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Playlist: Episode #955, Aug. 28, 2022

New music, upcoming shows, dedications, a special set of Sunshine songs in honour of a truly great and important member of our community, and we jump in the time machine and head back to 2003.

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

Mike Plume Band – Oblivion – Song and Dance, Man – CDN

Jeff Crosby – Rock ‘n’ Roll Isn’t Dead – Waitin’ on a Miracle
Jeff Crosby – Runnin’ Free – Waitin’ on a Miracle
Todd Snider – Big Finish (Live) – Live: Return of the Storyteller
Benj Rowland – Accident w/Joel Plaskett – The Window Inn Sessions – CDN

The Wynntown Marshals – New Millennium – Big Ideas
The Wynntown Marshals – Learn to Lose – Big Ideas

James McMurtry – Ruby and Carlos – Just Us Kids
James McMurtry – Lights of Cheyenne – Live in Aught-Three
Robert Earl Keen – Levelland – Picnic

JD and The Sunshine Band – At the Sunshine – Jd and the Sunshine Band – CDN – WPG
Lee Hazlewood – Little Miss Sunshine (Little Miss Rain) – Requiem For An Almost Lady
Josh Rouse – Sunshine (Come On Lady) – 1972
Paul Kelly & Uncle Bill – Our Sunshine – Smoke
Portage & Main – Good Morning Sunshine – Never Had the Time – CDN
The Watson Twins – Ain’t No Sunshine – Night Covers
Luke Doucet – Outlaws – Aloha, Manitoba – CDN

Ridley Bent – Suicidewinder – Blam – CDN – WPG
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet – Having An Average Weekend – Savvy Show Stoppers – CDN
Sweet Alibi – I’ll Wait – We’ve Got To – CDN – WPG

Jim Bryson – Feel Much Better – The North Side Benches – CDN
Dan Kershaw – All Her Love – Groovy Mondays – CDN
Lisa Winn – Mean Shot Garden – Out From Under – CDN

TTBTGH 20th Anniversary Live Celebration!

Tell the Band to Go Home, The Park Theatre, and UMFM present:

Tell the Band to Go Home 20th Anniversary Live Celebration!

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As a celebration of 20 years on the air, some of Winnipeg’s finest songwriters will appear for a special live episode of Tell the Band to Go Home. Host Jeff Robson will chat with the artists, who will also play some songs and tell some stories. JP Hoe, Nicky Mehta (of The Wailin’ Jennys), and Keri Latimer (Leaf Rapids/Nathan) have been frequent visitors since the beginning, and all have gone on to very successful careers. Join them in this unique and intimate setting for a special celebration!

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Podcast: August 21, 2022

Episode #954

Some great new music today along with some exciting upcoming shows, including the details of our super exciting 20th anniversary live recording in October, which has us jumping in the time machine and heading back to the year TTBTGH began, 2002.

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

Ken Tizzard – Home – No Dark No Light – CDN

Mike Plume – Waiting For The Fall – single – CDN
Heartless Bastards – Got To Have Rock And Roll (Acoustic Version) – Arrow (10th-anniversary deluxe edition)
The Tallest Man On Earth – Metal Firecracker – single
Charley Crockett – The Man from Waco – The Man from Waco
Butch Walker – Holy Water Hangover – Butch Walker as Glenn
Jake Vaadeland – The Bachelor’s Life – Everybody But Me – CDN

Scott Nolan – Fire Up – Silverhill – CDN – WPG
Sue Foley – Pinky’s Blues – Pinky’s Blues – CDN
The Reverend Rambler – Jenny Lee – The Reverend Rambler – CDN – WPG
Fortune Block – Before She’s Faded out of Sight – Might as Well Stay Home – CDN – WPG

Carter Felker – Hard Times – Even The Happy Ones Are Sad – CDN

JP Hoe – Where The Bullets Lie – Botanicals – CDN – WPG
Nathan – John Paul’s Deliveries – Key Principles – CDN – WPG
The Wailin’ Jennys – Row Him Home – The Wailin’ Jennys EP – CDN – WPG

Paper Moon – Your Attitude Towards Cuttlefish – For the Kids Too! – CDN – WPG
Easily Amused – Colleen – Simple Stuff – CDN – WPG
The Kelele Brothers – The Joker (That’s What They Call Me) – Escape From Bover County – CDN
Mia Sheard – Sunday – Anemone – CDN

Allison Russell & Brandi Carlile – You’re Not Alone – single
Lissie – Sad – Carving Canyons
Sarah Burton – Still Feel the Same – Give Me What I Want – CDN
Russell deCarle – She’s A Yum Yum – Alone In This Crowd – CDN

Playlist: Episode #954, Aug. 21, 2022

Some great new music today along with some exciting upcoming shows, including the details of our super exciting 20th anniversary live recording in October, which has us jumping in the time machine and heading back to the year TTBTGH began, 2002.

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

Ken Tizzard – Home – No Dark No Light – CDN

Mike Plume – Waiting For The Fall – single – CDN
Heartless Bastards – Got To Have Rock And Roll (Acoustic Version) – Arrow (10th-anniversary deluxe edition)
The Tallest Man On Earth – Metal Firecracker – single
Charley Crockett – The Man from Waco – The Man from Waco
Butch Walker – Holy Water Hangover – Butch Walker as Glenn
Jake Vaadeland – The Bachelor’s Life – Everybody But Me – CDN

Scott Nolan – Fire Up – Silverhill – CDN – WPG
Sue Foley – Pinky’s Blues – Pinky’s Blues – CDN
The Reverend Rambler – Jenny Lee – The Reverend Rambler – CDN – WPG
Fortune Block – Before She’s Faded out of Sight – Might as Well Stay Home – CDN – WPG

Carter Felker – Hard Times – Even The Happy Ones Are Sad – CDN

JP Hoe – Where The Bullets Lie – Botanicals – CDN – WPG
Nathan – John Paul’s Deliveries – Key Principles – CDN – WPG
The Wailin’ Jennys – Row Him Home – The Wailin’ Jennys EP – CDN – WPG

Paper Moon – Your Attitude Towards Cuttlefish – For the Kids Too! – CDN – WPG
Easily Amused – Colleen – Simple Stuff – CDN – WPG
The Kelele Brothers – The Joker (That’s What They Call Me) – Escape From Bover County – CDN
Mia Sheard – Sunday – Anemone – CDN

Allison Russell & Brandi Carlile – You’re Not Alone – single
Lissie – Sad – Carving Canyons
Sarah Burton – Still Feel the Same – Give Me What I Want – CDN
Russell deCarle – She’s A Yum Yum – Alone In This Crowd – CDN

Podcast: August 14, 2022

Episode #953

Tributes, upcoming shows, new music, and a long look at the tremendous Mile of Music Festival in Appleton, Wisconsin, which took place last weekend.I highly recommend making the trip: https://mileofmusic.com/

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

The Damnwells – Let’s Get Physical – unreleased

Blackie & The Rodeo Kings – Something’s On My Mind – Let’s Frolic Again – CDN
Teenage Head – Let’s Shake – Frantic City – CDN
Teenage Head – Picture My Face – Teenage Head – CDN

Stephen Fearing – No Country – The Unconquerable Past – CDN
Scott Nolan & Joanna Miller – Bad Liver/Broken Heart – North/South – CDN – WPG
Scott Nolan – Little Dreamer – Silverhill – CDN – WPG

Nick Mulvey – A Prayer Of My Own – New Mythology
The Deslondes – South Dakota Wild One – Ways & Means

Jake Vaadeland – The Bar Down the Street – single – CDN
The Brother Brothers – That’s How I Got To Memphis – Cover to Cover
John Fullbright – Paranoid Heart – The Liar
Nikki Lane – Black Widow – Denim & Diamonds
Dan Reeder – Smithereens – single

Ben de la Cour – Mobile Bay – Midnight in Havana
Del Barber – All That It Takes – Prairieography – CDN – WPG
Scott Cook – Fellas, Get Out the Way – Further Down the Line – CDN

Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons – Born Again – Death Won’t Send A Letter
Aaron Lee Tasjan – Up All Night – Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan!
The Accidentals – Go Getter – Vessel
Will Kimbrough – Piece of Work – Home Away
Mark Erelli – The River Always Wins – Blindsided

Micah Schnabel – Emergency Room – The Teenage Years of the 21st Century
Call Me Rita – Measure Twice, Cut Once – single
SARAH BURTON – Smiling for the Camera – Give Me What I Want – CDN
Carrie Elkin & Danny Schmidt – Company of Friends – For Keeps
Carsie Blanton – Fishin With You – Hot Night

Playlist: Episode #953, Aug. 14, 2022

Tributes, upcoming shows, new music, and a long look at the tremendous Mile of Music Festival in Appleton, Wisconsin, which took place last weekend.I highly recommend making the trip: https://mileofmusic.com/

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

The Damnwells – Let’s Get Physical – unreleased

Blackie & The Rodeo Kings – Something’s On My Mind – Let’s Frolic Again – CDN
Teenage Head – Let’s Shake – Frantic City – CDN
Teenage Head – Picture My Face – Teenage Head – CDN

Stephen Fearing – No Country – The Unconquerable Past – CDN
Scott Nolan & Joanna Miller – Bad Liver/Broken Heart – North/South – CDN – WPG
Scott Nolan – Little Dreamer – Silverhill – CDN – WPG

Nick Mulvey – A Prayer Of My Own – New Mythology
The Deslondes – South Dakota Wild One – Ways & Means

Jake Vaadeland – The Bar Down the Street – single – CDN
The Brother Brothers – That’s How I Got To Memphis – Cover to Cover
John Fullbright – Paranoid Heart – The Liar
Nikki Lane – Black Widow – Denim & Diamonds
Dan Reeder – Smithereens – single

Ben de la Cour – Mobile Bay – Midnight in Havana
Del Barber – All That It Takes – Prairieography – CDN – WPG
Scott Cook – Fellas, Get Out the Way – Further Down the Line – CDN

Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons – Born Again – Death Won’t Send A Letter
Aaron Lee Tasjan – Up All Night – Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan!
The Accidentals – Go Getter – Vessel
Will Kimbrough – Piece of Work – Home Away
Mark Erelli – The River Always Wins – Blindsided

Micah Schnabel – Emergency Room – The Teenage Years of the 21st Century
Call Me Rita – Measure Twice, Cut Once – single
SARAH BURTON – Smiling for the Camera – Give Me What I Want – CDN
Carrie Elkin & Danny Schmidt – Company of Friends – For Keeps
Carsie Blanton – Fishin With You – Hot Night

Podcast: August 7, 2022

Episode #952

A very busy concert calendar this week has us in full promo mode as we look at the highlights, including the best little festival in the country, Trout Forest Music Festival, and the return of our pal Scott Cook to the Sunset Saloon, along with much more! Hope to see you out there for some great live music!

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

Corin Raymond & The Sundowners – The Lord Giveth (And the Landlord Taketh Away) – Paper Nickels – CDN

Corin Raymond And The Sundowners – Brand New Song – Paper Nickels – CDN
Andrew Neville & The Poor Choices – Workin’ Man’s Song – Let’r Buck – CDN – WPG
Chris Carmichael – Nowhere – Chris Carmichael – CDN – WPG
The Stanley County Cutups – Border Ride – The Stanley County Cutups EP – CDN – WPG

Good Lovelies – Crabbuckit – Let the Rain Fall – CDN
Good Lovelies – Waiting for You – Burn the Plan – CDN
Emily Burgess & The Emburys – Excuses – Never-Ending Fling – CDN
The Weber Brothers – Worn out Records – Acüsta – CDN

Prairie Oyster – Goodbye, So Long, Hello – Different Kind Of Fire – CDN
Russell deCarle – Don’t Ask the Question – Under the Big Big Sky – CDN
Bebop Cowboys – Bebop Cowboys Theme (Swinging’ Honky Tonk Cowboy Blues) – Canadian Dance Hall – CDN
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings – For the Sake of a Dollar – High or Hurtin’: The Songs of Willie P. Bennett – CDN

Scott Cook – Leave a Light On – Tangle of Souls – CDN
Scott Cook – Just Enough Empties – Tangle of Souls – CDN
Scott Cook – Dogs and Kids – Further Down the Line – CDN

Zachary Lucky – Hang Me, oh Hang Me – Songs For Hard Times – CDN
Zachary Lucky – Bad Liver and a Broken Heart – single – CDN
The Whitmore Sisters – Ghost Stories – Ghost Stories
Bonnie Whitmore – Right / Wrong – Last Will & Testament

Steve Earle – Fearless Heart – Guitar Town
Steve Earle – I Love You Too Much – Exit 0
Steve Earle – You Belong To Me – Copperhead Road
Steve Earle – Promise You Anything – The Hard Way
Steve Earle – You’re Still Standin’ There – I Feel Alright

The Watchmen – Anything but That – McLaren Furnace Room – CDN – WPG
Serlin Greaves – Teenage Heart – Sad Songs For Sale – CDN – WPG

Playlist: Episode #952, Aug. 7, 2022

A very busy concert calendar this week has us in full promo mode as we look at the highlights, including the best little festival in the country, Trout Forest Music Festival, and the return of our pal Scott Cook to the Sunset Saloon, along with much more! Hope to see you out there for some great live music!

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

Corin Raymond & The Sundowners – The Lord Giveth (And the Landlord Taketh Away) – Paper Nickels – CDN

Corin Raymond And The Sundowners – Brand New Song – Paper Nickels – CDN
Andrew Neville & The Poor Choices – Workin’ Man’s Song – Let’r Buck – CDN – WPG
Chris Carmichael – Nowhere – Chris Carmichael – CDN – WPG
The Stanley County Cutups – Border Ride – The Stanley County Cutups EP – CDN – WPG

Good Lovelies – Crabbuckit – Let the Rain Fall – CDN
Good Lovelies – Waiting for You – Burn the Plan – CDN
Emily Burgess & The Emburys – Excuses – Never-Ending Fling – CDN
The Weber Brothers – Worn out Records – Acüsta – CDN

Prairie Oyster – Goodbye, So Long, Hello – Different Kind Of Fire – CDN
Russell deCarle – Don’t Ask the Question – Under the Big Big Sky – CDN
Bebop Cowboys – Bebop Cowboys Theme (Swinging’ Honky Tonk Cowboy Blues) – Canadian Dance Hall – CDN
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings – For the Sake of a Dollar – High or Hurtin’: The Songs of Willie P. Bennett – CDN

Scott Cook – Leave a Light On – Tangle of Souls – CDN
Scott Cook – Just Enough Empties – Tangle of Souls – CDN
Scott Cook – Dogs and Kids – Further Down the Line – CDN

Zachary Lucky – Hang Me, oh Hang Me – Songs For Hard Times – CDN
Zachary Lucky – Bad Liver and a Broken Heart – single – CDN
The Whitmore Sisters – Ghost Stories – Ghost Stories
Bonnie Whitmore – Right / Wrong – Last Will & Testament

Steve Earle – Fearless Heart – Guitar Town
Steve Earle – I Love You Too Much – Exit 0
Steve Earle – You Belong To Me – Copperhead Road
Steve Earle – Promise You Anything – The Hard Way
Steve Earle – You’re Still Standin’ There – I Feel Alright

The Watchmen – Anything but That – McLaren Furnace Room – CDN – WPG
Serlin Greaves – Teenage Heart – Sad Songs For Sale – CDN – WPG

Podcast: July 31, 2022

Episode #951

After some German requests and some new music, a new song sent us deep down the rabbit hole for some songs about a topic near and dear to me, the radio! With so many to choose from, we just had to add on an extra hour!

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

Shannon Lyon – Someday Mourning – live recording – CDN

Allison Moorer – Both Sides Now – Mockingbird
Wilco – Cruel Country – Cruel Country
Wilco – Heavy Metal Drummer – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

First Aid Kit – The Boys of Summer – single
Valerie June – Look At Miss Ohio – Under Cover
Dan Knobler & Andrew Combs – Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight – Friends Play my Son’s Favorite Songs

Scott Cook – Get ‘Em, Letitia James! – single – CDN
David Myles – Walk With Me – It’s Only A Little Loneliness – CDN
Julianna Riolino – Lone Ranger – All Blue – CDN
Ray Wylie Hubbard – Naturally Wild (Nepotism Mix) – single

Taylor Ashton – Country Radio (feat. Benjamin Lazar Davis) – single – CDN
Dan Frechette – The Country Radio – Unknown Country Singer – CDN – MB
Indigo Girls – Country Radio – Look Long
Kayla Howran – Country Radio – Spare Parts – CDN

Blackie & The Rodeo Kings – Song On The Radio – Bark – CDN
Amelia Curran – Song On the Radio – They Promised You Mercy – CDN
The LYNNeS – Heartbreak Song For The Radio – Heartbreak Song For The Radio – CDN
Willy Porter – Baseball On The Radio – single
Brock Zeman – Nothing On The Radio – Brock Zeman & The Dirty Hands – CDN

Tom Wilson & Bob Lanois – Around The Dial – The Shack Recordings Vol. 1 – CDN
The Kinks – Around the Dial – Give the People What They Want
The Replacements – Left of the Dial – Tim
David Gray – Late Night Radio – Sell, Sell, Sell
Wyckham Porteous – Radio London – In This World – CDN

Bruce Springsteen – Radio Nowhere – Magic
Elvis Costello – Radio Radio – This Year’s Model
Elvis Costello – Radio Sweetheart – My Aim Is True
Yukon Blonde – Radio – Tiger Talk – CDN

Brian Macmillan – Turn The Radio Up – Shine – CDN
The Skydiggers – Radio Waves – Road Radio – CDN
Scott Nolan – No Bourbon & Bad Radio – No Bourbon And Bad Radio – CDN – WPG
Veal – Radio – Embattled Hearts – CDN

Steve Earle – Satellite Radio – Washington Square Serenade
Chris Whitley – Dust Radio – Living With The Law
Jim White – Static On The Radio – Drill A Hole In That Substrate And Tell Me What You See
Bob Snider – Radio Song – Words And Pictures – CDN

Joni Mitchell – You Turn Me On, I’m a Radio – For The Roses – CDN
Justin Rutledge – I’m Your Man,You’re My Radio – The Devil On A Bench In Stanley Park – CDN
Mike Plume Band – Steel Belted Radio – The Steel Belted Radio EP – CDN

Playlist: Episode #951, July 31, 2022

After some German requests and some new music, a new song sent us deep down the rabbit hole for some songs about a topic near and dear to me, the radio! With so many to choose from, we just had to add on an extra hour!

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

Shannon Lyon – Someday Mourning – live recording – CDN

Allison Moorer – Both Sides Now – Mockingbird
Wilco – Cruel Country – Cruel Country
Wilco – Heavy Metal Drummer – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

First Aid Kit – The Boys of Summer – single
Valerie June – Look At Miss Ohio – Under Cover
Dan Knobler & Andrew Combs – Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight – Friends Play my Son’s Favorite Songs

Scott Cook – Get ‘Em, Letitia James! – single – CDN
David Myles – Walk With Me – It’s Only A Little Loneliness – CDN
Julianna Riolino – Lone Ranger – All Blue – CDN
Ray Wylie Hubbard – Naturally Wild (Nepotism Mix) – single

Taylor Ashton – Country Radio (feat. Benjamin Lazar Davis) – single – CDN
Dan Frechette – The Country Radio – Unknown Country Singer – CDN – MB
Indigo Girls – Country Radio – Look Long
Kayla Howran – Country Radio – Spare Parts – CDN

Blackie & The Rodeo Kings – Song On The Radio – Bark – CDN
Amelia Curran – Song On the Radio – They Promised You Mercy – CDN
The LYNNeS – Heartbreak Song For The Radio – Heartbreak Song For The Radio – CDN
Willy Porter – Baseball On The Radio – single
Brock Zeman – Nothing On The Radio – Brock Zeman & The Dirty Hands – CDN

Tom Wilson & Bob Lanois – Around The Dial – The Shack Recordings Vol. 1 – CDN
The Kinks – Around the Dial – Give the People What They Want
The Replacements – Left of the Dial – Tim
David Gray – Late Night Radio – Sell, Sell, Sell
Wyckham Porteous – Radio London – In This World – CDN

Bruce Springsteen – Radio Nowhere – Magic
Elvis Costello – Radio Radio – This Year’s Model
Elvis Costello – Radio Sweetheart – My Aim Is True
Yukon Blonde – Radio – Tiger Talk – CDN

Brian Macmillan – Turn The Radio Up – Shine – CDN
The Skydiggers – Radio Waves – Road Radio – CDN
Scott Nolan – No Bourbon & Bad Radio – No Bourbon And Bad Radio – CDN – WPG
Veal – Radio – Embattled Hearts – CDN

Steve Earle – Satellite Radio – Washington Square Serenade
Chris Whitley – Dust Radio – Living With The Law
Jim White – Static On The Radio – Drill A Hole In That Substrate And Tell Me What You See
Bob Snider – Radio Song – Words And Pictures – CDN

Joni Mitchell – You Turn Me On, I’m a Radio – For The Roses – CDN
Justin Rutledge – I’m Your Man,You’re My Radio – The Devil On A Bench In Stanley Park – CDN
Mike Plume Band – Steel Belted Radio – The Steel Belted Radio EP – CDN