A special podcast exclusive deep dive into the recording career of Stephen Fearing! There’s a power outage at the radio station this weekend, so no new episode will air on UMFM, however, I had some special plans this week because there are some exciting shows coming up, so I thought I’d put together some exclusive podcast episodes.

Seeing Stephen Fearing at my first folk festival in 1993 was a monumental moment for me. I remember being blown away and amazed that I’d never seen him or even heard of him before. I realized that there was a world of great music that I had been missing out on, and it set me off on a path of musical discovery that continues to this day. I also vowed to some day be able to help others discover music like his, and eventually that vehicle became Tell the Band to Go Home. Stephen has been one of the most played artists on the show since the beginning, and I’ve been attending his shows ever since that first festival.

On this special episode, we hear selections from throughout Stephen’s solo career, as well as some covers, live performances, and collaborations, including his longstanding supergroup Blackie and the Rodeo Kings.

Get to know Denmark’s The Sentimentals on the Dec. 8, 2024 episode: https://tellthebandtogohome.com/2024/12/08/podcast-december-8-2024/

Stephen Fearing & The Sentimentals, March 29: https://www.wecc.ca/events/2025/03/stephenfearing

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

Part 1: Solo and Studio recordings:

Stephen Fearing – Bring This Song – The Empathist – CDN

Stephen Fearing – Beguiling Eyes – Out To Sea – CDN
Stephen Fearing – Blind Horses – Blue Line – CDN

Stephen Fearing – The Assassin’s Apprentice – The Assassin’s Apprentice – CDN

Stephen Fearing – Anything You Want – Industrial Lullaby – CDN
Stephen Fearing – Black Silk Gown – That’s How I Walk – CDN

Stephen Fearing – Wheel of Love – Between Hurricanes – CDN
Stephen Fearing – Time – The Secret of Climbing – CDN
Stephen Fearing – Vigil – The Secret of Climbing (bonus track) – CDN

Stephen Fearing – Stay with Me – The Unconquerable Past – CDN
Stephen Fearing – Someone Else’s Shoes – Vejpoesi – CDN
Stephen Fearing – Above The Water – The Empathist – CDN

Part 2: Live, Rare, & Collaborations:

Stephen Fearing – Thrasher – Borrowed Tunes: A Tribute To Neil Young – CDN
Stephen Fearing – Whoville – Sixty Second Songs – CDN
Stephen Fearing – Younger Than That Now – One Too Many Mornings – CDN
Stephen Fearing, Connie Kaldor, James Keelaghan, Shari Ulrich – Hard Times Come Again No More – single – CDN

Stephen Fearing – The Lucky Ones – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
Stephen Fearing – Dog on a Chain – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
Stephen Fearing – Blowhard Nation – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
Stephen Fearing – The Life – Folkscene Collection Volume Two – CDN
Stephen Fearing – Blue Line – Upfront! Canadians Live from Mountain Stage – CDN

Fearing & White – Heart o’ the Morning – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
Fearing & White – Heaven for a Lonely Man – Fearing & White – CDN
Fearing & White – Secret of a Long-Lasting Love – Tea and Confidences – CDN

Blackie and the Rodeo Kings – Lace and Pretty Flowers – High or Hurtin’: The Songs of Willie P. Bennett – CDN
Blackie & the Rodeo Kings – Nickles & Dimes – Kings of Love – CDN
Blackie and The Rodeo Kings – If I Catch You Cryin’ – BARK – CDN
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings – Heaven For A Lonely Man – Let’s Frolic – CDN
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings – Sometimes It Comes So Easy – Let’s Frolic Again – CDN

Blackie & The Rodeo Kings – Black Sheep (feat. Serena Ryder) – Kings and Queens – CDN
Blackie & The Rodeo Kings – I’d Have to Be a Stone – South – CDN
Blackie & The Rodeo Kings – Live by the Song (feat. Rodney Crowell) – Kings and Kings – CDN
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings – Trust Yourself – King of This Town – CDN
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings – Far from the Middle – O Glory – CDN

Terra Spencer – East to West (feat. Stephen Fearing) – Sunset – CDN
The Woodshed Orchestra – Unconditional Love (feat. Stephen Fearing) – Guest Book – CDN
Willie P Bennett – Brave Wings – Heartstrings – CDN

Episode #1080

Some new music and some new magic courtesy of Dagwood Radio (Wednesdays, 6-8 on UMFM), a local show to look forward to on the horizon, and a pile of great music and great memories I was lucky enough to experience at the wonderful Regina Folk Festival over the years. The festival recently announced that it would not be returning, as was hoped for this year. The festival existed for over 50 years and despite being a smaller festival in a smaller city, it was known for daring lineups, female-first programming, diversity, and memorable collaborations. I’m grateful for the good times I had there in 2004, 2005, and 2012, and today’s show featured a lot of highlights from those festivals.

2012 photographs: https://tellthebandtogohome.com/sbfrrnew/regina-folk-festival-photos-collection/
Festival home page: https://reginafolkfestival.com/

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

Suzie Ungerleider – St. Patrick’s Day – Sleepy Little Sailor – CDN

Carla Geneve – 2001 – Carla Geneve
Carla Geneve – The Right Reasons – Learn To Like It
Carla Geneve – Greg’s Discount Chemist – single
Angie McMahon – Keeping Time – Salt
Bully & Soccer Mommy – Lose You – Lucky For You

Keisha Booker – Brown Woman – HER (204): Stories of One Great City Revisited – CDN – WPG
Boniface – Hymn of the Medical Oddity – HER (204): Stories of One Great City Revisited – CDN – WPG
Fantastic Cat – Later On (Spayed & Neutered) – single
Stephen Fearing – The Empathist – The Empathist – CDN

Joel Stewart and the Future Hall of Famers – Brand New Lover – 20th Nervous Breakdown – CDN
Mike Plume – 8:30 Newfoundland (This Is Our Home) – 8:30 Newfoundland – CDN

Vic Chesnutt – Flirted With You All My Life – At The Cut
Spirit of the West – Sadness Grows – Faithlift – CDN
Hawksley Workman – We Will Still Need A Song – Lover/Fighter – CDN
The Sadies – Northumberland West – Favourite Colours – CDN

Nathan – Stone – Jimson Weed – CDN – WPG
Greg Macpherson – Company Store – Maintenance – CDN – WPG
Scott Nolan – This Time – Postcards – CDN – WPG

Mary Gauthier – Camelot Motel – Filth & Fire
Serena Ryder – Hiding Place – Live – CDN
Carolyn Mark – Not a Doll – Pros and Cons of Collaboration – CDN
Dave Lang – Home for the Holidays – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
Tolan McNeill – Hartlan – recorded live on UMFM – CDN

The Weakerthans – Benediction – Reconstruction Site – CDN – WPG
Sarah Harmer – I’m A Mountain – I’m A Mountain – CDN
Ron Sexsmith – Wishing Wells – Retriever – CDN
Danny Michel – Perfect – Tales From The Invisible Man – CDN

AA Sound System – I Don’t Get You at All – Laissez faire… – CDN
Suzie Ungerleider – Carrie Lee – Oh Susanna – CDN
Kris Demeanor & his Crack Band – You’re You – Party All Night: Live at the Ironwood – CDN
Sarah Slean – Sweet Ones – Sarah Slean – CDN
Buck 65 – Wicked and Weird – Talkin’ Honky Blues – CDN

Emmylou Harris – Hard Bargain – Hard Bargain
Mavis Staples – Wrote A Song For Everyone – You Are Not Alone
Great Lake Swimmers – Bodies and Minds – Bodies and Minds – CDN
The Beauties – Without You – The Beauties – CDN
Del Barber – Running On A Wire – Headwaters – CDN – WPG

Episode #1079

It’s unnecessary and outdated time change weekend, so some songs about daylight savings, and some of the many songs about time, as well as a load of great new music, requests, and more!

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

The Damnwells – Daylight Savings – demo

Sean Burns and Lost Country – Daylight Savings (w/Skinny Dyck) – Boots & Saddle and CKUW 95.9 fm Present A Night of Country Music – CDN – WPG
Shawn Brush – Daylight and Sunshine – December Songs
Mandolin Orange – Daylight – Such Jubilee
Anna Tivel – Crazy Time! – Yellow Room Recording

Sean Burns and Lost Country – My Old Self – Boots & Saddle and CKUW 95.9 fm Present A Night of Country Music – CDN – WPG
Artists For Action – Which Side Are You On – single
Jim Cuddy – We Used To Be The Of Best Friends – live recording – CDN

Keri Latimer, Cara Luft, Jess Reimer – Tumbling Tumbleweeds – Her (204): Stories Of One Great City Revisited – CDN – WPG

Abigail Lapell – Wait Up (Acoustic) (feat. Great Lake Swimmers) – Anniversary & More Songs about Love – CDN
Sarah Jane Scouten – The Sweetest Homewrecker – single – CDN
Brandi Carlile – Wandering – single
Gabrielle Aplin – Home To Me – Magnolia

Suzanne Vega – Speakers’ Corner – single
Joy Oladokun – All My Time – single
Caroline Spence – The Sound of You – single
Watchhouse – All Around You – single

Carter Felker – Farm Wives – Loser – CDN
John Moreland – The More You Say, The Less It Means – Live AF Session
Shinyribs – Leavin’ Louisiana Blues – Leaving Time
Ags Connolly – Corner of My Street – single
Charley Crockett – Jamestown Ferry – Lonesome Drifter

Dan Mangan – Melody – single – CDN
Matt Andersen – Magnolia – The Hammer & The Rose – CDN
The Burning Hell – Ghost Palace – Ghost Palace – CDN
Ryan Harris – Sundays – single – CDN
Mayhemingways – Jenny Ran Away in the Mud – Hunter St Blues – CDN

Matthew Ryan – Time & Time Only – East Autumn Grin
Shannon Lyon – Right Time Of The Year – The Lights Behind – CDN
Skydiggers – Hands of Time – Brother’s Keeper: songs with Paul – CDN
Blue Rodeo – Time – Casino – CDN
The Cash Brothers – Take A Little Time – How Was Tomorrow – CDN

David Baxter – Time Won’t Wait – Patina – CDN
Melwood Cutlery – When The Time Comes – Campfire – CDN
David Wiffen – We Have Had Some Good Times – Coast to Coast Fever – CDN
John Doe – A Little More Time – A Year in the Wilderness

Malcolm Holcombe – Goodtimes – Gamblin’ House
Jay Bennett – I Don’t Have the Time – Whatever Happened I Apologize
Jory Nash – Our Time Again – New Blue Day – CDN
The Jayhawks – Bad Time – Tomorrow The Green Grass
Dr. Dog – Where’d All The Time Go? – Dr. Dog
Scott H. Biram – Time Flies – Something’s Wrong/Lost Forever

Episode #1078

A bunch of great new music today including a couple of exclusive tracks from an exciting upcoming all-star album release featuring women and gender-diverse artists covering homegrown songs. The album, “HER (204): Stories Of One Great City Revisited,” will be released next Sunday at The Park Theatre. This got me wanting to explore some of the talented women performing at the show and on the album, as well as other female talent from Winnipeg and elsewhere!

Tickets and info: https://myparktheatre.com/tm-event/her-204-album-release-party-stories-of-one-great-city-revisited/

As mentioned, you can view the Del Barber Last Kick at the Can tour finale on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/K60bXU8NMxs?si=cWbqk_osObB1j4yD

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

Carter Felker – Everyday Life – Everyday Life – CDN

Carter Felker – Stranger In The Mirror – Loser – CDN
Ken Yates – Perennials – single – CDN
Suzie Ungerleider – Real Estate – The Wilds – CDN

Alison Krauss & Union Station – Granite Mills – Arcadia
Hailey Whitters & Molly Tuttle – Prodigal Daughter – single
Charles Wesley Godwin – It’s The Little Things – Lonely Mountain Town
Nathaniel Rateliff & Gregory Alan Isakov – Flowers – single
49 Winchester – Favor – single

Patterson Hood – A Werewolf and a Girl (feat. Lydia Loveless) – Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams
Craig Finn – Bethany – Always Been
Two Hours Traffic – On The Spot – single – CDN

Kelly Bado – Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm – Her: Stories Of One Great City Revisited – CDN – WPG
Jade Turner – Before You – Her: Stories Of One Great City Revisited – CDN – WPG

Joanna Miller – Absence – live recording – CDN – WPG
Keri Latimer – So Long – Crowsfeet and Greyskull – CDN – WPG
The Stanley County Cut-Ups – Petals and Permanents – single – CDN – WPG
Cara Luft – Only Love Can Save Me – Darlingford – CDN – WPG

Nicky Mehta – Row Him Home – Weather Vane – CDN – WPG
Ruth Moody – Travellin’ Shoes – The Garden – CDN – WPG
Christine Fellows – Face Down. Feet First. – Paper Anniversary – CDN – WPG
Dominique Adams – Let Me Show You – Dominique Adams – CDN – WPG

Deacon Creek – Emelia – Shepherd’s Purse – CDN – WPG
The Duhks – Four Blue Walls – The Duhks – CDN – WPG
Romi Mayes – Long Way Home – Sweet Somethin Steady – CDN – WPG

Sweet Alibi – One Chance – Walking in the Dark – CDN – WPG
Easily Amused – Song For Belfast – Simple Stuff – CDN – WPG
Begonia – Hanging on a Line – Fear – CDN – WPG
Andrina Turenne – Out of Luck – Bold as Logs – CDN – WPG
Paper Moon – Your Attitude Towards Cuttlefish – Somebody Needs a Time Out – CDN – WPG

The Sorels – Spring Break – Spring Break – CDN – WPG
Holly McNarland – Numb – Stuff – CDN – WPG
Imaginary Cities – Hummingbird – Temporary Resident – CDN – WPG

Lydia Loveless – Boy Crazy – Boy Crazy
Nikki Lane – Walk of Shame – Walk of Shame
Colleen Brown – Fight! Fight! Fight! – Dirt – CDN
Alabama Shakes – Don’t Wanna Fight – Sound & Color
Lindi Ortega – I Want You – Tin Star – CDN
Patty Griffin – Change – Flaming Red
Kathleen Edwards – 12 Bellevue – Failer – CDN

Episode #1077

A bunch of new music to start, then we bid a fond farewell to our longtime friend and show favourite, Del Barber, who is wrapping up his “Last Kick at the Can” tour with two big hometown shows this week. I’ve seen Del a lot of times in a lot of places over the past 14 years. Whether solo or with a band, he’s one of the great live performers, and his albums have all been mainstays on this show. If this truly is the end of his music career, we wish him well and look back at some magical moments and great achievements. Thanks for the music and the memories, Del!

Check out Barberino on Bandcamp: delbarber.bandcamp.com

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

Del Barber – O Canada (with The Profiteers) – single – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – The Hockey Theme (feat. The No Regretzkys) – The Puck Drops Here – WPG

Carter Felker – Piece of Time – Loser – CDN
Terra Lightfoot – Higher & Higher – single – CDN
Skydiggers – Dreams and Second Chances – single – CDN
The Good Brothers – Now That You’re Gone (feat. The Sadies) – single – CDN

Guy Clark – Wine and Cigarettes – Looking For the Words
Guy Clark – Step Inside My House – Looking For the Words
John R. Miller – Human Highway (Fireside Sessions Vol. 2) (feat. Emily Nenni) – Fireside Sessions Vol. 2

Hannah White – Run To You – single
Liz Longley – 100x – New Life
Hurray for the Riff Raff – Pyramid Scheme – single
Paul Thorn – Old Melodies – Life Is Just A Vapor
Caamp – Let Things Go – Somewhere
Evan Honer – Everything I Wanted – single

Del Barber – The Party Song – Where The City Ends – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – Story That You Tell – Where The City Ends – CDN – WPG

Del Barber – Miles And Years – Love Songs For The Last 20 – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – If I Told You That I Loved You – Love Songs For The Last 20 – CDN – WPG

Del Barber – Everything Is Not Enough – Headwaters – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – The Waitress – Headwaters – CDN – WPG

Del Barber – Farewell, God Bless You, Goodbye – Prairieography – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – Big Smoke – Prairieography – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – Mon Chandail de Hockey (feat. The No Regretzkys) – The Puck Drops Here – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – Lights Go Out (feat. The No Regretzkys) – The Puck Drops Here – CDN – WPG

Del Barber – Everyday Life – Easy Keeper – CDN – WPG

Del Barber – No Easy Way Out – Easy Keeper – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – Meantime – Stray Dogs (Collected B-Sides / Vol. 1) – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – Just A Little Heat – Stray Dogs (Collected B-Sides / Vol. 1) – CDN – WPG

Del Barber – Jared – Almanac – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – On My Way Out The Door – Almanac – CDN – WPG

Matt Andersen & Del Barber – Willie’s Diamond Joe – live recording – CDN
Del Barber – That’s the Way the World Goes ‘Round – recorded live on UMFM – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – Spanish Pipedream – Live at the West End – CDN – WPG

Del Barber – Stolen Car – recorded live on UMFM – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – Harvest Moon – Daytrotter Studio 1/20/2014 – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – I Dream of Highways – unreleased – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – Summer Wages – live recording – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – One Great City! – One Great Tribute demos – CDN – WPG

Del Barber – Still Got You – Almanac – CDN – WPG

Episode #1076

Honouring the memories of Willie P Bennett and Dallas Good, classics, requests, a surprise new album from an old favourite, an exciting upcoming show, and a pile of new releases including some star-studded LA fire benefit albums.

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

Willie P Bennett – Blue Valentine – Heartstrings – CDN

Willie P Bennett – Music In Your Eyes – Tryin’ To Start Out Clean – CDN
Willie P Bennett – Lace And Pretty Flowers – Hobo’s Taunt – CDN
Willie P Bennett – Summer Dreams, Winter Sleep – Blackie And The Rodeo King – CDN
The Sadies – Idle Tomorrows – Darker Circles – CDN
The Sadies – The Story’s Often Told – Stories Often Told – CDN
The Sadies – More Alone – Colder Streams – CDN

Blackie & the Rodeo Kings – Nickles & Dimes – Kings of Love – CDN
Jim Bryson – Fleetwood – The North Side Benches – CDN
Melissa McClelland – Jaded – Stranded In Suburbia – CDN
The Wailin’ Jennys – Bring ’em All In – 40 Days – CDN – WPG

Clem Snide – All Green – Soft Spot
The Wicks – Nothing Turned Out – Leaning in the Sun – CDN
The Grapes of Wrath – Mexico – High Road – CDN

The Jitters – ‘Til The Fever Breaks – Louder Than Words – CDN
The Jitters – The Hard Way – Louder Than Words – CDN
Blair Packham – Heads and Tails – The Impossible Dream – CDN
Blair Packham – For Joanne – The Impossible Dream – CDN

Colin James – Chicks ‘N Cars (And The Third World War) – Colin James – CDN
Colin James – Cadillac Baby – Colin James And The Little Big Band – CDN
Colin James – National Steel – National Steel – CDN

Lee Harvey Osmond – Freedom – The Folk Sinner – CDN
Blackie & The Rodeo Kings – I’m Still Loving You – Kings and Queens – CDN
Billy Cowsill – Roll Over Beethoven – Billy Cowsill Live – CDN

Terra Lightfoot – Out Of Time – Healing Power – CDN

Terra Lightfoot – Stars Over Dakota – New Mistakes – CDN
Terra Lightfoot – See You In The Morning – Every Time My Mind Runs Wild – CDN
Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit – The One I Love (Live) – Good Music to Lift Los Angeles

Pearl Charles – You Know It Ain’t Right – Super Bloom: A Benefit for Fire Relief in Los Angeles
Jenny Don’t and the Spurs – Wherever You Are – single
The Delines – Sitting On The Curb – Mr. Luck & Ms. Doom
Dylan Earl – Johnny Alabama – Back in the Garage – Los Angeles Fire Relief Compilation

Carter Felker – Stranger in the Mirror – Loser – CDN
Bill Chambers & Grace Cassells – Like A Train – single
Sam Outlaw – I Never Saw Him Cry – The Nonessential
Fantastic Cat – Some Things Never Change – single
Gary Louris – Couldn’t Live a Day Without You – Dark Country
Ben Caplan – Lost – single – CDN
Liv Greene – Flowers (Party Version) – single

Episode #1075

Good news to start in the form of new music and some exciting events, including the annual CKUW Fundrive, which is on now! We also have some sad news this week, as we’ve learned of the loss of a true UMFM icon, Lyle Skinner of Waxies Dargle. Lyle & his show were a mainstay on Sundays for over 25 years. Lyle was also a great friend, mentor, influence, and positive presence. He will be sadly missed, but never forgotten. In his honour and memory, I picked some of my favourites from his playlists over the years and presented just some of the amazing music with a Celtic edge to it that Lyle knew and loved. We’ll try to always remember what Lyle always told us at the end of every show, “Peace and love never go out of style.”

https://www.arbormemorial.ca/en/chapellawn/obituaries/lyle-douglas-skinner/136897.html

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

Stephen Fearing – Valentine’s Day – The Empathist – CDN

Carter Felker – Hawaii – Loser – CDN
Adam Carroll – Black Flag Blues – Old Town Rock N Roll
John Prine – Far from Me – John Prine

Joe Ely – Waiting Around to Die – Love and Freedom
Kathleen Edwards & Daniel Tashian – Only Lie Worth Telling – Covers – CDN
Slow Leaves – Happy All the Time – In Solitude, For Company – CDN – WPG
Christina Martin – Little Princess (Live) – Storm Live – CDN

Odds & Limblifter – Listening Party – single – CDN
Micah Schnabel – Rinse, Repeat – single
Steph Cameron – Rain – Blood Moon – CDN
Mike Plume – Dance Ruby, Dance (w/Jenny Orenstein) – single – CDN

Caroline Spence – Let Go – single

Ben de la Cour – I Must Be Lonely (feat. Gin Wife) – single
Richard Inman – Gone – single – CDN – MB
Matt Andersen – The Hammer & The Rose – The Hammer & The Rose – CDN
Jake Vaadeland – Bound to the Road – single – CDN

Celtic Offspring – The Old Torn Petticoat/The Whalens – Nobody Cries When You Cut Up A Bagpipe

The Pogues – Waxie’s Dargle – Red Roses for Me
Spirit of the West – The Old Sod – Save This House – CDN
Steve Earle – Dirty Old Town – Joy of Living: a Tribute to Ewan Maccoll
Oysterband – Bells of Rhymney – Trawler

The Paperboys – Someplace, Somewhere – single – CDN
The Waterboys – A Man Is in Love – Room to Roam
The East Pointers – The Stubborn Mule – Secret Victory – CDN
Dave Gunning – The Same Storm – The Same Storm – CDN

Shooglenifty – Venus In Tweeds – Venus in Tweed
Stan Rogers – Free In The Harbour – Northwest Passage – CDN
David Francey – Harbour – The Breath Between – CDN
Richard Thompson – From Galway to Graceland – Acoustic Classics
The Duhks – Beyond The Blue – Beyond the Blue – CDN – WPG

Ron Hynes – La Cour de la Mer – Stealing Genius – CDN
Ken Tizzard – Sonny’s Dream – A Good Dog Is Lost: A Collection of Ron Hynes Songs – CDN
Lennie Gallant – Saying Goodbye to Ron – Time Travel – CDN
Eric Bogle – And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda – Scraps Of Paper

Bill Bourne – House Of Love – A Love Fandango – CDN
The Small Glories – Oh My Love – Assiniboine & the Red – CDN – WPG
Tannis Slimmon – In and Out of Harmony – In and Out of Harmony – CDN
Wailin’ Jennys – Keep Me in Your Heart – Fifteen – CDN – WPG

Episode #1074

The world and our daily lives are getting more and more frightening and uncertain by the day, it seems. I don’t know what we can do about it other than to try to stay hopeful, stay positive, and lead with love and kindness. Oh, and listen to lots of great music! That’s what today’s show is primarily about, good music, the majority of it Canadian, but I’m choosing not to blame or punish good Americans and good American musicians, so we sprinkled a lot of our favourites in as well. We’ve got some new music, including a new record that might contain some of the best songwriting I’ve heard in a long, long time, and a few exciting upcoming shows to talk about!

Listen to Carter Felker! https://carterfelker.bandcamp.com/
Make your reservations for his show, April 26 at T & A Garage! https://www.facebook.com/events/933275555564877

Catch Lachlan Neville, February 8 at T & A Garage! https://www.facebook.com/events/1616613478986200

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

Jim Bryson – February – The Occasionals – CDN

The Lowest of The Low – The Dogs Of February – Hallucigenia – CDN
Rheostatics – RDA (Rock Death America) – Whale Music – CDN
Slow – Have Not Been The Same – Against the Glass – CDN
The Weakerthans – Aside – Left and Leaving – CDN – WPG

The Hold Steady – Stay Positive – Stay Positive
Jon Dee Graham – Laredo (Small Dark Something) – Hooray for the Moon
Alejandro Escovedo – Castanets – A Man Under the Influence
James McMurtry – How’m I Gonna Find You Now – Complicated Game
Hayes Carll – KMAG YOYO – KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories)

Del Barber – Everything Is not Enough – Headwaters – CDN – WPG
JP Hoe – Nothing’s Gonna Harm You – Mannequin – CDN – WPG
Christina Martin – Falling for You – Sleeping with a Stranger – CDN
Matt Mays – Where Am I Going? – Matt Mays – CDN

Carter Felker – Losing Hand – Loser – CDN
Carter Felker – I Ain’t Hurtin’ No One – Loser – CDN
Carter Felker – Throwing Words – Loser – CDN

Lachlan Neville – Icarus – single – CDN
Lachlan Neville – Arizona – live recording – CDN
Lachlan Neville – A Tear for the President – live recording – CDN

Andy Sheppard – Snowburst – single – CDN
Amanda Rheaume – One Of These Days – single – CDN
Stephen Fearing – Far From The Middle – The Empathist – CDN

Abby Webster – GIVE ME MONEY – single
Chatham Rabbits – Gas Money – single

Wayne Hancock – Thunderstorms and Neon Signs – Thunderstorms and Neon Signs
Wayne Hancock – 87 Southbound – That’s What Daddy Wants
Wayne Hancock – Miller, Jack & Mad Dog – A-Town Blues

Sunparlour Players – Pacifists Anthem – Hymns for the Happy – CDN
Sunparlour Players – Point Pelee Is The Place To Be! – Wave North – CDN
Chuck Prophet – No Other Love – No Other Love
Chuck Prophet – Red Sky Night (feat. ¿Qiensave?) – Wake The Dead
NQ Arbuckle – Marco Polo – XOK – CDN

Luke Doucet And The White Falcon – Blood’s Too Rich – Blood’s Too Rich – CDN
Blue Shadows – Deliver Me – On The Floor Of Heaven – CDN
Nathan – Scarecrow – Key Principles – CDN – WPG
Kings Of The Moon – Crab Song – Kings Of The Moon – CDN – WPG

Episode #1073

Some new music, an interesting upcoming shows, and a 2 hour tribute to the late, great, Garth Hudson, founding member of The Band, which laid the groundwork for a lot of the music that we love and passionately enjoy every week. Hudson also contributed his distinctive vocals, keyboards, accordion, and saxophone to a long list of artists and albums. Even in 2 hours, I was only able to scratch the surface of the man’s incredible career and legacy! Just for fun, if you want to see some of the songs that didn’t make it onto the show, click here.

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

Steve Forbert – January 23-30, 1978 – Jack Rabbit Slim

Ken Yates – Cataclysmic End – single – CDN
Noah Derksen – if it be your will (feat. Dominique Adams) – Stolen Serenades – CDN – WPG
The Delines – The Haunting Thoughts – Mr. Luck & Ms. Doom

Craig Finn – People Of Substance – Always Been
Sam Fender – Arm’s Length – People Watching
Petey USA – Model Train Town – single
Chris Trapper – Friday Night At The Dog Park – single

Julian Taylor & Jim Cuddy – Tulsa Time – single – CDN
Ben Nichols & Rick Steff – Slow Dancing (Unplugged) – Lucero Unplugged

Shotgun Jimmie – Join The Band – Field Of Trampolines – CDN – MB
John K. Samson – Postdoc Blues – Winter Wheat – CDN – WPG
Jim Bryson & The Weakerthans – Decidedly – The Falcon Lake Incident – CDN
John K. Samson – Fantasy Baseball at the End of the World – single – CDN – WPG

Colin Linden – Chest Fever – When The Spirit Comes – CDN
Blue Rodeo – King Harvest – Garth Hudson Presents: A Canadian Celebration of The Band – CDN
Neil Young & The Sadies – This Wheel’s On Fire – Garth Hudson Presents: A Canadian Celebration of The Band – CDN
The Sadies – The Shape I’m In – Garth Hudson Presents: A Canadian Celebration of The Band – CDN

The Sadies – Lonely Guy (Live) – In Concert: Volume One – CDN
Neko Case – Margaret vs. Pauline – Fox Confessor Brings The Flood
Colin Linden – Still Yesterday – South At Eight North At Nine – CDN
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings – Old Hotel – Let’s Frolic Again – CDN
Paul Reddick – Morning Bell – Sugarbird – CDN
Matt Andersen – Home Sweet Home – Coal Miner Blues – CDN

The Band – Remedy – Jericho – CDN
Bob Dylan – You Angel You – Planet Waves
Rick Danko & Garth Hudson – Twilight (Live) – The Best of Mountain Stage Live, Vol. – CDN
Garth Hudson – Till We Meet Again (Instrumental) – The Beautiful Old – CDN

Bobby Charles – Small Town Talk – Bobby Charles
Jesse Winchester – Black Dog – Jesse Winchester
Emmylou Harris – Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight – Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – The Best Of Everything – Southern Accents

The Northern Pikes – Girl With A Problem – Snow In June – CDN
Jeffrey Gaines – Love Disappears – Jeffrey Gaines
Indigo Girls – Gone Again – Come On Now Social
Norah Jones – What Am I To You? – Feels Like Home
Martha Wainwright – These Flowers – Martha Wainwright – CDN
Teddy Thompson – No Way To Be – Separate Ways

David Olney – Robert Ford & Jesse James – Real Lies
Kevin Hearn – Time Machine (feat. Thinbuckle) – Night Light – CDN
Doug Paisley – No One But You – Constant Companion – CDN
Garth and Maud Hudson – It Makes No Difference – LIVE at the WOLF – CDN

Episode #1072

New music, a rediscovered local track that hit me in a whole new way this week, requests, and some great classics

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

Mayhemingways – 14th of January – Skip Land – CDN

Carter Felker – Cold Wind – Loser – CDN
Amy Nelson – Mountain Home – live recording (Littlest Honky Tonk TV) – CDN
Derek Hintz – New Year Lament – single – CDN

The Delines – Left Hook Like Frazier – Mr. Luck & Ms. Doom
Evan Honer & Michal Leah – Waiting Ain’t Easy – single
Melissa Carper & Theo Lawrence – Thank You, But No Thank You – single
Altameda – What Good Am I? (feat. Frazey Ford) – single – CDN

Hannah White – Working Shoes – single
Liz Longley – So Good – New Life
Willow Avalon – Baby Blue – Southern Belle Raisin’ Hell
Hailey Whitters – Casseroles – single
Boreal – Winterbirds – Winterbirds – CDN

Two Hours Traffic – Keep It Coming – single – CDN
Benjamin Dakota Rogers – Till The Morning – single – CDN
Jason Isbell – Bury Me – Foxes in the Snow

Jacob Brodovsky – Night Baker – I Love You and I’m Sorry – CDN – WPG
Jacob Brodovsky – Night Baker (solo) – live recording – CDN – WPG
Jacob Brodovsky – Night Baker (w/The Funky Miracles) – live recording – CDN – WPG
The Weakerthans – Plea from a Cat Named Virtute – Reconstruction Site – CDN – WPG
The Weakerthans – Everything Must Go! – Left and Leaving – CDN – WPG
John K. Samson – Fantasy Baseball at the End of the World – single – CDN – WPG

John Gorka – The Gypsy Life – The Silverwolf Homeless Project
Greg Brown – Just a Bum – The Silverwolf Homeless Project
Willie P Bennett – Blackie And The Rodeo King – Blackie And The Rodeo King – CDN

Stephen Wilson Jr. & HARDY – Father’s Søn (Acoustic) – søn of dad (deluxe)
Boy Golden – Toyota – For Eden – CDN – WPG
Mister Mann – When I Played Around With Knives – December Looms – CDN
John Gorka – Mennonite Girl – True In Time
Todd Snider – Alright Guy – Songs For The Daily Planet

Aaron Lee Tasjan – Don’t Walk Away – live recording
Aaron Lee Tasjan – Lil’ Firecracker – Hard Love and Free Luck
Cuff the Duke – Follow Me – Way Down Here – CDN
The Guthries – Better Part of an Hour – Off Windmill – CDN
Brothers Cosmoline – It’s Alright – Songs Of Work And Freedom – CDN

Joshua Cockerill – Blue Eyed Prairie Sky – The Trick With Your Heart I’m Learning To Do – CDN
Warped 45s – Grime of Earthly Glory – Matador Sunset – CDN
Mike Plume – Looking for You (A Travelogue of Sorts) – A Drive Thru Record Volume II – CDN