Summertime’s a great time to relax and just listen to some great music, and that’s what we did for the most part today. Sure, we talked a bit about the upcoming Trout Forest Music Festival, and a bit about the … Continue reading
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We look back at this year’s Winnipeg Folk Festival highs & lows. And just because WFF is over, that doesn’t mean that festival season is over, instead, it’s just gearing up. We take a look ahead at Canada’s best little … Continue reading
Hard to believe, another Winnipeg Folk Fest has come and gone. This was the 36th festival, my 17th, and this year was bigger than ever with an extra day. That extra day, of course, was in honour of the return … Continue reading
The gang’s back from the Winnipeg Folk Festival with songs to play and stories to tell. We also have the usual stuff (arguing, cutting each other off, making fun of Dean, T-Bar’s lousy picks… you know.) part 1 part 2 … Continue reading
I’m off at Folk Fest as all good hearted people should be, but in my absence I present to you the official Tell the Band to Go Home standby show, which attempts to present some of the true great classics … Continue reading
It’s time for the self-anointed OFFICIAL annual Folk Fest preview. We’ll go over where you need to be and what you need to see at this year’s Winnipeg Folk Festival. part 1 part 2 … Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 3, 2009 SIRENS OF SONG CONCERT CELEBRATES CANADIAN FEMALE SONGWRITERS Lynn Miles, Melanie Doane, Catherine MacLellan and Annabelle Chvostek appear together in a special songwriter circle concert series across western Canada Juno Award winners Lynn Miles … Continue reading
Episode #312 Sunday, June 7, 2009 2:00-4:00 pm central time CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba www.umfm.com Featuring a talk with Leeroy Stagger about his fabulous new album, Everything Is Real and his cozy upcoming show. We just had to … Continue reading
This weekend we lost another great Canadian musician when the legendary Jackie Washington took his last bow. Jackie is truly one of the great, guiding lights of the Canadian folk/roots/blues community, so we had to pay tribute to his legendary … Continue reading
The recent Kasey Chambers/Shane Nicholson show in Fargo provided a lot of great moments and inspiration to get us started. Also, it’s Fathers’ Day, and I’m proud to be part of that group finally, so a short celebration. And, some … Continue reading