Our first live guests of the year, and what a great way to kick things off. Today we’re joined by Dylan Ireland & Melissa Payne, Express and Company. Their new disc Ontario is one of the best of the year so far, and Melissa got our attention with her fine self-titled CD last year, so it’s a real treat to get to know them and hear them perform live.
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Today we’ve got some exciting house concert news and the return of one of our all-time favourites on Friday. We’ve also got wedding wishes for Amanda & Jason and lots of new and exciting music.
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Artist: Album (Label) *JR
1. Express and Company: Ontario (Seventh Fire) *JR
2. Corin Raymond and The Sundowners: Paper Nickels (self)
3. Mary Gauthier: Live at Blue Rock (CD Baby)
4. Gurf Morlix: Finds the Present Tense (self)
5. The Good Lovelies: Live at Revolution (self)
6. Justin Rutledge: Valleyheart (Outside)
It’s been a while since we’ve had any guests performing live on the shows, but tomorrow on Steel Belted Radio, we’ll break the silence with two stellar live guests!
Steel Belted Radio
Thursday, February 28
6:30 – 8 pm central
CJUM 101.5 UMFM
www.umfm.com
Stephen Fearing has been kind enough to visit us a couple of times in the past, and it’s always a real pleasure. A thoughtful, intelligent interview and one of the great singer/songwriters in Canada, with an enviable catalogue of great songs and a reputation as one of our most engaging live performers. Stephen has a fine new album, Between Hurricanes, and he’s in Winnipeg to perform a solo show at The West End Cultural Centre on Friday.
Sadly, we must enact the Fred Eaglesmith clause on this one, which states that at any moment, a performer could decide not to hang out with the likes of me. Oh well. Better luck next time!
But we’ve still got:
One of my favourite discoveries of last year was a young singer/songwriter/fiddle player extraordinaire, Melissa Payne. She released a very promising self-titled debut full of interesting songs. But she also plays nicely with others, as she is one half of The Express and Company, along with singer/songwriter Dylan Ireland. Also tomorrow, we expect to announce where you can see The Express and Company live for yourself next month!
Check this out, a Kickstarter campaign for a project that sounds amazing: Alejandro Escovedo, Jon Dee Graham, and the rest of the True Believers are getting back together after 27 years of amazing music apart.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1763258740/true-believers-recording-project
Now, I’m a sucker for a good Kickstarter campaign. You got some good music and a great sob story? I’m in. I’ve donated to a whole pile of these campaigns, and usually, I feel pretty good about that (although the waiting game for some of these projects to finally arrive is maddening…)
This, however, has to be the WORST Kickstarter campaign in HISTORY. First off, a great band I’d love to support – True Believers (Alejandro Escovedo & Jon Dee Graham, etc) getting back together. Cool, right?
Well, the old geezers are only promising to record ONE song at this point! Gee, thanks! And you’re telling me that these guys can’t afford to record ONE song? Really? C’mon. And, best of all, for a minimum $25 pledge, you get to DOWNLOAD that ONE song ONE day before the rest of the world can buy it for a buck! No other promised updates or incentives. NOTHING! The next level you can get in at is $1000, and that’ll get you the opportunity to hang out (for 5 minutes, I’m sure) at the recording studio. Woo – hoo! (I got to spend a whole day with Del Barber in the studio and HE offered to buy ME pizza! I hope I don’t owe him a couple grand now.)
I can’t wait to hear the song, but I also can’t believe that they’re serious about this campaign. I also can’t believe that 29 suckers so far have bought in.
These guys, who I previously respected greatly, seem to be making a mockery of crowdfunding!
Thank God for projects like Namedropper, one I’m proud to support. Great people, great pitch, great incentives, great updates, very amazing project – everything this one is NOT!
This show is officially SOLD OUT! If you haven’t confirmed your seat with me, I’m sorry, but we’re packed up tight. Hopefully you can catch Christina & Dale soon, and hopefully you can join us for Ben Kyle on May 10 and Shannon Lyon on July 6! Lots of room at those still!
TTBTGH & SBFRR are proud to present…
I was thrilled to have one of Canada’s finest singer/songwriters and most promising artists stop by my house once, but somehow, lightning keeps striking because we’re over the moon excited to announce that Christina Martin returns to Sunset Saloon for the FOURTH TIME, April 28!
Christina Martin & Dale Murray
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Live at Sunset Saloon (house concert, West Winnipeg)
7:30
Suggested donation $15-20
All are welcome (bring the kids, friends, family, people off the street, whatever)
As usual, you can bring a beverage of your choice or food to share if you wish, but we’ll have plenty of both on hand, so feel free to save yourself the trouble and just enjoy whatever’s on hand!
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Christina Martin is the full package and someone you do not want to miss seeing: she’s got a smoky, sexy voice reminiscent of Amy Rigby, powerful, personal songs like Lucinda Williams, and catchy hooks that remind me of Shawn Colvin’s best. She’s also a wonderful storyteller, an engaging performer, and a real humanitarian. She also completed an Artist in Residency with Geriatric Medicine Research (GMR) at Dalhousie University and The Canadian Dementia Knowledge Translation Network (CDKTN). She’s a multiple award winner at the ECMAs and Music Nova Scotia, she runs her own record company, Come Undone, and she’s made it to the Top 10 in the CBC Top 20, after having received the most online votes 4 weeks in a row!
It’s likely that none of this would have happened without Christina’s producer, arranger, bad-ass guitarist, and now husband, Dale Murray. His family is East Coast music royalty (you may have heard of his Aunt Anne at some point), and he built a reputation as one of Canada’s finest guitarists and producers. He has worked with The Guthries, Matt Mays, and Cuff the Duke, among others.
Last year he really came into his own with an amazing solo album, Dream Mountain Dream, another Music Nova Scotia award winner. We got to hear a preview of a couple of tracks when he joined Christina last year, but now that we know how great he is, we might just make him pull his own weight and sing a few more songs – they’re great!
These two should be (and will soon be) playing much bigger venues, but they’re still kind and humble enough to visit us at The Sunset Saloon, and we’re eternally grateful. Please join us for this intimate, engaging, amazing evening of music and merriment.
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Today we’ve got some exciting house concert news and the return of one of our all-time favourites on Friday. We’ve also got wedding wishes for Amanda & Jason and lots of new and exciting music.
Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist
2:00 – 2:30 pm
Del Barber – Can’t Turn Around – recorded live on UMFM – CDN – WPG
Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison – Leavin’ – Cheater’s Game
Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison – Long Way Home – Cheater’s Game
Gurf Morlix – My Life’s Been Taken – Finds the Present Tense
Corin Raymond – Dutch – Paper Nickels – CDN
Corin Raymond – Brand New Song – Paper Nickels – CDN
2:30 – 3:00 pm
Jason Isbell – Shotgun Wedding – Sirens Of The Ditch
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit – Heart On A String – Here We Rest
Amanda Shires – What Happened Last Night? – Southern Independent, Vol. 3
Todd Snider – West Nashville Grand Ballroom Gown – Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables
First Aid Kit – The Lion’s Roar – The Lion’s Roar
Langhorne Slim & The Law – Song for Sid – The Way We Move
3:00 – 3:30 pm
Christina Martin – Marina – Sleeping with a Stranger – CDN
Shannon Lyon – Backyard Song – recorded live @ Sunset Saloon – CDN
Chris Trapper – Long Goodbye – The Few & The Far Between
Ben Kyle & Carrie Rodriguez – Your Lonely Heart – We Still Love our Country
Express and Company – Out by the Trees – Ontario – CDN
3:30 – 4:00 pm
Stephen Fearing – As the Crow Flies – Between Hurricanese – CDN
Stephen Fearing – Blue Line – Blue Line – CDN
Stephen Fearing – The Assassin’s Apprentice – The Assassin’s Apprentice – CDN
Blackie & The Rodeo Kings – Nickels And Dimes – Kings Of Love – CDN
Ricky Young – Suitcase Afternoon – Learn to Steal
Some rockin’ good tunes, shows seen and missed, new stuff, Junos, and previewing next week’s live guests!
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Yet another big batch of new music has come our way, and we’ve got a couple more exciting upcoming shows to preview – Justin Rutledge and Martyn Joseph. Still time for some requests, stories, and some discussion of my House Concert Host’s Manifesto.
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Yet another big batch of new music has come our way, and we’ve got a couple more exciting upcoming shows to preview – Justin Rutledge and Martyn Joseph. Still time for some requests, stories, and some discussion of my House Concert Host’s Manifesto.
Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist
2:00 – 2:30 pm
Martyn Joseph – Everything Is Grace – recorded live on UMFM
The Good Lovelies – Best I Know – Live at Revolution – CDN
Jill Barber – Je Cherche un Homme – Chansons – CDN
Harry Manx – All Fall Down – Om Suite Ohm – CDN
Son Volt – Down the Highway – Honky Tonk
The Devin Cuddy Band – East Coast Bred – Volume One – CDN
2:30 – 3:00 pm
Whitney Rose – Daisies in our Eyes – Whitney Rose – CDN
The Steeldrivers – When I’m Gone – Hammer Down
Kevin Breit & The Upper York Mandolin Orchestra – Heavyweight Champion (of the World) – Field Recording – CDN
New Country Rehab – Home to You – Ghost of your Charms – CDN
Dustin Welch – Things I Cannot Change – Tijuana Bible
Brock Zeman – Triple Crown – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
K Phillips – Lincoln City (Keep It Safe) – American Girls
3:00 – 3:30 pm
John Moreland – Nobody Gives a Damn About Songs Anymore – Acoustic Oklahoma live recording
Calexico – Across the Wire – Feast of Wire
Ben Kyle – Simple Life – Ben Kyle
The Express and Co. – Carry Me Along – Seventh Fire Records 7″ – CDN
Christina Martin – Sleeping with a Stranger – Sleeping with a Stranger – CDN
Chris Trapper – Wake Me With Your Kiss – The Few & The Far Between
3:30 – 4:00 pm
Justin Rutledge – Out of the Woods – Valleyheart – CDN
Early Winters – Light of Day – Early Winters
Justin Rutledge – Greenwich Time – Man Descending – CDN
Martyn Joseph – Not a Good Time for God – Songs for the Coming Home
Martyn Joseph – Call It Democracy – Run to Cover