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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.
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recorded on May 31, 1997, from Ithaca, New York.

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| 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 (RA) |
| 05:06 | MOVE IT ON OVER |
| 07:20 | APPLAUSE--preview |
| 07:43 | CAFE BOEUF (RA) |
| 11:47 | APPLAUSE--GK TALKS ABOUT ITHACA/CORNELL (RA) |
| 16:39 | RIDE THE CHARIOT--CORNELL GLEE CLUB |
| 18:30 | APPLAUSE--GK TALKS ABOUT ESTABLISHING CORNELL (RA) |
| 21:30 | ALMA MATER-"FAR ABOVE CAYUGA'S WATERS" |
| 22:39 | APPLAUSE--CORNELL LEGENDS |
| 25:43 | ALMA MATER SPOOF/TALK ABOUT E.B. WHITE (RA) |
| 28:03 | CORNELL FIGHT SONGS |
| 30:54 | APPLAUSE--QUOTE FROM E.B. WHITE LETTER (RA) |
| 33:27 | EVENING SONG |
| 35:04 | APPLAUSE |
| 35:34 | GK TALKS WITH SERENA WONG (RA) |
| 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 (RA) |
| 106:41 | APPLAUSE--GK SEGUE TO INTERMISSION |
| 107:19 | AT THE JAZZ BAND BALL |
| 111:37 | PRINCE OF DENMARK MARCH (PLAYED ON CHIMES) |
| 112:47 | APPLAUSE |
| 113:00 | GREETINGS (RA) |
| 118:00 | WELCOME new STATIONS |
| 119:31 | IF YE LOVE ME |
| 121:20 | APPLAUSE |
| 121:41 | MONOLOGUE (RA) |
| 138:48 | PAT DONOHUE--FALL CREEK |
| 140:18 | APPLAUSE |
| 141:25 | BIG ROAD |
| 144:00 | GOT TO SHINE |
| 148:19 | APPLAUSE |
| 148:47 | MOURNFUL OATMEAL (RA) |
| 149:45 | POWDERMILK BISCUITS |
| 150:42 | CREDITS FOR GUY'S SHOE BAND |
| 151:10 | I JUST WISH THAT SHE WERE HERE |
| 153:03 | APPLAUSE |
| 155:22 | FAR ABOVE CAYUGA'S WATERS |
| 156:26 | BLUEGRASS VERSION OF ALMA MATER--FINAL BOWS (RA) |
| 157:30 | THAT'S OUR SHOW FOR TONIGHT |

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