Last night our beloved West End Cultural Centre said goodbye to the old hall and looked forward to the new with a stellar all-star recreation of the classic concert film, The Band’s Last Waltz. So many things came to mind, great memories, the amazing local music community, and how damn good The Band was. We paid tribute to The Band & friends for a good long while on the show.
And, at long last, June is here. Some songs celebrating the calendar’s turn for the better.
Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist 2:00pm – 2:30pm NQ Arbuckle – Danko / Manuel – live recording – CDNNQ Arbuckle – My Baby – XOK – CDN
NQ Arbuckle – Huntsville Affair – XOK – CDN
NQ Arbuckle – Punk Rocker – Hanging the Battle Scarred Pinata – CDN
Scott Nolan – No Bourbon & Bad Radio – No Bourbon & Bad Radio – CDN – WPG 2:30pm – 3:00pm Damon Mitchell & Joanne Rodriguez – Evangeline – live recording – CDN – WPG
The Band – Ophelia – The Last Waltz – CDN
Bob Dylan & The Band – Forever Young – Planet Waves
The Band & friends – I Shall Be Released – The Last Waltz – CDN
Dave Berthiaume – Caravan – live recording – CDN – WPG 3:00pm – 3:30pm Blackie & the Rodeo Kings – Remedy – Kings of Love – CDN
The Band – Atlantic City – Jericho – CDN
Rick Danko & Garth Hudson – Twilight – Upfront! Canadians Live from Mountain Stage – CDN Serena Ryder – This Wheel’s on Fire – If Your Memory Serves You Well – CDN
Luke Doucet – The Day Rick Danko Died – Blood’s Too Rich – CDN
Richard Shindell – Acadian Driftwood – South of Delia 3:30pm – 4:00pm Lyle Lovett – Fat Babies – live at the West End Cultural Centre
Richard Thompson – Keep Your Distance – live at the West End Cultural Centre
Caitlin Cary & Thad Cockrell – Waiting on June – Begonias
Slaid Cleaves – Song for June – Unsung
Camper Van Beethoven – June – Key Lime Pie
D. Rangers – June off of Drinkin’ – The Paw Paw Patch – CDN – WPG Episode #264 Sunday, June 8, 2008 2:00-4:00 pm central time CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba www.umfm.com I hate to strip away the magic, but the truth is that sometimes I show up to the station somewhat uninspired, with no real vision or idea what to play. Luckily, in those cases, the listeners often come to the rescue, and thankfully that was the case today. Loyal listeners Rob & Laura started us off by asking for some songs that might help them plant the flowers in the garden, and it was off and running from there. We slipped in a few for Allie and even one for our neighbour Julianne. Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist 2:00pm – 2:30pm Reid Jamieson – Rail – Vinyl Café Demos 2008 – CDN
Reid Jamieson – Maybe Tomorrow – Vinyl Café Demos 2008 – CDN
Reid Jamieson – Trying to Get to You – The Presley Sessions – CDN
Howie James – Lazy Day – Don’t Be Ashamed – CDN
Billy Bragg & Wilco – I Guess I Planted – Mermaid Avenue
Malcolm Holcombe – Where Is My Garden – Not Forgotten
Chris Knight – Dirt – Enough Rope 2:30pm – 3:00pm Martin Sexton – Happy – Seeds
Jim Bryson – Flowers – Where the Bungalows Roam – CDN
Kathleen Edwards – Asking for Flowers – Asking for Flowers – CDN
Lynn Miles – Black Flowers – Unravel – CDN
Camper Van Beethoven – Flowers – Key Lime Pie
Shawn Camp – Why Me – The Pilgrim: A Celebration of Kris Kristofferson
Will Kimbrough – Horseshoe Lake – (EP)
Shannon Lyon – Lake Huron – Bound – CDN 3:00pm – 3:30pm The Western States – Valemont – The Western States – CDN – WPG
John Hiatt – Same Old Man – Same Old Man
Tom Wilson – Keep on Grinning – Dog Years
NQ Arbuckle – Part of a Poem by Alden Nowlan called Ypres: 1915 – XOK – CDN
Drive-By Truckers – Tornadoes – The Dirty South 3:30pm – 4:00pm Radiogram – Slide – Unbetween – CDN
Mark Erelli – The Only Way – Hope & Other Casualties
Crooked Still – When I First Came to this Country – When I First Came to this Country
Bob Schneider – Blue Skies for Everyone – Lonelyland
Paul Kelly – Don’t Harm the Messenger – A-Z Downloads
Grayson Capps – Graveyard – Songbones
D. Rangers – Social Season – The Paw Paw Patch – CDN – WPG Episode #265 Sunday, June 15, 2008 2:00-4:00 pm central time CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba www.umfm.com On today’s show we heard some eagerly awaited new music from folks like Shannon Lyon, Brock Zeman, Jackie Greene, the new Skydiggers! and much more. Also, today marks father’s day, and although that day’s never meant a whole lot to me, that’s about to change, so we looked at some songs for dads and some famous dads & their offspring. Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist 2:00pm – 2:30pm Skydiggers – Hello Beautiful Life – City of Sirens – CDN
Skydiggers – ’til I Arrive – City of Sirens – CDN
Andrew Cash – Sometimes Everybody Has to Cry – Murder= – CDN Dad’s Day: Jim Henry – Baby’s Coming Home – Jacksonville
Jim Henry – Pals Forever Dad – Jacksonville
Five Chinese Brothers – My Dad’s Face – Singer, Songwriter, Beggarman, Thief
Guy Clark – The Randall Knife – Live from Austin, TX 2:30pm – 3:00pm Daddy – You Made Your Bed – At the Woman’s Club
Drive-By Truckers – Daddy Needs a Drink – Brighter than Creation’s Dark
Drive-By Truckers – Two Daughters and a Beautiful Wife – Brighter than Creation’s Dark
James McMurtry – Just Us Kids – Just Us Kids
James McMurtry – Childish Things – Childish Things
Jesse Denatale – Baby Joe – Soul Parade
Jesse Denatale – Lucinda – Soul Parade 3:00pm – 3:30pm Dustin Bentall – The Old Lonely Roamer – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
Barney Bentall – A Man Is – Gift Horse – CDN
Loudon Wainwright III – Daughter – Strange Weirdos: Music From and Inspired by the Film Knocked Up
Martha Wainwright – You Cheated Me – I Know You’re Married But I’ve Got Feelings Too – CDN
Catherine Maclellan – The Long Way Home – Church Bell Blues – CDN
Eliza Gilkyson – Greenfields – Your Town Tonight
Justin Townes Earle – Who Am I to Say – The Good Life 3:30pm – 4:00pm Bobby Bare Jr. – Music City – From the End of Your Leash New!: Brock Zeman – Picture of You – $100 Difference – CDN
Shannon Lyon – Good Feeling – el Sol – CDN
Jay Semko – That’s the Kind of Lover – International Superstar – CDN
Jackie Greene – Don’t Let that Devil Take your Mind – Giving Up the Ghost
Ayla Brook – Sweater Song – After the Morning After – CDN Episode #266 Sunday, June 22, 2008 2:00-4:00 pm central time CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba www.umfm.com Our favourite time of year is almost here, it’s almost time for the Winnipeg Folk Festival! This is the first of our official Folk Fest previews, and the first of two special podcasts we’re doing in conjunction with the Winnipeg Folk Festival website. This week, one of the most exciting performers coming to the festival for the very first time, all the way from Austin Texas, the legendary Eliza Gilkyson. We caught up with her on the telephone before she heads to town to find out all about her new album and her amazing career up to this point. Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist 2:00pm – 2:30pm Elliott BROOD – T-Bill – Mountain Meadows – CDN
Eliza Gilkyson – The Party’s Over – Beautiful World Eliza Gilkyson interview 2:30pm – 3:00pm Eliza Gilkyson – Emerald Street – Beautiful World
Eliza Gilkyson – Borderline – Paradise Hotel
Eliza Gilkyson – Beauty Way – Hard Times in Babylon
Eliza Gilkyson – Wonderland – Land of Milk and Honey
Eliza Gilkyson – Dark Side of Town – Land of Milk and Honey 3:00pm – 3:30pm David Francey – Ballad of Bowser MacRae – Right of Passage – CDN
David Francey – Lucky Man – Far End of Summer – CDN
Catherine MacLellan – Emily’s Song – Church Bell Blues – CDN
Catherine MacLellan – Too Easy – Church Bell Blues – CDN
Harry Manx – Don’t Forget to Miss Me – Wise and Otherwise – CDN
JP Hoe – Until You Wait – recorded live on UMFM – CDN 3:30pm – 4:00pm Jim White – Static on the Radio – Drill A Hole In That Substrate And Tell Me What You See
Justin Townes Earle – Lone Pine Hill – The Good Life
Josh Ritter – Good Man – The Animal Years
Joe Purdy – Wash Away – Julie Blue
Kate Maki – Highway – On High – CDN
Elliott BROOD – W.I.A.D.F.Y. – Mountain Meadows – CDN Episode #267 Sunday, June 29, 2008 2:00-4:00 pm central time CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba www.umfm.com Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist It’s part 2 of our official Winnipeg Folk Festival preview as our old pal JP Hoe drops by the studio for the first time in a long time to play us some new tunes and debut his long awaited full length CD. Also on the show some exciting new releases and a look ahead at the jam packed concert schedule for Canada Day, featuring the first local appearance by the Drive-By Truckers and the return of one of my favourite live bands Sunparlour Players. 2:00pm – 2:30pm Teddy Thompson – What’s This?? – Piece of What You Need
Ray Davies – Working Man’s Café – Working Man’s Cafe
Camper Van Beethoven – When I Win the Lottery – Popular Songs of Great Enduring Strength and Beauty
Elliott BROOD – Without Again – Mountain Meadows – CDN
NQ Arbuckle – Huntsville Affair – XOK – CDN
Matt Mays + El Torpedo – Digital Eyes – Terminal Romance – CDN 2:30pm – 3:00pm Sunparlour Players – Pacifists Anthem – Hymns for the Happy – CDN
Sunparlour Players – If the Creeks Don’t Rise – Hymns for the Happy – CDN
Drive-By Truckers – Tornadoes – The Dirty South
Drive-By Truckers – Feb. 14 – A Blessing and a Curse
Drive-By Truckers – The Righteous Path – Brighter than Creation’s Dark
Joe Purdy – Goldfish – Take My Blanket and Go 3:00pm – 3:30pm JP Hoe – Are You Feeling Better Now – The Dear John Letters – CDN – WPG JP Hoe interview JP Hoe – Simple Life – live performance – CDN – WPG
JP HoeStart a War – live performance – CDN – WPG 3:30pm – 4:00pm JP Hoe – I won’t Lie – live performance – CDN – WPG
JP Hoe – ’til I Get to the Door – The Dear John Letters – CDN – WPG
Kathleen Edwards – A Face in the Crowd – Sweetheart: Love Songs – CDN