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March 4, 2006
This week, we continue our regional wanderings with a trip up the Red River Valley to Grand Forks, North Dakota. We'll broadcast from the Chester Fritz Auditorium on the University of North Dakota campus. Featuring Grammy-award winning Bluegrass heroes the Del McCoury Band, folk-singing farmer Chuck Suchy, and the best efforts of the Hopeful Gospel Quartet with Robin & Linda Williams. Also featuring, the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, the Royal Academy of Radio Acting; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman, and the News from Lake Wobegon. Join us this Saturday for a live broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion.
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| Segment 1 |
| 00:00:00 | Logo |
| 00:00:11 | Tishomingo Blues |
| 00:02:45 | GK talks about living in the winter wonderland of Grand Forks, bra sculpture, river flows up, Tool Crib, Dave Barry has a sewage pump named after him |
| 00:04:50 | "Lead Me To That Rock" - Hopeful Gospel Quartet |
| 00:07:26 | "I've Been Working on The Radio" - GK/ HGQ/ GASB |
| 00:10:24 | Coffee Spot and Jingle - GK |
| 00:11:16 | GK intros next tune |
| 00:11:44 | "Jordan" - HGQ |
| 00:14:16 | GK introduces the Del McCoury Band, talks with Del |
| 00:15:44 | "She Can't Burn Me Now" - Del McCoury Band |
| 00:19:27 | GK intros Chuck Suchy |
| 00:19:44 | "Dakota Breeze" - Chuck Suchy with Rich Dworsky and Gary Raynor |
| 00:24:53 | Rhubarb script |
| 00:29:49 | Powdermilk Biscuit Break/"In the Sweet By and By" |
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| Segment 2 |
| 00:33:12 | "Count Your Blessings" - Hopeful Gospel Quartet |
| 00:35:39 | Cowboys script |
| 00:43:00 | "Dark As A Dungeon" - HGQ and Shoe Band |
| 00:47:46 | "Nothin' Special" - Del McCoury Band |
| 00:51:15 | Guy Noir script |
| 01:02:04 | Intermission/"Honeysuckle Rose" |
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| Segment 3 |
| 01:06:55 | Greetings/"You Send Me" - HGQ |
| 01:11:08 | GK talks to Chuck Suchy |
| 01:11:54 | "Oh Darlin'" - Chuck Suchy and Shoe Band |
| 01:15:04 | GK talks about Grand Forks |
| 01:22:45 | "Wait Till The Clouds Roll By" - HGQ/ Shoe Band |
| 01:25:56 | GK introduces Russ Ringsak |
| 01:27:10 | "Oreo Cookie Blues" - Russ Ringsak and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band |
| 01:29:45 | GK talks to Del McCoury |
| 01:30:13 | "Seventh Heaven" - Del McCoury Band |
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| Segment 4 |
| 01:34:29 | News From Lake Wobegon |
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| Segment 5 |
| 01:48:46 | "I'll Twine Mid The Ringlets" - Robin & Linda Williams |
| 01:53:17 | "Dancing in the Kitchen" - Chuck Suchy and Shoe Band |
| 01:56:38 | Credits/"Gotta Travel On" closer |
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Photos from the show
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| North Dakota native Chuck Suchy brings us "Dakota Breeze" |
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Russ Ringsak celebrates his birthday by singing the "Oreo Cookie Blues" |
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| Garrison reports the News from Lake Wobegon |
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The Grammy Award-winning Del McCoury Band |
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| The congenial Robin Williams |
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Ronnie McCoury on mandolin for the Del McCoury Band |
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