Episode #364

It’s Halloween, and although (for a change) we had a full show planned with tons of spooky & scary tunes to get the ghosts & goblins ready for the big day, I played a dirty trick on myself, and it definitely wasn’t a treat, I left my iPod and the entire show at home! What happens when a totally technology-dependent radio host tries to make up a show on the spot? Now that’s scary! Luckily, Del Barber dropped by to chat about his upcoming shows, and we bestow an annual honour upon him.

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Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Andy Maize – Lovely You – The History of Forgetting – CDN
The Deep Dark Woods – Silver Ships of Andilar – More Townes Van Zandt by the Great Unknown
Chris Mills – Tecumseh Valley – Introducing Townes Van Zandt via the Great Unknown
The Sumner Brothers – Colorado Girl – More Townes Van Zandt by the Great Unknown
Blaze Foley – You’ll Get Yours Aplenty – The Dawg Years (1975-1978)
Blaze Foley – Living in the Woods in a Tree – The Dawg Years (1975-1978)

2:30 – 3:00 pm

John Prine w/Iris DeMent – In Spite of Ourselves – In Person and on Stage
Ryan Adams – Halloweenhead – Easy Tiger
Paul MacLeod – Ghosts – Close and Play – CDN
The Wooden Sky – My Old Ghosts – If I Don’t Come Home You’ll Know I’m Gone – CDN
Sara Bareilles – Not Alone – Kaleidoscope Heart
Matthew Ryan – The End of a Ghost Story – Dear Lover (acoustic version)

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Bobby Bare Jr. – Rock and Roll Halloween – A Storm a Tree My Mother’s Head
Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs – Devil’s in the Jukebox – God Willin’ & the Creek Don’t Rise
Kasey Chambers – Devil on your Back – Little Bird
Matt Andersen – Devil’s Bride – Live from the Phoenix Theatre – CDN
Jeremy Messersmith – A Girl, a Boy, and a Graveyard – The Reluctant Graveyard
Jeremy Messersmith – Deathbed Salesman – The Reluctant Graveyard
Jeremy Messersmith – Lazy Bones – The Reluctant Graveyard

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Sunparlour Players – Robbers Lullaby – Hymns for the Happy – CDN

Del Barber interview

Del Barber – Love Song for the Last 20 – Love Songs for the Last 20 – CDN – WPG

Another week of great upcoming shows to preview, including The Wailin’ Jennys, Josh Ritter, Porkbelly Futures, and Andy Maize & Michael Johnston, among others. We also try to fit in a few more best-of the year contenders.

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Even though it’s still a couple months away, it seems like Christmas, because we got a heaping helping of new music in the mail this week, including a box of great new stuff from one of Canada’s best labels, Busted Flat Records. These add to an already impressive list of great new releases this year, but we all know that the releases go into hibernation this time of year. With that in mind, we tried to look at what might be the best release of 2010… and then realized that it was slightly premature. We did, however, manage to look at some great concerts, past and present.

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It’s Thanksgiving weekend, and we here have plenty to be thankful for, including some cool upcoming shows and some great new music. We’re also thankful for the wonderful music left behind by the late, great Solomon Burke, and after hearing today’s tribute, you’ll be thankful, too.

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Today we got off to a rather rockin’ start, before heading into show previews, new releases, and just plain good stuff. We ended off with a celebration of the season, with some autumn songs!

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It’s another incredibly busy week for shows, including the return of Sunset Saloon favourite Christina Martin and the next big show at the Saloon, John Wort Hannam! Also, Cuff the Duke, Del Barber, Matt Epp, and more do shows this week, and we try to give you the details on them all. There are also some great new CDs out now (or soon) and we heard brand new tracks from Lynn Miles, Ken Whiteley, Jim Bryson and more! And, as if that weren’t enough, through the magic of modern technology, we went LIVE to a Leeroy Stagger concert in the Netherlands!

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On this episode, we’re blessed with a couple of pretty amazing in-studio guests, as we’re joined for conversation and live performances by Austin, TX singer/songwriter Danny Schmidt, and our old pal John Wort Hannam (and trio!) As if that weren’t enough, we have some big shows coming up this week, and previews of those!

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