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Playlist: Episode #1006, Sept. 24, 2023 w/Terra Lightfoot

New music, birthday celebrations, lots of 90s nostalgia, and exciting upcoming events, including the return of Terra Lightfoot, who joins us to chat about her brand new album!

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

Elliott BROOD – Write It All Down for You – Mountain Meadows – CDN

Hayes Carll – Rivertown – Little Rock
Ray Wylie Hubbard – Drunken Poet’s Dream – A. Enlightenment B. Endarkenment (Hint: There is no C)
James McMurtry – How’m I Gonna Find You Now – Complicated Game

Steve Earle – It’s A Hard Life Wherever You Go – More Than A Whisper: Celebrating The Music Of Nanci Griffith
Lyle Lovett & Kathy Mattea – Trouble In The Fields – More Than A Whisper: Celebrating The Music Of Nanci Griffith
Buddy & Julie Miller – The Painkillers Ain’t Workin’ – In The Throes
Ane Brun – All My Tears (Piano Version) – Rarities 2

Vincent Neil Emerson – Cowgirl in the Sand – Luck Mansion Sessions
Vincent Neil Emerson – Little Wolf’s Invincible Yellow Medicine Paint – The Golden Crystal Kingdom
Todd Snider – Juice – Crank It, We’re Doomed
Willi Carlisle – All of the Redheaded Stranger – single
Lydia Loveless – Poor Boy – Nothing’s Gonna Stand in My Way Again

The Matinee – Road to Hell – Change Of Scene – CDN
NQ Arbuckle – Atlantic City – live recording – CDN

Terra Lightfoot interview

Terra Lightfoot – Cross Border Lovers – Healing Power – CDN
Terra Lightfoot – Someone Else’s Feelings – Healing Power – CDN
Terra Lightfoot – Kept You In My Pocket – Healing Power – CDN

Kings Of The Moon – Procrastination – Kings Of The Moon – CDN – WPG
Mack MacKenzie – I’m Not Your Indian Boy – Mack MacKenzie – CDN
Three O’Clock Train – Train Of Dreams – Train of Dreams – CDN
Kings Of The Moon – Crab Song – Kings Of The Moon – CDN – WPG

Barenaked Ladies – What a Good Boy – Gordon – CDN
Barenaked Ladies – Blame It on Me – Gordon – CDN
Odds – Crash the Time Machine – Crash the Time Machine – CDN
Kevin Fox – Lightning – Come Alive – CDN

Foster Martin Band – Just Like You – Willy’s Bar & Grill – CDN – MB
Foster Martin Band – Willy’s Bar & Grill – Willy’s Bar & Grill – CDN – MB
Chris Bigford – Thank You Lord for the Sun – Chris Bigford and the Running WITH Scissors Band – CDN
Chris Bigford – Just Like You – The Early Days – CDN

Charlie Major – I’m Gonna Drive You Out Of My Mind – The Other Side – CDN
Radney Foster – Nobody Wins – Del Rio, TX 1959
Mary Chapin Carpenter – I Feel Lucky – Come On Come On
Lucinda Williams – Passionate Kisses – Lucinda Williams
Kim Richey – Every River – Bittersweet

Playlist: Episode #1005, Sept. 17, 2023

New music, a tribute to another departed great, Minneapolis happenings that some other joker skipped, upcoming shows, Canadian classics, and more!

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

JP Hoe – Say What You Want To Say – Botanicals – CDN – WPG

David Francey – Narrow Boats (feat. Terra Spencer) – The Breath Between – CDN
David Francey – Daughter – The Breath Between – CDN
Sarah Jane Scouten – The Great Unknown – Turned to Gold – CDN
Jess Klein – Annie’s Place – When We Rise

Julie Title – Ghost – After the Sun – CDN
Dori Freeman – Do You Recall – single
Big Thief – Born For Loving You – single
Chris Stapleton – Think I’m In Love With You – Higher
Josiah and the Bonnevilles – Burn – single

Jerry Joseph – The Man Who Would Be King – Baby, You’re the Man Who Would be King
Jeffrey Hatcher & The Big Beat – Man Who Would Be King – Cross Our Hearts – CDN – WPG
Josh Ritter – The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough – single
Trans-Canada Highwaymen – Tonite Is A Wonderful Time To Fall In Love – Explosive Hits Vol. 1 – CDN
Odds – 25 Words – Crash the Time Machine – CDN

Charlie Robison – The Wedding Song (Duet with Natalie Maines) – Step Right Up
Charlie Robison – My Hometown – Life Of The Party
Charlie Robison – Good Times – Good Times
Charlie Robison – New Year’s Day – Good Times

The Jayhawks – Waiting For The Sun – Hollywood Town Hall
The Jayhawks – Save It For A Rainy Day – Rainy Day Music
American Aquarium – Katherine Belle – Dances For The Lonely
American Aquarium – Hurricane – Small Town Hymns
Drive-By Truckers – Sink Hole – Decoration Day
Drive-By Truckers – Hell No, I Ain’t Happy – Decoration Day
Jesse Dayton – State Trooper – Mixtape Volume 1
The Mavericks – All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down (feat. Flaco Jimenez) – Music For All Occasions

Petey – The Freedom to Fuck Off – single
Ridley Bent – In The Trunk Of A Black Lexus – Blam – CDN – WPG
Ridley Bent – Crooked and Loaded – The Blood Trilogy – CDN – WPG
Leaf Rapids – Virginia – Citizen Alien – CDN – WPG
Nathan – Cigarette Song – CKUW Fundrive 2009: Uncovered – CDN – WPG

Steven Page – The Work At Hand – Heal Thyself Pt. 1: Instinct – CDN
Craig Northey – Giddy Up – Giddy Up – CDN
Kevin Fox – By & By – Come Alive – CDN

Spirit of the West – D for Democracy – Go Figure – CDN
Barenaked Ladies – The Old Apartment – Born On A Pirate Ship – CDN
Odds – It Falls Apart – Bedbugs – CDN

Playlist: Episode #1004, Sept. 10, 2023 – Steel Belted Radio Reunion

On September 11, 2003, my friends Gary Annable, Mike Neufeld, and Terry “T-Bar” Wilson and I launched a weekly radio show called Steel Belted (Free Range) Radio. In honour of the 20th anniversary of our debut, we managed to get 3/4 of the original hosting lineup back together for a joyful reunion. T-Bar and Gary joined me for some memories of the good old days, some new music, and lots of laughs. We also celebrated the recent 25th anniversary of the most incredible festival lineup ever assembled in this city, the World Next Door Festival, which was held Sept. 4-7, 1998. We heard from some of the artists booked that weekend, including many that I wish I had taken the time to go see.

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

Mike Plume Band – Steel Belted Radio – Born So Long Ago Live 1997-2002 – CDN

Recorded live on Steel Belted Radio:
Ron Sexsmith – On a Whim – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
Jason Collett – We All Lose One Another – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
Jason Plumb – Wide Open – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
Colin Linden – Skeleton Key – recorded live on UMFM – CDN

T-Bar’s Uncut picks:
Tre Burt – Ransom Blues – You, Yeah, You
Whitehorse – Bet the Farm – I’m not Crying, You’re Crying – CDN
Deer Tick – If She Could Only See Me Now – Emotional Contracts

Fruit Bats – Rushin’ River Valley – A River Running to your Heart
Margo Cilker – Lowland Trail – Valley of Heart’s Delight
Cut Worms – Don’t Fade Out – Cut Worms
Buddy & Julie Miller – Don’t Make Her Cry – In the Throes

Gary’s choice:
Neil Young – Too Far Gone – Chrome Dreams – CDN

New covers:
Benjamin Dakota Rogers – Cigarette Machine – single – CDN
Billy Strings & Molly Tuttle – Listen To The Radio – More Than a Whisper: Celebrating the Music of Nanci Griffith
Sean Burns – Hard Times – Lost Country – CDN – WPG

Exciting upcoming show:
Scott Nolan Band – Golden – No Bourbon & Bad Radio – CDN – WPG
Scott Nolan Band – Postcards – No Bourbon & Bad Radio – CDN – WPG
Scott Nolan Band – Rosie – No Bourbon & Bad Radio – CDN – WPG

New Music:
Boy Golden – The King Of Western Swing – single – CDN – WPG
Terra Lightfoot – Someone Else’s Feelings – Healing Power – CDN
Lydia Loveless – Sex and Money – Nothing’s Gonna Stand in My Way Again

Memories of The World Next Door:
Mike Plume Band – Simplify – Song and Dance, Man – CDN
Fred Eaglesmith – Spookin’ the Horses – Lipstick Lies & Gasoline – CDN
Suzie Ungerleider – Crooked Down the Road – Oh Susanna EP – CDN
Iris Dement – Wasteland of the Free – The Way I Should – CDN

Junkhouse – Shine – Fuzz – CDN
New Meanies – Letting Time Pass – Three Seeds – CDN – WPG
Leaderhouse – Elephant Song – Leaderhouse – CDN – WPG
Big Sugar – Diggin’ A Hole – Hemi-Vision – CDN

Rheostatics – Stolen Car – The Nightlines Sessions – CDN
The Weakerthans – Diagnosis – Fallow – CDN – WPG
Blue Rodeo – Restless – Lost Together – CDN
NRBQ – Ridin’ in My Car – All Hopped Up
Off The Wagon – Moonshine – Off The Wagon – CDN – WPG

Playlist: Episode #1003, Sept. 3, 2023 – Mike Plume Band Primer

The big news this week is the Winnipeg return of one of the greatest live bands I’ve ever seen, the original Mike Plume Band! In the late 90s/early 200s, Mike and this band toured relentlessly and along the way, crafted some of the greatest Canadian albums of all time. They get together every once in a while, but haven’t played in Winnipeg for over 20 years, so it’s kind of a big deal that they’ll be back in the cozy confines of Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club on Tuesday. To prove the point, get you ready, and hopefully win over a few more folks, I present the official Mike Plume Band Primer, where I dive into three outstanding albums that the band made. If these tunes don’t convince you, I’m not sure what would. Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mike-plume-band-tickets-585979058137

In addition, we’ve got some timely tunes, an overdue tribute to Robbie Robertson, and a pile of old classics!

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

Mike Plume Band – Greetings – Simplify – CDN
Mike Plume Band – Sound Check Song – The Steel Belted Radio EP – CDN

Mike Plume Band – Straight Back Home – Simplify – CDN
Mike Plume Band – The Back of My Hand – Simplify – CDN
Mike Plume Band – The Graveyard Shift – Simplify – CDN
Mike Plume Band – Another Train Song – Simplify – CDN
Mike Plume Band – Big American Headliner – Simplify – CDN

Matt Mays & El Torpedo – What are we gonna do come the month of September? – Matt Mays & El Torpedo – CDN
Big Star – September Gurls – Radio City
Melissa Payne – September Skies – Darker Than Your Dark – CDN
Rosanne Cash – September When It Comes (feat. Johnny Cash) – Rules Of Travel

Kings Of The Moon – White Polar Bear – Kings Of The Moon – CDN – WPG
Danny Michel – Snowglobe – In The Belly Of A Whale – CDN

Mike Plume Band – Silver Lining – Song and Dance, Man – CDN
Mike Plume Band – Rattle the Cage – Song and Dance, Man – CDN
Mike Plume Band – If There Ever Was a Fool – Song and Dance, Man – CDN
Mike Plume Band – Girl in Green – Song and Dance, Man – CDN
Mike Plume Band – Wind at My Back – Song and Dance, Man – CDN

Blackie & The Rodeo Kings – Acadian Driftwood – Old Settler’s Music Festival, TX 4/16/09 (Live) – CDN
Harry Manx – It Makes No Difference – Mantras for Madmen – CDN
Reid Jamieson & Michael Johnston – Twilight – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
The Sadies – Evangeline (w/ Neko Case) – In Concert Volume One – CDN

Johnny Cash – The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down – John R. Cash
Ian & Sylvia – Get Up Jake – You Were On My Mind – CDN
King Curtis – The Weight (feat. Duane Allman) – An Anthology Vol. 2

Mike Plume Band – Dreamer – Fools for the Radio – CDN
Mike Plume Band – She’s Still Everything to Me – Fools for the Radio – CDN
Mike Plume Band – Walkin’ By – Fools for the Radio – CDN
Mike Plume Band – Dimaggio – Fools for the Radio – CDN
Mike Plume Band – Bird’s Eye View – Fools for the Radio – CDN
Mike Plume Band – Promise Me You’ll Never Tell – Fools for the Radio – CDN

Lindy – Beautifully Undone – Suspension of Disbelief – CDN
Ladybird Sideshow – Jaded – demo – CDN
Treeline And Shaela Miller – Daylight Savings – Curtains – CDN

Royal Wood – Juliet – A Good Enough Day – CDN
Liam Titcomb – Love Don’t Let Me Down – Cicada – CDN
Jason Collett – Bitter Beauty – Motor Motel Love Songs – CDN
Dan Pelletier – Flattered – Wild Heart Rodeo
Justin Rutledge – I’m your Man, You’re my Radio – The Devil on a Bench in Stanley Park – CDN

Playlist: Episode #1002, Aug. 27, 2023

Pre-recorded today as we’re off celebrating super friend/supporter Annie’s big birthday! In her honour, we’ve got a lot of songs about Mariannes, Annies, and a few songs about Mary made it in there. We’ve got new music, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of one of the greatest albums to ever come out of this city or country, and look ahead to some fun shows happening next week across the border!

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

David Francey – Annie’s House – Skating Rink – CDN

The Pursuit Of Happiness – Hey Mary Anne – When We Ruled (The Best Of The Pursuit Of Happiness) – CDN
Todd Hunter Band – Marianne – Life Is Good – CDN – WPG
Jesse DeNatale – Marianne – Dreamer’s Holiday
Gordon Lightfoot – The Mountains and Maryann – Songbook – CDN
Willie P Bennett – Will You Miss Me?/Mary Ann – Live 1978 – CDN
Fred Eaglesmith – Mary Anne – Falling Stars and Broken Hearts – CDN

Ben Folds – Annie Waits – Rockin’ The Suburbs
Kevin Fox – Sweet Dreams – Songs For Cello & Voice – CDN
Darren Day and the Fading Hopes – Anne – This Evening Tonight – CDN – WPG
Audra Mae and The Almighty Sound – Annie Get Your Gun – Audra Mae & The Almighty Sound
Paul MacLeod – Listen Mary – Close And Play – CDN
Bob Snider – Anna Marie – Stealin’ Home – CDN
Sarah Borges – Miss Mary – Silver City

Jake Vaadeland – I Ain’t Going Back to Nashville – single – CDN
John R. Miller – Conspiracies, Cults & UFOs – Heat Comes Down
Margo Cilker – With The Middle – Valley Of Heart’s Delight
Jeffrey Martin – There Is a Treasure – Thank God We Left The Garden
Al Green – Perfect Day – single

DOSES – Runaway – single – CDN
Evangeline Gentle – Waters – Where The Diamonds Are – CDN
No-No Boy – The Onion Kings of Ontario! – Empire Electric
Charlie Mars – Country Home – Times Have Changed

The Replacements – Can’t Hardly Wait (Cello Version) – Tim: Let It Bleed Edition
Benjamin Dakota Rogers – Man Of Constant Sorrow – single – CDN
Elliott BROOD – Rise Up With Fists – Covers Collection – CDN

Tyler Childers – In Your Love – single
Ocie Elliott – Free – single – CDN
Sarah Jane Scouten – Wanderlust – single – CDN

The Weakerthans – Reconstruction Site – Reconstruction Site – CDN – WPG
The Weakerthans – Plea from a Cat Named Virtute – Reconstruction Site – CDN – WPG
The Weakerthans – Benediction (w/Sarah Harmer) – Reconstruction Site – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – One Great City! – One Great Tribute! a Love Letter to the Weakerthans – CDN – WPG

The Hold Steady – Massive Nights – Boys and Girls in America
The Hold Steady – Killer Parties – Almost Killed Me
The Hold Steady – Spinners – Teeth Dreams
The Hold Steady – Stay Positive – Stay Positive

Nikki Lane – Walk of Shame – Walk of Shame
Nikki Lane – Gone, Gone, Gone – Walk of Shame
Nikki Lane – Seein’ Double – All or Nothin’

Andrew Combs – Heavy – Worried Man
Lissie – When I’m Alone – Catching A Tiger

Playlist: Episode #1001, Aug. 20, 2023: 20th Anniversary Live Recording

To commemorate the 1000th episode of the program, I present the recording of a live event that we put on in October of last year to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the show. We recorded a live version of Tell the Band to Go Home at The Park Theatre with special guests Keri Latimer, Nicky Mehta (The Wailin’ Jennys), and JP Hoe, three longtime friends and favourites. I had a conversation with each, then they played some of their songs. As usual, we also heard some new music and talked about some exciting upcoming events.

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

Papa Razzi and The Photogs – Jeff Robson, Tell The Band To Go Home! – The Maniac Genius Piano Song Person Again

Keri Latimer – Hot Tomato – TTBTGH 20 live recording – CDN – WPG
Keri Latimer – Glorious Exhast – TTBTGH 20 live recording – CDN – WPG
Keri Latimer – Stone – TTBTGH 20 live recording – CDN – WPG
Keri Latimer – John Paul’s Deliveries – TTBTGH 20 live recording – CDN – WPG
Keri Latimer – (new song) – TTBTGH 20 live recording – CDN – WPG
Keri Latimer – Paramjit’s Sonnet – TTBTGH 20 live recording – CDN – WPG

Terra Lightfoot – Cross Border Lovers – Healing Power – CDN
Shannon McNally – Hello – single
Scott Nolan – Old Friends (Eight-Ball Over Old Vienna) – single – CDN – WPG
The Paper Kites – I Don’t Want to Go That Way – At the Roadhouse
Brent Cobb – When Country Came Back to Town – Southern Star

Nicky Mehta – Arlington – TTBTGH 20 live recording – CDN – WPG
Nicky Mehta – Swing Low Sail High – TTBTGH 20 live recording – CDN – WPG
Nicky Mehta – As I Walk this Road – TTBTGH 20 live recording – CDN – WPG
Nicky Mehta – I Tried – TTBTGH 20 live recording – CDN – WPG

Belle Plaine – Laila Sady Johnson Wasn’t Beaten by No Train – Malice, Mercy, Grief & Wrath – CDN
Slow Leaves – American Band – Meantime – CDN – WPG
Jaxon Haldane – Leaning (Side A Version) – On The Other Side – CDN – WPG
Mariel Buckley – The Other Man – 97 Riverdale – CDN

JP Hoe – Out of the Darkness – TTBTGH 20 live recording – CDN – WPG
JP Hoe – Nobody Ever Cried – TTBTGH 20 live recording – CDN – WPG
JP Hoe – Where the Bullets Lie – TTBTGH 20 live recording – CDN – WPG
JP Hoe – Beautifully Crazy – TTBTGH 20 live recording – CDN – WPG
JP Hoe, Nicky Mehta, Keri Latimer – Across the Universe – TTBTGH 20 live recording – CDN – WPG

Playlist: Episode #1000, Aug. 13, 2023: Jim Bryson & Associates

** SPOILER ALERT! This show will air on UMFM on Aug. 13 but is being released early as a podcast to commemorate Jim Bryson’s appearance in Winnipeg and at The Trout Forest Music Festival. Enjoy it in advance of the live broadcast, load it up for the ride home from Trout, or just ignore this and listen “live” on Sunday, as you wish! **

It’s our 1000th episode, but in true TTBTGH fashion, we’re going to forego the festivities for another week so we can do something a little special. In hour 1, we’ve got some exciting upcoming shows to preview. This show was recorded just before our friend Jim Bryson came to town for a show at my house and to head out to the Trout Forest Music Festival. I’ve said for years that Jim is a true cornerstone of my collection, and of Canadian music in general, because he’s helped, inspired, and produced an incredible list of artists. To prove that, I dug up as many of the projects that Jim’s been a part of as I could. In the end, I had more than 4 hours of material to fit into two hours of the show, so there’s plenty left over, but I think it presents a pretty in-depth look at the remarkable career of one of Canada’s true most valuable musicians. If you’re looking for a more straight up “best of” Jim’s own material, check out last week’s show.

Next week, I plan to have something special to mark the 1000th episode.

** Note: This show was recorded before news broke that Robbie Robertson had died. Obviously, his influence on the music that I play on this show is immense, so we’ll pay proper tribute soon. **

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

Kathleen Edwards & Jim Bryson – Somewhere Else – live recording – CDN

upcoming shows:
Andrina Turenne – Out of Luck – Bold as Logs – CDN
Mike Boguski – Five Days in May – Detour – CDN
Whitehorse – Dark Angel – The Road To Massey Hall – CDN
Blue Rodeo w/Suzie Ungerleider – Bad Timing – live recording – CDN

Shawna Caspi – Lay Low Shadow – Hurricane Coming – CDN
Sarah Hiltz – Retching In The Wings – Calm Fury – CDN
Rebekah Hawker – Lonely – Lonely – CDN

Sean Burns – Destroy Me – Lost Country – CDN – WPG
Sean Burns – Drinkin’ Me Six Foot Under – Lost Country – CDN – WPG
Scott Nolan Band – If I Could Only Leave Here – American Hotel – CDN – WPG
The Burning Hell – Men Without Hats – Public Library – CDN

Jim Bryson’s Associates:
Kathleen Edwards – 12 Bellevue – Failer – CDN
Kathleen Edwards – I Make The Dough, You Get The Glory – Asking for Flowers – CDN
David Myles – Cape Breton – On The Line – CDN
Graven – Legend of You – Years – CDN
Ken Yates – Keep Your Head Down – Huntsville – CDN
Tanya Davis – Tra-La-La – Clocks and Hearts Keep Going – CDN

Lynn Miles – Goodbye – Fall for Beauty – CDN
Oh Susanna – Oregon – Namedropper – CDN
Evangeline Gentle – Sundays – Evangeline Gentle – CDN
Kate Maki – Over – Confusion Unlimited – CDN

Sarah Harmer – Silver Road – All Of Our Names – CDN
Justin Rutledge – Greenwich Time – Man Descending – CDN
Skydiggers – Questions of Love – Let’s Get Friendship Right – CDN

Early & Rare material:
Punchbuggy – Dressed For Success – Grand Opening Going Out Of Business Sale – CDN
Punchbuggy – Pat Benatar – All Nite Christian Rollerskate – CDN
Jim Bryson – I’m Not The One – “I Said Sometimes!”~A Tribute To Bum – CDN
Jim Bryson – The Same Time Every Year – Kelpmitzvah – CDN
Jim Bryson – Grey Cup Sunday – A Country Blues Christmas: The 2010 Zunior Holiday Album – CDN
Jim Bryson – Half Price (featuring Amanada Rheaume) – Ho! Ho! Ho! Canada VI – CDN
Jeremy Fisher & Jim Bryson – Mama I Know – Catch & Release Vol. 2 – CDN
OwlMountainRadar – I dreamed I was sweeping – Bluey Pink ep – CDN
Jim Bryson – Dressed – unreleased – CDN

Michael Feuerstack – Lost and Found (feat. Jim Bryson) – Singer Songer – CDN
Chris Page – Guilt Trip Fashion – Sell Out Slow – CDN
Owen Meany’s Batting Stance – The Androgynous Hockey Stick – Feather Weights – CDN
Astral Swans – Bird Songs – Astral Swans – CDN
Andy Swan – Can I Pay You With Sunshine? – Ottawa – CDN

Alanna Gurr – Life of the Party – Life of the Party – CDN
Skye Wallace – Long Way Down – Something Wicked – CDN
Larissa Tandy – I won’t Let You Go – The Grip – CDN
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson – The Wake – Theory of Ice – CDN
Kalle Mattson & summersets – pass me by – small town sunday – CDN

Playlist: Episode #999, Aug. 6, 2023

A tribute to the late, great Sinead O’Connor, new music, a look back at an amazing Calgary Folk Festival, and we look ahead to some exciting upcoming local shows, including Jim Bryson’s show at my new house!

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

Paul MacLeod – Black Boys On Mopeds – Tell The Band To Go Home – CDN

Sinead O’Connor – War (SNL 1992) – live recording
Joshua Ray Walker – Nothing Compares 2 U – What Is It Even?
Bettye LaVette – I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got – I’ve Got My Own Hell To Raise
Sinead O’Connor – Trouble Will Soon Be Over – God Don’t Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson
Sinead O’Connor – All Apologies – Universal Mother
Kris Kristofferson – Sister Sinead – Closer to the Bone
Kris Kristofferson – Don’t Let the Bastards Get You Down – Broken Freedom Song – Live from San Francisco

Paul Quarrington – Wherever You Go – The Songs – CDN
David Francey – I Called It Love – The Breath Between – CDN
Dennis Ellsworth – Pressure – Modern Hope – CDN
Leeroy Stagger – Beauty in This World – Living in the Future (Live) – CDN
Ray LaMontagne – It Takes Me Back – single
Lydia Loveless – Runaway – Nothing’s Gonna Stand In My Way Again

Major Love – So Good – Major Love – CDN
Hurray for the Riff Raff – SAGA – LIFE ON EARTH
Kendel Carson – I Like Trucks – Rearview Mirror Tears – CDN
Tanya Tucker – Delta Dawn – Delta Dawn

Del Barber – On My Way Out The Door – Almanac – CDN – WPG
Carter Felker – The Bad Guy – Even The Happy Ones Are Sad – CDN
Ryland Moranz – If I Had Wings – Xo, 1945 – CDN
Kyle McKearney & Sarah McKearney – Whispering Pines – A Traveler’s Lament – CDN
Adam Baldwin – Dark Beside the Dawn – No Rest for the Wicked – EP – CDN
Boy Golden – Mountain Road – For Jimmy – CDN – WPG

The Wood Brothers – Luckiest Man – Ways Not To Lose

Jim Bryson – Feel Much Better – The North Side Benches – CDN
Jim Bryson – Without Piano – The Occasionals – CDN
Jim Bryson – Elizabeth – The North Side Benches – CDN
Jim Bryson – Flowers – Where the Bungalows Roam – CDN
Jim Bryson & The Weakerthans – Wild Folk – The Falcon Lake Incident – CDN
Jim Bryson – Rust And Fade – Kelp 16 – CDN
Jim Bryson – Breathe – Somewhere We Will Find Our Place – CDN
Jim Bryson – Paper Plates – Tired of Waiting – CDN
Jim Bryson – All The Same Things (For The Same Reaction) – Country Wifi – CDN

Joe Nolan – Looking For Your Heart – Rootsy House Session – CDN
Shaela Miller – Good Woman – Big Hair Small City – CDN
Skinny Dyck – Dreamin’ – Get to Know Lonesome – CDN

Playlist: Episode #998, July 23, 2023 – Love Songs for the Next 25

Today we preview a few exciting upcoming shows in Winnipeg as well as this year’s outstanding Calgary Folk Festival lineup. (upcoming local events: https://tellthebandtogohome.com/upcoming-events/, Calgary Folk Festival: https://www.calgaryfolkfest.com/

In 2016, I put together a show full of love songs for some dear friends who were getting married. This time, it’s my turn! It’s been a whirlwind of change and joy since the big Tell the Band to Go Home 20th anniversary show at The Park Theatre in October, which is where I was re-introduced to someone who was very significant in my younger life, but I hadn’t really seen in 23 years, Nicole Robson.

On Tuesday, it’ll be the 25th anniversary of our first wedding, which happened on July 25, 1998, and we’re going to celebrate by doing it all over again, but promise to do it right this time! The love and joy and hope that I once wished on others, but secretly thought wasn’t possible for me, has now arrived, and the future looks very bright! My friend Dietmar may claim to be the luckiest man alive, but I’m making a run for the title. The songs in this show help express some of the immense luck and satisfaction that I’m feeling these days.

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

Del Barber – Lucky Prairie Stars – Easy Keeper – CDN – WPG

(upcoming shows in Winnipeg, with Calgary crossover)
Keri Latimer – Kindred Spirit – Crowsfeet and Greyskull – CDN – WPG
The Sadies – All the Good – Colder Streams – CDN
Dinner Belles – Wandering Eye – The River and the Willow – CDN
Terra Lightfoot – Home To You – Every Time My Mind Runs Wild – CDN
Courtney Marie Andrews – Put the Fire Out – Honest Life
Ondara – Lockdown On Date Night Tuesday – Folk n’ Roll Vol. 1: Tales Of Isolation

(Calgary Folk Festival preview)
Sierra Ferrell – In Dreams – Long Time Coming
Alynda Segarra – Drunken Angel – Blaze (Original Soundtrack)
Colleen Brown – I Can’t Wrap My Heart Around It (feat. Major Love) – Seasons Are Circling – CDN
Julia Jacklin – Don’t Know How To Keep Loving You – Crushing
Jim Bryson – The Wishes Pile Up – Where the Bungalows Roam – CDN
Calexico – Not Even Stevie Nicks… – Feast of Wire

(Love Songs for the Next 25, and beyond!)
Danny Michel – I Will Love You for Miles – Valhalla – CDN
Emily Hackett – Take My Hand (The Wedding Song) (feat. Will Anderson) – single
Sarah Harmer – Open Window (The Wedding Song) – You Were Here – CDN
Alejandro Escovedo – Wedding Day – A Man Under the Influence
Bob Dylan – Wedding Song – Planet Waves

Jimmy LaFave – I Walk Along With You – Buffalo Return to the Plains
Jimmy LaFave – Only One Angel – Austin Skyline
Ray LaMontagne – You Are the Best Thing – Gossip In The Grain
Van Morrison – Crazy Love – Moondance
The Teskey Brothers – So Caught Up – Run Home Slow

John Bottomley – You Lose And You Gain – Blackberry – CDN
Joy Kills Sorrow – Such Great Heights – Wide Awake

Dennis Bouwman – Dance Me Through the Night – single – CDN
Guy Clark – Anyhow, I Love You – Texas Cookin’
Townes Van Zandt – I’ll Be Here in the Morning – Townes Van Zandt
Lyle Lovett – Just The Morning – I Love Everybody

Lyle Lovett – She’s No Lady – Pontiac
NQ Arbuckle – My Baby – XOK – CDN
John Prine – In Spite of Ourselves (feat. Iris DeMent) – In Spite of Ourselves
Jonathan Byrd and Chris Kokesh – Sundays Loving You – The Barn Birds

David Francey – Come Rain or Come Shine – Skating Rink – CDN
David Myles – I Wouldn’t Dance – In The Nighttime – CDN
Chuck Prophet – Just to See You Smile – Age of Miracles
Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors – I Love You, I Do – Good Light
The O’Kanes – Will You Travel Down This Road With Me – Imagine That
Buck Owens – Love’s Gonna Live Here (Original Mono Single Version) – Buck ‘Em! The Music Of Buck Owens (1955-1967)

Foy Vance – If Only You Could See Yourself Like I See You – Hope
Michael Johnston – Stars – Curious Heart – CDN

Playlist: Episode #997, July 16, 2023

A look back at this year’s again-incredible Static Roots Festival, a look ahead to some exciting upcoming local shows, some new music, and a few bangers in honour of a significant musical anniversary!

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

Mike Plume & Jenny Orenstein – Dance Ruby, Dance – single – CDN

Mike Plume – Waiting for the Fall – single – CDN

Evangeline Gentle – The Strongest People Have Tender Hearts – Evangeline Gentle – CDN
Beth // James – Voicemails – Get Together
The Beatles – Don’t Let Me Down – Let It Be (Super Deluxe)
Ferris & Sylvester – This Is How My Voice Sounds – live recording
Rowan – I Don’t Wanna Talk – Does It Make You Happy?
John Blek & The Rats – Old St. Catherine – KnockanStockan Vol. 3

Jim Bryson – Sleeping In Toronto – The North Side Benches – CDN
Jim Bryson – Pissing on Everything (Live) – Live at the First Baptist Church – CDN
Malin Pettersen – Cry If I Want To (feat. Bergljot Bjella) – Trouble Finding Words
Dylan Earl – White Painted Trees – I Saw the Arkansas
The Hello Darlins – Still Waters (feat. Matt Andersen) – Go by Feel – CDN

Willie P Bennett – Patience of a Working Man – The Lucky Ones – CDN
Ken Whiteley – Just Like a Miracle – Stand the Storm – CDN
David Wilcox – Medley: Do The Bearcat, Bad Apple and That Hypnotizin’ Boogie – Greatest Hits Too – CDN

Prairie Oyster – Goodbye, So Long, Hello – Different Kind Of Fire – CDN
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings – For the Sake of a Dollar – High or Hurtin’: The Songs of Willie P. Bennett – CDN
Russell deCarle – East of the Sun, West of the Moon – Under the Big Big Sky – CDN
Russell deCarle – She’s A Yum Yum – Alone In This Crowd – CDN
Bebop Cowboys – Misery (with Russell deCarle) – Canadian Dance Hall – CDN
Brothers Cosmoline – Motel 6 – Songs Of Work And Freedom – CDN

Del Barber – Still Got You – Almanac – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – Everyday Life – Easy Keeper – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – Meantime – Stray Dogs (Collected B-Sides / Vol. 1) – CDN – WPG
Corin Raymond – Rec Room – Dirty Mansions – CDN
Corin Raymond – Under the Belly of the Night – Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams – CDN

Sierra Ferrell – Coat Of Many Colors – single
John Prine & Kelsey Waldon – Love At The Five & Dime – More than a Whisper: Celebrating the Music of Nanci Griffith
Joshua Ray Walker – Hello – single

Petey – I’ll Wait – single
The Hold Steady – Sequestered In Memphis – Stay Positive
The Hold Steady – Stay Positive – Stay Positive
The Weakerthans – Watermark – Left and Leaving – CDN – WPG
Lowest of the Low – Kinda’ the Lonely One – Shakespeare My Butt… – CDN