May 21, 2005
 This week we're headed to Wisconsin, for a show at our neighboring state's capital city. Joining us in Madison, from Canada, singers/songwriters The Wailin' Jennys; and from the Shetland Islands, Ale Möller and Aly Bain. Plus, from right here at home: the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band and our Royal Academy of Radio Acting.

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Segment 1
00:00:00Logo
00:00:13Tishomingo Blues, opening credits
00:02:50GK talks about all the rain, slowing down
00:04:27"Bring Me A Little Water Sylvie" - Wailin' Jennys, with GK
00:07:26Nice script
00:11:03Same script
00:12:20GK introduces Wailin' Jennys
00:12:46"Arlington" - Wailin' Jennys
Segment 2
00:17:07"Devil's Paintbrush Road" - Wailin' Jennys
00:21:05GK talks with the Jennys
00:21:26GK talks about John Phillips in the space station
00:22:19"Out in Space/Wonderful World" - GK, Shoe Band, Wailin' Jennys
00:26:55Powdermilk Biscuit Break/"Whiskey Before Breakfast"
Segment 3
00:29:53Grad script
00:37:10GK introduces Aly Bain and Ale Möller
00:39:30"The Day Dawns" - Aly Bain and Ale Möller
00:45:39"The Crying Waltz" - Aly Bain and Ale Möller
00:50:26Guy Noir script
01:02:00Intermission/"Panhandle Rag"
Segment 4
01:06:30GK talks about the new Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, greetings
01:13:20"M.D." - GK and Shoe Band
01:16:02"Don't This Road Look Rough and Rocky" - GK, John Niemann and Shoe Band
01:19:26GK talks about the lonesome bluegrass sound, talks to Wailin' Jennys
01:20:35"One Voice" - Wailin' Jennys
01:24:22Catchup script
01:27:20GK introduces Ben Sanders
01:27:57"Tom and Jerry" - Ben Sanders
01:30:12GK talks to Ben
01:30:45"Georgianna Moon" - Ben Sanders
Segment 5
01:32:59The News from Lake Wobegon
Segment 6
01:49:04GK talks to Aly Bain
01:49:38"Ek Lunda" - Aly Bain and Ale Möller
01:52:53Credits, Tom Keith SFX
01:55:00More credits, "The Parting Glass" - Wailin' Jennys
01:57:56"Whiskey Before Breakfast" - Aly Bain, Ben Sanders, Shoe Band



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The newly-renovated Overture Hall. Our bassist Gary Raynor and percussionist Arnie Kinsella help open the show with "Tishomingo Blues."
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Johnny Niemann Ben Sanders with "Tom and Jerry."
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Ale Möller Garrison closes the show with sound-effects man Tom Keith.

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