Episode #279

Sunday, October 5, 2008

2:00-4:00 pm central time

CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba

www.umfm.com

I couldn’t believe it when I saw R.E.M. on Austin City Limits this week. They’re not roots music! Or are they? I figured if they’re good enough for ACL, darn it, they’re good enough for us too. Plus, they’re the only members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame that I’ve met, and I always like to brag about that. It seems that some pretty folky singer/songwriters are fans too, because not only did we hear a few R.E.M. originals and collaborators, but we heard some folky covers of their stuff as well.

All of this got me in the mood for some good old fashioned pop music. Although I’m an old folky now, I was raised on a steady diet of pop music, so I never pass up the chance to bop along to some hooks & melodies, so some classic pop nuggets.

But we can’t get away without some folk & roots, and that came in honour of our friends at Candor, who are holding their “wedding” social this week to raise money for a new store/venue. We played just some of the great artists lending a hand to the worthwhile cause.

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

R.E.M. – Accelerate – Accelerate
The Minus 5 – Retrieval of You – Down with Wilco
The Baseball Project – Satchel Paige Said – Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails
Patterson Hood – Second Guessing – Finest Worksongs: Athens Bands Play the Music of R.E.M.
Cry Cry Cry – Fall on Me – Cry Cry Cry
Redbird – You Are the Everything – Redbird
Indigo Girls – Tried to Be True – Indigo Girls

2:30pm – 3:00pm

The Damnwells – Graceless – Air Stereo
The Damnwells – Kiss Catastrophe – Bastards of the Beat
She & Him – This Is Not a Test – Volume One
Rilo Kiley – More Adventurous – More Adventurous
The Cake Sale with Josh Ritter – Vapour Trail – The Cake Sale
Josh Ritter – Empty Hearts – The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter
Mike O’Neill – Are We Waiting? – What Happens Now?
Nick Lowe – Cruel to Be Kind (original version) – Jesus of Cool reissue

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Rheostatics – Marginalized – 2067 – CDN
The Lowest of the Low – New Westminster Taxi Squad – Nothing Short of a Bullet
Two Hours Traffic – Jezebel – Little Jabs – CDN
Jim Bryson – Feel Much Better – The North Side Benches – CDN
Kathleen Edwards – 12 Bellevue – iTunes live EP – CDN
Whiskeytown – Houses on the Hill – Strangers Almanac

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Buick Six – Catch Me – Rollercoaster – CDN – WPG
D. Rangers – Social Season – The Paw-Paw Patch – CDN – WPG
D. Rangers – Runaway – We Stay High and Lonesome – CDN – WPG
Romi Mayes – Smoke More than I Drink – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
Romi Mayes – Willie’s Diamond Joe – Twang Trust Broadcasts 1999-2007 – CDN – WPG
Willie P Bennett – Come on Train – Hobo’s Taunt – CDN
NQ Arbuckle – In Another Time – Hanging the Battle Scarred Pinata – CDN

Episode #280

Sunday, October 12, 2008

2:00-4:00 pm central time

CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba

www.umfm.com

This week marks the long, long awaited return of the man who started his musical journey and education in Winnipeg, and then went on to become one of the most famous and influential songwriters in the world, Neil Young. He may be a big time rock star now, but he’s inspired just about every singer/songwriter since he began, and this week we pay tribute with our own Neilfest, featuring Neil originals, covers, and a lot more.

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Neil Young – My, My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) – Rust Never Sleeps – CDN
Neil Young – After the Gold Rush – After the Gold Rush – CDN
Neil Young – The Needle and the Damage Done – recorded live on the Johnny Cash show – CDN
Neil Young – Are You Ready for the Country? – Harvest – CDN
Neil Young – The Wayward Wind – Old Ways – CDN
Stephen Fearing – Thrasher – Borrowed Tunes: A Tribute to Neil Young – CDN
Neko Case – Dreaming Man – Canadian Amp – CDN

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Dala – A Man Needs a Maid – Angels & Thieves – CDN
The Wailin’ Jennys – Old Man – 40 Days – CDN – WPG

The Wailin’ Jennys – Barefoot Floors – Down by the Sea Hotel – CDN – WPG
Gillian Welch – Pocahontas – Music from the Revelator Collection
Elizabeth Mitchell – Little Wing – You Are my Little Bird
Allison Moorer – Don’t Cry No Tears – Show
Johnny Cash – Heart of Gold – Unearthed II: Trouble in Mind
Scott Nolan – Helpless – American Hotel – CDN – WPG

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Alana Levandoski – Don’t Be Denied – Borrowed Tunes II – CDN – WPG
Philospher Kings – Coupe de Ville – – Borrowed Tunes: A Tribute to Neil Young – CDN
Rheostatics/Bourbon Tabernacle Choir – Everybody Knows this Is Nowhere – – Borrowed Tunes: A Tribute to Neil Young – CDN
Skydiggers – Mr. Soul – Borrowed Tunes: A Tribute to Neil Young – CDN
Elliott BROOD – Powderfinger – live recording – CDN
Jon Dee Graham – Harvest – The Great Battle
Scott Miller & the Commonwealth – Hawks & Doves – Citation

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Carrie Rodriguez & Tim Easton – Cortez the Killer – Like A Hurricane : Tribute to Neil Young (Uncut Magazine sampler)
The Be Good Tanyas – For the Turnstiles – Hello Love – CDN
Kathleen Edwards – Only Love Can Break Your Heart – iTunes live EP – CDN
Kathleen Edwards – Unknown Legend – live recording – CDN
Neil Young – Rockin’ in the Free World – Freedom – CDN
Neil Young – Hey, Hey, My My (Into the Black) – Rust Never Sleeps – CDN

Episode #281

Sunday, October 19, 2008

2:00-4:00 pm central time

CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba

www.umfm.com

The past couple of weeks may have left you wondering whether we were still focussing on acoustic-based independent singer/songwriters, after our R.E.M theme and last week’s Neil Young tribute, so this week we’re back to basics with some classic singer/songwriters, some great new music from folks like Ryan Adams, Ray Lamontagne, Lucinda Williams, Luke Doucet, and more. Yeah, we played a Pince cover, a Radiohead cover, and a Beatles cover, but you just can’t entirely overhaul the format overnight!

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Neil Young – Cinnnamon Girl – live recording – CDN
Brandi Carlile – Creep – digital single
Martin Sexton – Purple Rain – solo
Son Volt – Hello Goodbye – digital single
Luke Doucet – I Wish I Was American – digital single
Ryan Adams & the Cardinals – Fix It – Cardinology
Ryan Adams & the Cardinals – Magick – Cardinology

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Lucinda Williams – Honey Bee – Little Honey
Ray Lamontagne – Meg White – Gossip in the Grain
Ray Lamontagne – You Are the Best Thing – Gossip in the Grain
Van Morrison – These Dreams of You – Moondance
Harry Manx – Crazy Love – Wise and Otherwise – CDN
Rodney Crowell – Closer to Heaven – Sex & Gasoline

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Ox – Burn Out – (weewerk) is 6! – CDN
Julie Fader w/ Toy Dekker – 723 – (weewerk) is 6! – CDN
Amy Campbell – Thirty-Two Years – Oh Heart, Oh Highway – CDN
Annabelle Chvostek – Wait for It – Resilience – CDN
Bob Snider – Rusty Pail Blues – These Times – CDN
Stan Rogers – The Field Behind the Plow – Northwest Passage – CDN
Townes Van Zandt – Rake – Delta Momma Blues

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Guy Clark – Stuff that Works – Dublin Blues
Tom Waits – Ol’ 55 – Closing Time
Jimmy Lafave – Sweetheart like You – Buffalo Return to the Plains
Shannon McNally – The Worst Part of a Broken Heart – Geronimo
Kate Maki – Over – Confusion Unlimited – CDN
John Wort Hannam – Infantryman – Two-Bit Suit – CDN

Episode #282

Sunday, October 26, 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 may be getting colder outside, but the concert scene is really starting to heat up in town with a bunch of great shows over the next couple of weeks. This week we preview the great Eliza Gilkyson double bill, as well as Hayes Carll & Scott Nolan, and more.

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Jim Bryson – Elizabeth – The North Side Benches – CDN
Jim Bryson – Fleetwood – The North Side Benches – CDN
Christina Martin – Two Hearts – Two Hearts – CDN
Wyckham Porteous – Deeper Into the Water – 3 a.m. – CDN
Matthew Barber – And You Give – Ghost Notes – CDN
Jill Barber – Never Quit Loving You – Chances – CDN

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Crooked Still – Orphan Girl – Hop High
Crooked Still – Ain’t No Grave – Shaken by a Low Sound
Crooked Still – When I First Came to this Country – digital single
Crooked Still – Captain, Captain – Still Crooked
Eliza Gilkyson – Sleeper – Going Driftless: An Artist’s Tribute to Greg Brown
Eliza Gilkyson – Take Off Your Old Coat – Folkscene Collection Volume Two
Eliza Gilkyson – Coast – Hard Times in Babylon
Eliza Gilkyson – Wonderland – Land of Milk & Honey

3:00pm – 3:30pm

More Than a Song – Bird of Paradise – More than a Song
Eliza Gilkyson – Emerald Street – Beautiful World
Eliza Gilkyson – Walking on the Moon – Wounded Heart of America
Tom Russell – Big Water – The Long Way Around
Tom Russell – The Sound of One Heart Breaking – Love and Fear
Peter Case – Beyond the Blues – Six Pack of Love
Dave Alvin – Rio Grande – Ashgrove

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Jerry Jeff Walker – Navajo Rug – The Wounded Heart of America
Hayes Carll – Hey Baby Where You Been – Little Rock
Hayes Carll – Beaumont – Trouble in Mind
Scott Nolan – Bad Liver/Broken Heart – Receiver/Reflector – CDN – WPG
Scott Nolan – Golden – No Bourbon & Bad Radio – CDN – WPG
Scott Nolan – Drive Day – Canadian Amplifier – CDN – WPG
Willie P. Bennett – Country Squall – Tryin’ to Start out Clean – CDN