My favourite co-host is along for today’s show, but since Dad is a bit of a dork and forgot about piano class (oops) we had to leave a little early. In 90 minutes we managed to have a lot of fun and include some Christmas music, some cool covers, some requests, and more!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Papa Razzi and the Photogs – Jeff Robson, Tell the Band to Go Home – The Maniac Genius Song Person Again
The Warped 45s – Live Bait – Matador Sunset – CDN
Bruce Springsteen – Radio Nowhere – Magic
Bruce Springsteen – Pay Me My Money Down – The Seeger Sessions
Carlos del Junco & Rich Greenspoon – Jingle Bells – Stuck on a Cold Steel Pole – CDN
Farmer Jason – All I Want for Christmas (Is a Punk Rock Skunk) – Christmas on the Farm

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Matt Andersen – Ol’ Nick and Rudy – Spirit of Christmas – CDN
David Myles – Santa Never Brings Me a Banjo – It’s Christmas – CDN
Jessy Bell Smith – Deep Water – The Town – CDN
Skydiggers – Deep Water (31 Mile Lake) – Northern Shore – CDN
Paul Kelly – Deeper Water – Deeper Water

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Deer Tick – If I Should Fall from Grace with God – Bloodshot Six Pack to Go: Working Songs for Drinking People
Deer Tick – Kiss Me on the Bus – Live Current: Cover to Cover
The Decemberists – Crazy on You – Live Current: Cover to Cover
Dan Wilson, Caroline Smith. and Jeremy Messersmith – Don’t Forget to Cry – Live Current Volume 11
James McMurtry – Choctaw Bingo – Live in Aught-Three
Alejandro Escovedo – Castanets – A Man Under the Influence

It’s the sad anniversary of the terrible Montreal Massacre in 1989. As much as we like to believe that mass shootings are exclusive to our southern neighbours, Canada has seen its share, including this horrific murder directed at women. Today some songs to remember those women by, as well as a bunch of sung or written by strong and inspiring women. We’ve also got a bit of a tribute to Sinead O’Connor, who has been struggling this week. We’ve also got a few great shows to look forward to, and we finally welcome the Christmas season in song!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Scott Nolan – Fire Up – Silverhill – CDN – WPG
Evalyn Parry – 14 (for December 6) – Small Theatres – CDN
Stephen Fearing – The Bells of Morning – Blue Line – CDN
Martyn Joseph – Working Mother – Evolved
Eliza Gilkyson – Ballad of Yvonne Johnson – Land of Milk and Honey

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Iain Matthews – For Better or Worse – The Dark Ride
The Drive-By Truckers – The Wig He Made Her Wear – The Big To-Do
Dolly Parton – Just Because I’m a Woman – Just Because I’m a Woman: Songs of Dolly Parton
Eilen Jewell – Don’t Come Home a Drinkin’ (with Lovin’ on your Mind) – Butcher Holler: Eilen Jewell Presents a tribute to Loretta Lynn
Carolyn Mark & The Room-Mates – Hot Dog, that Made Him Mad – Hard-Headed Woman: A Celebration of Wanda Jackson – CDN
Spirit of the West – Coyote – Back to the Garden: A Tribute to Joni Mitchell – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

William Prince – Earthly Days – Earthly Days – CDN – WPG
William Prince – Bloom – recorded live on UMFM – CDN – WPG
William Prince – Ring of Fire – recorded live on UMFM – CDN – WPG
Scott Nolan – Silverhill – Silverhill – CDN – WPG
Scott Nolan – When You Leave this World – Silverhill – CDN – WPG

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Tom Waits – Ol’ 55 – Closing Time
Tom Waits – Hold On – Mule Variations
Sinead O’Connor – War – Throw Down Your Arms
Bettye Lavette – I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got – I’ve Got My Own Hell to Raise
Paul MacLeod – Black Boys on Mopeds – Tell the Band to Go Home – CDN
JP Hoe – Don’t Give Me – Hoe Hoe Hoe Holiday Songs – CDN – WPG
Paul Kelly – How to Make Gravy – Words & Music

It’s Grey Cup Sunday in Winnipeg, so I want to nowhere near that goofy stadium, so a pre-recorded episode is in order. Recording in my basement allows me to go through the shelves of CDs that don’t make it down to the station as often and pull out some gems. We dug pretty deep this week, and came up with some really great ones.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Reid Jamieson – Mystery Train – The Presley Sessions Revisited – CDN
Michael Johnston – My Curious Heart – Curious Heart – CDN
Michael Johnston & Andy Maize – Stay Awake – These Are Our Songs – CDN
Kevin Fox – Lightning – Come Alive – CDN
Dave Gunning – The Family Name – No More Pennies – CDN
Stan Rogers – Forty-five Years – Fogarty’s Cove – CDN
John Gorka – The Lockkeeper – Writing In The Margins

2:30 – 3:00 pm

James Keelaghan – Kiri’s Piano – My Skies – CDN
Bob Snider – Anna Marie – Stealin’ Home – CDN
Caroline Herring – Tales Of The Islander – Golden Apples Of The Sun
Gillian Welch – Red Clay Halo – Time (The Revelator)
Lori McKenna – Susanna – Massachusetts
Guy Clark – Anyhow, I Love You – Old No. 1 & Texas Cookin’

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Butch Hancock – Give Them Water – War And Peace
Butch Hancock/Jimmie Dale Gilmore – Special Treatment (live) (with Paul Kelly) – Two Roads – Live In Australia
Robert Earl Keen & Butch Hancock – Morning Goodness – Songs From Chippy
D.Rangers – Hold Back The Tears – Barbaric Cultural Practices – CDN – WPG
Rodney Crowell – Riding Out the Storm (w/ Kim Richey) – Fate’s Right Hand
Kasey Chambers – I’m Alive – Bittersweet
Tanya Davis – Tra-La-La – Clocks and Hearts Keep Going – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Tanya Davis – How To Be Alone – single – CDN
Bill Chambers – Little Man – Frozen Ground
Troy Campbell – American Breakdown – American Breakdown
Jesse DeNatale – Baby Joe – Soul Parade
David Myles – Forget About The Past – Things Have Changed – CDN
Richard Shindell – Waiting For The Storm – Somewhere Near Paterson

Today we congratulate our pal Leeroy Stagger on a big win last night in the Peak Performance contest, kudos to those folks for figuring out what we’ve known for over a decade – Leeroy rocks! We also have to show some more love and appreciation for the amazing songs of Ron Hynes with some of his best as well as some great co-writes. He will be missed, but never forgotten!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Leeroy Stagger & Mike Edell – Hello Hello Goodbye – PEAK Boot Camp 2015 – CDN
Leeroy Stagger – Snowing in Nashville – Everything Is Real – CDN
Leeroy Stagger – Living in America – Dream It all away – CDN
Easton Stagger Phillips – Traveler – Resolution Road
Cameron Dezen Hammon – I’m on Fire – Words Don’t Bleed

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Cameron Dezen Hammon – Boys of Summer – Words Don’t Bleed
Alex Dezen – Elephant – single
Corin Raymond – Morning Glories – Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams – CDN
Caroline Rose – Blood on your Bootheels – I Will not Be Afraid
Loretta Lynn – Rated X – 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection
Nikki Lane – Walk of Shame – Walk of Shame
Lydia Loveless – Wine Lips – Somewhere Else

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Ron Hynes – My Father’s Ghost – Stealing Genius – CDN
Ron Hynes – Judgment – Stealing Genius – CDN
Ron Hynes – Sawchuk – Stealing Genius – CDN
Ron Hynes – Atlantic Blue – Cryer’s Paradise – CDN
Ron Hynes – No Kathleen – Cryer’s Paradise – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Steven Bowers – Only One – Tired Light – CDN
Murray McLauchlan – No Change in Me – Songs from the Street: The Best of – CDN
Charlie A’Court – Up There I Can Fly – Trimph & Disaster – CDN
Prairie Oyster – Black-Eyed Susan – String of Pearls – CDN
The Once – Sonny’s Dream – Departures – CDN
Vince Andrushko – Groundhog Day – Vince Andrushko – CDN – WPG
Marc Clement – Information Superhighway Love Song – Crooked Journey – CDN

After the madness and sadness of this weekend, only music can soothe our souls, so we’ve got a great lineup of peaceful songs to get things going. Hour 2 is exclusively dedicated to exciting upcoming shows in town, because there are so many these days!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Lynn Miles – What if You Were a Refugee – single – CDN
Eliza Gilkyson – Peace Call – Land of Milk and Honey
Nick Lowe – What’s so Funny ’bout Peace, Love and Understanding – Untouched Takeaway
Tom Waits – Road to Peace – Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards
Ted Hawkins – Peace & Happiness – Cold and Bitter Tears: Essential Recordings
Glen Campbell – Postcard from Paris – See You There

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Joni Mitchell – Free Man in Paris – Hits – CDN
James McMurtry – Paris – Americana Master Series: Best of The Sugar Hill Years
Paul Kelly – Foggy Fields of France – Stolen Apples
Lee Hazlewood – The Girls in Paris (with Suzi Jane Hokum) – These Boots Are Made for Walkin’
Jon Brooks – Mimico – Ours and the Shepherds – CDN
NQ Arbuckle – Part Of A Poem By Alden Nowlan Called Ypres: 1915 – XOK – CDN
Martyn Joseph – Soldier Girl – Sanctuary

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Greg Macpherson – Invisible – Balanced on a Pin – CDN – WPG
Greg Macpherson – Southern Lights – Night Flares – CDN – WPG
Greg Macpherson – Wide Turn – Maintenance – CDN – WPG
Fearing & White – Think of Me Like Summer – Tea and Confidences
Andy White – Canadian Greyhound – Boy 40
Linda McRae – Charlie Parr – Shadow Trails – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Charlie Parr – Falcon – Stumpjumper
Sweet Alibi – One Chance – Walking in the Dark – CDN – WPG
Sweet Alibi – Keep Showing You – Walking in the Dark – CDN – WPG
Sweet Alibi – I’ll Wait – We’ve Got to – CDN – WPG
Vince Andrushko – Puttin’ on the Miles – Vince Andrushko – CDN – WPG
Bahamas – Lost in the Light – Barchords – CDN

Lots of exciting upcoming shows to discuss today, as well as a couple of great ones that just passed. We’ve also got a bunch of new music to enjoy.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Steve Poltz – Folksinger – Folksinger – CDN
Scott Nolan – Sad Story/Beautiful Song – No Bourbon & Bad Radio – CDN – WPG
Scott Nolan and Willie Sugarcapps – Fire Up – Silverhill – CDN – WPG
William Prince – Bloom – recorded live on UMFM – CDN – WPG
Lucero – I Woke Up in New Orleans – All a Man Should Do – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Blue Rodeo – Disappear – Live at Massey Hall – CDN
Michelle McAdorey – Run Into Me Now – Into Her Future – CDN
Crash Vegas – Pocahontas – Borrowed Tunes: A Tribute to Neil Young – CDN
The Crooked Brothers – Blackbird in the Snow – Thank You I’m Sorry – CDN – WPG

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Harlan Pepper – Sweet Lucy – Young and Old – CDN
Lee Harvey Osmond – Oh, Linda – The Folk Sinner – CDN
Tom Wilson – Keep on Grinning – Dog Years – CDN
Martin Sexton – The Way I Am – In the Journey
Martin Sexton – Glory Bound – Black Sheep

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Martin Sexton – Think about You – recorded live on UMFM
Martin Sexton – Happy – recorded live on UMFM
The Fuse – The Man Who Would Be King – recorded live on UMFM – CDN – WPG
The Fuse – Getting Quiet Now – Brilliant Sun – CDN – WPG
Wendy Bird – Deliver Me – Natural Wonder – CDN
Leaf Rapids – Gravity and a Ladder of Gold – Lucky Stars – CDN – WPG
Linda McRae – When Love Is a Game – Shadow Trails – CDN

Today a fine mix of great new music and exciting upcoming shows, as well as some requests and a tribute to legendary Canadian songwriter Ron Hynes who recently revealed yet another battle with cancer; let’s hope he beats it once again.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Martyn Joseph – I Searched for You – Sanctuary
Martyn Joseph – Her Name Is Rose – Sanctuary
Lynn Jackson – Rake – Songs of Rain, Snow & Remembering – CDN
Red Moon Road – Beauty in these Broken Bones – Sorrows and Glories – CDN – WPG
Kasey Chambers & Bill Chambers – Cold And Bitter Tears – Cold and Bitter Tears: The Songs of Ted Hawkins
The Woodshed Orchestra – U Don’t Have 2 Cry (w/Amanda Balsys) – Guest Book – CDN
Corb Lund – Sunbeam – Thigns that Can’t Be Undone – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

The Be Good Tanyas – Light Enough to Travel – Blue Horse – CDN
Jon Dee Graham – Robot Moving – The Great Battle
Mike June – The Baseball Song – Poor Man’s Bible
Craig Finn – Sarah, Calling from a Hotel – Faith in the Future
Scott Nolan and Willie Sugarcapps – Silverhill – Silverhill – CDN – WPG
Scott Nolan – Rosie – No Bourbon & Bad Radio – CDN – WPG

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Steve Poltz – Some Things About Me You Should Know – Noineen Noiny Noin – CDN
Steve Poltz – Brief History of my Life – Traveling – CDN
Steve Poltz – Salt Suit – Noineen Noiny Noin and a Haff – CDN
Stephen Fearing – Wheel of Love – Between Hurricanes – CDN
Stephen Fearing – Black Silk Gown – That’s How I Walk – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Lee Harvey Osmond – Big Chief – The Folk Sinner – CDN
Lee Harvey Osmond – Queen Bee – A Quiet Evil – CDN
Ron Hynes – Sonny’s Dream – Face to the Gale – CDN
Ron Hynes – Man of a Thousand Songs – Cryer’s Paradise – CDN
Brent Mason – Hynesight (for Ron Hynes) – All the Pretty Horses – CDN
NQ Arbuckle – Red Wine – The Future Happens Anyway – CDN
Ron Hynes – Godspeed (Requiem for Gene MacLellan) – Face to the Gale – CDN

After 12 years, Andrew Neville & The Poor Choices are wrapping up their Wednesday residency this week. Over those years, the band has invited a lot of very talented guests to come and open up the show. Andrew drops in to play some songs from some of the many greats who have stopped in over the years.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

John Wort Hannam – Chasing the Song – Love Lives On – CDN
Andrew Neville and the Poor Choices – Brand New Song – Andrew Neville and the Poor Choices – CDN – WPG
Mayhemingways – CDs I Didn’t Sell – Mayhemingways – CDN
Scott Cook and The Long Weekends – I Live Down Here – Go Long – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Washboard Hank – Garden Gnomes – Sweet Mysteries of Life – CDN
Sarah Burton – Tried Being Good – Fire Breathers – CDN
Steve Brockley Band – Lost in the City – Le Boef – CDN
Kayla Marie Howran – Country Born and Raised – Pistol – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Tom Savage Trio – Old Rock ‘n’ Rollers – The County Line – CDN
Sarah Jane Scouten – Someone to Say Goodnight to – The Cape – CDN
Dan Walsh – Beard – Outta the Jam – CDN
Blake Berglund – Get off the Table, Mabel (The Money’s for the Beer) – Coyote – CDN
Jaxon Haldane – Decatur – Down in Oklahoma – CDN – WPG

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Keith Hallett – Drivin’ Me to Drink – I Just Lost my Mind – CDN
The Sumner Brothers – Both Back – The Sumner Brothers – CDN
Andrew Neville and the Poor Choices – Winnipeg Song – Andrew Neville and the Poor Choices – CDN – WPG
Andrew Neville and the Poor Choices – Henry’s Song – Let’r Buck – CDN – WPG
Corin Raymond and the Sundowners – Postcard from Winnipeg – Paper Nickels – CDN
The Crooked Brothers – Pass You By – Thank You I’m Sorry – CDN – WPG
Ridley Bent – Faded Red Hoodie – Buckles & Boots – CDN – WPG

It’s Pledge-O-Rama time again! This is the one show a year where we turn the power over to the listeners and ask them to help keep us going and growing. The generous support of our listeners puts the wind in our sales and helps us to fix broken equipment and take on new projects. We’ve been very lucky to have such great support from our listeners. In return, we try to put on an extra special show. Today we have the world premiere of the brand new album from Winnipeg icons the D. Rangers and we have some other Winnipeg icons, The Fuse (aka Hatcher-Briggs) live in the studio to sing and chat!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

D. Rangers – We Stay High and Lonesome – We Stay High and Lonesome – CDN – WPG
Jaxon Haldane – Decatur – Down in Oklahoma – CDN – WPG
D. Rangers – Old Reddit – Barbaric Cultural Practices – CDN – WPG
Jay Aymar – The Country Swift – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
The Fuse – If Ever I Should Fall – live performance – CDN – WPG

2:30 – 3:00 pm

The Fuse – Brillian Sun II – live performance – CDN – WPG
The Fuse – The Man Who Would Be King – live performance – CDN – WPG

The Fuse interview

3:00 – 3:30 pm

The Fuse – The Reachers – Brilliant Sun – CDN – WPG
Hatcher-Briggs – Boy Chief Hill – Getting There from Here – CDN – WPG
Blue Shadows – Paper and a Promise – On The Floor Of Heaven – Deluxe Re-issue – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

D. Rangers – Gypsy Salami – Barbaric Cultural Practices – CDN – WPG
D. Rangers – Pancho & Lefty – Barbaric Cultural Practices – CDN – WPG
D. Rangers – Tryin’ to Start out Clean – Barbaric Cultural Practices – CDN – WPG

4:00 – 4:30 pm

Stingband – Dief Will Be the Chief Again – National Melodies – CDN
Ingrid Gatin – Madness – 1000 Lives – CDN – WPG
Brett Nelson – Older than I Thought – Transmissions from UMFM 2015 – CDN – WPG
Richard Inman – The D-Day Dodgers – Transmissions from UMFM 2015 – CDN – WPG
Martyn Joseph – The Promise – recorded live on UMFM

4:30 – 5:00 pm

Jaxon Haldane – Skinny Mona – recorded live on UMFM – CDN – WPG
Jaxon Haldane – Charlie Parker – recorded live on UMFM – CDN – WPG
D. Rangers – Hold Back the Tears – Barbaric Cultural Practices – CDN – WPG

Jaxon Haldane interview

D. Rangers – Dallas – Barbaric Cultural Practices – CDN – WPG

On Thanksgiving weekend, I thought I’d take a trip down memory lane and play some of the albums that have meant the most to me in my life. These are albums that helped guide me here and keep me here today, and albums that I consider among my very best friends – ones I turn to over and over again. A much more personal, sentimental show than we usually do, but one absolutely full of great albums, all of which I’d highly recommend that you pick up for yourself.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Steve Forbert – Romeo’s Tune – Jackrabbit Slim
Colin Hay – Overkill – Man @ Work
The Pursuit of Happiness – When the Sky Comes Falling Down – Love Junk – CDN
The Watchmen – Must to Be Free – McLaren Furnace Room – CDN – WPG
The New Meanies – Scenic Anomoly – Three Seeds – CDN – WPG
Duck Shot Hunter – All this Time – Yum – CDN – WPG

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Derek and the Dominos – I Looked Away – Layla and other assorted Love Songs
Van Morrison – Into the Mystic – Moondance
Ry Cooder – Go Home, Girl – Bop ’til You Drop
Bob Marley & The Wailers – Positive Vibration – Rastaman Vibration
B.B. King – Hummingbird – Why I Sing the Blues
The Jeff Healey Band – I Need to Be Loved – See the Light – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

The Lowest of the Low – Bleed a Little While Tonight – Shakespeare My Butt… – CDN
Rheostatics – Shaved Head – Whale Music – CDN
Spirit of the West – Profiteers – Labour Day – CDN
Skydiggers – A Penny More – Restless – CDN
The Weakerthans – Left and Leaving – Left and Leaving – CDN – WPG

3:30 – 4:00 pm

John Bottomley – You Lose and You Gain – Blackberry – CDN
Blackie & The Rodeo Kings – Lace and Pretty Flowers – High or Hurtin’ – CDN
Martin Sexton – Black Sheep – Black Sheep
Mike Plume Band – Wind at my Back – Song & Dance, Man – CDN
Matthew Ryan – Dam – May Day
Del Barber – As Far as I can Tell – Love Songs for the Last 20 – CDN – WPG