November 10, 2001
Rebroadcast May 22, 2004
Live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, with the Nashville Bluegrass Band and Celtic duo Andy M. Stewart and Gerry O'Beirne.

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Audio Highlights
Western Highway (Gerry O'Beirne)
News from Lake Wobegon


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00:00Logo
00:12Tishomingo
02:59GK open, talk about Minnesota elections, Twins may be leaving
05:29You're Gonna Lose Your Gal - Shoe band
08:31Tall script
11:03Make Up Your Mind - Pat Donohue and GK intro
15:30Tear My Still House Down - Nashville Bluegrass Band, GK intro
18:52As Long As I Have You - GK and Shoe band
21:28Linda script
28:22Powdermilk Biscuit break with Katy Hill - Shoes and Stuart Duncan and Andy Stein, twin fiddles
31:24Questions script
33:59Errant Apprentice - Andy M. Stewart and Gerry O'Beirne
38:46Where Are You Tonight, I Wonder - Andy M. Stewart and Gerry O'Beirne
45:36Sittin' on Top of the World - Nashville Bluegrass Band
50:29Honky Tonk Swing - Nashville Bluegrass Band
54:13Guy Noir script
1:06:09Fine and Dandy - Intermission
1:10:27Greetings
1:13:46The Art of Parenting script
1:18:38Western Highway - Gerry O'Beirne intro
1:24:15Take Her in Your Arms - Gerry and Andy, Gerry intro
1:28:45Monologue
1:47:11Guitar Stomp - Pat Donohue and Shoe band
1:49:38Bees script
1:51:47Signs Following - Nashville Bluegrass Band, GK and Pat Enright intro
1:57:30Credits, Golden Slipper closer - Nashville Bluegrass Band, Guy's All-Star Shoe Band

Photos from the show
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Nashville Bluegrass Band Gerry O'Beirne and Andy M. Stewart
GK opening the show Pat Donohue with steel guitar in hand
Andy M. Stewart Gerry O'Beirne
Mike Compton of the Nashville Bluegrass Band Alan O'Bryant of the NBB

Guest Recordings
  • Nashville Bluegrass Band
  • Andy M. Stewart
  • Music Information
    Performers, music sources and credits

    Writing Credits:
    Research and ideas: Russ Ringsak, Marilyn Heltzer, Laura Levine
    Jokes: Greg Fideler

    Guest Information
  • Nashville Bluegrass
  • Band
  • Andrew M. Stewart
  • and Gerry O'Beirne
  • Scripts
  • Tall
  • Linda Wertheimer
  • Questions
  • Guy Noir
  • Art of Parenting
  • Bees

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