Well, it looks as if, at long last, our miserable winter is on its way out. Spring Break is here and the kids (and teachers) are out of school and that’s got some of us heading off on a rejuvenating vacation. Even if you’re not headed somewhere warm, some of today’s songs about sun, travel, beaches, and oceans should get you feeling a little warmer and more relaxed.

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

Rheostatics – California Dreamline – Whale Music – CDN
Stephen Bruton – Too Many Memories – What It Is
Lee Clayton – I Ride Alone – Naked Child
Communism – Take Care of Each Other – Get Down Get Together – CDN
Communism – Haunt Me – Get Down Get Together – CDN

Piper Hayes – Honey (Goodbye Mister Nice Guy) – Goodbye Mister Nice Guy – CDN
Annie Sumi – The City – In the Unknown – CDN
Annie Sumi – In Everything – In the Unknown – CDN

The Gourds – Everybody’s Missing the Sun – Shinebox
The Jayhawks – Waiting for the Sun – Hollywood Town Hall
Oh Susanna – Wait Until the Sun Comes Up – Namedropper – CDN
Joe Purdy – The Sun – Paris In The Morning
The Weepies – I Was Made for Sunny Days – Be My Thrill

Griffin House – Vacation – Balls
Bobby Bare – Leaving on a Jet Plane – This Is Bare Country
Alison Krauss & Gillian Welch – I’ll Fly Away – O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Jon Dee Graham – Airplane – Swept Away
Bob Schneider – Into the Sun – King Kong
Boy & Bear – Southern Sun – Harlequin Dream

Chloe Albert – Across the Ocean – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
Shannon Lyon – I Crossed the Ocean – The Lights Behind – CDN
Barney Bentall – The Ocean and You ( A song for John Mann) – The Drifter and the Preacher – CDN
Crash Test Dummies – Swimming in your Ocean – God Shuffled His Feet – CDN – WPG
Jon and Roy – To the Beach – Another Noon – CDN
The Growlers – Beach Rat – Hung At Heart
Anthony da Costa – While I’m Alive – Shadow Love EP