Tell the Band to Go Home

It’s Christmas Eve, so time for 3 hours of Christmas music that doesn’t suck! Wishing you and yours a very happy Christmas!

Artist – Song Title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – MB=Manitoba Artist – WPG=Winnipeg artist

Paul Kelly – How to Make Gravy – recorded live on UMFM

Melissa Payne and Benj Rowland – Fairy Tale of NewYork – live recording – CDN
Robert Earl Keen – Merry Christmas from the Family – No. 2 Live Dinner
David Myles – Santa Never Brings Me A Banjo – It’s Christmas – CDN
Oliver Schoer – Beneath The Ice, They Heard Bells – Stuck On A Cold Steel Pole – CDN

My Morning Jacket – Xmas Time Is Here Again – Does Xmas Fiasco Style
Jeb Loy Nichols & Ian Gomm – Going to the Pub (On Christmas Eve) – single
Jon Langford & The Men of Gwent – Christmas Carol Christmas Ray – single
Joshua Ray Walker – Christmas in Dallas – single
The Delines – Christmas In Atlantis – single
No. 1 Knife (Brian Wright and Sally Jaye) – Christmas Song for MeeMaw – single
John Blek – Alone At Christmas – single
Dave McEathron – Gilbert the Christmas Disco Weasel – 2023 Reid Family Christmas Spectacular – CDN

Hank Snow – Nester, the Long Eared Christmas Donkey – Christmas with Hank Snow – CDN
Merle Haggard – Goin’ Home for Christmas – Season’s Greetings from Nashville
George Strait – Merry Christmas Strait to You – Merry Christmas Strait to You
Fred Eaglesmith – Go Tell It on the Mountain – CMT Christmas – CDN
Oh Susanna/Suzie Ungerleider – It Came Upon a Midnight Clear – CMT Christmas – CDN
Oh Susanna & Michael Johnston – My Christmas Dreams – Decemberly – CDN
Michael Johnston and The Gentlemen Collars – Dear Santa – Zunior Holiday Collection 2005 – CDN
Sarah Harmer – Country Christmas – Christmas Is for Boys & Girls – CDN

Dave Gunning – Merry Christmas Lonely Cowboy – Christmas Too – CDN
Dave Gunning – Daddy’s Beer – Christmas – CDN
Matt Andersen – Country Christmas Blues – Spirit of Christmas – CDN
The Sweetback Sisters – The Christmas Boogie – Country Christmas Singalong Spectacular
Good Lovelies – I’d Like You for Christmas – Under The Mistletoe – CDN
Darlene Love – Marshmallow World – A Christmas Gift for You

Kathleen Edwards – It’s Christmastime (Let’s Just Survive) – A Dualtone Christmas – CDN
Brennen Leigh – Merry Christmas Asshole – single
Chip Taylor – Merry F’n Christmas – The Little Prayers Trilogy
Teddy Thompson – Boycotting Christmas – unreleased
John McCauley III – Christmas In A Chinese Restaurant – Rollo & Grady Sessions
Butch Walker – Santa’Self (F*ck Your Christmas Party) – unreleased
NQ Arbuckle – Christmas in Hell – single – CDN

John Prine – Christmas in Prison – Sweet Revenge
Beards (featuring Erin Rae) – Incarcerated Christmas – Christmas
Ox – Xmas in the Jailhouse – Silent Night and other Cowboy Songs – CDN
Swank! – Santa Claus Is Out On Bail – Christmas Is Fun! – CDN

JP Hoe – O Holy Night – Brighten up the Night – CDN – WPG
Skydiggers – Good King Wenceslas – Still Restless The Lost Tapes – CDN
The Details – Strings and Ribbons (edit) – single – CDN – WPG
Paper Moon – String Of Blinking Lights – Broken Hearts Break Faster Every Day – CDN – WPG
The Kelele Brothers – Father Christmas – Zunior Holiday Collection 2004 – CDN
Ray Charles – Christmas Time – The Spirit Of Christmas
Nat King Cole – The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot – The Magic Of Christmas With Children
Merle Haggard – If We Make It Through December – If We Make It Through December

Concert news, new music, Christmas songs that aren’t really Christmas songs, cool classics, and some underappreciated local bands from days gone by that we’d LOVE to see again!

Artist – Song Title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – MB=Manitoba Artist – WPG=Winnipeg artist

Sean Burns – Destroy Me – Lost Country – CDN – WPG

Mia Sheard – Mexico Texaco – Reptilian – CDN
Veal – Cauchemar – Hot Loser – CDN
Veal – Spiderman – Tilt O’whirl – CDN

Amos the Kid – Jesus Cocaine Ketamine Christ – Mountain View – CDN – WPG
Amos the Kid – What Did You Do – Mountain View – CDN – WPG
Amos the Kid – World Burn – Enough as it was – CDN – WPG

Dan Reeder – Sex is a mess – EP X 500
Dan Reeder – This Guy I Knew Died – This Guy I Knew Died EP
Dan Reeder – Fuzzyfalafelosophy – EP X 500
Town Mountain – So Far Away – Devil In Disguise
Jon Langford – Over the Cliff – Gubbins
Brock Zeman – New Plan – live recording – CDN

Sean Burns – Before She Made Me Crawl – Lost Country – CDN – WPG
Sean Burns & Lost Country – Big Freightliner – Music for Taverns, Bars, And Honky Tonks – CDN – WPG
Sean Burns and Lost Country – Joseph Hill – Boots & Saddle and CKUW 95.9 fm Present A Night of Country Music – CDN – WPG

Joshua Ray Walker – Thank You For Listening – single
The Band of Heathens – Don’t Let the Darkness (Acoustic) – Simpler Things
Northcote – My Favourite Record – Wholeheart – CDN

Paul Kelly – How to Make Gravy – A to Z Recordings
The Handsome Family – So Much Wine – Live At Schubas
Tom Waits – Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis – Blue Valentine
Joni Mitchell – River – Blue – CDN
James McMurtry – Holiday – Childish Things
Danny Michel – Snowglobe – In the Belly of a Whale – CDN

The Deep Dark Woods – 18th Of December – Jubilee – CDN
The Sadies – Idle Tomorrows – Darker Circles – CDN
The Sadies – More Alone – Colder Streams – CDN

Liz Longley – Camaro – Liz Longley
The Secret Sisters – Good Luck, Good Night, Goodbye – Put Your Needle Down
Alabama Shakes – Always Alright – single
Christina Martin – Falling For You – Sleeping With A Stranger – CDN
Imaginary Cities – Hummingbird – Temporary Resident – CDN – WPG

Novillero – Hypothesist – Aim Right for the Holes in Their Lives – CDN – WPG
The Paperbacks – If I Make It Through This Winter – An Episode of Sparrows – CDN – WPG
Paper Moon – Your attitude towards cuttlefish – Somebody Needs A Timeout – CDN – WPG
Nathan – Australia – Stranger – CDN – WPG
The Details – Always, Always, Always, Never. – Draw a Distance. Draw a Border. – CDN – WPG

We’ve got a bit of new music today, some cool covers and songs we’ve recently heard covered, we send some love and gratitude to the great John MacArthur Ellis, and we’re joined in studio once again by Corin Raymond, this time for some live performances and more great conversation!

Artist – Song Title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – MB=Manitoba Artist – WPG=Winnipeg artist

The Band – Atlantic City – Jericho – CDN

The Band – The Shape I’m In – Stage Fright – CDN
Brandi Carlile – The Chain – Sweetheart 2014
Sarah Harmer & John K Samson – Islands in the Stream – live recording – CDN
Elliott BROOD – Bluebird Wine – single – CDN
Lana Del Rey – Take Me Home, Country Roads – single

Dave McEathron – Gilbert the Christmas Disco Weasel – 2023 Reid Family Christmas Spectacular – CDN
Lori Yates – Time After Time – Matador – CDN
Gillian Moranz – What I Want – single – CDN
Two Crows for Comfort – Friday Night – single – CDN – MB
Andrew Cash – Nobody Wants to Be Alone – The Music Buddy Sessions: Season 1 – CDN
Bob Schneider – Hands of a Fool – The Human Torch

Wyckham Porteous – Feel Alright – sexanddrinking – CDN
The Buried Heart Project – Streets Where You Live – single – CDN
Shiloh Lindsey – Hell in the First – For my Smoke – CDN
Barney Bentall – Dream of a Day – Gift Horse – CDN
The Be Good Tanyas – Waitin’ Around to Die – Chinatown – CDN
Jeremy Fisher – Lemon Meringue Pie – Let It Shine – CDN

Ridley Bent – Arlington – Buckles & Boots – CDN – WPG
Leeroy Stagger – Saskatoon – Depression River – CDN

Tom Waits – House Where Nobody Lives – Mule Variations

Corin Raymond interview

Corin Raymond – Record Lonesome Night – live performance – CDN
Corin Raymond – Rec Room – Dirty Mansions – CDN
Corin Raymond – Sorry Love – live performance – CDN

Timely & festive tunes, we say goodbye to Shane MacGowan, learn of the death of Myles Goodwyn, hear some songs about Rosie, some songs featuring our pal Rosie, and we look ahead and back to some great live shows past and future!

Artist – Song Title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – MB=Manitoba Artist – WPG=Winnipeg artist

Vance Gilbert – December 3rd – Bad Dog Buffet

Stephen Fearing – The Bells of Morning – Blue Line – CDN
Skydiggers – Even When You Fall – Road Radio – CDN
John Blek – Alone At Christmas – single
Micah Schnabel & Vanessa Jean Speckman – Fidgeting Wildly – Miracle On Comm Ave 7
The Delines – San Leandro Lament – Christmas In Atlantis
Beth // James – Tiki Christmas Land – Christmas at the Burchills

The Pogues – Fairytale of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl) – If I Should Fall from Grace with God
Deer Tick – If I Should Fall From Grace With God – Bloodshot Six Pack to Go: Working Songs for the Drinking Class
Steve Earle – Dirty Old Town – Joy of Living – A Tribute to Ewan MacColl
The Pogues – The Band Played Waltzing Matilda – Rum Sodomy & The Lash

Trans-Canada Highwaymen – Tonite Is A Wonderful Time To Fall In Love – Explosive Hits Vol.1 – CDN

Eric Bogle – Rosie – Something of Value
Eric Bogle – He’s Nobody’s Moggy Now – Scraps Of Paper
Scott Nolan – Rosie – No Bourbon & Bad Radio – CDN
Tom Waits – Rosie – Closing Time
Jesse DeNatale – Rosie – Shangri-La West
Benjamin Dakota Rogers – Rosie – Paint Horse – CDN
John Blek & the Rats – Rosie – Leave Your Love At The Door

Sunparlour Players – If the Creeks Don’t Rise – Hymns For The Happy – CDN
Sunparlour Players – Green Thumb – Us Little Devils – CDN
Sunparlour Players – How to Make Ginger Bourbon Apple Butter – The Living Proof – CDN

Jesse Malin – Shane (feat. Lucinda Williams) – Sunset Kids
Humbird – Child of Violence – single
King Creosote – Not One Bit Ashamed – KC Rules OK

Jake Vaadeland – Be a Farmer or a Preacher – Retro Man – CDN
Jake Vaadeland – The Bar Down the Street – single – CDN
The Small Glories – 1000 Stars – Wondrous Traveler – CDN – WPG
Serena Ryder – Hiding Place – Told You In a Whispered Song EP – CDN
JP Hoe – Nobody Ever Cried – Botanicals – CDN – WPG

Scott Lavene – My Kinda Girl – single
The Hold Steady – Stuck Between Stations – A Positive Rage

Blake Berglund – Get Off the Table, Mabel (the Money’s for the Beer) – Coyote – CDN
Blake Berglund – Crooked Old Earth – Realms – CDN
Belle Plaine – Laila Sady Johnson Wasn’t Beaten by No Train – Malice, Mercy, Grief & Wrath – CDN
Blaze Foley – Clay Pigeons – Live at the Austin Outhouse
John Prine – Spanish Pipedream – John Prine

Some new music, we say goodbye to the Arlington Bridge and a greatly respected and valued music venue, The Good Will Social Club, slip in some new music, and we get a visit from our pal Corin Raymond who has spent the past month in Winnipeg, ahead of the final week of his Thursday residency at Times Change(d)!

Artist – Song Title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – MB=Manitoba Artist – WPG=Winnipeg artist

Greg Macpherson – Arlington Bridge – The Year of the Record Break – CDN – WPG

Andrew Neville & The Poor Choices – Arlington Bridge – Let’r Buck – CDN – WPG
Kings Of The Moon – Skyflyer – Kings Of The Moon – CDN
John Bottomley – You Lose and you Gain – Blackberry – CDN

Dean Owens – Pictures – Pictures
Dean Owens – Buffalo River – Pictures
Strays Don’t Sleep – Cars and History – Strays Don’t Sleep
Strays Don’t Sleep – Couldn’t Be Happier – A Short Film for a Long Story
Will Kimbrough – This Modern World – Home Away

Victoria Liedtke & Jason Ringenberg – Life Rides The Train – More Than Words Can Tell
The Violet Archers – Animal Song (feat. Sarah Harmer) – single – CDN
Kris Demeanor – Wolves – single – CDN

Greg MacPherson Band – Goes Like This – Fireball – CDN – WPG
Figure Walking – Singapore – The Big Other – CDN – WPG
Figure Walking – Colourful – Vertical / Horizontal – CDN – WPG
Novillero – Art Of Carrying On – Aim Right for the Holes in Their Lives – CDN – WPG
John K. Samson – When I Write My Master’s Thesis – Provincial – CDN – WPG
Farm Fresh – Downtown – Time Is Running Out – CDN – MB

Scott Nolan – Forever Is A Long Time – Silverhill – CDN – WPG
William Prince – Bloom – Earthly Days – CDN – WPG
Joe Nolan – Dead Ends and Damaged Hearts – Cry Baby – CDN

David Myles – Simple Pleasures (Classified Remix) – Into The Sun – CDN
Port Cities – In the Dark – Port Cities – CDN
Terra Lightfoot – No Hurry – Every Time My Mind Runs Wild – CDN
Altameda – Blackmarket Blues – Dirty Rain – CDN
Courtney Marie Andrews – May Your Kindness Remain – May Your Kindness Remain

Corin Raymond interview

Leaf Rapids – Barbershop Shears – Citizen Alien – CDN – WPG
Scott Nolan – Candy – The Suburb Beautiful – CDN – WPG
Scott Cook – Pass It Along – One More Time Around – CDN