It’s the long weekend, and even we take a day off now and again, so we’re pre-taped this week, but there’s plenty going on with Folk Fest firing up this week, so this episode is the OFFICIAL Winnipeg Folk Festival preview. Since he wasn’t invited to play this year, Fred Eaglesmith is coming to town and going head-to-head with the Festival, so we’ll preview his show and wish him well also.

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Melissa McClelland – I Blame You – Victoria Day – CDN

Joshua Cockerill – Bartender – The Trick with your Heart I’m Learning to Do – CDN
The Warped 45s – Grampa Carl – Matador Sunset – CDN

Chuck Prophet – Doubter out of Jesus (All Over You) – Soap and Water
The Jayhawks – Waiting for the Sun – Hollywood Town Hall
Blackie & The Rodeo Kings w/Lucinda Williams – If I Can’t Have You – Kings and Queens – CDN
Lucinda Williams – Seeing Black – Blessed

2:30 – 3:00

New Country Rehab – Angel of Death – New Country Rehab – CDN
Dawes – The Way You Laugh – Nothing Is Wrong
M. Ward – Hi-Fi – Transistor Radio
Charlie Parr – Hogkill Blues – Cheap Wine

David Wax Museum – Yes, Maria, Yes – Everything Is Saved
Samantha Crain – Lions – You (Understood)

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Imaginary Cities – Hummingbird – Temporary Resident – CDN – WPG
Blind Pilot – The Story I Heard – 3 Rounds and a Sound
Dan Mangan – Road Regrets – Nice, Nice, Very Nice – CDN
Matt Andersen – Round and Round – Live from the Phoenix Theatre – CDN

Scott Nolan – 90 MPH – Montgomery Eldorado – CDN – WPG
The Be Good Tanyas – Ootischenia – Hello Love – CDN
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band w/ Del McCoury – After You’ve Gone – Preservation

3:30 – 4:00

The Fabulous Ginn Sisters – Hey Doll – You Can’t Take a Bad Girl Home
Fred Eaglesmith – Shallow – Cha Cha Cha – CDN
Fred Eaglesmith – I Pray Now – Tinderbox – CDN
Fred Eaglesmith – Country Squall – live recording – CDN

Fred Eaglesmith – Do You Love Me Now – Fred J Eaglesmith – CDN
Fred Eaglesmith – Steam – Hobo Stew – CDN

The beginning of today’s show is inspired in large part by the amazing Colin Linden shows I witnessed last night. We’ve also got some great new music including the long, long, long awaited new album from Gillian Welch! And, this past Thursday on Steel Belted Radio I did an oddball, unexpected hip-hop set, and what’s a guy to do when he does something weird (but fun), except do it again! We’re having a hick-hoppin’ good time today.

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Willie P Bennett – The Lucky Ones – The Lucky Ones – CDN
Colin Linden – The Heaven Me – From the Water – CDN
Colin Linden & Richard Bell – The Flame – Highway Prayer (Twilight Hotel) – CDN
The Band – Remedy – Jericho – CDN
Luke Doucet – The Day Rick Danko Died – Blood’s Too Rich – CDN
Jackpine – Rick Danko Died – Brand New Good Old Days – CDN – WPG

2:30 – 3:00 pm

The Band – Acadian Driftwood – A Musical History – CDN
Willie P Bennett – Baby, Come and Turn out the Lights – CDN
Gillian Welch – The Way It Will Be – The Harrow & The Harvest
Gillian Welch – The Way It Goes – The Harrow & The Harvest
Greg Brown – Where Are You Going When You’re Gone – Freak Flag
The Sweetback Sisters – It Won’t Hurt When I Fall Down From This Barstool – Looking For A Fight

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Eilen Jewell – Santa Fe – Queen of the Minor Key
The Jayhawks – She Walks In So Many Ways – Mocking Bird Time
Shannon Lyon – Blue Flowers – This Love This Love – CDN
The Cash Brothers – Take a Little Time – How Was Tomorrow – CDN
Carolyn Mark & NQ Arbuckle – Passing Dream – Let’s Just Stay Here – CDN
Gregory Alan Isakov – That Moon Song – This Empty Northern Hemisphere
The Warped 45s – Hurdle River Crossing – Matador Sunset – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Frederick Squire & Katherine Maki – Calling It Quits – Calling It Quits – CDN
Scott Nolan – Trial Separation – Montgomery Eldorado – CDN – WPG
The Burning Hell – Report Card – Flux Capacitor – CDN
Asylum Street Spankers – Hick Hop – Mercurial
The Gourds – Gin And Juice – Shinebox
Good Lovelies – Crabbuckit – Let The Rain Fall – CDN
Farm Fresh – My Ex-Girl – Time Is Running Out – CDN – WPG

You’ve got to be careful to avoid whiplash on today’s show, because we’re looking back & forth all over the place. We look back at last night’s amazing Sunset Saloon show, Jack Marks in Winnipeg, as well as the amazing work of “The Big Man” Clarence Clemons. We’ve got great new music, some that’s out already (back) and some that’s coming out soon (forth). And, it’s Jazzfest in Winnipeg, and there’s plenty of us non-jazz lovers to enjoy.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Colin Linden – Between the Darkness and the Light of Day – From the Water – CDN
Chris Carmichael – Far Away Gone – live recording – CDN – WPG
Chris Carmichael – The Loner – live recording – CDN – WPG
Bruce Springsteen – Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out – Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen – Born to Run – Born to Run

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Jack Marks – Exley’s Blues – live recording – CDN
Jack Marks – Borrow It Gladly Away – live recording – CDN
Joshua Cockerill – Blue Eyed Prairie Sky – The Trick with your Heart I’m Learning to Do – CDN
The Warped 45s – Pale Horse – Matador Sunset – CDN
Reid Jamieson – Grass & Dirt – The Unavoidable Truth – CDN
Reid Jamieson – Pretty Pictures – Staring Contest – CDN
Reid Jamieson – Sweet Caroline – Songs From 69 – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Catherine MacLellan – True Love – Silhouette – CDN
Catherine MacLellan – Stealin’ – Silhouette – CDN
Eilen Jewell – Warning Signs – Queen of the Minor Key
Foster & Lloyd – Picasso’s Mandolin – It’s Already Tomorrow
Scott Nolan – My My Hey Hey – Montgomery Eldorado – CDN – WPG
Tim Easton – To Katie – Since 1966 (Volume 1)
Doug Paisley – No One But You – Constant Companion – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Romi Mayes – Ball and Chain – Lucky Tonight – CDN – WPG
Romi Mayes – Hard Road – Achin In Yer Bones – CDN – WPG
Romi Mayes – Let Me Run – Sweet Somethin’ Steady – CDN – WPG
Ollabelle – See Line Woman – Riverside Battle Songs
Son of Dave – Step Out – recorded live on UMFM – CDN – WPG
Colin Linden – The Last Thought – Big Mouth – CDN
Colin Linden – When the Carnival Ends – Through the Storm Through the Night – CDN

This weekend I had the opportunity to see the fabulous new movie “The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom,” and it got me to thinking about what a great songwriter she is, so we had to pay a bit of a tribute. We also look forward to some great shows next weekend, including Chris Carmichael live at Sunset Saloon, and Jack Marks’ Winnipeg debut at the High & Lonesome Club. We’ve got Folk Fest music, new music, and one of the greatest guitar solos of all time.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

The Wailin’ Jennys – Light Of A Clear Blue Morning – The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom – CDN – WPG
Martha Wainwright – Do I Ever Cross Your Mind – The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom – CDN
Dolly Parton – Love Is Like a Butterfly – The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom
Maria Muldaur – My Tennessee Mountain Home – I’m a Woman: 30 Years of
Eva Cassidy – Coat of Many Colors – Somewhere
Teddy Thompson – My Blue Tears – Upfront & Down Low
Robbie Fulks – Jeannie’s Afraid Of The Dark – 13 Hillbilly Giants
Kasey Chambers – Little Sparrow – Just Because I’m a Woman: Songs of Dolly Parton

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Sarah Harmer & John K Samson – Islands in the Stream – live recording – CDN
Here Comes the Rain Again – The Watson Twins – Night Covers
Mark Erelli – I Live On A Battlefield – live recording
Bon Iver – Mercury – live recording

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Chris Carmichael – Nowhere – Chris Carmichael – CDN – WPG
Chris Carmichael – Pop Song – Chris Carmichael – CDN – WPG
Romi Mayes – Angeline – Sweet Somethin’ Steady – CDN – WPG
Big Dave McLean & The Muddy-Tones – The N.H.L. Hockey Blues – Hockey Rock: Winnipeg Style – CDN – WPG
Jack Marks – The Dress Song – Two of Everything – CDN
Jack Marks – Michigan Love – Lost Wages – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

The Warped 45s – Talk About Evil – Matador Sunset – CDN
Putnam Smith – The Birds Would Understand – We Could Be Beekeepers
Charlie Parr – Ain’t No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down – When the Devil Goes Blind
Samantha Crain – Lions – You (Understood)
Audrey Auld – You Wish – Come Find Me
Kathleen Edwards – 12 Bellevue – Failer – CDN
The Beauties – Hearts Are Down – The Beauties – CDN

Usually I come down to UMFM on Sunday afternoons and sit alone behind closed doors. That works fine, but today it’s party time, as we’re kicking off UMFM’s Open House week, where we throw the doors open wide to show off our fancy new studios. We celebrated with friends, family, treats, prizes, and special guests Ron from Lockport and Del Barber!

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Lyle Lovett – Step Inside this House – Step Inside this House
Christina Martin – You Come Home – Two Hearts – CDN
Harry Manx – Only Then Will Your House Be Blessed – Wise and Otherwise – CDN
Greg Macpherson – Visitor – Mr. Invitation – CDN – WPG
Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Stranger in the House – My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Radio, Radio – Live At The El Macombo

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Bruce Springsteen – Radio Nowhere – Magic
Brian Macmillan – Turn the Radio Up – Shine – CDN
Justin Rutledge – I’m Your Man,You’re My Radio – The Devil On A Bench In Stanley Park – CDN
Jenny and Johnny – Animal – I’m Having Fun Now
Alejandro Escovedo – Real as an Animal – Real Animal

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Meaghan Smith – Heartbroken – The Cricket’s Orchestra – CDN
Meaghan Smith – I Know – The Cricket’s Orchestra – CDN
Del Barber – As Far As I Can Tell – Love Songs For The Last 20 – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – The Waitress – live performance – CDN – WPG

3:30 – 4:00 pm

The Passionate and Objective Jokerfan – Stu Reid of TwangTrust, (Thanks Friend) – Unexpected Songs of Joy, and Celebrations of Music Stars
Del Barber – Stolen Car – live performance – CDN – WPG
Wyckham Porteous – Hungry Heart – 3 a.m. – CDN
Romi Mayes – Heavy Heart – Lucky Tonight – CDN – WPG
Ruth Moody – Travellin’ Shoes – The Garden – CDN – WPG
The Details – Always, Always, Always, Never – Draw a Distance. Draw a Border. – CDN – WPG

Today we’re all about the concert previews, because we’ve got some great ones coming up. One of the most exciting is the return of Oh Susanna (along with Matthew Barber) and we got Suzie on the phone to talk about the show and her great new CD.

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Michael Johnston w/Oh Susanna – Sunday Afternoon – Curious Heart – CDN
Billy Cowsill – Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear – Live – CDN
Jon Dee Graham – Big Sweet Life – First Bear On The Moon
Alejandro Escovedo – Golden Bear – Real Animal
Lyle Lovett – Bears – Step Inside this House
Oh Susanna – By Rope – Soon the Birds – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Oh Susanna – Soon the Birds – Soon the Birds – CDN

Oh Susanna interview

Oh Susanna – See What Promises Can Bring – Soon the Birds – CDN
Matthew Barber – Ring Upon Your Finger – Matthew Barber – CDN
Matthew Barber – Easily Bruised – Ghost Notes – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Hayes Carll – Take Me Away – recorded live on UMFM
Hayes Carll – Beaumont – Trouble in Mind
Hayes Carll – Waiting On The Stars To Fall – T for Texas T from Tennessee
Hayes Carll – KMAG YOYO – live recording
Peter Mulvey – The Fly – The Knuckleball Suite

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Martyn Joseph – Stuck in a Moment – Run to Cover
Ken Pinchen – Mid-Century Modern – Mid-Century Modern – CDN – WPG
Jay Aymar – Gonna Love You Anyway – Halfway Home – CDN
Ian Tyson – My Cherry Coloured Rose – Yellowhead to Yellowstone and other Love Songs – CDN
Nathan – Home with Me – Jimson Weed – CDN – WPG

We kick things off with a birthday tribute to our namesake, Paul MacLeod, which prompted him to give us a call and chat for the first time in a long, long time. We also played some tunes in honour of ol’ Bobby Dylan’s upcoming B-Day. Surprisingly, he didn’t call us. Oh well. We heard some new music, some timely music, and all kinds of other great stuff!

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Dala – Alive – Everyone Is Someone – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Change Your Life – Gauge – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Giants – Tell the Band to Go Home – CDN

Paul MacLeod interview

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Paul MacLeod – It Belongs to You – Gauge
The Replacements – Achin’ to Be – Don’t Tell a Soul
Bright Little Field – Kiss Me on the Bus – Treatment Bound: A Ukulele Tribute to the Replacements
The Warped 45s – Victoria Day – Matador Sunset – CDN
Melissa McClelland – Victoria Day (May Flowers) – Victoria Day – CDN
Luke Doucet – Beautiful Day To Be Alive – Foke Star – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

The Belle Brigade – Lucky Guy – The Belle Brigade
The Details – Vulture Mechanics – Lost Art – CDN – WPG
Roxanne Potvin – Let Me Go – Play – CDN
Peter Case – Let’s Turn this Thing Around – The Case Files
Alfie Smith – You Walk On – Sometimes the Rain – CDN
Ken Pinchen – Why Do You Call Me? – Mid-Century Modern – CDN – WPG
Kirsten Jones w/Jim Cuddy – Hold Me Closer – The Mad Mile – CDN
Oh Susanna w/Jim Cuddy – The Lucky Ones – Soon the Birds – CDN
Jim Bryson w/Jim Cuddy – Somewhere Else – Loose 4: Start Your Own Country – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

John Gorka – Just Like a Woman – A Nod to Bob 2
Bob Dylan & The Band – Highway 61 Revisited – A Musical History
Bob Dylan & The Band – Wedding Song – Planet Waves
Matthew Ryan – Forever Young – Subterranean Homesick Blues: A Tribute to Bob Dylan’s ‘Bringing It All Back Home’
Neko Case – Buckets of Rain – Sweetheart: Love Songs 2005
The Byrds – You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere – Sweetheart of the Rodeo
Old Crow Medicine Show – Wagon Wheel – O.C.M.S.

The great new music just keeps rolling in – gotta love spring. We’ve got plenty to be excited about this week. We also look back on the latest StuDome concert and look ahead to some great upcoming shows this week. And, for reasons not entirely clear, we pay tribute to The Replacements. Why not?

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Caroline Herring – Tales of the Islander – Golden Apples Of The Sun
Matthew Barber – Keep It Alive – Matthew Barber – CDN
Jill Barber – If It Weren’t For Loving You – Mischievous Moon – CDN
Oh Susanna – By Rope – Soon the Birds – CDN
Jeffrey Foucault – Idaho – Horse Latitudes
Storyhill – Lay Down Your Weary Tune – A Nod to Bob 2
Cowboy Junkies – Flirted with You all my Life – Demons (The Nomad Series Vol. 2) – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Jonathan Byrd – The Law & The Lonesome – The Law & The Lonesome
Jonathan Byrd – I Was an Oak Tree – Cackalack
Mark Jungers – Tired of Being Lonely – More like a good Dog than a bad Cat
Owen Temple – Mountain Home – Mountain Home
Gurf Morlix – Music You Mighta Made – Last Exit To Happyland
Blaze Foley – Baby Can I Crawl Back to You? – Cold, Cold World

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Frederick Squire – There’s a Place that I Can Go – Sings Shenandoah and other Popular Hits – CDN
Frederick Squire – As Long as One Sun Could Shine – March 12 – CDN
Kate Maki – When I Go – Moonshine – CDN
Frederick Squire & Katherine Maki – Crazy Tropical Survival Guide – Calling It Quits – CDN
Bright Little Field – If only You Were Lonely – Treatment Bound: A Ukelele Tribute to the Replacements
Bright Little Field – I’ll Be You – Treatment Bound: A Ukelele Tribute to the Replacements
Justin Townes Earle – Can’t Hardly Wait – Midnight at the Movies
Middle Brother – Portland – Middle Brother

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Roger Marin Jr – Backyard Mechanic – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
Roger Marin Jr – Ramblin’ Kind – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
Amelia Curran – Hands on a Grain of Sand – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
Amelia Curran – The Mistress – Hunter, Hunter – CDN
Ken Pinchen – Mid-Century Modern – Mid-Century Modern – CDN – WPG
Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank – Little One – Travelling Show
David Myles – New Friend – Live At the Carleton – CDN
John Prine – Angel from Montgomery – John Prine

It’s Mom’s Day, and they don’t come any more important than moms, so we’ve got a whack of songs in their honour, including some special dedications for some of our favourite mom listeners. We’ve also got some more upcoming shows to preview, and we announce the next big show at Sunset Saloon!

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Robbie Fulks – I Wanna Be Mama’d – Revenge!

Ridley Bent – Mama – Buckles & Boots – CDN

Hank III – Drinkin’ Over Momma – Rebel Within

Jon Doe With Dave Alvin & Veronica Jane – Mama Don’t – This Is Americana Volume 2

Chuck Prophet – What Can a Mother Do -¡Let Freedom Ring!

Romi Mayes and The Temporarily Employed – Mama ain’t no Fool – The Living Room Sessions – CDN – WPG

Justin Townes Earle – Mama’s Eyes – Midnight at the Movies

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Holly Williams – Mama – Here with Me (for Jaine)

Lyle Lovett – If I Had a Boat – Pontiac (for Lucy)

Ryan Adams – Oh My Sweet Carolina – Heartbreaker  (for Allie)

NQ Arbuckle – Sun’s Hanging Low – The Last Supper In A Cheap Town – CDN (for Melissa)

Fred Eaglesmith – Water in the Fuel – Lipstick Lies & Gasoline – CDN (for Erin)

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Romi Mayes – Just Like the Rest – Achin’ in yer Bones – CDN – WPG (for Marion)

Del Barber – Songwriter’s Lament – Love Songs for the Last 20 – CDN – WPG

Brock Zeman – Picture of You – $100 Difference – CDN (for Shelly)

Blue Rodeo – Rose-Coloured Glasses – Outskirts – CDN (for Nancy)
Bruce Springsteen – Pay Me My Money Down – We Shall Overcome; The Seeger Sessions; American Land Edition (for Kathy)

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Chris Carmichael – Danger – Chris Carmichael – CDN – WPG

Kate Maki – Over – Confusion Unlimited – CDN

Kate Maki – Old Guitar – The Sun Will Find Us – CDN

Kate Maki – Shine on my Mind – Moonshine – CDN

Leslie Alexander – Crazy Train – Nobody’s Baby – CDN

Jenny Allen – Face the Music – Blanket – CDN

Sumner Brothers – Both Back – Sumner Brothers – CDN

It’s May Day and the eve of our big election, and being timely as we are, we have to commemorate those. We’ve also got some great new music and some upcoming shows to preview, as well as a tribute to the glory of the Drive-By Truckers.

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Elliott BROOD – Northern Air – CDN

Matthew Ryan – Watch your Step – May Day

Matthew Ryan – Chrome – May Day

Harry Manx – Only Then Will Your House Be Blessed – Wise and Otherwise – CDN

Patty Griffin – Making Pies – 1000 Kisses

Lucinda Williams – Blessed (Kitchen Tapes version) – Blessed

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Eva Cassidy – Wayfaring Stranger – Simply Eva

Eliza Gilkyson – Roses at the End of Time – Roses at the End of Time

Carrie Elkin – The Things that We’re Afraid of – Call It my Garden

Samantha Crain – We Are the Same – You (Understood)

Ray Wylie Hubbard – Whoop and Holler – A. Enlightenment B. Endarkenment (Hint: There is no C)

The Beauties – Without You – The Beauties – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Drive-By Truckers – Tornadoes – The Dirty South

Drive-By Truckers – Space City – A Blessing and a Curse

Drive-By Truckers – Easy on Yourself – A Blessing and a Curse

Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit – Alabama Pines – Here We Rest

Blaze Foley – Election Day – Cold, Cold World

Todd Snider – Conservative Christian, Right-Wing Republican, Straight, White, America – Live: The Storyteller

Martyn Joseph – Liberal Backslider – Don’t Talk About Love Vol. 2

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Martyn Joseph – Call It Democracy – Run to Cover

Spirit of the West – D For Democracy (Scour The House) – Spirituality: 1983-2008 – The Consummate Compendium (Book 1) – CDN

Rheostatics – These Days Are Good For the Canadian Conservative Youth Party Alliance – Night of the Shooting Stars – CDN

Carolyn Mark w/Amy Honey – Rocket Piano Man – Just Married: An Album Of Duets – CDN

Brandi Carlile – Sixty Years On – Brandi Carlile

Old Man Luedecke – Lass Vicious – My Hands are on Fire and other Love Songs