Today on the show we revisit some super solid classics that we used to have in heavy rotation years ago, but don’t listen to nearly enough anymore, and boy, are there some great ones! We’re calling this our Cavalcade of Classic Hits for good reason; it’s packed full of great classic songs that you will absolutely love revisiting or hearing for the first time!

The music on this one is soo good that we’re calling it one of our timeless “standby” episodes that you may hear again someday, but the music is so good that you won’t mind a bit!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Shannon Lyon – Since I’m Loving You – Wandered – CDN
Peter Mulvey – Shirt – Kitchen Radio
Caitlin Cary & Thad Cockerill – Second Option – Begonias
Paul Kelly – Won’t You Come Around – Ways & Means
Matt Mays – Where Am I Going? – Matt Mays – CDN
Jason Plumb – Back at Me – Over & Under – CDN
Patrick Park – Here We Are – Everyone’s in Everyone

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Rodney Crowell – Still Learning How to Fly – Fate’s Right Hand
Johnsmith – Don’t Put Me in a Box – Kickin’ this Stone
Iain Matthews – Back of the Bus – Skeleton Key
Rod Picott – Stray Dogs – Stray Dogs
Slaid Cleaves – Broke Down – Broke Down
Dave McCann & The Firehearts – Road to Cain – Dixiebluebird – CDN
Wyckham Porteous – Deep into the Water – 3 a.m. – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Melwood Cutlery – Ballad of the Moonlight Lady – Campfire – CDN
Bob Snider – Talk to Me Babe – Caterwaul & Doggerel – CDN
Chris Brown & Kate Fenner – My Love Is Not Waiting – Geronimo – CDN
Melissa Payne – Bring Me Back – HIgh and Dry – CDN
Lori McKenna – Pour – Bittertown
Patty Griffin – Making Pies – 1000 Kisses
Richard Shindell – Confession – Somewhere Near Paterson

3:30 – 4:00 pm

The Rocky Fortune – Drop Me in the Well – Sway – CDN
The John Henrys – Little One – White Linen – CDN
Joshua Cockerill – Dance with You – The Trick With Your Heart I’m Learning To Do – CDN
The Warped 45s – Grampa Carl – Matador Sunset – CDN
Hoots & Hellmouth – Home for Supper – Hoots & Hellmouth
The Gourds – Lower 48 – Blood of the Ram
Cuff the Duke – Take My Money and Run – Cuff the Duke – CDN

Today a tribute to one of my favourite summer activities, cycling, even though my trip to the station didn’t go exactly as planned today. We also discuss some great festivals past and future, and play a pile of German listener requests!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Stephen Fearing – One Flat Tire – Yellowjacket – CDN
Amy Rigby – ’til the Wheels Fall Off (w/Todd Snider) – ’til the Wheels Fall Off
Jay Smith – When the Wheels Slow Down – Jay Smith – CDN
Joshua Fletcher – Wheels – Ready, Aim
Keri McTighe – When I Ride My Bike – I’m Somebody Too – CDN – WPG
Joe Satriani – Ride – Flying in a Blue Dream

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Veal – Judy Garland – The Embattled Hearts – CDN
Vetiver – Ride Ride Ride – The Errant Charm
Lucero – Bikeriders – Nobody’s Darlings
Mike Plume Band – Ride (bonus track) – Fools for the Radio – CDN
John Hiatt – Ride Along – Slow Turning
Bob Schneider – Bicycle vs. Car – Lovely Creatures
Christina Martin – The Bike Song – Two Hearts – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Poor Nameless Boy – Atlantic Ocean – Bravery – CDN
Poor Nameless Boy – River & Trees – Bravery – CDN
The Weakerthans – Watermark – Left & Leaving – CDN – WPG
Kathleen Edwards – Six O’Clock News – Failer – CDN
Zachary Lucky – Everywhere a Man Can Be – Everywhere a Man Can Be – CDN
Geoff Berner – Maginot Line – We Shall Not Flag or Fail, We Shall Go On to the End – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Kris Demeanor – It’s Got to Be Wild (or not at all) – Go Away (With Me) – CDN
Carolyn Mark – Not a Doll – The Pros and Cons of Collaboration – CDN
H.C. McEntire – A Lamb, A Dove – Lionheart
Puss N Boots – Jesus, etc. – No Fools, No Fun
Sarah Shook & The Disarmers – Dwight Yoakam – Sidelong
Daniel Norgren – Your Love – The Green Stone
Chatham County Line – You Are my Light – Autumn

Well would you look at that? Episode #750! That sounds like reason enough to abandon the usual format and just have some fun, wouldn’t you say? Today we rock out and even veer off into some 80s inspired synth pop. Don’t worry, it’ll make just as much sense as this show usually does. We also talk about a couple of exciting upcoming festivals, spin some great new music, and more!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Jim Bryson – Breathe – Somewhere We Will Find Our Place – CDN
Jim Bryson – Cut Bait – Tired of Waiting – CDN
Frightened Rabbit – Get Out – Ping of a Panic Attack
Rilo Kiley – Portions for Foxes – More Adventurous
Wild Moccasins – Temporary Vase – Look Together

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Amanda Shires – Parking Lot Pirouette – To The Sunset
Colter Wall – Plain to See Plainsman – Songs of the Plains – CDN
Rayland Baxter – Without Me – Wide Awake
Andrew Combs – Reptilia – 5 Covers & A Song
The Glorious Sons – S.O.S. (An Open Letter) – S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun) – CDN
The Glorious Sons – S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun) – S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun) – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons – Born Again – Death Won’t Send a Letter
The Vegabonds – Everything I Need – single
The Artisinals – Angel 42 (radio edit) – single
Terra Lightfoot – Paradise – New Mistakes – CDN
Carolyn Mark – It’s All Just a Matter (Of Where you Draw the Line) w/Geoff Berner – Just Married: An Album of Duets – CDN
Kris Demeanor & His Crack Bandq – Airborne Bastard – Party All Night: Live at the Ironwood – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Ridley Bent – Suicidewinder – Blam! – CDN – WPG
Murder Murder – Where the Water Runs Black – From the Stillhouse – CDN
Sean Burns – Don’t Let the Highway Get You Lost – Music for Taverns, Bars, And Honky Tonks – CDN – WPG
Matt Epp – Ready in Time – Ready in Time – CDN
Del Barber – Louise – live recording – CDN – WPG
NQ Arbuckle – In Another Time – Hanging The Battle-Scarred Pinata – CDN

Back live after 2 glorious weeks in Europe and still floating on a wave of peace, love, and rock ‘n’ roll after the almighty Static Roots Festival. We’ve got plenty of highlights to look back on today, as well as some great new music and some exciting events coming up a little closer to home.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

John Wort Hannam – Ain’t Enough – Acres of Elbow Room – CDN
John Wort Hannam – Only Love – Acres of Elbow Room – CDN
Jimmy Lafave – My Oklahoma Home (It Blowed Away) – Peace Town
Lori McKenna – A Mother Never Rests – The Tree
The Jayhawks – Need You Tonight – Back Roads and Abandoned Motels
Lera Lynn – What Is Love (w/Dylan Leblanc) – Plays Well with Others
Charlie Crockett – Ain’t Gotta Worry Child – Lonesome as a Shadow

2:30 – 3:00 pm

John Oates – Arkansas – Arkansas
Ags Connolly – How About Now – How About Now
Ags Connolly – I Hope You’re Unhappy – Nothin’ Unexpected
Cambell Woods – Picture of You – single – CDN
Campbell Woods – Teardrops on the Table (Ink Stains on your Hands) – Oxford Street – CDN
Corin Raymond – Morning Glories – Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Jonathan Byrd & The Sentimentals – Under the Belly of the Night – single
Anna Tivel – Dark Chandelier – Small Believer
Jonathan Byrd – Poor Johnny – You Can’t Outrun the Radio
Hannah Aldridge – Aftermath – live recording
The Stephen Stanley Band – Things I Wish I’d Never Seen – live recording – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Terra Lightfoot – Stars Over Dakota – New Mistakes – CDN
Susto – Gay in the South – & I’m Fine Today
Anthony da Costa & The Sentimentals – This Time – live recording
Hadley McCall Thackston – Brass in Pocket – live recording – CDN
Charlie Whitten – Virginia – Playwrite
Cordovas – This Town’s a Drag – single

On this episode, I go through my large collection of tribute albums, both single-artist and various, and pull out some gems, as well as play some great listener suggestions.

This is one of those timeless “standby” episodes that you may hear again someday, but the music is so good that you won’t mind a bit!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Eliza Gilkyson – Sleeper – Going Driftless: An Artist’s Tribute to Greg Brown
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings – Lace and Pretty Flowers – High or Hurtin’: The Songs of Willie P Bennett – CDN
Harry Manx – Long Black Veil – Johnny’s Blues – CDN
Jesse Winchester – Sundown – Beautiful: A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot
Scott Nolan Band – Guns Guns Guns – Guess Who’s Home: A Tribute – CDN – WPG
The Philosopher Kings – Coupe de Ville – Borrowed Tunes: A Tribute to Neil Young – CDN
Blue Rodeo – Four Strong Winds – The Gift: A Tribute to Ian Tyson – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Wendy Bird – Deliver Me – Natural Wonder – CDN
Clem Snide – Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on your Grieveience – The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered
Kathleen Edwards – All of my Memories – The Music Is You: A Tribute to John Denver – CDN
James McMurtry – Cold Dog Soup – This One’s for Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark
Lucinda Williams – Nothin’ – Poet: A Tribute to Townes Van Zandt

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Gurf Morlix – Clay Pigeons – Blaze Foley’s 113th Wet Dream
Martyn Joseph – One Step Up – Tires Rushing By in the Rain
Catherine MacLellan – Faces – If It’s Alright With You – The Songs of Gene MacLellan – CDN
Butcher Holler – Fist City – Eilen Jewell Presents A Tribute To Loretta Lynn
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell – My Baby’s Gone – Livin’, Lovin’, Losin’ – Songs Of The Louvin Brothers
Norah Jones – Wurlitzer Prize (I Don’t Want to Get Over You) – Lonesome, On’ry & Mean: A Tribute To Waylon Jennings
Buddy Miller & Julie Miller – Paper Thin – The Songs Of John Hiatt: It’ll Come To You

3:30 – 4:00 pm

The Sadies – The Shape I’m In – Garth Hudson Presents a Canadian Celebration of the Band – CDN
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Cracking Up – Labour Of Love: The Music Of Nick Lowe
Jon Dee Graham – Helpless – Por Vida: A Tribute to the Songs of Alejandro Escovedo
Steve Earle – Dirty Old Town – Joy of Living: A Tribute to Ewan MacColl
Kelly Willis – That’s How I Got to Memphis – Real: The Tom T Hall Project
Neko Case – Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis – New Coat of Paint: Songs of Tom Waits
Mary Gauthier – Your Sister Cried – Eaglesmith: The Songs Of Fred Eaglesmith: A Tribute

Pre-recorded today, as I’m off on my European tour. But I had to leave some good music behind for you, including few songs in honour of my trip, some requests, great new music, upcoming Winnipeg concerts, and more!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Matt Mays + el Torpedo – Travellin’ – Matt Mays + el Torpedo – CDN
Lera Lynn – Breakdown (w/Andrew Combs) – Plays Well with Others
Kellie Loder – Want It Back – Benefit of the Doubt – CDN
Rayland Baxter – 79 Shiny Revolvers – Wide Awake
Old Man Luedecke – Joy of Cooking – One Night Only! Live at the Chester Playhouse – CDN
The Deep Dark Woods – Drifting on a Summer’s Night – Yarrow – CDN
Ron Sexsmith – Wishing Wells – Retriever – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Martha Wainwright – Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole – Martha Wainwright – CDN
Loudon Wainwright III – Daughter – Strange Weirdos: Music From And Inspired By The Film Knocked Up
Paul Kelly – Please Leave Your Light On – Stolen Apples
Mike Plume Band – Voice Like a Song – Born by the Radio – CDN
Mike Plume Band – Doing What Comes Naturally – Born by the Radio – CDN
Mike Plume Band – Looking for You (A Travelogue of Sorts) – single – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

D. Rangers – Tryin’ to Start Out Clean – Barbaric Cultural Practices – CDN – WPG
Das Macht Show – Auxiliary Workhouse Breakdown – …One Night in Berlin – CDN – MB
Pat Temple and the High Lonesome Players – If You Don’t Get Close – Stone Boat – CDN
Pat Temple – So Long Gone – One Song at a Time – CDN
Three O’clock Train – The Devil Likes Me – Wig Wam Beach – CDN
Three O’clock Train – Train of Dreams – Train of Dreams EP – CDN
Larissa Tandy – I Won’t Let You Go – The Grip
Larissa Tandy – All You Need to Know – The Grip

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Iain Matthews – In London – The Dark Ride
The Waifs – London Still – Up All Night
Wyckham Porteous – Radio London – In This World – CDN
Jerry Jeff Walker – London Homesick Blues – Live From Dixie’s Bar & Bus Stop
Richard Thompson – Sights and Sounds of London Town – Mock Tudor
Paul Kelly – South of Germany – A to Z Recordings

Canada is the greatest country in the world for many reasons, most notably to us, the amazing music that comes from here. We celebrate great Canadian music every single week on this program, but especially on the occasion of our nation’s birthday, it’s time to do another Canada Day Spectacular, where we play nothing but truly essential Canadian music. This one’s especially for our great international listeners who might not know just how much great music we give to the world, but also for anyone who enjoys some of the greatest songs & writers that the world has ever known.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Del Barber – O Canada – single – CDN – WPG
Rheostatics – Northern Wish – Melville – CDN
The Lowest of the Low – Just About “The Only” Blues – Shakespeare My Butt… – CDN
The Weakerthans – Left and Leaving – Left and Leaving – CDN – WPG
The Weakerthans – One Great City! – Reconstruction Site – CDN – WPG
The Guess Who – Undun – Canned Wheat – CDN – WPG

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Joey Gregorash – Jodie – North Country Funk – CDN – WPG
Gordon Lightfoot – Canadian Railroad Trilogy – The Way I Feel – CDN
Leonard Cohen – So Long, Marianne – Songs of – CDN
Joni Mitchell – You Turn Me On, I’m a Radio – For The Roses – CDN
Stan Rogers – Northwest Passage – Northwest Passage – CDN
Alana Levandoski – Don’t Be Denied – Borrowed Tunes II: A Tribute to Neil Young: Out of the Blue – CDN – MB

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Willie P Bennett – White Line – Tryin’ to Start Out Clean – CDN
Fred Eaglesmith – Water in the Fuel – Lipstick Lies & Gasoline – CDN
Blackie & The Rodeo Kings – Nickels and Dimes – Kings of Love – CDN
David Francey – Wind in the Wires – Torn Screen Door – CDN
Oh Susanna – Home Soon (The Cherry Song) – Johnstown – CDN
Nathan – John Paul’s Deliveries – Key Principles – CDN – WPG
Lynn Miles – Over You – Unravel – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Jim Bryson – Without Piano – The Occasionals – CDN
Blue Rodeo – Bad Timing – Five Days in July – CDN
The Blue Shadows – Deliver Me – On the Floor of Heaven – CDN
Mike Plume Band – If There Ever Was a Fool – Song & Dance, Man – CDN
NQ Arbuckle – Sun’s Hanging Low – The Last Supper in a Cheap Town – CDN
John Bottomley – You Lose and You Gain – Blackberry – CDN

Young Jeremy drops by for a fun episode that rambles around with silliness, new music, favourites, great requests, concert news, and much more!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Del Barber – Henhouse Manifesto – Headwaters – CDN – WPG
Loudon Wainwright III – Dead Skunk – Album III
Farmer Jason – Punk Rock Skunk – Rockin’ in the Forest
Sunparlour Players – Like an Animal – Us Little Devils – CDN
Anna Tivel – Alleyway – Small Believer
Anna Tivel – Blue World – Small Believer

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Terra Lightfoot – Hold You – New Mistakes – CDN
Bruce Springsteen – Old Dan Tucker – We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions
Trigger Hippy – Pretty Mess – Trigger Hippy
Charlie Whitten – Balance – Playwright EP
Jory Nash – We Don’t Talk About Her – Wilderness Years – CDN
The Wild Feathers – Wildfire – Greetings from the Neon Frontier
Lucero – Long Way Back Home – Among the Ghosts

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Wilco – You And I – Wilco
Nikki Sudden – Farewell, My Darling (w/Jeff Tweedy) – Red Brocade
Lewis & Leigh – Whiskey and Wine – Ghost
The Honey Dewdrops – Lowlands – Tangled Country
Chris Trapper – Extraordinary – Technicolor
Elliott BROOD – Lindsay – Days Into Years – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Eric Bogle – He’s Nobody’s Moggy Now – Scraps of Paper
Motel Mirrors – Paper Doll – In the Meantime
The Wandering – Loving Him Was Easier than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again – Go On Now, You Can’t Stay Here
Shannon McNally & Amy Lavere – If It Were Mine to Keep – Chasing the Ghost: The Rehearsal Sessions
William Prince – 7 – single – CDN – WPG
Annie Sumi – The City – In the Unknown – CDN

It’s Dad’s Day, and we’ve got some songs for the good ones out there (as well as the great moms who work double time to make up for the bad ones), new music, exciting shows past & future, great requests, and more!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Jonathan Byrd – Father’s Day – Cackalack
Butch Walker – Father’s Day – Afraid of Ghosts
Paul Kelly – Going About my Father’s Business – A to Z
Mojo Nixon – When Did I Become my Dad – Sock Ray Blue!
Daddy – You Made Your Bed – At the Women’s Club
Sweet Alibi – Daddy – We’ve Got To – CDN – WPG

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Jory Nash – Sister Station – Wilderness Years – CDN
Jory Nash – Dark Matter – Wilderness Years – CDN
The Devin Cuddy Band – Radio – Amy’s Dream – CDN
The LYNNeS – Heartbreak Song for the Radio – Heartbreak Song for the Radio – CDN
Skydiggers – Radio Waves – Road Radio – CDN
Terra Lightfoot – Stars Over Dakota – New Mistakes – CDN
Terra Lightfoot – No Hurry – Every Time My Mind Runs Wild – CDN
Farm Fresh – My Ex-Girl – Time Is Running Out – CDN – MB

3:00 – 3:30 pm

John K Samson – Postdoc Blues – Winter Wheat – CDN – WPG
The Weakerthans – None of the Above – Fallow – CDN – WPG
The Weakerthans – Plea from a Cat Named Virtute – Reconstruction Site – CDN – WPG
Christina Martin – Daisy – I Can Too – CDN
Lucinda Williams – Essence – Essence

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Evan Dando – Looking for Space – The Music Is You: A Tribute to John Denver
Rachel Unthank And The Winterset – Blackbird – The Bairns
Holly Williams – Drinkin’ – The Highway
David Olney – Two Kinds of Love – Lenore
Ruth Moody – Dancing in the Dark – These Wilder Things – CDN – WPG
Jade Jackson – Motorcycle – Gilded
Aaron Lee Tasjan – Li’l Firecracker – Hard Love and Free Luck

This weekend marks the anniversary of the first two Static Roots Festivals hosted by longtime friend and supporter of this program, Mr. Festival Director Dietmar Leibecke. We called to wish him a happy birthday and chat about this year’s festival, which is happening next month. We’ve got plenty of Static Roots artists, past and present, as well as some new (and some new-to-me) music, as well as some great requests and more!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Leeroy Stagger – Living in the Future – Love Versus – CDN
Mariel Buckley – Jumping the Fence – Driving in the Dark – CDN
Mariel Buckley – Stray Dogs – Driving in the Dark – CDN
Justin Rutledge – Heaven Help Us – East – CDN
Skinny Dyck & Friends – New Pair of Shoes (Leeroy Stagger & Mariel Buckley) – Twenty One-Nighters – CDN
Skinny Dyck & Friends – Acres of Elbow Room (John Wort Hannam) – Twenty One-Nighters – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Liv Greene – Gone – single
Robert Ellis – Elephant – Robert Ellis
Calvin Russell – Rockin’ the Republicans – Sounds from the Fourth World
Peter Bruntnell – Mr. Sunshine – Nos Da Comrade
Jack Marks – Song for You – live recording – CDN
Erin Rae – Monticello – live recording

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Dietmar Leibecke (Static Roots Festival) interview

Bennett Wilson Poole – Ask Me Anything – Bennett Wilson Poole
Prinz Grizzley – I May Be Late – Come on In
Cordovas – I’m The One Who Needs You Tonight – That Santa Fe Channel

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Anthony Da Costa – Talking to You – Da Costa Deluxe
Terra Lightfoot – Norma Gale – New Mistakes – CDN
Hannah Aldridge – Razor Wire – Razor Wire
The Stephen Stanley Band – Birthday Clown – Jimmy and the Moon – CDN
Scott Dibble & Watertown – Laura-Lee – One Phoebe Street – CDN
Madison Violet – LauraLee – No Fool for Trying – CDN