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

Today we’ve got a bunch of great new music, an unplanned tribute to David Wilcox (both of them!) and we celebrate cranky Bob’s 74th birthday!

2:00 – 2:30 pm

David Wilcox – Breakfast at the Circus – Breakfast at the Circus – CDN
David Wilcox – Miss You When You Go – The Natural Edge – CDN
David Wilcox – Ecstasy – The Collected Works 1977-1993 – CDN
David Wilcox – Between the Lines – Breakfast at the Circus – CDN
David Wilcox – Red Eye – live recording
The Pine Hill Project – I Live on a Battlefield – Tomorrow You’re Going

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Josh Ritter – Rosalie – Link of Chain: A Songwriters Tribute to Chris Smither
Oh Susanna – Oregon – Namedropper – CDN
Melissa Payne – Downtown – High and Dry – CDN
Cowboy Junkies – Cortez The Killer – ‘Neath Your Covers, Part 2 – CDN
Jerry Leger – Wonderin – Latent Recordings – CDN
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell – I Just Wanted to See You so Bad – The Traveling Kind

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Jimmy Lafave – Sweetheart Like You – Buffalo Return To The Plains
Neko Case – Buckets of Rain – Sweetheart 2005
Storyhill – Lay Down Your Weary Tune – Nod to Bob 2
Shannon McNally – It’s All Over Now Baby Blue – Run For Cover
Whitehorse – It Ain’t Me, Babe – The Road To Massey Hall – CDN
The Tallest Man On Earth – I Want You – Daytrotter Studio 10/9/2009
Matthew Ryan – Forever Young – Subterranean Homesick Blues: A Tribute to Bob Dylan’s ‘Bringing It All Back Home’

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Scott Shea – Let It Storm – Let It Storm – CDN
Eilen Jewell – Somethings Weren’t Meant To Be – Sundown over Ghost Town
Shinyribs – The Sacred & The Profane – Live In Austin
The Waterboys – I Can See Elvis – Modern Blues
Leeroy Stagger – Poison the Well – Dream It All Away – CDN
Mandolin Orange – Daylight – Such Jubilee

It’s Mother’s Day, so we’re doing our best to keep moms happy today, especially. Moms love new music so we’ve got a bunch of that as well as some solid classics. Moms love getting concert tickets also, so we’ve also got some suggestions for last minute shopping!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Jack Johnson – Better Together – In Between Dreams
Sam Outlaw – Keep It Interesting – Angeleno
Sam Outlaw – Ghost Town – Angeleno
Andrew Combs – Runnin You Out of my Mind – Worried Man
Rayland Baxter – The Mtn. Song – Feathers & Fishhooks
Good Lovelies – Old Fashioned Love – Burn the Plan – CDN
The Weepies – Sirens – Sirens

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Joshua Fletcher – A Little Out of Tune – Ready, Aim
John Moreland – White Flag – High on Tulsa Heat
Leeroy Stagger – Angry Young Man – Dream It All Away – CDN
American Aquarium – Losing Side of Twenty-Five – Wolves
The Damnwells – Too Old to Die Young – The Damnwells
Joel Plaskett – On a Dime – The Park Avenue Sobriety Test – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Peter Katz – Story You Forgot – We Are The Reckoning – CDN
Emma-Lee & Peter Katz – What’s on Your Mind – single – CDN
Skydiggers – Deep Water (31 Mile Lake) – Northern Shore – CDN
Skydiggers – See You Again – Bittersweet Harmony Ltd. – CDN
Skydiggers – I’ll Be Home – Skydiggers – CDN
Tannis Slimmon – Why Can’t You Read My Mind – Oak Lake – CDN
David Francey – Long Way Home – Torn Screen Door – CDN
Chris Brown & Kate Fenner – My Love Is Not Waiting – Geronimo – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Cry Cry Cry – Shades of Gray – Cry Cry Cry
Dar Williams – Wilder Than Her – What Do You Hear in These Sounds
Richard Shindell – Waist Deep in the Big Muddy – Live at the Chandler Music Hall Randoph Vermont 11/11/06
Fred Eaglesmith – I’m Just Dreamin’ – From The Paradise Motel – CDN
Willie P Bennett – Lace And Pretty Flowers – Hobo’s Taunt – CDN
Townes Van Zandt – If I Needed You – Legend

Today we send some love (again) to the great BB King, who is nearing the end of his magnificent time on Earth. On a happier note, we’ve got the usual mix of great new music and exciting upcoming shows. We also join in Todd Snider’s protest movement, hoping that everyone will just “Be Cool.” Some great songs should help!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Colin Linden – When The Carnival Ends – Sad & Beautiful World 1975-1999 – CDN
B.B. King – How Blue Can You Get – Live at the Regal
B.B. King – Night Life – His Best: The Electric B.B. King
B.B. King – Blue Shadows – In London
The Fuse – The Reachers – Brilliant Sun – CDN
Leeroy Stagger – Living in America – Dream It All Away – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Jason Isbell – 24 Frames – Something More than Free
Joel Plaskett & The Park Avenue Sobriety Test – When I Close my Eyes – Joel Plaskett & The Park Avenue Sobriety Test – CDN
Chuck Prophet – Tell Me Anything (Turn to Gold) – Sawyer Sessions
Good Lovelies – Waiting for You – Burn the Plan – CDN
Ginger St. James & The Grinders – Country Bumpkin – Diesel & Peas – CDN
The 24th Street Wailers – Where Evil Grows – Where Evil Grows – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Todd Snider – Enjoy Yourself – Nashville Skyline
Todd Snider – My Generation (Part 2) – Songs for the Daily Planet
Todd Snider – Good Fortune – The Storyteller Live
Will Kimbrough – It Ain’t Cool – Wings
Jim White – Why It’s Cool – Where It Hits You
John Prine – Everything’s Cool – The Missing Years
Bob Schneider – Everything’s Cool – A Perfect Day

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Jordie Lane – Diamond Ring – Blood Thinner
Jordie Lane – Black Diamond – Live at the Wheaty
Brock Zeman – Some Things Always Stay – Pulling Your Sword out of the Devil’s Back – CDN
Alex Dezen – None of these Things – El Ganzo Sessions
Bob Snider – Darn Folksinger – Catterwaul & Doggerel – CDN
Bob Snider – Sittin’ in the Kitchen – Catterwaul & Doggerel – CDN