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October 29, 2005
This week from the haunted Fitzgerald Theater, we welcome a storm of eclectic virtuosity from Southern California, Nickel Creek. Also on the show Powdermilk Biscuit Band alumnus Adam Granger, singer Prudence Johnson, Andy Stein joins the Guy's All Star Shoe Band, plus an icy touch of the Halloween spirit.
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| Segment 1 |
| 00:00:00 | Logo |
| 00:00:12 | Tishomingo Blues |
| 00:03:00 | GK opens, talks about tonight's guests, Halloween in Anoka |
| 00:04:19 | "Long Black Veil" - GK, Tubas |
| 00:07:33 | Bush script |
| 00:14:28 | Halloween script |
| 00:27:05 | "Nickel Creek" (Railroad Bill) - GK and Pat Donohue |
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| Segment 2 |
| 00:30:51 | GK talks with Nickel Creek |
| 00:31:34 | "When in Rome" - Nickel Creek |
| 00:35:55 | Powdermilk Biscuit Break |
| 00:37:50 | "Wind and Rain" - Ruth MacKenzie and Prudence Johnson |
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| Segment 3 |
| 00:42:23 | News From Lake Wobegon |
| 01:01:11 | "O Death" - Tim Eriksen |
| 01:04:28 | Intermission/"Some of These Days" |
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| Segment 4 |
| 01:08:28 | Welcome back to the 2nd half, Greetings |
| 01:13:17 | Rhubarb script |
| 01:20:12 | GK intros Andy Stein |
| 01:21:23 | "The Little Man Who Wasn't There" - Andy Stein and Shoe Band |
| 01:23:36 | GK talks with Adam Granger |
| 01:24:58 | "I'm Hopin', Here's Hopin'" - Adam Granger and Shoe Band |
| 01:28:08 | Librarian script |
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| Segment 5 |
| 01:33:50 | GK talks with Nickel Creek |
| 01:34:45 | "Best of Luck" - Nickel Creek |
| 01:38:07 | "Why Should The Fire Die?" - Nickel Creek |
| 01:41:37 | "The Banks of the Ohio" - GK, Prudence, Shoe Band |
| 01:45:22 | "Poor Babes in the Woods" - GK |
| 01:47:15 | "Two Babes" - Tim Eriksen |
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| Segment 6 |
| 01:51:41 | Catchup script |
| 01:54:07 | English Majors script |
| 01:56:17 | Credits/"Remember Me" closer |
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Photos from the show
Click images to view slideshow. (Photos taken by Andrea McAvey)
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| GK, Rich Dworsky and The Midwinter Tuba Quintet with "Long Black Veil." |
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Tim Russell, with a little back up from the Shoe Band. |
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| Garrison Keillor introduces the members of Nickel Creek. |
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Ruth MacKenzie and Prudence Johnson with their a cappella duet of "Wind and Rain." |
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| Andy Stein and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band get the room jumping. |
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Adam Granger and The Shoe Band perform a tune written by Adam. |





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