Back in the studio for a live episode after a long while. I’ve got tales to tell about a few gigs at home and my beloved Static Roots Festival last weekend, loads of new music, and a Marty party, getting you geared up for this week’s anticipated show by Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives!

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

Steve Forbert and The Rough Squirrels – All Because of You – Here’s Your Pizza

Sean Burns & Lost Country – Harold’s Super Service – Music for Taverns, Bars, And Honky Tonks – CDN – WPG
Sean Burns – A Postcard from Rochester, New York (Talkin’ ’bout Now) – Cold Beans & Broken Eggs – CDN – WPG
David Myles – When It Comes My Turn – Things Have Changed – CDN
Stephen Fearing – One Flat Tire – Yellowjacket – CDN
Animal Parts – Poets – Animal Parts – CDN

Irish Mythen – Little Bones – Little Bones – CDN
Ben De La Cour – God’s Only Son – recorded live on UMFM
Vandoliers – Bible Belt – Life Behind Bars
Vandoliers – Every Saturday Night – Vandoliers
Vandoliers – Cigarettes in the Rain – Forever

Jacob Brodovsky – Beneath It All (feat. Charlotte Cornfield) – Tell The Kids We Tried – CDN – WPG
Phoebe Bridgers – Lost Boys (Acoustic) – single
Dan Reeder – maybe – this new century
Charley Crockett – Country Music – Clovis

Scott Cook – There Is a River – Troubadourly Yours – CDN
Mary Gauthier – Reckoning – Reckoning
River Shook – Wildlands – River Shook
John Moreland – Faded Loves and Memories (feat. Lydia Loveless) – Sittin’ with Blaze: A Tribute to Blaze Foley
Carla Geneve – Finally Broke Me – single
Madi Diaz – This is How a Woman Leaves (UN-unplugged) – single
Starpainter – Summer in Your Mouth – Cayenne Flowerbed – CDN
The Privateers – Shelter From The Rain – single – CDN

Johnny Cash – The Cowboy Who Started The Fight – Rockabilly Blues
June Carter Cash – Diamonds in the Rough – Press On
Marty Stuart – Hey Porter – Kindred Spirits: A Tribute To The Songs Of Johnny Cash

Marty Stuart – Crying, Waiting, Hoping (w/Steve Earle) – Compadres An Anthology Of Duets
Steve Earle & The Del McCoury Band – Pilgrim – The Mountain
Marty Stuart & Del McCoury – Let Us Travel, Travel On – Livin’, Lovin’, Losin’: Songs Of The Louvin Brothers
Charlie Louvin – Blues Stay Away From Me – Charlie Louvin
Allison Moorer – The Hardest Part – The Hardest Part

Emmylou Harris – Get Up John (Live) – At the Ryman
Guy Clark – I Don’t Love You Much Do I – Boats to Build
Sylvia Tyson – Chickenhawk Charlie – Sugar For Sugar, Salt For Salt – CDN
George Strait – You’re Right I’m Wrong (Pure Country/Soundtrack Version) – Holding My Own
The Mavericks – Forever Blue – From Hell To Paradise
John Prine – In Spite of Ourselves (feat. Iris DeMent) – In Spite Of Ourselves
Steve Goodman – When My Rowboat Comes In – Affordable Art

Episode #1142

artwork by Winnipeg’s own Roberta Landreth!

One of the greatest honours and joys of my life has been traveling to Germany (almost) every year for the past decade to be a part of the incredible Static Roots Festival. It’s a gathering of passionate and beautiful music lovers hearing some of the most amazing music around, and I love every minute of it. Today’s show is a celebration of 10 years of the festival and some of the highlights of the 8 festivals we’ve enjoyed prior to recording and expected highlights of the ninth, which will be behind us by the time you hear this.

Thanks and great love and gratitude to Dietmar and Marion for allowing me and Nicole to be a part of the magic!

Static Roots Festival: staticrootsfestival.com

official videos (Stay Safe Sessions, Static Roots Sessions, etc.): youtube.com/@StaticRootsFestival

our friend Gudi B posts festival video highlights: youtube.com/@Gudi0510/videos

Every year, we raise much needed funds for Doctors without Borders. We encourage you to support their work: doctorswithoutborders.ca

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

Leeroy Stagger – Carol – recorded live at Static Roots Festival – CDN

John Blek & The Rats – Ohio – recorded live at Static Roots Festival
The Wynntown Marshals – Canada – The Long Haul

David Corley – Easy Mistake – Available Light
Erin Rae & the Meanwhiles – Monticello – Soon Enough
John Blek & the Rats – Wandering Child – Borders
Jack Marks – Exley’s Blues – recorded live at Static Roots Festival – CDN

The Stephen Stanley Band – The Troubadour’s Song – Live Static Roots Oberhausen, Germany – CDN
Terra Lightfoot – Stars Over Dakota – New Mistakes – CDN
Charlie Whitten – Who’ll Take My Place – Hey Love

John Murry – Southern Sky – The Graceless Age
Ags Connolly – That’s the Last Time – How About Now
Joe Nolan – Looking For Your Heart – recorded live at Static Roots Festival – CDN

Sarah Jane Scouten – You Are the Medicine – Confessions – CDN
Zachary Lucky – Didn’t Know that You’d Come Along – Midwestern – CDN
Native Harrow – Carry On – Closeness
Evangeline Gentle – The Strongest People Have Tender Hearts – Evangeline Gentle – CDN

Jim Bryson – The Wishes Pile Up [w Evangeline Gentle] – recorded live at Static Roots Festival – CDN
Hello Darlins – Still Waters – recorded live at Static Roots Festival – CDN
Beth // James – Voicemails – Get Together
Rowan – Everybody Talks – Does It Make You Happy?

Suzie Ungerleider – Tangled & Wild – live in Lahr 2026 – CDN
The Delines – My Blood Bleeds The Darkest Blue – The Lost Duets
The Sadies – More Alone – Colder Streams – CDN

The Southern Fold – Before the Fall – single
Hayley Reardon – Until It Happens – After Everything
Michele Stodart – Push & Pull – Live at St Pancras Old Church
The Godfathers – Birth, School, Work, Death – Birth, School, Work, Death

Jerry Joseph – Days of Heaven – The Beautiful Madness
Irish Mythen – Gypsy Dancer – Irish Mythen – CDN
Julianna Riolino & Adrian Underhill – Against The Grain – single – CDN
Leeroy Stagger – Swimming Back To You – Pilgrimage – CDN

1996 leftovers, noteable concerts past and future, loads of new music, and a tribute to Mike Little, who recently lost a battle with cancer, but leaves behind a legacy of contributions to a lot of great recordings.

1996 special: tellthebandtogohome.com/2026/06/14/playlist-episode-1140-june-14-2026/

Mike Little: mikelittlekeys.com / Legacy Fund: gofundme.com/f/7fq8m-mike-little / Hello Darlins: thehellodarlins.com

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

The Hello Darlins – Shine – single – CDN

Wilco – Far, Far Away – Being There
Iris DeMent – The Way I Should – The Way I Should
Greg Brown – Hey Baby Hey – Further In

Greg Brown – Two Little Feet – Further In
Ron Hynes – No Kathleen – Cryer’s Paradise – CDN

Jeff Crosby – Red, White and Blue – Waking Days
Jeff Crosby – I Miss You (But I Never Want You Back Again) – Waitin’ on a Miracle
Jeff Crosby – Hate Goodbyes – single

Pony Gold – Wait for Me – High Road Reverie – CDN
Northcote – Keep On Saying Goodbye – Let Me Roar – CDN
Northcote – How Can You Turn Around – Northcote – CDN

Sean Burns & Lost Country – Glory For Me – Better Off In Time And Other Songs For The Dance Floor – CDN – WPG
Raul Malo – Forever and Ever (Live in Nashville) – BELLA CIAO: Raul Malo Live In Nashville
Charles Wesley Godwin & Wyatt Flores – Hey There Son – Christian Name
Moranz & Fremlin – Better Days – Williwaw – CDN

John Samson Fellows and the After School Leaders – Vivat Virtute presents: 50/50 Funding – single – CDN – WPG
Danny Michel – Hey Veronica – single – CDN
American Aquarium – Whatever Helps You Sleep at Night – New Ways to Lose
Julia Jacklin – Get Away From Me (I Think I’ll Love You Soon) – The Gem
Jess Klein – Old Rock ‘n’ Roller (feat. Pat Byrne) – Dreaming Aloud

Dala – Lewiston – The Big Bang – CDN
Katie Pruitt & Nolan Taylor – Blackout – Fools for the Fleeting
Hayley Reardon, Seth Glier & Antje Duvekot – Stay Soft – single
Ken Pomeroy – Late for the Sky – single
Ferris & Sylvester – Jealous – single
Aaron Lee Tasjan – Lydia’s Boots – Get Over It, Underdog

John Mellencamp – Check It Out – The Lonesome Jubilee

Mike Little – Earlene (feat. Matt Andersen) – Keys to the Universe – CDN
The Hello Darlins – Stranger in the Mirror (feat. Martin Sexton) – The Alders & The Ashes – CDN
The Hello Darlins – Catch That Train – Go by Feel – CDN

Joe Nolan – Rose Marie’s House – Drifters – CDN
Chloe Albert – Die Trying – Come Around Again – CDN
Cam Penner – Manitoba – Felt Like a Sunday Night – CDN
Noah Derksen – Lonely in America – America, Dreaming – CDN

The Grapes Of Wrath – Good To See You – High Road – CDN
Rodney Crowell – Mr. Soul – Heart of Gold Volume 1
Art Bergmann – The Greatest Story Never Told (feat. Mike Little, Lorrie Matheson, Paul Rigby & Ian Grant) – The Apostate – CDN
Charlie Major – All Of Your Love – More of the Best – CDN
Clayton Bellamy – Racing On The Wind – Clayton Bellamy Band – CDN
Theo Fleury – Road to Misery – I Am Who I Am – CDN

Episode #1140

It’s time to jump in the time machine once again and set it back 30 years to 1996 for some musical highlights and memories of a really interesting year in music and live shows!

This show was inspired by last year’s look back at 1995. In case you missed it or want to revisit that one, it’s here: https://wp.me/p1lizT-h24

This is one of our standby series of 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!

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

Punchbuggy – Dressed For Success – Grand Opening Going Out Of Business Sale – CDN

The Pursuit Of Happiness – Edmonton Block Heater – Tribute to Hard Core Logo – CDN
The Watchmen – Incarnate – Brand New Day – CDN
Crash Test Dummies – He Liked To Feel It – A Worm’s Life – CDN
Special Fancy – Train Guy – King Me – CDN
Chains on 20 – Bleed – Finally – CDN
Dud – Wasted – May Not Go (Unrealized Recordings from 1996) – CDN

Barenaked Ladies – The Old Apartment – Born on a Pirate Ship – CDN
The Tragically Hip – Ahead By A Century – Trouble At The Henhouse – CDN
Dave Matthews Band – Too Much – Crash
Big Sugar – Diggin’ A Hole – Hemi-Vision – CDN
The Wallflowers – One Headlight – Bringing Down the Horse
Gin Blossoms – Follow You Down – Congratulations I’m Sorry

George Strait – I Can Still Make Cheyenne – Blue Clear Sky
Murray McLauchlan – No Change In Me – Gulliver’s Taxi – CDN
Mark Knopfler – Cannibals – Golden Heart
Shawn Colvin – Get Out Of This House – A Few Small Repairs
Lyle Lovett – Private Conversation – The Road To Ensenada

Fred Eaglesmith – Drive-in Movie – Drive-in Movie – CDN
Lynn Miles – I Always Told You The Truth – Slightly Haunted – CDN
Prairie Oyster – One Way Track – Blue Plate Special – CDN
Blackie & The Rodeo Kings – Come On Train – High Or Hurtin’ – CDN

Watertown – I’m Looking For A Love To Call My Own – Poetreason: The Songs Of Bob Snider – CDN
Ursula – The Only One – Pine Ridge (Songs For Leonard Peltier) – CDN
Barney Bentall & The Legendary Hearts – U Shook Me All Night Long – Greatest Hits: 1986-1996 – CDN
Big Dave Mclean – Regrets To The Jets – Hockey Rock Winnipeg Style! – CDN

Rheostatics – Bad Time to Be Poor – The Blue Hysteria – CDN
The Inbreds – North Window – It’s Sydney or the Bush – CDN
Odds – Make You Mad – Nest – CDN
Kim Stockwood – She’s Not In Love – Bonavista – CDN
Elvis Costello And The Attractions – Distorted Angel – All This Useless Beauty

Bruce Cockburn – Pacing The Cage – The Charity Of Night – CDN
Gillian Welch – Annabelle – Revival
Todd Snider – Tension – Step Right Up
Keb’ Mo’ – More Than One Way Home – Just Like You
David Wilcox – O Freedom – Thirteen Songs – CDN

Martin Sexton – Black Sheep – Black Sheep
Dar Williams – The Christians and the Pagans – Mortal City
Steve Earle – You’re Still Standin’ There – I Feel Alright

Episode #1139

Technological difficulties derailed the first hour or so, but we made the best of it with some classics on CD before getting the train back on the track for some new releases, podcast recommendations, exciting upcoming shows, and more!

SB & LC album release: https://www.sidestagewpg.com/tm-event/sean-burns-lost-country-album-release/

It Takes Luck to Get the Best of Me: https://seanburns.bandcamp.com/album/it-takes-luck-to-get-the-best-of-me

Canadian Football and Me podcast: https://joelstewartk.podbean.com/

Employee of the Myth podcast: https://employeeofthemyth.buzzsprout.com/

The Blindboy Podcast: https://shows.acast.com/blindboy

Heavyweight: https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/heavyweight

Soul Asylum in Winnipeg: https://myparktheatre.com/tm-event/soul-asylum-tbd/

Noah Derksen: https://www.noahderksen.com/

Children’s House benefit: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/homegrown-a-benefit-concert-for-childrens-house-2

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

Matthew Ryan – American Dirt – vs. the Silver State
Christina Martin – You Come Home – Two Hearts – CDN
Blackie & The Rodeo Kings – Lean on your Peers – Kings of Love – CDN
Billy Bragg & Wilco – California Stars – Mermaid Avenue

Murray McLauchlan – Down by the Henry Moore – Songs from the Street – CDN
Jack Marks – Song for You – Blues Like These – CDN
Catherine MacLellan – Emily’s Song – Church Bell Blues – CDN
James Keelaghan – Mirabeau Bridge – Road – CDN

Melwood Cutlery – Ballad of the Moonlight Lady – Campfire – CDN
Bob Snider – If I Sang It Pretty – Caterwaul & Doggerel – CDN

Romi Mayes – Long Way Home – Sweet Somethin’ Steady – CDN – WPG
Crash Test Dummies – Comin’ Back Soon (The Bereft Man’s Song) – The Ghosts That Haunt Me – CDN – WPG
Sean Burns – Daddy Was an Auctioneer – It Takes Luck To Get The Best Of Me – CDN – WPG

Louis Brennan – The Doing the Thing – Louis Brennan
Dean Owens – Sinner of Sinners (feat. The sinners) – Sinner of Sinners (Live at the Slate Room)
Dean Owens – New York Hummingbird – New York Hummingbird
The Royston Club – Cariad – Songs For The Spine

Joel Stewart and the Future Hall of Famers – Buffalo – Songs for Stadiums – CDN
Skydiggers – Shimmy Up Those Words – West Montrose – CDN
Chip Taylor – On Your Block or Mine – single
Brent Cobb – Mill Creek (Story) – Live a Song, Write a Memory, Vol. 1
Brent Cobb – Bar, Guitar, and a Honky Tonk Crowd – Live a Song, Write a Memory, Vol. 1

Soul Asylum – What Will Become of Me – MPLS Unplugged (Live) – single
Tyson Ray Borsboom – 10 Miles from Nashville – These Days – CDN – WPG
Jacob Brodovsky – Kids – Tell the Kids We Tried – CDN – WPG

Noah Derksen – look at miss ohio – stolen serenades – CDN – WPG
Noah Derksen – Nothing – America, Dreaming – CDN – WPG
Noah Derksen – Mercy on the Skyline (feat. Lori McKenna) – Mercy on the Skyline – CDN – WPG

Das Macht Show – Auxiliary Workhouse Breakdown – … One Night In Berlin – CDN – MB
Das Macht Show – Modern World – recorded live on UMFM – CDN – MB
Dust Poets – Good Enough for Me – Lovesick Town – CDN – MB
Dust Poets – Big World – World At Large – CDN – MB
Roots 10 Collective – Good Time to Be Lonely – single – CDN – MB

Greg MacPherson – Windy – Balanced on a Pin – CDN – WPG
Greg Macpherson – Wide Turn – Maintenance – CDN – WPG
Shannon Lyon – The Lights Behind – The Lights Behind – CDN
Steven Bowers – Beothuk Words – Beothuk Words – CDN