A few great shows to preview today before we launch into another weird, wild theme show. Today I’m taking the kids (and my inner kid) to Marvel Universe Live, and the world of heroes and villains offers plenty of great song ideas, so we’ll explore the theme. These shows allow me to play things that I wouldn’t normally play on the show, so today we’ve even got some heavy metal and a song from Wussy!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Martyn Joseph – You’re the Moment – Under Lemonade Skies
Martyn Joseph – Not A Good Time for God – Songs for the Coming Home
Corin Raymond And The Sundowners – Ol’ Fort Mac – Paper Nickels – CDN
Corin Raymond – The Lonely One – There Will Always Be A Small Time – CDN
Corin Raymond – Record Lonesome Night – Record Lonesome Night – CDN
D.Rangers – Trois Rivieres – The Paw-Paw Patch – CDN – WPG
D.Rangers – Love, Lust And Loneliness – The Paw-Paw Patch – CDN – WPG

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Brock Zeman – Superman’s Song – Live at The Sunset Saloon, July 13, 2015 – CDN
Pat Robitaille – No Superman – Summer Of Love – CDN
The Kinks – (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman – Low Budget
The Weepies – Learning to Fly – Sirens
Rodney Crowell – Still Learning how to Fly – Fate’s Right Hand
Drive-By Truckers – Daddy Learned To Fly – The Big To-Do

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Wussy – Fly, Fly, Fly – Strawberry
Ryan Adams – Defenders Of The Galaxy – Orion
Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires – We Dare Defend Our Rights – Dereconstructed
Mike Dubue – Vampiro: Angel, Devil, Hero – Kelp 16 – CDN
The Smithereens – Batman Theme – Live In Concert – Greatest Hits And More!
Bob Schneider – Batman – Live At The Paramount Theatre
Lee Hazlewood – Batman [Instrumental] – These Boots Are Made For Walkin’: The Complete MGM Recordings
Parker Millsap – The Villain – Parker Millsap
Ana Egge – Evil – Bad Blood – CDN
Jon Dee Graham – The Great Battle – The Great Battle

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Sean Rowe – Flying – The Salesman And The Shark
Alison Krauss and Gillian Welch – I’ll Fly Away – O Brother Where Art Thou
The Flaming Lips – Fight Test – Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
John Bottomley – Battle Of The Trees – Blackberry – CDN
James McMurtry – Fight (Tonight’s the Night) – The Man of Somebody’s Dreams: A Tribute to the Songs of Chri
Guy Clark – The Cape – Dublin Blues

Episode #601

Today we preview some more exciting upcoming shows, and we reveal the truth behind some lies that we told on this show last week, exposing the true list of most played songs in TTBTGH history. Lastly, it’s National Ice Cream Day! Did you know that there was a day for that? That’s plenty reason to celebrate in song!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Lynn Miles – My Road – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
Brock Zeman – Superman’s Song – live recording – CDN
Barney Bentall & The Legendary Hearts – U Shook Me All Night Long – Greatest Hits 1986-1996 – CDN
Mike Lynch – Hard Times on the Left Hand Trouble on the Right – Transitions – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

George C. W. Douglas – I Am – Music from Big Muddy – CDN
George C. W. Douglas – I Remember Willie – Music from Big Muddy – CDN
Scott Nolan – Drive Day – Canadian Amplifier: Official Bootleg Series Vol.2 – CDN – WPG
Corb Lund – It’s Hard To Keep A White Shirt Clean – Losin’ Lately Gambler – CDN
Willie P Bennett – One Vessel – Heartstrings – CDN
Willie P Bennett – Willie’s Diamond Joe – Tryin’ To Start Out Clean – CDN
Oh Susanna – Home Soon (The Cherry Song) – Johnstown – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

NQ Arbuckle – Huntsville Affair – XOK – CDN
Kaizers Orchestra – Whiskey Rabbi – Festival Man
Carolyn Mark – It’s All Just A Matter Of (Where You Draw The Line) (with Geoff Berner) – Just Married: An Album Of Duets – CDN
Geoff Berner – Volcano God – We Shall Not Flag Or Fail, We Shall Go On To The End – CDN
The Decemberists – This Is Why We Fight (edit) – The King Is Dead

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Corin Raymond & The Sundowners – Don’t Spend It Honey – Paper Nickels – CDN
Corin Raymond – I Wish I Was in Love – There Will Always Be a Small Time – CDN
Tom Waits – Ice Cream Man – Closing Time
Jenny Orenstein – Ice Cream – Astroturf – CDN

Episode #600

It’s our 600th episode today, and so we took a look back at the past 599 episodes to see how we’ve been doing. We’ve compiled some facts and figures about our most played albums, songs, and artists, and we’ll run down those lists today! Plus, a brief look ahead to the Winnipeg Folk Festival, which kicks off this week!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Papa Razzi and The Photogs – Jeff Robson, Tell The Band To Go Home! – The Maniac Genius Piano Song Person Again
Nathan Wiley – Black Bones – Bottom Dollar – CDN
Geoff & Maria Muldaur – New Orleans Hopscop Blues – Pottery Pie

Songs we love & play a lot:
The Warped 45s – Live Bait – Matador Sunset – CDN
James McMurtry – Choctaw Bingo – Live in Aught-Three
Bruce Springsteen – Pay Me My Money Down – We Shall Overcome; The Seeger Sessions; American Land Edition

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Blaze Foley – Election Day – Cold, Cold Wold
Gurf Morlix – Clay Pigeons – Blaze Foley’s 113th Wet Dream
Willie P Bennett – Lace And Pretty Flowers – Hobo’s Taunt – CDN
Townes Van Zandt – If I Needed You – Legend
Geoff Berner – Light Enough to Travel – Light Enough to Travel – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Some albums that we play from a lot:
Del Barber – Running On A Wire – Headwaters – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – If I Told You That I Loved You – Love Songs For The Last 20 – CDN – WPG
Nathan – Stone – Jimson Weed – CDN – WPG
Jim Bryson – Somewhere Else – The North Side Benches – CDN

And some of our most played artists:
Leeroy Stagger – Slowly Sinking – Dear Love – CDN
Skydiggers – A Penny More – Restless – CDN
NQ Arbuckle – Punk Rocker – Hanging the Battle-Scarred Piñata – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Scott Nolan – This Time – Postcards – CDN – WPG
David Francey – Border Line – Torn Screen Door – CDN
Fred Eaglesmith – Water In The Fuel – Lipstick Lies & Gasoline – CDN

It’s Winnipeg Folk Festival time again!:
Steve Poltz – Some Things About Me You Should Know – Noineen Noiny Noin – CDN
Steve Poltz – Salt Suit – Noineen Noiny Noin and a Haff – CDN
Wilco – Outtasite (Outta Mind) – Being There

It’s our last show before Canada Day, and although we celebrate great Canadian music every week on this program, a few special songs in honour of the day. We also look ahead to the return of Washboard Hank, and play a bit of a 4th of July tribute for our American friends. Most excitingly, we’ve got some very special live guests today, as Texas based singer/songwriters Mike June and Jess Klein dropped in to chat and play some of their great songs!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Mike Plume Band – So Long Stompin’ Tom – unreleased band version – CDN
The Wailin’ Jennys – The Parting Glass – 40 Days – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – O Canada (with The Profiteers) – live recording – CDN – WPG
Kathleen Edwards – Oh Canada – Asking For Flowers – CDN
Jason Collett – Love Song to Canada – single – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Washboard Hank and the Country Squires – Donut Shops of Ontario – Hoorah for Washboard Hank – CDN
Washboard Hank – Love Song of the Dump – Sweet Mysteries of Life – CDN Washboard Hank – Chompy the Headbiteroffer – Sweet Mysteries of Life – CDN
Fred Eaglesmith – White Trash – Official Bootleg Series Vol. 2 – CDN
Willie P Bennett – Mighty – Scenery/Sharpen the Plow – CDN
Del Barber – Queen Of July – Headwaters – CDN – WPG
Spirit Of The West – July – Spirituality: 1983-2008 – The Consummate Compendium – CDN
Early Winters – 4th Of July – 4th Of July
David Francey – Fourth of July – The Waking Hour – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Danny Barnes – Get It While You Can – Dirt on the Angel
Bad Livers – Love Songs Suck – Blood & Mood
Guy Forsyth – Should Have Been Raining – The Freedom to Fail
Jon Dee Graham – Faithless – Swept Away
Doug Sahm & Band – Texas Tornado – Country Outlaws: Renegade Country Music

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Mike June – never going back to San Antone – live performance
Jess Klein – Kids – live performance
Mike June – Fall from Grace – live performance
Jess Klein – Open Road – live performance
Mike June – I’ve Got the Darkness – live performance