October 10, 1998
Live from the Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota, with the Hopeful Gospel Quartet and guitar legend Dave Van Ronk.

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Recorded on October 10, 1998, from St. Paul, Minnesota.
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00:00Logo
00:12Tishomingo
01:41How About Those Vikings?
03:08Talk About New Money
05:41Pennies From Heaven
05:57Brother, Can You Spare a Dime
06:07I've Got Sixpence
06:25Penny Lane
06:33Three Coins in a Fountain/Million Dollar Baby
07:44Black Mountain Rag
10:22Applause
10:40Long as I Can See the Light
13:49GK Talk
14:39He Knows How Much We Can Bear
17:07Just a Closer Walk With Thee
20:29Climbin' Up On the Rough Side
23:31Applause
23:52Powdermilk Biscuits
26:00Applause
26:11Rhubarb
29:59Applause
31:30You're Driving Me Crazy
34:28GK Intro Dave Van Ronk/Talk With Dave
36:50Losers
39:15Come Back Baby
42:49Applause
43:09Guy Noir
55:44GK Talk with Robin and Linda
57:35The Devil is a Mighty Wind
100:41Applause
100:55Jordan
103:22Segue to Intermission
103:45Fine and Dandy
107:44Welcome Back to the Second Half-Greetings
111:51October
117:50GK Welcome back Dave Van Ronk
119:02Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You
121:55Applause
122:15Monologue
142:26Your Mischievous Charms
144:30Ketchup
147:10Talk about Kate Moving
147:32I Am a Pilgrim
149:12Move to the Top of the Mountain
150:51Segue to Next Tune
151:20By the Rivers of Babylon
153:52Next Week/Final Credits
155:59Standing in the Need of Prayer/Amen

Guest Information
  • Kate MacKenzie
  • Robin and Linda Williams
  • Dave Van Ronk
  • Scripts
  • Guy Noir
  • Beebopareebop Rhubarb Pie
  • Ketchup Advisory Board
  • October

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