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Podcast: March 15, 2015

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Episode #585

Today we chat about The Junos, shows that just happened, and a few exciting ones that are coming up. We’ve also got an amazing new album from Brock Zeman to debut!

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Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Martyn Joseph – Kiss the World Beautiful – Kiss the World Beautiful
Del Barber – Walking in a Straight Line – Prairieography – CDN – WPG
The Bros. Landreth – Tappin’ On the Glass – Let It Lie – CDN – WPG
Catherine MacLellan – Don’t Call Me Stranger – The Raven’s Sun – CDN
Northcote – Walking Home in the Rain – Northcote – CDN
John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band – On the Dark Side – Eddie & The Cruisers Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Bruce Springsteen – Working on the Highway – Born in the U.S.A.
Drive-By Truckers – Trying to Be the Boss on a Beaver Brown Budget – Dragon Pants
Martyn Joseph – Thunder Road – Tires Rushing by in the Rain
Chris de Burgh – There Goes my Heart Again – The Hands of Man
Martyn Joseph – Feels Like This – Songs for the Coming Home
Martyn Joseph – How Did We End Up Here – Deep Blue
The Arrogant Worms – Rippy the Gator – Hindsight 20/20 – CDN
The Arrogant Worms – Big Fat Road Manager – Hindsight 20/20 – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Washboard Hank – Chompy the Headbiteroffer – Sweet Mysteries of Life – CDN – CDN
John Wort Hannam – Great Lakes – Brambles and Thorns – CDN
John Wort Hannam – Sweet Sweet Rose – Two Bit Suit – CDN
John Wort Hannam – Requiem for a Small Town – Queen’s Hotel – CDN
John Wort Hannam – Scotsman’s Bluff – Pocket Full of Holes – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Brock Zeman – 10 Year Fight – Pulling Your Sword out of the Devil’s Back – CDN
Brock Zeman – Dead Man’s Shoes – Pulling Your Sword out of the Devil’s Back – CDN
Brock Zeman – Don’t Think About It Anymore – Pulling Your Sword out of the Devil’s Back – CDN
Pharis and Jason Romero – A Wanderer I’ll Stay – A Wanderer I’ll Stay – CDN
Gillian Welch – Tear My Stillhouse Down – Revival
Ry Cooder – Jesus On The Mainline – Anthology: The UFO Has Landed
Ry Cooder – Little Sister – Anthology: The UFO Has Landed (Disc 1)

Podcast: Steel Belted Radio – March 12, 2015

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This show is almost entirely about exciting new releases, including one standout release from one of our pals and favourites, which is rocking my world at the moment!

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Artist – Title – Album

The Damnwells – Lost – The Damnwells
Bob Schneider – Han Solo – King Kong
Christina Martin – Somewhere With You – It’ll Be Alright
The Mavericks – Summertime (When I’m With You) – Mono
Paul Kelly – Sweet Guy (w/Vika Bull) – Paul Kelly Presents – The Merri Soul Sessions
Peter Katz – Brother (featuring Royal Wood) – We Are the Reckoning
Swank – Reverend Pleasant – The Survival Issue
Swank – Keep It Together – Keep It Together
Cracker – Beautiful – Berkeley to Bakersfield
The 24th Street Wailers – Spitfire – Where Evil Grows
Leaf Rapids – Healing Feeling – Lucky Stars
Slow Leaves – Rearview – Beauty Is so Common
Scott Nolan and Willie Sugarcapps – Forever Is a Long Time – Silverhill
Brock Zeman – Walking in the Dark – Pulling Your Sword out of the Devil’s Back
Brock Zeman – Little Details – Pulling Your Sword out of the Devil’s Back
Brock Zeman – Pulling Your Sword – Pulling Your Sword out of the Devil’s Back
Martyn Joseph – Luxury of Despair – Kiss the World Beautiful
Chuck Prophet – Pin A Rose On Me – Age Of Miracles

Podcast: March 8, 2015

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Episode #584

Today we celebrate the glory of Buck Owens and some other classics, the arrival of the eagerly awaited new album from Winnipeg’s Leaf Rapids, upcoming shows, and International Women’s Day! Lots to celebrate and enjoy!

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Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Buck Owens – Sam’s Place (Original Mono Single Version) – Buck ‘Em! The Music Of Buck Owens (1955-1967)
Buck Owens – Above And Beyond (Alternate Version) – Buck ‘Em! The Music Of Buck Owens (1955-1967)
Buck Owens – Love’s Gonna Live Here (Original Mono Single Version) – Buck ‘Em! The Music Of Buck Owens (1955-1967)
Merle Haggard – Mama Tried – The Complete ’60s Captitol Singles
Blaze Foley – If I Could Only Fly – Duct Tape Messiah
Townes Van Zandt – Kathleen – Our Mother the Mountain
Leaf Rapids – April – Lucky Stars – CDN – WPG
Leaf Rapids – Don’t Be Scared – Lucky Stars – CDN – WPG
Leaf Rapids – Welcome Stranger – Lucky Stars – CDN – WPG

2:30 – 3:00 pm

James McMurtry – South Dakota – Complicated Game
Jon Dee Graham – A Place In The Shade – Do Not Forget
Shannon Lyon – Dirty Old South – The Lights Behind – CDN
Shannon Lyon – Never Even Tried – Lost Creek – CDN
John Wort Hannam – Nothing at All – Brambles & Thorns – CDN
John Wort Hannam – Infantryman – Two Bit Suit – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Martyn Joseph – Cardiff Bay – Thunder And Rainbows (The Best We Could Find) 1988 – 2000
Martyn Joseph – Not a Good Time for God – Songs for the Coming Home
Martyn Joseph – Working Mother – Evolved
Leaf Rapids – Gravity and a Ladder of Gold – Lucky Stars – CDN – WPG
Leaf Rapids – Agent of the Night – Lucky Stars – CDN – WPG
Melissa Payne – Bring Me Back – High and Dry – CDN
Kim Richey – Every River – Bitter Sweet

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Patty Griffin – Change – Flaming Red
Lucinda Williams – Essence – Essence
Kathleen Edwards – The Lone Wolf – Failer – CDN
Jadea Kelly – Lone Wolf – Clover – CDN
Shannon McNally – Weathervane – Geronimo
Rose Cousins – What I See – We Have Made A Spark – CDN

Podcast: Steel Belted Radio – March 5, 2015

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Lots and LOTS of exciting new music on this episode, including a few great releases from Signature Sounds Recordings and more. We’ve also got some Winnipeg Folk Festival predictions, and a couple of exciting upcoming shows to preview!

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Artist – Title – Album

Leaf Rapids – Virtual Machine – live recording
LeE HARVeY OsMOND – Blue Moon Drive – Beautiful Scars
Grey Lands – Music U.F.O. (feat. Nils Edenloff of The Rural Alberta Advantage) – Songs By Other People
Parker Millsap – Quite Contrary – Parker Millsap
Brandi Carlile – The Things I Regret – The Firewatcher’s Daughter
The Mavericks – Stories We Could Tell – Mono
Zoe Muth – Too Shiny – World of Strangers
Andrew Combs – Long Gone Lately – All These Dreams
Lera Lynn – Not Home Anymore (Live at Sun Studio) – single
Malcolm Holcombe – Who Carried You – The RCA Sessions
William Prince – Bloom – live recording
Lake Street Dive – Signature Sounds Theme – Signature Sounds 20th Anniversary Collection: Rarities From The Second Decade
Jeffrey Foucault – Real Love – Signature Sounds 20th Anniversary Collection: Rarities From The Second Decade
Eilen Jewell – Can’t Shake These Blues – Link of Chain: A Songwriters Tribute To Chris Smither
Jory Nash – Are You Ready To Love? – The Many Hats of Jory Nash
Martyn Joseph – Dic Penderyn – Evolved
Martyn Joseph – Feels Like This – Songs for the Coming Home
John Wort Hannam – Great Lakes – Brambles And Thorns
John Wort Hannam – Worth a Damn – recorded live on UMFM

Podcast: March 1, 2015

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Episode #583

Today we’ve got some great new music, a couple of notable upcoming shows, and we celebrate Jon Dee Graham’s belated birthday.

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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)
Jory Nash – Luger – The Many Hats of Jory Nash – CDN
LeE HARVeY OsMOND – Blue Moon Drive – Beautiful Scars – CDN
Bob Schneider – Stars Over Your House – King Kong
Bob Schneider – Captain Kirk – Live At The Paramount Theatre
Aaron Lee Tasjan – Living Proof – Telling Stories To The Wall
Aaron Lee Tasjan – Not Punk – Telling Stories To The Wall

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Del Barber – Love Is just a Wrecking Ball – Where the City Ends – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – If I Told You that I Loved You – Love Songs for the Last 20 – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – Everything Is not Enough – Headwaters – CDN – WPG
Dan Mangan – Journal of a Narcoleptic – Postcards and Daydreaming – CDN
Dan Mangan – Tragic Turn of Events/Move Pen Move (featuring Shane Koyczan) – Roboteering EP – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Dan Mangan – Robots – Nice, Nice, Very Nice – CDN
The Painted Redstarts & Alejandro Escovedo – She’s Got – Foreign Fields
William Harries Graham & the Painted Redstarts – Cave – PARALLELS VOLUME ONE
Jon Dee Graham – Watch Over Me – PARALLELS VOLUME ONE
Jon Dee Graham – Tamale House #1 – Do Not Forget
Jon Dee Graham – One Moment – Hooray For The Moon
Jon Dee Graham – Robot Moving – The Great Battle

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Del Barber – All that It Takes – Prairieography – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – I Dream of Highways – unreleased – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – The Waitress – Headwaters – CDN – WPG
Matt Andersen & Del Barber – Willie’s Diamond Joe – live recording – CDN
Willie P Bennett – Push On – Take My Own Advice – CDN

Podcast: February 22, 2015

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Episode #582

We’ve got our usual mix of great new music and some classic favourites, as well as some songs by people that Bob Dylan doesn’t like – Merle Haggard and Tom T. Hall! Oh, Bitter Bob, you really should have listened to this show.

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Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Colin Hay – Beautiful World – Going Somewhere
Corin Raymond – Three Thousand Miles – Record Lonesome Night – CDN
Raghu Lokanathan – Caledonia – Caledonia – CDN
Jadea Kelly – Lone Wolf – Clover – CDN
Jory Nash – Ain’t Coming Home – The Many Hats of Jory Nash – CDN
Jory Nash – A Night with You – The Many Hats of Jory Nash – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Ken Whiteley and the Beulah Band – Hands on that Guitar – Ken Whiteley and the Beulah Band – CDN
Jayme Stone – Before this Time another Year (featuring Tim O’Brien) – Lomax Project – CDN
Dan Frechette & Laurel Thomsen – It’s a New Day – New Disguise – CDN – WPG
Fortunate Ones – Wherever You Go – The Bliss – CDN
Del Barber – The Wind and the Wire – Prairieography – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – Queen of July – Headwaters – CDN – WPG
Scott Nolan and Willie Sugarcapps – Forever Is a Long Time – Silverhill – CDN – WPG

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Merle Haggard – Sing Me Back Home – The Complete ’60s Captitol Singles
Merle Haggard – Mama Tried – The Complete ’60s Captitol Singles
Buck Owens – Swinging Doors – Honky Tonk Man: Buck Sings Country Classics
The Byrds – Life in Prison – Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
Johnny Cash – The Running Kind (with Tom Petty) – Unearthed II: Trouble In Mind
Buddy Miller – That’s How I Got To Memphis – Your Love and Other Lies
Buddy Miller featuring Duane Eddy – Sneaky Snake – I LOVE: Tom T. Hall’s Songs of Fox Hollow

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Son Volt – Windfall – Trace
Robbie Fulks – Leave It to a Loser – Georgia Hard
Hayes Carll – It’s a Shame – Flowers and Liquor
Radney Foster – A Fine Line – Del Rio, TX 1959
Camper Van Beethoven – Sweethearts – Key Lime Pie
Andrew Combs – Please, Please, Please – Worried Man
Eilen Jewell – Santa Fe – Queen of the Minor Key

Podcast: Steel Belted Radio – Feb. 19, 2015

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For a long time now, Steel Belted Free Range Radio has been followed by a great show called Venus Envy, which plays female artists, and often provides new discoveries and inspiration. Today’s show tipped the hat to that fine program at the beginning and the end, with some stellar female content. We’ve also got ourselves a weekend battle royal, with 3 of our favourites, all on one night! We look at the contenders tonight.

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Artist – Title – Album

Rah Rah – Saint – The Poet’s Dead
Rah Rah – Prairie Girl – The Poet’s Dead
Christina Martin – Somewhere with You – It’ll Be Alright
Lissie – In Sleep – Catching a Tiger
Eddi Reader – California – Angels & Electricity
Kim Richey – Those Words We Said – Kim Richey
Julie Miller – Out In the Rain – Broken Things
Shannon Lyon – Naive – Wandered
Whiskeytown – Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart Tonight – Strangers Almanac
Leeroy Stagger – Paint a Picture – Dear Love
Elliott BROOD – Write It All Down For You – Mountain Meadows
Corin Raymond – Record Lonesome Night – Record Lonesome Night
Corin Raymond – I Wish I Was in Love – There Will Always Be a Small Time
Corin Raymond – Don’t Spend It Honey – Paper Nickels
July Talk – Guns + Ammunition – July Talk
July Talk – Someone – July Talk
July Talk – Headsick – July Talk
The 24th Street Wailers – Aim to Please – Wicked
Imelda May – Sneaky Freak – Mayhem
Nikki Lane – Walk of Shame – Walk of Shame

Podcast: February 15, 2015

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Episode #581

February 15 marks the sad anniversary of the death of one of Canada’s greatest songwriters, Willie P Bennett. With his recordings still tragically held up and unavailable for release or sale, it’s become one of my missions in life to keep as much of Willie’s music on the airwaves as possible, and today is a great chance to play a bunch of his amazing songs.

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Artist – Title – Album

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Willie P Bennett – Blue Valentine – Heartstrings – CDN
Slaid Cleaves – Horseshoe Lounge – Broke Down
Slaid Cleaves – Drinkin’ Days – Wishbones
Slaid Cleaves – Below – Wishbones
Rod Picott – Stray Dogs – Stray Dogs
Gurf Morlix – Coming Back to Haunt Me – The Bridge

2:30 – 3:00 pm

James McMurtry – She Loves Me – Complicated Game
American Aquarium – Man I m Supposed to Be – Wolves
The Mavericks – What Am I Supposed to Do – Mono
Whitney Rose – Little Piece of You – Heartbreaker of the Year – CDN
Justin Townes Earle – Farther from Me – Absent Fathers
Steve Earle & The Dukes – You’re The Best Lover That I Ever Had – Terraplane
Shannon Lyon – Girl From Manitoba – Lost Creek – CDN
Ron Hawkins and the Do Good Assassins – Garden Songs – Garden Songs – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Aaron Lee Tasjan – Don’t Walk Away – live recording
The Dustin Bentall Outfit – Three Thousand Miles – Six Shooter – CDN
Corin Raymond – Dutch – Paper Nickels – CDN
Corin Raymond – Postcard from Winnipeg – Paper Nickels – CDN
Willie P Bennett – Baby, Come and Turn Out the Lights – Scenery/Sharpen the Plow – CDN
Adam Carroll – Decatur – The Willie P Bennett Legacy Project

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Scott Nolan – Don’t Blame Your Blues on Me (with The Weber Brothers and Paul Reddick) – The Willie P Bennett Legacy Project – CDN – WPG
Scott Nolan – Drive Day – Canadian Amplifier: Official Bootleg Series Vol.2 – CDN – WPG
Willie P Bennett – Last Word – Heartstrings – CDN
Willie P Bennett – The Lucky Ones – The Lucky Ones – CDN
Wille P Bennett – You – Hobo’s Taunt – CDN
Wille P Bennett – John Henry The Gambler – Live 1978 – CDN

Podcast: Steel Belted Radio – Feb. 12, 2015

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I don’t know about you, but the freezing cold is getting to me, so we started off the show with some hot, summery thoughts. We’ve also got some new songs, and a tangent where we appreciated the genius of Colin Linden!

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Artist – Title – Album

Chuck Prophet – Summertime Thing – No Other Love
The Weepies – I Was Made For Sunny Days – Be My Thrill
Radiogram – Slide – Unbetween
Jim Bryson – Fleetwood – The North Side Benches
Middle Brother – Daydreaming – Middle Brother
Deer Tick – Let’s All Go to the Bar – Divine Providence
Steph Cameron – Sad-Eyed Lonesome Lady – Sad-Eyed Lonesome Lady
Joe Nolan – Did Somebody Call the Cops – Tornado
Colin Linden – Hook’s In The Water – Southern Jumbo
Blackie & The Rodeo Kings – Sometimes It Comes Easy – Let’s Frolic Again
The Band – Remedy – Jericho
Hard Working Americans – Down to the Well – Hard Working Americans
John Bottomley – Candle in the Dark – Blackberry
The Damnwells – Let’s Get Physical – The Damnwells
Amanda Shires, Jason Isbell – I Follow Rivers – Sea Songs
Bob Schneider – Dirty Feeling – King Kong
American Aquarium – Wichita Falls – Wolves
Whitney Rose – Little Piece of You – Heartbreaker of the Year
Blaze Foley – Baby Can I Crawl Back to You? – Cold, Cold World

Podcast: February 8, 2015

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Episode #580

We’ve got a lot of new music and a couple of special birthdays to celebrate today, as Tom Russell and Joe Ely will be blowing out the candles in the next day or so!

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Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Tom Russell – Who’s Gonna Build your Wall – Wounded Heart of America (Tom Russell Songs)
JD McPherson – Bossy – Let The Good Times Roll
Jim White vs. The Packway Handle Band – Smack Dab in a Big Tornado – Take It Like A Man
Ron Hawkins and the Do Good Assassins – Kingdom Of The Sun – Garden Songs – CDN
American Aquarium – Man I m Supposed to Be – Wolves

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Fred Eaglesmith – Drive-in Movie – Drive-in Movie – CDN
Ellis Paul – Drive-in Movie – Chasing Beauty
Ellis Paul – Kick Out the Lights (Johnny Cash) – Chasing Beauty
Fred Eaglesmith – Johnny Cash – 6 Volts – CDN
Robert Earl Keen – Long Black Veil – Happy Prisoner (The Bluegrass Sessions)
Joy Kills Sorrow – I Still Miss Someone – Joy Kills Sorrow
James Hill – Tie One On – The Old Silo – CDN
Micheal Jerome Brown – Living in the Whitehouse – Sliding Delta – CDN
Jay Semko – Let the Love In – Flora Vista – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Jordan Musycsyn – Little City Love – The Pitch – CDN
Chris Trapper – Technicolor – Technicolor
Chris Trapper – Skin – The Few & The Far Between
Lynn Miles – My Road – Downpour – CDN
Shannon Lyon – Hey Hey I Love You – Lost Creek – CDN
Ian Tyson – Navajo Rug – Cowboyography – CDN
Tom Russell – The Rose of San Joaquin – Veteran’s Day: Anthology

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Tom Russell – Big Water (with Iris DeMent) – The Long Way Around
Joe Ely – Gallo del Cielo – Live at Antone’s
Joe Ely – Me and Billy the Kid – Live at Liberty Lunch
Joe Ely – All Just to Get to You – The Best of
Bruce Springsteen – Radio Nowhere – Magic
Chuck Prophet – Diamond Jim – The Hurting Business