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February 26, 2000
Live from Queen's Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland, A Prairie Home Companion welcomes Scotland's own Battlefield Band, Boys of the Lough member Dave Richardson and mystery novelist Ian Rankin.
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recorded on February 26, 2000, from Edinburgh, Scotland.
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| 00:00 | LOGO |
| 00:11 | TISHOMINGO |
| 02:05 | GK TALK ABOUT GUESTS/LANDS' END CREDIT TALK ABOUT EDINBURGH |
| 05:29 | WEARY/FAREWELL BLUES |
| 08:36 | APPLAUSE |
| 08:50 | GK TALK - LATE NIGHT SHOW |
| 09:24 | COWBOYS - EDINBURGH BLUES |
| 19:06 | APPLAUSE - GK TALK ABOUT EDINBURGH |
| 19:59 | GK INTRO IAN RANKIN |
| 20:25 | APPLAUSE |
| 20:36 | GK TALK WITH IAN RANKIN |
| 23:34 | IAN RANKIN, FIRST READING |
| 26:13 | APPLAUSE, GK TALK |
| 27:43 | SECOND READING |
| 29:09 | APPLAUSE - GK SEGUE |
| 29:35 | POWDERMILK BISCUITS/COMIN' THROUGH THE RYE |
| 31:23 | APPLAUSE - GLENFRANCISCO SCOTCH |
| 32:35 | APPLAUSE - GK INTRO BATTLEFIELD BAND |
| 33:20 | TALK UP TO SONG |
| 33:40 | THE STRAW MAN |
| 38:31 | APPLAUSE - GK TALK WITH BATTLEFIELD BAND |
| 40:56 | LEAVING FRIDAY HARBOR |
| 44:36 | APPLAUSE |
| 45:02 | GUY NOIR - GOES TO GLASGOW ON DERRY AIR |
| 56:39 | APPLAUSE - GK GOES OUT ON THE STREET AND SEGUES TO INTERMISSION |
| 100:08 | THAT'S A PLENTY |
| 103:52 | APPLAUSE |
| 104:10 | WELCOME BACK TO THE SECOND HALF, MORE EDINBURGH TALK |
| 108:20 | INTRO DAVE RICHARDSON, TALK WITH DAVE |
| 113:22 | A WALK ON THE SHORE |
| 115:36 | APPLAUSE TALK WITH RICH DWORSKY |
| 117:52 | THE WARM WELCOME |
| 121:01 | APPLAUSE - MONOLOGUE |
| 141:31 | GRANDFATHER'S CLOCK |
| 144:29 | APPLAUSE |
| 144:50 | KETCHUP - HARRY POTTER ENVY |
| 148:15 | APPLAUSE - GK WELCOME BACK BATTLEFIELD BAND |
| 150:25 | TWENTY POUNDS OF GIN SET #1: The Canon Gate Twitch, Steamboat To Detroit, Twenty Pounds of Gin, Break Yer Bass Drone |
| 154:35 | APPLAUSE - FINAL CREDITS |
| 156:43 | FOREVER YOUNG |
| 157:53 | FLOWERS OF EDINBURGH |
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| GK with Ian Rankin |
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Setting up the Queen's Hall stage |
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| Bagpiper on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh |
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Audience members give show "thumbs up" |
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