It’s Easter Sunday, and time to celebrate food, family, and Jesus, and we’ve got all of our bases covered on today’s show with some timely tunes. Carter’s along for the ride, which always makes things a little more fun. We’ve also got some new (and new again) music, as well as some great upcoming shows to preview!

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Tom Waits – Chocolate Jesus – Mule Variations

John Prine – Jesus the Missing Years – Missing Years

Rheostatics – Jesus Was once a Teenager Too – Introducing Happiness – CDN

Jim White – If Jesus Drove A Motor Home – Drill A Hole In That Substrate And Tell Me What You See

Clem Snide – Jews for Jesus Blues – End of Love

2;30 – 3:00

Jeremy Fisher – Lemon Meringue Pie – Let It Shine – CDN

Craig Cardiff – Making Pies – Mothers & Daughters – CDN
Old Man Luedecke – Joy of Cooking – Hinterland – CDN
Middle Brother – Middle Brother – Middle Brother

Deer Tick – Houston, TX – Born on Flag Day

Del Barber – Believe Me, Believe Me – Live at the Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago 2011 – CDN – WPG

Greg Brown – Freak Flag – Freak Flag

Dave Alvin – Harlan County Line – single

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Mike Plume Band – Dimaggio – Fools for the Radio (2010) – CDN

Mike Plume Band – Tennessee – Fools for the Radio (2010) – CDN

Steve Earle – God Is God – I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive

Romi Mayes – Ball and Chain – Lucky Tonight – CDN – WPG

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Scott Nolan – Swing Low – single – CDN – WPG

Scott Nolan – Bad Liver/Broken Heart – Receiver/Reflector – CDN – WPG

Scott Nolan Band – Rosie – No Bourbon and Bad Radio – CDN – WPG

Scott Nolan – This Time – Postcards – CDN – WPG
Fish & Bird – Effigy – Every Whisper Is A Shout Across The Void – CDN

Geoff Berner – I Kind of Hate Songs with Ambiguous Lyrics – Victory Party – CDN

JP Riemans & The Bar Flies – Indian Girl – Redneck Lullaby – CDN

Dan Mangan – Robots – Nice, Nice, Very Nice – CDN

It’s Record Store Day/Damnwells weekend, so we’re out of town and lovin’ it, but not to worry, we’ve got your usual Sunday goodness pre-recorded for your listening pleasure. We got off to a start with some Tom Waits songs, for no real reason, before settling in for a good long set of rockin’ good tunes. We also preview a few great upcoming shows including the Japan benefit featuring Keri Latimer, Greg Macpherson, and Ridley Bent, as well as the CD release for the new album by Matt Epp, and next week’s return of an old friend.

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Romi Mayes and The Temporarily Employed – Ordinary Sunday – The Living Room Sessions – CDN – WPG

Tom Waits – 9th & Hennepin – Rain Dogs

Tom Waits – Come on up to the House – Mule Variations

Neko Case – Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis – New Coat of Paint — Waits Tribute

Sarah Borges And The Broken Singles – Blind Love – Female Tribute To Tom Waits – Vol.2

Shawn Colvin – Get Out Of This House – A Few Small Repairs

Lucinda Williams – Right in Time – Car Wheels On A Gravel Road

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Rodney Crowell – Earthbound – Fate’s Right Hand

Blackie & The Rodeo Kings – Sometimes It Comes Easy – Let’s Frolic Again – CDN

Ron Sexsmith – Hard Bargain – Retriever – CDN

Ron Sexsmith – Wishing Wells – Retriever – CDN

Nick Lowe – Cruel to Be Kind – Labour of Lust

Patrick Park – Here We Are – Everyone’s in Everyone

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Keri Latimer – Mountain Road – CBC Radio 2’s Song Quest: Road Songs – CDN – WPG

Greg Macpherson – Wide Turn – Maintenance – CDN – WPG

RIdley Bent – Arlington – Buckles & Boots – CDN – WPG

Nathan – Gasoline – Jimson Weed – CDN – WPG

Ridley Bent – Suicidewinder – Blam – CDN – WPG

Greg Macpherson – First Class – Mr. Invitation – CDN – WPG

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Matt Epp – Cover Me – Safe or Free – CDN – WPG

Matt Epp – She’s High Water – Orphan Horse – CDN – WPG

Matt Epp – You’ll Find Me Alone – You’ll Find Me Alone – CDN – WPG

Dan Walsh – Smokomotive – Virtuoso – CDN

Brock Zeman – Greasy Skillet Boys – Live @ The Acoustic Grill – CDN

Abigail Lapell – Beautiful – Great Survivor – CDN

John Bottomley – Winter Gone – The Healing Dream – CDN

This one felt like such a busy show, yet we only managed to play 4 artists in 2 hours – I don’t think we’ve ever done that before! We had to pay tribute to the late, great John Bottomley, who left us this week, but left behind a lot of great music. RIP. We look forward to my trip to finally see the Damnwells live, and we were joined in-studio by Taylor Ashton of hot up-and-coming roots band Fish & Bird to chat about their great new record and upcoming shows.

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Christina Martin – Subject to Change – I Can Too – CDN

John Bottomley – You Lose and You Gain – Blackberry – CDN

John Bottomley – With a Little Help from Heaven – The Healing Dream – CDN

John Bottomley – Lion Is the Child – Raggle Taggle – CDN

John Bottomley – The Way I Feel – Songs with the Ornamental Hermits – CDN

John Bottomley – Klee Wyck – Blackberry – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

John Bottomley – She Is Mine – Blackberry – CDN

John Bottomley – Sarah Whitehead (The Bank Nun) – Songs with the Ornamental Hermits – CDN

John Bottomley – The Fire of Love – The Healing Dream – CDN

Angela & Alex Dezen – Coming Home Tonight – Sweet Water Child ~ Lullabies For Getty

The Damnwells – I Will Keep the bad Things from You – Bastards of the Beat

The Damnwells – She’s The New York City Skyline – demo

3:00 – 3:30 pm

The Damnwells – Everything – One Last Century

The Damnwells – She Goes Around – No One Listens to the Band Anymore

The Damnwells – The Sound – Bastards of the Beat

The Damnwells – Golden Days – Air Stereo

Fish & Bird – Well Run Dry – Every Whisper Is a Shout across the Void – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Taylor Ashton (Fish & Bird) interview

Fish & Bird – Winnipeg – Every Whisper Is a Shout across the Void – CDN

Fish & Bird – Circle Tune – Every Whisper Is a Shout across the Void – CDN

What an action-packed show today, featuring live performances by Catherine MacLellan and a chat with her and her chauffeur, Del Barber! We also heard some great new music, as well as some tales from the road.

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Fearing & White – Heart o’ the Morning – recorded live on UMFM – CDN

Catherine MacLellan – Isabel’s Song – Water in the Ground – CDN

Catherine MacLellan – Too Easy – Church Bell Blues – CDN

Catherine MacLellan – Take a Break – Water in the Ground – CDN

Del Barber – Home to Manitoba – Love Songs for the Last 20 – CDN – WPG

Catherine MacLellan – Water in the Ground – Water in the Ground – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Catherine MacLellan and Del Barber interview

Catherine MacLellan – Not Much to Do (Not Much to Say) – Water in the Ground – CDN

Catherine MacLellan – Trickle Down Rain – live performance – CDN

Catherine MacLellan – What Is True Love – live performance – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Catherine MacLellan – The Same Way Again – live performance – CDN

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

Steve Earle – Waitin’ on the Sky – I’ll Never Get out of This World Alive

Lucinda Williams – Blessed – Blessed

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Kirsten Jones – There’s a Right Way to Break my Heart – The Mad Mile – CDN

The Decemberists – Rox in the Box – The King Is Dead

Tim O’Reagan – These Things – Tim O’Regan

The Band – It Makes No Difference – A Musical History – CDN

Martyn Joseph – Call It Democracy – Run to Cover

It’s Juno weekend in the centre of the universe, so we call up our pal, first-time nominee Del Barber for some inside dirt. We take a look at some great upcoming shows and spin some rockin’ requests.

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Nathan – You Win – Key Principles – CDN – WPG

Del Barber – Chicago – Love Songs for the Last 20 – CDN – WPG

Del Barber interview

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

Del Barber – Thunder Bay – Love Songs For The Last 20 – CDN – WPG

2:30 – 3:00 pm

John Wort Hannam – Pier 21 – Queen’s Hotel – CDN

Jack Marks – Before the Flood – Two of Everything – CDN

The Whipsaws – Lonesome Joe – 60 Watt Avenue

Leeroy Stagger & The Wildflowers – Sit Around This House – Little Victories – CDN

Dave Mccann & the Ten Toed Frogs – Circle of Stones – Shoot the Horse – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

The Other Brothers – Second Wind – Points of View – CDN – WPG

The Other Brothers – By My Side – recorded live on UMFM – CDN – WPG

Jackson Browne – Somebody’s Baby – Solo Acoustic Vol. 2

Catherine MacLellan – Set His Heart on Fire – Water in the Ground – CDN

Stephen Fearing and Andy White – Mothership – Fearing & White – CDN

Stephen Fearing and Andy White – Under the Silver Sky – Fearing & White – CDN

Blackie & the Rodeo Kings – If I Catch You Cryin’ – Bark – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Stephen Fearing – Black Sheep – outtakes – CDN

The Wooden Sky – (Bit Part) – If I Don’t Come Home You’ll Know I’m Gone – CDN

The Rural Alberta Advantage – The Dethbridge in Lethbridge – Hometowns – CDN

Elliott BROOD – Write It All Down For You – Mountain Meadows – CDN

Sunparlour Players – Talk It to Death – Hymns for the Happy – CDN

This weekend marked the release of the information that we wait all year for – the lineup for the Winnipeg Folk Festival! This year’s lineup is an interesting mix of legends and unknowns, and we heard from some of the expected highlights. We also got to some exciting new music, as well as a look ahead to next week’s Juno Awards. Lastly, we had a conversation with our old friend Martyn Joseph, who returns to Winnipeg after a few years’ absence.

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

Martyn Joseph – Walk Down the Mountain – Whoever It Was that Brought Me Here Will Have to Take Me Home

Blue Rodeo – Photograph – Five Days in July – CDN

The Jayhawks – Waiting for the Sun – Hollywood Town Hall

Blackie & The Rodeo Kings – That’s What I Like – Let’s Frolic – CDN

Chuck Prophet – You Did (Bomp Shooby Dooby Bomp) – Age of Miracles

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Dan Mangan & Shane Koyczan – Tragic Turn of Events / Move Pen Move – Roboteering EP – CDN

Matt Andersen – So Gone Now – Something in Between – CDN

Keith Mullins – Somewhere to Be – Localmotive Farms – CDN

Bill Bourne – Deep Dark Woods – Free Radio Dance Band – CDN

David Mayfield – I Just Might Pray – The David Mayfield Parade

Mae Moore – Folklore – Folklore – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Del Barber – If I Told You that I Loved You – Love Songs for the last 20 – CDN – WPG

Ruth Moody – Travellin’ Shoes – The Garden – CDN – WPG

Old Man Luedecke – My Love Comes Stepping Up The Stairs – My Hands are on Fire and other Love Songs – CDN

Lynn Miles – Something Beautiful – Fall for Beauty – CDN

Chic Gamine – Closer – City City – CDN – WPG

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Martyn Joseph – Always Will Be – Under Lemonade Skies

Martyn Joseph interview

Martyn Joseph – You’re the Moment – Under Lemonade Skies

Carter’s along for the ride again, and that means that things get even sillier than usual, as we hear some songs from the animal kingdom, and some unusual bird calls, courtesy of Ron from Lockport. We’ve also got some great new music and previews of upcoming shows by the likes of Spirit of the West, Harry Manx, and more!

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Matthew Ryan – You Are my Sunshine – Joey’s Song for Kids

Steve Wynn – Monkeys – Joey’s Song for Kids

Bob Snider – Dog – Stealin’ Home – CDN

Washboard Hank – Chompy the Headbiteroffer – Sweet Mysteries of Life – CDN

The Tallest Man on Earth – Where Do My Bluebird Fly – Shallow Grave

Robbie Fulks – Bluebirds Are Singing For Me – Revenge!

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Dave McCann And The Firehearts – Dixiebluebird – Dixiebluebird – CDN

Bobby Bare Jr.’s Young Criminals’ Starvation League – Strange Bird – From the End of your Leash

The Civil Wars – Birds of a Feather – Barton Hollow

The Be Good Tanyas – The Littlest Birds – Blue Horse – CDN

David Francey – Red-Winged Blackbird – Torn Screen Door – CDN

Little Birdy – Brother – Confetti

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Steve Dawson – Torn and Frayed – Nightshade – CDN

Jill Barber – If It Weren’t For Loving You – Mischievous Moon – CDN

Danny Schmidt – Houses Sing – Man of many Moons

Spirit of the West – Political – Labour Day – CDN

Spirit Of The West – Home for a Rest – Spirituality: 1983-2008 – The Consummate Compendium (Book 1) – CDN

Spirit of the West – Get Down Tonight – Weights And Measures – CDN
3:30 – 4:00 pm

Ridley Bent – Lonesome Town – Rabbit on my Wheel – CDN – WPG

Ridley Bent – Smokin’ Again – recorded live on UMFM – CDN – WPG

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

Harry Manx – Love Is the Fire – Bread And Buddha – CDN

Chris Carmichael – Nowhere – Chris Carmichael – CDN – WPG

There’s some great music in and around Winnipeg these days, including the Jim Bryson & The Weakerthans show in Falcon Lake. We’re off to that tonight, so the live portion of the show is only an hour long. It features new and notable tunes, and music from some of the many talented musicians who have put on shows recently, or will do so this week.

Hour two is a pre-recorded hour of “forgotten gems,” where we dig back into the vault to pull out favourites that we haven’t heard in a while, from artists that we don’t hear often enough.

Sadly, the technology let us down, so the second hour did not air live. It lives on in podcast form, and we’ll try to slip it on air some time soon.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Jim Bryson & John K Samson – Somewhere Else – live recording – CDN

Teenage Fanclub – Concept – Bandwagonesque

The Replacements – Can’t Hardly Wait (Early ’85 Alex Chilton Sessions) – Boink!

Big Star – The Ballad of El Goodo – #1 Record/Radio City

Nick Rose – Summer Dress – The Cloverhill EP – CDN

Nick Rose – Light at Dawn – The Cloverhill EP – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Matthew Barber – And You Give – Ghost Notes – CDN

Oh Susanna – Drunk as a Sailor – Soon the Birds – CDN

Good Lovelies – Old Highway – Let the Rain Fall – CDN

Good Lovelies – Down, Down, Down – Good Lovelies – CDN

Ladybird Sideshow – Jaded – Demo – CDN

Melissa McClelland – Glimpse into Hell – Stranded in Suburbia – CDN

Mark Berube and the Patriotic Few with Dan Mangan – Side of the Road – June in Siberia – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

The Brothers Cosmoline – Motel 6 – Songs of Work & Freedom – CDN

Nels Andrews – Meadowlake – Sunday Shoes

Chris Knight – Cry Lonely – Enough Rope

Julie Miller – All My Tears – Broken Things

Dan Frechette – Where the Water Tastes Like Wine – Lucky Day – CDN – WPG

Colin Linden – The Last Thought – Big Mouth – CDN

Jim White – The Wound that Never Heals – No Such Place

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Eilen Jewell – Dusty Boxcar Walls – Letters from Sinners & Strangers

Chloe Albert – Firelight – Dedicated State – CDN

Carolyn Mark – Not a Doll – The Pros and Cons of Collaboration – CDN

Chris Whitley – Poison Girl – Living with the Law

The Flying Burrito Brothers – Hot Burrito #2 – Sacred Hearts and Fallen Angels: The Gram Parsons Anthology

Mary Gauthier – Good-Bye – Filth & Fire

Eliza Gilkyson – Wonderland – Land of Milk & Honey

Chris Neufeld – Told a Joke – Colorado Low – CDN – WPG

Our favourite co-host, Carter, joins us for the first time in our fancy new studio, and for the first time in 2011. We’ve got some great new music and some great requests courtesy of our listeners. We send some birthday greetings out to the great Jon Dee Graham, and look forward to the upcoming shows by Jim Bryson & The Weakerthans!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Jim Bryson & The Weakerthans – Wild Folk – The Falcon Lake Incident – CDN

The Civil Wars – I’ve Got this Friend – Barton Hollow

The Head and the Heart – Cats and Dogs – The Head and the Heart

The Swell Season – Feeling the Pull – Strict Joy

Paul MacLeod – Be My Girl – Gauge – CDN

Lucinda Williams – Buttercup (kitchen tapes version) – Blessed

Lori McKenna – The Most – Lorraine

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Fish & Bird – Winnipeg – Every Whisper Is a Shout Across the Void – CDN

John Bottomley – With a little Help from Heaven – The Healing Dream – CDN

The Decemberists – This Is Why We Fight – The King Is Dead

Nathan – Casserole – Casserole EP – CDN – WPG
Carolyn Mark & NQ Arbuckle – Passing Dream – Let’s just Stay Here – CDN

Gurf Morlix – Baby Can I Crawl Back to You – Blaze Foley’s 113th Wet Dream

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Ben Nichols – The Last Pale Light in the West – The Last Pale Light in the West

Corin Raymond – Blue Mermaid Dress – There Will Always Be a Small Time – CDN

Jonathan Byrd – Chicken Wire – Cackalack

Indio Saravanja – Nothing Can Be Done – The Caravan Sessions – CDN

Leeroy Stagger & The Wildflowers – Carol – Live at the Red River Saloon – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Jon Dee Graham – $100 Bill – Escape from Monster Island

Jon Dee Graham & The Fighting Cocks – My Lucky Day – It’s not as Bad as It Looks

Jon Dee Graham – Laredo (Small Dark Something) – Hooray for the Moon

Punchbuggy – Pat Benatar – All Nite Christian Rollerskate – CDN

Jim Bryson & The Occasionals – Impaler – The Occasionals – CDN

Jim Bryson – Feel Much Better – The North Side Benches – CDN

Jim Bryson & The Weakerthans – Metal Girls – The Falcon Lake Incident – CDN

The arrival of the new Stan Rogers “Best of” collection got us started on a set of new music and and clever cover versions. We heard some classics from Lyle Lovett, and a great set of music requested by one of our most loyal listeners.

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Willie P. Bennett – Willie’s Diamond Joe – Tryin’ to Start out Clean – CDN

Fred Eaglesmith & The Flying Squirrels – Rough Edges – Things Is Changin’ – CDN

Fred Eaglesmith – York Road – Official Bootleg Series Vol. 2 – CDN

Prairie Oyster – Long & Lonesome Old Freight Train – One Kiss – CDN

Stan Rogers – Forty-Five Years – The Very Best of – CDN

Stan Rogers – Barrett’s Privateers – The Very Best of – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Stephen Fearing – Early Morning Rain – unreleased outtake – CDN

Bruce Cockburn – Driving Away – Small Source of Comfort – CDN

The Wailin’ Jennys – Asleep at Last – Bright Morning Stars – CDN – WPG

The Good Lovelies – Crabbuckit – Let the Rain Fall – CDN

The Secret Sisters – Something Stupid – The Secret Sisters

Romi Mayes – Hand Me Down World – Guess Who’s Home – CDN – WPG

Brandi Carlile – Dreams – KGSR Broadcasts Vol. 18

Bob Schneider – The Bringdown – KGSR Broadcasts Vol. 18

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Lyle Lovett – Closing Time – Lyle Lovett

Lyle Lovett – Just the Morning – I Love Everybody

Lyle Lovett – Private Conversation – The Road to Ensenada

Matthew Ryan – Dam – May Day

Matthew Ryan – Me & My Lover – East Autumn Grin

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Jim Bryson – Fleetwood – The North Side Benches – CDN

The Cash Brothers – Nebraska – How Was Tomorrow – CDN

Shannon Lyon – Naive – Wandered – CDN

Leeroy Stagger & The Wildflowers – Sleep Alone – Live at the Red River Saloon – CDN

Steve Earle – You Belong to Me – Copperhead Road

Mike Plume Band – She’s Still Everything to Me – Fools for the Radio – CDN