July 1, 2000
 Live from the Tanglewood in the Berkshire Mountains, A Prairie Home Companion welcomes pianist Emanuel Ax, Norumbega Harmony singing Shaker music and the Berkshire Highlanders Pipe Band.

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00:00Logo
00:11Tishomingo
00:59Opening Credits
02:00GK Talk About Tanglewood
03:34Just Another Redneck in Love
06:51Applause - Fourth of July Script
11:14Boston Fiddle Medley
13:13Applause - GK Talk About Shakers
16:40The Good Samaritan
17:48Applause - GK Talk
18:58Millennial Praise
21:45Applause - GK Talk
23:01Haydn Surprise Symphony
25:22Applause
25:40Larry
30:00Powdermilk Biscuit Break
31:52Applause - GK Segue
32:13GK Intro Emanuel Ax
33:25Applause / Emanuel Ax Talk
34:37Debussy Estampas
47:15Applause
47:54Guy Noir - Problem Solver From Piscacada….
105:32Applause - GK Segue to Intermission
105:59Strike Up the Band
110:34Welcome Back to the Second Half
111:03Tis' A Gift to Be Simple
112:32GK Talk With Allen Forsythe
114:32Scotland the Brave
116:02Thanks to the Berkshire Highlanders Pipe Band
119:57Clinton Comes to Tanglewood
121:36Applause GK Segue to Pat Donohue
122:02Buddy the Blues
125:22Applause
125:37Monologue
149:32Fiddlin Around
151:14Applause - GK Intro Final Song By Norumbega
151:45Consolation
153:04Applause - GK Thank Norumbega Harmony; Final Credits
155:24God Bless America - Audience Sing-a-long
156:20Stars and Stripes Forever
157:56God Bless America

 Photos from the show
Tanglewood Emanuel Ax and Rich Dworsky in rehearsal
Highlanders on the march It's been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon...
The Norumbega Harmony singers Show's end

Guest Information
  • Emanuel Ax
  • Norumbega Harmony
  • Berkshire Highlanders
    •      		Scripts
  • Fourth of July
  • Powdermilk Biscuits - Larry
  • Guy Noir
  • Visit from President Clinton
  • Surprise Symphony [lyrics]
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