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.

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

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.

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

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!

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

Today, some new & new-to-me music, as well as a look at some great upcoming shows, including the return of Catherine MacLellan, who joined us today for a chat.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Gob Iron – Hard Times – Death Songs for the Living
John Wort Hannam – Man of God – single – CDN
Wyckham Porteous – Take My Hand (feat. Sean Pugh) – single – CDN
James McMurtry – You Got to Me – Complicated Game
Shannon Lyon – Girl From Manitoba – Lost Creek – CDN
Paul Kelly – Sweet Guy (w/Vika Bull) – Paul Kelly Presents – The Merri Soul Sessions
Whitehorse – You Get Older – Leave No Bridge Unburned – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Jessy Bell Smith – Deep Water – The Town – CDN
Skydiggers – Deep Water (31 Mile Lake) – Northern Shore – CDN
Skydiggers – Ramblin’ On (featuring Jessy Bell Smith) – She Comes Into the Room – CDN
Jessy Bell Smith – Johnny – demo EP – CDN
Catherine MacLellan – Jack’s Song – The Raven’s Sun – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Catherine MacLellan Interview

Catherine MacLellan – Tell Me Luella – The Raven’s Sun – CDN
Catherine MacLellan – True Love – Silhouette – CDN
Catherine MacLellan – Isabel’s Song – Water in the Ground – CDN
Catherine MacLellan – Emily’s Song – Church Bell Blues – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

James Keelaghan – Cold Missouri Waters – History: The First 25 Years – CDN
James Keelaghan – Mirabeau Bridge – Road – CDN
James Keelaghan – Hillcrest Mine – Then Again – CDN
Peter Mulvey – Shirt – Kitchen Radio
Peter Mulvey – The Trouble with Poets – The Trouble with Poets
Redbird – Ships – Redbird

A couple of eagerly awaited new releases kick things off. Then, one newly discovered release from last year got me to thinking about Ry Cooder, and a tribute ensued. We also heard some classics from days gone by, and looked forward to some shows to come.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Christina Martin – Somewhere with You – It’ll Be Alright – CDN
James McMurtry – Copper Canteen – Complicated Game
James McMurtry – Forgotten Coast – Complicated Game
Brandi Carlile – The Eye – The Firewatcher’s Daughter
Brandi Carlile – The Chain – Sweetheart 2014

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Ron Sexsmith – Loving You – Carousel One – CDN
Andrew Combs – Foolin’ – All these Dreams
Blake Mills – Don’t Tell our Friends about Me – Heigh Ho
Ry Cooder – The Very Thing that Makes her Rich – Bop ’til You Drop
Ry Cooder – Always Lift Him Up/Kanaka Wai Wai – Chicken Skin Music
Ry Cooder – Get Rhythm – Get Rhythm
Little Village – The Action – Little Village

3:00 – 3:30 pm

The Warped 45s – Hurdle River Crossing – Matador Sunset – CDN
The Warped 45s – (Bring on that) New Depression – 10 Day Poem for Saskatchewan – CDN
Doug Paisley – Radio Girl – Strong Feelings – CDN
John Bottomley – The Healing Dream – The Healing Dream – CDN
Catherine MacLellan – Frost in the Hollows – The Raven’s Sun – CDN
Catherine MacLellan – True Love – recorded live on UMFM – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Del Barber – Yellowhead Road – Prairieography – CDN – WPG
Ian Tyson – Summer Wages – Cowboyography – CDN
John Prine – Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow) – Bruised Orange
The O’Kanes – When We’re Gone Long Gone – The O’Kanes
Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson – The House that Never Was – Rattlin’ Bones
Steve Earle & The Del McCoury Band – Yours Forever Blue – The Mountain