Our first live guests of the year, and what a great way to kick things off. Today we’re joined by Dylan Ireland & Melissa Payne, Express and Company. Their new disc Ontario is one of the best of the year so far, and Melissa got our attention with her fine self-titled CD last year, so it’s a real treat to get to know them and hear them perform live.
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Today we’ve got some exciting house concert news and the return of one of our all-time favourites on Friday. We’ve also got wedding wishes for Amanda & Jason and lots of new and exciting music.
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Some rockin’ good tunes, shows seen and missed, new stuff, Junos, and previewing next week’s live guests!
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Yet another big batch of new music has come our way, and we’ve got a couple more exciting upcoming shows to preview – Justin Rutledge and Martyn Joseph. Still time for some requests, stories, and some discussion of my House Concert Host’s Manifesto.
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Well, somewhat reluctantly, I came back from my Texas trek, but I did come back with an armload of great new music and stories to tell about my adventures and the amazing sights and sounds of Austin. We’ve also got some great new releases from closer to home, as well as a preview of an exciting upcoming show and CKUW’s FunDrive.
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Dropping by the studio today is a phenomenal photographer/videographer, Mike Latschislaw (www.latschphotography.com), who is hard at work on a documentary about the fertile and amazing Winnipeg music community. One of the artists featured in the movie is Scott Nolan, and we’re always glad to chat with him, so we got him on the phone. We’re also excited about a star-studded show on Feb. 8, and we’ve got some exciting new music to debut, and a legend to remember.
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Pre-recorded because of an impromptu road trip. We’ve got songs in honour of this trip and other favourites from the past, upcoming show promotions, and a birthday celebration for Lucinda Williams.
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This one’s called “On Heroes, Hope, and The Cold, Hard Truth. We’ve learned some lessons lately about putting people up on pedestals, only to later find out that we’re all only human, and we all do things that don’t seem so good. This one’s for Lance, Kasey, and you. Read more about it.
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Tonight we’ve got ourselves a tribute to the dearly departed Dear Abby and a birthday set for ol’ Steve Earle, some exciting upcoming show news, and all of the good stuff you probably don’t expect from a show like this one.
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It’s days like today that hold the most promise (and often the most danger); there’s not much going on, not a lot of new music, no real plan whatsoever. We’ll leave it up to you to figure out whether things turned out beautifully… or not.
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