Episode #649

Today a tribute to a friend who’s tying the knot this summer, some sounds of the month of July, a look ahead to the Mariposa Folk Festival next weekend as well as Mike Plume’s upcoming StuDome show, some of my current musical obsessions, and more!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Ian & Sylvia – Someday Soon – Northern Journey – CDN
Del Barber – Country Girl – Prairieography – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – All that It Takes – Prairieography – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – If I Told You that I Loved You – Love Songs for the Last 20 – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – Queen of July – Headwaters – CDN – WPG
Spirit of the West – July – Star Trails – CDN
Matt Mays – Full July Moon – Matt Mays – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

The Avett Brothers – Sixteen in July – Four Thieves Gone
Grant Lee Phillips – No Mercy in July – The Narrows
Joe Ely – July Blues – Happy Songs from Rattlesnake Gulch
Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men – Fourth of July – Out in California
Joe Purdy – 4th of July – 4th of July
David Francey – Fourth of July – The Waking Hour – CDN
Ana Egge – Fifth of July – Bright Shadow – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

The Milk Carton Kids – Memphis – The Ash & Clay
Gretchen Peters – Sunday Morning (Up and Down my Street) – Burnt Toast & Offerings
Eliza Gilkyson – Hard Times in Babylon – Hard Times in Babylon
Mary Gauthier – Mercy Now – Mercy Now

3:30 – 4:00 pm

John Blek and the Rats – Take Me Home – Leave your Love at the Door
John Blek and the Rats – Calling out my Name – Leave your Love at the Door
John Blek and the Rats – Cities Keep Changing – Leave your Love at the Door
The Wynntown Marshals – There Was a Time – The End of the Golden Age
Mike Plume Band – Dimaggio – Fools for the Radio – CDN
Mike Plume – Looking for You (A Travelogue of Sorts) – A Drive Thru Record Volume II – CDN

Episode #648

On Saturday, June 18, our namesake artist, Paul MacLeod passed away at his home in Ontario. Paul was a wonderfully funny and talented individual who brought a lot of light into a lot of lives. Today’s show is an overview of his recording career, from his first CD (called Tell the Band to Go Home) to the latest, including his time with Skydiggers. I’ll continue to share Paul’s music as long as I’m able. I didn’t know him all that well, but I’ll miss Paul a great deal.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Paul MacLeod – Cruelty – Tell the Band to Go Home – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Rectify – Tell the Band to Go Home – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Black Boys on Mopeds – Tell the Band to Go Home – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Already Done – Tell the Band to Go Home – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Giants – Tell the Band to Go Home – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Ugly Pride – Tell the Band to Go Home – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Skydiggers – Desmond’s Hip City – Desmond’s Hip City – CDN
Skydiggers – This new Country – Desmond’s Hip City – CDN
Skydiggers – See You Again – Bittersweet Harmony – CDN
Skydiggers – Biloxi – There and Back: Live – CDN
Skydiggers – You’ve Got a lot of Nerve – live recording – CDN
Skydiggers – The Kids Are Alright – live recording – CDN
Skydiggers – Pull Me Down – live recording – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Paul MacLeod – Broken Wing – Close and Play – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Listen Mary – Close and Play – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Giants – Close and Play – CDN
Hibakusha – The Moped Song – Hibakusha – CDN
Paul MacLeod – A Clear Thought – Bright Eyes Fade – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Paul MacLeod – Annalisa – Bright Eyes Fade – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Lies – Bright Eyes Fade – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Do they Know It’s Christmas? – live recording – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Be my Girl – Gauge – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Instrumental – Gauge – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Holland – Bright Eyes Fade – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Cienfuegos – Bright Eyes Fade – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Down in the Street – Bright Eyes Fade – CDN

Today a listen to some of the more rockin’ side of singer/songwriter Paul MacLeod, who passed away this past weekend. He inspired and lent the name to my other show, Tell the Band to Go Home, so a longer tribute will follow on Sunday, but a few rockin’ ones for now. We’ve also got some great upcoming shows, a fine new release, and a set of solid Steel Belted classics!

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Artist – Title – Album

Paul MacLeod – Giants – Tell the Band to Go Home
Paul MacLeod – Ghosts – Close and Play
Paul MacLeod – Stanley Steamer – Close and Play
Hibakusha – Suffocate – Hibakusha
Hibakusha – Bobby Sands – Hibakusha
Paul MacLeod – Another White Band – Gauge
Mayhemingways – CDs I Didn’t Sell – Mayhemingways
Mayhemingways – Drama Queen – Mayhemingways
Mayhemingways – Jenny Ran Away in the Mud – Hunter St. Blues
Mayhemingways – Hunter St. Blues – Hunter St. Blues
Del Barber & The No Regretzkys – The Lights Go Out – The Puck Drops Here
Del Barber – Living with a long Way to Go – Prairieography
Del Barber – As far as I can Tell – Love Songs for the last 20
Colvin & Earle – You’re Right (I’m Wrong) – Colvin & Earle
Steve Earle – I Feel Alright – I Feel Alright
Shawn Colvin – Get Out of this House – A Few Small Repairs
Buddy Miller – 100 Million little Bombs – Poison Love
Leeroy Stagger – Paint a Picture – Dear Love
Blue Rodeo – Restless – Lost Together
Elvis Costello & The Attractions – No Action – This Year’s Model

Episode #647

Many great things have come to me as a result of hosting this show, but I don’t think that anything could match the latest. Last week I was invited to attend the inaugural Static Roots Festival in Germany, put together by long-time friends and supporters Dietmar and Marion Leibecke, and it was an absolutely incredible experience all around. Much of today’s show is guided by memories of that great event. But closer to home, there are some great shows coming up here in Winnipeg to talk about, and we still had time to play a pile of great new music!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Leeroy Stagger – Something Beautiful – Dream It All Away – CDN
Anna Mitchell – Let’s Run Away – Down to the Bone
The Midnight Union Band – I’m Your Leader – Of Life and Lesser Evils
Malojian – Julie-Anne – The Deer’s Cry
Leeroy Stagger – Stormy – Everything Is Real – CDN
The Wynntown Marshals – The End of the Golden Age – The End of the Golden Age
John Blek & The Rats – Wandering Child – Borders
John Blek & The Rats – Tooth and Nail – Borders

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Ryland Moranz – Rocket – Hello New Old World – CDN
The Provincial Archive – Daisy Garden – It’s All Shaken Wonder – CDN
Leeroy Stagger – Passing Through – live recording – CDN
John Blek and the Rats – Ohio – live recording
Daniel Romano – Maybe Remember Me – Mosey – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Spirit Of The West – D for Democracy (featuring Steven Page) – live recording – CDN
Steven Page – The Work At Hand – Heal Thyself Pt. 1: Instinct – CDN
Odds – Took A Long Time (To Get To I Don’t Care) – The Most Beautiful Place On Earth – CDN
Terra Lightfoot – Never Will – Every Time My Mind Runs Wild – CDN
The Sadies – What’s Left Behind – New Seasons – CDN
The Sadies – Whispering Circles – Darker Circles – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Erin Rae & The Meanwhiles – Monticello – live recording
Erin Rae & The Meanwhiles – Spitshine – Soon Enough
Jadea Kelly – Mercy – Love & Lust – CDN
Dori Freeman – You Say – Dori Freeman
Teddy Thompson and Kelly Jones – Make A Wish On Me – Little Windows
Dylan LeBlanc – Easy Way Out – Cautionary Tale
Jill Barber, Matthew Barber – One True Love – The Family Album – CDN
Malcolm Holcombe – Sweet Georgia – Another Black Hole
Mayhemingways – Oldes Home Bum – Hunter St. Blues – CDN
Mayhemingways – CD’s I Didn’t Sell – Mayhemingways – CDN

There are a bunch of great upcoming concerts in town, so this week is exclusively devoted to telling you about those! Tonight Jay Aymar plays at The Sunset Saloon, and for those missing out, we listened back to when Jay and Don Zeuff dropped in to chat in play back in June of 2014.

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Artist – Title – Album

The Sadies – Loved On Look – Tremendous Efforts
The Sadies – Tiger Tiger – Stories Often Told
Terra Lightfoot – See You in the Morning – Every Time My Mind Runs Wild
Farm Fresh – My Ex-Girl – Time Is Running Out
Steven Page & Odds – Alternative Girlfriend / Someone Who’s Cool – live recording
The 24th Street Wailers – Cursed – Cursed
Mayhemingways – Jenny Ran Away In The Mud – Hunter St. Blues
Pat Temple – So Long Gone – So Long Gone
Pat Temple and the High Lonesome Players – If You Don’t Get Close – Stone Boat
Das Macht Show – Auxiliary Workhouse Breakdown – … One Night in Berlin
Jay Aymar – Acadian Son – Overtime

Jay Aymar interview

Jay Aymar – My Cherry Coloured Rose – live performance
Jay Aymar – The Country Swift – live performance
Jay Aymar – I’ll Leave When I’m Ready to Go – live performance
Jay Aymar – Overtime – Overtime

Episode #646

We’re pre-recorded this week because I’m off living a huge dream that I’ve had for many years by flying to Germany to meet our good friends Dietmar & Marion. They are kind, generous, wonderful people who have been HUGE supporters of UMFM and this program for a long time. In January, 2010, Dietmar found himself sick in the hospital, and to try and cheer him up, I invited a bunch of his friends to call in to the show and tell him how much his support means. Well, he’s turning 50 this weekend, so he clearly needs some cheering up again! Even if you don’t know Big D, you’ll enjoy the wonderful music and uplifting stories about someone who does a lot of good in this world.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Leeroy Stagger – Snowing in Nashville – live recording
Jay Aymar – King of The World – The Chicken Came First – Live
Jay Aymar – Worthless String of Pearls (with Jadea Kelly) – Passing Through
Ian Tyson – My Cherry Colored Rose – Yellowhead to Yellowstone and other love stories

Leeroy Stagger interview (2010)

Leeroy Stagger – Carol – Solo Acoustic Vol. 1

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Leeroy Stagger – Lonesome Joe – Coming Home (The Songs of Evan Phillips)

Evan Phillips interview (2010)

Easton Stagger Phillips – Begin – Resolution Road
The Whipsaws – Coming Home – 60 Watt Avenue
Matt Epp – Ready In Time – Ready In Time

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Wilco – Impossible Germany – Sky Blue Sky
Clem Snide – The Sound of German Hip-Hop – End of Love
Paul Kelly – South Of Germany – A to Z
The Wynntown Marshals – Canada – The Long Haul

Matt Epp interview (2010)

Matt Epp – Cover Me – Safe or Free

3:30 – 4:00 pm

T. Nile interview (2010)

T. Nile – Cabin Song – Cabin Song EP
Colour Film – The Changes – Super 8
Mayhemingways – End Up this Way – Hunter St. Blues
Jay Aymar – Acadian Son – Overtime

Tonight we ramble around my music collection with no real sense of purpose other than to listen to some great songs that we haven’t heard in a while!

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Artist – Title – Album

Kim Richey – Lay It Down – Glimmer
Kirsten Jones – There’s A Right Way To Break My Heart – The Mad Mile
Kasey Chambers – Runaway Train – Barricades & Brickwalls
Buddy & Julie Miller – It’s Been A Change – Love Snuck Up
Turnpike Troubadours – Every Girl – Diamonds And Gasoline
The Warped 45s – Hurdle River Crossing – Matador Sunset
Scott H Biram – I’m Troubled – Nothin’ But Blood
NQ Arbuckle – Drunken Sailors – Hanging the Battle-Scarred Piñata
Ray Wylie Hubbard – Mother Blues – The Grifter’s Hymnal
The Sadies – What’s Left Behind – New Seasons
The Jayhawks – I’d Run Away – Tomorrow The Green Grass [Legacy Edition][CD 1]
Leeroy Stagger – Enough Love to Go Around – Radiant Land
Lynne Hanson – Good Intentions – River of Sand
Steve Earle & The Del McCoury Band – Harlan Man – The Mountain
The Spades – 49 Tons – Live From The Narrows
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Anything That’s Rock ‘n’ Roll – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Jay Smith – Long Way Home – Jay Smith
The Weakerthans – The Reasons – Reconstruction Site
The Bottle Rockets – Radar Gun – The Bottle Rockets/The Brooklyn Side Reissues
Punchbuggy – Dressed For Success – Grand Opening Going Out Of Business Sale
Austin Lucas – So Much More Than Lonely – Stay Reckless
Son Volt – Caryatid Easy – Straightaways
Whiskeytown – Drank Like A River – Faithless Street

Episode #645

We don’t pay much attention to sports around here, but when a significant cultural icon like Muhammad Ali dies, that’s worth taking notice of. Due to his impact on a wide swath of society, there are a lot of songs about Ali or that drop his name. And then there are the other songs about boxing. We’ve got a good helping of both today. We’ve also got some great new music and a couple of exciting shows to talk about, both near and far away!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) – I Am The Greatest – 7″ single
Jon Dee Graham & Mike June – The Greatest – live recording
Cat Power – The Greatest – The Greatest
Ben Folds Five – Boxing – Ben Folds Five
Cory Branan – Muhammad Ali – 12 Songs
Tom Russell – Muhammad Ali – Modern Art

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Freakwater – Louisville Lip – Springtime
The Fabulous Thunderbirds – Tuff Enuff – Tuff Enuff
The Gourds – My Name Is Jorge – Cow Fish Fowl or Pig
The Gaslight Anthem – Boxer – American Slang
Matthew Ryan – Boxers – Boxers
Paul Thorn – I’d Rather Be a Hammer than a Nail – Live
Bruce Springsteen – The Hitter – Devils & Dust

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Jesse DeNatale – The Bell – Soul Parade
Simon & Grafunkel – The Boxer – Bridge over troubled Water
Ginger St. James – Beer Bottle Pockets – Diesel & Peas – CDN
Martin Harley & Daniel Kimbro – Winter Coat – Live at Southern Ground
Kaia Kater – Saint Elizabeth – Nine Pin – CDN
Amanda Rheuame – Blood from a Stone – Holding Patterns – CDN
Colour Film – Pull Out Bed – Super 8 – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Leeroy Stagger – Carol – Depression River – CDN
Leeroy Stagger – Something Beautiful – Dream It All Away – CDN
Daniel Romano – I Had to Hide your Poem in a Song – Mosey – CDN
Quinton Blair – Follow Him Around – Cash Crop – CDN – MB
The Sweet Alibi – One Chance – Walking in the Dark – CDN – WPG
Andrew Neville and the Poor Choices – Loretta – Let ‘r Buck – CDN – WPG

Episode #644

After last week’s single-artist special, we return to a mixed bag again today, with some talk about house concerts past and future, some festivals, some great locals, and some more great Guy Clark songs, featuring covers and co-writes!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Verlon Thompson – Cindy (with Guy Clark) – Out at the Barn
Post Script – Grande Prairie – Post Script – CDN
Post Script – Dear Marie – If not for You – CDN
Mike Plume – Five Crow Silver – Five Crow Silver EP – CDN
Brock Zeman – The Moon ain’t Full – unreleased – CDN
David Olney – Don’t Try to Fight It – unreleased

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Jay Aymar – I’ll Leave when I’m Ready to Go – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
Mayhemingways – Hunter St. Blues – Hunter St. Blues – CDN
Jim Bryson – One Cigarette – The Occasionals – CDN
Shannon Lyon – Suddenly – The Lights Behind – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

William Prince – Breathless – Earthly Days – CDN – WPG
Scott Nolan & Joanna Miller – The Last One – North / South – CDN – WPG
Quinton Blair – 300 000 KM – Cash Crop – CDN – MB
Del Barber & The No Regretskys – Sawchuk – The Puck Drops Here – CDN – WPG
Paul Kelly – Please Leave your Light on – Stolen Apples
Paul Kelly & The Stormwater Boys – They Thought I Was Asleep – Foggy Highway

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Verlon Thompson – Sideman’s Dream – Polished Steel Sessions
Verlon Thompson – Boats to Build – Live at the Ivey’s
Darrell Scott – Out in the Parking Lot (with Guy Clark) – Long Ride Home
Gary Nicholson – Somedays You Write the Song – Texas Songbook
Terry Allen – Queenie’s Song – Bottom of the World
Joe Ely – Magdalene – Panhandle Rambler
Chip Taylor – One Hell of a Guy (with Guy Clark) – 16 Angels Dancing ‘cross the Moon

4:00 – 4:35 pm

Bill Chambers – Magnolia Wind – Drifting South
Shawn Camp – Soldier’s Joy 1864 – Live at the Station Inn
Foster & Lloyd – Picasso’s Mandolin – It’s Already Tomorrow
Foster & Lloyd – Fair Shake – Faster & Llouder
The Cicadas – Our Little Town – The Cicadas
Rodney Crowell – The Rose of Memphis – Let the Picture Paint Itself
Hayes Carll – Rivertown – Little Rock
Kris Kristofferson – Under the Gun – A Moment of Forever