We’re back, live, in-studio at long last, and boy, have we got a backlog of great new music to show off, including new ones from Leeroy Stagger, Luke Doucet, Ray Lamontagne, and more! We’ve also got tales from Edmonton Folk Fest, Trout Forest, and info on some upcoming shows as well!
Pre-recorded because all good hearted folks are in my living room attending the Christina Martin house concert. But because not everyone can attend and because we’ve got her here anyway, Christina was kind enough to sit in on the recording of the show for some talk, some requests, and some live performances!
Pre-recorded again, as we’re off at Edmonton Folk Festival. In honour of that, some songs about that fine city, and some of the many great artists performing there this year. We end off with some Trout Forest performers and a tribute to the late, great Paul Quarrington.
Another pre-recorded episode, but that allows for some special guest cameos from Carter & Jeremy. This week we got a bunch of great music in the mail from Australia, featuring Australia’s best, Paul Kelly. We played a bunch from Paul, a tribute to Paul Kelly, and a bunch of stuff from the upcoming Trout Forest Music Festival.
Pre-recorded because we’re off at Lucy’s wedding. You’ve heard my wonderful co-hosts Sophie/Elysha and Tony/Carter, but now, it’s baby Jeremy’s turn! He’s too young for a radio name, but he’s not too young to add lots to the show, as he babbled his way through almost the whole thing. What can I say; my boy’s a natural! Music? Yup, we’ve got that in spades. New Christina Martin! House concert wish list! And, a long, all-star tribute to “Winnipeg’s own” Neil Young, who brings his high-priced solo tour to town this week.
This is a show we’ve long dreamed about – NQ Arbuckle is in the house. One of the finest songwriters on the planet, a heck of a good guy, and a bit of a mysterious non-traveler, we finally coaxed Arbuckle out west for a show, and dragged him into the studio to chat and sing a couple of his incredible songs.
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 always reason to celebrate. Speakin’ of celebrations, Lucy’s getting hitched on the weekend, and we’ve got some wedding/love songs to send her on her way.
playlist
part 1 (Gregory Alan Isakov)
part 2 (Hoots & Hellmouth)
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 me hosting this show today. Over the past 18 years, I have had so many amazing experiences at the Winnipeg festival (and others across the country), and this week I take a look back at some of the music and moments that stand out most for me. I’ve seen and heard some incredible things at those festivals, and I’m very excited to share some of those with you on today’s show!
