It’s time to stop and look back at some of the musical highlights from a year that was kind of terrible in a lot of other ways. Fortunately, there was a lot of great music to help soothe the pain. I picked out as many highlights as I could fit into 3 hours but still have plenty left over for next week!

I’d love to know what resonated with you this year! Please leave a comment, visit the contact page, or find me on social media and let me know what you liked & didn’t like this year!

This is one of our standby series of pre-recorded episodes that are meant to be timeless, so we can pop them into the schedule again some time when I can’t be at the studio live, so enjoy this one now and again!

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

Jim Bryson – Shadowed – Combinations 2+1 – CDN

Dennis Ellsworth – I Can’t Impress You – Hardcore Freewheelin’ – CDN
Suzie Ungerleider – Juniper – Among the Evergreens – CDN
Kate Maki – At Every Sunset – Impossible Knot – CDN
Maddisun – Big Star – The Pages – CDN

Skydiggers – Snow Blind – Dreams & Second Chances – CDN
Ken Yates – Cataclysmic End – Total Cinema – CDN
Kathleen Edwards – Say Goodbye, Tell No One – Billionaire – CDN
Jason Isbell – Gravelweed – Foxes in the Snow
Amanda Shires – Strange Dreams – Nobody’s Girl

Carter Felker – Losing Hand – Loser – CDN
Brennen Leigh – Don’t You Ever Give Up On Love – Don’t You Ever Give Up On Love
Joe Nolan – Half a Tear, Half a Grin – Luv in the New World – CDN
Terra Lightfoot – Already There In My Mind – Home Front – CDN
Ken Pomeroy – Flannel Cowboy – Cruel Joke

FONTINE – Good Buddy – Good Buddy – CDN – WPG
Jess Rae – Golden Days – No Straight Lines – CDN – WPG
Scott Nolan – Hoping for Angels (feat. Patrick O’Connell poetry) – Man on a Wheel – CDN – WPG
D. Rangers – Red Bandana Blues – Sketch – CDN – WPG
Gordie Tentrees & Jaxon Haldane – Franklin – Double Takes – CDN – WPG
Doug McLean – Connoisseur of the Void – A Mass Vacancy – CDN – WPG

Florry – First it was a movie, then it was a book – Sounds Like…
Wednesday – Elderberry Wine – Bleeds
Lowest of the Low – The Seven Sorrows – Over Years and Overnight – CDN
The Donzerly Lights – Red Handed – Purgatouring – CDN
Craig Finn – People Of Substance – Always Been
Petey USA – The Milkman – The Yips (A Case Of)
Sam Fender – People Watching – People Watching
The Young Novelists – Break the Whole Thing Down – These Dark Canyons – CDN
Caroline Spence – Effortless – Heart Go Wild

Chaparelle – Bad Loving – Western Pleasure
WILD HORSES – Sioux Falls – single
Marfa – Daisy – single
Flock of Dimes – Long After Midnight – The Life You Save
Madi Diaz – Heavy Metal – Fatal Optimist
Presley Haile – Second Time – single

Pony Gold – Impossible Dream – High Road Reverie – CDN
Mariel Buckley – Vending Machines – Strange Trip Ahead – CDN
Garrett T. Capps – Happy Birthday – Life Is Strange
HORSEBATH – Hard to Love – Another Farewell – CDN
Anderson East – I’d Do Anything – Worthy
Jory Nash – Everybody Knows by Now – The Light Still Shines on the Main – CDN

Rheostatics – The Inland Sea (feat. Kevin Hearn) – The Great Lakes Suite – CDN
Western Slang – You’re On A Roll – Western Slang – CDN
The Violet Archers – Life and Then – The Duo Sessions – CDN
Stephen Fearing – The Empathist – The Empathist – CDN

A bonus half hour allowed for a little extra Can-con Christmas music before jumping into yet another tribute to a fallen music icon. Lately, we’ve had to pay tribute to Todd Snider and Raul Malo, and we were hoping to not have to do it for a while, but the sad news arrived that Joe Ely had left us so an extended tribute was in order once again. Joe has been a pillar of the Texas roots scene for decades and has dabbled in a wide variety of styles and worked with just about everybody over the course of his career. He was also another gem of a human being. He will be missed but his many musical contributions will surely never be forgotten. It would be impossible to fully cover the man’s career in the time we had, but we heard a cross-section of his solo material, work with others, others covering his songs, him covering others’ songs, and more!

Joe Ely website

Todd Snider tribute

Raul Malo tribute / Boots and Saddle show tribute / Twang Trust tribute

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

Oliver Schroer – Beneath The Ice, They Heard Bells – Stuck On A Cold Steel Pole – CDN
Joni Mitchell – River – Blue – CDN
Kathleen Edwards – It’s Christmastime (Let’s Just Survive) – A Dualtone Christmas – CDN
Skydiggers – Good King Wenceslas – Still Restless The Lost Tapes – CDN

Melissa Payne and Benj Rowland – Fairy Tale of NewYork – live recording – CDN
Mike Plume Band – O Christmas Tree / Merry Xmas to My Ex Miss – Back Home for Christmas – CDN
David Myles – Santa Never Brings Me A Banjo – It’s Christmas – CDN

Paul Kelly – How to Make Gravy – recorded live on UMFM

NQ Arbuckle – Christmas in Hell – single – CDN
Swank! – Santa Claus Is Out On Bail – Christmas Is Fun! – CDN
The Rocky Fortune – Merry Boxing Day – single – CDN
Christina Martin – Sex Drugs and Christmas Time – single – CDN
Son of Dave – I Like Surprises – single – CDN – WPG
Elliott BROOD – SANTACLAUGE – single – CDN
JP Hoe – Deliberate – Brighten Up the Night – CDN – WPG

Joe Ely – She Never Spoke Spanish To Me – Joe Ely
Joe Ely – Tonight I Think I’m Gonna Go Downtown – Honky Tonk Masquerade
Joe Ely – Musta Notta Gotta Lotta – Musta Notta Gotta Lotta
Joe Ely – What’s Shakin’ Tonight – B4 84
Joe Ely Band – Brainlock – Roadie
Joe Ely – Odds of the Blues (feat. Bruce Springsteen) – Driven to Drive

Joe Ely – Working On the Highway – Light of Day: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen
Joe Ely – Put Down the Gun – A Case for Case: A Tribute to the Songs of Peter Case
Joe Ely & Todd Snider – Oh Boy! – Not Fade Away (Remembering Buddy Holly)
Joe Ely & Sue Foley – Great Balls Of Fire – Brace Yourself!: A Tribute To Otis Blackwell
Joe Ely – Joy (feat. David Grissom) – For the Love of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson
Joe Ely – White Line Fever – Tulare Dust: A Songwriters’ Tribute To Merle Haggard
Uncle Tupelo – Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way? (feat. Joe Ely) – Anodyne (bonus track)

Joe Ely – Because the Wind – live recording
Joe Ely – Dublin Blues – This One’s For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark
Joe Ely – Magdalene – Panhandle Rambler
Guy Clark – The Indian Cowboy – Old Friends
Joe Ely – Honky Tonk Masquerade (Live) – A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver (Live)
Joe Ely – Early Morning Rain – single
Joe Ely – Waiting Around to Die – Love and Freedom

Marty Stuart – Me And Billy The Kid – Hillbilly Rock
Robert Earl Keen – The Road Goes on Forever (Live) [feat. Joe Ely] – Live Dinner Reunion
Marcia Ball – Fingernails – Blue House
Rosie Flores – Love And Danger – Once More With Feeling
Syd Straw – Learning the Game (with Joe Ely) – Surprise
Kelly Willis – Settle For Love – Bang Bang
Lisa Rhodes – I’ll Be Your Fool – Shivers
Kimmie Rhodes – Rose Loves the Carnival – Small Town Girl

The Flatlanders – South Wind of Summer – Now Again
Los Super Seven – Let Her Dance (feat. Joe Ely) – Heard It On The X
James McMurtry – Slew Foot – Childish Things
Joe Ely – Buildin’ More Fires – Songs From Chippy
Terry Allen – I’m Not That Kat Anymore – Keep Your Soul: A Tribute To Doug Sahm
Alejandro Escovedo – Silver City – The Crossing

Timely tunes, 2025 highlights, upcoming shows, Bandcamp Friday, festive tunes, new tunes, and we send some love and gratitude out to Raul Malo of The Mavericks, following an all-star tribute event this weekend.

Matt Monsoon this Thursday: tickets / music

Sean Burns shows

Department Store Records

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

Stephen Fearing – The Bells Of Morning – Blue Line – CDN

Blackie & the Rodeo Kings – Nickles & Dimes – Kings of Love – CDN
Jadea Kelly – Waiting for You (with Emily Sky Jordan) – Weather Girl – CDN
Rob Waddell – More than a Little (alot of the time) – Everything Is From Now On – CDN – MB
Skydiggers – Even When You Fall – Road Radio – CDN

Matt Monsoon & the Riff Ryders – Lay Down Your Arms (after a hard days surf) – Ridin’ the Riff – CDN – WPG
Matt Monsoon & the Riff Ryders – Same Song – Ridin’ the Riff – CDN – WPG
Sean Burns & Lost Country – Chaparral – A Bakersfield Half-Dozen – CDN – WPG
Sean Burns & Lost Country – Town Song (w/Andrew Neville) – Boots & Saddle and CKUW 95.9 fm Present A Night of Country Music – CDN – WPG
Andrew Neville & The Poor Choices – Prairie Boy – Andrew Neville & The Poor Choices – CDN – WPG
Andrew Neville & The Poor Choices – Workin’ Man’s Song – Let’r Buck – CDN – WPG

Carter Felker – Throwing Words Around – Loser – CDN
Dennis Ellsworth – Ride With You – Hardcore Freewheelin’ – CDN

Melissa Carper – Christmas in New Orleans – A Very Carper Christmas
Andy Shauf & Madi Diaz – Christmas Eve Can Kill You – Oh. What. Fun.
Josiah And The Bonnevilles – Holy Place – Winter
John Craigie – Fire Season – single
Micah Schnabel & Vanessa Jean Speckman – I Don’t Believe You (Demo) – Miracle On Comm Ave 9

OP-ED – Mother (feat. Nicky Mehta) – OP-ED – CDN – WPG
Carsie Blanton – Little Flame – single
Branson Anderson – Rodeo Hand – First Rodeo
Leeroy Stagger – Amanda – 3 A.M. COMPANION – CDN
The Delines – Dilaudid Diane – The Set Up

Whitney Rose – Be My Baby feat. Raul Malo (feat. Raul Malo) – Heartbreaker of the Year – CDN
Whitney Rose – You Don’t Scare Me – Rule 62 – CDN
Blackie & The Rodeo Kings – Highwire (feat. Raul Malo) – Kings and Kings – CDN
Carrie Rodriguez – Perfidia – Lola
Raul Malo – Thanks A Lot – Country Goes Raffi

The Mavericks – From Hell To Paradise – From Hell To Paradise
The Mavericks – O What A Thrill – What A Crying Shame
The Mavericks – All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down (feat. Flaco Jimenez) – Music For All Occasions
The Mavericks – Dance The Night Away – Trampoline
The Mavericks – Back In Your Arms Again – In Time

The Mavericks – Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way – Play the Hits
The Mavericks – Dr. Feelgood – Nashville Outlaws – A Tribute To Mötley Crüe
The Mavericks – Call Me The Breeze – Skynyrd Frynds
Raul Malo – I Guess Things Happen That Way – Dressed in Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash
The Mavericks – Hot Burrito #1 – Gold

Raul Malo – Downbound Train – Badlands: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska
The Mavericks – True Love Ways – Not Fade Away (Remembering Buddy Holly)
The Mavericks – Are You Lonesome Tonight – Babe: Pig in the City – Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture

New music, classics, we say goodbye to blues & roots great Tim Williams, and a deep dive into the playlists of Planet Mainstage, a mainstay on UMFM for over 20 years. We paid tribute to our friend John Prentice yesterday and it was a reminder of the reach and influence of John’s show. I went through his playlists to find out which artists were played the most over the past 20 years and played a bunch of the most played artists and their most played songs.

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

Sean Burns – Texas – Cold Beans & Broken Eggs – CDN – WPG

Jeffrey Martin – 1519 – Live at The Showdown
Anna Tivel – Airplane to Nowhere – Animal Poem
Sam Weber – gone-2.store – Shape Confused Cowboy Be You – CDN
Dan Mangan – A Christmas Song – single – CDN
Taylor Jackson – I Lose My Mind – single – CDN – WPG
Paul Kelly – Did It Again (triple j Like A Version) – single

The Jayhawks – I’d Run Away – Tomorrow The Green Grass
Son Volt – Windfall – Trace
The Bottle Rockets – Kerosene – The Bottle Rockets
Jon Dee Graham – Robot Moving – The Great Battle
Patty Griffin – Let Him Fly – Living With Ghosts
Gillian Welch – One More Dollar – Revival
Suzie Ungerleider – Mozart For The Cat – Namedropper – CDN

Turnpike Troubadours – Just Like Old Times – single
Hard Working Americans – I Don’t Have a Gun – The First Waltz

Tim Williams – It’s Enough to Be Remembered – Songster, Musicianer, Music Physicianer – CDN
Tim Williams – I Heard that Lonesome Whistle Blow – Sorrow Bound: Hank Williams Re-Examined – CDN
Tim Williams – I’m not Missing You at All – Sorrow Bound: Hank Williams Re-Examined – CDN
Big Dave McLean & Tim Williams – If I’m not the one to Love You – Fellow Travelers – CDN – WPG

Scott Nolan Band – If I Could Only Leave Here – American Hotel – CDN – WPG
The Duhks – Annabel – Your Daughters & Your Sons – CDN – WPG

Bruce Cockburn – Night Train – The Charity Of Night – CDN
Nathan – The Wind – Key Principles – CDN – WPG

Eliza Gilkyson – Emerald Street – Beautiful World
Danny Michel – Click Click – Matadora – CDN
Greg Brown – Spring Wind – Dream Café
David Francey – Broken Glass – Skating Rink – CDN
Amelia Curran – Scattered & Small – War Brides – CDN

Dan Frechette – My Bride And I – Lucky Day – CDN – MB
David Lindley – She Took off My Romeos – El Rayo-X
Ry Cooder – Get Rhythm – Get Rhythm
Fearing & White – Heart o’ the Morning – recorded live on UMFM – CDN

Martyn Joseph – Vegas – Vegas
Dan Bern – Breathe – Breathe
Lynn Miles – 1000 Lovers – Love Sweet Love – CDN
Del Barber – Walking In A Straight Line – Prairieography – CDN – WPG
The Small Glories – Sing – Assiniboine & the Red – CDN – WPG

Highlights of a memorable night with Mike Plume, more Snider, new music, classic female bangers, a first taste of the annual onslaught of Christmas music, and more!

Come support Movember & Project 11 at Puzzled! Enjoy Sean Burns and custom Rochtails: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ3DTJSDnv1/?img_index=6 Tickets: puzzledwpg@gmail.com

Come pay tribute to John Prentice of UMFM’s Planet Mainstage: https://www.wecc.ca/events/1-rbb5a-zj64b-hsjxs-j5cds-3g6jw-krlbx-ha2yl

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

Mike Plume – On the Night I Hit the Wall – The Song Harvester, Vol. 1 – CDN

Todd Snider – Beer Run – New Connection
Todd Snider – Ballad of the Devil’s Backbone Tavern – Happy to Be Here
James McMurtry – Rex’s Blues – Walk Between The Raindrops
Fred Eaglesmith – Betty Oshawa – 6 Volts – CDN
Fred Eaglesmith – Alcohol And Pills – Lipstick, Lies And Gasoline – CDN
Mike Plume Band – Red and White Blues – Red and White Blues – CDN

Will Kimbrough – Gratitude and Grief (for Todd Snider) – single
Rhett Miller – Come As You Are (feat. Evan Felker) – Come As You Are
Chip Kinman – Me and Tony – Chip Kinman
Sammy Brue – Lonely Mornings – The Journals

John Blek – With You – The Midnight Ache
Hayley Reardon – Walking Me Home – single

Shawn Colvin – You and The Mona Lisa – A Few Small Repairs
Shawn Colvin – Get Out Of This House – A Few Small Repairs
Melissa Etheridge – Like the Way I Do – Melissa Etheridge
Julie Miller – Out In The Rain – Broken Things
Kathleen Edwards – 12 Bellevue – Failer – CDN
Lucinda Williams – Essence – Essence

Lucinda Williams – We’ve Come Too Far To Turn Around (feat. Norah Jones) – World’s Gone Wrong
Joey Frendo – Black Tar – single
Anna Graves – Burn On – single
Sam Fender – I’m Always On Stage – single
Boy Golden – Cowboy Dreams (feat. Cat Clyde) – Best of Our Possible Lives – CDN – WPG

Rheostatics – The Drop Off (feat. Gord Downie) – The Great Lakes Suite – CDN
The Violet Archers – Rearview – The Duo Sessions – CDN

Christina Martin – Sex Drugs and Christmas Time – single – CDN
Deer Tick – Light Up Reindeer – single
Angus & Julia Stone – The Christmas Song – single
Louis Brennan – Christmas Is the Hardest Time of Year – single

54-40 – Running For The Fence – Virgil – CDN
The Watchmen – Gasoline – live recording – CDN – WPG
Leeroy Stagger – Never been a Sailor – 3 A.M. COMPANION – CDN
Jon and Roy – More Than I Can Dream – single – CDN
Behind The Woodpile – Kitchen Party – Behind The Woodpile – CDN

Warped 45s – Talk About Evil – Matador Sunset – CDN
Animal Parts – What Our Love Is – Animal Parts – CDN
Danny Michel – Rye Whiskey & Wine – Feather, Fur & Fin – CDN
Kings Of The Moon – Drive So Far – Kings Of The Moon – CDN – WPG

This weekend we lost a truly great performer and songwriter. Todd Snider was a gifted and influential musician who left his mark on many other musicians and many fans. Today, we looked at his life and legacy with highlights from his studio albums, some of his memorable and hilarious live stories, as well as some of the many covers, tributes, and collaborations that he was a part of.

Todd Snider homepage: https://toddsnider.net/

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

Todd Snider – Enjoy Yourself – East Nashville Skyline

Todd Snider – Beer Run (Extended) – Near Truths and Hotel Rooms Live
Todd Snider – My Generation (Part 2) – Songs For The Daily Planet
Todd Snider – Talkin’ Seattle Grunge Rock Blues – Aimless Records Presents: Songs For the Daily Planet (Purple Version)

Todd Snider – You Think You Know Somebody – Songs For The Daily Planet
Jerry Jeff Walker – Alright Guy – Gonzo Stew
Todd Snider – Tension – Step Right Up
Shannon Lyon – I Can’t Complain – Live at The Sunset Saloon, April 10, 2015 – CDN
Todd Snider – Vinyl Records – New Connection

Todd Snider – The Ballad of the Devil’s Backbone Tavern – Near Truths and Hotel Rooms Live
Todd Snider – It Sure Was Better Back Then – An American Troubadour: The Songs Of Steve Forbert

Todd Snider – Is This Thing Working? – Peace Queer
Todd Snider – Happy New Year – The Devil You Know
Todd Snider – Nashville – Peace, Love and Anarchy (Rarities, B-Sides and Demos, Vol. 1)

Todd Snider – Handsome John – Live: Return of the Storyteller
Keith Sykes – Tearing The House Down – Let It Roll
Robert Earl Keen – Play A Train Song – Ready For Confetti
Nanci Griffith – Not Innocent Enough – The Loving Kind

Todd Snider – Maybe You Heard – The Pilgrim – A Celebration Of Kris Kristofferson
Todd Snider – Waco Moon – A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver (Live)
Todd Snider – Travelin’ Light – A Case for Case: A Tribute to the Songs of Peter Case
Todd Snider – A Boy Named Sue – Twistable, Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute To The Songs Of Shel Silverstein
Todd Snider – Shattered – Impending Doom
Todd Snider & Elizabeth Cook – Feels so Right – High Cotton: The Songs of Alabama

Elizabeth Cook – Cutting Diamonds – Exodus of Venus
Will Kimbrough – Horseshoe Lake – EP
Jason Ringenberg – James Dean’s Car – All Over Creation
Farmer Jason – He’s a Moose on the Loose – Rockin’ in the Forest With Farmer Jason
Billy Joe Shaver – Deja Blues (with Todd Snider) – Freedom’s Child
Hayes Carll – Bottle In My Hand – KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories)
Corb Lund – Age Like Wine – Songs My Friends Wrote – CDN

Elmo Buzz – 37206 – Shit Sandwich
Todd Snider – The Ballad of the Kingsmen – Live-The Storyteller
Todd Snider – Talking Reality Television Blues – Cash Cabin Sessions, Vol. 3
Todd Snider – WHILE WE STILL HAVE A CHANCE – HIGH, LONESOME AND THEN SOME.

New music, old classics, upcoming shows, a final plea to help make something beautiful, and we send our love & concern to Todd Snider.

The delightful Duo Sessions: https://thevioletarchers.bandcamp.com/album/the-duo-sessions

The dynamic Drive-Thru Record: https://adrivethrurecord.bandcamp.com/album/a-drive-thru-record-vol-2

Last chance to give our pal Burnsy a boost: https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/seanburns-38759194/new-album-by-sean-burns-lost-country

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

Todd Snider – Alcohol & Pills – East Nashville Skyline

The Violet Archers – Life and Then – The Duo Sessions – CDN
The Violet Archers – Animal Song – The Duo Sessions – CDN
EGGER – Any Sense of Time (Feat. The Violet Archers) – The Music Buddy Sessions – CDN
John Borra – Here In My Heart – Last Dance at The E Room – CDN
Joel Stewart – Baseball In The Summer – A Drive Thru Record, Vol. 2 – CDN
Joel Stewart and the Future Hall of Famers – I Miss Summer – unreleased – CDN

Mike Plume – Looking For You: A Travelogue Of Sorts – A Drive Thru Record, Vol. 2 – CDN
Jason Plumb – Don’t Mind If I Do – A Drive Thru Record, Vol. 2 – CDN
Jason Plumb – Satellite – Under & Over – CDN
Barenaked Ladies – Wrap Your Arms Around Me – Gordon – CDN
The Watchmen – All Uncovered – In The Trees – CDN – WPG
The New Meanies – Three Seeds – Three Seeds – CDN – WPG

Dave Gunning – Going Nowhere Tonight – single – CDN
Martyn Joseph – Last Night I Heard America – Troubled Horses
Ben Chapman & Hayes Carll – Satin Sheets – single
Benjamin Tod – My Pride (Alone) – single

John Craigie & Fruition – Where It’s From – Where It’s From / Hard To Make Money
Bella White – Little Things – single – CDN
Andrew Combs – Desperados Waiting For A Train (feat. Rodney Crowell) – Old No. 1 Revisited
Luke Bell – The King Is Back – The King Is Back
John Hewitt & the New Americans – Roll Your Eyes – Roll Your Eyes/Longtime Girl – CDN

Mavis Staples – Beautiful Strangers – Sad And Beautiful World
Aysanabee – Nomads (Acoustic) – Nomads (Timelines) – CDN
John Moreland – Losing Sleep Tonight – OurVinyl Sessions
Jack Johnson & Hermanos Gutiérrez – Hold On To The Light – single

Sean Burns & Lost Country – And It’s Quiet – unreleased – CDN – WPG
Sean Burns – Before She Made Me Crawl – Lost Country – CDN – WPG
Sean Burns & Lost Country – Don’t Let the Highway Get You Lost – Music for Taverns, Bars, And Honky Tonks – CDN – WPG

Todd Snider – Talkin’ Seattle Blues – Songs For The Daily Planet
Todd Snider – Beer Run – New Connection
Todd Snider – Can’t Complain – Viva Satellite

Guy Clark – The Randall Knife – Dublin Blues
Blaze Foley – Cold, Cold World (feat. Beaver Valley Boys) – Cold, Cold World
Gurf Morlix – Need You Now – Diamonds To Dust
Slaid Cleaves – Broke Down – Broke Down
The Western States – Valemount – The Western States – CDN – WPG
Chris Carmichael – Gone – Chris Carmichael – CDN – WPG

New music, timely tunes, upcoming shows, and tributes to Wrecks/Rex Bell, Archie Fisher, and a real unsung hero of Canadian music, Neil MacGonigill who guided and started a lot of notable careers.

Go see Skinny Dyck, Lachlann Neville, and Scott Nolan! https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/skinny-dyck-scott-nolan-lachlan-neville-tickets-1707631223959

Give our pal Burnsy a boost: https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/seanburns-38759194/new-album-by-sean-burns-lost-country

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

Colleen Brown & Major Love – I Can’t Wrap My Heart Around It – Seasons Are Circling – CDN

Treeline And Shaela Miller – Daylight Savings – Curtains – CDN
Skinny Dyck – Baby Oh Well – Easygoing – CDN
Skinny Dyck – Dreamin’ – Get to Know Lonesome – CDN
Lachlan Neville – Arizona – single – CDN

Old Man Luedecke – Five and Ten – single – CDN
Michaela Anne – Me and Willie – single
Melissa Carper – Made With Love – A Very Carper Christmas
Courtney Marie Andrews – Keeper – single
Jenn Grant – Jim Cuddy Dress – Queen of the Strait – CDN

Noah Derksen – Walking Home (feat. FONTINE) – single – CDN – WPG
FONTINE – Good Buddy – Good Buddy – CDN – WPG
Bloc Parents – The Long Night – single – CDN – WPG

Ratboys – Anywhere – Singin’ to an Empty Chair
Langhorne Slim – Rock N Roll – Rock N Roll / Haunted Man
The Growlers – Crisis – single
Marty Stuart – Graveyard – Space Junk
Jerry Leger – Stranded – Waves Of Desire – CDN

Flock of Dimes – Long After Midnight – The Life You Save
Anna Graves – Hollow Bones – single
summersets – Move Back Home – single – CDN
Braden Lam – Hurricane Season – The Cloudmaker’s Cry – CDN
Joe Ray McDonald – Storm Drain – Cowboy Cake – CDN
Tony Furtado – The Immigrant – single

Townes Van Zandt – Rex’s Blues – Live at the Old Quarter, Houston, Texas
Townes Van Zandt – Pancho & Lefty – Live at the Old Quarter, Houston, Texas
Stan Rogers – Dark Eyed Molly – Turnaround – CDN
Archie Fisher – Western Island – The Man with a Rhyme
Frightened Rabbit – The Work – A Frightened Rabbit EP

Ian Tyson – Leavin’ Cheyenne – Old Corrals And Sagebrush – CDN
Jann Arden – I Would Die For You – Time For Mercy – CDN
Steve Pineo – Canadian Man – A Perfectly Good Friendship – CDN

The Co-Dependents – Vagabond – Live Recording Event – CDN
The Co-Dependents – Think On It – Live At The Mecca Café Volume 2 – CDN
Billy Cowsill – Roll Over Beethoven – Billy Cowsill Live – CDN

Joe Nolan – Letters To Juliet – Goodbye Cinderella – CDN
Joe Nolan – Tightrope Dancer – Tornado – CDN
Kendel Carson – Waiting for Dreams – The Calgary Sessions – CDN
Shaye Zadravec – Night Drive – Now and Then – CDN
Sykamore – He’s Mine – single – CDN

Elliott BROOD – Write It All Down for You – Mountain Meadows – CDN
Great Lake Swimmers – Bodies and Minds – Bodies and Minds – CDN

Celebrating 20 or so years of Winnipeg’s Park Theatre with highlights and memories of some of the many great shows that I’ve seen there, and a few that I regret missing. I’ve even got an hour of exclusive live recordings from shows I’ve attended over the years.

Thanks to Erick Casselman and his staff for more than 20 years of being a leader in our music and arts communities! The Park is a privately owned venue that continually improves the experience for performers, attendees, and our city in general. It’s really remarkable how much the venue has improved and contributed over the years. I look forward to many, many more great things to come at the Park, and their new sister venue, Sidestage, which has quickly become one of my favourite places to see a show!

Let me know if you’ve got favourite shows that you’ve seen at the Park or if I missed anything notable! Visit the Contact page to send me a message!

Park Theatre: myparktheatre.com
Sidestage: sidestagewpg.com

Relive the TTBTGH 20th anniversary live show: https://tellthebandtogohome.com/2023/08/20/podcast-august-20-2023-20th-anniversary-live-recording

My rant, referenced during the show: https://tellthebandtogohome.com/2011/12/13/proud-to-be-among-the-5-support-live-music/

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

JP Hoe And The Truly Richards – All The Young Dudes – The Live Beta Project – CDN – WPG

Middle Of Nowhere – Then I Find You – Middle Of Nowhere – CDN – WPG
Slow Leaves – Life of a Better Man – Beauty Is so Common – CDN – WPG
Sweet Alibi – I’ll Wait – We’ve Got To – CDN – WPG
Ridley Bent – Cry – Buckles & Boots – CDN – WPG
William Prince – Bloom – Earthly Days – CDN – WPG

Mary Gauthier – Cigarette Machine (Live) – Live At Blue Rock
Fred Eaglesmith – Careless – Cha Cha Cha – CDN
Lynn Miles – Lesson in Everything – Downpour – CDN
Catherine MacLellan – Stealin – Silhouette – CDN

Colter Wall – Sleeping on the Blacktop – Imaginary Appalachia – CDN
Paul Reddick – Villanelle (w/Colin Linden & Kathleen Edwards) – Revue : The Best of Paul Reddick – CDN

Shovels & Rope – Gasoline – Shovels & Rope
Lucero – Tears Don’t Matter Much – That Much Further West
Northcote – How Can You Turn Around – Northcote – CDN
July Talk – Headsick – July Talk – CDN
Matt Mays – Take It On Faith – Coyote – CDN
Dustin Bentall & The Smøkes – Shine – You Are an Island – CDN
Two Hours Traffic – Painted Halo – Territory – CDN
Wintersleep – New Inheritors – New Inheritors – CDN
Amos the Kid – Enough as it Was – Enough as it Was – CDN – WPG

Rayland Baxter – Willy’s Song – Feathers & FishHooks
Parker Millsap – Truck Stop Gospel – Parker Millsap
Benjamin Dakota Rogers – War Cry – This Ol’ Way – CDN
Jeremie Albino – Hard Time – Hard Time – CDN
The Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer – Mama’s in the Backseat – A Real Fine Mess – CDN
New Country Rehab – Back in Time – Ghost of Your Charms – CDN
Ondara – Lockdown On Date Night Tuesday – Folk n’ Roll Vol. 1: Tales Of Isolation

Mike Plume Band – Five Crow Silver – recorded live at the Park Theatre – CDN
Scott Nolan – You Rock We Roll – recorded live at the Park Theatre – CDN – WPG
Amelia Curran – Scattered & Small – recorded live at the Park Theatre – CDN
Luke Doucet – Blood’s Too Rich – recorded live at the Park Theatre – CDN

James McMurtry – Choctaw Bingo – recorded live at the Park Theatre
Del Barber – 62 Richmond – recorded live at the Park Theatre – CDN – WPG

Keri Latimer – John Paul’s Deliveries – recorded live at the Park Theatre – CDN – WPG
Nicky Mehta – Arlington – recorded live at the Park Theatre – CDN – WPG
JP Hoe – Say What you Want to Say – recorded live at the Park Theatre – CDN – WPG
Keri Latimer, Nicky Mehta, JP Hoe – Across the Universe – recorded live at the Park Theatre – CDN – WPG

Timely tunes, exciting new music, upcoming shows, and an hour of rockin’ classics!

Sean Burns & Lost Country w/Amy Nelson: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sean-burns-and-lost-country-amy-nelson-kates-outlaw-tickets-1677723609479

D. Rangers vinyl release: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-drangers-sketch-vinyl-lp-release-evening-and-matinee-shows-tickets-1681288883309

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

NQ Arbuckle – The Autumn Leaves – The Last Supper in a Cheap Town – CDN

Kings Of The Moon – Leaves – Kings Of The Moon – CDN – WPG
Jim Bryson – All the Fallen Leaves – Where the Bungalows Roam – CDN
The Be Good Tanyas – Scattered Leaves – Hello Love – CDN
Butch Walker – Autumn Leaves – Afraid of Ghosts
Drive-By Truckers – First Air of Autumn – English Oceans
Johnsmith – Come Some Autumn Day – Kickin’ This Stone

D. Rangers – Red Bandana Blues – Sketch – CDN – WPG
D. Rangers – Man or a Fool – Sketch – CDN – WPG
D. Rangers – Gravity and a Ladder of Gold – Sketch – CDN – WPG

Jesse Welles – Join Ice – No Kings
Jesse Welles – The List – No Kings
Jesse Welles – No Kings – No Kings
Corb Lund – The Oil’s Back In Town (Musora Session) – The Oil’s Back In Town – CDN

Joey Frendo – Harder than Dreaming – Wings of a Song
Branson Anderson – Homecoming – Edgar Allen Coe
Sammy Brue – Lord, I’m Ready Now – The Journals
Melissa Carper & Theo Lawrence – Thank You, But No Thank You – Havin’ a Talk
Skinny Dyck – Easygoing (more easy) – single – CDN

Sean Burns – Someday Soon – single – CDN – WPG
Sean Burns – Before She Made me Crawl – Lost Country – CDN – WPG
Sean Burns & Lost Country – Harold’s Super Service – Music for Taverns, Bars, And Honky Tonks – CDN – WPG

Rheostatics – The Inland Sea (feat. Kevin Hearn) – The Great Lakes Suite – CDN
Terra Lightfoot – A Case Of You – Home Front – CDN
Katie Pruitt – Get It Over With – The Pleasantville Sessions
Ken Pomeroy – Bound to Rain (Live) – single

William Prince – Flowers on the Dash – Further From the Country – CDN – WPG
Flatland Cavalry – Gone – single

Danny Michel – Wish Willy – Sunset Sea – CDN
Brian MacMillan – Shine – Shine – CDN
Lowest of the Low – Cheer Up, Charli – Welcome to the Plunderdome – CDN
Thomas Trio and the Red Albino – Followed – Thomas Trio and the Red Albino – CDN
The Bourbon Tabernacle Choir – Ain’t It Better To Ignite Than To Explode? – Superior Cackling Hen – CDN
The New Meanies – Northern Shore – Highways – CDN – WPG

Rod Picott – Stray Dogs – Stray Dogs
Slaid Cleaves – Tiger Tom Dixon’s Blues – Wishbones
Jon Dee Graham – Holes – Full
Mike June – Working in Vain – Poor Man’s Bible
Micah Schnabel – Land of Impending Doom – The Clown Watches the Clock

Paul Thorn – I Have A Good Day – Aint Love Strange
NQ Arbuckle – Huntsville Affair – Not Alone (Medicins Sans Frontiéres) – CDN
Big Star – In The Street – #1 Record