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