Past Guests

Since 2002, Tell the Band to Go Home has welcomed an amazing array of guests on-air, both in-studio and via the telephone. Here is a list of some of the artists who have joined us over the years. Click on the date to visit the podcast page (where applicable):

August 1, 2021
Jim White interview

July 18, 2021
Shawna Caspi – interview

July 4, 2021
David Francey interview

June 6, 2021
Suzie Ungerleider interview

May 23, 2021
Joe Nolan interview

May 2, 2021
Stephanie Lambring interview

March 28, 2021
Matt Masters interview

March 7, 2021
Joey Serlin (Serlin Greaves/The Watchmen) interview

February 9, 2020
Sean Burns interview

Dec. 1, 2019
Scott Nolan & Glenn Buhr interview

October 20, 2019 – Pledge-O-Rama (The Comfort Cafe)
Lynn Miles interview

October 20, 2019 – Pledge-O-Rama
Leaf Rapids interview & live performances

Sept. 29, 2019
Blake Berglund & Belle Plaine interview & live performances

September 8, 2019
Del Barber interview

August 18, 2019
Hayes Carll interview

April 28, 2019
Keri & Devin Latimer (Leaf Rapids) interview
Kerry Krishna & Mira Black (Acoustically Inclined) interview & live performances

March 3, 2019
Abigail Lapell interview & live performances

Feb. 3, 2019
Ben de la Cour interview & live performances

Jan. 13, 2019
Terra Lightfoot interview

Nov. 4, 2018
Dave McEathron interview

Oct. 28, 2018
Joe Nolan interview

Oct. 14, 2018 Pledge-O-Rama
JP Hoe interview
Jay Aymar interview
Del Barber interview & live performances
Stephen Stanley interview

October 7, 2018
Mike Plume interview

September 9, 2018
Tony Furtado interview

September 2, 2018
Tannis Slimmon & Annie Sumi interview

June 10, 2018
Dietmar Leibecke (Static Roots Festival) interview

April 22, 2018
Leeroy Stagger interview

April 8, 2018
Stephen Fearing interview & live performances

March 4, 2018
Barney Bentall interview

December 3, 2017
Keri Latimer (Nathan) interview
Chris Brown interview

November 26, 2017
Stephen Stanley interview

October 29, 2017
David Myles interview

October 22, 2017
Matt Patershuk interview

October 15, 2017 – Pledge-O-Rama (The Comfort Cafe)
Oh Susanna interview

October 15, 2017 – Pledge-O-Rama
JP Hoe interview & live performance
Christina Martin interview
Jay Aymar interview & live performances

September 24, 2017
Chris Masterson (The Mastersons) interview

September 17, 2017
Josh Fewings (Mayhemingways) interview

August 6, 2017
Devin Latimer (Trout Forest Music Festival) interview

June 4, 2017
Dietmar Leibecke (Static Roots Festival) interview

April 30, 2017
Scott Cook interview & live performances

March 19, 2017
Devin & Oscar Latimer (Trout Forest Music Festival) interview

February 12, 2017
Dave Bidini interview

December 18, 2016
Del Barber interview & live performances

November 20, 2016
Nation of Two interview & live performances

October 16, 2016 – Pledge-O-Rama
Jaxon Haldane interview & live performances

July 17, 2016
Jon Brooks interview

May 22, 2016 – Let Him Roll: A Tribute to Guy Clark
Aaron Goss interview
Mike Plume interview
John Wort Hannam interview

October 18, 2015 – Pledge-O-Rama
The Fuse aka Hatcher-Briggs interview & live performances
Jaxon Haldane interview & live performances

June 21, 2015
Matt Epp interview & live performances

April 12, 2015
Leaf Rapids (Keri & Devin Latimer) interview

February 1, 2015
Catherine MacLellan Interview

November 16, 2014
Barney Bentall interview

October 5, 2014
Joe Nolan interview & live performances
Chloe Albert interview & live performances

August 31, 2014
Slow Leaves interview & live performances

August 17, 2014
Lynn Miles interview & live performances

June 22, 2014
Jon Dee Graham & Mike June interview & live performances

Sunday, May 4, 2014
The Other Brothers interview & live performances

April 27, 2014
Shannon Lyon interview & live performances

April 13, 2014
Andrew Penner (Sunparlour Players) interview

February 16, 2014
Mary Gauthier interview

February 9, 2014
Jaxon Haldane interview (The Willie P Bennett Legacy Project)

February 2, 2014
Gurf Morlix interview

January 26, 2014
Slow Leaves (Grant Davidson) interview & live performances

December 22, 2013
Mike Plume interview

November 17, 2013
Brendan McLeod (The Fugitives) interview
Don Brownrigg interview
Barney Bentall interview

November 3, 2013
Animal Parts (Joshua Cockerill) interview

Aug. 4, 2013
Devin Latimer (Trout Forest Music Festival) interview

May 26, 2013
Matt Epp interview

April 21, 2013
Christina Martin interview
Ruth Moody interview

April 14, 2013
Scott Nolan interview

March 24, 2013
Red Moon Road interview

January 27, 2013
Scott Nolan interview

December 2, 2012
Dave Bidini interview

November 18, 2012
James Murdoch (Murdoch & Sparrow) interview
Stephen Fearing (Blackie & The Rodeo Kings) interview

November 4, 2012
Rose Cousins interview

October 21, 2012 – Pledge-O-Rama
Nathan interview & live performances

September 30, 2012
Jim Bryson interview
Lisa-Marie Serafin interview

September 23, 2012
Redgy Blackout interview & live performances

July 29, 2012
Corin Raymond interview & live performances

July 15, 2012
Martyn Joseph interview & live performances

June 17, 2012
Mike Plume interview
Steven Bowers interview & live performances

May 6, 2012
JP Hoe interview & live performances

April 22, 2012
Rob Lutes interview & live performances

April 15, 2012
Del Barber “Headwaters” world premiere – interview & live performances

March 25, 2012
Rose Cousins interview

February 12, 2012
Christina Martin & Dale Murray interview & live performances

January 8, 2012
Ridley Bent & Chris Dunn interview & live performances

December 11, 2011
Scott Nolan & Joanna Miller interview & live performances

October 9, 2011
David Francey interview

October 2, 2011
Rambling Dan Frechette interview & live performances

September 25, 2011
James McMurtry interview

August 28, 2011
Fish & Bird interview & live performances

August 14, 2011 (Edmonton Folk Festival special)
Lissie interview
The Secret Sisters interview
Deer Tick interview

June 5, 2011 (UMFM Open House)
Ron from Lockport
live performance
Del Barber live performance

May 29, 2011
Oh Susanna
interview

May 22, 2011
Paul MacLeod
interview

April 10, 2011
Taylor Ashton (Fish & Bird)
interview

April 3, 2011
Catherine MacLellan and Del Barber
interview & live performances

March 27, 2011
Del Barber
interview

March 20, 2011
Martyn Joseph
interview

October 31, 2010
Del Barber
interview

September 19, 2010
Danny Schmidt
interview & live performances
John Wort Hannam interview & live performances

August 15, 2010: Edmonton Folk Fest special
Joey Burns (Calexico)
interview
Colin Hay (Men at Work) interview
Brandi Carlile interview

July 18, 2010
Gregory Alan Isakov
interview
Sean Hoots (Hoots & Hellmouth) interview

June 13, 2010
Del Barber
interview & live performances

May 30, 2010
JP Hoe
interview & live performances

April 11, 2010
Matthew Ryan
interview

April 4, 2010
Old Man Luedecke
interview
Greg Macpherson interview & live performances

March 21, 2010
Kev Corbett
interview & live performances

February 28, 2010
Keri Latimer
interview & live performances

January 17, 2010
John K Samson
(The Weakerthans)
interview
Dala interview

January 10, 2010: One for Dietmar
Leeroy Stagge
r interview
Evan Phillips (The Whipsaws) interview
Matt Epp interview
Dustin Bentall interview
Romi Mayes interview
T. Nile interview

December 13, 2009
JP Hoe
interview & live performances

November 22, 2009
Ron Hawkins
interview
Sunparlour Players interview & live performances

October 18, 2009
Amy Campbell
interview & live performances
Tom Wilson (LeE HARVeY OsMOND) interview

September 27, 2009
Amelia Curran
interview & live performances

September 6, 2009
Catherine MacLellan
interview

August 23, 2009
Liam Titcomb
interview & live performances
Christina Martin & Steven Bowers
interview

July 19, 2009
Devin Latimer (Trout Forest Music Festival)
Interview

June 7, 2009
Leeroy Stagger
interview

May 31, 2009
Stephen Fearing
interview

April 26, 2009
Matt Epp
interview

February 8, 2009
Pat Dinizio (The Smithereens)
interview

December 28, 2008
Christina Martin
interview

December 14, 2008
Chloe Albert
interview

June 29, 2008
JP Hoe
interview & live performances

June 22, 2008
Eliza Gilkyson
interview

February 10, 2008
Amanda Darnley & Jules Adolphe (Candor)
interview

January 6, 2008
Scott Nolan
interview & live performances

November 18, 2007
Murray Evans (Dust Poets)
interview

September 23, 2007
Dala
interview

September 2, 2007
Brock Zeman & Dan Walsh
interview & live performances

July 15, 2007
Devin Latimer (Trout Forest Music Festival)
interview

April 29, 2007
Geoff Berner
interview

March 25, 2007
John Wort Hannam
interview & live performances

February 11, 2007
Matt Epp & Jesse DeNatale
interview & live performances

February 4, 2007
Keri & Devin Latimer (Nathan)
interview

November 12, 2006
Barney Bentall
interview

October 22, 2006
Featuring interviews and performances by Ken Beattie of Radiogram, Leeroy Stagger, John Ellis, and Dustin Bentall

September 17, 2006
Geoff Berner
interview

August 27, 2006
Matt Epp
interview

August 20, 2006
Bob Schneider
interview & live performances

August 6, 2006
Kim Beggs
interview & live performances
JP Hoe interview & live performances

June 18, 2006
Romi Mayes (with Chris Carmichael & Scott Nolan)
interview & live performances
Gurf Morlix interview & live performances

May 28, 2006
Cat Jahnke
interview

April 30, 2006
Andy Sheppard
phone interview

April 23, 2006
Todd Hunter band
interview and live performances

February 26, 2006
Andy Maize (Skydiggers)
phone interview

February 5, 2006
JP Hoe
interview and live performances

October 23, 2005
Michael Johnston
phone interview
Dave Clark
phone interview
Luke Doucet
phone interview
Steve Slade
in-studio interview and performances

October 16, 2005
Matt Mays
phone interview

August 28, 2005
Joel Kroeker
telephone interview
Darren Day
in-studio interview and performances

August 21, 2005
Matt Epp
in-studio interview and performances

August 14, 2005
Eliza Gilkyson
phone interview

July 3, 2005
Cara Luft
in-studio interview and performances
Wayne Hancock phone interview
Jesse DeNatale phone interview

June 26, 2005
Chris Neufeld
in-studio interview and performances

June 12, 2005
Lost Dog
phone interview (from the Fred Eaglesmith Weekend in Bellows Falls, Vermont)

May 1, 2005
The Wailin’ Jennys
in-studio interview (pretaped)

April 10, 2005
Anne Louise Genest
phone interview
Andy Stochansky phone interview
Ron Hawkins & Stephen Stanley (The Lowest of the Low) in-studio interview

February 13, 2005
Nicky Mehta (Wailin’ Jennys)
phone interview
Keri McTighe (Nathan) phone interview

February 6, 2005
Easily Amused
in-studio interview and performances of:
No One’s Fool
Dysfunctional
Walk Away

Michael Johnston phone interview

January 23. 2005
Dan Frechette
in-studio interview and performances of:
Horse & Buggy Rag
Grandpa Worked a Porn Store
Lucky Day

January 16, 2005
Nathan Lawr (A Midwinter Night’s Dream)
phone interview

December 19, 2004
Swank
telephone interview

December 12, 2004
Bruce Knauer
telephone interview

December 5, 2004
Reid Jamieson & Michael Johnston
in-studio interview and live performances

Sunday, November 28, 2004
Michael Johnston
in-studio interview
Reid Jamieson
telephone interview (pre-recorded)

November 21, 2004
Lindy
in-studio interview and performances

November 14, 2004
Scott Nolan
in-studio interview and performances

November 7, 2004
JP Hoe
in-studio interview and performances

October 31, 2004
Rodney DeCroo
telephone interview

October 3, 2004
Josh Ritter
in-studio interview and live performances of:
Wings
Kathleen
What would I do without you (Ray Charles cover)

Fred Eaglesmith telephone interview

September 19, 2004
David Francey
phone interview
Ford Pier
phone interview
Carolyn Mark
phone interview

September 5, 2004
Kevin Welch
phone interview

August 8, 2004
Leeroy Stagger
phone interview

June 13, 2004
Melissa McClelland
phone interview

May 23, 2004
JP Hoe
in-studio interview and performances

May 16, 2004
Greg Macpherson
in-studio interview and live performances of:
Back Flow
Kingston
Tremors

May 2, 2004
Greg Macpherson
phone interview

April 11, 2004
Das Macht Show!
interview and live performances of:
Someone Else
Modern Living
Money

March 21, 2004
Monica Schroeder
phone interview (article)
Aaron Booth phone interview

March 14, 2004
Matt Mays
phone interview
James Keelaghan phone interview

March 7, 2004
Joel Kroeker
phone interview

February 22, 2004
Easily Amused
in-studio interview and performances of:
No One’s Fool
Simple Stuff
All Need Love
(read article)

February 8, 2004
Mark Browning (Ox)
phone interview

February 1, 2004
Mary Gauthier
phone interview
Alana Levandoski
in-studio interview and live performances

January 25, 2004
Cat Jahnke
in-studio interview

January 18, 2004
Matthew Barber
phone interview

January 11, 2004
Martyn Joseph
phone interview

January 4, 2004
Kate Maki
phone interview
Keri McTighe (Nathan)
phone interview

November 30, 2003
Nicky Mehta (Wailin’ Jennys)
phone interview

November 23, 2003
Geoff Berner
phone interview

November 16, 2003
Colin Linden (Blackie & the Rodeo Kings)
phone interview

November 9, 2003
Paul Thorn
phone interview

October 26, 2003
Nathan Wiley
phone interview

October 5, 2003
Ken Whiteley
phone interview
Martin Tielli (Rheostatics) phone interview

July 20, 2003
Cat Jahnke
in-studio interview and live performances of:
Theme Song
Tricky
Untitled

Lynn Harrison in-studio interview and live performances of:
Where Do You Call Home
Tall Trees
(new song)
It’ll Grow on You

July 6, 2003
Nathan
live in-studio interview and performances of:
Sunset Chaser
Gasoline
Home to Me

Mary Gauthier phone interview

Jess Klein phone interview

May 10, 2003
Erin Smith (Ladybird Sideshow)
phone interview
Harry Manx phone interview

April 13, 2003
Stephen Fearing
– in-studio interview and live performances of:
Song on the Radio
The Lucky Ones
The Longest Road
Born to Be a Traveler

Monica Schroeder in-studio interview

April 6, 2003
David Francey
phone interview

March 16, 2003
Lost Dog” phone interview

Nathan in-studio interview and live (and via telephone) performances of:

Home with Me
Swingin’
Sunset Chaser

March 2, 2003
Bob Snider
phone interview

Nicky Mehta in-studio interview and performances of:
Ten mile stilts
The Reckoning

Mike Plume phone interview

February 16, 2003
Geoff Berner
in-studio interview/comedy routine & live performances
Chris Frye (Bill Hilly Band) phone interview

February 2, 2003
Interviews with:
Martyn Joseph www.martynjoseph.com
Chris Brown (Chris Brown and Kate Fenner / Bourbon Tabernacle Choir) www.chrisandkate.com
Monica Schroeder www.monicaschroeder.com

January 19, 2003
The Wailin’ Jennys
in-studio interview and performances of:
Old Man
Go For Soda
Heaven When We’re Home
The Parting Glass

December ?, 2002
Kathleen Edwards
– phone interview

December 4, 2002
Bob Snider
phone interview

November 16, 2002
Vance Gilbert
interview

October 27, 2002
Eric Bogle
– in-studio interview and live performances

Sunday, September 29, 2002
Kris Demeanor
in-studio interview and performances
(click to listen!) of:
This old House
Speed it Up


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