Episode #1145

New music, a look ahead to some exciting upcoming shows, including our beloved Trout Forest Music Festival next weekend, which features the return of the great Lynn Miles, who was featured today with a deep dive into some covers & contributions, a local show down the road, and we ended off with some big, dumb, rock ‘n’ roll!

Trout Forest Music Festival: troutfest.com

Tom Phillips & the D.T.s, Aug. 18: 3common.com/event/tom-phillips-and-the-dts-at-blue-note-park/69fa9104fe2247e7795cbbf7

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

Mary Gauthier – Some Times – Reckoning

Ruby Plume – Sadder Days – single – CDN
Lucy Dacus – Clay Pigeons – Sittin’ With Blaze, A Tribute to Blaze Foley
Sierra Ferrell – Trying to Love You – single
Mama’s Broke – Heaven – single – CDN

Steve Earle & Los Lobos – Volver A Celaya – single
Charlie Mars – Country Home – Times Have Changed
Drayton Farley – Trouble In The Pines – OurVinyl Live EP
Dean Owens – The Night Johnny Cash Played San Quentin (feat. The Sinners) – New Mexico (Live at the Slate Room)
Lee Bains – (In Remembrance of the) 40-Hour Week (Live) – Free South 2025 (Live)

Joey Frendo – Just Tell Me When – single
NQ Arbuckle – Atlantic City – Live at Lincoln County Social Club – CDN

Fred Eaglesmith – Wilder Than Her – Drive-in Movie – CDN
Fred Eaglesmith – Ordinary Guy – Falling Stars And Broken Hearts – CDN
Melwood Cutlery – Ballad Of The Moonlight Lady – Campfire – CDN
Jim Bryson – Captain Finch – The North Side Benches – CDN
Lynn Miles – Goodbye – Fall for Beauty – CDN

David Wiffen – Crazy Me – Songs From the Lost & Found – CDN
The Iain Ad Venture – Unravel – Ride The Times
Art Of Time Ensemble – Black Flowers (feat. Sarah Slean) – Black Flowers – CDN

Lynn Miles – Scorpio – Dancing Alone: Songs of William Hawkins – CDN
Lynn Miles – Everybody Cries – Down at the Sea Hotel – CDN
Lynn Miles – I Always Told You the Truth – Women of Kerrville – CDN
Lynn Miles – What If You Were a Refugee – single – CDN
Lynn Miles – Moth (on TTBTGH Aug. 17, 2014) – recorded live on UMFM – CDN

Shaye Zadravec – Night Drive – Now and Then – CDN
Skinny Dyck & Friends – Tom Phillips – Hard Part of Town – Twenty One-Nighters – CDN
Tom Phillips & the D.T.S – Blue Shadows (For Billy Cowsill) – Satellites and Stars – CDN
Tom Phillips & the D.T.S – Wherever There’s a Party (Live) – Tom Phillips & the D.T.S Live on the Music Mile – CDN

Caroline Rose – Yip Yip Yow – single
The Mountain Goats – Charlie Sheen Reaches Out to the Feds – Days
The Hold Steady – Massive Nights – Boys and Girls in America
Drive-By Truckers – The Righteous Path – Brighter Than Creation’s Dark
Lucero – Tears Don’t Matter Much – That Much Further West
John Moreland & The Dust Bowl Souls – Low – Everything The Hard Way
Deer Tick – Miss K. – Divine Providence
Shovels & Rope – Boxcar – Shovels & Rope
Nikki Lane – Walk of Shame – Walk of Shame

Episode #1144

New music, a tribute to the great Glen Hansard, who died tragically this past week, upcoming shows, and some 90s commercial country nostalgia (why not?)

Willy Vlautin: The Left & The Lucky: willyvlautin.com/the-left-and-the-lucky

What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome: The Authorized Biography of Justin Townes Earle: dacapopress.com/titles/jonathan-bernstein/what-do-you-do-when-youre-lonesome/9780306833274/

Jason Schneider: The City Knows: A Novel: lnk.bio/JasonSchneiderBooks

Will Mosley: Angel Of Avalon: willmosley.bandcamp.com/album/angel-of-avalon

Mike Lynch at Park Alleys: 3common.com/event/mike-lynch/6a5d5cb066fdfec49b9eda24

Trout Forest Music Festival: troutfest.com

Lynn Miles & Mike T. Kerr (SOLD OUT!): tellthebandtogohome.com/2026/04/04/lynn-miles-mike-t-kerr-t-a-garage-aug-13/

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

The Delines – When Marlene was Marlene – The Left and the Lucky Soundtrack

Bywater Call – Is This Thing On? – Broken Souvenirs – CDN
Will Mosley – Green Fields In Daylight – Angel Of Avalon – CDN
Matt Epp – When I Fell (feat. Ron Sexsmith) – Sugar in the Rain – CDN
The Jayhawks – American Midnight – Sanctuary Park
Charley Crockett – The Hallelujah Trail – Clovis

Scott Cook – Frankie’s Braids – Troubadourly Yours – CDN
Ian Noe – The Heidelberg Fisherman’s Ball – Canyon Falls Trailer Band
Cory Chisel – Take The Light – single
Buddy Miller – Don’t Look Back (feat. Dan Penn) – Buddy Miller

Katie Pruitt – Little Boxes – Fools for the Fleeting
Dennis Ellsworth – Sundried Daisies – Living – CDN
Rayland Baxter – The Fool – single

Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova – Falling Slowly – The Swell Season
Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova – When Your Mind’s Made Up – The Swell Season
Glen Hansard – Broken Hearted Hoover Fixer Sucker Guy – Once (Music From The Motion Picture)
The Swell Season – Low Rising – Strict Joy
The Swell Season – Great Weight – Forward

Glen Hansard – Love Don’t Leave Me Waiting – Rhythm And Repose
Glen Hansard – Wheels On Fire – Between Two Shores
Glen Hansard – Take the Heartland – The Hunger Games : Songs from District 12 and Beyond Ost
Glen Hansard – As You Did Before – Flag Day (Original Soundtrack)

Eddie Vedder – Sleepless Nights (feat. Glen Hansard) – Ukulele Songs
Martha Wainwright – One of Us – Goodnight City – CDN
Luka Bloom – Heart Man – This New Morning
Peter Katz – First of the Last to Know (with Glen Hansard) – First Of The Last To Know – CDN
Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova – You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere – I’m Not There (Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Lynn Miles – Highway 105 – TumbleWeedyWorld – CDN
Mike T. Kerr – Think My Radio’s Broke – Guitar Rags & Country Ballads – CDN
The Lynnes – Heartbreak Song for the Radio – Heartbreak Song for the Radio – CDN

Mike Lynch – Used to Dream I Was a Cowboy – Used to Dream I Was a Cowboy – CDN
Mike Lynch – Old Fashioned Side of Me – Real to Reel – CDN
Mike Lynch – Entertainer Tonight – Entertainer Tonight – CDN

J. Plank – Alone at Sea – The Bend – CDN

Charlie Major – I’m Feeling Kind Of Lucky Tonight – Everything’s Alright – CDN
Radney Foster – Nobody Wins – Del Rio, TX 1959
Kieran Kane – This Dirty Little Town (feat. Emmylou Harris & Lucinda Williams) – Dead Rekoning
Mary Chapin Carpenter – I Feel Lucky – Come On Come On
Kim Richey – I’m Alright – Bittersweet
Patty Griffin – Poor Man’s House – Living With Ghosts

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