November 29, 2003
From San Luis Obispo, California
We'll be joined by jazz vocalist Inga Swearingen and Montana singer-songwriter Stephanie Davis. We'll also be welcoming back from last week steel guitarist Greg Leisz, fresh off a tour with K.D. Lang.

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Segment 1
00:00:00Logo (MPR)
00:00:13Tishomingo Blues
00:02:36GK talks about California
00:03:06"Whoop-I-Ti-Yi-Yo" - GK and Shoe Band
00:06:57"Crazy" - Pat Donohue and Shoe Band
Segment 2
00:10:40Guy Noir script
00:18:28"Lullaby of the Leaves" - Inga Swearingen
00:24:09"Hard Times" - GK and Shoe Band
00:27:38Powdermilk Biscuit Break
Segment 3
00:29:36Republicans script
Segment 4
00:32:36Reagan script
00:35:00"Cannonball Rag" - Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
00:37:54GK talks about San Luis Obispo
00:41:16"Spike Driver Blues" - Pat Donohue and Shoe Band
Segment 5
00:45:09Cowboys script
00:55:29GK talks to Stephanie Davis
00:56:50"Looks Like Lonesome" - Stephanie Davis
01:01:14Intermission - "Maiden's Prayer"
Segment 6
01:05:55"Home Sweet Home"/ Thanksgiving script
01:09:15"Diamond O" - Stephanie Davis
01:12:46Limericks - GK, Rich, Greg, Pat
01:14:14Greetings
01:17:39"Ain't Misbehavin'" - GK, Inga, Shoe Band
01:21:10"Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most" - Inga Swearingen
01:24:38"My Favorite Things"
Segment 7
01:28:11The News from Lake Wobegon
01:45:00"Speedy" - Shoe Band
Segment 8
01:43:22Catchup script
01:46:05GK talks more about San Luis Obispo
01:49:19"Talking to the Moon" - Stephanie Davis
01:53:36Credits, "Goodnight Ladies"/ "Lord Won't You Come Down Here"

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Inga Swearingen and bandInga Swearingen
Greg Leisz Rich Dworsky
Stephanie Davis GK and Stephanie Davis

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