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Podcast: Steel Belted Radio – May 12, 2016

Tonight some great new (and a long-lost classic) including something from The Burning Hell, which reminded me how cool that band is and led to a short tribute. The bulk of the show is dedicated to a continuation of a theme that was started on the Mother’s Day edition of Tell the Band to Go Home, where we heard a pile of great female artists, celebrating great women everywhere. I pulled out so many greats that they couldn’t all fit on Sunday’s show, so a lot were carried over tonight, as we looked at some great rockin’ ladies, because as we all know, women rock!

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Artist – Title – Album

The Burning Hell – Men Without Hats – Public Library
The Burning Hell – Amateur Rappers – People
The Burning Hell – My Name Is Mathias – Flux Capacitor
Al Scorch – Love after Death – Circle ’round the Signs
The Small Glories – Had I Paid – Wondrous Traveler
Reid Jamieson – Dear Leonard – Dear Leonard: The Cohen Collection
Sharkskin – Hammerhead – Sharkskin
Little Green Cars – My Love Took Me Down to the River to Silence Me – Absolute Zero
Rah Rah – Prairie Girl – The Poet’s Dead
The Weepies – Be My Thrill – Be My Thrill
The Hobart Brothers & L’il Sis Hobart – Ballad of Sis (Didn’t I Love You) – At Least We Have Each Other
Imelda May – Tainted Love – More Mayhem
Nikki Lane – Walk of Shame – Walk of Shame
Alice Russell – Somebody’s Gonna Love You (Featuring Quantic) – Under The Munka Moon
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals – Turntable – The Lion The Beast The Beat
Paper Moon – Your Attitude Towards Cuttlefish – Somebody Needs a Time Out
Easily Amused – Song For Belfast – Simple Stuff
Dar Williams – It’s Alright – It’s Alright EP
Weeping Tile – South Of Me – Valentino
Sarah Harmer – Weakened State – You Were Here
Eliza Gilkyson – Wonderland – Land of Milk and Honey

Podcast: May 8, 2016 – One for the Women!

It’s Mother’s Day, and instead of limiting ourselves to mothers, we’re opening up the playlist and celebrating all kinds of women with a (nearly) all-female show!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Shannon Lyon – If These Walls Could Walk – Shoreline – CDN
Guy Clark – The Cape – Dublin Blues
Lori McKenna – Susanna – Massachusetts
Brandi Carlile – Josephine – The Story
Melissa Payne – Cool West Wind – High and Dry – CDN
Neko Case – Deep Red Bells – Blacklisted
Emma Lee – You’re not Coming by – Backseat Heroine – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Dala – Anywhere under the Moon – Who Do You Think You Are? – CDN
Chloe Albert – Where Did I Go Wrong – Dreamcatcher – CDN
Angela Desvaux – Sure Enough – The Mighty Ship – CDN
Kathleen Edwards – Change the Sheets – Voyageur – CDN
Kelly Hogan – We Can’t Have Nice Things – I Like To Keep Myself In Pain
Jadea Kelly – Heavy Heart – Eastbound Platform – CDN
The Secret Sisters – Tennessee Me – The Secret Sisters

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Folk Uke – Shit Makes The Flowers Grow – Folk Uke
Good Lovelies – Crabbuckit – Let The Rain Fall – CDN
Carolyn Mark – Not A Doll – The Pros and Cons of Collaboration – CDN
Caitlin Rose – Only A Clown – The Stand-In
Laura Cortese – Life is Good Blues – Into The Dark
Ana Egge – Motorcycle – Bad blood – CDN
Keri Latimer – Kindred Spirit – Crowsfeet And Greyskull – CDN – WPG

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Gabrielle Papillon – Little Bug – Little Bug – CDN
Zoe Muth and the Lost High Rollers – Heart Like a Wheel – Old Gold
Indigo Girls – Run – Despite Our Differences
Patty Griffin – Truth #2 – Silver Bell
Madison Violet – Lauralee – No Fool For Trying – CDN
Christina Martin – Love Letters – Two Hearts – CDN
Lissie – In Sleep – Catching a Tiger

Podcast: Steel Belted Radio – May 5, 2016

Tonight we jump into the station’s time machine and set the dial back 10 years to revisit some great releases and events from the year 2006. Why? I have no idea, but it’s a pretty fun trip!

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Artist – Title – Album

Ken Beattie – Avenue Street – recorded live on UMFM
Dustin Bentall – Such a Shame – recorded live on UMFM
Leeroy Stagger – Old George’s – recorded live on UMFM
Bob Schneider – Everything I Have – recorded live on UMFM
Gurf Morlix – Killin’ Time in Texas – recorded live on UMFM
The Damnwells – She’s the NYC Skyline – demo
The Damnwells – Louisville – Air Stereo
Slaid Cleaves – Millionaire – Unsung
Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch, and Fats Kaplin – Clean Getaway – Lost John Dean
Charlie Sexton & Shannon McNally – When We Were Younger – Southside Sessions
Nathan – Casserole – Casserole EP
D. Rangers – Trois Rivieres – The Paw-Paw Patch
Serena Ryder – Weak in the Knees – If Your Memory Serves You Well
AA Sound System – I Don’t Get You at All – Laissez Faire
Blackie & the Rodeo Kings – That’s What I Like – Let’s Frolic
Jesse DeNatale – Lucinda – Soul Parade
Ray Lamontagne – Three More Days – Till the Sun Turns Black
Teddy Thompson – I Should Get Up – Separate Ways

Podcast: May 1, 2016

Episode #640

Good things come in 3s, and unintentionally, we’ve got a bunch of 3 song tributes today, including a timely album title, a couple of birthdays, a recent death, and a late great. We’ve also got a pile of great new music as well as a sure-to-be-fun show to preview!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

It’s May Day!
Matthew Ryan – Guilty – May Day
Matthew Ryan – Watch Your Step – May Day
Matthew Ryan – The Dead Girl – May Day

Happy birthday Jim (April 30):
Jim Bryson – The Depression Dance – Somewhere We Will Find our Place – CDN
Jim Bryson – Impaler – The Occasionals – CDN
Jim Bryson – Feel Much Better – The North Side Benches – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Happy Birthday Shannon (April 29):
Shannon Lyon – Naive – Wandered – CDN
Shannon Lyon – Pleasing You Pleases Me – Broken Things – CDN
Shannon Lyon – The Dirty Old South – The Lights Behind – CDN

New music:
Quinton Blair – Following Him Around – Cash Crop – CDN – MB
Del Barber – Mon Chandail de Hockey – The Lights Go Out – CDN – WPG
Little Green Cars – Easier Day – Ephemera
The Jayhawks – Quiet Corners & Empty Spaces – Paging Mr. Proust
Amanda Rheaume – Get to the Part – Holding Patterns – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

David Wiffen – Mr. Wiffen – David Wiffen – CDN

R.I.P. Lonnie Mack:
Lonnie Mack – Why – The Wham of that Memphis Man!
Lonnie Mack – Wham! – The Wham of that Memphis Man!
Lonnie Mack – Oreo Cookie Blues – Strike like Lighning

Ry Cooder – Crow Black Chicken – Boomer’s Story

Rediscovering John Martyn:
John Martyn – Cocain – 7″ single

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Blackie & The Rodeo Kings – Don’t Want to Know – Kings of Love – CDN
John Martyn – London Conversation – 7″ single

In Winnipeg May 5:
Dirtfight – Break Me from my Home – Pocket Sand – CDN

More badass boozegrass:
Al Scorch – Everybody Out – Circle ’round the Signs
D. Rangers – Tryin’ to Start out Clean – Barbaric Cultural Practices – CDN – WPG

Willie P Bennett – Come on Train – Hobo’s Taunt – CDN
The Delevantes – Pocket full of Diamonds – Long about that Time
Chris Stapleton – Traveller – Traveller

Podcast: Steel Belted Radio – April 28, 2016

Tonight an exciting visitor from my past dropped by UMFM. That, along with a couple of recent events had me feeling pretty nostalgic, so there’s a bit of a nod to the past kicking things off. We also talk about some interesting concerts coming up this summer here and in Fargo, as well as hear some solid classics to close off the show.

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Artist – Title – Album

Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet – Having an average Weekend – Savvy Show Stoppers
The Inbreds – North Window – It’s Sydney or the Bush
Weeping Tile – Cold Snap – Cold Snap
The Lowest of the Low – Eating the Rich – Hallucigenia
Rheostatics – Dope Fiends & Booze Hounds – Whale Music
Rheostatics – Christopher – Melville
Rheostatics – One More Colour – Introducing Happiness
Brock Zeman – Pulling your Sword out of the Devil’s Back – Pulling your Sword out of the Devil’s Back
Shannon Lyon – The Lights Behind – The Lights Behind
Mayhemingways – Hunter St. Blues – Hunter St. Blues
The Tallest Man on Earth – Where Do my Bluebird Fly? – Shallow Grave
The Jayhawks – The Eyes of Sarah Jane – Rainy Day Music
Turnpike Troubadours – Diamonds and Gasoline – Diamonds and Gasoline
Band of Horses – Marry Song – Cease to Begin
Bon Iver – For Emma – For Emma, Forever Ago
Brandi Carlile – Follow – Brandi Carlile
Kathleen Edwards – The Lone Wolf – Failer

Podcast: April 24, 2016

Episode #639

Last week I was off in Vancouver checking out Record Store Day and the final shows by Spirit of the West, and we’ve got plenty to say and hear about those events this week. We’ve also got another tribute to Prince, we celebrate the 15th anniversary of a classic album by Alejandro Escovedo, as well as listening to a whole heap of great new music!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Lydia Loveless – I Would Die 4 U – 7″ single
The Be Good Tanyas – When Doves Cry – Hello Love – CDN
Cory Branan – Under the Cherry Moon – 7″ single
Todd Snider – Shattered – Impending Doom
Norah Jones, Aimee Mann, Susanna Hoffs, Lydia Loveless, Neko Case, Kathryn Calder, Bryan May, and others – One Voice – Record Store Day EP
Jason Molina – I’ll Be Here in the Morning – 7″ single

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Billy Joe Shaver – Wacko from Waco (with Willie Nelson) – 7″ single
Colvin & Earle – Wake up little Suzie – 7″ single
Jeff Healey – Every Other Guy – Heal My Soul Bonus Sessions – CDN
Brian Fallon – Low Love – Georgia EP
Spirit of the West – Morning in the Bath Abbey – live recording – CDN
Hunters & Collectors – Throw Your Arms around Me – Greatest Hits Live
Spirit of the West – The Crawl – Tripping up the Stairs – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Spirit of the West – That’s Amore (live with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra) – Hit Parade – CDN
Alejandro Escovedo – Rhapsody – A Man Under the Influence
Alejandro Escovedo – Rosalie – A Man Under the Influence
Alejandro Escovedo – Castanets – A Man Under the Influence
Whiskeytown – Excuse Me While I Break my own Heart Tonight – Strangers Almanac
Dave Gunning – Alberta Gold – Lift – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Dave Gunning – Pasadena – Lift – CDN
Mountain Heart – No One to Listen – Blue Skies
The Deep Hollow – Getting Good at Feeling Bad – The Deep Hollow
Poor Nameless Boy – I’m not Going anywhere – Bravery – CDN
Colour Film – Pull Out Bed – Super 8 – CDN
Paul Bergman – Sundogs – Anthropology – CDN
Mayhemingways – Wanderers – Hunter St. Blues – CDN

Podcast: Steel Belted Radio – April 21, 2016

Back live in-studio again for the first time in a long while, and rightly so, because a major music icon died today, and a tribute is definitely in order. We’ve got some Prince covers for you (as well as a dazzling display of his amazing guitar playing,) plus memories of the previous weekend’s Spirit of the West shows in Vancouver as well as a look ahead at an upcoming show in Winnipeg, as well as some great new music!

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Artist – Title – Album

The Pursuit of Happiness – When Doves Cry – When We Ruled: The Best of
The Derailers – Raspberry Beret – Reverb Deluxe
Susanna Hoffs & Matthew Sweet – I Would Die 4 U – Completely Under the Covers
John Wesley Harding – Kiss/Lovers Society – It Happened One Night & It Never Happened at All
Martin Sexton – Purple Rain – Solo
Prince, Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne, and more – While My Guitar Gently Weeps – recorded live at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame
Martyn Joseph – Are You Ready? – Sanctuary
Spirit of the West – D for Democracy (Scour the House) – live recording
Steven Page – The Work at Hand – Heal Thyself Pt. 1: Instinct
Odds – It Falls Apart – Past from the Blast
Matthew Barber – Sentimental Acumen – Means & Ends
Matthew Barber – We’re Gonna Play – The Story of your Life
Matthew Barber – Soft One – Sweet Nothing
Mayhemingways – Wanderers – Hunter St. Blues
Shawn Colvin & Steve Earle – You’re Right (I’m Wrong) – Colvin & Earle
Whitehorse – Pretty Thing – The Northern South Vol. 1

Podcast: April 17, 2016

Episode #638

Pre-recorded this week as I’m off on a little jaunt to Vancouver this weekend to say goodbye to Spirit of the West. In honour, we’ve got some songs about Vancouver by Spirit of the West and others. We’ve also got a couple of great upcoming shows to preview and some more really great new music to share!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Brock Zeman – Gastown – Cold Winter Comes Back – CDN
Spirit of the West – Profiteers – Labour Day – CDN
Radiogram – Blues for Vancouver – Unbetween – CDN
Aoife O’Donovan – Stanley Park – In The Magic Hour
Justin Rutledge And The Junction Forty – Sleeveless In Vancouver – No Never Alone – CDN
The Be Good Tanyas – Light Enough To Travel – Blue Horse – CDN
Geoff Berner – That’s What Keeps the Rent Down, Baby – recorded live on UMFM – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Geoff Berner – Official Theme Song for the 2010 Vancover/Whistler Olympic Games (The Dead Children Were Worth It!) – single – CDN
Geoff Berner – Condos – We Are Going to Bremen to Be Musicians – CDN
Bob Wiseman – Robert Dziekanski at the Vancouver Airport – Giulietta Masina at the Oscars Crying – CDN
Mayhemingways – Wanderers – Hunter St. Blues – CDN
Grant Lee Phillips – Loaded Gun – The Narrows
Colour Film – The Money’s On The Dresser – Super 8 – CDN
Skydiggers – Set You Free this Time – Here Without You – The Songs of Gene Clark – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Martyn Joseph – I Searched for You – Sanctuary
Martyn Joseph – Dic Penderyn – Evolved
Martyn Joseph – Luxury of Despair – recorded live on UMFM
Matthew Barber & Jill Barber – If I Needed You – The Family Album – CDN
Matthew Barber – Easily Bruised – Ghost Notes – CDN
Jill Barber – Never Quit Loving You – Chances – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Matthew Barber – Keep It Alive – Matthew Barber – CDN
Jill Barber – In Perfect Time – A Note to Follow So – CDN
Teddy Thompson and Kelly Jones – Wondering – Little Windows
Dori Freeman – You Say – Dori Freeman
Joan Shelley – Easy Now – Over and Even
Birds of Chicago – Love Kills Shadows – Real Midnight
The Cactus Blossoms – No More Crying The Blues – You’re Dreaming
Mike June – Cotton Fields – Poor Man’s Bible

Podcast: Steel Belted Radio – April 14, 2016

This week the musical lineups for Interstellar Rodeo and The Red River Ex were released and that got me excited and wondering what else was lined up for this summer. Turns out, a lot! Tonight we dream of summer days when we could visit Interstellar Rodeo, Trout Forest Music Festival, Calgary Folk Fest, Regina Folk Fest, Canmore Folk Fest, or take a trip on down to Minnesota or Wisconsin!

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Artist – Title – Album

Interstellar Rodeo:
Sam Outlaw – Keep It Interesting – Angelino
Skydiggers – What Do You See? – Road Radio
Wilco – Monday – Being There

Trout Forest Music Festival:
Jim Bryson – Changing Scenery – Somewhere We Will Find our Place
William Prince – You Got Me – Earthly Days
Jory Nash – Ain’t Coming Home – The Many Hats of
The 24th Street Wailers – Chin Wagger – Wicked

Red River Ex!?:
The Sadies – Whispering Circles – Darker Circles
Terra Lightfoot – See You in the Morning – Every Time My Mind Runs Wild

Calgary Folk Festival:
The Bros. Landreth – Runaway Train – Let it Lie
The Tallest Man on Earth – The Gardener – Shallow Grave
Elizabeth Cook – Not California – Welder
Robbie Fulks – Parallel Bars (with Kelly Willis) – The Very Best of

Regina Folk Festival:
Ry Cooder – Dark End Of The Street – Anthology: The UFO Has Landed (Disc 2)
Bettye LaVette – Down To Zero – I’ve Got My Own Hell To Raise
The Mavericks – Summertime (When I’m With You) – Mono

Canmore Folk Festival:
BTU – Vancouver 1914 – Tightrope Walk
Ridley Bent – Lonesome Town – Rabbit on My Wheel
The Milk Carton Kids – Memphis – The Ash & Clay

Minnesota & Wisconsin:
Shawn Colvin & Steve Earle – You’re Right (I’m Wrong) – Colvin & Earle

Podcast: April 10, 2016

We’re back live this week after a few pre-recorded weeks, and the new releases have been piling up in the meantime, so most of today’s show is devoted to that backlog! We’ve also got a couple of local shows to talk about, past and future, as well as a bit of a tribute to one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Merle Haggard, who passed away this week.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Del Barber & The No Regretskys – Lights Go Out – The Puck Drops Here – CDN – WPG
Kaley Tallon – Life to Live – unknown – CDN – WPG
Matthew Barber & Jill Barber – Summer Wages – Family Album – CDN
Teddy Thompson and Kelly Jones – Wondering – Little Windows
Dylan LeBlanc – Look How Far We’ve Come – Cautionary Tale
Parker Millsap – Heaven Sent – The Very Last Day

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Mayhemingways – Hunter St. Blues – Hunter St. Blues – CDN
Mayhemingways – Small Town Crush – Hunter St. Blues – CDN
David Myles – Learning to Love – Here Now Is – CDN
Shotgun Jimmie – Walkman Battery Bleed – Field of Trampolines – CDN
The Wild Feathers – Don’t Ask Me to Change – Lonely Is a Lifetime
The Vegabonds – Oh My Lord – What We’re Made of

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Hayes Carll – You Leave Alone – Lovers and Leavers
Nudie – Everything’s Different in the Night – Everything’s Different in the Night – CDN
Richmond Fontaine – I Got off the Bus – You can’t Go Back if there’s Nothing to Go Back to
Ken Whiteley – Omar Khadr’s Blues – Freedom Blues – CDN
Steve Dawson – Leave my Name Behind – Solid States & Loose Ends – CDN
South Rail – Wide Eyed Smile – Stars

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Corin Raymond – Take Me to the Mountain – Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams – CDN
Jonathan Byrd & The Sentimentals – On the Edge – Mother Tongue
Martyn Joseph – Sanctuary – Sanctuary
Merle Haggard – If I Could only Fly – If I Could only Fly
Merle Haggard – Sing Me Back Home – 16 Biggest Hits
Merle Haggard – Silver Wings – 16 Biggest Hits