Steel Belted Radio – July 22, 2010 – NQ Arbuckle!

View playlist This is a show we’ve long dreamed about – NQ Arbuckle is in the house. One of the finest songwriters on the planet, a heck of a good guy, and a bit of a mysterious non-traveler, we finally … Continue reading

This week (August 15) on Tell the Band to Go Home!

What’s coming up on Tell the Band to Go Home? Well, we just got in from the Edmonton Folk Music Festival, and as official UMFM representatives, we felt it our duty to schmooze with as many superstars as possible. We … Continue reading

TTBTGH & SBFRR have some big news for YOU!

Just in from another great show, Leeroy Stagger live at the StuDome this evening. Those in attendance know that it was a magical evening, as usual. Those folks will surely be eager to see another exciting, intimate, amazing night of … Continue reading

TTBTGH & SBFRR want you to be in house concert heaven next week!

The folks at the StuDome have thrown down the gauntlet yet again by planning a house concert in all-too-close proximity to the return of Christina Martin, live at the Sunset Saloon. Here on our end of the dial, we don’t … Continue reading

TTBTGH & SBFRR random reminders

How can a guy who hasn’t worked in a whole month be so far behind? I know, poor baby. You all feel for me, I’m sure. I do have a few important things to remind/tell you about, so please bear … Continue reading

TTBTGH & SBFRR present: Christina Martin at Sunset Saloon – Aug. 12!

My Christina Martin superfandom began with her album, Two Hearts, which was released in 2008. It had everything I love: memorable melodies, a powerful, unique voice, great lyrics, amazing musicianship, and a great personality behind it. That CD went on … Continue reading

July 18, 2010

This year’s Winnipeg Folk Festival was an exceptionally good one. On today’s program we talk with a couple of the best “new” discoveries of the festival, Gregory Alan Isakov and Hoots & Hellmouth. Plus, NQ Arbuckle is coming, and that’s … Continue reading

Steel Belted Radio – July 15, 2010

Another Winnipeg Folk Festival has come and gone, and we’ve all got plenty of highlights to discuss and play. Also, we chat with an old favourite of ours, Danny Michel, who plays a big role in Folk Fest memories for … Continue reading

TTBTGH & SBFRR celebrate Folk Fests past & future!

Sadly, another Winnipeg Folk Festival has come and gone, and although it’ll be a year of waiting until the next one, we have plenty of memories to keep us going. We’ll relive some of the highlights, this week, on the … Continue reading

July 11, 2010

We’re pre-recorded this week, as all good-hearted local music lovers are at the Winnipeg Folk Festival! As you may know, going to the Winnipeg Folk Festival for the first time in 1993 changed my life forever, and directly led to … Continue reading