Today a journey to the iconic city of New York, New York! There are so many songs about The Big Apple that we could spend a whole day and not get through half of them, but we’ll do our best to pull out some of the gems and tour around the city in song!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Luke Doucet – New York – Aloha, Manitoba – CDN
Ryan Adams – New York, New York – Gold
Butch Walker – The 3 Kids in Brooklyn – Sycamore Meadows
Old 97’s – Manhattan (I’m Done) – The Grand Theatre vol. 2
Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs – New York City’s Killing Me – God Willin’ & The Creek Don’t Rise
The Milk Carton Kids – New York – Prologue
The Damnwells – She’s the NYC Skyline – demo

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Joe Purdy – Brooklyn I’m Calling – Take my Blanket and Go
Dave Rawlings Machine – Bells of Harlem – A Friend of a Friend
Chip Taylor – New York in Between – A Song I can Live with
Wyckham Porteous – Spanish Harlem – 3 a.m. – CDN
Jackie Greene – Prayer for Spanish Harlem – Record Store Day EP
Rheostatics – Ugly Manhattan – The Nightline Sessions – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Dave Alvin – Fourth of July – King of California
Joe Purdy – 4th of July – 4th of July
David Francey – Fourth of July – The First Set: Live from Folk Alley – CDN
David Francey – Grim Cathedral – Skating Rink – CDN
Lisa Winn – Cover my Eyes – Out from Under – CDN
Lucy Kaplansky – Land of the Living – The Red Thread

3:30 – 4:00 pm

John Hiatt – When New York Had her Heart Broke – Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns
Alex Dezen – A Little Less like Hell – Alex Dezen
Rose Cousins – One New York Ago – If You Were for Me – CDN
Steve Earle – Down Here Below – Washington Square Serenade
Justin Townes Earle – Harlem River Blues – Harlem River Blues
Justin Townes Earle – One more Night in Brooklyn – Harlem River Blues
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet – Harlem by the Sea – Savvy Show Stoppers – CDN
The Bottle Rockets – Radar Gun – The Brooklyn Side

July 2, 2001 marked the beginning of my hosting career at UMFM when I hosted my very first show, which was a Canada Day special. Since then, Canadian music has always been the backbone of my shows, but it’s always nice to focus exclusively on Canadian music once in a while, especially around Canada Day. So here’s (almost) 2 hours of great Canadian music, as we take a musical road trip with stops in every province and territory!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Jason Collett – Love Song to Canada – single – CDN
Del Barber – O Canada – live recording – CDN – WPG
Stompin’ Tom Connors – Canada Day, Up Canada Way – A Truly Proud Canadian – CDN
Kathleen Edwards – Oh Canada – Asking for Flowers – CDN
The Wheat Pool – Geographic Centre of Canada – Township – CDN
John K Samson – Longitudinal Centre – Provincial – CDN – WPG
Geoff Berner – Hustle Advisory Canada 150 Remix – single – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

The Weakerthans – One Great City! – Reconstruction Site – CDN – WPG
Rheostatics – Saskatchewan – Melville – CDN
Elliottt BROOD – Oh Alberta – Tin Type – CDN
Carolyn Mark – The Queen of Vancouver Island – The Queen of Vancouver Island – CDN
Whitehorse – Devil’s Got a Gun – The Fate of the World Depends on this Kiss – CDN
Mike Lynch – Dawson City (extended version) – Real to Reel – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Dana Sipos – My Beloved – Roll up the Night Sky – CDN
The Jerry Cans – Iqaluit – Nunavuttitut – CDN
Del Barber – Home to Manitoba – Love Songs for the Last 20 – CDN – WPG
Jim Bryson – Ontario – Somewhere We Will Find our Place – CDN
Express and Company – Montreal – Ontario – CDN
Steven Bowers – Labrador – Beothuk Words – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

David Myles – Don’t Drive Through – Live at the Carlton – CDN
Ian & Sylvia – Nova Scotia Farewell – Northern Journey – CDN
The Wicks – Charlottetown – The good Times Are gone – CDN
The Guy Who Sings Songs About Cities & Towns – Charlottetown Is the Capital of Prince Edward Island – These Songs Are About Canada Places
Pappa Razzi and the Photogs – The Maniac Genius Piano Song Person Again – The Maniac Genius Piano Song Person Again
The Guy Who Sings Songs About Cities & Towns – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, World! – These Songs Are About Canada Places
The Passionate & Objective Jokerfan – Stu Reid of Twang Trust (Thanks Friend) – Unexpected Songs of Joy, and Celebrations of Music Stars
Leeroy Stagger – Saskatoon – Depression River – CDN

On this episode we’ve got plenty of new music and a couple of exciting upcoming shows to preview. We also hear some music introduced to me by my wonderful European friends, and we explore the glory of some much loved and lamented Toronto bands and listen to what their leaders are up to today!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Farm Fresh – My Ex-Girl – Time Is Running out – CDN – MB
Paul Kelly – Firewood and Candles – Life Is Fine
David Myles – Night & Day – Real Love – CDN
Deer Tick – It’s a Whale – Vol. 2
Deer Tick – Sea of Clouds – Vol. 1
Carter Sampson – Highway Rider – Wilder Side
Luke Tuchscherer – When the Dream Dies – Always Be True

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Charlie Whitten – Playwright – Playwright EP
Blue Rose Code – Chasing Sunlight – Chasing Sunlight/Rebecca
The Wynntown Marshals – Odessa – After all these Years
Chris Brown – Margaret – Pacem – CDN
Milky Teeth – Guess Again – Guess Again
Anna Mitchell – Dog Track – single

3:00 – 3:30 pm

The Bourbon Tabernacle Choir – Ain’t It Better to Ignite – 1985-1995 – CDN
Chris Brown & Kate Fenner – Oklahoma Tape Deck – Geronimo – CDN
The Bourbon Tabernacle Choir – Be My Witness – 1985-1995 – CDN
Chris Brown & Kate Fenner – Pair of Twos – O Witness – CDN
Blair Packham – Proof – Unpopular Pop – CDN
Blair Packham – Enough Is never Enough – Unpopular Pop – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

The Jitters – ’til the Fever Breaks – Louder than Words – CDN
Del Barber – Everything Is not Enough – Headwaters – CDN – WPG
Buck Owens – Sam’s Place – Buck ’em! The Music of Buck Owens (1955-1967)
Richard Thompson – 1952 Vincent Black Lightning – Live from Austin, TX
Richard & Linda Thompson – Walking on a Wire – Shoot Out the Lights

Today we’ve got a pile of new music, as well as memories of amazing concerts past, including last night’s Corin Raymond show and last weekend’s incredible Static Roots Festival. Lastly we pay a brief tribute to the late, great Paul MacLeod, who left us far too soon, one year ago today; he will not be forgotten.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Corin Raymond – The Law and the Lonesome – Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams – CDN
Jonathan Byrd – Under the Belly of the Night – single
Jonathan Byrd – Poor Johnny – You Can’t Outrun the Radio
Corin Raymond – I Wish I Was in Love – There Will Always Be a small Time – CDN
Chris Whitley – Well… All Right – On Air
Whitehorse – Die Alone – Panther in the Dollhouse – CDN
The Secret Sisters – You Don’t Own Me Anymore – You Don’t Own Me Anymore

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Courtney Marie Andrews – Rookie Dreaming – Honest Life
John Moreland – Latchkey Kid – Big Bad Luv
Colter Wall – Me and Big Dave – Colter Wall – CDN
Steve Earle & the Dukes – Ain’t no God in Mexico – So You Wanna Be an Outlaw (Deluxe Edition)
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit – White Man’s World – The Nashville Sound
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit – Anxiety – The Nashville Sound

3:00 – 3:30 pm

David Corley – Take Me Down Some – live recording
Peter Bruntnell – By the Time my Head Gets to Phoenix – live recording
John Blek & the Rats – Don’t Let It Bring You Down – live recording
Nadine Khouri – Bird on a Wire – live recording

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Jack Marks – Maggie’s Hardware Store – Blues Like These – CDN
Erin Rae and the Meanwhiles – Old Games – Playing Old Games EP
David Ford – Pour a little Poison – Charge
Torpus & the Art Directors – Big Jet Plane – Being Discovered
Danny & the Champions of the World – (Never Stop Building) That Old Space Rocket – Stay True
Paul MacLeod – Giants – Tell the Band to Go Home – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Lies – Bright Eyes Fade – CDN

Today we’re around the world – musically and physically – as I’m off at the Static Roots Festival in Germany, so a celebration of that great land in song, as well as a tip of the hat to my Scottish pal Iain who’s coming to the festival as well. We also look back at last year’s festival before letting you know about some amazing shows coming up in Winnipeg next weekend!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Leeroy Stagger & The Wildflowers – Goodnight, Berlin – 2009-10-23 Laboratorium, Stuttgart, Germany – CDN
Ray Ullenboom – Back to Berlin – March 2013 – CDN – WPG
Spring Breakup – Dogs in Berlin – It’s Not You, It’s Me – CDN
Corb Lund – Alt Berliner Blues – Things That Can’t Be Undone – CDN
Jennifer Warnes – First we Take Manhattan – Famous Blue Raincoat
Clem Snide – The Sound of German Hip-Hop – End of Love
Wilco – Impossible Germany – Sky Blue Sky

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Paul Kelly – South of Germany – A to Z
John Prine – Speed of the Sound of Loneliness – German Afternoons
King Creosote – Cargill – From Scotland with Love
Joel Plaskett – New Scotland Blues – Three – CDN
Anna Mitchell – Let’s Run Away – Down to the Bone

3:00 – 3:30 pm

The Midnight Union Band – Waiting for the Fall – Live at Static Roots Festival 2016
Malojian – It Ain’t Easy – Live at Static Roots Festival 2016
Leeroy Stagger – Passing Through – Live at Static Roots Festival 2016 – CDN
The Wynntown Marshals – Whatever It Takes – Live at Static Roots Festival 2016
John Blek & The Rats – Old St. Catherine – Live at Static Roots Festival 2016
Malojian – Out on the Weekend – Live at Static Roots Festival 2016

3:30 – 4:00 pm

John Blek & The Rats – Ohio – Live at Static Roots Festival 2016
Jaxon Haldane – Crystal – Down in Oklahoma – CDN – WPG
Leaf Rapids – Don’t Be Scared – Lucky Stars – CDN – WPG
Jaxon Haldane – The You Know Whos – Hectic – CDN – WPG
Corin Raymond – Under the Belly of the Night – Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams – CDN
Corin Raymond – Hard on Things – Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams – CDN

A bit of a rambling episode with some fun tangents, and a chat with one of our longest serving listeners and most steadfast supporters, Dietmar Leibecke about his amazing upcoming Static Roots Festival!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Greg Brown – Spring Wind – Dream Cafe
Richard Thompson – 1952 Vincent Black Lightning – Acoustic Classics
Rodney Crowell – Earthbound – Fate’s Right Hand
Gillian Welch – One Monkey – Soul Journey
Slaid Cleaves – Flowered Dresses – Unsung

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Slaid Cleaves – Call It Sleep – Unsung
Slaid Cleaves – Wranglin’ Ron – Bonus Tracks Vol. 1
Slaid Cleaves – Drunken Barber’s Hand – Ghost on the Car Radio
Catherine MacLellan – Put your Hand in the Hand – If It’s Alright with You – CDN
Gene MacLellan – Thorn in my Shoe – Gene MacLellan – CDN
Ron Hynes – Godspeed (Requiem for Gene MacLellan) – Face to the Gale – CDN
Ron Hynes – Sonny’s Dream – Face to the Gale – CDN
Stan Rogers – Fogerty’s Cove – Fogerty’s Cove – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

John Blek & The Rats – Take Me Home – Leave your Love at the Door

Dietmar Leibecke (Static Roots Festival) interview

Charlie Whitten – Who’ll Take my Place – Hey Love

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Luke Tuchscherer – You Get so Alone at Times That It Just Makes Sense – Darling, it’s just too hard to Love
Donald Byron Wheatley – Ten Dollar Jenny – Moondogs and Mad Dogs
Abigail Lapell – Sally – Great Survivor
Abigail Lapell – Fur and Feathers – Hide nor Hair
Guy Davis – Waiting on the Cards to Fall – Butt Naked Free
Guy Davis – Bring Back Storyville – Sweetheart Like You

Today some new music, tributes, exciting concerts past & future, and more!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Jimmy Lafave – Emotionally Yours – Texoma
Oh Susanna – Lucky Star – A Girl in Teen City – CDN
The Secret Sisters – Carry Me – You Don’t Own Me Anymore
The Mastersons – Happy When I’m Movin’ – Transient Lullaby
John Moreland – Lies I Chose to Believe – Big Bad Luv
Los Straightjackets – Half a Boy and Half a Man – What’s so Funny about Peace, Love and Los Straightjackets

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Matthew Ryan – Steer Your Way – Like a Drunk in a Midnight Choir
Tom Russell – Rio Grande – Play One More: The Songs of Ian & Sylvia
Buddy Miller – Treasure of the broken Land – Treasure of the broken Land: The Songs of Mark Heard
Matthew Ryan – Run Rabbit Run – Hustle Up Starlings
Leeroy Stagger – Run Rabbit Run – Love Versus – CDN
Ryland Moranz – Rocket – Hello New Old World – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Mike Plume Band – Steel Belted Radio – Born So Long Ago Live 1997-2002 – CDN
NQ Arbuckle – XOK – XOK – CDN
Dylan Ireland – Time & Again – Every Other Night – CDN
Kayla Howran – Country Radio – recorded live on UMFM – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Jack Marks – The I Need You Blues – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
David Corley – The Joke – Available Light
Peter Bruntnell – Mr. Sunshine – Nos da Comrade
John Blek & The Rats – Rosie – Leave your Love at the Door
Nadine Khouri – You Got a Fire – The Salted Air
Erin Rae and the Meanwhiles – Crazy Talk – Crazy Talk EP

We start off with a carry-over from Romi’s Layla tribute and some new music, before venturing to Germany for a look at the amazing Static Roots Festival, and then we bring it back home for some made in Manitoba music, exciting upcoming shows, and a visit with Blue Rodeo’s inner circle!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Rheostatics – Dopefiends and Boozehounds – Brave New Waves Session – CDN
Derek & the Dominoes – Thorn Tree in the Garden – Layla and other assorted Love Songs
Derek & the Dominoes – I Looked Away – Layla and other assorted Love Songs
Aretha Franklin – It ain’t Fair (featuring Duane Allmann) – An Anthology Vol. 2
Shannon McNally – It Makes no Difference – Black Irish
Lydia Loveless – Sorry – Sorry/Desire

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Nadine Khouri – I’m on Fire – I Ran Through the Dark (to the Beat of my Heart)
Erin Rae & the Meanwhiles – Monticello – Soon Enough
Jack Marks – Song for Me – Blues like These – CDN
David Corley – Easy Mistake – Available Light
The Wynntown Marshalls – Dead Sunflowers – The End of the Golden Age
John Blek & The Rats – Cities Keep Changing – Leave your Love at the Door

3:00 – 3:30 pm

The Weakerthans – Pamphleteer – Left & Leaving – CDN – WPG
John K Samson – Postdoc Blues – Winter Wheat – CDN – WPG
Jim Bryson – Breathe – Somewhere We Will Find our Place – CDN
Dylan Ireland – Silver Screen – Silver Screen – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Kayla Howran – Spare Parts – Spare Parts – CDN
Kayla Howran – Flowers on your Grave – Spare Parts – CDN
Express and Company – Out by the Trees – Ontario – CDN
Colin Cripps – Aurora Skies – Stormy Northern Days – CDN
Blue Rodeo – Hard to Remember – 1000 Arms – CDN
The Sadies – It’s Nothing to Me – Pure Diamond Gold – CDN

Today some great new music, exciting concerts past and future, and we play a game of Too Close for Comfort by listening to some songs that sound kind of similar!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Ron Sexsmith – Strawberry Blonde – Other Songs – CDN
The Secret Sisters – Losing Heart – Cover Stories: Brandi Carlile Celebrates 10 Years of The Story
The Secret Sisters – He’s Fine – You Don’t Own Me Anymore
Jessica Mitchell – That Record Saved my Life – Hold Onto the Light: Tour EP – CDN
Chris Stapleton – Without your Love – Songs from a Room

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives – Air Mail Special – Way Out West
Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives – Torpedo – Way Out West
Chris Stapleton – Second One to Know – Songs from a Room
Matthew Ryan – (I Just Died) Like an Aviator – Hustle Up Starlings
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – Cumberland Gap – The Nashville Sound
Figure Walking – Singapore – The Big Other – CDN – WPG
Blackie & The Rodeo Kings – Live by the Song (w/Rodney Crowell) – Kings and Kings – CDN
Brinsley Schwarz – (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding – Surrender to the Rhythm

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Butch Walker and the Black Widows – Summer of ’89 – The Spade
The Dixie Chicks – Goodbye Earl – Fly
Mike Edel & Leeroy Stagger – Hello Hello Goodbye – PEAK Boot Camp 2015 – CDN
Leeroy Stagger – Enemy Inside – Love Versus – CDN
The Sweet Alibi – One Chance – Walking in the Dark – CDN – WPG
JP Hoe – Nothing’s Gonna Harm You – Mannequin – CDN – WPG

3:30 – 4:00 pm

D. Rangers – Trois Riveres – The Paw-Paw Patch – CDN – WPG
Pat Temple and the High Lonesome Players – Auxiliary Workhouse Breakdown – Stone Boat – CDN
Pat Temple – So Long Gone – One Song at a Time – CDN
Shotgun Jimmie – Join the Band – Field of Trampolines – CDN – MB
The Burning Hell – Amateur Rappers – People – CDN
The Burning Hell – My Name Is Mathias – Flux Capacitor – CDN

Today, a birthday party, some new & newish music, a couple of requests, and a visit from the great Scott Cook, who dropped in to chat and play some of his wonderful songs!

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 – Without Piano – The Occasionals – CDN
Jim Bryson – Captain Finch – The North Side Benches – CDN
Larissa Tandy – My Mother’s Boyfriend – The Grip – CDN
Larissa Tandy – I Won’t Let You Go – The Grip – CDN
Steph Cameron – Young and Living Free – Daybreak over Jackson Street – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

The Waifs – Sugar Mama – Ironbark
Lynne Hanson – Every Honest Misstep – Uneven Ground – CDN
100 Mile House – Hidden Springs – Hiraeth – CDN
John K Samson – Vampire Alberta Blues – Winter Wheat – CDN
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit – Cumberland Gap – The Nashville Sound
Figure Walking – Victorious – The Big Other – CDN – WPG
James McMurtry – Choctaw Bingo – Live in Aught-Three

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Scott Cook – Your Sweet Time – Further down the Line – CDN

Scott Cook interview

Scott Cook – Further down the Line – live performance – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Scott Cook – Alberta, you’re Breaking my Heart – live performance – CDN
Scott Cook – The Kid with the Comic Book – live performance – CDN
Scott Cook – Pass It Along – live performance – CDN
Tom Waits – Downtown Train – Rain Dogs