April 3, 1999
 Live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, with Scottish group the Battlefield Band, Swedish band Väsen, and guitarist Leo Kottke.

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 Recorded on April 3, 1999, from St. Paul, Minnesota.
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00:00Logo
00:13Tishomingo
00:55Opening Credits with Actor Sfx
02:08My Minnesota (Old Kentucky) Home
02:43Talk about April Fool's Day in Minnesota
04:35Minnesota State Song
07:07Applause-GK Segue
07:50He Rose from the Dead
11:13Applause-GK Segue
11:37Ramsey County Courthouse
16:04Applause-GK Talk with Swedish Drummer
19:00Väsen: 39-Year Jig
21:17Applause-GK Segue
21:50The Lives of the Cowboys
34:00Applause-GK Intro Leo Kottke
34:42Don't Call Me Ray
37:01Applause-Leo Intro Next Tune
37:37Rings
41:30Applause
42:00Guy Noir
52:35Applause - GK Intro the Battlefield Band/Talk with Alan
55:00Twenty Pounds of Gin
59:01Wild Applause
59:40One More Chorus
104:06Applause
104:37Strike Up the Band
108:00Welcome Back to the Second Half/Talk With Audience Members
113:20Remember Me
117:32Applause-GK Intro Väsen
119:46Josephine's Waltz
123:39Applause
123:52Kapten Kapsyl
126:44Applause
127:15Monologue
147:10Too Fast - Leo Kottke
149:06Applause
149:30Ketchup
152:16Applause-GK Segue to Battlefield Band
153:07Clan Coco
156:56Applause-Final Credits
157:58Jare De Bilotten- An International Fiddle Fest!
Guest Information
  • The Battlefield Band
  • Leo Kottke
  • Väsen
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  • The Lives of the Cowboys
  • The Ketchup Advisory Board
  • Guy Noir
  • Ramsey County Courthouse
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