Wow, what a weekend! A couple of amazing shows with the Cuddy crew kicked things off in fine form and required some reflection on the show today. We also had a big ol’ pile of new music, as well as a whole lot of music from some wonderful women in belated honour of International Women’s Day!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Luke Doucet – One Too Many – Broken (and other Rogue States) – CDN
The Devin Cuddy Band – Maggie’s Hardware Store – Amy’s Dream – CDN
Sam Polley and The Old Tomorrow – Rude Girl – EP in a Day – CDN
Bazil Donovan – Little ole Wine Drinker Me – Matinee – CDN
Colin Cripps – Your True Colours – Stormy Northern Days – CDN
Jim Cuddy – Water’s Running High – Skyscraper Soul – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Erin Costelo – Fighter – Down Below, the Status Quo – CDN
Major Love – So Good – Major Love EP – CDN
The Decemberists – Once in my Life – I’ll Be your Girl
Neko Case – Hell-On – Hell-On
Bob Schneider – Making It Up – Blood and Bones
Scenic Route to Alaska – All These Thoughts – Tough Luck – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Julie Miller – I Need You – Broken Things
Julie Miller – Out in the Rain – Broken Things
Kathleen Edwards – Westby – Failer – CDN
Christina Martin – You Come Home – Two Hearts – CDN
Eliza Gilkyson – Wonderland – Land of Milk and Honey
Eilen Jewel – Dusty Boxcar Wall – Letters from Sinners & Strangers
Eddi Reader – California – Angels & Electricity

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Bronwynne Brent – Heartbreaker – Stardust
Hannah Aldridge – Living on Lonely – Gold Rush
Anna Tivel – Illinois – Small Believer
Mary Gauthier – Camelot Motel – Filth & Fire
Mary Gauthier – Brothers – Rifles & Rosary Beads

This Friday marks the long-awaited return of Barney Bentall to Winnipeg, when he opens for Jim Cuddy. We were fortunate enough to chat with Barney once again today. We also heard a bunch of new music, talked about some interesting upcoming shows, paid tribute to a fallen great, and more!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Barney Bentall & the Legendary Hearts – Come Back to Me – Barney Bentall & the Legendary Hearts – CDN
Barney Bentall – The Miner – The Drifter and the Preacher – CDN
Barney Bentall – Won’t Change the World – The Drifter and the Preacher – CDN
Jim Cuddy – She Gets Down – The Light that Guides You Home – CDN
Jim Cuddy – Lonely When You Leave – Constellation – CDN
Skydiggers – The Air that I Breathe – Warmth of the Sun – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

John Prine – Knockin’ on your Screen Door – The Tree of Forgiveness
Matthew Ryan – Run Rabbit Run (Unadorned) – Run Rabbit Run EP
Tracy Grammer – Hole – Low Tide
Leeroy Stagger – Run Rabbit Run – Love Versus – CDN
Mike Edel – Finish Line – single – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Barney Bentall interview

Barney Bentall – The Ocean and You (A Song for John Mann) – The Drifter and the Preacher – CDN
Spirit of Canada: Friends of John Mann – Home for a Rest – single – CDN
Spirit of the West – Political – Labour Day – CDN
The Jeff Healey Band – My Little Girl – See the Light – CDN
Jeff Healey – My Blackbirds Are Bluebirds Now – Adventures in Jazzland – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Fred J. Eaglesmith and the Flying Squirrels – York Road – There Ain’t No Easy Road – CDN
Fred J. Eaglesmith and the Flying Squirrels – White Ash & Black Ash – Things Is Changin’ – CDN
Willie P Bennett – Sleeping in Clay – Sharpen the Plow – CDN
Andrew Neville & The Poor Choices – Flowers in the Dell – Let’r Buck – CDN
D. Rangers – Hold Back the Tears – Barbaric Cultural Practices – CDN
Mayhemingways – Better of You – Skip Land – CDN
Brock Zeman – 10 Year Fight – Pulling Your Sword out of the Devil’s Back – CDN

Today we’ve got a pile of new music and memories to sort through and then an hour of music brought to you by the letter W!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Colleen Brown – Soap & Denim – Direction – CDN
The Decemberists – Severed – I’ll Be Your Girl
The Young Novelists – Come Round Again – In City & Country – CDN
Christina Martin – Where the Dark Meets the Light – Impossible to Hold – CDN
Mayhemingways – Haybales – Skip Land – CDN
William Crighton – Riveria Kid – William Crighton

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Shovels & Rope – Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain (w/John Moreland) – Busted Jukebox Volume 2
Carolyn Mark & NQ Arbuckle – Too Sober to Sleep – Let’s Just Stay Here – CDN
The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer – Hard on Things – single – CDN
The Steel Wheels – Kiss Me Like a Stranger – No More Rain
The Lonely Heartstring Band – The Tide – Deep Waters
Brandi Carlile – The Mother – By the Way, I Forgive You

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Lucinda Williams – Jackson – Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
David Wilcox – Eye of the Hurricane – How Did You Find Me Here
David Wilcox – Ecstasy – The Collected Works: 1977-1993 – CDN
Gillian Welch – Wayside/Back in Time – Soul Journey
The Wailin’ Jennys – Begin – Firecracker – CDN – WPG
Dar Williams – Here Tonight – Emerald

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Nathan Wiley – Black Bones – Bottom Dollar – CDN
The Wheat Pool – Lefty – Hauntario – CDN
Jim White – Borrowed Wings – Drill a Hole in that Substrate and Tell Me What You See
Tom Waits – Come on up to the House – Mule Variations
Ray Wylie Hubbard – The Messenger – Los Gringos Lament
David Wiffen – Driving Wheel – David Wiffen – CDN
Loudon Wainwright III – Dead Skunk – Loudon Wainwright III

On this episode, we ramble around, playing new music, talking about upcoming shows, and celebrating Louis Riel Day weekend!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Rheostatics – King of the Past – Whale Music – CDN
The Damnwells – Louisville – Air Stereo
Blue Rodeo – Rebel – Outskirts – CDN
Drive-By Truckers – Rebels – The Fine Print (A Collection Of Oddities And Rarities 2003-2008)
Major Love – Toughen Up – live recording – CDN
Colleen Brown – Fight! Fight! Fight! – Dirt – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Terra Lightfoot – Paradise – New Mistakes – CDN
Terra Lightfoot – Norma Gale – New Mistakes – CDN
William Chrighton – 2000 Clicks – William Crighton
Ryan Adams – Baby I Love You – single
Butch Walker – Jamie – Cassette Backs
Hannah Aldridge – I Know Too Much – Gold Rush
Prinz Grizzly – Walls – Come On In

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Dan Bern – Talkin’ Canada Blues – live recording
Leeroy Stagger – Dirty Windshields – Radiant Land – CDN
Romantica – Love in the Winter – Outlaws
Kim Richey – I Tried – Edgeland
Letitia Vansant – Gut It to the Studs – Gut It to the Studs
Brandi Carlile – Sugartooth – By the Way, I Forgive You

3:30 – 4:00 pm

John Prine – Summer’s End – The Tree of Forgiveness
Amber Rubarth – Townes – American Folk
Ben de la Cour – Guy Clark’s Fiddle – The High Cost of Living Strange
Anna Tivel – Dust and Magic – single
Jeffrey Martin – What We’re Marching Toward – One Go Around
Joe Purdy – San Jose – Take my Blanket and Go

One of the guiding lights on this program is the late, great Willie P Bennett. He died on February 15, 2008, and I’ve vowed to keep playing his music as long as I’m around. There are some exciting tribute shows going on this week, and BIG news about the LONG-awaited re-release of his music to discuss on this week’s show. We also heard a lot of his songs, both the originals and some cool covers, as well as some Willie tribute songs, some of Willie’s contributions to other artists’ albums, and more.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Willie P Bennett – Down to the Water – Tryin’ to Start out Clean – CDN
Willie P Bennett – If You Have to Choose – Hobo’s Taunt – CDN
Willie P Bennett – John Henry, the Gambler – Blackie and the Rodeo King – CDN
Willie P Bennett – The Lucky Ones – The Lucky Ones – CDN
Willie P Bennett – Breaking the Silence – Take my own Advice – CDN
Willie P Bennett – Last Word – Heartstrings – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Willie P Bennett – Baby, Come Turn Out the Lights – Sharpen the Plow – CDN
D. Rangers – Tryin’ to Start out Clean – Barbaric Cultural Practices – CDN – WPG
Scott Nolan – Don’t Blame Your Blues on Me (w/Paul Reddick & The Weber Brothers) – The Willie P Bennett Legacy Project – CDN – WPG
Blackie & the Rodeo Kings – Has Anyone Seen my Baby Here Tonight? – High or Hurtin’: The Songs of Willie P Bennett – CDN
Blackie & The Rodeo Kings – Sometimes It Comes so Easy – Let’s Frolic Again – CDN
Matt Andersen & Del Barber – Willie’s Diamond Joe – live recording – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Fred Eaglesmith – Spookin’ the Horses – The Official Bootleg Series Volume 2: The Fred Eaglesmith Texas Weekend 2004 – CDN
Fred Eaglesmith – Cumberland County – Falling Stars and Broken Hearts – CDN
Fred Eaglesmith – Codeine – live recording – CDN
George C. W. Douglas – I Remember Willie – Music from the Big Muddy – CDN
David Essig & Rick Scott – Willie P – Double Vision – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Corb Lund – It’s Hard to Keep a White Shirt Clean – Losin’ Lately Gambler – CDN
Scott Nolan – Drive Day – Canadian Amplifier: Official Bootleg Series Volume 2 – CDN – WPG
Dixie Flyers – Gold Rush – Light, Medium, Heavy – CDN
Sarah Harmer – How Deep in the Valley – I’m a Mountain – CDN
Stephen Fearing – Dog on a Chain – Industrial Lullaby – CDN
Old Man Luedecke – Caney Fork River – My Hands Are on Fire and other Love Songs – CDN
Prairie Oyster – Goodbye, So Long, Hello – String of Pearls – CDN

Today we play Namedropper, where each and every song is either about another song or songwriter, or mentions one or more of ’em! See if you can keep score at home and pick out all of the mentions, there’s a lot of them! I found so many of these songs that we will surely revisit this topic in the not-too-distant future, so if you’ve got other suggestions, let me know!

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

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Oh Susanna – My Old Vancouver – A Girl in Teen City – CDN
Ray Wylie Hubbard – Name Droppin’ – Growl
Jon Dee Graham – Dan Stuart’s Blues – Knoxville Skyline
Mike June & the Dirty Doves – The Ballad of the Ballad (of John and Yoko) – Lovesick
Dala – Lennon & McCartney – Best Day – CDN
The Damnwells – I’ve Got You – Air Stereo
Kevin Roy – Heartworn Highways – Heartworn Highways – CDN – WPG

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Del Barber – Miles & Years – Love Songs for the Last 20 – CDN – WPG
Brock Zeman – Gastown – Cold Winter Comes Back – CDN
Richard Inman – Sunday Morning – Richard Inman – CDN
Rodney Crowell – Nashville 1972 – Close Ties
Ellis Paul – Singer-Songwriter Heaven – Singer-Songwriter Heaven: The Songs of Kevin Faherty

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Jonathan Byrd & The Sentimentals – Under the Belly of the Night – single
Corin Raymond & The Sundowners – Veronica – Paper Nickels – CDN
Luke Doucet – Long Haul Driver – Blood’s Too Rich – CDN
Adrien Sala – Andrew Neville – Winnipeg: The High & Lonesome Years Vol. IV – CDN – WPG
Andrew Neville & The Poor Choices – Poor Choices Song – Winnipeg: The High & Lonesome Years Vol. IV – CDN – WPG
Ridley Bent – Nine Inch Nails – Buckles & Boots – CDN – WPG
Dustin Bentall & The Smokes – The Ballad of Billy Cowsill – Orion – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Ry Cooder – Johnny Cash – I, Flathead – CDN
Emisunshine – Johnny, June, and Jesus – Ragged Dreams – CDN
Fred Eaglesmith – Johnny Cash – Six Volts – CDN
Wagons – Willie Nelson – Rumble, Shake and Tumble – CDN
The Replacements – Alex Chilton – Pleased to Meet Me
Broomsticks & Hammers – Moe Berg – Mirror Box – CDN
Mary Chapin Carpenter – I Feel Lucky – Come On Come On
Bobby Bare Jr.’s Young Criminals Starvation League – Visit Me in Music City – From the End of your Leash

We hit a lot of stops on today’s show, including the ditch, and had a lot of fun along the way. Lots of new music, requests, a look at an exciting upcoming show, a bit of a tribute to the great Willie P Bennett as we head toward the 10th anniversary of his death, and much more!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Oh Susanna – Johnstown – Johnstown – CDN
Oh Susanna – You’ll Always Be – Johnstown – CDN
Jim Cuddy – Disappointment – All in Time – CDN
Jim Bryson – Impaler – The Occasionals – CDN
Weeping Tile – Pushover – Cold Snap – CDN
William Prince – You Can’t Judge a Book by the Cover – single – CDN – WPG

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Offa Rex – Blackleg Miner – The Queen of Hearts
The Harmed Brothers – Elvis the Lion – Come Morning
The Stray Birds – Shining in the Distance – Magic Fire
Luan Parle – Day Is Done – Roll the Dice EP
Caitlin Canty – Take Me for a Ride – Motel Bouquet

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Donald Byron Wheatley – Not Tonight Josephine – Moondogs and Mad Dogs
The Jitters – That’s When I Need You – The Jitters – CDN
Jeffrey Gaines – Sorry the Very Next Day – Jeffrey Gaines
Willie P Bennett – Love Is a Game – Scenery/Sharpen the Plow – CDN
Jaxon Haldane – One Vessel/Shame on Me – recorded live on UMFM – CDN – WPG
Willie P Bennett – Me and Molly – Live 1978 – CDN
Fred Eaglesmith – Summerlea – Things Is Changin’ – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Lynn Miles – Black Flowers – Unravel – CDN
Shannon Lyon – Pleasing You Pleases Me – Broken Things – CDN
Chris Whitley – Phone Call from Leavenworth – Living with the Law
David Rawlings – Cumberland Gap – Poor David’s Almanac
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit – If We Were Vampires – The Nashville Sound
Rodney Crowell – It Ain’t Over Yet – Close Ties

My very favourite co-host, young Jeremy drops by to keep the old man company on today’s show, and what a show it is, with new music, some cool covers, and lots of interesting tangents.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Mayhemingways – Frances the Truck Driver – Skip Land – CDN
Lisa Leblanc – Ace of Spades – Why You Wanna Leave, Runaway Queen? – CDN
Bun E. Carlos – Let the Mystery Be (featuring Xeno) – Greetings from Bunezuela
Colleen Brown & David Celia – Stop Dragging my Heart Around (bonus track) – Seasons are Circling – CDN
The LYNNeS – Heartbreak Song on the Radio – Heartbreak Song on the Radio – CDN
Anna Mitchell – Radio Waves – Anna Mitchell
Skydiggers – Radio Waves – Road Radio – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Blackie & the Rodeo Kings – Song on the Radio – BARK – CDN
Amelia Curran – Song on the Radio – They Promised You Mercy – CDN
Bob Snider – Darn Folksinger – Catterwaul & Doggerel – CDN
Iris DeMent – Wasteland of the Free – The Way I Should
Greg Brown – ‘cept You & Me Babe – Covenant
Bo Ramsey – Desert Flower – In the Weeds
Lucinda Williams – Out of Touch – Essence

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Mary Gauthier – Bullet Holes in the Sky – Bullet Holes in the Sky
Nora Jane Struthers – Grass – Champion
Bahamas – No Depression – Earthtones – CDN
Calexico – Under the Wheels – The Thread that Keeps Us
The King Heat Ensemble – Ten Years – Songs

3:30 – 3:45

Glen Hansard – Wheels on Fire – Between Two Shores
Hannah Aldridge – Gold Rush – Gold Rush
Jess Klein – If There’s a God – Learning Faith
Tom “Twisty” Fodey – Four Walls – Twisty Sings Twisty – CDN – WPG

On this episode, we’ve got a lot of new (and new-to-me) music, some timely tunes, and lots of requests & dedications courtesy of our wonderful listeners!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Blackie & the Rodeo Kings – Driftin’ Snow – live recording – CDN
Jeffrey Martin – Long Gone Now – One Go Around
Jeffrey Martin – Golden Thread – One Go Around
Jim Bryson – Hold the World – single – CDN
Anna Mitchell – It Pours – Anna Mitchell
TUNS – When You’re Ready – single – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Danny Michel – Midnight Train – New Coat of Paint (Volume 2) – CDN
Spirit of Canada – Home For A Rest – single – CDN
Sprit of the West – D for Democracy – Go Figure – CDN
Sprit of the West – Profiteers – Labour Day – CDN
Courtney Marie Andrews – May Your Kindness Remain – May Your Kindness Remain
Lydia Loveless – I Would Die 4 U – Boy Crazy and Single(s)

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Alex Dezen – Shut Up – \\\
Figure Walking – Singapore – The Big Other – CDN – WPG
Greg Macpherson – First Class – Mr. Invitation – CDN – WPG
Ben Kweller – Homeward Bound – Changing Horses
Steph Cameron – Sing for Me – Daybreak Over Jackson Street – CDN
Ben de la Cour – Hold On – Midnight in Havana
The Warped 45s – Hurdle River Crossing – Matador Sunset – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Lyle Lovett – If I Had a Boat – Pontiac
John Hiatt – The River Knows Your Name – Walk On
John Gorka – Always Going Home – Out of the Valley
Scott Nolan – Swing Low – unreleased – CDN – WPG
Matt Epp – Room at the Top – Rubber + Chrome – CDN
Hiss Golden Messenger – Harder Rain – Hallelujah Anyhow

It’s a good thing that I’m so slow making a “Best of” list each year (when I actually do), because I’m constantly finding new music from years past and re-evaluating the choices. This week I discovered two albums worthy of a spot right near the top of the list, and spun some music from those as well as some more worthy contenders. We also had some great requests & suggestions from listeners.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

D Rangers – New Year’s Blues – The Paw-Paw Patch – CDN – WPG
Emisunshine – Ninety Miles – Ragged Dreams
Anna Tivel – Alleyway – Small Believer
Anna Tivel – Illinois – Small Believer
Hannah Aldridge – Living on Lonely – Gold Rush

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Hannah Aldridge – I Know too Much – Gold Rush
Matt Patershuk – Sometimes You’ve Got to Do Bad Things to Do Good – Same as I Ever Have Been – CDN
Rob Lutes – Walk in the Dark – Walk in the Dark – CDN
Scott Cook – Careful with my Heart – Further Down the Line – CDN
Phoebe Bridgers – Funeral – Stranger in the Alps
Twain – Dear Mexico (Thank You for Joyce) – Rare Feeling
Sean McConnell – Nothing on You (featuring Lori McKenna) – Undone

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Carolyn Mark – Fireworks (w/NQ Arbuckle) – Just Married: An Album of Duets – CDN
John Moreland – You Don’t Care for Me Enough to Cry – High on Tulsa Heat
John Moreland – Nobody Gives a Damn About Songs Anymore – In the Throes
Richard Laviolette – Taking the Long Way Home – Taking the Long Way Home – CDN
Eric Westbury – My Kind of People (Are Getting Hard to Find) – Atomic Wilderness – CDN
Gurf Morlix – Right Now – The Soul & The Heal

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Richie Healy – Cloak Me In Quiet – The Perilous Tree
Son Volt – Promise the World – Notes of Blue
The Secret Sisters – Carry Me – You Don’t Own Me Anymore
Skinny Dyck & Friends – New Pair of Shoes (Leeroy Stagger & Mariel Buckley) – Twenty One-Nighters – CDN
Major Love – Tear It Down – single – CDN
Colleen Brown – Fight! Fight! Fight! – Dirt – CDN