March 30, 1996
 Live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, it's our Second Annual Talent from Towns Under Two Thousand Show with Fly Creek Philharmonic, The Freight Hoppers, The Griffin Family, Rich "Eureka" Jones, Emily Shackelton, and The Smith Brothers.

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Recorded on March 30, 1996, from St. Paul, Minnesota.
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00:00LOGO
00:11TISHOMINGO
02:15Tim Russell Credits
03:19TISHOMINGO PART II
04:04GK TALK ABOUT WEATHER/TROPHY
07:54TEA FOR TWO
10:28SEGUE TO FIRST CONTESTANTS/INTRO GRIFFINS
12:30THE SCHOOLHOUSE ON THE HILL/GRIFFINS
15:49BERTHA'S APRIL FOOL'S TRICKS FOR YOUR CAT (RA)
17:15GK INTRO SMITH BROTHERS
20:01CHAIN SAW POLKA/SMITH BROTHERS
22:52GK INTRO EMILY SHACKELTON (RA)
25:19COLORS OF THE WIND/EMILY SHACKELTON
28:25APPLAUSE
29:34FRED FARRELL: ALL PURPOSE OSTRICHES
30:56SALOME SALMON COLOGNE: THE PROMISE OF SENSUALITY
32:44GK TALK TO NEXT CONTESTANTS
35:06THE TOY SYMPHONY/FLY CREEK PHILHARMONIC
38:40LUTHERANS ON LINE: EVERYTHING BUT THE HOTDISH (RA)
40:06GK TALK WITH RICH JONES (RA)
42:30MY KINDA PLACE/RICH "EUREKA" JONES
46:09GK SEGUE TO FREIGHT HOPPERS (RA)
50:09THE BIG CAT SPIT IN THE LITTLE CAT'S EYE/FREIGHT HOPPERS (M)
52:40GK TALK ABOUT CONTEST VOTING
56:08IDAHO YODELLER/JANET SORENSON
58:44GK TALK
59:35OUR TOWN
103:10SEGUE TO INTERMISSION
103:36DARKTOWN STRUTTER'S BALL (INTERMISSION)/GUY'S ALL STAR SHOE BAND
108:15WELCOME BACK
108:32CAFE BOEUF: MIDWESTERNERS ALWAYS MISUNDERSTAND (RA)
111:38GK INTROS HIS CHOICE OF WINNERS (RA)
112:39DARLIN' DAISY/GRIFFIN FAMILY
116:32MONOLOGUE (RA)
136:49MAYBE NEXT TIME
139:25GK EXPLAINS THE MARKLUND AWARD (RA)
140:43I WANT TO KNOW YOU/RICH "EUREKA" JONES
140:43RHUBARB: SUSHI CREATURE (RA)
147:40GK TALK WITH JANET SORENSON (RA)
148:43FOUR CENT COTTON/THE FREIGHTHOPPERS
152:05ANNOUNCE EMILY SHACKLETON (RA)
154:00ANGELS REJOICE/EMILY SHACKELTON
156:31CREDITS
157:04FAREWELL BLUES/GUY'S ALL STAR SHOE BAND--THAT'S OUR SHOW FOR TONIGHT!

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Guest Information
  • Fly Creek Philharmonic
  • The Freight Hoppers
  • The Griffin Family
  • Rich "Eureka" Jones
  • Emily Shackelton
  • The Smith Brothers
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