New music including a couple of eagerly anticipated new albums from a couple of friends/favourites, we preview some upcoming shows, and seek answers for a problem that’s plaguing me in my otherwise lovely new home!

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

Del Barber – The Sparrow and the Crow – Prairieography – CDN – WPG

Del Barber – One Good Year – Almanac – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – Flash In The Pan – Almanac – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – Maria – Almanac – CDN – WPG

Ben de la Cour – Suicide of Town – Sweet Anhedonia
Ben de la Cour – Birdcage – Sweet Anhedonia
Ben de la Cour – I’ve Got Everything I Ever Wanted – Sweet Anhedonia

Christina Martin – Little Princess – single – CDN
Lucinda Williams – New York Comeback (w/Bruce Springsteen) – Stories From a Rock n Roll Heart
Melissa Payne – So Real – single – CDN
Tim Easton – Sliver of Light – single
Slow Leaves – American Band – single – CDN – WPG

Martyn Joseph – Albert’s Place – single
Martyn Joseph – Wichita Lineman – 1960 Acoustic
Martyn Joseph – Down To The Well – 1960

Ralph Stanley – Wild Geese Cry – This Is Americana
the wicks – geese – clouds – CDN
Townes Van Zandt – Black Crow Blues – In the Beginning…
Lindi Ortega – Murder Of Crows – Cigarettes & Truckstops – CDN
Nathan – Scarecrow – Key Principles – CDN – WPG
Nels Andrews – Denim Scarecrow – Sunday Shoes
Turnpike Troubadours – The Bird Hunters – Turnpike Troubadours
The Tallest Man On Earth – The Wild Hunt – The Wild Hunt

Band Of Horses – Marry Song – Cease to Begin
The Hold Steady – Constructive Summer – Stay Positive