Today we dig through the mail bag and find some great new submissions and we look forward to some exciting upcoming shows, including one of the strongest festival lineups we’ve ever seen (next to the legendary festival that was last held at The Forks), The Interstellar Rodeo!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Scott Cook – That’s Life – Go Long – CDN
Scott Cook – I Live Down Here – Go Long – CDN
Slocan Ramblers – Streamline Cannonball – Coffee Creek – CDN
Ken Whiteley And The Beulah Band – Feel Just Like Goin’ On – Ken Whiteley And The Beulah Band – CDN
Ana Egge – Fifth of July – Bright Shadow – CDN
The Stray Birds – Adelaide – Best Medicine

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Jessy Bell-Smith – Deep Water – The Town – CDN
Gabrielle Papillon – With Our Trouble – The Tempest Of Old – CDN
River Road – Coulee (The Prairie Song) – Headlights – CDN
Carly Dow – Too Much to Go Back – Ingrained – CDN
Darrell Scott – Country Music, I’m Talking To You – 10: Songs Of Ben Bullington
Steve Goldberger – Ashes By Now – Cosmic Cowboy – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Old Man Luedecke – Joy of Cooking – Hinterland – CDN
Old Man Luedecke – In the Beginning – Proof of Love – CDN
Old Man Luedecke – My Love Comes Stepping Up The Stairs – My Hands are on Fire and other Love Songs – CDN
Hawksley Workman – Your Beauty Must Be Rubbing Off – (Last Night We Were) The Delicious Wolves – CDN
Scott Nolan and Willie Sugarcapps – Forever Is a Long Time – Silverhill – CDN – WPG
Blue Rodeo – Dark Angel – Five Days In July – CDN
Amelia Curran – I Am the Night – They Promised You Mercy – CDN
NQ Arbuckle – Red Wine – The Future Happens Anyway – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Elliott BROOD – The Valley Town – Mountain Meadows – CDN
Justin Townes Earle – Hard Livin’ – The Good Life
Steve Earle – You’re Still Standin’ There – I Feel Alright
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – How Long Do I Have To Wait For You? – Naturally
Ridley Bent – David Harley’s Son – Blam – CDN – WPG
Dwight Yoakam – Little Ways – Live From Austin TX
July Talk – Headsick – July Talk – CDN
Greg Macpherson Band – Forcefield – Fireball – CDN – WPG

Today we’ve got some new music, some rockin’ classics, a look ahead to the Trout Forest Music Festival, and a tribute to a recently departed legend!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Mike June – The Darkness – Poor Man’s Bible
Mike June – Baseball Song – Poor Man’s Bible
Sweet Alibi – Not a Fight – unreleased – CDN – WPG
Corin Raymond – Hard on Things – Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams – CDN
“Rowdy” Roddy Piper – For Everybody – The Wrestling Album – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

The Burning Hell – Amateur Rappers – People – CDN
Bobby Bare Jr.’s Young Criminals’ Starvation League – Valentine – From the End of your Leash
Cracker – Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now) – Cracker Greatest Hits Redux
The Lowest of The Low – 4 O’clock Stop – Shakespeare My Butt… – CDN
Brian Macmillan – Turn The Radio Up – Shine – CDN
Kieran Kane – Dirty Little Town – Dead Reckoning
Leeroy Stagger & The Wildflowers – Hard town – Little Victories – CDN
Nick Rose – Light at Dawn – The Cloverhill EP – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Hemingway Corner – On The Run – Speed Of Life – CDN
Hemingway Corner – Watch Over You – Under The Big Sky – CDN
Scott Dibble and Watertown – I Run to You – One Phoebe Street – CDN
Barenaked Ladies – Wrap Your Arms Around Me – Gordon – CDN
D. Rangers – Viscosity Breakdown – D. Rangers – CDN – WPG

3:30 – 4:00 pm

D. Rangers – Runaway – We Stay High and Lonesome – CDN – WPG
D. Rangers – June off of Drinking – The Paw-Paw Patch – CDN – WPG
Son of Dave – Low Rider – 03 – CDN – WPG
Shred Kelly – Cabin Fever – In the Hills – CDN
Federal Lights – We Were Found in the Fog – We Were Found in the Fog – CDN
Joe Nolan – Did Somebody Call the Cops – Tornado – CDN
Fortunate Ones – The Bliss – The Bliss – CDN

A few great shows to preview today before we launch into another weird, wild theme show. Today I’m taking the kids (and my inner kid) to Marvel Universe Live, and the world of heroes and villains offers plenty of great song ideas, so we’ll explore the theme. These shows allow me to play things that I wouldn’t normally play on the show, so today we’ve even got some heavy metal and a song from Wussy!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Martyn Joseph – You’re the Moment – Under Lemonade Skies
Martyn Joseph – Not A Good Time for God – Songs for the Coming Home
Corin Raymond And The Sundowners – Ol’ Fort Mac – Paper Nickels – CDN
Corin Raymond – The Lonely One – There Will Always Be A Small Time – CDN
Corin Raymond – Record Lonesome Night – Record Lonesome Night – CDN
D.Rangers – Trois Rivieres – The Paw-Paw Patch – CDN – WPG
D.Rangers – Love, Lust And Loneliness – The Paw-Paw Patch – CDN – WPG

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Brock Zeman – Superman’s Song – Live at The Sunset Saloon, July 13, 2015 – CDN
Pat Robitaille – No Superman – Summer Of Love – CDN
The Kinks – (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman – Low Budget
The Weepies – Learning to Fly – Sirens
Rodney Crowell – Still Learning how to Fly – Fate’s Right Hand
Drive-By Truckers – Daddy Learned To Fly – The Big To-Do

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Wussy – Fly, Fly, Fly – Strawberry
Ryan Adams – Defenders Of The Galaxy – Orion
Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires – We Dare Defend Our Rights – Dereconstructed
Mike Dubue – Vampiro: Angel, Devil, Hero – Kelp 16 – CDN
The Smithereens – Batman Theme – Live In Concert – Greatest Hits And More!
Bob Schneider – Batman – Live At The Paramount Theatre
Lee Hazlewood – Batman [Instrumental] – These Boots Are Made For Walkin’: The Complete MGM Recordings
Parker Millsap – The Villain – Parker Millsap
Ana Egge – Evil – Bad Blood – CDN
Jon Dee Graham – The Great Battle – The Great Battle

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Sean Rowe – Flying – The Salesman And The Shark
Alison Krauss and Gillian Welch – I’ll Fly Away – O Brother Where Art Thou
The Flaming Lips – Fight Test – Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
John Bottomley – Battle Of The Trees – Blackberry – CDN
James McMurtry – Fight (Tonight’s the Night) – The Man of Somebody’s Dreams: A Tribute to the Songs of Chri
Guy Clark – The Cape – Dublin Blues

Today we preview some more exciting upcoming shows, and we reveal the truth behind some lies that we told on this show last week, exposing the true list of most played songs in TTBTGH history. Lastly, it’s National Ice Cream Day! Did you know that there was a day for that? That’s plenty reason to celebrate in song!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Lynn Miles – My Road – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
Brock Zeman – Superman’s Song – live recording – CDN
Barney Bentall & The Legendary Hearts – U Shook Me All Night Long – Greatest Hits 1986-1996 – CDN
Mike Lynch – Hard Times on the Left Hand Trouble on the Right – Transitions – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

George C. W. Douglas – I Am – Music from Big Muddy – CDN
George C. W. Douglas – I Remember Willie – Music from Big Muddy – CDN
Scott Nolan – Drive Day – Canadian Amplifier: Official Bootleg Series Vol.2 – CDN – WPG
Corb Lund – It’s Hard To Keep A White Shirt Clean – Losin’ Lately Gambler – CDN
Willie P Bennett – One Vessel – Heartstrings – CDN
Willie P Bennett – Willie’s Diamond Joe – Tryin’ To Start Out Clean – CDN
Oh Susanna – Home Soon (The Cherry Song) – Johnstown – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

NQ Arbuckle – Huntsville Affair – XOK – CDN
Kaizers Orchestra – Whiskey Rabbi – Festival Man
Carolyn Mark – It’s All Just A Matter Of (Where You Draw The Line) (with Geoff Berner) – Just Married: An Album Of Duets – CDN
Geoff Berner – Volcano God – We Shall Not Flag Or Fail, We Shall Go On To The End – CDN
The Decemberists – This Is Why We Fight (edit) – The King Is Dead

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Corin Raymond & The Sundowners – Don’t Spend It Honey – Paper Nickels – CDN
Corin Raymond – I Wish I Was in Love – There Will Always Be a Small Time – CDN
Tom Waits – Ice Cream Man – Closing Time
Jenny Orenstein – Ice Cream – Astroturf – CDN

It’s our 600th episode today, and so we took a look back at the past 599 episodes to see how we’ve been doing. We’ve compiled some facts and figures about our most played albums, songs, and artists, and we’ll run down those lists today! Plus, a brief look ahead to the Winnipeg Folk Festival, which kicks off this week!

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 Piano Song Person Again
Nathan Wiley – Black Bones – Bottom Dollar – CDN
Geoff & Maria Muldaur – New Orleans Hopscop Blues – Pottery Pie

Songs we love & play a lot:
The Warped 45s – Live Bait – Matador Sunset – CDN
James McMurtry – Choctaw Bingo – Live in Aught-Three
Bruce Springsteen – Pay Me My Money Down – We Shall Overcome; The Seeger Sessions; American Land Edition

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Blaze Foley – Election Day – Cold, Cold Wold
Gurf Morlix – Clay Pigeons – Blaze Foley’s 113th Wet Dream
Willie P Bennett – Lace And Pretty Flowers – Hobo’s Taunt – CDN
Townes Van Zandt – If I Needed You – Legend
Geoff Berner – Light Enough to Travel – Light Enough to Travel – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Some albums that we play from a lot:
Del Barber – Running On A Wire – Headwaters – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – If I Told You That I Loved You – Love Songs For The Last 20 – CDN – WPG
Nathan – Stone – Jimson Weed – CDN – WPG
Jim Bryson – Somewhere Else – The North Side Benches – CDN

And some of our most played artists:
Leeroy Stagger – Slowly Sinking – Dear Love – CDN
Skydiggers – A Penny More – Restless – CDN
NQ Arbuckle – Punk Rocker – Hanging the Battle-Scarred Piñata – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Scott Nolan – This Time – Postcards – CDN – WPG
David Francey – Border Line – Torn Screen Door – CDN
Fred Eaglesmith – Water In The Fuel – Lipstick Lies & Gasoline – CDN

It’s Winnipeg Folk Festival time again!:
Steve Poltz – Some Things About Me You Should Know – Noineen Noiny Noin – CDN
Steve Poltz – Salt Suit – Noineen Noiny Noin and a Haff – CDN
Wilco – Outtasite (Outta Mind) – Being There

It’s our last show before Canada Day, and although we celebrate great Canadian music every week on this program, a few special songs in honour of the day. We also look ahead to the return of Washboard Hank, and play a bit of a 4th of July tribute for our American friends. Most excitingly, we’ve got some very special live guests today, as Texas based singer/songwriters Mike June and Jess Klein dropped in to chat and play some of their great songs!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Mike Plume Band – So Long Stompin’ Tom – unreleased band version – CDN
The Wailin’ Jennys – The Parting Glass – 40 Days – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – O Canada (with The Profiteers) – live recording – CDN – WPG
Kathleen Edwards – Oh Canada – Asking For Flowers – CDN
Jason Collett – Love Song to Canada – single – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Washboard Hank and the Country Squires – Donut Shops of Ontario – Hoorah for Washboard Hank – CDN
Washboard Hank – Love Song of the Dump – Sweet Mysteries of Life – CDN Washboard Hank – Chompy the Headbiteroffer – Sweet Mysteries of Life – CDN
Fred Eaglesmith – White Trash – Official Bootleg Series Vol. 2 – CDN
Willie P Bennett – Mighty – Scenery/Sharpen the Plow – CDN
Del Barber – Queen Of July – Headwaters – CDN – WPG
Spirit Of The West – July – Spirituality: 1983-2008 – The Consummate Compendium – CDN
Early Winters – 4th Of July – 4th Of July
David Francey – Fourth of July – The Waking Hour – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Danny Barnes – Get It While You Can – Dirt on the Angel
Bad Livers – Love Songs Suck – Blood & Mood
Guy Forsyth – Should Have Been Raining – The Freedom to Fail
Jon Dee Graham – Faithless – Swept Away
Doug Sahm & Band – Texas Tornado – Country Outlaws: Renegade Country Music

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Mike June – never going back to San Antone – live performance
Jess Klein – Kids – live performance
Mike June – Fall from Grace – live performance
Jess Klein – Open Road – live performance
Mike June – I’ve Got the Darkness – live performance

It’s Father’s Day today, so a very special episode featuring fathers & our children, as I’m joined by my son Jeremy, and a special co-host, Gary Annable, who was one of the original hosts of Steel Belted Radio but hasn’t been back on UMFM in a decade; he brought his son along and we were joined by Matt Epp, who brought his infant daughter Luma with him for a chat and to play some songs from his new album.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Jess Klein – Cloud Song – Draw Them Near
Mike June – Let It Go (with Jon Dee Graham) – recorded live on UMFM
Mike Plume Band – Dimaggio – Fools for the Radio – CDN
Leaf Rapids – Galaxie 500 – recorded live on UMFM – CDN – WPG
Matt Epp – North Star – Ready in Time – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Matt Epp interview

Matt Epp – Promised Land – Luma – CDN
Matt Epp – Hard to Say – live performance – CDN
Matt Epp – Cash & Blood – live performance – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Matt Epp – Ready in Time – Ready in Time – CDN
Guy Clark – The Randall Knife – Dublin Blues
Drive-By Truckers – Outfit – Decoration Day
Steve Goodman – My Old Man – No Big Surprise: Anthology
Weddings Parties Anything – Father’s Day – Difficult Loves

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchesses) – Remember Me – The Low Highway
Loudon Wainwright III – A Year – Grown Man
Bobby Bare Jr. with Isabella Bare – Daddy, What If – Twistable, Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute To The Songs of Shel Silverstein
Syd Straw – My Daddy (Flies a Ship in the Sky) – Daddy-O Daddy: Rare Family Songs of Woody Guthrie
Catie Curtis – Dad’s Yard – Hello Stranger
Sean Rowe – My Little Man – Madman

Today a look ahead to some great upcoming live music and a whole pile of great new music.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

The Wooden Sky – Oh My God (It Still Means a Lot to Me) – If I Don’t Come Home You’ll Know I’m Gone – CDN
The Wooden Sky – The Wooden Sky – When Lost at Sea – CDN
The Wooden Sky – (Bit Part) – If I Don’t Come Home You’ll Know I’m Gone – CDN
The Wooden Sky – It Gets Old to Be Alone – Every Child a Daughter, Every Moon a Sun – CDN
The Wooden Sky – Colorado Girl – Bedrooms + Backstreets – CDN
Hard Working Americans – Come from the Heart (with Rosanne Cash) – The First Waltz

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell – The Traveling Kind – The Traveling Kind
The Weepies – Learning to Fly – Sirens
Calexico – When the Angels Played (with Pieta Brown) – Edge of the Sun
Sam Outlaw – Love Her for a Little While – Angelino
Tracy McNeil – Wildcats – Nobody Ever Leaves

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Brock Zeman – Walking in the Dark – Pulling Your Sword out of the Devil’s Back – CDN
Lindsay Ferguson – Niamh – Chameleon – CDN
Good Lovelies – Open Window – Burn the Plan – CDN
The Hems – Those Early Years – Those Early Years
The Brothers Comatose – Morning Time (feat. Nicki Bluhm) – Respect the Van
Renn – King of California – King of California

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Chuck Prophet – Truth Will Out (Ballad of Melissa and Remy) – Sawyer Sessions: Season 1.5
Gillian Welch – The Way It Goes – The Harrow & The Harvest
Kim Richey – If You Don’t Mind – Glimmer
Lynne Hanson – Good Intentions – River of Sand – CDN
Jackie Washington – Goin’ To Chicago – Blues & Sentimental – CDN

Today’s show is a love letter to one of the most significant influences in my life and certainly the biggest source of musical education in my life, The Winnipeg Folk Festival. I’ve seen and been a part of many amazing things at the festival, and today’s show discusses some of the many highlights of my 22 years at the festival.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Alejandro Escovedo – Baby’s Got New Plans – Thirteen Years
Iain Matthews – Back of the Bus – Skeleton Keys
Spirit of the West – Political – Labour Day – CDN
Skydiggers – Accusations – Restless – CDN
Rory McLeod – Farewell Welfare (Part 1) – Angry Love

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Stephen Fearing – Beguiling Eyes – Out to Sea – CDN
Blackie & The Rodeo Kings – Lace And Pretty Flowers – High Or Hurtin’ – CDN
Willie P Bennett – Turn Out – Scenery/Sharpen the Plow – CDN
Chris Whitley – Phone Call From Leavenworth – Living With The Law
Ani DiFranco – Not A Pretty Girl – Not A Pretty Girl
Rory McLeod – Farewell Welfare (Part 1) – Angry Love

3:00 – 3:30 pm

John Hiatt – Dust Down A Country Road – Walk On
Steve Earle – Down Here Below – Washington Square Serenade
Richard Thompson – Let It Blow – Front Parlour Ballads
Randy Newman – Louisiana 1927 – Good Old Boys
Ray Davies – Vietnam Cowboys – Working Man’s Café
Elvis Costello & The Attractions – High Fidelity – Get Happy!!

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Buddy Miller – Worry Too Much – Universal United House of Prayer
Steve Forbert – The Sweet Love That You Give Me (Sure Goes A Long Long Way) – Jackrabbit Slim
Chuck Prophet – You Did (Bomp Shooby Dooby Bomp) – Age Of Miracles
Geoff Berner – Maginot Line – We Shall Not Flag Or Fail, We Shall Go On To The End – CDN
Greg MacPherson – Windy – Balanced On A Pin – CDN – WPG

We started off with some great new music, including some fabulous female artists before taking a trip into the country. We dug ourselves out, dusted off, and had a good old dance party to round things out.

Artist – Title – Album

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Mike Plume – Five Crow Silver – Red and White Blues – CDN
Lindsay Ferguson – Two Minds – Chameleon – CDN
Lindsay Ferguson – Apologies – Chameleon – CDN
Brindl – Love It Up – Love It Up
Good Lovelies – Slow Road – Burn the Plan – CDN
Kaia Kater – When Sorrows Encompass Me Round – Sorrow Bound – CDN
Mandolin Orange – Little Worlds – Such Jubilee

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Sam Outlaw – Country Love Song – Angelino
Sam Outlaw – Ghost Town – Angelino
Dwight Yoakam – In Another World – Second Hand Heart
Radney Foster – Lie About Loving Me – Everything I Should Have Said
Turnpike Troubadours – Whole Damn Town – Diamonds And Gasoline
The Steeldrivers – Here She Goes – The Muscle Shoals Recordings
Jason Isbell – Something More Than Free – Something More Than Free

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Whitney Rose – Chivalry Is Dead – Whitney Rose – CDN
Whitney Rose – Be My Baby feat. Raul Malo – Heartbreaker of the Year – CDN
Andrew Neville & The Poor Choices – Brand New Song – Andrew Neville & The Poor Choices
Andrew Neville & The Poor Choices – Flowers in the Dell – Let ‘r Buck
Mike Lynch – Who’s Gonna Save Country Music – Real to Reel – CDN
The Mavericks – Stories We Could Tell – Mono

3:30 – 4:00 pm

The Everly Brothers – Rip It Up – “They’re Off And Rolling” Says Archie
Webb Wilder – Human Cannonball – Tough It Out! Live Companion CD
Michel Pagliaro – What the Hell I Got – What the Hell I’ve Got – CDN
Lydia Loveless – Steve Earle – Indestructible Machine
Jon Dee Graham – Laredo ( Small Dark Something ) – Hooray For The Moon
Matthew Ryan – Guilty – May Day
The Warped 45s – Live Bait – Matador Sunset – CDN