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July 3, 2004
The last live show of this season comes to you from the Tanglewood Music Center in Lenox, Massachusetts. We welcome mandolin player Sam Bush, jazz vocalist Inga Swearingen, humorist Calvin Trillin, and the four classical bassists of the Existential Bass Quartet. Also, harmonica virtuoso Howard Levy and actress Erica Rhodes.
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| Segment 1 |
| 00:00:00 | Tishomingo Blues |
| 00:03:30 | GK talks about western Massachusetts, Independence Day, president |
| 00:04:21 | SFX script |
| 00:06:05 | "Take Me Back to the Berkshire Mountains" - GK, Sam Bush, Shoe Band |
| 00:09:32 | "Majestic" - Sam Bush and Shoe Band |
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| Segment 2 |
| 00:13:26 | Canada script |
| 00:14:41 | GK introduces Calvin Trillin |
| 00:17:32 | Calvin Trillin reads "The Effect On His Campaign of the Release of George W. Bush's College Transcript," "A Scientific Observation on the Speaking Problems That Seem to Run in the Bush Family," "Cheney's Head: An Explanation," "The Only King We Have is Jesus (A Newly Unearthed Gospel Song Credited to John Ashcroft)," "Memo to: Commander, Coalition Forces, from: Karl Rove, Supreme Commander," and "I Can't Appear Without My Nanny Dick" |
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| Segment 3 |
| 00:22:49 | Scarlet Letter script |
| 00:27:20 | "The Saddest Noise" - Inga Swearingen and Richard Dworsky |
| 00:31:39 | Powdermilk Biscuit Break |
| 00:33:45 | GK introduces the Existential Bass Quartet |
| 00:35:19 | "The Stars and Stripes Forever" - the Existential Bass Quartet and Inga Swearingen |
| 00:38:10 | "Sweet and Low" - GK and Existential Bass Quartet |
| 00:43:05 | "A Time For Love" - Inga Swearingen and Richard Dworsky |
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| Segment 4 |
| 00:47:41 | Guy Noir script |
| 01:02:50 | Intermission - "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" |
| 01:07:06 | Greetings |
| 01:07:47 | Louis Collins (about Mississippi John Hurt) |
| 01:10:31 | More Greetings |
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| Segment 5 |
| 01:15:13 | "Pittsfield Baseball Tune" |
| 01:18:18 | GK talks to Inga about the Montreux Jazz Festival |
| 01:19:24 | "Heart and Soul" - Inga Swearingen and Gary Raynor |
| 01:22:51 | GK talks about Tanglewood |
| 01:24:14 | "The Tanglewood Waltz" - Pat Donohue and Shoe Band |
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| Segment 6 |
| 01:26:44 | The News From Lake Wobegon |
| 01:46:10 | "Joseph Lauber Quartet for Basses," Mvt. 4 - The Existential Bass Quartet |
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| Segment 7 |
| 01:50:04 | GK talks about the Declaration of Independence, birth of our country |
| 01:51:40 | "America the Beautiful" - the Existential Bass Quartet/America |
| 01:56:30 | Credits |
| 01:57:33 | "Blackberry Blossom" closer |
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Photos from the show
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| Inga Swearingen | | Calvin Trillin |
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Guy Noir |
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Howard Levy |
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