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Recap[]

Live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, with Peter Ostroushko & the Mando Boys, and French-Canadian folk musicians Kate & Anna McGarrigle. Sketches include Guy Noir and the lie-detecting dog and the story "The Old Man Who Loved Cheese," with underscoring by Rich Dworsky.

Rebroadcast on August 17, 1996.

Guests[]

  • Peter Ostroushko
  • Allison Janney
  • The Mando Boys
  • Kate & Anna McGarrigle
  • Rich Dworsky

Opening[]

"Oh, hear that old piano from down the avenue.
I smell the [noun], I look around for you.
Oh my sweet, sweet old someone, coming through that door.
It's Saturday and the band is playing.
Honey, could we ask for more?"
        – Tishomingo Blues

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