January 31, 1998
 Live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minneosota, with Billy Collins, Tom Hazelton, and Bruce Molsky & Beg Hoedown.

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Recorded on January 31, 1998, from St. Paul, Minnesota.
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00:00Logo (RA)
00:14Tishomingo
00:58Opening credits
02:54GK talk: Beautiful winter day in St. Paul....
04:14I GOT RHYTHM (RA)
05:48applause--GK talk with Tom Hazleton
07:20YOU, YOU, YOU
09:18applause--GK back announce
09:31Mention of sponsors--POWDERMILK BISCUITS
11:31GK intro Saturday Night Fish Fry
11:50SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY (RA)
15:29applause--GK Talk about fish
15:58FRED FARRELL--Deer Yells (RA)
18:16applause, end of script... many loons etc.
18:38GATOR SCRIPT (RA)
21:56applause
22:05GK talk about old-time music, intro next guests...
23:37HALF PAST FOUR (RA)
25:43applause--Beverly intro next tune
26:19PRETTY SARO (RA)
29:57applause--Bruce segue to next tune
30:27FORTUNE (RA)
32:26applause--GK back announce, intro Billy Collins
33:08APPLAUSE
33:17BILLY COLLINS INTROS HIS POEMS
33:37NIGHT HOUSE
35:23Intro next poem
35:44I CHOP SOME PARSLEY (RA)
37:18applause
37:27Intro Forgetfulness (RA)
37:50FORGETFULNESS
39:28applause
39:38intro Nostalgia
39:58NOSTALGIA (RA)
42:37applause--GK back announce
43:25GK TALK ABOUT/WITH CONTEST WINNERS
47:57applause--segue to band
48:12LIMEHOUSE BLUES (RA)
51:09applause--GK segue
51:23THE STORY OF BOB--Mr. Funny Bunny <(RA)
56:49applause--GK segue/talk about daughter
58:42THE BABY BLUES (RA)
102:31applause--segue to intermission (RA)
103:00THERE'LL BE SOME CHANGES MADE
106:30Welcome back to the second half...
106:54Greetings (RA)
109:51Next week....
110:11T-tutt announcement/GK intro Tom Hazleton (RA)
112:22HOT DOG (RA)
114:21applause
114:34BERTHA'S KITTY BOUTIQUE (RA)
118:58applause--GK intro Bruce Molsky group
120:05JOHN HENRY (RA)
122:35applause/MONOLOGUE (RA)
148:10applause/SO NEAR AND SO DEAR TO ME
150:32applause--GK announce Billy Collins
150:50Intro poem
151:24On turning ten (RA)
153:04applause intro next tune
153:28NIGHTCLUB (RA)
155:41applause
155:58Final credits (RA)
157:30MISS MCLEOD'S REELS
158:26That's our show for tonight!
Guest Information
  • Billy Collins
  • Tom Hazelton
  • Bruce Molsky
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  • Gator Script
  • The Story of Bob
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