Episode #1130

A 3-hour deep dive into the musical career of the great Jon Dee Graham. Jon Dee cheated death a bunch of times, so it came as a shock that he had left us this week. He was one of the very best songwriters, storytellers, and guitar players who ever lived, and he was also a humble, decent, hilarious man. It was an honour to have him in the studio and in my home in 2014. He leaves behind many grieving family members and friends, but also leaves behind an incredible musical legacy. This is my attempt to sum up his extraordinary career.

Jon Dee artwork: jondeeco.cargo.site / merch: bearcaveart.printful.me

Jon Dee live at the Sunset Saloon, June 17, 2014 / photos (videos below)

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

Jon Dee Graham – see you by the fire – Only Dead For A Little While

The Skunks – Telewoman – Earthquake Shake
True Believers – Sleep Enough to Dream – True Believers
True Believers – Dedication – single
Resentments – Thirteen – The Resentments
Resentments – I Will Walk With You – Switcheroo

Jon Dee Graham – Faithless – Escape From Monster Island
Jon Dee Graham – Butterfly Wing – Summerland
Jon Dee Graham – Laredo (Small Dark Something) – Hooray for the Moon

Jon Dee Graham – Robot Moving – The Great Battle
Jon Dee Graham – Majesty of Love – First Bear On The Moon
Jon Dee Graham – Tie a Knot – Full
Jon Dee Graham – Holes – Swept Away
Jon Dee Graham – Beautifully Broken – It’s Not As Bad As It Looks

The Hobart Brothers & Lil’ Sis Hobart – Ballad of Sis (Didn’t I Love You) – At Least We Have Each Other
Jon Dee Graham – Unafraid – Garage Sale
Jon Dee Graham – The Ballad of Barbara and Steve – Knoxville Skyline
Jon Dee Graham – E. 11th St. (with Mike June on TTBTGH, June 22, 2014) – recorded live at UMFM

Jon Dee Graham & William Harries Graham – Thoughts After Midnight – single
Jon Dee Graham – Watch Over Me (William Harries Graham & the Painted Redstarts) – PARALLELS VOLUME ONE
Jon Dee Graham – Hippopotamus – Songs To Howl At The Moon By
Mike June – Jon Dee’s Blues – Poor Man’s Bible

Ray Wylie Hubbard – Freeway Jesus – Big Sweet Life – The Songs Of Jon Dee Graham
Ray Wylie Hubbard – Name Droppin’ – Growl
Waco Brothers – Orphan Song – Going Down In History
Terry Garland – October – Edge of the Valley
Patty Smyth – One Moment To Another – Patty Smyth
Asleep at the Wheel – I Hate Christmas – Santa Loves to Boogie

Jon Dee Graham – Helpless – Por Vida: A Tribute to the Songs of Alejandro Escovedo
Jon Dee Graham – I’d Have Taken Better Care of Myself – Kent Finlay Dreamer
Jon Dee Graham – Strange Conversation – Cold and Bitter Tears: The Songs of Ted Hawkins
Jon Dee Graham – Jack Of Diamonds – Dark River – Songs of the Civil War Era

John Doe – A Matter Of Degrees – Meet John Doe
Dan Stuart – The Greatest – Can o’ Worms
Calvin Russell – Don’t turn your head – Dream of the dog
Kelly Willis – When My Baby’s Beside Me – Big Star Small World
Kelly Willis – Not Forgotten You – What I Deserve

Eliza Gilkyson – Wonderland – Land of Milk and Honey
Jess Klein – Their Young Eyes Shine – Shy Girl
Bonnie Whitmore – Cinderella – Fuck With Sad Girls
James McMurtry – Fire Line Road – Just Us Kids

Jon Dee Graham – I Said – live recording
Jon Dee Graham – Baby Elephant Walk – live recording

Jon Dee live at the Sunset Saloon:

Live at UMFM:

Live at the StuDome:

Jon Dee Graham & The Canadian Cocks at River City Social Club:

Jon Dee & Friends live at the Continental Gallery in Ausstin, TX:

Episode #1129

Highlights of an exciting week with Joel Stewart and Mike Plume, birthdays, dedications, an upcoming concert, and we ramble through a bunch of nostalgic classics with several stops at the Sunset Saloon.

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

Paul MacLeod – Cruelty – Close And Play – CDN

Danny Michel – Two Hearts – Tales From The Invisible Man – CDN
Mike Plume Band – Wind at My Back – Song and Dance, Man – CDN
John Bottomley – You Lose And You Gain – Blackberry – CDN
John Mellencamp – Save Some Time To Dream – No Better Than This
Fred Eaglesmith – Alcohol And Pills – Lipstick, Lies And Gasoline – CDN
Mike Plume Band – If There Ever Was a Fool – Song and Dance, Man – CDN

Kacey Musgraves – Dry Spell – Middle of Nowhere
featherweight – Rumours – single – CDN
Willie Nelson – Dream Chaser – Dream Chaser
The Milk Carton Kids – Blue Water – Lost Cause Lover Fool
Carsie Blanton & The Burning Hell – Everything is Great – Everything is Great
Micah Schnabel & Vanessa Jean Speckman – Diamond Dave – The Great Degradation
Boy Golden – Moontan (feat. Cat Clyde) – Best of Our Possible Lives – CDN – WPG

Lyle Lovett – Step Inside This House – Step Inside This House
Jimmy LaFave – Walk Away Renée – Austin Skyline
John Blek & the Rats – Don’t Take the Road I’ve Taken – Leave Your Love at the Door
Slow Leaves – Sink Full of Dishes – Shelf Life – CDN – WPG

Brock Zeman – Little Details – Pulling Your Sword out of the Devil’s Back – CDN
Brock Zeman – Until It Bleeds – Me Then You – CDN
Brock Zeman – Picture of You – $100 Difference – CDN
Mayhemingways – End Up This Way – Hunter St Blues – CDN
Christina Martin – Two Hearts – Two Hearts – CDN

Ben Arnold – Calico Kid – Calico
Romantica – Queen of Hearts – America
Chris Trapper – Everything Was Possible – Symphonies of Dirt & Dust
Jeremy Messersmith – Lazy Bones – The Reluctant Graveyard

The Grapes Of Wrath – I Am Here – These Days – CDN
The Grapes of Wrath – Good to See You – High Road – CDN
The Grapes of Wrath – Mexico – High Road – CDN

Blitzen Trapper – Black River Killer – Black River Killer EP
Fish & Bird – My Head My Heart My Gut – Left Brain Blues – CDN
Hoots & Hellmouth – Home For Supper – Hoots & Hellmouth
The Tallest Man On Earth – The Wild Hunt – The Wild Hunt
Calexico – Quattro (World Drifts In) – Feast Of Wire
Gob Iron – Hills of Mexico – Death Songs for the Living

Josh Ritter – Right Moves – The Historical Conquests Of
Lindy – Witness – Suspension of Disbelief – CDN – WPG
Joel Kroeker – Against Myself – Closer To The Flame – CDN – WPG
Jason Collett – We All Lose One Another – Idols Of Exile – CDN
Lynn Miles – Love Sweet Love – Love Sweet Love – CDN

Episode #1128

Today we catch up on a backlog of new music and get set for some big shows this week including a benefit show featuring The Fuse, a Times show featuring our old friend Mike Plume, and a show at T & A Garage with Joel Stewart! Joel’s music was new to us when he visited with Mike last year, but I knew his name as the mastermind behind some amazing programming that aired on CMT Canada. Joel’s IMDB page is a who’s who of Canadian music as he’s produced or directed specials, shows, and videos for a lot of our favourites. Today, we took a trip to Toronto to visit The Dakota Tavern for a few of the many great Dakota Sessions and we heard clips from a bunch of other great shows that Joel made possible!

Join us at T&A Garage for Joel Stewart, March 16: info / tickets

Joel Stewart: links / Bandcamp / IMDB / Video Highlights

Mike Plume @ Times Change(d), March 18: tickets

The Fuse @The Park Theatre, March 21: tickets

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

Mike Plume Band – Steel Belted Radio – Born So Long Ago: 1997-2002 – CDN

Joel Stewart and the Future Hall of Famers – A Different Day – Songs for Stadiums – CDN
Joel Stewart and the Future Hall of Famers – Baseball In the Summer – Manufactured Pop Star – CDN
Joel Stewart and the Future Hall of Famers – Brand New Lover – 20th Nervous Breakdown – CDN

Captains Of Everything – That’s Why I’m Certain – Avast and Belay – CDN
Reid Jamieson – Blue Jeans – single – CDN
Whitehorse – See the Light – All I Want Is All of It – CDN
Caroline Spence & Robby Hecht – Swing Low (feat. Jordan Critz) – single
Dallas Good & Richard Reed Parry – The Brightest Light – Were “The Watchtowers” – CDN

Jacob Brodovsky – Past Mistakes – Tell the Kids we Tried – CDN – WPG
Teddy Thompson – So This Is Heartache – Never Be the Same

Jessica Rhaye & The Ramshackle Parade – I Was Made for Lovin’ You – single – CDN

Christina Martin – The Breeze – The Essentials – CDN
David Francey – Corpus Christi (bonus track) – MAPS – CDN
Paige Plaisance – Bayou Moon – Louisiana Lonely
Humbird – Blood Moon – single
Bella White – False Start – A Sign in the Weather – CDN
MILKWEED – Altar – Best Intentions
Cat Clyde – Man’s World – Mud Blood Bone – CDN
Ruby Gill – Room Full of Human Male Politicians – Some Kind Of Control

Dan Reeder – maybe – this new century
Jim Lauderdale & The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys – We Look At Things In Different Ways – Birds Only know
Garrett T. Capps – ¡Viva Metal! – I Still Love San Antone

The Fuse – Nowhere at All – At the Palace – CDN – WPG
Jeffrey Hatcher & The Big Beat – Before The Fall – Trying Must Count For Something – CDN – WPG
Jeffrey Hatcher & The Big Beat – Man Who Would Be King – Cross Our Hearts – CDN – WPG
Wendy Bird – I Believe – Natural Wonder – CDN

Mike Plume – The Back Of My Hand – The Dakota Sessions – CDN
NQ Arbuckle – Officer Down – The Dakota Sessions – CDN
Ron Sexsmith – Strawberry Blonde – The Dakota Sessions – CDN
Skydiggers – A Penny More – The Dakota Sessions – CDN
The Beauties – Without You – The Dakota Sessions – CDN

Danny Michel – Switchman – The Dakota Sessions – CDN
The Dustin Bentall Outfit – Crash Hard – The Dakota Sessions – CDN
Lindi Ortega – Angels – The Dakota Sessions – CDN
Rattlesnake Choir – The Wind Loves the Rain – The Dakota Sessions – CDN

Fred Eaglesmith – Freight Train – Return to Nowhere – CDN
Matt Mays – Tall Trees (Live) – From Burnside With Love – CDN
Corb Lund – Five Dollar Bill (live at Sun Studios) – Counterfeit Blues – CDN

Episode #1127

Signs of a long-awaited spring, new music, dynamite duets, and a whole bunch of female fronted bangers in honour of International Women’s Day and the amazing women who rock our world!

Join us at T&A Garage for Joel Stewart, March 16: info / tickets

Mike Plume @ Times Change(d), March 18: tickets

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

Greg Brown – Spring Wind – Dream Café

Joel Stewart and The Future Hall of Famers – Buffalo – Songs for Stadiums – CDN
Mike Plume – Mine All Mine (My Baby) – 8:30 Newfoundland – CDN

Willie Nelson & Emmylou Harris – Willin’ (feat. Inara George) – Rock and Roll Doctor: Lowell George Tribute Album
Lily Meola & Willie Nelson – Tumbleweeds and Chewing Gum – single
Molly Johnson & Jim Cuddy – Long Time Running – single – CDN
Mary Chapin Carpenter & The Mountain Goats – Migrations – single

Mary Chapin Carpenter – I Feel Lucky – Come On Come On
Holly Williams – Railroads – The Highway
Julie Miller – Out In The Rain – Broken Things
Patty Griffin – Change – Flaming Red
Wendy Bird – Deliver Me – Natural Wonder – CDN

Dori Freeman – Ain’t Nobody – Dori Freeman
Red Moon Road – Beauty In These Broken Bones – Sorrows And Glories – CDN – WPG
The Wailin’ Jennys – One Voice – 40 Days – CDN – WPG
Nathan – John Paul’s Deliveries – Key Principles – CDN – WPG
The Be Good Tanyas – Ootischenia – Hello Love – CDN
Madison Violet – Crying – The Best of Brenley and Lisa – CDN

Chris Brown & Kate Fenner – Pair Of Twos – O Witness – CDN
Courtney Marie Andrews – Put the Fire Out – Honest Life
Suzie Ungerleider – The One – Oh Susanna – CDN
Lori McKenna – Pour – Bittertown
Lynn Miles – Over You – Unravel – CDN

Gillian Welch – Annabelle – Revival
Eilen Jewell – Dusty Boxcar Wall – Letters From Sinners & Strangers
Nikki Lane – Walk of Shame – Walk of Shame
Jess Klein – Open Me – Draw Them Near

Erin Costelo – Fighter – Down Below, The Status Quo – CDN
Little Green Cars – My Love Took Me Down To the River To Silence Me – Absolute Zero
Little Birdy – Brother – Confetti
Paul Kelly – Keep On Coming Back For More (feat. Clairy Browne) – The Merri Soul Sessions
Alice Russell – Seven Nation Army – Under the Munka Moon Selection
Alabama Shakes – Don’t Wanna Fight – Sound & Color

Terra Lightfoot – No Hurry – Every Time My Mind Runs Wild – CDN
Imaginary Cities – Hummingbird – Temporary Resident – CDN – WPG
Rah Rah – Prairie Girl – The Poet’s Dead – CDN
Lissie – Record Collector – Catching A Tiger
Serena Ryder – Is It O.K. – is it o.k – CDN
Dar Williams – It’s Alright – Promised Land

Dragonette – Take It Like A Man – Galore – CDN
Hannah Georgas – This Is Good – This Is Good – CDN
Wild Moccasins – Doe-Eyed Dancer – Look Together

Episode #1126

An exciting show announcement, new music, tributes, and we jump in the time machine and revisit 1991 in honour of the 35th anniversary of my first date with my amazing wife Nicole! Skipping that concert turned out to be one of the best decisions I ever made.

Blue Rodeo/Skydiggers gig poster: http://gigposters204.com/blue-rodeo-1991

Join us at T&A Garage for Joel Stewart, March 16: info / tickets

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

Skydiggers – I Will Give You Everything – Skydiggers – CDN

Max Webster – Let Go The Line – A Million Vacations – CDN

Joel Stewart and The Beauties – Killer Parties (w/Damhnait Doyle & John Borra) – live recording – CDN
Joel Stewart – Alex Chilton – live recording – CDN
Joel Stewart and the Future Hall of Famers – Southwest North Dakota – Songs for Stadiums – CDN
Mike Plume Band – Radiate – Fools for the Radio – CDN

Gord Downie & The Sadies – So Sad About Us – Live At 6 O’Clock – CDN
FRANK TURNER – Nashville Tennessee – Campfire Punkrock
Dan Reeder & Peggy Reeder – Maybe (Live) – LIVE

Griffin House – Will You Remember Me – single
Willow Avalon – Easy On The Eyes – single
Garrison Starr – To Be Free – single

The Skydiggers – One Day I Walk – Kick At The Darkness (Songs Of Bruce Cockburn) – CDN
Bruce Cockburn – A Dream Like Mine – Nothing But A Burning Light – CDN
Barenaked Ladies – If I Had $1,000,000 (Yellow Tape Version) – Barenaked Ladies – CDN
Rheostatics – Aliens (Christmas 1988) – Melville – CDN
Lowest of the Low – Salesmen, Cheats and Liars – Shakespeare My Butt… – CDN

Bob Snider – Old Nova Scotian – Moose: The Compilation – CDN
Lynn Miles – It’s Hockey Night in Canada – Chalk This One up to the Moon – CDN
Ron Sexsmith – Speaking With The Angel – Grand Opera Lane – CDN
Bourne & Macleod – Ole Buffalo – Dance & Celebrate – CDN
Crash Test Dummies – The Ghosts That Haunt Me – The Ghosts That Haunt Me – CDN – WPG

Spirit of the West – D For Democracy – Go Figure – CDN
Odds – Wendy Under The Stars – Neopolitan – CDN
The Grapes Of Wrath – I Am Here – These Days – CDN

John Prine – All the Best – The Missing Years
Marty Stuart – Tempted – Tempted
Jim Lauderdale – Where The Sidewalk Ends – Planet of Love
The Tom Russell Band – Winnipeg – Hurricane Season
Ian Tyson – Jack Link – And Stood There Amazed – CDN
Steve Forbert – The American In Me – The American In Me
Richard Thompson – 1952 Vincent Black Lightning – Rumor And Sigh

Pearl Jam – Black – Ten
The Tragically Hip – Long Time Running – Road Apples – CDN
Matthew Sweet – Girlfriend – Girlfriend
Sons of Freedom – Call Me – Gump – CDN
Chris Whitley – Poison Girl – Living With The Law
Van Halen – 316 – For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble – Life by the Drop – The Sky Is Crying