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April 29, 2006
This week, we'll run with Coyotes at the University of South Dakota’s Dakota Dome. It’s a special show utilizing dozens of historical musical instruments on loan from the National Music Museum at USD. Featured guests include The New Custer Brass Band, singer Becky Schlegel, USD faculty cellist & pianist Nick Curry and Susan Gray, plus Pat Donohue and Tim Sparks will explore the history of the guitar, playing their way through a collection that would make Andres Segovia light-headed. Also with us, the Royal Academy of Radio Acting; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and much more. Live this Saturday on A Prairie Home Companion.
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| Segment 1 |
| 00:00:00 | Logo |
| 00:00:15 | Tishomingo Blues |
| 00:02:50 | GK opens, talks about Vermillion, Congress investigating oil prices, rain, historical music instruments |
| 00:05:40 | GK talks about vintage guitars from the museum, Pat Donohue and Tim Sparks play them |
| 00:08:25 | GK talks about the "King" cello, recites "Ode to the Cello," intros Nick Curry and Susan Gray |
| 00:10:11 | Nick Curry - Bach solo |
| 00:14:36 | "Early" - Becky Schlegel and Garrison Keillor |
| 00:17:55 | Cowboys script |
| 00:26:56 | GK introduces the New Custer Brass Band |
| 00:27:20 | "Yankee Notion Overture" - New Custer Brass Band |
| 00:28:45 | Brass (Lewis & Clark) script, "Hail Columbia" |
| 00:32:46 | GK talks about Felix Vinatieri |
| 00:33:17 | Powdermilk Biscuit Break |
| 00:34:45 | GK talks about the town of Vermillion |
| 00:35:23 | DakotaDome script |
| 00:39:41 | University of South Dakota Fight song |
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| Segment 2 |
| 00:40:20 | "Nine Pound Hammer" - Pat Donohue and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, Pat and Tim Sparks talk about vintage guitars |
| 00:46:42 | Guy Noir script |
| 00:56:19 | GK talks about Felix Vinatieri, "Black Hills Picnic Quickstep" - New Custer Brass Band |
| 00:58:30 | More Vinatieri talk |
| 00:59:22 | "Grand March" - New Custer Brass Band |
| 01:01:41 | Vinatieri talk, talks with Norbert Vinatieri |
| 01:03:53 | Intermission/"I'll See You in My Dreams" |
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| Segment 3 |
| 01:08:30 | Greetings |
| 01:11:46 | Fields of Gold" - GK/Becky Schlegel/Shoe Band |
| 01:14:53 | GK talks with Nick Curry |
| 01:16:00 | "Cello Sonata" / Chopin - Nick Curry and Susan Gray |
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| Segment 4 |
| 01:19:59 | News From Lake Wobegon |
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| Segment 5 |
| 01:32:09 | "Bound to Run For Tennessee" - Becky Schlegel and band |
| 01:35:41 | GK talks about Laura Ingalls Wilder |
| 01:37:47 | "In the Sweet By an By"/"Golden Years"/"Love's Old Sweet Song" - GK/Becky Schlegel |
| 01:42:05 | GK talks more with Nick Curry |
| 01:43:44 | "Sicilienne" - Nick Curry and Susan Gray |
| 01:47:19 | Pat and Tim play more guitars, "Two-Tone Stomp," "Folsom Prison Blues," "Long, Long Ago" |
| 01:53:16 | Thank you to South Dakota guests |
| 01:54:00 | "Fier Krakers Polka" - New Custer Brass Band (with Fred Newman) |
| 01:55:32 | Credits/"America the Beautiful" |
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| Fred Newman watches the New Custer Brass Band rehearse |
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Cellist Nick Curry and pianist Susan Gray (in the background) during rehearsal |
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| The New Custer Brass Band bring us the "Yankee Notion Overture" |
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Becky Schlegel warms up in rehearsal |
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| Fred Newman works his magic |
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Nick Curry enchants us with a Bach solo |
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