It’s our first show of the new year, and our (almost) annual super-sized marathon edition, as we get double-sized and air for a full 4 hours. Once again, we start off with our (almost) annual tributes to Hank Williams and Townes Van Zandt, both of whom died on this day. We also send out birthday wishes to Burton Cummings and Paul Westerberg, who share a birthday on December 31. Then, it’s time to get into the thick of things, playing more of our favourite musical highlights from 2011.

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

12:00 – 12:30 pm

Matthew Ryan & Hammock – Like New Year’s Day – Like New Year’s Day
Hank Williams – Cold, Cold Heart – The Ultimate Collection
Kasey Chambers w/ Paul Kelly – I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry – Storybook
Johnny Cash – I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still in Love with You) – Sings Hank Williams and other Favorite Tunes
Hank Williams – There’s a Tear in my Beer – The Ultimate Collection
Neko Case – Alone and Forsaken – Canadian Amp
Ryan Adams – Lovesick Blues – Timeless
Patty Griffin – House of Gold – Downtown Church

12:30 – 1:00 pm

Billy Cowsill – Your Cheatin’ Heart – Sorrow Bound: Hank Williams Re-Examined – CDN
The Co-Dependents – Long Gone Lonesome Blues – Live Recording Event – CDN
The Blue Shadows – A Little Bit Lonesome, A Little Bit Blue – On The Floor Of Heaven – Deluxe Re-issue – CDN
Robert Earl Keen – The Great Hank – What I Really Mean
Guy Clark – Hank Williams Said It Best – Dublin Blues
Eleven Hundred Springs – Hank Williams Wouldn’t Make It Now in Nashville Tennessee – Bandwagon

1:00 – 1:30 pm

Townes Van Zandt – Waitin’ Around to Die – Heartworn Highways
Carrie Rodriguez and Ben Kyle – If I Needed You – We Still Love Our Country
Jay Farrar And Kelly Willis – Rex’s Blues – Sun Volt Retrospective
Lyle Lovett – Flyin’ Shoes – Step Inside This House
Gillian Welch – White Freightliner Blues – Music From The Revelator Collection
Townes Van Zandt – Rake – Delta Momma Blues
Great Lake Swimmers – Our Mother the Mountain – Introducing Townes Van Zandt via the Great Unknown – CDN

1:30 – 2:00 pm

The Sumner Brothers – Colorado Girl – More Townes Van Zandt via the Great Unknown – CDN
Kate Maki – I’ll Be Here In The Morning – Introducing Townes Van Zandt via the Great Unknown – CDN
Townes Van Zandt – Kathleen – Live at the Old Quarter, Houston, Texas
Townes Van Zandt – Tower Song – Delta Momma Blues
Jinder – Townes’ Blues – Nine Cents From Benelux
Steve Earle – Ft. Worth Blues – Austin City Limits 12/07/97
The Passionate & Objective Jokerfan – People Like Townes Van Zandt Even More Because of His Addictions – Unofficial Tributes to Officially Awesome Music People

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Romi Mayes – Hand Me Down World – Guess Who’s Home – CDN – WPG
The Scott Nolan Band – Guns, Guns, Guns – Guess Who’s Home – CDN – WPG
Bright Little Field – We’re Coming Out – Treatment Bound: A Ukulele Tribute to The Replacements
Justin Townes Earle – Can’t Hardly Wait – Midnight at the Movies
Steve Earle – I’ll Never Get Out of this World Alive – 7″ single
Steve Earle – God Is God – I’ll Never Get Out of this World Alive

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Gurf Morlix – No Goodwill Stores in Waikiki – Blaze Foley’s 113th Wet Dream
Bobby Long – A Winter Tale – A Winter Tale
The Wailin’ Jennys – Storm Comin’ – Bright Morning Stars – CDN – WPG
Oh Susanna – See What Promises Can Bring – Soon the Birds – CDN
Ron from Lockport – Jeff Robson Brings Bruce Springsteen to Winnipeg – recorded live @ The Sunset Saloon – CDN – WPG
The Decemberists – Crazy on You – live recording

3:00 – 3:30 pm

The Decemberists – This Is Why We Fight – The King Is Dead
Gillian Welch – The Way It Goes – The Harrow & The Harvest
David Francey – I Live in Fear – Late Edition – CDN
Catherine MacLellan – Keep on Fighting – Silhouette – CDN
Catherine MacLellan – True Love – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
Del Barber – The Waitress – recorded live on UMFM – CDN – WPG

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Lindy – May Not Be Right for You – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
Jeffrey Hatcher – Another Kind of Name – recorded live on UMFM – CDN – WPG
Christina Martin w/Dale Murray – Two Hearts – A House Concert – CDN
Slaid Cleaves – New Year’s Day – Sorrow and Smoke: Live at the Horseshoe Lounge
The Bottle Rockets – Kerosene – Not So Loud: An Acoustic Evening With The Bottle Rockets
Hayes Carll w/Corb Lund and Todd Snider – Bottle in my Hand – KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories)
Elmo Buzz – Pretty Boy Go Back to Franklin – Shit Sandwich