May 11, 2002
Live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, with accordion player Dan Newton, guitarist and singer Adam Granger, and 12-year-old pianist Kyle Coolidge.

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00:00Logo
00:11Tishomingo Blues
02:03GK talks about fishing opener
03:41Mama Tried - GK and Adam Granger
07:45The Sweetest Gift - GK and Adam Granger
12:32Mother's Day script
19:56How'm I Doin? - Dan Newton, Pat Donohue, and band
23:32Generic Law script
25:39GK talks to Kyle Coolidge
27:40Caprice Espagñole - Kyle Coolidge
34:05Powdermilk Biscuit break
35:46Minor Swing/Walkin' Stick - Andy Stein and band
40:43Rhubarb script
44:04Robert Johnson segment - Pat Donohue
54:28English Majors script
1:01:40Intermission - Three Little Words
1:05:48Greetings
1:08:58All Alone - Garrison Keillor
1:12:00Alexander's Ragtime Band - Pat Donohue and Adam Granger
1:14:18St. Paul Mom script
1:19:34Charmeur du Serpent (The Snake Charmer) - Dan Newton and band
1:23:19Catchup script
1:26:24Bumble Boogie - Kyle Coolidge
1:30:07Monologue (The News from Lake Wobegon)
1:45:58Old North Side - Rich Dworsky
1:48:14Crawdad Song - Dan, Pat, and band
1:52:35Marrow Clinic script
1:55:31Credits, Crawdad Song reprise

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Dan Newton Kyle Coolidge
GK Adam Granger
Pat Donohue and Adam Granger Tom Keith

Guest Recordings
  • Dan Newton
  • Adam Granger
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    Guest Information
  • Dan Newton
  • Adam Granger
  • Kyle Coolidge
  • Scripts
  • Mother's Day
  • Generic Law
  • Rhubarb
  • English Majors
  • St. Paul Mom
  • Catchup
  • Marrow Clinic
  • The Sweetest Gift [lyrics]
  • Mama Tried [lyrics]

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