Episode #861

Another week, another of the all-time greatest songwriters gone. Last week we paid tribute to Jerry Jeff Walker, and this week we say a fond farewell to Billy Joe Shaver, one of the most revered and covered songwriters of them all. Billy Joe lived through just about every danger and tragedy there is, so I was starting to think that he was immortal, but 2020 has a nasty way of proving everyone’s mortality. Billy Joe leaves behind a catalogue full of incredible songs that will be sung forever, and the first hour of the show is full of only some of the best. In hour two, we’ve got some more new music, requests, and other stuff. Keep your loved ones and songwriting icons in your thoughts and prayers folks. Let’s keep each other safe so I don’t have to do any more tributes this year.

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

Todd Snider – Good News Blues – East Nashville Skyline
Billy Joe Shaver – Déjà Blues (feat. Todd Snider) – Freedom’s Child
Jerry Jeff Walker – Old Five And Dimers Like Me – Great Gonzos
Foster Martin Band – I’ve Been to Georgia – Roller Coaster Ride – CDN – MB
Kerri Woelke – If I Give My Soul – Where We Were – CDN – WPG

Billy Joe Shaver – I’ll Love You as Much as I Can – Long in the Tooth
Billy Joe Shaver – Drinkin’ Back (feat. Bob Schneider, Randy Rogers Band, Old 97s & Honeybrowne) – Brewed in Texas, Vol. 2
Kris Kristofferson – Good Christian Soldier – Kris Kristofferson
Billy Joe Shaver – You Just Can’t Beat Jesus Christ (feat. Johnny Cash) – Everybody’s Brother
Billy Joe Shaver – Hard to Be an Outlaw (feat. Willie Nelson) – Long in the Tooth

Waylon Jennings – Honky Tonk Heroes – Honky Tonk Heroes
The Highwaymen – Live Forever – The Road Goes On Forever
Bobby Bare – Ride Me Down Easy – Ride Me Down Easy
Johnny Paycheck – Ragged Old Truck – The Soul & The Edge
Mark Stuart And The Bastard Sons – I’m Just An Old Chunk Of Coal – Bend In The Road
The Gourds – Omaha – Shinebox

Skydiggers – November in Ontario – Desmond’s Hip City – CDN
Kellen Saip – Bear Bones – Bear Bones – CDN
Shawn William Clarke – Leonard Cohen – Spectral Acoustics Vol 1 – CDN
Murray McLauchlan – I Live On A White Cloud – single – CDN
Ryland Moranz – If I Had Wings – XO, 1945 – CDN
Joe Nolan – When I’m Feeling Down – CDN

Smokekiller – You’ll Find Out – Chiba – CDN
Northcote – Streets of Gold – Let Me Roar – CDN
Mike Edel & Cumulus – Giving up on Giving In – En Masse – CDN
Aaron Lee Tasjan – Up All Night – Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan!

Joshua Hyslop – Free Fallin’ – single – CDN
Steep Canyon Rangers – Honey on My Tongue – Arm in Arm
Caamp – Keep the Blues Away – By and By
Grant-Lee Phillips – Leave a Light On – Lightning, Show Us Your Stuff

Episode #860

2020 strikes again and takes another music icon/legend. This weekend, Jerry Jeff Walker lost his battle with throat cancer, and we’ve lost one of the greats of songwriting and performing. Today on the show, a heartfelt tribute featuring words and music from Todd Snider, Jerry Jeff’s biggest fan and close friend, and a whole lot of music from the man himself. After that, we’ve got a pile of new and timely music to round things out.

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

Todd Snider – Mr. Bojangles w/ Jerry Jeff Walker, Jason Isbell, Amanda Shires – live recording
Jerry Jeff Walker – Stoney – Bein’ Free
Jerry Jeff Walker – Charlie Dunn – Jerry Jeff Walker
Todd Snider – Takin’ It As It Comes (feat. Amy LaVere) – Time As We Know It: The Songs Of Jerry Jeff Walker
Jerry Jeff Walker – Alright Guy – Gonzo Stew

Jerry Jeff Walker – Up Against The Wall, Red Neck – Viva Terlingua
Jerry Jeff Walker – L.A. Freeway – Great Gonzos
Jerry Jeff Walker – London Homesick Blues – Live From Dixie’s Bar & Bus Stop
Jerry Jeff Walker – Navajo Rug – Navajo Rug
Jerry Jeff Walker – Sangria Wine – Great Gonzos

William Prince – Gospel First Nation – Gospel First Nation – CDN – WPG
Zachary Lucky – Bad Liver and a Broken Heart – single – CDN
Terra Lightfoot – Two Wild Horses – Consider the Speed – CDN

The Cold Manitoba Project – Land & Tide – single – CDN
The Cold Manitoba Project – Cold Manitoba – single – CDN
Skinny Dyck – Get to Know Lonesome – Get to Know Lonesome – CDN
Sean Burns & Lost Country – Keep On Truckin’ – We Gotta Lotta Truckin’ To Do – CDN – WPG
Jon Brooks – Proxima B – No One Travels Alone – CDN
Shawn William Clarke – Autumn in New Brunswick – Topaz – CDN
Murray McLauchlan – The One Percent – single – CDN

Will Kimbrough – The Late Great John Prine Blues – Spring Break
Jim White – The John Prine Way – live recording
Jim White – The Divided States of America – Misfit’s Jubilee

Episode #859

Fresh off a trip to the dentist, I thought it was time to pay some tribute to proper dental care, but we’ve also got a pile of great new (and new-to-me) music and a few feel-good Canadian classics.

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

Mike Dunn and The Kings Of New England – Crooked Tooth Grin – Sundowner
The Damnwells – You Don’t Have to Like Me to Love Me (tonight) – Air Stereo
John Blek & The Rats – Tooth and Nail – Borders
Bahamas – Hockey Teeth – Pink Strat – CDN

Brock Zeman – Rotten Tooth – Rotten Tooth – CDN
SWANK – Brush your teeth – The Survival Issue – CDN
Veal – Toothbrush – The Embattled Hearts – CDN
The Reverend Horton Heat – Where in the Hell Did You Go With My Toothbrush (Live) – 25 to Life: Live

Ben de la Cour – Swan Dive – Shadow Land
Justin Farren – The Toilet Paper Song – Songs from Spare Rooms
Justin Farren – Everyone Should Be Nice – Another Bluebird Day
Ben de la Cour – Suicide of Town – single

Salim Nourallah – President Gas – single
Steve Poltz – Hey God I’ll Trade You Donald Trump for Leonard Cohen – single – CDN

Shannon Lyon – Since I’m Loving You – Wandered – CDN
Shannon Lyon – The Lights Behind – The Lights Behind – CDN
Geoff Berner – Volcano God – We Shall Not Flag or Fail, We Shall Go On to the End – CDN

Chris Trapper – Make It Through (Stripped Mix) – Cold Water Waltz
Juliet McConkey – Hung the Moon – Disappearing Girl
Bella White – Just Like Leaving – Just Like Leaving – CDN
Willie Watson – Dancing On My Own – single
Ondara – Lockdown On Date Night Tuesday – Folk n’ Roll Vol. 1: Tales Of Isolation
Low Cut Connie – Stay as Long as You Like – Private Lives
Carolina Story – See You When I See You – Dandelion

The Lowest of the Low – Subversives – Shakespeare My Butt… – CDN
The Weakerthans – Psalm For The Elks Lodge Last Call – Reconstruction Site – CDN – WPG
Joe Nolan – Kisses in the Dark – Drifters – CDN

Episode #858

It’s Thanksgiving weekend and as always, we’re thankful for great music to get us through, and there’s a whole bunch of great stuff here today. We’ve got another pile of great new music, including the haul from the last Bandcamp day, some great requests, we celebrate some significant local birthdays, and we explore the life and incredible talent of Eddie Van Halen by picking out some of the folkier sounds from his amazing work.

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

Mary Gauthier – Thanksgiving At The Prison (demo) – Season of Mercy (single)
Loudon Wainwright III – Thanksgiving – Career Moves
Drive-By Truckers – The Thanksgiving Filter – Go-Go Boots

Andrina Turenne – When the Smoke Clears – single – CDN – WPG
Terra Lightfoot – Love You So – Consider The Speed – CDN
Amanda Shires – The Promise (w/Jason Isbell) – single
The Mastersons – Sensitive Souls – Red, White & I Love You Too

Slim Dunlap – Two by Two – single
Jonathan Byrd – I Wish I Was In Love – Pickup Takeout
Courtney Marie Andrews, Liz Cooper and Molly Sarlé – America (Simon & Garfunkel Cover) – Good Music to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy, Volume 2
James McMurtry – Out Here in the Middle – Blasted from the Past
John Moreland – Nobody Gives a Damn About Songs Anymore – Live at The Grey Eagle – Asheville, NC – 6/9/19

Arborist – Too Much On My Mind – A Northern View
Reb Fountain – Don´t You Know Who I Am – Reb Fountain
Ian Noe – Letter To Madeline – Between The Country

Slow Leaves – Miss You – Shelf Life – CDN – WPG
Slow Leaves – Half of the Bed – Shelf Life – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – Everything Is not Enough – Headwaters – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – As Far as I can Tell – Love Songs for the Last 20 – CDN – WPG
Nathan – Malana – Stranger – CDN – WPG

Van Halen – Spanish Fly – Van Halen II
Van Halen – Could this Be Magic? – Women and Children First
Van Halen – Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now) – Diver Down
Van Halen – 316 – For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge

Mike Plume – More Than A Game (2014 Version) – single – CDN
Skinny Dyck – Dreamin’ – Get To Know Lonesome – CDN
Dennis Ellsworth – Step Into the Light – Common Senseless

Episode #857

Lots of new music today, including a very busy artist who appeared on three releases this week, some great Can-con, special requests, and some October music to head us into the month in style!

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

John Wort Hannam – Acres of Elbow Room – Acres of Elbow Room – CDN
Matthew Ryan – 3rd of October – East Autumn Grin
Jon Dee Graham – October – Summerland

Drive-By Truckers – The New OK – The New OK
Steve Earle – Times Like These – single
Thomas Csorba – Highway Kid – Thomas Csorba
Hannah Aldridge – Aftermath – Live in Black and White
Bonnie Whitmore – Fine – Last Will & Testament
Mise en Scene – High School Feeling – Winnipeg, California – CDN – MB

Last Year’s Man – Brave the Storm – Brave the Storm
Kurt Vile – How Lucky (w/John Prine) – Speed, Sound, Lonely KV EP
The War & Treaty – Beautiful (w/Jason Isbell) – Hearts Town
Jackson Emmer – Fork in the Road (w/Mary Bragg) – Alpine Coda

NQ Arbuckle – Love Songs for the Long Game – Love Songs for the Long Game – CDN
Mike Plume Band – Western Wind – Born by the Radio – CDN
Lynn Miles – Because We Love – We’ll Look for Stars – CDN
Colleen Brown – I Can’t Wrap my Arms around It – Seasons Are Circling – CDN
Melissa Payne – Shake Me – Darker than your Dark – CDN

Amanda Anne Platt & the Honeycutters – Desert Flowers – single
Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, Anders Parker, and Yim Yames – Careless Reckless Love – New Multitudes
Billy Bragg & Wilco – One by One – Mermaid Avenue

Anthony da Costa – In the New World (w/Katie Pruitt) – single
Donovan Woods – She Waits For Me to Come Back Down (feat. Katie Pruitt) – Without People – CDN
Katie Pruitt – Look the Other Way – single

Scott Nolan – Fire Up – Silverhill – CDN – WPG
Scott Nolan – Twister – SIlverhill – CDN – WPG