Episode #759

September 29 marked our 16th birthday on UMFM, and we kick of year 17 doing what we always do around here, playing some new, some old, all amazing music, chatting up concerts and new releases, and just generally having a lot of fun! Here’s to the next 16 years and beyond!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Fred Eaglesmith – Flowers in the Dell – The Boy that just Went Wrong – CDN
Fred Eaglesmith – Water in the Fuel – Lipstick Lies & Gasoline – CDN
Fred Eaglesmith – Trucker Speed – 6 Volts – CDN
Ian & Sylvia – Someday Soon – Northern Journey – CDN
Wilco – Someday Soon – Being There
Alexi Murdoch – Some Day Soon – Towards the Sun

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Bear’s Den – Red Earth & Pouring Rain – Red Earth & Pouring Rain
The Artisanals – Grow with You – The Artisanals
Alex Dezen – When You Give Up – II
The Damnwells – Kiss Catastrophe – Bastards of the Beat
Matthew Ryan – 3rd of October – East Autumn Grin

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Nicki Bluhm – To Rise You Gotta Fall – To Rise You Gotta Fall
Marissa Nadler – For My Crimes – For My Crimes
The Black Lillies – Earthquake – Stranger to Me
Guy Clark – Homegrown Tomatoes – Better Days
Melissa Payne – September Skies – single – CDN
Melissa Payne – Don’t Say – Melissa Payne – CDN
Dylan Ireland – When It Goes – Every Other Night – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Mayhemingways – Haybales – Skip Land – CDN
Leeroy Stagger – Enemy Inside – Love Versus – CDN
Oh Susanna – Thunderbird – A Girl in Teen City – CDN
Rodney Crowell – Life Without Susanna – Close Ties
Romantica – Cecil Ingram Connor – Shadowland
Matthew Ryan – (I Just Died) Like an Aviator – Hustle Up Starlings
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – White Man’s World – The Nashville Sound

Episode #758

Lots of shows to talk about on this episode, past and future, some great requests, a birthday party for Bruce, new music, and more!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Old Reliable – Tight Knit Seams – Pulse of Light Dark Landscape – CDN
D.Rangers – Three Barriers – We Stay High and Lonesome – CDN – WPG
The Small Glories – Had I Paid – Wondrous Traveler – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – Miles and Years – Love Songs for the Last 20 – CDN – WPG
Linda McRae – Flying Jenny – Flying Jenny – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Willie P Bennett – Love Is a Game – Scenery/Sharpen the Plow – CDN
Hank Williams – Ramblin’ Man – Greatest Hits
June Carter Cash – The L & N Don’t Stop Here Anymore – Press On
Ray Bonneville – Crow John – Goin’ by Feel – CDN
David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes – Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
Spirit Of The West – And if Venice Is Sinking – Faithlift – CDN
Primary Colours – Cry Me a River – live recording – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Bear’s Den – Above the Clouds of Pompeii – Islands
Bear’s Den – Agape – Islands
Ferris & Sylvester – Sometimes – Made In Streatham
Songs: Ohia – I’ve Been Riding with the Ghost – The Magnolia Electric Co.
The Magnolia Electric Co. – Hard to Love a Man – Hard to Love a Man
Great Lake Swimmers – Bodies and Minds – Bodies and Minds – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Fred Eaglesmith – Cigarette Machine – 6 Volts – CDN
Fred Eaglesmith – Cumberland County – Falling Stars and Broken Hearts – CDN
NQ Arbuckle – Atlantic City – live recording – CDN
Serena Ryder – Racing In The Street – single – CDN
Joe Nolan – Black Out Drunk – Cry Baby – CDN

Episode #757

The concert calendar is pretty busy these days, and we’ve got plenty of upcoming shows to preview, as well as some new music, some great requests, and a set of rockin’ classics!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Mayhemingways – Frances the Youngest Truck Driver – Skip Land – CDN
Jim Bryson – Cerulean – Tired of Waiting – CDN
Jim Bryson – Hold the World – Tired of Waiting – CDN
Courtney Marie Andrews – Heart and Mind – single
The Lemonheads – The Outdoor Type – Car Button Cloth
The Lemonheads – Into Your Arms – Come on Feel The Lemonheads

2:30 – 3:00 pm

The Replacements – Can’t Hardly Wait – Pleased to Meet Me
Big Star – When My Baby’s Beside Me – #1 Record
Elvis Costello – I’m Not Angry – My Aim Is True
Camper Van Beethoven – Take the Skinheads Bowling – Telephone Free Landslide Victory
Cracker – Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now) – Cracker
Tony Furtado – These Chains – These Chains
Tony Furtado – Give Me Your Soul – The Bell
Tony Furtado – Astoria – Cider House Sessions (Live at Reverend Nat’s)

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Linda McRae – Deck of 52 – Rough Edges & Ragged Hearts – CDN
Linda McRae – Why Can’t Waylon – Shadow Trails – CDN
Spirit of the West – Home for a Rest – Save This House – CDN
Fred Eaglesmith – I’m Just Dreamin’ – From The Paradise Motel – CDN
Elliott BROOD – Without Again – Mountain Meadows – CDN
Steve Earle – The Galway Girl – Transcendental Blues

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Scott Nolan – You Rock We Roll – Montgomery Eldorado – CDN – WPG
D. Rangers – Trois Rivieres – The Paw-Paw Patch – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – The Waitress – Headwaters – CDN – WPG
Malcolm Holcombe – Black Bitter Moon – Come Hell or High Water
John Wort Hannam – The Quiet Life – Acres of Elbow Room – CDN
The Devil Makes Three – Paint my Face – Chains Are Broken
Ane Brun – I Want to Know What Love Is – Leave Me Breathless

Episode #756

Tony Furtado returns to Winnipeg for a very rare appearance on September 19, so we got him on the phone to chat about that and much more. We also heard some great new (and new-to-me) music, the usual collection of great German requests, and a special celebration of the upcoming birthday of my best friend and biggest inspiration!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Willie P Bennett – Brave Wings – Heartstrings – CDN
Banjo Mechanics – Luck of the Beanrow – Luck of the Beanrow – CDN
Hillbilly Burlesque – Lay Down Next to You – Crazy Life – CDN – WPG
Aaron Lee Tasjan – Songbird – Karma for Cheap
Jay Aymar – Walls Are Pages – Your Perfect Matador – CDN
Cris Cuddy – The Night the Lights Blew Out (in St. John’s Newfoundland) – Dream On – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

The Whispering Tree – Invisible Forces – Fat Cat
Kate Campbell – This, and my Heart Beside – Damn Sure Blue
Carly Dow – Sunlight Remembers – Comet – CDN – MB
Tony Furtado – If I Had a Boat (w/Ben Demerath) – Full Circle
Tony Furtado – Dying Language – The Bell

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Tony Furtado interview

Tony Furtado – Peggy O – Cider House Sessions (Live at Reverend Nat’s)
Dylan LeBlanc – Look How Far We’ve Come – Cautionary Tale
Anna von Hausswolff – Above All – Singing From the Grave

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Sawyer Fredericks – Broken Home – Hide Your Ghost
The Arrogant Worms – The Happy Happy Birthday Song – C’est Cheese – CDN
Chris Trapper – Birthday Song – Songs From The Drive-In
Johnny Fritz – Ain’t It Your Birthday – Dad Country
Loudon Wainwright III – The Birthday Present – Grown Man
Loudon Wainwright III – Birthday Boy – Years in the Making!
Loretta Lynn – Happy Birthday – Greatest Hits

Episode #755

This episode features a chat with two friends & favourites, one long-time and one recent discovery, Tannis Slimmon and Annie Sumi, who are heading out on the road and will be stopping in the Winnipeg area next weekend. We’ve also got some great new music, memories of great shows I’ve seen recently, some great requests and much more!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Chuck Prophet – The Left Hand & The Right Hand – Temple Beautiful
Joe Nolan – Dead Ends and Damaged Hearts – Cry Baby – CDN
Joe Nolan – Breaking Up and Out – Cry Baby – CDN

Tannis Slimmon & Annie Sumi interview

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Annie Sumi – Evaporating Life – In the Unknown – CDN
Tannis Slimmon – Edmonton – Lucky Blue – CDN
Lewis Melville – My Body Moves – Not Really a Bluegrass Album – CDN
Tannis Slimmon – Why Can’t You Read My Mind – Oak Lake – CDN
Annie Sumi – The City – In the Unknown – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Major Love – Older Younger – Major Love – CDN
Will Courtney – Too High Now – Crazy Love
Jon Brooks – 01 – No One Travels Alone – CDN
Joe Ely – Because of the Wind – The Lubbock Tapes
Joe Ely – Cool Rockin’ Loretta – Hi-Res
Alejandro Escovedo – Rosalie – A Man Under the Influence
Alejandro Escovedo – Wave – A Man Under the Influence

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Joe Ely – Up on the Ridge – Live @ Antone’s
Blaze Foley – Clay Pigeons – Live at the Austin Outhouse
Townes Van Zandt – Blaze’s Blues – No Deeper Blue
Guy Clark – The Cape – Dublin Blues
Gretchen Peters – Love that Makes a Cup of Tea – Dancing With the Beast