This weekend marks the anniversary of the first two Static Roots Festivals hosted by longtime friend and supporter of this program, Mr. Festival Director Dietmar Leibecke. We called to wish him a happy birthday and chat about this year’s festival, which is happening next month. We’ve got plenty of Static Roots artists, past and present, as well as some new (and some new-to-me) music, as well as some great requests and more!

Artist – Song Title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – MB = Manitoba Artist – WPG=Winnipeg artist

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Leeroy Stagger – Living in the Future – Love Versus – CDN
Mariel Buckley – Jumping the Fence – Driving in the Dark – CDN
Mariel Buckley – Stray Dogs – Driving in the Dark – CDN
Justin Rutledge – Heaven Help Us – East – CDN
Skinny Dyck & Friends – New Pair of Shoes (Leeroy Stagger & Mariel Buckley) – Twenty One-Nighters – CDN
Skinny Dyck & Friends – Acres of Elbow Room (John Wort Hannam) – Twenty One-Nighters – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Liv Greene – Gone – single
Robert Ellis – Elephant – Robert Ellis
Calvin Russell – Rockin’ the Republicans – Sounds from the Fourth World
Peter Bruntnell – Mr. Sunshine – Nos Da Comrade
Jack Marks – Song for You – live recording – CDN
Erin Rae – Monticello – live recording

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Dietmar Leibecke (Static Roots Festival) interview

Bennett Wilson Poole – Ask Me Anything – Bennett Wilson Poole
Prinz Grizzley – I May Be Late – Come on In
Cordovas – I’m The One Who Needs You Tonight – That Santa Fe Channel

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Anthony Da Costa – Talking to You – Da Costa Deluxe
Terra Lightfoot – Norma Gale – New Mistakes – CDN
Hannah Aldridge – Razor Wire – Razor Wire
The Stephen Stanley Band – Birthday Clown – Jimmy and the Moon – CDN
Scott Dibble & Watertown – Laura-Lee – One Phoebe Street – CDN
Madison Violet – LauraLee – No Fool for Trying – CDN