June 29, 2002
 Live from Tanglewood, with Karrin Allyson, classical violinist Bella Hristova, the Juilliard String Quartet, Peter Ostroushko and Cindy Cashdollar.

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00:00Logo
00:12Tishomingo Blues
02:23GK opens, talks about Juilliard members, shed, Berkshires, Stockbridge, BSO
03:33Tanglewood script
06:26Hillbilly Be-Bop - Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
09:52Chet Atkins tribute
15:50GK intros Bella Hristova
17:00Who Let The Cat Out Last Night?- Bella Hristova
21:07GK talks with Bella
22:26Beau Soir - Bella Hristova
26:10Leonard Bernstein tribute
30:11Powdermilk Biscuit Break
31:52Guy Noir script
44:25GK intros Karrin Allyson
44:53Moanin' - Karrin Allyson
48:40My Little Boat - Karrin Allyson
53:40Catchup script
56:43"Sunrise" Quartet - I. Allegro con spirito - Juilliard String Quartet
1:04:15Intermission - What a Little Moonlight Can Do
1:08:24Greetings
1:12:27Slow Days of Summer - GK & Karrin Allyson
1:15:44Tecumsah - Peter Ostroushko and Shoe Band
1:20:23Say it Over - Karrin and her band
1:26:15Monologue
1:40:56Cashdollar Berkshire Blues - Shoe Band
1:44:09Caprice in a minor - Bella Hristova
1:46:30GK talks about Tanglewood and the Berkshires
1:48:42Red Alert script
1:50:45GK thanks guests, intros Juilliard
1:51:12"Sunrise" Quartet - III. Menuet Allegro - Juilliard Quartet
1:56:00Credits, Hillbilly BeBop closer

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Karrin Allyson Guy Noir rehearsal
Bella Hristova Cindy Cashdollar
The Juilliard Quartet Koussevitzky Music Shed

Guest Recordings
  • Karrin Allyson
  • Peter Ostroushko
  • Juilliard Quartet
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    Guest Information
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  • Peter Ostroushko
  • Juilliard Quartet
  • Bella Hristova
  • Cindy Cashdollar
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  • Tanglewood
  • Lenny Bernstein [lyrics]
  • Guy Noir
  • Catchup
  • Red Alert
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