December 16, 2000
 Live from The Town Hall on West 43rd Street in New York City, A Prairie Home Companion welcomes Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, and a special tribute to Beethoven's birthday with classical pianist, Garrick Ohlsson.

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00:00Logo
00:13Tishomingo with opening credits
02:06GK Talks About Election
06:44Rug Cutter's Swing - Currently Employed Band
09:08Applause, GK Back Announce and Introduce Next Tune
09:59Blow Thou Winter Wind - GK, Band and Live Audience
13:41Applause, GK Talks with Garrick Ohlsson About Beethoven
17:18Finale From Beethoven's First Piano Sonata - Garrick Ohlsson
22:00Applause, GK Thanks Garrick
22:33Astors and Vanderbilts
34:22Applause, Music Out
34:36Powdermilk Biscuit Break
36:38GK Intro Currently Employed Band
36:50Beethoven's Shoes
40:18Applause, GK Back Announce, Intro Ricky Skaggs
41:06Amanda Jewel - Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
43:48Applause, GK Talk to Ricky Skaggs
45:48Mother's Not Dead, She's Only Sleeping
48:57Applause, GK Back Announce
49:20Guy Noir
1:05:44Applause, GK Back Announce
1:06:00Intermission - At the Jazz Band Ball
1:09:59Welcome Back to the Second Half, GK Talks Politics
1:10:56Quo Vadis script
1:13:09Applause, Greetings
1:16:04GK Talk About Unity
1:17:01Audience Sing-A-Long
1:27:20Applause, Talk with Pat Donohue
1:27:58Blue Tango - Pat Donohue
1:31:13Applause, GK Back Announce
1:31:31Monologue
1:46:05Applause
1:46:11I Surrender Dear
1:48:15Applause, Ricky Skaggs Introduces Next Tune
1:49:11New Star Shining
1:52:22Applause, Ricky Skaggs Intro Next Tune
1:53:13Christmas Time's A Comin'
1:55:40Applause, GK Thanks Ricky and Kentucky Thunder
1:56:11Credits
1:57:25Fiddle Playoff - Fire On the Mountain

 Photos from the show

Ricky Scaggs Garrick Ohlsson
Pat Donohue Sing-A-Long
Skaggs and "New Star Shining" Sue Scott with GK

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  • Ricky Skaggs &   Kentucky Thunder
  • Garrick Ohlsson
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  • Astors & Vanderbilts
  • Guy Noir
  • Quo Vadis
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