Luckily, I made it off my duff and out to Neilfest this weekend, and it got me thinking (as I often do) about how amazing our local musicians are. Truly world class, and we’ve got some of the best today, including some songs from Hatcher Briggs, who do a rare live show next weekend. Also next weekend is the return of the amazing CR Avery (along with Wil). We’ve also got some neat new music, some requests, and even a trip to the opera/opry!

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Chris Carmichael – The Loner – live recording – CDN – WPG
Chris Carmichael – Gone – Chris Carmichael – CDN – WPG
Ken Pinchen – I Want My Money Back – Mid-Century Modern – CDN – WPG
Dan Frechette – Money in the Wind – Lucky Day – CDN – WPG
Hatcher-Briggs – Boy Chief Hill – Getting There from Here – CDN – WPG
The Fuse – My Elizabeth – Trying Must Count For Something – CDN – WPG

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Wendy Bird – Deliver Me – Natural Wonder – CDN
Romi Mayes – Heavy Heart – recorded live on UMFM – CDN – WPG
Christina Martin – Pale Moon – Pretty Things – CDN
Ben Nichols – The Last Pale Light in the West – The Last Pale Light in the West
Lucero – Hey Darlin’ Do You Gamble? – 1372 Overton Park
Craig Cardiff – Miss Ohio – Mothers & Daughters – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Kevin Drew – We Got Time – Have Not Been the Same – Vol. 1: Too Cool to Live, Too Smart to Die – CDN
Cuff the Duke – North Window – Have Not Been the Same – Vol. 1: Too Cool to Live, Too Smart to Die – CDN
Brock Zeman – End of the Tunnel – Ya Ain’t Crazy Henny Penny – CDN
Calexico / Iron & Wine – He Lays in the Reins – In the Reins
Bob Schneider – Round & Round – Lonelyland
Barney Bentall & Co. – Goin’ To The Opry – The Grand Cariboo Opry – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

C.R. Avery – The Boxer Who Just Returned from London – Magic Hour Sailor Songs – CDN
C.R. Avery – New Stanzas for Amazing Grace – Magic Hour Sailor Songs – CDN
Wil – Uh Oh! – In This Together – CDN
Wil – Baby Baby – In This Together – CDN
Jon Gant & His Band – And I Always Will – A Rough Start to the Night – CDN

Last week we held a birthday party for Guy Clark, this week we’re having one for another Texas great, Ray Wylie Hubbard. We’ve got a bunch of his songs and his friends along to celebrate. We’ve also got some new music and some great upcoming shows by the likes of Peter Katz and Ox.

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Middle Brother – Blue Eyes – Middle Brother
Ray Wylie Hubbard – The Messenger – live recording
Ray Wylie Hubbard – Conversation with the Devil – live recording
Ray Wylie Hubbard – Three Days Straight – Eternal and Lowdown
Ray Wylie Hubbard – The Way of the Fallen – Snake Farm

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Ray Wylie Hubbard – Drunken Poet’s Dream – A. Enlightenment B. Endarkenment (Hint: There Is no C)
Ray Wylie Hubbard – Freeway Jesus – Big Sweet Life: The Songs of Jon Dee Graham
Adam Carroll w/Ray Wylie Hubbard – Last Day of Grace – Far Away Blues
Slaid Cleaves – Wishbones – Wishbones
Jerry Jeff Walker – Up Against the Wall Redneck – Great Gonzos
Matt Masters – Snake Farm – All-Western Winners – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

The Weber Brothers – Move Over the Mountain – Baddest Band in the Land – CDN
Wagons – Moon Into the Sun – Rumble, Shake and Tumble
Whitehorse – Killing Time Is Murder – Whitehorse – CDN
Scott Nolan – Montgomery Eldorado – Montgomery Eldorado – CDN – WPG
David Ross Macdonald – Rocks and Snow – Thorns to Sleep
Peter Katz and the Curious – I Do – More Nights – CDN
Peter Katz and the Curious – These Are the Days – More Nights – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Peter Katz w/Glen Hansard – First of the Last to Know – First of the Last to Know – CDN
Ox – She Shot Me Down – Dust Bowl Revival – CDN
Ox – 747 – American Lo-Fi – CDN
Ox – Prom Queen – Burnout – CDN
Ox – Trans Canada – tUCo – CDN
Scott Cook – Let Your Horses Run – Moonlit Rambles – CDN

Today we celebrate the 70th birthday of one of the most important songwriters in the world, Guy Clark, with a bunch of his songs, some stories, and some friends. As if that weren’t reason enough to celebrate, this week sees the return of Brock Zeman and Tom Wilson to Winnipeg. Let the celebrations begin!

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Guy Clark – Old Friends – live recording
Lyle Lovett – Step Inside This House – Step Inside This House
Johnny Cash – Let Him Roll – Live from Austin, TX
Guy Clark – The Randall Knife – Together at the Bluebird Café
Rodney Crowell – Stuff that Works – Let the Picture Paint Itself
Mike Plume – The Best Job I Ever Had – Table for One – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Guy Clark – If I Needed You – Songs and Stories
Guy Clark – Good Hearted Woman – Lonesome, On’ry and Mean
Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson – Desperadoes Waiting for a Train – Highwayman
Jerry Jeff Walker – L.A. Freeway – Great Gonzos
Foster & Lloyd – Picasso’s Mandolin – It’s Already Tomorrow
The Cicadas – Our Little Town – The Cicadas
Guy Clark – She’s Crazy for Leavin’ – The South Coast of Texas
Guy Clark – Instant Coffee Blues – Old No. 1

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Brock Zeman – 50 Dollar Bill – Songs from the Mud – CDN
Brock Zeman & the Dirty Hands – Sweet Charlotte – Brock Zeman & The Dirty Hands – CDN
Brock Zeman & the Dirty Hands – Chanelle – Welcome Home Ivy Jane – CDN
Brock Zeman – Picture of You – $100 Difference – CDN
Brock Zeman – Life Is Good – Ya Ain’t Crazy Henny Penny – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Tom Wilson – Keep on Grinning – Dog Years – CDN
Lee Harvey Osmond – Queen Bee – A Quiet Evil – CDN
Blackie & The Rodeo Kings – Lean on Your Peers – Kings of Love – CDN
Carleton Stone – Dominoes – Carleton Stone – CDN
Carleton Stone – Last Thing – Carleton Stone – CDN

All the cool kids are releasing new albums on vinyl these days, and the coolest of the cool put out limited edition coloured vinyl versions, so that nerds like me can bring a bunch of them down to play on the radio, like I did today. We also listened to a few tracks featuring producer/player Sam Kassirer, who heads to Winnipeg this week to make a new record. We heard some folky songs, some rockin’ tunes, some dedications, and some songs inspired by the Neighbor’s Dog.

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

The Band – When I Paint My Masterpiece – A Musical History – CDN
Elliott BROOD – Hold You – Days Into Years – CDN
Deer Tick – Main Street – Divine Providence
The Damnwells – 55 Pictures – One Last Century
Jim Bryson & The Weakerthans – Wild Folk – The Falcon Lake Incident – CDN
Ox – 747 – American Lo-Fi – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Josh Ritter – Change of Time – So Runs the World Away
Kris Delmhorst – To the Wire – Shotgun Singer
Mark Erelli – Once – Delivered
Langhorne Slim – I Love You, but Goodbye – Be Set Free
Josh Ritter – Open Doors – The Historical Conquests of
Dawes – If I Wanted Someone – Nothing Is Wrong
Matthew Ryan – Hey Kid – I Recall Standing as though Nothing Could Fall

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Chuck Prophet – Castro Halloween – Temple Beautiful
The Damnwells – The Monster – No One Listens to the Band Anymore
Oh My Darling – Fly Around – Sweet Nostalgia – CDN – WPG
The Once – You’re My Best Friend – Row Upon Row of the People They Know – CDN
Murray McLauchlan – My Wildest Dreams – Human Writes – CDN
Michael Jerome Browne – One More Empty Bottle – The Road Is Dark – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Ron Hawkins – D.F.W. – 10 Kinds of Lonely – CDN
Spirit of the West – Political – Labour Day – CDN
Del Barber – Miles and Years – Love Songs for the Last 20 – CDN – WPG
Ryan Adams – La Cienega Just Smiled – Gold
The Warped 45s – Talk About Evil – Matador Sunset – CDN

The 2011 Western Canadian Music Awards take place tonight, and the slate of nominees is especially strong, and especially stacked with Winnipeg artists, so what else are we to do but play a whole bunch of the nominees? We’ve also got a heaping helping of great new music, and a couple of show previews featuring Oh Susanna and Elliott BROOD.

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

The Wailin’ Jennys – You Are Here – Bright Morning Stars – CDN – WPG
The Wailin’ Jennys – Swing Low Sail High – Bright Morning Stars – CDN – WPG
Ruth Moody – Tell Me – The Garden – CDN – WPG
Romi Mayes – Ball and Chain – Lucky Tonight – CDN – WPG
Kim Beggs – Maiden Heart – Blue Bones – CDN
Jen Lane – Lie to Me – For the Night – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Steve Dawson – Nightshade – Nightshade – CDN
Shuyler Jansen – Wedding Band – Voice from the Lake – CDN
Fish & Bird – Well Run Dry – Every Whisper Is a Shout Across the Void – CDN
Chic Gamine – Closer – City City – CDN – WPG
Imaginary Cities – Where’d All The Living Go – Temporary Resident – CDN – WPG
Ridley Bent – Yukon Belle – Rabbit on my Wheel – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – Thunder Bay – Love Songs For The Last 20 – CDN – WPG

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Deer Tick – Clownin’ Around – Divine Providence
Sunparlour Players – Once Before – Us Little Devils – CDN
Hoots & Hellmouth – I Don’t Mind Your Cussing – Salt
Ryan Adams – Ashes & Fire – Ashes & Fire
Tom Waits – Back in the Crowd – Bad as Me
Ox – Trans Canada – Tuco – CDN
Murray Mclauchlan – Bad Times – Human Writes – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

James McMurtry – Too Long in the Wasteland – The Best of the Columbia Records Radio Hour
Oh Susanna – See What Promises Can Bring – Soon the Birds – CDN
Oh Susanna – Alabaster – Johnstown – CDN
Elliott BROOD – Cadillac Dust – Tin Type – CDN
Elliott BROOD – Without Again – Ambassador
Elliott BROOD – Lindsay – Days Into Years – CDN

Dale Murray is one talented dude, and the first part of the show demonstrates that. He produced the wonderful new record by Steven Bowers, as well as the recent works of our good friend Christina Martin, and he used to play in Cuff the Duke, who return to Winnipeg this week. We heard a few requests/dedications, before dusting off a big ol’ pile of vinyl records for a great set of golden oldies.

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Christina Martin with Dale Murray – You Come Home – A House Concert – CDN
Steven Bowers with Christina Martin – Comfortably Sweet – Circadian Anthem – CDN
Steven Bowers with Christina Martin – Beothuk Words – Beothuk Words – CDN
Christina Martin – Remember Me – single – CDN
Cuff the Duke – Count on Me – Morning Comes – CDN
Cuff the Duke – Follow Me – Way Down Here – CDN
Cuff the Duke – Remember the Good Times – Sidelines of the City – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Cuff the Duke – The Future Hangs – Cuff the Duke – CDN
Geoff Berner – Phoney Drawl – live recording – CDN
Carolyn Mark & Geoff Berner – It’s All Just A Matter Of (Where You Draw The Line) – Just Married: An Album Of Duets – CDN
Romi Mayes – Sweet Somethin’ Steady – Sweet Somethin’ Steady – CDN – WPG
Scott Nolan – Poor Man’s Holiday – Montgomery Eldorado – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – Songwriter’s Lament – Love Songs For The Last 20 – CDN – WPG

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Bob Dylan – Tomorrow Is a Long Time – Greatest Hits Vol. II
Jesse Winchester – Step By Step – Let the Rough Side Drag
Hoyt Axton – Boney Fingers – Life Machine
Guy Clark – New Cut Road – The South Coast of Texas
Bobby Bare – 500 Miles Away from Home – The Hits
Mickey Newbury – How I Love Them Old Songs – Frisco Mabel Joy
Stan Rogers – The Field Behind the Plow – Northwest Passage – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

James Talley – We Keep Tryin’ – Ain’t It Somethin’
Emmylou Harris – She – Luxury Liner
Rodney Crowell – Many A Long & Lonesome Highway – The Essential
Townes Van Zandt – Tecumseh Valley – Our Mother the Mountain
Willie P Bennett – Has Anyone Seen My Baby Here Tonight? – Blackie and the Rodeo King – CDN

Today we catch up with our old friend David Francey, who returns to town this week for a can’t-miss show at the Park Theatre. Also, it’s Jetsgiving in Winnipeg, where we celebrate Thanksgiving and the return of our NHL team. We played some music in honour of both, and then shut the show down a wee bit early so our intrepid host could head home in time for the opening faceoff, and a fabulous dinner with the family.

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

David Francey – Skating Rink – Skating Rink – CDN
Jory Nash – God Don’t Know Me Anymore – New Blue Day – CDN
Jory Nash – Prisoner’s Lament – Tangle with the Ghost – CDN
Jory Nash – The Conversion of Pearl Hart – Spaz Loves Weezie – CDN
David Francey – Wind in the Wires – Torn Screen Door – CDN
David Francey – Banks of the Seaway – Far End of Summer – CDN
David Francey – Wonder – Late Edition – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

David Francey interview

David Francey – Pretty Jackals – Late Edition – CDN
David Francey – The Waking Hour – The Waking Hour – CDN
Kieran Kane – More to It than This – Somewhere Beyond the Roses
Kieran Kane – He Never Knew What Hit Him – Dead Reckoning
John Prine – In a Town this Size – In Spite of Ourselves

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Kim Wempe – Waves of Colour – Painting with the Tides – CDN
Kathleen Edwards – Hockey Skates – Failer – CDN
Loudon Wainwright III – Thanksgiving – 40 Odd Years
Mary Gauthier – Thanksgiving At The Prison – Season of Mercy
The Sweetback Sisters – Thank You – Looking For A Fight
Drive-By Truckers – Mama Bake A Pie (Daddy Kill A Chicken) – The Fine Print (A Collection Of Oddities And Rarities 2003-2008)
Hoots & Hellmouth – Home for Supper – Hoots & Hellmouth

Although he’s always out playing his heart out, Dan Frechette hasn’t put out a CD in a long time, but he’s back with two new ones, so he dropped by the studio, after a similarly long absence, to chat and play a bunch of new songs. He even brought his friends Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, and Neil Young along (you have to hear it to believe it.) His former producer, Bill Bourne, is also back with a new blues record and visiting town, so we preview his show as well as some others.

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Bill Bourne & The Free Radio Band – Who’s Knockin’ – Bluesland – CDN
Rambling Dan and the Dylanaires – Nobody Knows My Name – Deal with the Devil – CDN – WPG

Rambling Dan Frechette interview

Rambling Dan and the Dylanaires – Some Kind of Phantom – Deal with the Devil – CDN – WPG

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Rambling Dan Frechette – Internet County Jail – Nohthing to Lose but the Blues – CDN – WPG
Rambling Dan Frechette – They Call Me Mr. Wrong – live performance – CDN – WPG
Rambling Dan Frechette – Big Boots – live performance – CDN – WPG
Rambling Dan Frechette – Hey Hey – live performance – CDN – WPG

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Rambling Dan and the Dylanaires – Life Without Toys – Deal with the Devil – CDN – WPG
Rambling Dan and the Dylanaires – Gentler Days – Deal with the Devil – CDN – WPG
Rambling Dan Frechette – Hard Times You Must Have Had – Nothing to Lose But the Blues – CDN – WPG
Bill Bourne & the Free Radio Band – Forever Truly Bound – Bluesland – CDN
Bill Bourne – Voodoo King – Voodoo King – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

David Francey – Wonder – Late Edition – CDN
Kim Wempe – Painting with Tides – Painting with Tides – CDN
Ron Hawkins – Waitin’ On Something That’s Already Here – Straightjacket Love – CDN
Matt Andersen – Coal Mining Blues – Coal Mining Blues – CDN
Vance Gilbert – Dragonfly Wings – Old White Men

We’ve had some pretty notable guests on this show over the years, but even I was a little surprised and impressed when we landed today’s interview with the legendary James McMurtry. He’s one of the most powerful songwriters in the world, and he returns to Winnipeg next weekend for the first time in 19 years. Sadly, this means that we won’t be going to see Danny Michel, but we played a bunch of his songs to soften the blow. We’ve got a bunch of other classics to round out the show.

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Danny Michel – Midnight Train – Valhalla – CDN
Danny Michel – Perfect – Tales from the Invisible Man – CDN
Danny Michel – Who’s Gonna Miss You? – Sunset Sea – CDN
Danny Michel – White Lightning – Live in Winnipeg – CDN
Brian MacMillan – Shine – Shine – CDN
Jory Nash – Charlie – New Blue Day – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Peter Katz – These Are the Days – More Nights – CDN
Kim Wempe – Chameleon – Painting with Tides – CDN
Guy Clark – Maybe I Can Paint Over That – Songs and Stories
Jon Dee Graham & The Fighting Cocks – Beautifully Broken – It’s not as Bad as it Looks
James McMurtry – Bayou Tortous – Just Us Kids

3:00 – 3:30 pm

James McMurtry interview

James McMurtry – Ruby and Carlos – Just Us Kids
James McMurtry – Holiday – Childish Things
James McMurtry – You’d a’ Thought (Leonard Cohen Must Die) – Live in Europe

3:30 – 4:00 pm

James McMurtry – Choctaw Bingo – Saint Mary of the Woods
Fred Eaglesmith – Katie – 6 Volts – CDN
Gillian Welch – The Way It Goes – The Harrow & The Harvest
Lynn Miles – Over You – Unravel – CDN
Jesse Dee & Jacquie B – Maybe, Maybe Not – Our Ghosts Will Fill these Walls – CDN

As the weather cools off, the concert scene is heating up, and we’ve got plenty of hot shows to preview, including James McMurtry, Royal Wood, The Crooked Brothers, and the long-awaited return of our pal Lindy. We also preview the two sold-out Matt Andersen shows and debut his fine new album, as well as a bunch of other great new releases.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Matt Andersen – Willie’s Diamond Joe – Coal Mining Blues – CDN
Matt Andersen – Baby I’ll Be There – Coal Mining Blues – CDN
Matt Andersen – Don’t Wanna Give In – Coal Mining Blues – CDN
Del Barber – As Far As I Can Tell – Love Songs for the Last 20 – CDN – WPG
Sunparlour Players – Green Thumb – Us Little Devils – CDN
Dan Mangan – About as Helpful as You Can Be without Being any Help at All – Oh Fortune – CDN
Elliott BROOD – Lindsay – Days Into Years – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Madison Violet – Cindy Cindy – The Good in Goodbye – CDN
James Hill – Hand Over My Heart – Man with a Love Song – CDN
Romi Mayes – Easy on You – Lucky Tonight – CDN – WPG
James McMurtry – Ruby and Carlos – Just Us Kids
James McMurtry – Levelland – Live in Aught-Three

3:00 – 3:30 pm

John Bottomley – For Everyone – The Crown of Life – CDN
John Bottomley – With a Little Help from Heaven – The Healing Dream – CDN
John Bottomley – Candle in the Dark – Blackberry – CDN
Royal Wood – Juliet – A Good Enough Day – CDN
Royal Wood – Thinking About – The Lost and Found EP – CDN
Lindy – Lake Winnipeg – recorded live on UMFM – CDN – WPG
Lindy – Witness – Suspension of Disbelief – CDN – WPG

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Scott Nolan – My My Hey Hey – Montgomery Eldorado – CDN – WPG
Hayes Carll – KMAG YOYO – KMAG YOYO (& other American Stories)
The Warped 45s – Live Bait – Matador Sunset – CDN
The Crooked Brothers – 17 Horses – Lawrence, Where’s Your Knife? – CDN – WPG
The Crooked Brothers – Another Sun – Lawrence, Where’s Your Knife? – CDN – WPG
Matt Andersen – If I Can’t Have You – Live from the Phoenix Theatre – CDN