September is here, and our summer fun is coming to an end. We need some great music to chase away those blues, and today’s show is chock full of good stuff. We’ve got some new music, some requests & dedications, some creepy love songs, and a preview of the two upcoming Greg Macpherson CD release shows!
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The beginning of another school year is upon us, and I’m not feeling all that excited about that. Sadly, this means that this glorious summer is coming to an end, and the only thing that’s numbing the pain and getting me moving is some classic 90s music from my musical glory days. Hopefully some listeners will get some joy out of my glory days, as this week, it’s New Year, Old Skool, with some classic Canadian indie-rock.
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It’s been an interesting weekend, and we’re in the mood for something positive. Irene’s hitting our friends in the East pretty hard, so a few songs to keep them strong and hopeful. And, this weekend was the funeral for NDP leader Jack Layton, and although funerals aren’t generally all that uplifting or inspiring, his certainly was, so we’ll carry on his message of hope and love with some great music. And, to end it all off, something we all appreciate, Fish & Bird, one of this country’s great up-coming bands, stops by to play live.
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More new music? Yup, we’ve got plenty of it tonight, as well as some show previews, dedications, and a whole lot of fun.
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Yesterday, as I was sitting in the glorious sunshine with my wonderful son, listening to one of my favourite bands of all, for free, I was thinking that it was pretty much a perfect day. One of the songs I heard, in particular, had me thinking about perfect songs, so today’s show starts off with a whole bunch of songs that I’d call pretty much perfect. We also paid tribute to a guy who knew a thing or two about perfect songs, Joe Strummer, on what would have been his birthday. We also announced the next exciting show at Sunset Saloon and heard some peppy, poppy new releases, including a great new East Coast supergroup.
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The hot new music just keeps on rolling in, and we’ve got a lot of it tonight, as well as festival previews, reflections, and even yet another version of a song we HATE!
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The Steel Belted crew (and our respective better halves) took the journey down to Fargo to see Brandi Carlile at the Fargo Theatre. I had the great pleasure of seeing (and interviewing) Brandi at the Edmonton Folk Festival last year, so I knew that she’s great live. Last year, however, she was working with a couple less players (they were minus a drummer and a violinist) and it was a shorter set and at a decidedly different venue. This trip had the potential to be a bit of a downer, because sometimes shows aren’t as great the second time around, and because we had to drive 4 hours there and 4 hours back to see the show.
Luckily, it was well worth the trip. Brandi sounded even more powerful and confident than a year ago, perhaps owing to experience or the more intimate, comfortable venue. Whatever the case, the somewhat rowdy but wholly appreciative crowd, and perhaps the fact that Brandi had plenty of family in the audience made for a really fun, interactive show. She threw in some really cool covers and played a great selection of material, new and old.
Every once in a while, I get inspired to record a show, not because I’m some evil bootlegger looking to make a buck, but because I have a really bad memory, and I like something to remind me of the great shows I’ve seen and heard. My recordings are decidedly low-quality, and not in any way meant to be audiophile recordings, and certainly aren’t meant to take the place of authorized recordings. In fact, I really hope that they inspire you to get out to a show or buy a CD (ok, or a digital download) of your own.
With that in mind, if you want to download this amazing show for yourself, go ahead and enjoy. You don’t need to post it on your site or host it anywhere else, just let other folks know to stop by and visit my site. Don’t ever sell it or do anything bad. Look both ways before you cross the street, too.
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We’re pre-recorded one more time, but we’ve got some stellar material on this episode. This week is our look back at the 32nd Edmonton Folk Music Festival, held last weekend. We’ll tell you about the highlights and surprises, the hits and the misses. Also, we got to do some in-person interviews with the stars, including Lissie, The Secret Sisters, and Deer Tick. We also got our hands on an eagerly awaited, not-yet-released CD, and managed to get a few words from one of the greatest songwriters of all time. Well worth a listen, I’d say.
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We were thrilled enough when he came to the show on his own last year, but this year, our pal NQ Arbuckle brought the divine Ms. Carolyn Mark along for some songs, stories, and sound effects, and it turned out to be a whole heap o’ fun, as expected.
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This week we’re pre-recorded yet again, but that only makes us want to put on an even better show, and I think we’ve done it. We’ve got a heaping helping of new music, some unusual covers, and extended previews of upcoming shows featuring Lyle Lovett, Mary Gauthier, Carolyn Mark, and NQ Arbuckle!
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