February 12, 2000
 Live from St. Paul, Minnesota, A Prairie Home Companion welcomes vocalist Karrin Allyson and Retrograss (Mike Seeger, David Grisman, and John Hartford). Plus, Garrison reads the winning poems from our Valentine's Day Sonnet Contest.

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Recorded on February 12, 2000, from St. Paul, Minnesota.
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00:00Logo
00:12Tishomingo
02:07Valentine's Day Coming Up...
05:28I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
07:18Great Balls of Fire
09:04Applause - Andy Stein's Fiddle Classics
12:20Applause - GK Talk/Sonnets
13:56Sunshine in the Winter by Phyllis Donnelly
14:38Applause - Sonnet for Becky
15:48Applause - Phone Conversation with Jane Held
17:04Sonnet for Mark
18:01Applause - GK Talk to Jane
18:50Bertha's
21:50Applause - GK Intro Retrograss
22:50Hound Dawg
25:18Applause - John Hartford Talk
25:47When I'm Sixty-Four
29:03Applause - GK Announce Concerts
29:49Powdermilk Biscuit Break
32:24Phrasebook
38:46Applause - GK Talk About Jazz, Intro Karrin Allyson
40:19Under Paris Skies
44:42Applause -Karrin Intro Band
45:43The Duck
49:22Applause
49:49The Nanny
103:02Applause - GK Segue to Intermission
103:37Intermission - Shine
107:27Welcome Back to the Second Half/Greetings
109:48Sonnets - Mentions Elizabeth Bingham, Jan Bristol, Randall Writes to Deb
114:06Bruce Blackmon on Phone
114:55Fountain Sonnet
116:07Fixing the Washing Machine
117:33The Mountain Road
119:07GK Invite Mike Seeger to Sing with Him
119:58Darlin' Pal of Mine
123:47Applause - GK Segue, Intro Karrin Allyson
124:55Ne Me Quitte Pas
128:43Applause - Monologue
144:25Summer Slipped Away
146:27Applause - GK Welcome Retrograss
147:49Maggie's Farm
151:03Applause
151:21Murphy's Plumbing
154:17Applause
154:42We've Been Married For A While
156:34Roanoke Playoff

 Photos from the show
Dave Grisman Mike Seeger
Dave Grisman of Retrograss Mike Seeger of Retrograss
Garrison Keillor Karrin Allyson
Garrison Keillor reading one of the winning sonnets Karrin Allyson

Guest Information
  • Retrograss
  • Karrin Allyson
    •      		Scripts
  • The Nanny
  • Andy Stein's Fiddle Classics
  • Phrasebook
  • Bertha's Kitty Boutique
  • Murphy's Plumbing
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