December 6, 1997
 Live from The Town Hall in New York City, with John Hammond, Frank McCourt, and Bryn Terfel.

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00:00LOGO (RA)
00:11TISHOMINGO (M)
01:06OPENING CREDITS
02:14GK TALK ABOUT GUESTS, QUOTE FROM NY TIMES, CAR ALARMS
04:59HUSH LITTLE BABY (M)
10:48applause
11:02GUY NOIR--O'CONNELL BLACKMAIL CASE (M) (RA)
20:50applause--GK intro Bryn Terfel
23:40applause--BRYN TERFEL intro tune
23:54THE GASMAN COMETH (M) (RA)
26:44APPLAUSE--BRYN TERFEL SEGUE TO NEXT TUNE
27:21MY LITTLE WELSH HOME (M)
30:04applause--back announce
30:54THE STORY OF BOB--English Teacher visits (M) (RA)
41:11applause--back announce
41:35WHO CARES--BAND FEATURE (M) (RA)
44:42applause--GK announce band/intro John Hammond
46:05TELL ME MAMA (M)
49:26applause
49:37HOMELESS BLUES (M)
53:18applause--GK intro Frank McCourt (RA)
54:25ANGELAS ASHES READINGS (M)
57:02applause
57:16PADDY CLOHESSY HAS NO SHOES... (M)
100:47RENT MAN (M)
104:30applause--GK back announce/segue to intermission
105:24SWING 39 (M)
109:02Welcome back to the second half...
109:27Greetings (RA)
112:57DRAWING...
115:50Jody Wood name drawn, Oklahoma... Kentucky winner chosen, Massachusetts winner chosen... Arkansas winner chosen
118:00MEDLEY (M) (RA)
124:10applause--GK segue to John Hammond
125:05JOHN HAMMOND--UNTRUE BLUES
127:12applause
127:30MONOLOGUE (RA)
144:43applause
144:55KALYEETKA (M)
146:18CAFE BOEUF (M) (RA)
149:11applause
149:22APPLAUSE--
149:50READING -- MISS O'RIORDAN LIBRARIAN (M) (RA)
154:27APPLAUSE/CREDITS
155:58MOBILE LINE (M)
157:59Thank you and good night!

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  • Bryn Terfel
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