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

The morning of this show, I learned of the death of one of UMFM’s longest-serving volunteers, John Prentice. John hosted Planet Mainstage on UMFM for many years. Prior to that, he hosted Folkus and The World Beat Show. John has been an active member of the television and film industries in Manitoba for many, many years. He’s been a volunteer with the Winnipeg Folk Festival for most of its 50-year history, and a regular attendee at festivals in Canmore, Calgary, and many other places. He’s been involved with choirs, dance groups, and just about every arts & culture organization around. He’s served terms on several boards of directors. John’s knowledge and passion cannot be understated and can never be replaced.

For me, John has been a friend, a role model, a mentor, and so much more for most of my life. I first met him as a teenager volunteering at Videon TV and saw him regularly at the folk festival before joining him at UMFM. John was part of an incredible community of dedicated programmers who loved folk and roots music, where he anchored programming alongside longtime UMFM icons Gail Comfort and Lyle Skinner. I learned so much from him and always enjoyed catching up. He was a regular caller during my live shows and a valued collaborator and a source of feedback and encouragement. I know my show wouldn’t be what it is and I wouldn’t be the man I am without John. I loved, admired, and appreciated him immensely.

So it was with a heavy heart that I even came in to do the show on this day. I knew that it couldn’t be business as usual, but I also knew that he would want the show to go on and I had to pay tribute to this massive influence on so many of us. In the hours before the show, I started scouring his playlists for common favourites. This show is made up of songs entirely pulled from his playlists between the years of 2005 and 2010. I’ll keep going through the lists and put together a proper, planned tribute at another time.

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

Todd Snider – Enjoy Yourself – East Nashville Skyline

The Duhks – You Don’t See It – Fast Paced World – CDN – WPG
Nathan – The Wind – Key Principles – CDN – WPG
The Wailin’ Jennys – Arlington – 40 Days – CDN – WPG

James Keelaghan – Sing My Heart Home – Home – CDN
Madison Violet – Crying – No Fool For Trying – CDN
Old Man Luedecke – Send My Troubles Away – Proof of Love – CDN

Stephen Fearing – Yellowjacket – Yellowjacket – CDN
Steve Goodman – City of New Orleans – No Big Surprise: The Steve Goodman Anthology
Lucinda Williams – Are You Alright? – West

Leonard Cohen – Tower of Song – I’m Your Man – CDN
John Prine – The Moon Is Down – Fair and Square
Billy Bragg – A New England – Life’s a Riot with Spy vs. Spy

Bruce Cockburn – Night Train – The Charity Of Night – CDN
Bob Dylan – Buckets of Rain – Blood On The Tracks
Chris Smither – Leave The Light On – Leave The Light On
Chuck Brodsky – The Room Over the Bar – Color Came One Day
Jesse Winchester – Defying Gravity – Learn To Love It

Greg Brown – Canned Goods – One More Goodnight Kiss
Iris DeMent – Let the Mystery Be – Infamous Angel
Pieta Brown – Don’t Turn Away – Pieta Brown
The Pines – Heart & Bones – Tremolo

Richard Thompson – Johnny’s Far Away – Sweet Warrior
Teddy Thompson – Everybody Move It – Separate Ways
Loudon Wainwright III – Things – Years in the Making
Martha Wainwright – These Flowers – Martha Wainwright – CDN
Catherine MacLellan – Set This Heart On Fire – Water In The Ground – CDN

Amelia Curran – Scattered & Small – War Brides – CDN
Eliza Gilkyson – Tender Mercies – Land of Milk and Honey
Lee Harvey Osmond – Queen Bee – A Quiet Evil – CDN

Lynn Miles – Love Sweet Love – Love Sweet Love – CDN
Bop Ensemble – Flash Around The Globe – Between Trains – CDN
Eivør – If I Needed You – Eivør

Dan Frechette – Creeping Around – Lucky Day – CDN – WPG
D. Rangers – The Paw-Paw Patch – The Paw-Paw Patch – CDN – WPG
Chic Gamine – Butterfly Woman – Chic Gamine – CDN – WPG
Dust Poets – Big World – World at Large – CDN – WPG
The Doug and Jess Band – Slave to This World – Slave To This World – CDN – WPG
Twilight Hotel – Lift Me Far – Bethune – CDN – WPG

Danny Michel – Love You for Miles – A New Coat of Paint (Volume 2) – CDN
David Francey – Tonight In My Dreams – The Waking Hour – CDN

Soul-soothing faves and memories, new music, exciting upcoming shows, and an hour of music aided by the keen ears and nimble fingers of Scott “Frannie” Franchuk!

Meet Frannie: https://www.riverdalerecorders.com/staff/

Join me in being a Burnsy/Frannie/Skinny backer: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/new-album-by-sean-burns-lost-country/x/1353356#/

Free Carsie Blanton & other human rights activists: https://globalsumudflotilla.org

Altameda & Yukon Blonde at Sidestage, Oct. 7: https://www.sidestagewpg.com/tm-event/yukon-blonde-friendship-rock-n-roll/

Jacob Brodovsky & Taylor Jackson, Oct. 9: https://reallovewpg.com/

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

Matthew Ryan – 3rd of October – East Autumn Grin

The Damnwells – I Am a Leaver – Air Stereo
Mike Reno – Almost Paradise (Love Theme from “Footloose”) (feat. Ann Wilson) – Footloose (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – CDN
Nathan – Trans Am – Key Principles – CDN – WPG
Joel Stewart – I Miss Summer – unreleased – CDN

Brennen Leigh – Don’t You Ever Give Up On Love – Don’t You Ever Give Up On Love
Presley Haile – Second Time – single
Marfa – Daisy – American Lonely
John Blek – 747 – single

Carsie Blanton – Rich People – The Red Album, Volume 1
Carsie Blanton – Empire – After the Revolution
Jenn Grant – Dreamer for Palestine – single – CDN
Hayley Reardon – In My Country (stripped) – single

Minor Gold – Moonlight Silver Highway – Way To The Sun
Minor Gold – Cannonball – Minor Gold
Bobby Dove – Not Much of an Outlaw – single – CDN – MB
William Prince – Damn – Further from the Country – CDN – WPG
John Gorka – Particle & Wave (Goodness In The World) – unentitled

Altameda – Dirty Rain – Dirty Rain – CDN
Altameda – Blackmarket Blues – Dirty Rain – CDN
Yukon Blonde – Babies Don’t Like Blue Anymore – Yukon Blonde – CDN
Yukon Blonde – Stairway – Tiger Talk – CDN
Yukon Blonde – Fire – Fire//Water – CDN

Jacob Brodovsky – Night Baker – I Love You and I’m Sorry – CDN – WPG
Jacob Brodovsky – I Love You and I’m Sorry – I Love You and I’m Sorry – CDN – WPG

Sean Burns & Lost Country – Too Many Bridges to Cross Over – A Bakersfield Half-Dozen – CDN – WPG
Romi Mayes – Ball and Chain – Lucky Tonight – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – No Easy Way Out – Easy Keeper – CDN – WPG

Corb Lund – Big American Headliner – Songs My Friends Wrote – CDN
Corb Lund – El Viejo (for Ian) – El Viejo – CDN
Shaela Miller – Nothing Lives in This House (feat. Matt Patershuck) – Bad Ideas – CDN
Shaela Miller – Good Woman – Big Hair Small City – CDN

Joe Nolan – Breaking up and Out – Cry Baby – CDN
Sammy Volkov & Dana Wylie – Long Long Gone – The Day Had To Come – CDN
Mariel Buckley – The Other Man – 97 Riverdale – CDN
Colleen Brown – Come to Arizona – Direction – CDN
AA Sound System – 40 Oz To 40 Days – Lily Plain…. You’re Hardly Poor – CDN
Old Reliable – Tight Knit Seams – Pulse of Light / Dark Landscape – CDN

Highlights from the past week, notable upcoming events, new music, and a profile of Carolyn Mark, who returns to town this week.

Come see Carolyn Mark & Oldseed (PLUS Keri Latimer!) https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/carolyn-markoldseedkeri-latimer-tickets-1644565643109

Come see Joce Reyome (trust me): https://www.sidestagewpg.com/tm-event/joce-reyome/

Join me in being a Burnsy backer: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/new-album-by-sean-burns-lost-country/x/1353356#/

Highly recommended Bandcamp buys:
Joe Nolan: https://joenolan1.bandcamp.com/album/luv-in-the-new-world
Young Novelists: https://store.theyoungnovelists.com/album/these-dark-canyons
Jess Rae (of Sweet Alibi): https://jessrae.bandcamp.com/album/no-straight-lines

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

Jason Plumb – Satellite – Over and Under – CDN

Joel Stewart & The Future Hall of Famers – I Miss Summer – unreleased – CDN
Mike Plume Band – Dreamer – Fools for the Radio – CDN
Blue Rodeo – Rose-Coloured Glasses – Outskirts – CDN
R.E.M. – Losing My Religion – Out Of Time
Marvin Gaye – Sexual Healing – Midnight Love
The Guess Who – No Time – Canned Wheat – CDN – WPG

Joe Nolan – Half a Tear, Half a Grin – Luv in the New World – CDN
Secondhand Dreamcar – Answer the Call – Answer the Call – CDN
Joe Nolan – Rebound – Luv in the New World – CDN

Joce Reyome – News – live recording – CDN
Joce Reyome – MR. RAIN – single – CDN
John Hewitt – Have You Ever Seen a Ghost Kid? – Which Side Are You On? – CDN

The Young Novelists – Raise Our Voices – These Dark Canyons – CDN
Jess Rae – Good Songs – No Straight Lines – CDN – WPG
Boy Golden – Suffer – Best of Our Possible Lives – CDN – WPG
Skinny Dyck – Easygoing (more easy) – single – CDN

Michele Stodart – Undone – Static Roots Sessions
Bywater Call – Hold Me Down – single – CDN
Frazey Ford – Crazy Love – Indian Ocean (Deluxe Edition) – CDN
Melissa Carper & Theo Lawrence – All Fifty States – single
Martyn Joseph – Let Me Hear Your Voice – Troubled Horses
Paul Kelly – The Body Keeps The Score – Seventy

Amanda Shires – Maybe I – Nobody’s Girl
Benjamin Tod – Outlaw Shit (feat. Shooter Jennings) – single
Eamon McGrath & Oldseed – Hopes and Dreams – Jet Lag – CDN

Carolyn Mark – Edmonton – Party Girl – CDN
Carolyn Mark – Not a Doll – Pros and Cons of Collaboration – CDN
Carolyn Mark – Happy 2B Flying Away – Nothing is Free – CDN
Carolyn Mark – Best Friend – The Queen Of Vancouver Island – CDN

Carolyn Mark – In Another Time – Twang Trust Broadcasts 1999-2007 – CDN
Carolyn Mark & NQ Arbuckle – FIreworks – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
Carolyn Mark & NQ Arbuckle – The 2nd Time – Let’s Just Stay Here – CDN
NQ Arbuckle – Life Boat (Song For Carolyn Mark) – The Future Happens Anyway – CDN

Carolyn Mark – It’s All Just A Matter Of (Where You Draw The Line) (with Geoff Berner) – Just Married: An Album of Duets – CDN
Carolyn Mark and her New Best Friend – Prairie Wind – Festival Man – CDN
The Corn Sisters – She’s Leaving Town – Other Women – CDN
Jon Rauhouse – Smoke Rings w/Kelly Hogan & Carolyn Mark – Steel Guitar Rodeo – CDN
Carolyn Mark & The Room-Mates – The Eternal Ideal – “I Said Sometimes!”～A Tribute To Bum – CDN
Lily Fawn – Go To Sleep, You Little Creeps (w/Carolyn Mark) – Lily Fawn’s Lullaby Album: Brightest, Darkest – CDN