Hard to believe, but it’s already time for our annual Winnipeg Folk Festival preview, with some of the new and notable artists to watch for out at Birds Hill next weekend!

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Some rainy day music & Jayhawks news to kick things off, some Mandatory Stan, and yet more upcoming shows, as well as some old classics!

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Last week was quite a week indeed, with Jon Dee Graham & Mike June stopping in town. While they were here, they were kind enough to drop by UMFM for a chat and some live songs, so we’ve got those for you today. As if that weren’t enough, we’ve got more new music and more upcoming shows!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Jon Dee Graham – I Don’t Feel That Way – The Great Battle
Mike June – Miss Lavelle White Blues – Exile On Wilson Street
Mike June – Hard Times – Talkin’ Revolution Blues
Nels Andrews – Butterfly Wing – Off Track Betting
Jess Klein – Open Road – Learning Faith
Shannon Lyon – Suddenly – The Lights Behind – CDN
Shannon Lyon – You Showed Me How – The Lights Behind – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Anthony da Costa – Mountain Range – The Family Records Singles Club – Vol. 11
Hannah Aldridge – Razor Wire (Acoustic) – Razor Wire
First Aid Kit – The Bell – Stay Gold
Corb Lund – Five Dollar Bill – Counterfeit Blues – CDN
Jaxon Haldane – Drip Dry – Jaxon Haldane – CDN – WPG
D.Rangers – June Off Of Drinkin’ – The Paw-Paw Patch – CDN – WPG
The F5 four – Miss Molly – Tornado Breakdown

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Easton Stagger Phillips – Traveller – Resolution Road – CDN
Leeroy Stagger – E S P – Truth Be Sold – CDN
Leeroy Stagger – Enough Love to Go Around – Radiant Land – CDN

Jon Dee Graham & Mike June interview

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Mike June – Let It Go – live performance
Jon Dee Graham – Barbara & Steve – live performance
Mike June – What if God Gave Up – live performance
Jon Dee Graham – E. 11th Street – live performance
Jon Dee Graham – Dedication – live performance

It’s Dad’s Day, so some songs by, for, and about dads. We’re also plenty excited about the upcoming return of a really great dad, Jon Dee Graham, and that’s reason enough to celebrate the man’s amazing songs.

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It’s the busy season for shows, and we keep doing our best to keep you informed & ready with more previews, and Ron from Lockport challenges us to find a better “Wrecking Ball” than ol’ Hannah Montana; he didn’t know what he was getting into.

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Once again the hot new releases just keep on coming, and we’ve got more stellar upcoming shows to preview!

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