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December 27, 2003
(Rebroadcast August 21, 2004)
For our final performance of 2003, we welcome to our Town Hall stage Australian-turned-Americana rocker Tommy Emmanuel, as well as the irrepressible Klezmatics, fiddler Andy Stein, and bandleader Vince Giordano. Stay tuned for a special guest appearance by the man of a thousand disguises, Mr. Al Franken.
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Listen to the whole show, recorded on December 27, 2003, from Town Hall in New York City
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| Segment 1 |
| 00:00:00 | Logo (MPR) |
| 00:00:13 | Tishomingo Blues |
| 00:02:38 | GK talks about being an older dad, staying awake, Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam |
| 00:07:50 | "Beatin' the Dog" - Guy's All-Star Shoe Band |
| 00:10:45 | "Happy Joyous Hanukah" - The Klezmatics |
| 00:15:25 | "Dinah" - Vince Giordano and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band |
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" | Segment 2 |
| 00:17:39 | Change Machine script |
| 00:18:38 | "The Man with the Green Thumb" - Tommy Emmanuel |
| 00:22:12 | "Son of a Gun" - Tommy Emmanuel |
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| Segment 3 |
| 00:24:04 | Grand Central script |
| 00:35:25 | Powdermilk Biscuit Break/Ohio |
| 00:37:38 | "Raggin' the Scale" - Guy's All-Star Shoe Band |
| 00:40:50 | "Along the Road to Gundagai" - GK and Tommy Emmanuel |
| 00:42:36 | "My Old Guitar" - Pat Donohue and Tommy Emmanuel |
| 00:45:56 | "Duet" - Pat Donohue and Tommy Emmanuel |
| 00:48:11 | "Parents-tants" - The Klezmatics |
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| Segment 4 |
| 00:51:42 | Guy Noir script |
| 01:04:24 | Intermission - "My Honey's Lovin' Arms" |
| 01:08:20 | Greetings |
| 01:11:12 | "Hula Lou" - Andy Stein and Shoe Band |
| 01:14:08 | GK talks to Al Franken about his USO tour |
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| Segment 5 |
| 01:19:04 | Saddam script- Al Franken and Garrison Keillor (written by Al Franken) |
| 01:24:11 | "Lolly Lo" - The Klezmatics |
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| Segment 6 |
| 01:28:18 | Catchup script |
| 01:32:17 | "Antonella's Birthday" - Tommy Emmanuel |
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| Segment 7 |
| 01:35:17 | The News from Lake Wobegon |
| 01:47:49 | "Paseo Romantico" - Richard Dworsky |
| 01:49:43 | "Shprayz ikh min" - The Klezmatics |
| 01:52:16 | Credits, "Next Time I'm in Town", "Weary and Farewell Blues" |
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August 21, 2004, broadcast
Some changes were made to the original December 27, 2003, recording.
This week's News from Lake Wobegon is from May 16, 1998. And, from April 20, 2002:
- The Klezmatics' "Happy Joyous Hanukah" is replaced with a Catchup script.
- The Grand Central script is replaced with a Billy Collins reading.
- "Nobody knows You" is inserted between the greetings and Andy Stein's "Hula Lou"
- An Al Franken segment, The Klezmatics' "Lolly Lo," and the original Dec. 27, 2003, Catchup script are replaced with a Billy Collins reading.
Listen to the whole show, or listen to the individual replacement segments listed below.
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Photos from the show
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| Lorin Sklanberg and Lisa Gutkin | | Matt Darian |
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| Al Franken | |
Pat Donahue and Tommy Emmanuel |
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| Andy Stein | |
The Klezmatics |
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