October 12, 1996
 Live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, with La Bottine Souriante and the Turtle Island String Quartet.

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00:00LOGO
00:11TISHOMINGO--OPENING CREDITS
03:25GK TALKS ABOUT WINTER
05:15LET'S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE
08:35MR. WINE
09:40APPLAUSE
09:50TALK UP TO WINTER SONG
10:27HYMN TO WINTER
18:12FRED FARRELL ANIMAL CALLS
19:40APPLAUSE--GK INTRODUCES TURTLE ISLAND STRING QUARTET
23:14BACH'S LUNCH
25:51APPLAUSE
26:10WINTER IN CAIRO
31:23APPLAUSE
31:52GUY NOIR: UNION DEPOT
45:43Applause
46:46OUVERTURE
54:44GK TALK WITH LA BOTTINE SOURIANTE WITH TRANSLATOR
57:57BELLE VIRGINIE (RA)
102:38Applause
102:48GK BACK ANNOUNCE/SEGUE TO INTERMISSION
103:14BLUE SKIES
107:12Welcome Back
107:44GREETINGS (RA)
110:37CELEBRITY CLASSICS: THE SIX-MINUTE ILIAD (RA)
118:14APPLAUSE--GK INTRODUCES TURTLE ISLAND
120:13SUMMER FUNK
124:50APPLAUSE--GK BACK ANNOUNCE
125:09MONOLOGUE (RA)
146:44PAT DONOHUE GUITAR INTERLUDE
148:11LA VITRE
152:02GK/Translator talk with La Bottine
152:46LA TAPIGNIE
156:29CREDITS
157:47LA BASTRINGUE
158:26THAT'S OUR SHOW! (RA)
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  • La Bottine Souriante
  • Turtle Island String Quartet
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  • Mr. Wine
  • Hymn to Winter
  • Fred Farrell
  • Guy Noir
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