Ah, the May long weekend is upon us at last. The weather’s ruining the party a bit, but hey, at least it’s not snow! We’ve got some great tunes to start the summer off right. First up some great new music before settling in to preview a couple of exciting shows this week, as well as some upcoming house concerts, real and imaginary. To end off the show, a tribute to a legendary cornerstone of the Canadian folk/roots community. Why? Because.

Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist

2:00 – 2:30 pm

The Damnwells – Dandelion – One Last Century
Holly Williams – Let You Go – The Highway
Holly Williams – Gone Away from Me (w/Jackson Browne) – The Highway
Aoife O’Donovan – Briar Rose – Red & White & Blue & Gold (& Live)
Kim Richey – Come on – Thorn in my Heart
Patty Griffin – Go Wherever You Want to Go – American Kid
Ashley Condon – This Great Compromise – This Great Compromise – CDN
Carla Olson – 8:05 (feat. Peter Case) – Have Harmony, Will Travel

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Richard Thompson & Christine Collister – The Band Played On – The Beautiful Old: Turn-of-the-Century Songs
Griffin House – Go Through It – Balls
Laura Cortese – Into the Dark – Into the Dark
Joy Kills Sorrow – Such Great Heights – Wide Awake
Fish & Bird – My Head My Heart My Gut – Left Brain Blues – CDN
Fish & Bird – Effigy – Every Whisper Is A Shout Across The Void – CDN
The JD Edwards Band – This House Will Stand – Roads and Roads – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Shotgun Jimmie – Skype Date – Everything, Everything – CDN
Shotgun Jimmie – Growing Like a Garden – Everything, Everything – CDN
Shotgun Jimmie – Too Many Flowers – Transistor Sister – CDN
Matt Epp + The Amorian Assembly – Use Your Head – Learning to Lose Control – CDN
Rayland Baxter – Olivia – Feathers & Fishhooks
The Damnwells – She’s The New York City Skyline – other demos

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Shannon Lyon – I’m Letting You Go – Broken Things – CDN
Animal Parts – Always – Animal Parts – CDN
Odds – Yes (Means It’s Hard to Say No) – Bedbugs – CDN
Ken Whiteley – Up Like a Rocket – All of the Seasons – CDN
Ken Whiteley – The Wiggle Song – All of the Seasons – CDN
Ken Whiteley – Take Your Time (and Do It Right) – Stand the Storm – CDN
The Original Sloth Band – Nice Work If You Can Get It – The Original Sloth Band – CDN
Ken Whiteley – Let Me Fly – Acoustic Eclectic – CDN
Ken Whiteley – Another Day’s Journey – Another Day’s Journey – CDN

It’s Mom’s day, and it just wouldn’t be right not to pay tribute to those wonderful, giving people with some songs. We’ve also got some memories and inspiration courtesy of last night’s Skydiggers show, as well as BIG house concert news and previews!

Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist

2:00 – 2:30 pm

West Montrose – Well… Alright – West Montrose – CDN
Skydiggers – Those Memories – There and Back – CDN
Skydiggers – Will You Ride Wide Open – There and Back – CDN
Andy Maize – Northern Shore – The History of Forgetting – CDN
Skydiggers Cash Brothers – I Know You Lie Awake – Skydiggers Cash Brothers – CDN
Andrew Cash – Sometimes Everybody Has to Cry – Murder= – CDN
Jessy Bell-Smith – Deep Water – Kitchen Music – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Odds – I Would Be your Man – Good Weird Feeling – CDN
Odds – Make You Mad – Nest – CDN
Odds – Anything You Want – The Most Beautiful Place on Earth – CDN
Animal Parts – What Our Love Is – Animal Parts – CDN
Joshua Cockerill – Blue Eyed Prairie Sky – The Trick with your Heart I’m Learning to Do – CDN
Amy Rigby – Breakup Boots – ’til the Wheels Fall Off
Ben Kyle – Thank You – Ben Kyle

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Merle Haggard – Mama Tried – Billy Walker’s Country Carnival
Holly Williams – Mama – Here with Me
JP Hoe – Mother – The Here in Review – CDN
Jack Johnson – Better Together – In Between Dreams
Kasey Chambers, Poppa Bill, and The Little Hillbillies – My Oh My – Kasey Chambers, Poppa Bill, and The Little Hillbillies
Bob Schneider – The Way Life Is Supposed to Be – I’m Good Now

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Del Barber – Soul of the Land that’s Mine – Headwaters – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – Love Song for the Last 20 – Love Songs for the Last 20 – CDN – WPG
Shannon Lyon – Pleasing You Pleases Me – Broken Things – CDN
Matthew Ryan – It Always Rains When You Miss Her – In the Dusk of Everything
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell – Old Yellow Moon – Old Yellow Moon
Rodney Crowell & Mary Karr – Mama’s on a Roll (featuring Lee Ann Womack) – Kin

Today we hear from one of my all-time favourite artists and very favourite people, David Francey, about his amazing new album, its inspiration, and plans for the future. We’ve also got some fantastic new music and a couple of can’t-miss concerts to preview.

Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist

2:00 – 2:30 pm

David Francey – So Say We All – So Say We All – CDN
Easily Amused – Social Song – Novice – CDN – WPG
D. Rangers – Social Season – The Paw-Paw Patch – CDN – WPG
Luther Wright & The Wrongs – Darlin’ – Guitar Pickin’ Martyrs – CDN
Ridley Bent – Faded Red Hoodie – Buckles & Boots – CDN – WPG
Tannis Slimmon – In and Out of Harmony – In and Out of Harmony – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

David Francey – Pandora’s Box – So Say We All – CDN
David Francey – Rain – So Say We All – CDN
David Francey – Long Brown Hair – The Late Edition – CDN
David Francey – The Waking Hour – The Waking Hour – CDN
David Francey – Border Line – Torn Screen Door – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Matt Epp + The Amorian Assembly – Hold Me – Learning to Lose Control – CDN
Matt Epp + The Amorian Assembly – When You Know – Learning to Lose Control – CDN
Jason Isbell – Traveling Alone – Southeastern
Gregory Alan Isakov – Saint Valentine – The Weatherman
Ben Kyle – Simple Life – Ben Klye

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Ben Kyle – The Dark (Featuring Ryan Adams) – Ben Kyle Sampler
Ben Kyle & Carrie Rodriguez – Your Lonely Heart – We Still Love Our Country
Paul Kelly & The Stormwater Boys – They Thought I Was Asleep – Foggy Highway
Paul Kelly and The Messengers – Everything Is Turning to White – So Much Water So Close to Home
Paul Kelly – Other People’s Houses – A to Z
Paul Kelly – If I Could Start Today Again – …Nothing But a Dream
Paul Kelly – You’re 39, You’re Beautiful, and You’re Mine – Stolen Apples

Spring has finally sprung, so we’re in the mood for a celebration, and what better way to celebrate than with some great music? We’ve got lots of great new releases, a look back at some great shows from the previous week, and a few old favourites. On a less joyful note, George Jones died this week, so paying tribute to one of the greatest singers of all time is a must. Rest in peace, Possum.

Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Greg Brown – Spring Wind – If I Had Known:Essential Recordings 1980-1996
Greg Brown – If I Had Known – If I Had Known:Essential Recordings 1980-1996
Jackie Greene – About Cell Block No. 9 – Sweet Somewhere Bound
Eliza Gilkyson – Wonderland – Land Of Milk And Honey
David Myles – Cape Breton – On the Line – CDN
Jim Bryson & The Weakerthans – Metal Girls – The Falcon Lake Incident – CDN
Brandi Carlile & Emmylou Harris – Take Me Home, Country Roads – The Music Is You: A Tribute to John Denver

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchesses) – After Mardi Gras – The Low Highway
The Good Family – Taller than the Pines – The Good Family Album – CDN
Luke Winslow-King – The Coming Tide – The Coming Tide
Kim Richey – Breakaway Speed (w/Jason Isbell) – Thorn in my Heart
Dar Williams – I Am the One Who Will Remember Everything – In the Time of Gods
Scott Nolan – My My Hey Hey – Montgomery Eldorado – CDN – WPG
Ridley Bent – Suicidewinder – Blam – CDN – WPG
Ridley Bent – Zombies – Skeleton Crew – CDN – WPG

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Rob Vaarmeyer – Cadavra – Poster Child – CDN – WPG
Townes Van Zandt – Brother Flower (w/Kimmie Rhodes) – Legend
Jesse Winchester – Eulalie – Live From Mountain Stage
Buddy Miller – A Showman’s Life – Midnight And Lonesome
Buddy Miller – Nothing Can Stop Me – Poison Love
Gram Parsons & The Fallen Angels – That’s All It Took – Live 1973
George Jones – He Stopped Loving Her Today – Love Songs

3:30 – 4:00 pm

George Jones – Walk Through This World With Me – All-Time Greatest Hits Vol. 1
Ridley Bent – She Thinks I Still Care – Rabbit on my Wheel – CDN – WPG
Drive-By Truckers – George Jones Talkin’ Cell Phone Blues – The Fine Print (A Collection Of Oddities And Rarities 2003-2008)
Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors – Wine We Drink – Bonnaroo NoiseTrade Sampler
The Milk Carton Kids – Memphis – The Ash & Clay
Doug Paisley – Two Like Us – Golden Embers – CDN
Andy Sheppard – Farewell to Winter – Live at Smash! – CDN

Always a pleasure to catch up with a couple of my favourite people and musicians, both of whom are coming to town this week, Christina Martin and Ruth Moody. Christina stops by The Sunset Saloon next Sunday while Ruth Moody stops in at home on Thursday night. Both ladies have wonderful latest albums and both are great to talk to. A real treat. Also, yesterday was Record Store Day and as usual I came home with a bag full of new tunes, so we had to spin some of those as well as a few new releases. Busy show!

Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Scott Nolan – Nobody Lives Here Anymore – Montgomery Eldorado – CDN – WPG
Ray Ullenboom – Don’t Tell the Band to Go Home – March 2013 – CDN – WPG
Mike Plume – Coming Home Again (Hey Hey What D’Ya Say) – Red And White Blues – CDN
Shannon Lyon – Blue Flowers – LIVE from Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands (2011) – CDN
Ben Kyle & Carrie Rodriguez – If I Needed You – We Still Love our Country

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Rose Cousins – What I See – We Have Made a Spark – CDN
Elliott BROOD – Northern Air – Days Into Years – CDN
Whitehorse – Lipstick – Record Store Day single – CDN
Calexico – Two Silver Trees – Spiritoso
Tift Merritt – Real Good on my Own – Markings
Jackie Greene – Love Is A Shining Catastrophe – Record Store Day Digital Download
Randy Travis w/The Avett Brothers – Three Wooden Crosses – Music from CMT Crossroads

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Christina Martin – Falling for You – Sleeping with a Stranger – CDN

Christina Martin interview

Christina Martin – This Kind of Pain – Sleeping with a Stranger – CDN
Dale Murray – The Grove – Dream Mountain Dream – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Ruth Moody – These Wilder Things – These Wilder Things – CDN – WPG

Ruth Moody interview

Ruth Moody – Trouble and Woe – These Wilder Things – CDN – WPG
The Wailin’ Jennys – Asleep at Last – Bright Morning Stars – CDN – WPG

I’ve done a lot of interviews over the past 12 or 13 years, but very few as moving, interesting, and memorable as today’s chat. And it’s with a guy that we’ve talked to many times before, Scott Nolan, who called us from the snowy road on the way back home after a marathon tour with Mary Gauthier. Thursday marks the premiere of his new documentary film, Chasing a Song. Besides that, we’ve got some upcoming shows and show news, and still a bit of time for some interesting new releases.

Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Shannon Lyon – You Showed Me How – Durstein Sessions (2005) – CDN
Nathan – John Paul’s Deliveries – Key Principles – CDN – WPG
Nathan – Stone – Jimson Weed – CDN – WPG
Nathan – Glorious Exhaust – Stranger – CDN – WPG
Romi Mayes – Easy on You – Lucky Tonight – CDN – WPG
Scott Nolan – Drive Day – Montgomery Eldorado – CDN – WPG

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Scott Nolan interview

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Scott Nolan – Ain’t Dead Yet – Montgomery Eldorado – CDN – WPG
Scott Nolan – Everything to Everybody – Receiver/Reflector – CDN – WPG
Mary Gauthier – Karla Faye – Live at Blue Rock
Fred Eaglesmith – Katie – 6 Volts – CDN
Todd Snider – Alcohol and Pills – East Nashville Skyline
Todd Snider – You Think You Know Somebody – Songs for the Daily Planet

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Todd Snider – Is This Thing Working? – Peace Queer
Todd Snider – If Tomorrow Never Comes – Live with The Devil You Know at Grimey’s
Todd Snider – Vinyl Records – New Connections
Todd Snider – Talking Seattle Grunge Rock Blues – That Was Me – 1994-1998
Ruth Moody – Trouble and Woe – These Wilder Things – CDN – WPG
David Francey – Rain – So Say We All – CDN
Laura Smith – Safe Home, Sweet Light – Everything Is Moving – CDN
Susan James – U-Haul in the Driveway – Driving Toward the Sun

Wasn’t that a party? Corin Raymond & The Sundowners came to town to celebrate the release of Paper Nickels, and I was there for 2 out of the 3 shows. Magical. The project aims to expose great underappreciated songs & writers, so in true folk detective style, we’ve got some of the many songs that Corin played and recommended, as well as some friends and colleagues. On a more sombre note, this weekend marks the anniversary of the death of the late great John Bottomley, as well as the star-studded tribute to another great musician gone too soon, Jay Smith.

Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist

2:00 – 2:30 pm

David Francey – Blue Skies – So Say We All – CDN
Raghu Lokanathan – Sugar Candy Mountain – Petal Press – CDN
The Warped 45s – Progress – 10 Day Poem for Saskatchewan – CDN
D. Rangers – New Year’s Blues – The Paw-Paw Patch – CDN – WPG
David Baxter – Time Won’t Wait – Patina – CDN
Scott Nolan – Mama It’s Too Late – American Hotel – CDN – WPG

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Jack Marks – The Dress Song – Two of Everything – CDN
Dustin Bentall – The Ballad of Billy Cowsill – Jay Smith Benefit – CDN
Jonathan Byrd and Chris Kokesh – You Can’t Outrun the Radio – Live at 4th & Main, Wray, Colorado
Jonathan Byrd – Slip Away (w/Carrie Elkin) – live recording
Jonathan Byrd and Chris Kokesh – A Big Truck Brought It – Live at 4th & Main, Wray, Colorado
Rob Vaarmeyer – Do You Smell Something Burning? – Poster Child – CDN – WPG
Rob Vaarmeyer – Hard on Things – Poster Child – CDN – WPG

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Corin Raymond – Record Lonesome Night – Record Lonesome Night – CDN
Corin Raymond – Something to Lean On – Record Lonesome Night – CDN
David Francey – Harm – So Say We All – CDN
Tannis Slimmon – In and Out of Harmony – In and Out of Harmony – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

John Bottomley – The Healing Dream – The Healing Dream – CDN
John Bottomley – Fly With Your Shadow – Blackberry – CDN
John Bottomley – Candle in the Dark – Blackberry – CDN
Jay Smith – Hurts Like Hell – Jay Smith – CDN
Steve Earle & The Dukes (and Duchesses) – The Low Highway – The Low Highway
Patty Griffin – Ohio (with Robert Plant) – American Kid
Shinyribs – If You Don’t Know Me By Now – Gulf Coast Museum
The Good Family – Coal Black Hills – The Good Family Album – CDN

We’ve got some great new music to keep us warm today, during the winter that never ends. Thoughts of upcoming shows sure helps, and we’ve got some good ones!

Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Lucero – Tears Don’t Matter Much – Dreaming in America
Michael Trent – Tell the Truth – The Winner
Cary Ann Hearst – Who’s Gonna Raise These Babies? (feat. Michael Trent) – Lions And Lambs
Lucero – The War – Nobody’s Darlings
The Dustin Bentall Outfit – Three Thousand Miles – Six Shooter – CDN
Corin Raymond – I Wish I Was in Love – There Will Always Be a Small Time

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Corin Raymond – Ol’ Fort Mac – Paper Nickels – CDN
Corin Raymond – Nine Inch Nails – Paper Nickels – CDN
Scott Nolan – Swing Low – unreleased – CDN – WPG
Mary Gauthier – Sugar Cane – Live at Blue Rock

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Shotgun Jimmie – Skype Date – Everything, Everything – CDN
The Waifs – The Waitress – Sink or Swim
The Push Stars – Keg on my Coffin – Paint the Town
Chris Trapper – Look What The Wind Blew In – Til The Last Leaf Falls
Chris Trapper – The More I Think (with Colin Hay) – The Few & The Far Between
Colin Hay – I Can’t Get Up Out of This Bed – American Sunshine
Paul Kelly – New Found Year – Spring and Fall

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Fish & Bird – Plot (Live) – 10 Golden Hits – CDN
Langhorne Slim & The Law – The Way We Move – Solo Acoustic – This is the Way We Move
Sons of Bill – Bad Dancer – single
Justin Rutledge – Out Of The Woods – Valleyheart – CDN
What Made Milwaukee Famous – Rosewood (Featuring Kathleen Edwards) – You Can’t Fall Off The Floor
Kim Richey – Something More – An Introduction to Kim Richey

It’s Spring Break for the kiddies (and us teachers), and there’s lots of great shows this week to help us celebrate. We preview some of the highlights and one of the most exciting is Thursday’s EP release show for local roots trio Red Moon Road. They dropped by to chat about the EP, the show, and perform for us.

Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Lindy Vopnfjörð – Below The Canopy – Young Waverer – CDN
Shovels & Rope – Johnny 99 – single
Lucero – Slow Dancing – Tennessee
Lucero – Sometimes – Women & Work
Red Moon Road – Liesel Freidl – live performance – CDN – WPG

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Red Moon Road interview

Red Moon Road – The Sailor’s Song – live performance – CDN – WPG
Red Moon Road – Craig’s Reel – Tales from the Whiteshell – CDN – WPG

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Red Moon Road – Do or Die – Red Moon Road – CDN – WPG
Whitney Rose – Chivalry Is Dead – Whitney Rose – CDN
The Devin Cuddy Band – Dancin’ – Volume One – CDN
Express and Company – The Last Stand – Ontario – CDN
Melissa Payne – Liars – Melissa Payne – CDN
Michelle McAdorey – Line Across My Heart – Leave The Main Road/Line Across My Heart – CDN
Rob Waddell – Mary Graham (nee McPherson) – Everything Is From Now On – CDN – WPG
Rob Waddell – You’ll Be Famous I’ll Be Fine – Everything Is From Now On – CDN – WPG

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Corin Raymond – Sugar Candy Mountain – Paper Nickels – CDN
Corin Raymond – Nine Inch Nails – Paper Nickels – CDN
The Warped 45s – Live Bait – Matador Sunset – CDN
Shovels & Rope – Keeper – O’ Be Joyful
Cary Ann Hearst & Michael Trent – Hollowpoint Blues – Shovels & Rope
Lucero – What Are You Willing to Lose – 1372 Overton Park

St. Patrick’s Day today, and while we don’t play a lot of proper Irish/Celtic stuff (we leave that to the professionals at Waxies Dargle), we can celebrate Ireland, the Irish, things that are green, and good luck. We do what we can. We also have some amazing upcoming shows that are well worthy of celebration.

Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Oh Susanna – St. Patrick’s Day – Sleepy Little Sailor – CDN
Jess Klein – Ireland – Draw them Near
Antje Duvekot – Dublin Boys – The Near Demise Of The Highwire Dancer
Great Lake Swimmers – Dublin Blues – OndaDrops Vol. 4: Oneway Ticket To Nowhere – CDN
Guy Clark – The Cape – Dublin Blues
The Swell Season – Low Rising – Strict Joy

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Josh Ritter – Good Man – Live at Vickar Street
The Cake Sale – Vapour Trail – The Cake Sale
Clem Snide – All Green – Soft Spot
Al Green – Lay It Down – Lay It Down
Alice Russell – Two Steps – Pot of Gold
Van Morrison – Everyone – Moondance
Paul Kelly – Luck – A to Z
Ryan Adams – Lucky Now – Ashes & Fire

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Jon Dee Graham & The Fighting Cocks – My Lucky Day – It’s Not As Bad As It Looks
Good Luck Mountain – The Seven Sisters – Good Luck Mountain
Richard Buckner – Lucky – Meadow
Bob Schneider – Good Luck – The Galaxy Kings
The Duhks – Annabel – Your Daughters & Your Sons – CDN – WPG
The Duhks – Four Blue Walls – The Duhks – CDN – WPG
The Duhks – Mountains ‘o Things – Migrations – CDN – WPG

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Madison Violet – Lauralee – No Fool for Trying – CDN
Madison Violet – Crying – Recorded live on UMFM – CDN
Madison Violet – By the Wayside – The Good in Goodbye – CDN
Ron Sexsmith – Still Time – Whereabouts – CDN
Cary Ann Hearst & Michael Trent – Boxcar – Shovels & Rope