Summer is here and outdoor live shows are happening every night here in Winnipeg and we love it! Today, we preview some of the most exciting upcoming shows and play a whole bunch of great new music.

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

D. Rangers – Love, Lust, and Loneliness – The Paw-Paw Patch – CDN – WPG
Andrina Turenne – When the Smoke Clears – single – CDN – WPG
Leaf Rapids – Citizen Alien – Citizen Alien – CDN – WPG
Leaf Rapids – Welcome Stranger – Lucky Stars – CDN – WPG
D. Rangers – Trois Rivieres – The Paw-Paw Patch – CDN – WPG

Del Barber – Meantime – Stray Dogs – CDN – WPG
Slow Leaves – Miss You – Shelf Life – CDN – WPG
The Small Glories – Sing – Assiniboine & The Red – CDN – WPG

Son Volt – Living in the USA – Electro Melodier
Brett Dennen – Not A Free Country – single
Martin Sexton – Calling on America – single
Rod Gator – For Louisiana – For Louisiana
Bob Schneider – American Jesus – In A Roomful of Blood With A Sleeping Tiger

Shawna Caspi – Lay Low Shadow – Hurricane Coming – CDN

Rusty Robot – Ice Cream Truck – single – CDN – WPG
Imaginary Cities – Hummingbird – Temporary Resident – CDN – WPG
Imaginary Cities – Bells Of Cologne – Fall Of Romance – CDN – WPG
Middle Of Nowhere – Then I Find You – Middle Of Nowhere – CDN – WPG

Charley Crockett – I Need Your Love – Music City USA
Yola – Starlight – Stand for Myself
Nathaniel Rateliff – Still out There Running – Red Rocks 2020
Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors – Family – Family EP
Matthew Fowler – I’m Still Trying – The Grief We Gave Our Mother

The Artisanals – The Road – Zia
Rodney Crowell – Triage – Triage
Paul Thorn – Here We Go – Never Too Late to Call
Deer Tick – If She Could Only See Me Now (Live) – Live from Fort Adams

The Flatlanders – Moanin’ of the Midnight Train – Treasure of Love

It’s the Fourth of July, and a few songs are in order for our friends to the South, as well as some words about what’s been going on here at home lately. We’ve got a big backpile of great new music, including new tracks from some of our very favourites. This past week on Fly with your Shadow, I spoke to old friend and longtime favourite, David Francey, and had a bit left for this show, where he talked about the new music that he’s been working on and some of his favourite artists right now.

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

David Francey – Fourth of July – The Waking Hour – CDN
Shane Koyczan – Inconvenient Skin – live recording – CDN
Joe Purdy – 4th of July – 4th of July
Steve Poltz – 4th Of July – Shine On – CDN
Dave Alvin & The Guilty Men – Fourth Of July – Out In California

Anna Tivel – Two Dark Horses (Map Room Sessions) – Blue World
Suzie Ungerleider – Summerbaby – My Name Is Suzie Ungerleider – CDN
Del Barber – Meantime – Stray Dogs – CDN – WPG
Leeroy Stagger – Ventura – Dystopian Weekends – CDN

Ken Tizzard – Working Class Hero – All Together Now – CDN
Jason Isbell – Sad But True – The Metallica Blacklist
Larkin Poe – Layla – live recording

David Francey – Sumach Street – Torn Screen Door – CDN
David Francey – Lonely Road – The Broken Heart of Everything – CDN

David Francey interview

Terra Spencer – Manitoba Maple – Chasing Rabbits – CDN
Chris Coole – Make this Day – single – CDN
Steel Rail – Kate’s Song – Coming Home – CDN
Dave Clarke – Lucinda – The Healing Garden – CDN
Shawna Caspi – Nearly Midnight – live recording – CDN

Whitehorse – Fade into You – Strike Me Down – CDN
Ellen McIlwaine – Can’t Find My Way Home – Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years – CDN
Ellen McIlwaine – It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels – Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years – CDN

Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers – Roses in the Snow (Live) – Ramble in Music City
Brandi Carlile – Speak Your Mind (From the Netflix Series “We the People”) – single
The Highwomen – Highway Unicorn (Road to Love) (feat. Brittney Spencer & Madeline Edwards) – Born this Way Reimagined

Friday, June 18, 2021 marked five years since we lost our friend and namesake artist, Paul MacLeod. This show started as an avenue for talented artists like Paul to get some of the exposure that they so deserve. Paul was a friend and an inspiration and like a lot of people, I miss him and wish he could still be here. I put together a tribute to Paul for my other show, Fly with your Shadow, which I hope you’ll check out at flywithyourshadow.com or on the streaming service of your choice. Although that one was the longest episode of the show ever, I had much more left over, and it only seemed fitting that the tribute would spill over onto the show that he gave a name to. Today we’ll hear from Andy Maize of Paul’s former band Skydiggers, Jason Schneider, Mark Logan of Busted Flat Records, and Lynn Jackson. They’ll tell you which of Paul’s songs they loved the most and which of the hundreds of cover versions that he could perform were their favourites.

I’ve been super busy with that, so not much time to look up new music or even get through my Record Store Day purchases, so not much on the new side here, but I did find a few. The big news of the week is the imminent return of live music in Winnipeg, as The Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club announced their outdoor summer concert series at Blue Note Park! That lineup of locals is stellar and well worth looking forward to, so I fit in as many highlights as I could today. I hope to see you there!

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

Mike Plume Band – Ride – Fools for the Radio (leftover) – CDN

Slow Leaves – Did It Again – Holiday – CDN – WPG
Slow Leaves – Holiday – live recording – CDN – WPG
Colin Hay – I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself – I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself
Whitehorse – Why So Cruel – Strike Me Down – CDN

Sweet Alibi – I’ll Wait – We’ve Got To – CDN – WPG
Ridley Bent – Suicidewinder – Blam – CDN – WPG
Andrew Neville & The Poor Choices – Nick Hill – Let’r Buck – CDN – WPG
Sean Burns & Lost Country – Don’t Let the Highway Get You Lost – Music for Taverns, Bars, And Honky Tonks – CDN – WPG
JD Edwards Band – This House Will Stand – Roads and Roads – CDN – WPG
The Perpetrators – Six-Pack – The Perpetrators – CDN – WPG

Paul MacLeod – Money – Bright Eyes Fade – CDN
The Who – I’m One – Quadrophenia
Paul MacLeod – Cruelty – Close and Play – CDN
Sinéad O’Connor – Black Boys on Mopeds – I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got
Paul MacLeod – Giants – Close and Play – CDN
Soundgarden – Blow Up The Outside World – Down On The Upside
Paul MacLeod – Broken Wing – Close and Play – CDN
Jesse Winchester – Biloxi – Jesse Winchester

Lynn Jackson – Random Breakdowns, False Starts & New Beginnings – Follow that Fire – CDN
Lynn Jackson – Meet Me in the City (w/Andy Maize) – Follow that Fire – CDN
Skydiggers – Those Memories – There and Back – CDN
Skydiggers – See You Again – Bittersweet Harmony – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Down in the Street – Bright Eyes Fade – CDN

We’ve got more birthdays to cover today, including one of our biggest supporters and best friends, a pile of great new music, some rare UK requests and more!

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

The Damnwells – cinco de mayo – demo

Christina Martin – Daisy – I Can Too – CDN
Leeroy Stagger – Carol – Solo Acoustic (Volume 1) – CDN
Joe Nolan – Looking For Your Heart – live recording – CDN
Charlie Whitten – Who’ll Take My Place – Hey Love
The Wynntown Marshals – The End of the Golden Age – The End of the Golden Age
John Blek – Long Strand – On Ether & Air

Joe Nolan – Solid Gold – Scrapper – CDN
James McMurtry – Canola Fields – The Horses and the Hounds
Colin Linden – 4 Cars – Blow – CDN
Willie Nile – Blood On Your Hands (Featuring Steve Earle) – The Day the Earth Stood Still
Ryan Adams – Power – Big Colors

Bob Schneider – Boys You Like – In A Roomful of Blood With A Sleeping Tiger

Paul MacLeod – Black Boys On Mopeds – Tell the Band to Go Home – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Annalisa – Bright Eyes Fade – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Stanley Steamer – Close And Play – CDN

The Weakerthans – One Great City! – Reconstruction Site – CDN – WPG
Jay Nash & The Contenders – I Won’t Back Down – frtyfve
Janet Simpson – Black Turns Blue – Safe Distance
The Paper Kites – Climb on Your Tears (feat. Aoife O’Donovan) – Roses

The Small Glories & Darling West – Bright New World – single – CDN – WPG
Diana Jones – We Believe You – Song to a Refugee
Rachel Baiman – Rust Belt Fields – Cycles
Shane Nicholson – Life Ain’t Fine – single
David Myles – Bird Song – That Tall Distance – CDN

Waylon Jennings – Waymore’s Blues – Dreaming My Dreams
Iain Matthews – This Is It – The Dark Ride

This week on the show we acknowledge the devastating discovery in Kamloops, spin some new music, including an incredible new song from Suzie Ungeleider that’s so good, I had to play it twice. I spoke with Suzie this past week for my other show, Fly with your Shadow, but had a bit leftover for this show. This week’s lone request reminded me of a couple of other songs, and we commemorated a few of the significant birthdays of last week and the week to come! A busy show!

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

NQ Arbuckle – Happy Birthday – Hanging The Battle-Scarred Pinata – CDN

Joe Nolan – How Many More Children – single – CDN
John Wort Hannam – Man of God – single – CDN
Leonard Sumner – I Know You’re Sorry – single – CDN – WPG
William Prince – 7 – single – CDN – WPG

John R. Miller – Shenandoah Shakedown – Depreciated
Murray McLauchlan – A Thomson Day (For Tom Thomson) – Hourglass – CDN
Ben Stopfel – Easy And Free – single – CDN – WPG
Katie & The Wolves – Living In A Lie – single – CDN – WPG

Suzie Ungerleider – Pumpkins – My Name Is Suzie Ungerleider – CDN
Suzie Ungerleider – Pumpkins – My Name Is Suzie Ungerleider – CDN
Suzie Ungerleider interview

Eva Cassidy – Songbird – Songbird
Suzie Ungerleider – Baby Blues – My Name Is Suzie Ungerleider – CDN
Leaf Rapids – Dear Sister – Citizen Alien – CDN – WPG

Lucette – Out of the Rain – Deluxe Hotel Room
The Duhks – Out Of The Rain – Migrations – CDN – WPG
Julie Miller – Out In The Rain – Broken Things

Ben de la Cour – Shadow Land – Shadow Land
Jim White – Borrowed Wings – Drill a Hole In That Substrate and Tell Me What You See
Joe Nolan & The Dogs – Loose Change – The Northern Sessions – CDN
Kris Demeanor and his Crack Band – Chocolate And Lust – Go Away (With Me) – CDN

Luke Doucet And The White Falcon – Blood’s Too Rich – Blood’s Too Rich – CDN
Slaid Cleaves – Below – Wishbones

Already the last episode of May! How the heck did that happen? We’ve got some songs in honour of the next page on the calendar, a bunch of great new music, and some classics that we dusted off, pulled out, and loved hearing again!

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

Mike Plume – Younger Than We Are Today – Lonesome Stretch of Highway – CDN

Caitlin Cary & Thad Cockrell – Waiting on June – Begonias
The Cash Brothers – Saturday In June – How Was Tomorrow – CDN
The Handsome Family – June Bugs – Scattered
D.Rangers – June Off Of Drinkin’ – The Paw-Paw Patch – CDN – WPG

Mike Edel – Girl from the North Country – single – CDN
Mike Edel – Building a Mystery – single – CDN
Dawes – Walls (feat. Mike Viola) – Petty Rips

Nathaniel Rateliff – It’s Not Supposed to Be That Way (feat. Willie Nelson) – The Marigold Singles
Nathaniel Rateliff – Willie’s Birthday Song – The Marigold Singles
Gillian Welch & Willie Nelson – I’m Not Afraid To Die – single

The Decemberists – June Hymn – The King Is Dead

Serlin Greaves – Love You Less – Sad Songs For Sale – CDN – WPG
Serlin Greaves – Locked Up – Sad Songs For Sale – CDN – WPG
Fortune Block – Idaho – Idaho – CDN – WPG
Fortune Block – Connie – Idaho – CDN – WPG
Watchhouse – Better Way – Watchhouse
Jerry Leger – Jumped in the Humber – single – CDN

Jimmy LaFave – Walk Away Renée – Austin Skyline
Lyle Lovett – Walk Through The Bottomland – Pontiac
Lori McKenna – Pour – Bittertown
Colleen Brown – I Can’t Wrap My Heart Around It (feat. Major Love) – Seasons Are Circling – CDN

John Fullbright – Jericho – From The Ground Up
Eliza Gilkyson – Coast – Hard Times in Babylon
Eilen Jewel – Dusty Boxcar Wall – Letters from Sinners and Strangers

This past week Fly with your Shadow returned after an unplanned absence with a chat with our good friend Joe Nolan, and we had so much to chat about that it wouldn’t fit on that show, so I’ve got some bonus content on this show today as Joe tells us about his upcoming album and why he’s releasing it in a somewhat unconventional (but totally sensible) way. We’ve also got more great music, including another roundup of cover versions and some oddball releases that I love but not everyone will, and we end off with a set of songs about strength, faith, and hope, because a lot of us could use some of that right now!

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

Chris Trapper – Overkill – frtyfve

Dylan LeBlanc – Never Tear Us Apart – single
Dylan LeBlanc – Gentle on My Mind – Pastimes
Teddy Thompson & Jenni Muldaur – Just Someone I Used To Know – Teddy & Jenni do Porter & Dolly: A Tribute to the Duets of Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
Teddy Thompson & Jenni Muldaur – Just Between You and Me – Teddy & Jenni do Porter & Dolly: A Tribute to the Duets of Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
Jenn Grant – 5 Days In May – single – CDN
Elliott BROOD – Runaway – single – CDN

DOSES – Break – single – CDN
Yaehsun & Dan Mangan – Windermere – single – CDN
John Murry – I Refuse to Believe (You Could Love Me) – The Stars Are God’s Bullet Holes
Peter Bruntnell – You’d Make a Great Widow – Journey to the Sun
Lucy Dacus – VBS – Home Video

John Paul White + Rose Cousins – I Can’t With You – Artists in (Their) Residence

Joe Nolan – Dead Ends and Damaged Hearts – Cry Baby – CDN
Joe Nolan interview
Joe Nolan – Maybe We Didn’t Get Our Timing Right – Drifters – CDN
Sean Burns & Lost Country – My Old Self – Music for Taverns, Bars, And Honky Tonks – CDN – WPG

Willie P Bennett – Push On – Take My Own Advice – CDN
Bahamas – Stronger Than That – Bahamas Is Afie – CDN
Kim Richey – Strength In You – Glimmer
Josh Ritter – See Me Through – Bringing In the Darlings EP
Kris Kristofferson & The Borderlords – Don’t Let The Bastards (Get You Down) – Third World Warrior

Jay Sparrow – Stronger – White – CDN
Northcote – Stronger Than You Know – Hope Is Made of Steel – CDN
Frank Turner – Get Better – Positive Songs For Negative People

With the NHL playoffs starting this week and our Winnipeg Jets facing tough odds, even the power of music might not be enough for us this year, but we’re still going to try by playing an hour of hockey-themed songs. Following that, our usual roundup of great new music, including a whole bunch of new cover versions, which seems to be a theme this year.

Go Jets Go!

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

Del Barber & The No Regretzkys – Lights Go Out – The Puck Drops Here – CDN – WPG
Del Barber & The No Regretzkys – The Hockey Theme – The Puck Drops Here – CDN – WPG
Lynn Miles – Hockey Night in Canada – Black Flowers, Vol. 3 – CDN
Trent Severn – Winnipeg White Out – Portage – CDN
Gerry Gacek – True North Winnipeg Jets – single – CDN – WPG

Big Dave Mclean – The N.H.L. Hockey Blues – Hockey Rock Winnipeg Style! – CDN – WPG
Joey Gregorash – I Just Want To Play Hockey – Hockey Rock Winnipeg Style! – CDN – WPG
Dirty Catfish Brass Band – The Hockey Song – Brass Riot – CDN – WPG
Stompin’ Tom Connors – Hockey Mom Tribute AKA (My Hockey Mom) – And The Hockey Mom Tribute – CDN

The Pursuit Of Happiness – Gretzky Rocks – Where’s The Bone – CDN
Kathleen Edwards – I Make The Dough, You Get The Glory – Asking for Flowers – CDN
Rheostatics – The Ballad of Wendel Clark, Pt. 1 & 2 – Greatest Hits – CDN
Ron Hynes – Sawchuk – Stealing Genius – CDN
The Weakerthans – Elegy for Gump Worsley – Reunion Tour – CDN – WPG
John K. Samson – www.ipetitions.com/petition/rivertonrifle/ – Provincial – CDN – WPG
David Francey – Skating Rink – Skating Rink – CDN

Wild Child – My Favorite Picture of You – Amerikinda: 20 Years of Dualtone
Hayes Carll – Worry B Gone – Amerikinda: 20 Years of Dualtone
The Flatlanders – Sittin’ On Top of the World (feat. Butch Hancock, Joe Ely & Jimmie Dale Gilmore) – Treasure of Love
Abigail Lapell – Fortunate Son – single – CDN
Molly Tuttle – Strong Enough w/Madison Cunningham – …but i’d rather be with you, too
Molly Tuttle – Stop Draggin’ my Heart Around w/Nathaniel Rateliff – …but i’d rather be with you, too

SUSTO – Hard Drugs w/Ben Bridwell – Live From The Royal American, Charleston, SC / 2020
Rodney Crowell – Something Has to Change – Triage
Son Volt – Reverie – Electro Melodier
Bob Schneider – I Love This Life – In a Roomful of Blood with a Sleeping Tiger
Mike Boguski – Here’s To Tomorrow – CDN

Doc Feldman & The Alt + Cntry + Delete – San Antonio Missions – A Healthy Dose of Anxiety
The Rose Petals – Lemonade Lucy – American Grenadine

We’ve got another heaping helping of great new music this week, including more fun and unusual cover versions and a bunch of stuff from what is possibly the last Bandcamp fee-free Friday. In hour two, we pay tribute to all of the great mothers and maternal figures out there on Mother’s Day, without whom, we’d all be lost. A bunch of mother and mama songs and our endless love and gratitude to you all!

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

JP Hoe – Mother – The Here in Review EP – CDN – WPG

Amelia Curran – Clean Slate – single – CDN
Matthew Ryan/The Pines at Night – Song for a Hard Year – Song for a Hard Year (Maxi-Single)
Matthew Ryan/The Pines at Night – Me and my Lover – Song for a Hard Year (Maxi-Single)
Jim Bryson – Everyone Said – Why Did You Leave Me Behind – CDN

American Aquarium – Some Girls Do – Slappers, Bangers & Certified Twangers, Vol. 1
American Aquarium – Should’ve Been a Cowboy – Slappers, Bangers & Certified Twangers, Vol. 1
Los Lobos – Sail On, Sailor – Native Sons
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – Heart On A String – Live from Welcome to 1979

The Fretless & Ruth Moody – Retrograde – single – CDN
Suzie Ungerleider – Mount Royal – My Name Is Suzie Ungerleider – CDN
Slow Leaves – Holiday – single – CDN – WPG
Whitehorse – Am I Just Gonna Stand Here (While You Take My Girl Away) – Strike Me Down – CDN

William Prince – Mama – Earthly Days – CDN – WPG
Holly Williams – Mama – Here With Me
Post Script – Mama – If Not for You – CDN
Oh Susanna – Mama – Oh Susanna – CDN

Merle Haggard & The Strangers – Mama Tried – Mama Tried
Jim Bryson – Mama Tried – single – CDN
Romi Mayes – Mama Ain’t No Fool – Romi Mayes and The Temporarily Employed: The Living Room Sessions VOLUME ONE – CDN – WPG
Zoe Muth – Mama Needs A Margarita – World Of Strangers
Sarah Shook & the Disarmers – Make It Up To Mama – Sidelong

B.B. King – Nobody Loves Me But My Mother – Indianola Mississippi Seeds
B.B. King – A Mother’s Love – Mr. Blues
The Carter Family w/Johnny Cash – A Song to Mama – Travelin’ Minstrel Band
Gordon Lightfoot – Mama Said – Songbook – CDN
Leeroy Stagger – Mother – Strange Path – CDN
Rayland Baxter – Mother Mother – Imaginary Man

Martyn Joseph – Her Name Is Rose (Acoustic Version) – Sanctuary (Deluxe)

Hard to believe, but it’s May already! A celebration of May Day is in order, as well as some great Canadian classics, some new music, we celebrate Jim Bryson’s birthday a little late, and a bit more of my recent conversation with Stephanie Lambring!

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

Matthew Ryan – Watch Your Step – May Day
Matthew Ryan – Dam – May Day
Matthew Ryan – Me & My Lover – East Autumn Grin
The Damnwells – Lost – The Damnwells
The Damnwells – Louisville – Air Stereo

Blue Rodeo – 5 Days in May – Five Days in July – CDN
Sarah Harmer – Weakened State – You Were Here – CDN
Jason Plumb – Back at Me – Over and Under – CDN

Vincent Neil Emerson – Learnin’ to Drown – Vincent Neil Emerson
Sturgill Simpson – Paradise – Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine Vol. 2
Cat Clyde & Jeremie Albino – Freight Train – Blue Blue Blue – CDN
The Deep Dark Woods – Everything Reminds Me – Changing Faces – CDN
Carsie Blanton – Be Good – Love & Rage

Stephanie Lambring – Daddy’s Disappointment – Autonomy
Stephanie Lambring – Fine – Autonomy
Kathleen Edwards – Hard on Everyone – Total Freedom – CDN

Jim Bryson – Without Piano – The Occasionals – CDN
Jim Bryson – Better on Drugs – single – CDN
Graven – Legend of You – Years – CDN
Tanya Davis – Eulogy for You and Me – Clocks and Hearts Keep Going – CDN
Jim Bryson & The Weakerthans – Metal Girls – The Falcon Lake Incident – CDN

Rod Picott – Bring It On – Wood, Steel, Dust & Dreams
Rod Picott – Tiger Tom Dixon’s Blues – Tiger Tom Dixon’s Blues
Slaid Cleaves – Broke Down – Broke Down

John Wort Hannam – Church of the Long Grass – Dynamite and ‘Dozers – CDN