On today’s show we heard some eagerly awaited new music from folks like Shannon Lyon, Brock Zeman, Jackie Greene, the new Skydiggers! and much more.
Also, today marks father’s day, and although that day’s never meant a whole lot to me, that’s about to change, so we looked at some songs for dads and some famous dads & their offspring.
yup, podcast machine was broken AGAIN, so another episode that you’ll never get to hear again, sadly
I hate to strip away the magic, but the truth is that sometimes I show up to the station somewhat uninspired, with no real vision or idea what to play. Luckily, in those cases, the listeners often come to the rescue, and thankfully that was the case today. Loyal listeners Rob & Laura started us off by asking for some songs that might help them plant the flowers in the garden, and it was off and running from there. We slipped in a few for Allie and even one for our neighbour Julianne.
The new NQ Arbuckle is here! The new NQ Arbuckle is here! Couldn’t wait even a moment to play this one. Get it June 10.
Last night our beloved West End Cultural Centre said goodbye to the old hall and looked forward to the new with a stellar all-star recreation of the classic concert film, The Band’s Last Waltz. So many things came to mind, great memories, the amazing local music community, and how damn good The Band was. We paid tribute to The Band & friends for a good long while on the show.
And, at long last, June is here. Some songs celebrating the calendar’s turn for the better.
One just for fun today. My family and I went to the Teddy Bear Picnic (always a good time for the kids) and then headed down to UMFM. So, you get to hear me goof around with the always entertaining and talented Carter & Elysha, who provided some great jokes & riddles for the listeners to answer.
We started off with a look back at last night’s amazing Romi Mayes/Dustin Bentall show, and ended off with a look forward to Thursday’s Scott Nolan/C.R. Avery show. In between, we took a listen to some classics that haven’t been heard on the show for a while, but are worthy of a listen every once in a while.
It’s Mom’s day and we’ve got a lot to celebrate as always. For Jaine, Lucy, and all of the mothers out there, we just had to play a few songs in their honour. Hour two was full of songs dedicated to moms and some that mom should love.
Hour 1 was devoted to nostalgia (with the announcement of an upcoming Mike Plume Band show!), and some fabulous new music from the likes of Langhorne Slim, Eliza Gilkyson, and Elliott BROOD!
Under the Covers II
Just when you think winter is long gone, you wake up and it’s grey and snowy outside. It’s been a long week for me, and that was just enough to make me want to stay in bed. So, this week, we go back Under the Covers for some of our favourite cover songs. This week was almost all covers, some new, some neat, some downright weird.
Not much in the theme department this week other than a couple of upcoming concerts and Elysha’s upcoming birthday. Otherwise, it was all great music, all the time, and we covered a whole lot of it this week. Listener Claire called this a “perfect show,” and who are we to argue with a dedicated listener like Claire?
It’s Earth Day this week, and any good folk show has to play some hippie earth songs, so we played a few earth & earthy numbers. What better place to get your fill of tree huggin’ songs than at a folk festival, and we looked ahead to a couple of good ones to consider trekking to this summer. And, some fabulous new music. A jam packed show once again.
Episode #256
A bit of everything on this one, requests, dedications, upcoming concerts, new music, old classics, and more! Featuring music from Mike Plume Band, Gram Parsons, Steve Dawson, Whiskeytown, and more. You can’t go wrong with a lineup like that!
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part 2:download
Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist
2:00pm – 2:30pm
Greg Brown – Spring Wind – If I Had Known (Essential Recordings, 1980-1996)
Greg Brown – Worrisome Years – If I Had Known (Essential Recordings, 1980-1996)
Greg Brown – Sleeper – Dream Café
Tom Waits – You Can Never Hold Back Spring – Orphans: Bawlers
Jim Lauderdale & Donna the Buffalo – Wait ’til Spring – Wait ’til Spring
Bright Eyes – Land Locked Blues – I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning
2:30pm – 3:00pm
Don Brownrigg – These a.m. Times – Wander Songs – CDN
Jim Bryson – Flowers – Where the Bungalows Roam – CDN
Loudon Wainwright III – Doin’ the Math – Strange Weirdos: Music from and Inspired by the Film Knocked Up
Bobby Bare Jr’s Young Criminals Starvation League – Your Adorable Beast – From the End of Your Leash
NQ Arbuckle – Outside the Stars – The Last Supper in a Cheap Town – CDN
Bob Snider – Dog – Stealin’ Home – CDN
Mike Plume Band – If There Ever Was a Fool – Song & Dance, Man – CDN
3:00pm – 3:30pm
Mike Plume Band – Steel Belted Radio – Born So Long Ago Live 1997-2002 – CDN
Mike Plume – The Best Job I Ever Had – Table for One – CDN
Steve Dawson – Walkin’ Down the Line – Waiting for the Lights to Come Up – CDN
Steve Dawson – Hard to Get Gertie – Waiting for the Lights to Come Up – CDN
Gram Parsons – Still Feeling Blue – GP
The Byrds – You’re Still on My Mind – Sweetheart of the Rodeo
Gram Parsons & The Flying Burrito Brothers – When Will I Be Loved – Gram Parsons Archives Vol. 1: Live At The Avalon Ballroom April 4th, 1969
3:30pm – 4:00pm
Whiskeytown – Luxury Liner – Strangers Almanac
Whiskeytown – Excuse Me if I Break my own Heart Tonight – Strangers Almanac
Uncle Tupelo – Moonshiner – March 16-20, 1992
Uncle Tupelo – Sandusky – March 16-20, 1992
Buddy & Julie Miller – Keep Your Distance – Buddy & Julie Miller
Hayes Carll – Bad Liver and a Broken Heart – Trouble in Mind
Kathleen Edwards – 12 Bellevue – Failer – CDN