On Saturday, June 18, our namesake artist, Paul MacLeod passed away at his home in Ontario. Paul was a wonderfully funny and talented individual who brought a lot of light into a lot of lives. Today’s show is an overview of his recording career, from his first CD (called Tell the Band to Go Home) to the latest, including his time with Skydiggers. I’ll continue to share Paul’s music as long as I’m able. I didn’t know him all that well, but I’ll miss Paul a great deal.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Paul MacLeod – Cruelty – Tell the Band to Go Home – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Rectify – Tell the Band to Go Home – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Black Boys on Mopeds – Tell the Band to Go Home – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Already Done – Tell the Band to Go Home – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Giants – Tell the Band to Go Home – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Ugly Pride – Tell the Band to Go Home – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Skydiggers – Desmond’s Hip City – Desmond’s Hip City – CDN
Skydiggers – This new Country – Desmond’s Hip City – CDN
Skydiggers – See You Again – Bittersweet Harmony – CDN
Skydiggers – Biloxi – There and Back: Live – CDN
Skydiggers – You’ve Got a lot of Nerve – live recording – CDN
Skydiggers – The Kids Are Alright – live recording – CDN
Skydiggers – Pull Me Down – live recording – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Paul MacLeod – Broken Wing – Close and Play – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Listen Mary – Close and Play – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Giants – Close and Play – CDN
Hibakusha – The Moped Song – Hibakusha – CDN
Paul MacLeod – A Clear Thought – Bright Eyes Fade – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Paul MacLeod – Annalisa – Bright Eyes Fade – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Lies – Bright Eyes Fade – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Do they Know It’s Christmas? – live recording – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Be my Girl – Gauge – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Instrumental – Gauge – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Holland – Bright Eyes Fade – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Cienfuegos – Bright Eyes Fade – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Down in the Street – Bright Eyes Fade – CDN

Many great things have come to me as a result of hosting this show, but I don’t think that anything could match the latest. Last week I was invited to attend the inaugural Static Roots Festival in Germany, put together by long-time friends and supporters Dietmar and Marion Leibecke, and it was an absolutely incredible experience all around. Much of today’s show is guided by memories of that great event. But closer to home, there are some great shows coming up here in Winnipeg to talk about, and we still had time to play a pile of great new music!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Leeroy Stagger – Something Beautiful – Dream It All Away – CDN
Anna Mitchell – Let’s Run Away – Down to the Bone
The Midnight Union Band – I’m Your Leader – Of Life and Lesser Evils
Malojian – Julie-Anne – The Deer’s Cry
Leeroy Stagger – Stormy – Everything Is Real – CDN
The Wynntown Marshals – The End of the Golden Age – The End of the Golden Age
John Blek & The Rats – Wandering Child – Borders
John Blek & The Rats – Tooth and Nail – Borders

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Ryland Moranz – Rocket – Hello New Old World – CDN
The Provincial Archive – Daisy Garden – It’s All Shaken Wonder – CDN
Leeroy Stagger – Passing Through – live recording – CDN
John Blek and the Rats – Ohio – live recording
Daniel Romano – Maybe Remember Me – Mosey – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Spirit Of The West – D for Democracy (featuring Steven Page) – live recording – CDN
Steven Page – The Work At Hand – Heal Thyself Pt. 1: Instinct – CDN
Odds – Took A Long Time (To Get To I Don’t Care) – The Most Beautiful Place On Earth – CDN
Terra Lightfoot – Never Will – Every Time My Mind Runs Wild – CDN
The Sadies – What’s Left Behind – New Seasons – CDN
The Sadies – Whispering Circles – Darker Circles – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Erin Rae & The Meanwhiles – Monticello – live recording
Erin Rae & The Meanwhiles – Spitshine – Soon Enough
Jadea Kelly – Mercy – Love & Lust – CDN
Dori Freeman – You Say – Dori Freeman
Teddy Thompson and Kelly Jones – Make A Wish On Me – Little Windows
Dylan LeBlanc – Easy Way Out – Cautionary Tale
Jill Barber, Matthew Barber – One True Love – The Family Album – CDN
Malcolm Holcombe – Sweet Georgia – Another Black Hole
Mayhemingways – Oldes Home Bum – Hunter St. Blues – CDN
Mayhemingways – CD’s I Didn’t Sell – Mayhemingways – CDN

We’re pre-recorded this week because I’m off living a huge dream that I’ve had for many years by flying to Germany to meet our good friends Dietmar & Marion. They are kind, generous, wonderful people who have been HUGE supporters of UMFM and this program for a long time. In January, 2010, Dietmar found himself sick in the hospital, and to try and cheer him up, I invited a bunch of his friends to call in to the show and tell him how much his support means. Well, he’s turning 50 this weekend, so he clearly needs some cheering up again! Even if you don’t know Big D, you’ll enjoy the wonderful music and uplifting stories about someone who does a lot of good in this world.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Leeroy Stagger – Snowing in Nashville – live recording
Jay Aymar – King of The World – The Chicken Came First – Live
Jay Aymar – Worthless String of Pearls (with Jadea Kelly) – Passing Through
Ian Tyson – My Cherry Colored Rose – Yellowhead to Yellowstone and other love stories

Leeroy Stagger interview (2010)

Leeroy Stagger – Carol – Solo Acoustic Vol. 1

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Leeroy Stagger – Lonesome Joe – Coming Home (The Songs of Evan Phillips)

Evan Phillips interview (2010)

Easton Stagger Phillips – Begin – Resolution Road
The Whipsaws – Coming Home – 60 Watt Avenue
Matt Epp – Ready In Time – Ready In Time

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Wilco – Impossible Germany – Sky Blue Sky
Clem Snide – The Sound of German Hip-Hop – End of Love
Paul Kelly – South Of Germany – A to Z
The Wynntown Marshals – Canada – The Long Haul

Matt Epp interview (2010)

Matt Epp – Cover Me – Safe or Free

3:30 – 4:00 pm

T. Nile interview (2010)

T. Nile – Cabin Song – Cabin Song EP
Colour Film – The Changes – Super 8
Mayhemingways – End Up this Way – Hunter St. Blues
Jay Aymar – Acadian Son – Overtime

We don’t pay much attention to sports around here, but when a significant cultural icon like Muhammad Ali dies, that’s worth taking notice of. Due to his impact on a wide swath of society, there are a lot of songs about Ali or that drop his name. And then there are the other songs about boxing. We’ve got a good helping of both today. We’ve also got some great new music and a couple of exciting shows to talk about, both near and far away!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) – I Am The Greatest – 7″ single
Jon Dee Graham & Mike June – The Greatest – live recording
Cat Power – The Greatest – The Greatest
Ben Folds Five – Boxing – Ben Folds Five
Cory Branan – Muhammad Ali – 12 Songs
Tom Russell – Muhammad Ali – Modern Art

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Freakwater – Louisville Lip – Springtime
The Fabulous Thunderbirds – Tuff Enuff – Tuff Enuff
The Gourds – My Name Is Jorge – Cow Fish Fowl or Pig
The Gaslight Anthem – Boxer – American Slang
Matthew Ryan – Boxers – Boxers
Paul Thorn – I’d Rather Be a Hammer than a Nail – Live
Bruce Springsteen – The Hitter – Devils & Dust

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Jesse DeNatale – The Bell – Soul Parade
Simon & Grafunkel – The Boxer – Bridge over troubled Water
Ginger St. James – Beer Bottle Pockets – Diesel & Peas – CDN
Martin Harley & Daniel Kimbro – Winter Coat – Live at Southern Ground
Kaia Kater – Saint Elizabeth – Nine Pin – CDN
Amanda Rheuame – Blood from a Stone – Holding Patterns – CDN
Colour Film – Pull Out Bed – Super 8 – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Leeroy Stagger – Carol – Depression River – CDN
Leeroy Stagger – Something Beautiful – Dream It All Away – CDN
Daniel Romano – I Had to Hide your Poem in a Song – Mosey – CDN
Quinton Blair – Follow Him Around – Cash Crop – CDN – MB
The Sweet Alibi – One Chance – Walking in the Dark – CDN – WPG
Andrew Neville and the Poor Choices – Loretta – Let ‘r Buck – CDN – WPG

After last week’s single-artist special, we return to a mixed bag again today, with some talk about house concerts past and future, some festivals, some great locals, and some more great Guy Clark songs, featuring covers and co-writes!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Verlon Thompson – Cindy (with Guy Clark) – Out at the Barn
Post Script – Grande Prairie – Post Script – CDN
Post Script – Dear Marie – If not for You – CDN
Mike Plume – Five Crow Silver – Five Crow Silver EP – CDN
Brock Zeman – The Moon ain’t Full – unreleased – CDN
David Olney – Don’t Try to Fight It – unreleased

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Jay Aymar – I’ll Leave when I’m Ready to Go – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
Mayhemingways – Hunter St. Blues – Hunter St. Blues – CDN
Jim Bryson – One Cigarette – The Occasionals – CDN
Shannon Lyon – Suddenly – The Lights Behind – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

William Prince – Breathless – Earthly Days – CDN – WPG
Scott Nolan & Joanna Miller – The Last One – North / South – CDN – WPG
Quinton Blair – 300 000 KM – Cash Crop – CDN – MB
Del Barber & The No Regretskys – Sawchuk – The Puck Drops Here – CDN – WPG
Paul Kelly – Please Leave your Light on – Stolen Apples
Paul Kelly & The Stormwater Boys – They Thought I Was Asleep – Foggy Highway

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Verlon Thompson – Sideman’s Dream – Polished Steel Sessions
Verlon Thompson – Boats to Build – Live at the Ivey’s
Darrell Scott – Out in the Parking Lot (with Guy Clark) – Long Ride Home
Gary Nicholson – Somedays You Write the Song – Texas Songbook
Terry Allen – Queenie’s Song – Bottom of the World
Joe Ely – Magdalene – Panhandle Rambler
Chip Taylor – One Hell of a Guy (with Guy Clark) – 16 Angels Dancing ‘cross the Moon

4:00 – 4:35 pm

Bill Chambers – Magnolia Wind – Drifting South
Shawn Camp – Soldier’s Joy 1864 – Live at the Station Inn
Foster & Lloyd – Picasso’s Mandolin – It’s Already Tomorrow
Foster & Lloyd – Fair Shake – Faster & Llouder
The Cicadas – Our Little Town – The Cicadas
Rodney Crowell – The Rose of Memphis – Let the Picture Paint Itself
Hayes Carll – Rivertown – Little Rock
Kris Kristofferson – Under the Gun – A Moment of Forever

This show is built on a solid base of the greatest songs and greatest songwriters of all time, and this week we lost Guy Clark, who’s indisputably one of the best there ever was. The thing about Guy is that for every one of his timeless songs, there is a story about a funny run-in with Guy or about how someone has been influenced by him. Today we covered a mixture of both, with a bunch of his greatest songs, and some special guests calling in to swap stories about their brushes with greatness. We were fortunate enough to hear from Aaron Goss (of The D. Rangers), Mike Plume, and John Wort Hannam!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Lyle Lovett – Step Inside this House – Step Inside this House
Guy Clark – Let Him Roll – Old No. 1
Guy Clark – Rita Ballou – Old No. 1

Aaron Goss interview

Guy Clark – Desperados Waiting for a Train – Old No. 1

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Mike Plume interview

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Guy Clark – The Randall Knife – Dublin Blues
Mike Plume – The Best Job I Ever Had – Table for One – CDN

John Wort Hannam interview

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Guy Clark – The Guitar – Somedays the Song Writes You
Guy Clark – Boats to Build – Boats to Build

4:00 – 4:30 pm

Scott Nolan – One Little Spark – Silverhill – CDN – WPG
John Wort Hannam – Sweet Sweet Rose – Two Bit Suit – CDN
Mike Plume – Back of my Hand – Live @ The Iron Horse 09/28/2001 – CDN
Guy Clark – The Cape – Dublin Blues
Guy Clark – My Favorite Picture of You – My Favorite Picture of You

Today we’ve got another heaping helping of great new music and a mini-tribute to Tom Petty, which led into a great “overtime” set of great old school tunes!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Hard Working Americans – Opening Statement – Rest in Chaos
Jack Marks – Wicked Moon – Wicked Moon – CDN
Richmond Fontaine – Whitey and Me (Don’t Ride him Down) – You Can’t Go Back if there’s Nothing to Go Back to
Graham Nash – Another Broken Heart – This Path Tonight
JF Robitaille – Missing You (featuring Julie Doiron) – Palace Blues – CDN
Skydiggers – One in a Hundred – Here without You (The Songs of Gene Clark) – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Whitehorse – Big Boss Man – The Northern South Vol. 1 – CDN
Del Barber & The No Regretskys – A Game Goin’ On – The Puck Drops Here – CDN – WPG
Dave Gunning – Breaker’s Yard – Lift – CDN
David Myles – One in a Million – So Far – CDN
David Myles – Quiet after Violence – Here Now Is – CDN
Classified & David Myles – Work Away – Greatful – CDN
Mike Plume – A Song for Alberta – single – CDN
Joe Nolan – Angel of Alberta – single – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Gordon Lightfoot – Alberta Bound – Songbook – CDN
Corb Lund – Alberta Says Hello – Losin’ Lately Gambler – CDN
Chris Brown & Kate Fenner – Alberta Sky – O Witness – CDN
Alex Dezen – California – California B/W Iowa (That’s Who We Are)
Alex Dezen – Into the Hands of Hazleden – Alex Dezen
Alex Dezen – Iowa (That’s Who We Are) – California B/W Iowa (That’s Who We Are)

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Emma-Lee – What Would Tom Petty Do? – single – CDN
JP Hoe – You’re so Bad – Indie Kitchen Sessions – CDN – WPG
Leeroy Stagger & The Wildflowers – Swingin’ – live recording – CDN
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Even the Losers – Damn the Torpedoes
Barney Bentall and The Legendary Hearts – Come Back to Me – Barney Bentall and The Legendary Hearts – CDN
Crowded House – Something so Strong – Recurring Dream

4:00 – 4:35 pm

Huey Lewis & The News – You Crack Me Up – Sports
The Pursuit of Happiness – Killed by Love – Love Junk – CDN
Paul Kelly and the Messengers – Dumb Things – Under the Sun
The Lowest of the Low – Motel 30 – Hallucigenia – CDN
The Lemonheads – Mrs. Robinson – It’s a Shame about Ray
Big Star – When my Baby’s Beside Me – #1 Record/Radio City
The Replacements – Alex Chilton – Don’t You Know Who I Think I Was?
Cracker – Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now) – Greatest Hits Redux
Camper van Beethoven – Take the Skinheads Bowling – Popular Songs of Great Enduring Strength and Beauty
Elvis Costello – Watching the Detectives – My Aim Is True
Rheostatics & Bourbon Tabernacle Choir – Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere – Borrowed Tunes: A Tribute to Neil Young – CDN

It’s Mother’s Day, and instead of limiting ourselves to mothers, we’re opening up the playlist and celebrating all kinds of women with a (nearly) all-female show!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Shannon Lyon – If These Walls Could Walk – Shoreline – CDN
Guy Clark – The Cape – Dublin Blues
Lori McKenna – Susanna – Massachusetts
Brandi Carlile – Josephine – The Story
Melissa Payne – Cool West Wind – High and Dry – CDN
Neko Case – Deep Red Bells – Blacklisted
Emma Lee – You’re not Coming by – Backseat Heroine – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Dala – Anywhere under the Moon – Who Do You Think You Are? – CDN
Chloe Albert – Where Did I Go Wrong – Dreamcatcher – CDN
Angela Desvaux – Sure Enough – The Mighty Ship – CDN
Kathleen Edwards – Change the Sheets – Voyageur – CDN
Kelly Hogan – We Can’t Have Nice Things – I Like To Keep Myself In Pain
Jadea Kelly – Heavy Heart – Eastbound Platform – CDN
The Secret Sisters – Tennessee Me – The Secret Sisters

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Folk Uke – Shit Makes The Flowers Grow – Folk Uke
Good Lovelies – Crabbuckit – Let The Rain Fall – CDN
Carolyn Mark – Not A Doll – The Pros and Cons of Collaboration – CDN
Caitlin Rose – Only A Clown – The Stand-In
Laura Cortese – Life is Good Blues – Into The Dark
Ana Egge – Motorcycle – Bad blood – CDN
Keri Latimer – Kindred Spirit – Crowsfeet And Greyskull – CDN – WPG

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Gabrielle Papillon – Little Bug – Little Bug – CDN
Zoe Muth and the Lost High Rollers – Heart Like a Wheel – Old Gold
Indigo Girls – Run – Despite Our Differences
Patty Griffin – Truth #2 – Silver Bell
Madison Violet – Lauralee – No Fool For Trying – CDN
Christina Martin – Love Letters – Two Hearts – CDN
Lissie – In Sleep – Catching a Tiger

Good things come in 3s, and unintentionally, we’ve got a bunch of 3 song tributes today, including a timely album title, a couple of birthdays, a recent death, and a late great. We’ve also got a pile of great new music as well as a sure-to-be-fun show to preview!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

It’s May Day!
Matthew Ryan – Guilty – May Day
Matthew Ryan – Watch Your Step – May Day
Matthew Ryan – The Dead Girl – May Day

Happy birthday Jim (April 30):
Jim Bryson – The Depression Dance – Somewhere We Will Find our Place – CDN
Jim Bryson – Impaler – The Occasionals – CDN
Jim Bryson – Feel Much Better – The North Side Benches – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Happy Birthday Shannon (April 29):
Shannon Lyon – Naive – Wandered – CDN
Shannon Lyon – Pleasing You Pleases Me – Broken Things – CDN
Shannon Lyon – The Dirty Old South – The Lights Behind – CDN

New music:
Quinton Blair – Following Him Around – Cash Crop – CDN – MB
Del Barber – Mon Chandail de Hockey – The Lights Go Out – CDN – WPG
Little Green Cars – Easier Day – Ephemera
The Jayhawks – Quiet Corners & Empty Spaces – Paging Mr. Proust
Amanda Rheaume – Get to the Part – Holding Patterns – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

David Wiffen – Mr. Wiffen – David Wiffen – CDN

R.I.P. Lonnie Mack:
Lonnie Mack – Why – The Wham of that Memphis Man!
Lonnie Mack – Wham! – The Wham of that Memphis Man!
Lonnie Mack – Oreo Cookie Blues – Strike like Lighning

Ry Cooder – Crow Black Chicken – Boomer’s Story

Rediscovering John Martyn:
John Martyn – Cocain – 7″ single

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Blackie & The Rodeo Kings – Don’t Want to Know – Kings of Love – CDN
John Martyn – London Conversation – 7″ single

In Winnipeg May 5:
Dirtfight – Break Me from my Home – Pocket Sand – CDN

More badass boozegrass:
Al Scorch – Everybody Out – Circle ’round the Signs
D. Rangers – Tryin’ to Start out Clean – Barbaric Cultural Practices – CDN – WPG

Willie P Bennett – Come on Train – Hobo’s Taunt – CDN
The Delevantes – Pocket full of Diamonds – Long about that Time
Chris Stapleton – Traveller – Traveller

Last week I was off in Vancouver checking out Record Store Day and the final shows by Spirit of the West, and we’ve got plenty to say and hear about those events this week. We’ve also got another tribute to Prince, we celebrate the 15th anniversary of a classic album by Alejandro Escovedo, as well as listening to a whole heap of great new music!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Lydia Loveless – I Would Die 4 U – 7″ single
The Be Good Tanyas – When Doves Cry – Hello Love – CDN
Cory Branan – Under the Cherry Moon – 7″ single
Todd Snider – Shattered – Impending Doom
Norah Jones, Aimee Mann, Susanna Hoffs, Lydia Loveless, Neko Case, Kathryn Calder, Bryan May, and others – One Voice – Record Store Day EP
Jason Molina – I’ll Be Here in the Morning – 7″ single

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Billy Joe Shaver – Wacko from Waco (with Willie Nelson) – 7″ single
Colvin & Earle – Wake up little Suzie – 7″ single
Jeff Healey – Every Other Guy – Heal My Soul Bonus Sessions – CDN
Brian Fallon – Low Love – Georgia EP
Spirit of the West – Morning in the Bath Abbey – live recording – CDN
Hunters & Collectors – Throw Your Arms around Me – Greatest Hits Live
Spirit of the West – The Crawl – Tripping up the Stairs – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Spirit of the West – That’s Amore (live with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra) – Hit Parade – CDN
Alejandro Escovedo – Rhapsody – A Man Under the Influence
Alejandro Escovedo – Rosalie – A Man Under the Influence
Alejandro Escovedo – Castanets – A Man Under the Influence
Whiskeytown – Excuse Me While I Break my own Heart Tonight – Strangers Almanac
Dave Gunning – Alberta Gold – Lift – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Dave Gunning – Pasadena – Lift – CDN
Mountain Heart – No One to Listen – Blue Skies
The Deep Hollow – Getting Good at Feeling Bad – The Deep Hollow
Poor Nameless Boy – I’m not Going anywhere – Bravery – CDN
Colour Film – Pull Out Bed – Super 8 – CDN
Paul Bergman – Sundogs – Anthropology – CDN
Mayhemingways – Wanderers – Hunter St. Blues – CDN