For the first 15 years of this program, I made an annual compilation of some of my favourite songs released during the year. I revisit those often but haven’t ever really used them as the topic for a whole episode, until now. With that in mind, I went through each of the compilations and pulled out a couple of songs, then imagined what subsequent compilations might have included, for a Best of the Best of compilations, which in turn kind of serves as a very best of Tell the Band to Go Home!
This is one of our standby series of pre-recorded episodes that are meant to be timeless, so we can pop them into the schedule again some time when I can’t be at the studio live, so enjoy this one now and again!
Artist – Song Title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – MB=Manitoba Artist – WPG=Winnipeg artist
Paper Moon – Your Attitude Towards Cuttlefish – Somebody Needs a Timeout – CDN – WPG
Patty Griffin – Making Pies – 1000 Kisses
Danny Michel – Perfect – Tales from the Invisible Man – CDN
Jim Bryson – Feel Much Better – The North Side Benches – CDN
Eliza Gilkyson – Wonderland – Land of Milk and Honey
Peter Mulvey – Shirt – Kitchen Radio
Caitlin Cary & Thad Cockrell – Second Option – Begonias
Lynn Miles – Never Coming Back – Love Sweet Love – CDN
Leeroy Stagger & The Sinking Hearts – Carol – Depression River – CDN
D. Rangers – Trois Rivieres – The Paw-Paw Patch – CDN – WPG
Nathan – Let Them Look – Key Principles – CDN – WPG
The Weakerthans – Night Windows – Reunion Tour – CDN – WPG
Christina Martin – You Come Home – Two Hearts – CDN
The Hold Steady – Stay Positive – Stay Positive
NQ Arbuckle And Carolyn Mark – Officer Down – Let’s Just Stay Here – CDN
Wendy Bird – Deliver Me – Natural Wonder – CDN
The Beauties – Hearts Are Down – The Beauties – CDN
Del Barber – Miles and Years – Love Songs for the Last 20 – CDN – WPG
The Warped 45s – Live Bait – Matador Sunset – CDN
Imaginary Cities – Hummingbird – Temporary Resident – CDN – WPG
JP Hoe – Nothing’s Gonna Harm You – Mannequin – CDN – WPG
Drew Nelson – Dust – Tilt-A-Whirl
Scott Nolan – Lay Down – North/South – CDN – WPG
Express and Company – Carry Me Along – Ontario – CDN
Joe Nolan – Autumn Sky – Tornado – CDN
Shannon Lyon – The Lights Behind – The Lights Behind – CDN
Brock Zeman – Pulling your Sword – Pulling Your Sword out of the Devil’s Back – CDN
The Damnwells – Lost – The Damnwells
Ben De La Cour – Down To The Water’s Edge – Midnight in Havana
Mayhemingways – Hunter St. Blues – Hunter St. Blues – CDN
Terra Lightfoot – Paradise – New Mistakes – CDN
The Artisanals – Angel 42 (Radio Edit) – single
Evangeline Gentle – The Strongest People Have Tender Hearts – Evangeline Gentle – CDN
Sean Burns – Gasoline – It Takes Luck To Get The Best Of Me – CDN – WPG
John R. Miller – Shenandoah Shakedown – Depreciated
S.G. Goodman – Work Until I Die – Teeth Marks
Amos the Kid – What Did You Do – Enough as it Was – CDN – WPG
Anna Tivel – Altogether Alone – Living Thing
John Blek & the Rats – Cities Keep Changing – Leave Your Love At The Door
Jonathan Byrd – Poor Johnny – You Can’t Outrun the Radio