HALL RECITES SHEEP LIMERICK 57:10 SHEBA/AMOEBA LIMERICK 57:25 TITIAN LIMERICK 57:45 FETE BY DONALD HALL 58:10 O, EYES OF MY BELOVED BY DELASSO 1:00:03 KING SOLOMON AND DAVID POEM 1:00:22 SOLITUDE 1:02:13 GK SEGUE TO INTERMISSION 1:02:49 I WANT TO BE HAPPY 1:06:30 GREETINGS 1:13:36 WHAT'S COMING UP 1:14:12 BACKWATER BLUES 1:15:07 FLOOD: WEEK THREE 1:18:20 BACKWATER BLUES 1:18:51 APPLAUSE 1:19:10 PASS ME NOT 1:23:20 APPLAUSE 1:24:03 HAUNTED NIGHTS 1:27:50 MONOLOGUE 1:49:07 BLACK BEAUTY--ELLINGTON 1:51:49 APPLAUSE 1:52:11 BASEBALL BY DONALD HALL 1:53:25 PHILOSOPHY IN WARM WEATHER 1:54:36 APPLAUSE 1:58:07 Final credits 1:58:10 PASS ME NOT (DIXIELAND STYLE) May 3, 1997 - Live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, with The Battlefield Band, Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard and LeRoy Lehr. 00:00 Logo 00:14 Tishomingo 00:58 opening credits 02:15 GOLF SWING 03:00 BILLY BOY 06:23 APPLAUSE 06:53 LINDBERGH 13:28 applause 14:45 Alice introduces next song 14:59 MINING CAMP BLUES 18:40 APPLAUSE 19:28 MAMA'S HAND 24:34 APPLAUSE 25:14 SELBY AVENUE 32:51 APPLAUSE--GK INTRODUCES LEROY LEHR 35:28 ARIA AND CHORUS OF THE PRIESTS 37:33 APPLAUSE--LEROY EXPLAINS NEXT ARIA 38:33 BARTOLO'S ARIA FROM THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO 41:43 APPLAUSE 42:19 COWBOYS: HORSEHAIR BOW 52:30 APPLAUSE -- GK INTRODUCES THE BATTLEFIELD BAND 54:31 THE TOP TIER 58:14 APPLAUSE 58:33 WOBEGON 1:01:56 APPLAUSE 1:02:26 GK SEGUES TO INTERMISSION 1:02:45 RIVERBOAT SHUFFLE 1:06:07 WELCOME BACK TO THE SECOND HALF 1:06:21 ACCENT CONTENT 1:15:07 KING GEORGE SONG 1:15:50 APPLAUSE 1:19:17 GK TALKS WITH HAZEL AND ALICE 1:20:40 YOU GAVE ME A SONG 1:24:14 APPLAUSE 1:24:46 WOBEGON 1:25:26 THE newS FROM LAKE WOBEGON 1:26:32 APPLAUSE 1:47:35 SWANEE 1:49:02 BAD MOON RISING 1:53:23 APPLAUSE--POWDERMILK BISCUIT THEME 1:54:15 FINAL CREDITS 1:55:07 CRYIN' HOLY UNTO THE LORD 1:57:44 THANK YOU May 10, 1997 - Live from Chrysler Hall in Norfolk, Virginia,with Ruth Brown, Rob Fisher, and Mike Seeger. 00:00 LOGO 00:14 TISHOMINGO 01:00 OPENING CREDITS 02:07 B PART OF TISHOMINGO--LITTLE TALK OF NORFOLK 04:24 GOLDEN VANITY 08:27 APPLAUSE--GK TALKS ABOUT SPRING 09:03 TITANIC RESTAURANT 12:37 APPLAUSE 13:24 NICKEL IN THE SLOT 15:25 APPLAUSE--GK TALKS WITH ROB FISHER 18:12 SPRING FEVER 20:30 APPLAUSE 20:38 MONBACK: CLOSET 23:14 APPLAUSE--GK TALKS ABOUT VIRGINIA/NORFOLK 30:55 SEGUE-GK TALKS TO MIKE SEEGER 32:02 IF THE RIVER WAS WHISKEY 34:43 APPLAUSE--MIKE SEEGER TALKS ABOUT CARTER FAMILY 35:36 MY HOME'S ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS 39:00 APPLAUSE 39:25 GOLF 51:39 APPLAUSE--GK INTRODUCES RUTH BROWN--FIVE, TEN, FIFTEEN 55:45 APPLAUSE--RUTH INTRODUCES MUSICIANS 56:50 IF I CAN'T SELL IT, GONNA KEEP SITTIN' ON IT 1:01:14 APPLAUSE--SEGUE TO INTERMISSION 1:01:56 DOCTOR JAZZ 1:05:42 WELCOME BACK TO OUR SECOND HALF 1:06:35 DOCTOR WHANG 1:08:47 APPLAUSE--GREETINGS 1:12:04 GK TALKS ABOUT NORFOLK/CIVIL WAR 1:13:39 ALL QUIET ALONG THE POTOMAC TONIGHT 1:18:24 APPLAUSE-GK TALKS WITH MIKE SEEGER 1:19:30 YOU ARE MY FLOWER 1:21:48 APPLAUSE 1:22:00 MONOLOGUE 1:43:29 NOVELETTE 1:45:27 APPLAUSE--SEGUE 1:45:40 LUNCHTIME 1:51:11 APPLAUSE--GK SEGUES TO RUTH BROWN 1:51:30 GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING 1:54:20 APPLAUSE--GK THANKS RUTH BROWN--CREDITS 1:55:27 POWDERMILK BISCUITS 1:55:55 MORE CREDITS 1:56:51 SHEEP, SHEEP DON'T YOU KNOW THE ROAD? May 17, 1997 - Originally aired from Vancouver, British Columbia on February 24, 1996, with La Bottine Souriante, Cape Breton fiddler Natalie MacMaster, AND top CBC personalities. 00.00 MPR Logo 00.13 Rebroadcast Announcements Open 01.13 Family History 03.40 TISHOMINGO BLUES 04.58 Credits with French translation 07.19 VANCOUVER /MOTHER WAS A LADY, (OR, "IF JACK WERE ONLY HERE") 13.14 Fred Farrell: Alpha Male Animal Calls 15.00 GK intro La Bottine Souriante 15.43 LE REEL DES SOUCOUPES VOLANTES 18.37 CORPS MORT 23.34 GK talk about Canada 24.16 How Canada Works 29.00 Bertha's: George Washington Cat Sale GK, BOTH SIDES NOW 31.07 GK talk to Natalie MacMaster 32.45 LAMENT FOR THE DEATH OF THE REVEREND ARCHIE BEATON/JEAN'S REEL/REEL DE POINT AU PIC 37.08 Natalie talk intro members of her group 38.21 MISS LYLE'S (REEL)/THE OLD KING'S REEL/JACK DANIEL'S 42.27 GK into Bill Richardson 45.35 QUEEN OF ALL DUSTBALLS (Poem) 50.37 GK intro Pierre Imbert 52.00 CHERE MION/BRANLE CARRE/REGODON 56.45 Segue to Atwood Poem 57.08 FEBRUARY (Poem) Margaret Atwood 59.22 GK speaks French, Lise translates 1.00.05 WHO'S SORRY NOW? (Intermission) 1.00.20 Break Credits & Anncouncements 1.01.45 Station Break 1.03.34 Welcome back 1.05.08 Cowboys: The Cowboys go to Vancouver 1.19.29 XXGreetings, CANADIAN SUNSETXX (Cut Out) 1.19.30 LE RAP A TI-PETANG 1.24.48 Monologue: Jello and Jealousy (inserted from June 10 1995 Salt Lake City Show) 1.47.44 OH, CANADA (Canadian National Anthem) 1.49.31 GK Canada talk/intro Natalie MacMaster 1.50.41 FLEE AS A BIRD TO THE MOUNTAIN/Reels 1.54.29 Credits 1.56.24 HOME ON THE RANGE 1.58.10 Good night 1.58.42 Fade to PRI Logo 1.58.58 END PROGRAM May 24, 1997 - Live from Jesse Auditorium, Columbia, Missouri, with Iris DeMent and Leo Kottke. 00:00 Logo 00:11 Tishomingo 01:10 Opening credits 01:59 GK talk about Columbia and the School of Journalism 04:56 Journalism School (Jesse James) Song 08:40 Applause 09:10 Inner Children's Theater--Princess and the Pea 16:08 applause--GK talks with Leo Kottke 18:33 CRIPPLE CREEK 21:28 applause--Leo introduces next tune 22:12 CORRINA, CORRINA 26:33 applause--GK back announce 26:56 GK talk about Columbia 28:30 quote from William Least Heat Moon 30:24 quote from Ken LaZebnik about summer 31:35 applause 31:40 IN MY LIFE/RAVEL PAVANNE/THE BAND PLAYED WALTZING MATILDA 39:09 applause 39:45 GUY NOIR--SUMMER ATTIRE 50:52 applause 51:05 GK introduces Iris DeMent 52:10 THE WAY I SHOULD 56:21 applause--GK talks with Iris 57:09 WALKING HOME 1:02:42 applause 1:03:34 BLUES MY NAUGHTY SWEETIE GIVES TO ME 1:07:14 Welcome back to the second half--GREETINGS 1:09:28 GK talks to Prairie Home Postmaster 110:00 more Greetings 1:12:19 CAFE BOEUF--Screening reservations 1:15:20 Coming up next week... 1:16:22 LOVE'S OLD SWEET SONG 1:20:36 applause 1:21:08 WHEN MY MORNING COMES AROUND 1:25:10 applause 1:25:29 MONOLOGUE 1:47:00 TIMES TWELVE--LEO KOTTKE 1:50:06 applause 1:51:24 LEASH 1:51:50 GK intro Leo and Iris--THE BANKS OF MARBLE 1:55:20 applause--FINAL CREDITS 1:56:53 DEEP RIVER BLUES 1:58:27 "That's our show for tonight from Old Missou" May 31, 1997 - Live from Bailey Hall on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, with Rory Block and the Cornell University Glee Club. 00:00 LOGO 00:11 CHIMES PLAY "FAR ABOVE CAYUGA'S WATERS" 01:08 TISHOMINGO 01:42 Opening credits 02:50 CHIMES CREDITS--talk about "college town", Ithaca festival, graduation 05:06 MOVE IT ON OVER 07:20 APPLAUSE--preview 07:43 CAFE BOEUF 11:47 APPLAUSE--GK TALKS ABOUT ITHACA/CORNELL 16:39 RIDE THE CHARIOT--CORNELL GLEE CLUB 18:30 APPLAUSE--GK TALKS ABOUT ESTABLISHING CORNELL 21:30 ALMA MATER-"FAR ABOVE CAYUGA'S WATERS" 22:39 APPLAUSE--CORNELL LEGENDS 25:43 ALMA MATER SPOOF/TALK ABOUT E.B. WHITE 28:03 CORNELL FIGHT SONGS 30:54 APPLAUSE--QUOTE FROM E.B. WHITE LETTER 33:27 EVENING SONG 35:04 APPLAUSE 35:34 GK TALKS WITH SERENA WONG 37:32 APPLAUSE--SEGUE TO GRANDFATHER'S CLOCK 38:18 GRANDFATHER'S CLOCK 41:15 APPLAUSE-GK INTRODUCES RORY BLOCK 42:33 TERRAPLANE BLUES--RORY BLOCK 45:10 APPLAUSE 46:41 SILVER WINGS 51:09 APPLAUSE 51:33 ULYSSES RETURNS TO ITHACA 1:06:41 APPLAUSE--GK SEGUE TO INTERMISSION 1:07:19 AT THE JAZZ BAND BALL 1:11:37 PRINCE OF DENMARK MARCH (PLAYED ON CHIMES) 1:12:47 APPLAUSE 1:13:00 GREETINGS 1:18:00 WELCOME new STATIONS 1:19:31 IF YE LOVE ME 1:21:20 APPLAUSE 1:21:41 MONOLOGUE 1:38:48 PAT DONOHUE--FALL CREEK 1:40:18 APPLAUSE 1:41:25 BIG ROAD 1:44:00 GOT TO SHINE 1:48:19 APPLAUSE 1:48:47 MOURNFUL OATMEAL 1:49:45 POWDERMILK BISCUITS 1:50:42 CREDITS FOR GUY'S SHOE BAND 1:51:10 I JUST WISH THAT SHE WERE HERE 1:53:03 APPLAUSE 1:55:22 FAR ABOVE CAYUGA'S WATERS 1:56:26 BLUEGRASS VERSION OF ALMA MATER--FINAL BOWS 1:57:30 THAT'S OUR SHOW FOR TONIGHT June 7, 1997 - Live from the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, with Diana Krall and Leon Redbone. 00:00 LOGO 00:11 TISHOMINGO 02:00 GK TALKS ABOUT CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA.... 02:32 OPEN: LOVE SHOVELS--TAKE BACK YOUR PLAQUE 06:36 CELEBRITY ROCK AND ROLL 08:28 APPLAUSE--GK TALK ABOUT CUYAHOGA VALLEY--FRAZIER QUOTE/THURBER QUOTE 12:04 THE UNICORN IN THE GARDEN 15:44 APPLAUSE--GK INTRODUCES DIANA KRALL 17:01 YOU'RE GETTING TO BE A HABIT WITH ME 20:22 APPLAUSE 20:53 PEEL ME A GRAPE 25:50 POWDERMILK BISCUITS--FORGOTTEN GROUPS 28:28 MOW YOUR GRASS/LIVIN' IN THE USA 30:03 PAPA OOM MAW MAW 32:40 WILD APPLAUSE 33:54 ADVENTURES IN COMMUNICATION 43:10 APPLAUSE--GK INTRODUCES LEON REDBONE 43:57 I AIN'T GOT NOBODY 47:31 APPLAUSE 47:55 SHE'S MY GAL 50:51 LEON REDBONE TALKS 51:18 SING ME A SONG OF HAWAII 54:30 APPLAUSE--SERGEANT PEPPER TALK 55:53 BERTHA'S KITTY BOUTIQUE 58:13 APPLAUSE-GK TALKS ABOUT THE CHOIR THAT IS ASSEMBLED 58:55 WHEN I'M 64 1:01:16 A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS 1:03:48 APPLAUSE--GK SEGUES TO INTERMISSION 1:04:23 EVERYBODY LOVES MY BABY 1:08:04 WELCOME BACK TO THE SECOND HALF...... GK TALKS ABOUT CLEVELAND/BURNING RIVER/INDUSTRY 1:12:26 GREETINGS 1:16:42 GREETING TO AUNT RITA--SEGUE TO HYMN 1:17:07 CHIDREN OF THE HEAVENLY FATHER 1:18:42 APPLAUSE 1:18:45 CAFE BOEUF 1:22:34 APPLAUSE--GK TALKS WITH DIANA KRALL 1:24:00 IF I HAD YOU 1:29:12 APPLAUSE 1:29:30 MONOLOGUE 1:49:10 STARDUST 1:51:50 APPLAUSE--GK TALKS ABOUT AKRON 1:53:19 CHAMPAGNE CHARLIE 1:55:20 APPLAUSE--FINAL CREDITS 1:57:03 GEE BABY June 14, 1997 - Live from the The Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami, Florida, with Dave Barry and John Conga. 00:00 Logo 00:11 Tishomingo with Spanish translation 01:08 Opening Credits 01:54 JACKIE GLEASON EXCHANGE 02:13 TIM RUSSELL CREDITS 03:16 Minnesota blizzard vs. exotic Miami 06:30 JAMAICA FAREWELL/UNDER THE BOARDWALK (new lyrics) 09:04 applause--GK INTRODUCES Andy Stein 09:54 SUGAR BLUES 12:32 applause--GK INTRODUCES Dave Barry 13:13 applause--GK TALKS to Dave Barry 14:29 RELATIONSHIPS 21:01 applause--GK talks with Dave Barry about Miami 22:36 THE LIVES OF ENGLISH MAJORS 34:20 Applause--GK talks about Miami 42:55 AFRO-SAMBA 45:21 Johnny Conga talks to audience 46:02 MEDLEY OF SONGS TO DEITIES 50:26 Applause 51:43 BAD SONGS 53:18 "Tie a Yellow Ribbon" 53:30 "Feelings", "My Way", "The Edmund Fitzgerald", "Horse with No Name" 56:18 "MacArthur Park" 58:04 TELL LAURA I LOVE HER 1:00:45 APPLAUSE--Segue to intermission 1:01:17 WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE? 1:05:04 Welcome back to the second half 1:05:31 CAFE BOEUF 1:08:58 APPLAUSE 1:09:04 GREETINGS 1:13:11 MY LOVE IS LIKE A RED, RED ROSE 1:16:17 applause--GK introduces Pat Donohue 1:17:13 STUMBLIN' THROUGH 1:20:55 applause 1:21:10 MONOLOGUE 1:40:48 CORCOVADO 1:42:31 APPLAUSE 1:43:40 RHUMBA 1:47:07 applause 1:47:21 POWDERMILK BISCUITS 1:48:30 applause--GK introduces Dave Barry--MIAMI DRIVERS 1:51:50 applause 1:52:27 RHUBARB 1:56:21 applause--more credits 1:57:42 VERSE OF SONG 1:58:17 THAT'S OUR SHOW FOR TONIGHT! June 21, 1997 - Live from Civic Center Music Hall, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with Arlo Guthrie, Byron Berline, Billy Joe Foster, and the Classen School of Advanced Studies Show Choir. 00:00 Logo 00:11 Tishomingo 01:00 Opening Credits 02:28 You Got That Thing 05:33 Applause 05:47 Liberty 08:00 Applause--Gk Talk 09:51 Oklahoma 11:23 Applause--Gk Talk About Oklahoma/Minnesota--Talk With Rachel Malone And Lydia Mccoy 15:38 Presentation Of Books/Thanks Library Of America 16:26 It's A Grand Night For Singing 18:55 Applause 19:37 Lived In A Shoe Script 32:54 Chickens Singing "Side By Side" 33:30 Applause--Back Announce Credits/Intro Byron And Billy 35:01 Faded Love 39:10 Applause--Gk Talks About Will Rogers And Woody Guthrie--Famous Oklahomans 44:37 Cowboys--Lefty Reunited With Evelyn Beebalo 55:38 Gk Introduces Arlo Guthrie 56:03 Moon Song 59:42 Applause 1:04:00 Mooses Come Walking Poem 1:05:03 Applause 1:05:30 Oklahoma Hills 1:08:13 Applause 1:08:40 Eccentric 1:13:06 Welcome Back To The Second Half--Greetings 1:17:21 Talk About Chisolm Trail 1:17:43 The Goodnight-Loving Trail 1:20:55 Applause 1:21:59 City Of New Orleans 1:25:38 Applause 1:26:08 Monologue 1:44:20 Draggin' The Bow 1:47:04 Applause 1:47:28 Cafe Boeuf 1:50:23 Applause--Talk About The History Of Oklahoma 1:52:07 It Is Well With My Soul 1:54:30 Applause--Credits 1:56:23 So Long, It's Been Good To Know You! 1:57:57 That's Our Show For Tonight! 1:58:40 Applause June 28, 1997 - Live from Chateau Sainte Michelle, Woodinville, Washington, with Kelly Joe Phelps, The Hopeful Gospel Quartet, and The Tudor Choir. 00:00 Logo 00:11 Tishomingo--GK talks about Seattle 04:16 COULDN'T KEEP IT TO MYSELF 07:01 APPLAUSE 07:25 MICROLIFE 09:35 applause 09:58 THE NINETY AND NINE 12:55 applause/GK talks about Seattle/Winery 18:44 BRAIN 24:08 WEST COAST BLUES 26:47 applause--GK introduces choir 28:03 ETERNAL DAY 30:21 applause--GK talks about choir 31:12 GK talk with Kelly Joe Phelps 32:28 LEAD ME ON 36:02 applause--Kelly Joe retunes 36:46 SAIL THE JORDAN 41:47 applause 42:40 GUY NOIR 53:27 intro Tudor Choir 53:46 PINE TREE BRETHREN script including these hymns: THE BETTER LAND, WHITE, HALLELUJAH, NEW JERUSALEM, HAPPY LAND, AND SCHENECTADY. 1:06:29 SCHENECTADY 1:07:23 applause 1:08:01 LADY BE GOOD--INTERMISSION 1:11:33 Welcome back to the second half... 1:13:05 applause 1:16:53 GREETINGS 1:17:08 MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS 1:19:27 applause--GK talk to Robin and Linda Williams 1:20:51 Linda talk about tune 1:21:08 IN THE GREEN SUMMERTIME 1:25:02 applause--MONOLOGUE 1:46:07 KELLY'S CHATEAU SONG--KELLY JOE PHELPS 1:47:11 APPLAUSE--GK segue to Next tune 1:47:33 CALLING MY CHILDREN 1:50:52 APPLAUSE--THANK KELLY JOE 1:51:40 TAKE ME IN YOUR LIFEBOAT 1:53:08 POWDERMILK THEME 1:53:45 CAFE BOEUF 1:56:20 APPLAUSE--GK SAYS WE HAD A GREAT TIME.. 1:56:40 CREDITS 1:57:55 WEST COAST BLUES REPRISE..... July 5, 1997 - Live from Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, with Skip Gorman, Kate MacKenzie, Robin and Linda Williams, and Pat Williams. 00:00 LOGO 00:11 TISHOMINGO 01:18 OPENING CREDITS 03:14 GK TALK ABOUT FOURTH OF JULY--BLESSINGS 03:50 COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS 06:08 APPLAUSE--GK INTRO SKIP GORMAN 06:40 GOODBYE OLD PAINT, I'M LEAVIN' CHEYENNE 09:09 applause--GK talk with Skip Gorman 10:24 POWDER RIVER, LET 'ER BUCK 12:55 APPLAUSE 13:11 FRED FARRELL 15:10 APPLAUSE--GK TEASES TOM KEITH ABOUT CROW 15:30 GK TALK ABOUT YELLOWSTONE BARGES 17:17 applause LITTLE BROWN MOUSE 18:04 applause 18:36 JOHN JACOB JINGLEHEIMER SCHMIDT 19:04 TITANIC 19:45 BYE BYE LONGJOHNS 20:17 GREAT GREEN GOBS OF GREASY GRIMY GOPHER GUTS--GLORY, GLORY HALLELUJAH 22:11 BE KIND TO YOUR WEB-FOOTED FRIENDS 22:42 APPLAUSE--GK INTRODUCES WAIT STAFF 25:03 YELLOWSTONE BIRTHDAY SONG 25:22 APPLAUSE 27:11 APPLAUSE-GK TALKS WITH ANN DEUTSCH 30:05 RALPH TAYLOR AT BEEHIVE ON CB 31:12 DAVE GOLDBERG--BAD CONNECTION--JAN AND LEW JOHNS AT GROTTO 32:49 GIANT GEYSER REPORT FROM DAVID SCHWARZ 33:41 MARY BETH AT GRAND GEYSER 35:24 PEOPLE WAITING AT OLD FAITHFUL 36:43 APPLAUSE 37:01 COME THOU FOUNT OF EVERY BLESSING/BRIGHT MORNING STARS 39:23 OH WHERE IS OLD FAITHFUL?--ERUPTION OF OLD FAITHFUL 41:06 COWBOYS: SPITTING CONTEST 52:44 APPLAUSE 53:11 GK TALK WITH PAT WILLIAMS 55:22 APPLAUSE/MORE TALK BY PAT WILLIAMS/GK TALK 58:12 APPLAUSE 58:35 NIGHT HERDING SONG 1:01:49 APPLAUSE--GK SEGUE TO INTERMISSION 1:02:27 GOODBYE LIZA JANE 1:06:10 WELCOME BACK TO THE SECOND HALF 1:07:12 AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL 1:09:11 MIKE FINLEY TALK 1:12:11 APPLAUSE 1:12:33 HOME ON THE RANGE 1:16:09 APPLAUSE 1:16:22 KEROUAC 1:23:25 APPLAUSE 1:23:36 NO HIDING PLACE 1:26:18 MONOLOGUE--FAMILY TRIP TO YELLOWSTONE 1:46:36 RYE WHISKEY 1:49:50 APPLAUSE--GK BACK ANNOUNCE--TALK ABOUT YELLOWSTONE 1:50:56 OLD FAITHFUL BOTTLED WATER 1:52:02 APPLAUSE--SEGUE TO SONG 1:52:33 I WAS BORN ONE DAY, ONE NIGHT ( 1:53:22 APPLAUSE--SEGUE TO AMAZING GRACE 1:54:14 HERNANDOS HIDEAWAY 1:55:02 FINAL CREDITS 1:57:17 WALKING IN THE SPIRIT 1:58:20 THAT'S OUR SHOW FOR TONIGHT July 12, 1997 - A repeat of PHC's February 10, 1996, show, originally broadcast live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, with Delta bluesman John Hammond, Richard Greene & The Grass Is Greener, the Ensemble Singers of the Plymouth Music Series, and a walk-on by actor James Earl Jones, who does a skit called "Jim & Huck" with Keillor. Guy Noir deals with poetry-writing thug Tony Rigatoni. 00:00 Logo 00:11 TISHOMINGO BLUES 01:03 Credits 01:57 GK talk about weather/Iowa primary 05:43 MY CREOLE BELLE 07:10 IT'S YOU 08:28 Jim and Huck 18:59 RED RIVER VALLEY 21:01 Applause - GK talk aout Witness/segue to Hammond 22:54 HELLO STRANGER 26:09 MY MIND IS RAMBLIN' 29:30 GK segue 32:08 DIE NACHTIGAL 33:06 THERE IS A LADY SWEET AND KIND 33:30 DUNT DUNT DUNT PITTIE PATTIE 34:32 JEG, ELSKER DIG! (I LOVE YOU) 35:26 I HAVE NO LIFE BUT THIS 35:54 COME SLOWLY, EDEN!; IT'S LIKE THE LIGHT 36:48 TO ONE THAT ASKED MY WHY I LOV'D J. G. 38:23 CHOPIN PRELUDE IN A 39:15 MARRIAGE MORNING 40:00 SHE WAS A PHANTOM OF DELIGHT 40:35 THOSE WHO LOVE 41:13 RISE UP MY LOVE, MY FAIR ONE 43:40 GK talk with Richard Greene 45:40 THE METHODIST PREACHER 49:41 GK talk with Richard Greene 51:53 ON THE MOVE 55:32 Guy Noir: Tony Rigatoni writes Poetry 1:04:30 Segue to intermission 1:04:59 NOBODY'S SWEETHEART (Intermission) 1:08:29 Welcome back 1:08:50 Cafe Boeuf: Opening of Outdoor Cafe 1:10:21 Greetings: MY FUNNY VALENTINE 1:13:38 Wedding: Muftiism 1:18:13 Powdermilk Biscuits 1:19:15 I STILL MISS SOMEONE 1:22:09 POWDERMILK BISCUITS (a la Plymouth Music Series) 1:22:53 Intro love song 1:24:05 GALA DEL DIA (from "Indianas") 1:26:27 Monologue: Crows and Coyotes 1:48:43 INDIANA WALTZ 1:52:45 FOUND LOVE 1:55:55 Credits 1:57:29 CARELESS LOVE July 19, 1997 - A repeat of PHC's February 17, 1996, show, done at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, with Peter Rowan & Jerry Douglas, The Cox Family, chanteuse Francine Roche with accordionist Mark Stillman. In Lake Wobegon, Darlene tries to meet a computer-bar date and Mr. Berge goes fishing with Ole, his dog. 00:00 Logo 00:11 Tishomingo 01:00 Opening credits 02:31 Wonderful World 04:55 Fred Farrell 05:58 Applause 09:32 Jim Flamm Withdraws 13:58 Applause 14:00 The Mooche 17:56 Applause 20:37 Standing By The Bedside 23:14 Applause 23:40 Blue Bayou 27:50 Applause 28:44 The Farside Banks of Jordan 31:42 Applause 32:51 Hubby Mouth 35:00 La Vie en Rose 43:50 Mi'Lord 45:00 Applause 46:28 Rudy Ridge 49:01 Applause 49:52 Wayside Taven 54:25 Applause 54:44 Cowboys 1:05:48 Applause 1:06:16 Doctor Jazz 1:09:37 Welcome Back 1:10:00 Duct Tape 1:10:52 Greetings 1:13:44 GK talk to Francine Roche 1:14:25 La Boheme 1:17:55 Applause 1:19:10 My Mother Was A Lady 1:22:40 Applause 1:23:38 Lonesome Cannonball Blues 1:26:52 Monologue 1:50:26 Uncle Same 1:52:52 Applause; GK announce we web address 1:54:39 Everybody's Reachin Out 1:57:38 Applause 1:58:14 Darlin' Pal of Mine July 26, 1997 - A repeat of PHC's May 4, 1996, broadcast, performed at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, with Butch Thompson & The Hiawatha Jazz Band and the Ensemble Singers of the Plymouth Music Series. In The News From Lake Wobegon, Daryl Tollerud is keeping an eye on his neighbor, a bad-tempered man who sits on the back step with a .22 and drinks beer. 00:00 Logo 00:11 Tishomingo Blues 01:50 Talk About Crazy In Minnesota 03:28 Battle Hymn Of The Republic/Ants (School Version) 07:45 Applause--Gk Segue 07:57 Fred Farrell: Trainer Calls 09:28 Applause 09:42 Somebody Stole My Gal 12:37 Applause/Segue 12:55 Cowboys: Miss Beebalo In Billings 23:16 Applause--Gk Introduce Butch Thompson And The Hiawatha Marching Band 24:41 Maryland, My Maryland 28:25 Applause--Gk Talk To Butch Thompson 30:25 Lead Me Savior 33:26 Applause--Gk Back Announce 33:49 Rhubarb: Bad Dreams 39:37 Applause 40:09 Lonesome Radio Theater: Mother's Day 51:25 Applause-Gk Talk About Lonesome Script 51:45 Mother'S Day Quilt (Song Medley) 1:01:38 Applause--Gk Segues To Intermission 1:02:21 Exactly Like You 1:05:41 Applause--Welcome Back--Some Greetings 1:08:25 Thanks To Creative Internet Solutions 1:09:43 Sweeps Month: Montana Militia 1:11:16 Applause--Gk Segue To "The Titanic" 1:12:16 The Titanic 1:14:50 Take My Burden To The Lord 1:16:37 Applause--Gk Back Announce 1:17:49 Pod Zelenym Dubem/Galanecka Moja 1:20:57 Applause--Gk Introduces "To Your Heart'S Tribunal" 1:22:06 To Your Heart's Tribunal 1:25:58 Applause 1:26:30 Monologue: Lake Wobegon Arts Center 1:50:00 Mamie's Blues 1:52:38 Applause 1:53:00 Cafe Boeuf: Raspberry Cabernet Gelatin 1:54:58 Applause--Gk Credits 1:56:19 Porto Rico 1:57:53 That's Our Show For Tonight! August 2, 1997 - A repeat of PHC's May 11, 1996, broadcast--the "Young Artists' Showcase"--originally aired live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul. Kate MacKenzie co-hosts with Keillor; guests are artists in their teens and '20s: mandolinist Chris Thile, fiddler Michael Cleveland, and Irish musician Seamus Egan & his band Solas. 00:00 Logo 00:11 Tishomingo Blues 02:47 Applause--Gk Talks With Kate Mackenzie/Chris Thile 05:20 Fishing Opener (Greenland Whale Fisheries) 08:17 Applause 08:40 Duct Tape: Double-Sided Picnic Tape 09:09 Fred Farrell: Condor Cry 10:47 Applause 11:46 Shadow Ridge 13:51 Applause 15:41 Stoney Lonesome 17:51 Applause--Gk Back Announce 18:22 What's The Matter With The Mill? 20:41 Applause--Gk Back Announce 21:27 Cowboys: Mom Visits The Campsite 29:18 Applause--Gk Talks To Seamus Egan 31:39 Flowing Bowls --Seamus Egan And Solas 35:30 Applause--Gk Talks To Solas 38:22 Fear An Bhata 42:42 Applause--Gk Talks To Karan Casey 43:47 Bertha's Kitty Boutique: King Salmon Caviar 46:16 Applause 46:27 Celebrities: Mother's Day 52:15 Applause--Sweet Ballads For Mothers Day.. 52:46 Mother The Queen Of My Heart 56:08 The Sweetest Gift, A Mother's Smile 59:22 Applause--Gk Segue To Pat 59:57 I Want You To Be My Baby 1:02:45 Applause/Gk Segue To Intermission 1:03:13 At The Jazz Band Ball 1:06:47 Applause--Welcome Back To The Second Half 1:07:33 Powdermilk Biscuits Theme 1:09:01 Greetings 1:12:20 Don't This Road Look Rough And Rocky 1:15:55 Applause/Gk Talk With Chris Thile And Michael Cleveland 1:17:19 Wheel Hoss 1:19:42 Applause 1:20:15 Mel's Big Boy Buffet 1:22:42 Applause 1:24:49 Newry Highwayman/Boys Of Tulla 1:29:36 Applause 1:30:00 Monologue 1:49:37 Applause 1:49:50 Faith River 1:52:22 Applause--Gk Talk To Michael Cleveland 1:54:27 Credits 1:55:54 Red River Valley August 9, 1997 - A repeat of PHC's October 28, 1995, broadcast, originally aired live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul. With Jearlyn Steele Battle, Kate MacKenzie, bluegrass singer Larry Sparks, soprano Elisabeth Comeaux, and Bill Hinkley & Judy Larson. It's Halloween time--in Lake Wobegon, Mr. Martinson is dressing up like the Grim Reaper and jumping out of bushes, and Lake Wobegon is full of all sorts of ghost stories. August 16, 1997 - A repeat of PHC's June 15, 1996, show, a tour show done in San Antonio, Texas. With fiddler Johnny Gimble & his band, Texas Swing, and accordionist Flaco Jimenez and his band. In Lake Wobegon, Judy Ingqvist is worried about her daughter Kate, whom she raised to be Sandra Day O'Conner, but who is turning into Sandra Dee. 00:00 Logo 00:11 Tishomingo Blues 02:00 Duct Tape / True Taste Toast / Minnesota Ice 03:15 Cafe Boeuf San Antonio 04:23 Applause 08:52 All Night Long 11:55 Applause 13:16 Somewhere South Of San Antone 15:55 Applause--Gk Talks About San Antonio 16:45 Rhubarb 21:13 Applause--Gk Introduces Flaco Jimenez 23:02 El Gallo Copeton 25:35 Applause 26:12 Buena Suerte, Senorita 29:45 Applause-Flaco Introduces Cumbia 30:30 Me Estas Matando 33:15 Applause--Gk Segue 34:01 Ripley's "Oddest Laugh In Texas Contest" 40:08 Applause 40:35 Guy's Life Is A Trip Album 45:03 Cowboys: San Antonio 58:00 Applause 58:34 Spanish Johnny 1:03:43 Applause 1:04:17 Honeysuckle Rose 1:07:50 Applause--Welcome Back--Noa (Odor) 1:09:13 Greetings 1:13:01 Gk Talk With Johnny Gimble 1:15:32 Gardenia Waltz 1:18:49 Applause 1:19:09 Monologue 1:41:44 Sleepytime Down South 1:44:01 The Old Man Who Loved Cheese 1:52:24 Gk Segue To Flaco Jimenez 1:52:55 Borroacho #1 1:55:29 Applause 1:56:38 Jesse Polka August 23, 1997 - A repeat of PHC's June 8, 1996, broadcast, first aired live from Billings, Montana. With the Jo Miller/Laura Love Connection, cowboy poet Wallace McRae, and author/humorist Ian Frazier, who reads from his bestseller Great Plains. 00:00 Logo 00:11 Tishomingo Blues 02:04 Open--Let's Face The Music And Dance 06:51 Duct Tape 07:46 Forest Lawn Hair Products For Men 08:23 Cafe Boeuf 09:34 Gk Talk-Segue To Pat Donohue 10:15 Nothin' 13:33 Applause--Gk Talk About Montana History-- 19:07 Gk Intro Wallace McRae 19:57 Blue And Lonesome--Mcrae 23:50 Applause 25:22 The Telephone Call 28:11 Applause--Gk Segue To Jo Miller/Laura Love 29:21 Everybody Leaves Without Telling Me Goodbye 31:02 Applause/Blue And Lonesome 34:48 Applause--Jo Talk-Up, Intro Band 35:34 My Dear Old Southern Home 37:40 Applause--Gk Back Announce 38:08 Fred Farrell 39:10 The Lives Of The Cowboys: Lefty Bathes In Billings 53:43 Applause--Gk Introduces Ian Frazier 55:14 Applause 55:22 Ian Frazier Reads From "The Great Plains" 1:03:50 Applause 1:04:34 Jazz Me Blues 1:07:56 Welcome Back--Gk Talk 1:08:38 Bertha's: Cat Model 1:10:12 Greetings 1:13:40 Spanish Is A Loving Tongue 1:17:19 Applause--Welcome New Stations/Promo Next 1:18:26 There Ain't No Ash Will Burn 1:22:50 Applause 1:23:12 Monologue--"Balm Of Billings", Uncle Sigurd 1:46:51 Mother Nature's Son 1:49:28 Applause--Staff Credits 1:50:50 Wallace Mcrae--Reincarnation 1:52:48 Applause 1:53:10 Rhubarb: Elvis And Aliens 1:56:25 Ridin' Old Paint August 30, 1997 - A repeat of PHC's June 22, 1996, show, done live from Savannah, Georgia, with the Squirrel Nut Zippers, who play music of the '20s and '30s; the Hopeful Gospel Quartet; and John Berendt, author of the bestselling Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, which takes place in Savannah. 00:00 Logo 00:13 Tishomingo Blues 02:19 Talk About Johnny Mercer "Atchison, Topeka..." -- "I'm An Old Cowhand" 04:09 Tishomingo Blues O4:34 Applause 04:45 Spanish Moss Remover/Cafe Boeuf 05:40 Bertha's Kitty Boutique 06:15 Mournful Oatmeal 07:16 Applause 07:54 Live Humble 10:20 Applause 10:33 I'm Climbing Up 14:16 Applause -- Gk Talks About Savannah 21:56 Lazy Bones 24:50 Applause 25:11 Guy Noir 32:30 Applause 34:26 Put A Lid On It 37:36 Meant To Be 40:25 Applause 40:59 Silver Lining 50:21 Snag It 52:50 Applause--Gk Introduces John Berendt -- Gk Talks With John Berendt 56:10 "Driving From Charleston To Savannah....." From "Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil" 1:01:16 Applause 1:02:46 Minerva Reading From "Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil 1:05:44 Applause 1:06:28 Sweet Georgia Brown 1:10:22 Greetings 1:13:41 Rhubarb--Savannah 1:17:38 Applause--Gk Segue To Blake Tune 1:18:09 Slow Train Through Georgia 1:23:16 Traffic Light 1:26:53 Applause 1:27:09 Monologue 1:44:56 Midnight Sun 1:47:18 Sunbright Counseling 1:49:12 Gk Segue To Squirrel Nut Zippers 1:49:48 Bad Businessman 1:53:40 Applause--Credits 1:55:30 Columbus Stockade 1:57:50 Goodnight September 6, 1997 - A repeat of PHC's October 21, 1995, broadcast, performed live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, with dual pianists Irina & Julia Elkina, Broadway star Barbara Cook with Wally Harper on piano, and--singing Keillor's original Thanksgiving mini-opera, "Donna Grazie" Maria Jette, Janis Hardy, and Vern Sutton. With a cameo by Hollywood legend Jack Lemmon, who was in town making a Grumpy Old Men movie--Lemmon has a great conversation with Keillor and then plays a honky-tonk piano number, "When You're Ever-Lovin's Double-Crossing You." September 13, 1997 - A repeat of PHC's October 28, 1995, broadcast, originally aired live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul. With Jearlyn Steele Battle, Kate MacKenzie, bluegrass singer Larry Sparks, soprano Elisabeth Comeaux, and Bill Hinkley & Judy Larson. It's Halloween time--in Lake Wobegon, Mr. Martinson is dressing up like the Grim Reaper and jumping out of bushes, and Lake Wobegon is full of all sorts of ghost stories. September 20, 1997 - A repeat of PHC's November 4, 1995, broadcast, done at the Fitzgerald Theater with rockabilly band Jack Knife & The Sharps, prose poet Louis Jenkins, mandolin virtuoso Evan Marshall, and Bill Hinkley & Judy Larson. Plus a cameo by Irish flutist James Galway, who was in town from Belfast to perform with the Minnesota Orchestra. September 27, 1997 - Live from the Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota, with Sue Scott, Jack Knife and the Sharps, Kate MacKenzie and Butch Thompson. 00:00 Logo 00:12 TISHOMINGO 01:37 B PART OF TISHOMINGO 02:14 APPLAUSE--INTO BACKSTAGE SCRIPT 03:55 THE OLD BACKSTAGE 06:49 APPLAUSE--GK INTRO KATE MACKENZIE 07:05 UNDER THE STARS 10:23 APPLAUSE 10:40 POWDERMILK BISCUIT THEME 11:26 GK INTRO POWDERMILK BISCUIT BAND-- COTTON-EYED JOE 14:06 APPLAUSE--GK TALK WITH BISCUIT BAND 15:00 I Knew IT WAS LOVE 17:50 APPLAUSE--GK TALK ABOUT STREET DANCE 18:54 BROCCOLI 21:05 APPLAUSE--GK INTRO NEXT TUNE 21:32 FIZZ WATER 24:24 APPLAUSE--GK TALK ABOUT LEFSE 24:55 LEFSE 26:07 APPLAUSE--GK TALK WITH BUTCH 26:53 MY FATE IS IN YOUR HANDS 29:50 APPLAUSE--GK BACK ANNOUNCE 30:35 FRED FARRELL 32:29 APPLAUSE--GK INTRODUCE BAND MEMBERS 33:36 CREOLE BELLE 36:40 APPLAUSE--GK BACK ANNOUNCE/FORWARD PROMOTE NEXT HALF 38:00 THE STORY OF BOB 48:00 APPLAUSE--GK INTRO JACK KNIFE AND THE SHARPS 48:46 PRETTY LIGHTS OF TOWN 52:37 LOVERS ROCK 55:37 APPLAUSE--GK BACK ANNOUNCE--INTRO COLUMBIA 57:00 COLUMBIA 1:00:05 APPLAUSE--GK SEGUE TO INTERMISSION 1:00:34 THE SHEIK OF ARABY 1:04:19 APPLAUSE 1:04:29 PHONE TREE 1:09:31 APPLAUSE 1:09:43 WELCOME new STATIONS/GREETINGS 1:12:29 GK TALK TO KATE MACKENZIE 1:12:52 ELVIS MEDLEY--LOVING YOU/CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE 1:16:30 APPLAUSE--GK TALK WITH POWDERMILKS 1:17:52 JOSHUA FOUGHT THE BATTLE OF JERICHO 1:21:02 APPLAUSE--GK TALK ABOUT STREET DANCE/BUTCH INTRO TUNE 1:21:50 THE CRYSANTHEMUM 1:24:35 APPLAUSE 1:24:52 MONOLOGUE 1:46:17 KISS ME SWEET 1:47:06 APPLAUSE 1:47:43 GUESS I OUGHTA KNOW 1:50:00 DUCT TAPE 1:51:02 APPLAUSE--GK TALK ABOUT NEXT SHOW/ON-LINE CHATS 1:52:38 HOME OF MY HEART 1:54:48 FINAL CREDITS 1:55:47 CREOLE BELLE REPRISE 1:56:18 THAT'S OUR SHOW October 4, 1997 - Live from the Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota, with Benny Andersen, Kate MacKenzie and The Nashville Bluegrass Band. 00:00 Logo 00:14 TISHOMINGO--Opening credits at :55 01:34 Good to be with you on a Saturday night.... 03:00 October in Minnesota...Lutheran merger talk 05:56 MY DIXIE DARLIN' 08:05 Applause 08:15 FRED FARRELL 09:52 applause--GK talk with Nashville Bluegrass Band 11:38 THE TRAIN CARRYIN' JIMMIE RODGERS HOME 14:32 applause--Pat back announce tune written by Greg Brown 15:17 AIN'T GOIN' DOWN 17:45 applause--announce next tune 18:10 TWO WINGS 20:37 applause--GK back announce 21:20 WON'T YOU COME HOME, ARE YOU FROM DENMARK? 22:35 applause 22:48 THE CAFE BOEUF 25:49 applause--segue to radio drama 26:07 BOB--THE STORY OF AN ARTIST 33:38 applause--GK introduces Benny Andersen 34:54 applause 35:03 SERENADE TO ROSALINA--Benny Andersen at piano 36:57 applause--GK welcomes Benny Andersen/talk together 40:16 FAR FLATTER FIELDS 41:00 applause 41:23 TIME 42:52 applause 45:22 MY LIFE AS AN IMMIGRANT 49:48 applause--GK forward promotes Benny's return, 2nd half 50:22 COWBOYS--IMPRISONED FOR CATTLE RUSTLING 59:19 applause--GK intros Pat Donohue 1:00:18 EARLY IN THE MORNING 1:03:05 applause--GK segue to intermission 1:03:39 EVERYBODY LOVES MY BABY 1:07:33 WELCOME BACK TO THE SECOND HALF....GREETINGS 1:11:29 Intro Kate MacKenzie, segue to WISHING 1:14:53 applause--GK talk about Benny Andersen 1:16:34 SVANTE'S HAPPY DAY 1:19:11 applause--GK talk with Benny Andersen 1:19:37 COSMOPOLITAN IN DENMARK 1:22:10 applause--GK talks to Nashville Bluegrass Band 1:23:00 HOLIDAY PICKIN' 1:25:23 applause--GK back announce 1:25:44 MONOLOGUE 1:46:28 applause--CHOPIN ETUDE #3 1:47:40 applause--segue 1:48:06 SWANSON'S SELF-STORAGE 1:49:05 INTRO PAT DONOHUE AND STEVIE BECK--GK talk about grade school... 1:51:55 THE SCHOOLHOUSE ON THE HILL 1:54:42 applause--CREDITS--REPRISE OF EARLY IN THE MORNING... 1:58:43 APPLAUSE October 11, 1997 - Live from the Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota, with Ole Edvard Antonsen, Rosaleen Linehan, Laura Sewell and Butch Thompson. 00:00 LOGO 00:14 TISHOMINGO 01:05 OPENING CREDITS 01:59 "It's Leif Erickson weekend...." 06:55 applause--GK intro Pat Donohue 07:34 ALL GOD'S CHILDREN GOT RHYTHM 10:18 APPLAUSE--Thank you Pat Donohue 10:56 CELEBRITIES 16:14 FUR ELISE PLAYOFF 16:37 GK INTRO OLE EDVARD ANTONSEN 17:23 APPLAUSE--GK TALK WITH OLE 18:01 FANTASY CAPRICE 22:04 APPLAUSE 25:00 HORA STACCATO 27:02 APPLAUSE--SEGUE 27:19 BOB--THE STORY OF AN ARTIST 36:59 APPLAUSE--GK INTRODUCE ROSALEEN 38:14 ROSALEEN TALK UP SONG 38:37 DON'T PUT YOUR DAUGHTER ON THE STAGE... 40:42 APPLAUSE--GK SEGUE-- SWEET AND EASY 42:21 APPLAUSE--GK INTRO LAURA SEWELL AND BUTCH 44:06 CHELSEA 47:19 APPLAUSE--BUTCH INTRO NEXT TUNE 47:54 THE CASCADES 51:06 APPLAUSE--GK BACK ANNOUNCE 51:25 GUY NOIR 1:04:19 APPLAUSE--GK SEGUE TO INTERMISSION 1:05:06 HOT LIPS 1:09:05 WELCOME BACK TO THE SECOND HALF 1:09:28 GREETINGS 1:13:00 INTRO ROSALEEN LINEHAN 1:14:04 THE BLACKBIRD 1:15:58 APPLAUSE 1:16:17 THE ACCENT SCHOOL 1:18:34 APPLAUSE--GK TALK WITH OLE EDVARD ANTONSEN 1:19:43 COWCALL BY GRIEG 1:21:30 APPLAUSE 1:21:50 MONOLOGUE 1:52:00 I LOVE YOU SAMANTHA 1:54:39 APPLAUSE--GK THANK MUSICIANS 1:55:18 DUCT TAPE 1:56:06 APPLAUSE/CREDITS October 18, 1997 - Live from the Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota, with The Del McCoury Band and Leo Kottke. 00:00 LOGO 00:14 Tishomingo--opening credits 02:07 Good to be with you 06:30 UNDERWEAR script 15:20 SWANEE RIVER (Minnesota lyrics) 18:27 applause 18:35 GK intro Del McCoury Band 20:12 THE COLD HARD FACTS 22:51 applause--Del intros the boys 24:10 BLACKJACK COUNTY CHAINS 27:33 applause--segue to next tune 27:59 LOVE IS A LONG ROAD 30:25 applause--GK thanks Del segue to script 31:11 COWBOYS 39:45 applause--actor credits/segue to tune 40:09 LULU'S BACK IN TOWN 42:41 applause 42:54 GK intro Leo Kottke 44:03 REGARDS FOR CHUCK PINK 47:41 applause--Leo segue to next tune 48:20 EIGHT MILES HIGH 52:08 applause--GK back announce 52:30 THE STORY OF BOB 59:49 APPLAUSE, BACK ANNOUNCE, SEGUE TO INTERMISSION 1:00:20 AIR MAIL SPECIAL 1:04:16 WELCOME BACK TO SECOND HALF.. 1:04:42 GREETINGS 1:07:20 Coming up in this half of the show.... 1:07:59 TELL MY MA 1:10:26 applause--segue to next spot 1:10:40 FORCE TEN WAKE UP SYSTEM 1:13:09 applause--GK talk to Del McCoury 1:15:04 BLUE DARLIN' 1:18:59 applause--Del intro next tune 1:19:16 BALTIMORE JOHNNY 1:22:36 applause 1:23:04 MONOLOGUE--World's Largest Pile of Burlap Bags 1:47:38 ACROSS THE STREET 1:50:41 applause 1:51:02 SWANSON'S SELF-STORAGE 1:52:27 applause--GK talk to Pat Donohue 1:53:21 CHOPSTICKS 1:55:31 applause--GK segue 1:55:47 CREDITS 1:57:37 BAND PLAYOFF--TELL ME MA October 25, 1997 - Live from the Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota, with Muzsikas, Marta Sebestyen, and The Tannahill Weavers. 00:00 LOGO 00:11 TISHOMINGO 02:23 APPLAUSE-SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE WITH US... AN ORDINARY MINNESOTA GUY...BACON, MELTED CHEESE 06:05 TO BE ALONE WITH YOU 09:27 APPLAUSE--GK BACK ANNOUNCE BAND/TALK TO ANDY 10:11 SENTIMENTAL GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA 13:29 APPLAUSE 13:45 HALLOWEEN--VAMPIRES 17:05 GUY NOIR 26:22 APPLAUSE--INTRODUCE TANNAHILL WEAVERS 27:12 DYSART/LOGSPLITTER 32:11 WILD APPLAUSE--ANNOUNCE NEXT TUNE 33:07 ARE YOU SLEEPING, MAGGIE? 35:41 APPLAUSE--GK TALK ABOUT DARK TIME OF YEAR. 36:25 THE LONG BLACK VEIL 40:04 APPLAUSE--GK SEGUE TO SCRIPT 40:30 THE STORY OF BOB 48:39 APPLAUSE--GK TALK ABOUT MUZSIKAS/TALK WITH MARTA 51:13 DANCES OF KALOTACZEG 55:23 WILD APPLAUSE 55:47 GYIMES 59:42 WILD APPLAUSE--GK TALK ABOUT HIT-GARDON 1:01:08 FINE AND DANDY 1:05:04 WELCOME BACK TO THE SECOND HALF--TISHOMINGO THEME 1:05:30 GONG SOUND 1:05:36 GREETINGS 1:09:33 PROMO COMING WEEKS 1:10:23 INTRO TANNAHILL WEAVERS 1:11:55 GOOD DRYING SET 1:16:26 APPLAUSE--GK INTRO TANNAHILL WEAVERS 1:16:54 CELEBRITY HALLOWEEN 1:21:30 APPLAUSE--GK TALK WITH DANIEL HAMAR 1:22:14 I THOUGHT IT WAS RAINING 1:26:25 APPLAUSE--BACK ANNOUNCE MUZSIKAS 1:26:47 MONOLOGUE 1:50:50 FRANNY'S WALTZ 1:51:51 APPLAUSE 1:52:13 FRED FARRELL 1:54:14 APPLAUSE--FINAL CREDITS 1:55:57 MEZOSEG DANCES November 1, 1997 - Live from the Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota, with The Fairfield Four, Robin and Linda Williams and Their Fine Group and Kate MacKenzie. 00:00 Logo 00:14 TISHOMINGO 01:53 "Been a lovely fall week.....stock market comments 03:18 OPENING RELAXATION TALK 06:09 APPLAUSE 06:30 THAT'S A PLENTY 09:25 APPLAUSE - GK ANNOUNCE 09:40 FRED FARRELL 11:52 APPLAUSE 12:00 GK talk with Hopeful Gospel Quartet 13:15 CLIMBIN' UP ON THE ROUGH SIDE 17:09 APPLAUSE - GK BACK ANNOUNCE 22:15 COWBOYS - JAILBREAK 31:20 APPLAUSE 31:35 GK INTRO ROBIN AND LINDA AND THEIR FINE GROUP 32:20 WALKIN' LIKE A MAN 35:34 APPLAUSE 36:09 THEY ALL FADED AWAY 39:22 APPLAUSE 39:34 BACH MINUET MUSICAL SEGUE 40:24 THE STORY OF BOB - LEATHER PANTS 47:12 APPLAUSE 47:20 GK TALK WITH ISAAC FREEMAN 49:18 YOU HAVE TO START OUT LOW 51:25 APPLAUSE - GK INTRO FAIRFIELD FOUR 52:10 COME ON IN THIS HOUSE 54:40 APPLAUSE 54:51 THERE MUST BE A CITY 57:49 APPLAUSE 58:12 SHADRACK 1:00:53 APPLAUSE - BACK ANNOUNCE/SEGUE TO INTERMISSION 1:00:27 RIVERBOAT SHUFFLE 1:05:10 WECOME BACK TO THE SECOND HALF 1:05:28 GONG - TALK ABOUT THE SONG SINGING 1:07:00 IT'S ONLY A PAPER MOON 1:08:09 MOON RIVER 1:09:24 YOUNGER PEOPLE IN THE SECOND BALCONY... 1:09:36 BAD MOON ON THE RISE 1:10:48 PAPER MOON REPRISE 1:11:09 APPLAUSE - KM TALK FROM SECOND BALCONY - DINNER GIVEAWAYS 1:14:00 GREETINGS 1:17:06 APPLAUSE 1:18:08 THE LETTER THAT I WROTE 1:23:35 APPLAUSE - GK SEGUE 1:23:55 MONOLOGUE - The Risktakers 1:45:35 SEVEN COME ELEVEN 1:48:51 ARROGANCE 1:52:15 APPLAUSE - GK INTRO FAIRFIELD FOUR 1:52:49 NOAH 1:55:18 APPLAUSE, GK BACK ANNOUNCE 1:55:42 FINAL CREDITS 1:56:48 HOLD THAT TIGER PLAYOFF 1:57:51 THAT'S OUR SHOW FOR TONIGHT! GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY! November 8, 1997 - Live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, with Sharon Isbin, John Filipczak, and Steve Ross. 00:00 Logo 00:14 Tishomingo 01:00 opening credits 02:00 B part of Tishomingo 02:39 Die Lorelei 03:35 You are my sunshine w/audience 05:50 Applause/GK talk about Sharon Isbin 08:15 COME BACK MY JOHNNY--John Filipczak and the Classics 11:38 applause--GK back announce/segue to script/talk about Jenny....Labrador dogs, cigarette in hand.....T-shirt 13:48 SILVER LINING SCRIPT 22:06 Applause 22:16 GK intro Steve Ross 22:57 PICTURE OF ME WITHOUT YOU 25:06 applause 25:20 EVERYTIME WE SAY GOODBYE 28:09 applause 28:19 GK back announce/BERTHA'S spot 29:42 THE STORY OF BOB 37:47 applause--GK talk with Sharon Isbin 40:11 BATUCADA 43:04 applause--GK intro next piece 43:55 UIRAPURO DO AMAZONAS 47:27 applause 47:39 GK back announce 47:49 COWBOYS--IMPERSONATING A MINISTER 1:05:15 applause and credits 1:06:02 SOMEBODY LOVES ME 1:09:15 applause 1:09:28 Tishomingo reprise/intermission 1:09:44 GREETINGS 1:13:15 Coming up on the show.... Letter from listener...singing together in Minnesota 1:16:01 SUN SONGS MEDLEY WITH AUDIENCE 1:21:34 applause--GK intro Cedar Lake Seven 1:23:20 WALK THEM GOLDEN STAIRS 1:25:26 applause--GK talk with Thiago and Sharon 1:28:28 NATALIA 1:31:03 APPLAUSE--GK THANKS SHARON AND THIAGO 1:31:22 MONOLOGUE 1:49:49 RAGGY CHOPIN 1:51:41 applause--FRED FARRELL 1:52:39 BEARD 1:53:35 applause 1:53:57 THROWING A BALL TONIGHT 1:55:58 applause--CREDITS 1:57:39 MINNESOTA SWIRL (PLAYS OFF DURING TUNE) November 15, 1997 - Repeat of November 11, 1995, with the Hopeful Gospel Quartet, Butch Thompson & Laura Sewell, Roy Blount Jr., and the Ensemble Singers of the Plymouth Music Series telling the true story of Handel, who really wrote a THANKSGIVING ORATORIO, recently found in a chicken coop. Comic sketches about sibling rivalry, Dusty and Lefty contemplating marriage, and sound-effects man Tom Keith singing Scottish songs. November 22, 1997 - Live from the Gibbon Ballroom in Gibbon, Minnesota, it's our Polka Show with Minnesota polka bands John Filipczak & the Classics, Alpenfest, and Skalmusic. 00:00 LOGO 00:11 TISHOMINGO 02:33 APPLAUSE--GK TALK ABOUT ANTI-POLKA FEELING 03:45 RED-HEADED POLKA 06:15 APPLAUSE--GK TALK--intro next band 07:50 JOHN FILIPCZAK AND THE CLASSICS 10:37 applause--GK talk 10:59 CAFE BOEUF 13:24 applause--GK talk 13:54 KARJELAN POJAT POLKA 16:00 applause--GK segue 17:21 ALPENFEST--YODELLING SONG 19:28 applause--GK talk 20:31 COWBOYS 27:37 applause--CLASSICAL MUSIC SEGUE 28:13 it's our polka show from Gibbon.... 33:16 HUPAJ SHUPAJ--John Filipczak and the Classics 36:31 GOOD TIMES OBEREK 39:14 GK TALK TO DANCERS ON THE FLOOR 41:09 COMING FROM THE SERVICE 43:27 APPLAUSE--PERSONAL INJURY SCRIPT 44:59 APPLAUSE--CLASSICAL POLKAS--GK SINGS THE BLUES POLKA, new AGE POLKA 49:15 PAT DONOHUE POLKA BLUES 50:35 APPLAUSE 51:07 TOO FAT POLKA--BY BOB DYLAN 51:49 applause--intro Alpenfest 53:05 HIN UND HERR-- 55:43 applause--GK talk to Alpenfest 56:39 GUTEN MORGEN 59:27 talk about xylophone 1:00:12 ZIRKUS RENZ 1:03:07 applause--segue to intermission 1:03:48 HANSWURST POLKA 1:07:19 WELCOME BACK TO THE SECOND HALF...GREETINGS 1:10:23 TURKEY TALK 1:11:33 applause 1:14:27 WALTZ MEDLEY 1:19:28 applause--promo next week's show, NY shows 1:20:35 THANKSGIVING 1:26:10 applause, intro Skalmusik 1:27:47 ARCHIE'S POLKA 1:29:51 applause--intro next tune 1:30:11 RIGNESEN REINLANDER SCHOTTISCHE 1:32:42 applause--final tune 1:33:30 SIS I OYKT'N 1:37:03 applause 1:37:19 MONOLOGUE 1:53:08 WEDDING WALTZ 1:54:40 GK TALK 1:54:53 BERG VHEABUNDEN--triple yodel 1:58:20 ROLL OUT THE BARREL November 29, 1997 - Live from Medinah Temple in Chicago, Illinois, with Mavis Staples, Studs Terkel, John Williams, Martin Hayes, and Dennis Cahill 00:00 logo 00:11 TISHOMINGO--opening credits 02:05 B part of Tishomingo 02:43 applause into SWEET HOME CHICAGO 05:42 applause/GK talk about Chicago/Saturday after Thanksgiving/2 year olds at Thanksgiving 08:23 POWDERMILK BISCUITS--TALK then theme 10:33 applause--GK intro Mavis Staples 11:04 DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE 13:09 APPLAUSE/SEGUE TO NEXT TUNE 13:25 PRECIOUS LORD 16:36 applause--back announce 17:04 gk talk to Studs Terkel 18:50 COWBOYS (Dusty and Lefty meet "kid Turk") 30:09 applause--gk intro band 30:45 AIR MAIL SPECIAL 34:03 applause--GK back announce 34:20 BERTHA'S KITTY BOUTIQUE 35:38 applause--GK intro Hayes, Cahill, Williams 37:07 PACHELBEL REEL MEDLEY 41:58 applause 42:29 WINNIE HAYES MEDLEY 46:06 applause 46:31 SILVER LINING 1:00:48 applause--gk back announce/segue to intermission 1:01:29 DINAH 1:05:37 Welcome back to the second half... 1:06:00 GOD BLESS AMERICA MEDLEY 1:13:37 applause--GREETINGS 1:18:46 INTRO MAVIS STAPLES 1:19:22 DIDN'T IT RAIN 1:21:41 WADE IN THE WATER 1:23:46 applause-- 1:24:10 MONOLOGUE 1:43:20 applause--PADDY FAHEY'S 1:46:00 applause--GK talk with John Williams about twins 1:46:58 MR. TEA 1:48:03 applause--coming up next week... 1:48:35 AMERICAN FAMILY REUNION 1:52:52 applause--a few more greetings 1:53:14 CREDITS 1:54:48 MUSIC STARTS UNDER 1:55:38 SWEET HOME CHICAGO 1:57:20 That's our show for tonight.... December 6, 1997 - Live from The Town Hall in New York City, with John Hammond, Frank McCourt, and Bryn Terfel. 00:00 LOGO 00:11 TISHOMINGO 01:06 OPENING CREDITS 02:14 GK TALK ABOUT GUESTS, QUOTE FROM NY TIMES, CAR ALARMS 04:59 HUSH LITTLE BABY 10:48 applause 11:02 GUY NOIR--O'CONNELL BLACKMAIL CASE 20:50 applause--GK intro Bryn Terfel 23:40 applause--BRYN TERFEL intro tune 23:54 THE GASMAN COMETH 26:44 APPLAUSE--BRYN TERFEL SEGUE TO NEXT TUNE 27:21 MY LITTLE WELSH HOME 30:04 applause--back announce 30:54 THE STORY OF BOB--English Teacher visits 41:11 applause--back announce 41:35 WHO CARES--BAND FEATURE 44:42 applause--GK announce band/intro John Hammond 46:05 TELL ME MAMA 49:26 applause 49:37 HOMELESS BLUES 53:18 applause--GK intro Frank McCourt 54:25 ANGELAS ASHES READINGS 57:02 applause 57:16 PADDY CLOHESSY HAS NO SHOES... 1:00:47 RENT MAN 1:04:30 applause--GK back announce/segue to intermission 1:05:24 SWING 39 1:09:02 Welcome back to the second half... 1:09:27 Greetings 1:12:57 DRAWING... 1:15:50 Jody Wood name drawn, Oklahoma... Kentucky winner chosen, Massachusetts winner chosen... Arkansas winner chosen 1:18:00 MEDLEY 1:24:10 applause--GK segue to John Hammond 1:25:05 JOHN HAMMOND--UNTRUE BLUES 1:27:12 applause 1:27:30 MONOLOGUE 1:44:43 applause 1:44:55 KALYEETKA 1:46:18 CAFE BOEUF 1:49:11 applause 1:49:22 APPLAUSE-- 1:49:50 READING -- MISS O'RIORDAN LIBRARIAN 1:54:27 APPLAUSE/CREDITS 1:55:58 MOBILE LINE 1:57:59 Thank you and good night! December 13, 1997 - Live from The Town Hall in New York City, with The Battlefield Band and Diana Krall. 00:00 Logo 00:12 TISHOMINGO 00:55 Credits 02:00 OPEN script 10:20 SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN 11:36 applause - segue 12:41 CHRISTMAS BLUES 15:47 applause - segue 16:11 COWBOYS - Dusty and Lefty in the Library 28:43 Applause 28:58 Larry scene to end of script 29:40 Applause 31:36 I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT YOU 35:06 APPLAUSE 35:17 LOST MIND 39:45 applause 40:19 THE STORY OF BOB 50:09 applause - GK introduces Battlefield Band 52:23 TWENTY POUNDS OF GIN 55:54 applause 56:40 HEAVE YO HO 1:01:06 applause - GK segue to intermission 1:01:40 I FOUND A NEW BABY 1:05:21 Welcome back to the second half 1:06:37 STAR MEDLEY 1:13:15 APPLAUSE 1:13:40 Greetings 1:17:15 Next week on our show..GK talk with Diana Krall 1:19:15 HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS 1:24:05 applause 1:24:35 MONOLOGUE 1:44:36 PENTHOUSE SERENADE 1:46:24 YOGURT 1:47:55 applause - GK introduces Battlefield Band 1:48:29 JENNY O' THE BRAES 1:51:40 applause 1:51:57 JOLLY OLD GARDENER 1:55:12 applause 1:55:55 Final Credits 1:57:11 MOBILE LINE 1:58:13 That's our show for tonight… December 20, 1997 - Live from The Town Hall in New York City, with Garrick Ohlsson, Walter Bobbie and John McDonough. 00:00 LOGO 00:12 TISHOMINGO 01:42 B PART OF TISHOMINGO 02:20 applause--GK introduces actors 03:41 CHRISTMAS MEDLEY #1: Winter Wonderland, Home for the Holidays, Blue Christmas, I'll be home for Christmas, White Christmas 08:15 applause 08:37 STOMP MR. HENRY LEE 10:45 applause--GK back announce/talk with John McDonough 11:57 COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS 14:20 applause 15:00 BRASS QUINTET: WACHET AUF and into script 15:54 DARK LUTHERANS SCRIPT 19:00 Quintet/How brightly shines the morning star 22:25 Ou du Froliche 25:02 Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming 26:01 Applause--GK talk with Garrick Ohlsson 27:43 CHOPIN: WALTZ IN E MINOR 30:33 applause 31:00 ETUDE IN C MINOR, OP 10, NO 12 (REVOLUTIONARY) 33:26 applause 33:53 MEN (MALE SOLIDARITY AT CHRISTMAS) 37:04 applause--GK announce performers 37:20 BRASS FANFARE 38:22 CHRISTMAS FAIRY TALE--THE CHRISTMAS PIE 44:04 Scheidt Fanfare 47:40 While Shepherds Watched 50:47 Good Christian Men Rejoice 54:35 Sussex Carol: 2nd Variation 1:00:07 TELEMANN AIR DE TROMPETTE 1:01:07 GK back announce--segue to intermission 1:01:34 AT THE JAZZ BAND BALL 1:04:47 Welcome back to the second half... GREETINGS 1:10:31 GK intro Walter Bobbie....talk about CHICAGO 1:14:26 WALTER BOBBIE--POLISH SONG 1:16:21 applause--GK talk to Garrick Ohlsson 1:18:07 NOCTURNE IN F SHARP MAJOR 1:21:51 applause MONOLOGUE 1:44:29 OH SISTER AIN'T THAT HOT 1:46:24 applause 1:46:40 GUY NOIR 1:56:56 applause...CREDITS 1:57:41 SILENT NIGHT 1:58:40 Good night and Merry Christmas December 27, 1997 - A repeat of A Prairie Home Companion's December 16, 1995, broadcast, originally done from the Town Hall in New York with violinist Gil Shaham & pianist Orli Shaham, singer Jean Redpath, and the Hopeful Gospel Quartet. Plus the News From Lake Wobegon about the perfect Christmas.