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November 8, 2003
From Charlottesville Performing Arts Center in Charlottesville, Virginia
Our guests included Virginia-based Americana music masters Robin and Linda Williams, as well as rollicking bluegrass musicians Mountain Heart. We also played host to Mike Seeger, who plays traditional songs from the rural American south.
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Listen to the whole show, recorded on November 8, 2003, at the Charlottesville Performing Arts Center in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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| Segment 1 |
| 00:00:00 | Logo (MPR) |
| 00:00:12 | Tishomingo Blues |
| 00:03:08 | "Blue Ridge Mountain Home" - Robin & Linda Williams with Mountain Heart |
| 00:06:33 | GK talks about the University of Virginia |
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| Segment 2 |
| 00:07:19 | Accents script |
| 00:10:57 | GK talks to Robin and & Linda Williams |
| 00:12:26 | "October Light" - Robin & Linda Williams with Mountain Heart |
| 00:16:19 | GK talks about Monticello |
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| Segment 3 |
| 00:16:42 | SFX script |
| 00:22:27 | "Waves Upon the Sea" - Mike Seeger, Robin & Linda Williams, GK |
| 00:26:26 | Powdermilk Biscuit Break |
| 00:28:05 | Marvin & Mavis sing the University of Virginia fight song |
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| Segment 4 |
| 00:30:54 | Guy Noir script |
| 00:41:24 | GK talks about Charlottesville |
| 00:44:38 | GK talks with Mike Seeger about old-time music |
| 00:47:22 | Mike demonstrates the gourd banjo |
| 00:48:14 | "Soon the Morning Babe" - Mike Seeger |
| 00:51:36 | "Quill Ditty" - Mike Seeger |
| 00:53:36 | "Did you Ever See the Devil, Uncle Joe?" |
| 00:56:39 | GK continues talk about Charlottesville |
| 00:58:18 | "Ramblin' Heart" - Mountain Heart |
| 01:01:22 | Intermission - "Pike County" - Mountain Heart |
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| Segment 5 |
| 01:05:00 | Café Boeuf script |
| 01:07:35 | More greetings, GK talk about Mountain Heart |
| 01:08:22 | "Gospel Train" - Mountain Heart |
| 01:11:23 | Greetings |
| 01:13:20 | "Weary Prodigal Son" - Robin & Linda Williams and GK |
| 01:16:17 | "They Don't Want Piano" - Richard Dworsky |
| 01:20:20 | "By the Touch of Her Hand" - Robin & Linda Williams and GK |
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| Segment 6 |
| 01:24:12 | The News from Lake Wobegon |
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| Segment 7 |
| 01:42:09 | "Your Mischievous Charms" - Richard Dworsky |
| 01:44:25 | "The False Knight" - GK, Rich Dworsky, and Robin & Linda Williams |
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| Segment 8 |
| 01:49:14 | Carp script |
| 01:52:13 | Credits |
| 01:53:30 | "Take Me Home Tonight in a Song" |
| 01:56:03 | "Goodnight Ladies" - Garrison Keillor, Richard Dworsky, Mountain Heart, Robin & Linda Williams, Mike Seeger |
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Photos from the show
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