July 18, 2010

This year’s Winnipeg Folk Festival was an exceptionally good one. On today’s program we talk with a couple of the best “new” discoveries of the festival, Gregory Alan Isakov and Hoots & Hellmouth. Plus, NQ Arbuckle is coming, and that’s … Continue reading

Steel Belted Radio – July 15, 2010

Another Winnipeg Folk Festival has come and gone, and we’ve all got plenty of highlights to discuss and play. Also, we chat with an old favourite of ours, Danny Michel, who plays a big role in Folk Fest memories for … Continue reading

TTBTGH & SBFRR celebrate Folk Fests past & future!

Sadly, another Winnipeg Folk Festival has come and gone, and although it’ll be a year of waiting until the next one, we have plenty of memories to keep us going. We’ll relive some of the highlights, this week, on the … Continue reading

July 11, 2010

We’re pre-recorded this week, as all good-hearted local music lovers are at the Winnipeg Folk Festival! As you may know, going to the Winnipeg Folk Festival for the first time in 1993 changed my life forever, and directly led to … Continue reading

Steel Belted Radio – July 8, 2010

We’re pre-recorded this week, as all good-hearted local music lovers are at the Winnipeg Folk Festival! We have had many great experiences at the Winnipeg Festival (as well as festivals in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario!), and this seemed like as … Continue reading

TTBTGH & SBFRR have Folk Fest Fever!

It’s Winnipeg Folk Festival time again, and we’ve got some special shows lined up to celebrate. This Sunday, July 4 marks Part 2 of the OFFICIAL Winnipeg Folk Festival preview, and this week we spin all the good stuff. We’ll … Continue reading

Steel Belted Radio – July 1, 2010

It’s Canada Day, up Canada way, and even Steel Belted Radio takes a day to celebrate that. We’re pre-recorded this week with a musical tour of our great country with songs about our people & places, by some of Canada’s … Continue reading

TTBTGH & SBFRR wish you a happy Canada Day!

Happy Canada Day, everybody! There’s lots to celebrate about this fine country of ours, but we’re most proud of the amazing music that continually comes out of Canada. This week on Steel Belted Radio, we’ve got a stellar lineup of … Continue reading

Playlists: Tell the Band to Go Home – June 13, 20, 27/2010- CJUM/UMFM – Winnipeg

Episode #344 Sunday, June 13, 2010 2:00-4:00 pm central time CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba www.umfm.com I love Winnipeg’s music scene, but I’ve never been as excited about a new Winnipeg artist as I am these days about Del … Continue reading

FAR #131/last

FAR #131 Jeff Robson Tell the Band to Go Home CJUM 101.5 UMFM Winnipeg, Manitoba www.tellthebandtogohome.com Artist: Album (Label) *JR 1. Del Barber: Love Songs for the Last 20 (self) *JR 2. Paul Quarrington: The Songs (Cordova Bay) 3. Blaze … Continue reading