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.

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00:00LOGO
00:11TISHOMINGO
01:00OPENING CREDITS
02:06GRASSHOPPER JOKE/GK INTRO PAT DONOHUE TUNE (RA)
03:29LONG WINTER BLUES
06:43APPLAUSE -- GK TALK ABOUT WINTER SONGS
07:32IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER
08:24GK SEGUE TO
08:38POOR ROBIN
09:33APPLAUSE -- GK INTRO HYMN TO WINTER (RA)
10:11'TIS WINTER NOW
11:39APPLAUSE
11:56FAMOUS CELEBRITIES (RA)
17:03APPLAUSE
17:16GK INTRO PHILIP BRUNELLE AND THE ORGAN
17:32FANFARE FOR THE ORGAN
19:00APPLAUSE -- GK INTRO BLANKET TOSS (RA)
26:30GK INTRO ROBIN AND LINDA WILLIAMS (RA)
27:50SUGAR FOR SUGAR
31:34APPLAUSE -- RONIN SEGUE TO
32:12THEY ALL FADED AWAY
35:27APPLAUSE
36:07HERDING CATTLE
38:05APPLAUSE
38:18POWDERMILK BISCUITS
39:07APPLAUSE -- GK ANNOUNCE GUESTS
39:26BAD WEEK -- SMOKERS' BLUES (RA)
55:01APPLAUSE -- BACK ANNOUNCE/INTRO DAVE FRISHBERG -- GK TALK WITH DAVE FRISHBERG
57:10I WANT TO BE A SIDEMAN
1:00:08APPLAUSE
1:00:20GK SEGUE TO INTERMISSION (RA)
1:00:30MUSKRAT RAMBLE
1:03:57APPLAUSE
1:04:11FRED FARRELL (RA)
1:06:02APPLAUSE -- GREETINGS
1:09:53GK TALK ABOUT BRAHMS (RA)
1:10:23WIEGENLIED (LULLABY BY BRAHMS)
1:11:45GK TALK ABOUT BRAHMS
1:12:37O DIE FRAUEN!
1:13:30GK TALK ABOUT BRAHMS
1:14:28WIE DES ABENDS SCHÖNE RÖTE
1:16:55VÖGELEIN DURCHRAUSCHT DIE LUFT
1:17:29BRAHMS ABOUT TO BUY TICKETS...
1:19:11EIN DUKELER SCHACHT IST LIEBE (MY LOVE IS A WELL)
1:20:33APPLAUSE -- GK BACK ANNOUNCE
1:20:55MONOLOGUE (RA)
1:45:20APPLAUSE -- SINNER MAN
1:48:12APPLAUSE
1:48:43CAFE BOEUF (RA)
1:51:32APPLAUSE -- GK TALK OF THE CHOIR
1:53:50THANK YOUS AND CREDITS
1:57:58PLEASE DON'T TALK ABOUT ME WHEN I'M GONE

Guest Information
  • Ensemble Singers of the Plymouth Music Series
  • Robin and Linda Williams
  • Dave Frishberg
  • Scripts
  • Famous Celebrities
  • Smokers' Blues
  • Fred Farrell
  • Brahms
  • Cafe Boeuf

  • Music Information
    Performers, music scipts and credits
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