Tell the Band to Go Home

Episode #998

Today we preview a few exciting upcoming shows in Winnipeg as well as this year’s outstanding Calgary Folk Festival lineup. (upcoming local events: https://tellthebandtogohome.com/upcoming-events/, Calgary Folk Festival: https://www.calgaryfolkfest.com/)

In 2016, I put together a show full of love songs for some dear friends who were getting married. This time, it’s my turn! It’s been a whirlwind of change and joy since the big Tell the Band to Go Home 20th anniversary show at The Park Theatre in October, which is where I was re-introduced to someone who was very significant in my younger life, but I hadn’t really seen in 23 years, Nicole Robson.

On Tuesday, it’ll be the 25th anniversary of our first wedding, which happened on July 25, 1998, and we’re going to celebrate by doing it all over again, but promise to do it right this time! The love and joy and hope that I once wished on others, but secretly thought wasn’t possible for me, has now arrived, and the future looks very bright! My friend Dietmar may claim to be the luckiest man alive, but I’m making a run for the title. The songs in this show help express some of the immense luck and satisfaction that I’m feeling these days.

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

Del Barber – Lucky Prairie Stars – Easy Keeper – CDN – WPG

(upcoming shows in Winnipeg, with Calgary crossover)
Keri Latimer – Kindred Spirit – Crowsfeet and Greyskull – CDN – WPG
The Sadies – All the Good – Colder Streams – CDN
Dinner Belles – Wandering Eye – The River and the Willow – CDN
Terra Lightfoot – Home To You – Every Time My Mind Runs Wild – CDN
Courtney Marie Andrews – Put the Fire Out – Honest Life
Ondara – Lockdown On Date Night Tuesday – Folk n’ Roll Vol. 1: Tales Of Isolation

(Calgary Folk Festival preview)
Sierra Ferrell – In Dreams – Long Time Coming
Alynda Segarra – Drunken Angel – Blaze (Original Soundtrack)
Colleen Brown – I Can’t Wrap My Heart Around It (feat. Major Love) – Seasons Are Circling – CDN
Julia Jacklin – Don’t Know How To Keep Loving You – Crushing
Jim Bryson – The Wishes Pile Up – Where the Bungalows Roam – CDN
Calexico – Not Even Stevie Nicks… – Feast of Wire

(Love Songs for the Next 25, and beyond!)
Danny Michel – I Will Love You for Miles – Valhalla – CDN
Emily Hackett – Take My Hand (The Wedding Song) (feat. Will Anderson) – single
Sarah Harmer – Open Window (The Wedding Song) – You Were Here – CDN
Alejandro Escovedo – Wedding Day – A Man Under the Influence
Bob Dylan – Wedding Song – Planet Waves

Jimmy LaFave – I Walk Along With You – Buffalo Return to the Plains
Jimmy LaFave – Only One Angel – Austin Skyline
Ray LaMontagne – You Are the Best Thing – Gossip In The Grain
Van Morrison – Crazy Love – Moondance
The Teskey Brothers – So Caught Up – Run Home Slow

John Bottomley – You Lose And You Gain – Blackberry – CDN
Joy Kills Sorrow – Such Great Heights – Wide Awake

Dennis Bouwman – Dance Me Through the Night – single – CDN
Guy Clark – Anyhow, I Love You – Texas Cookin’
Townes Van Zandt – I’ll Be Here in the Morning – Townes Van Zandt
Lyle Lovett – Just The Morning – I Love Everybody

Lyle Lovett – She’s No Lady – Pontiac
NQ Arbuckle – My Baby – XOK – CDN
John Prine – In Spite of Ourselves (feat. Iris DeMent) – In Spite of Ourselves
Jonathan Byrd and Chris Kokesh – Sundays Loving You – The Barn Birds

David Francey – Come Rain or Come Shine – Skating Rink – CDN
David Myles – I Wouldn’t Dance – In The Nighttime – CDN
Chuck Prophet – Just to See You Smile – Age of Miracles
Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors – I Love You, I Do – Good Light
The O’Kanes – Will You Travel Down This Road With Me – Imagine That
Buck Owens – Love’s Gonna Live Here (Original Mono Single Version) – Buck ‘Em! The Music Of Buck Owens (1955-1967)

Foy Vance – If Only You Could See Yourself Like I See You – Hope
Michael Johnston – Stars – Curious Heart – CDN

Episode #997

A look back at this year’s again-incredible Static Roots Festival, a look ahead to some exciting upcoming local shows, some new music, and a few bangers in honour of a significant musical anniversary!

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

Mike Plume & Jenny Orenstein – Dance Ruby, Dance – single – CDN

Mike Plume – Waiting for the Fall – single – CDN

Evangeline Gentle – The Strongest People Have Tender Hearts – Evangeline Gentle – CDN
Beth // James – Voicemails – Get Together
The Beatles – Don’t Let Me Down – Let It Be (Super Deluxe)
Ferris & Sylvester – This Is How My Voice Sounds – live recording
Rowan – I Don’t Wanna Talk – Does It Make You Happy?
John Blek & The Rats – Old St. Catherine – KnockanStockan Vol. 3

Jim Bryson – Sleeping In Toronto – The North Side Benches – CDN
Jim Bryson – Pissing on Everything (Live) – Live at the First Baptist Church – CDN
Malin Pettersen – Cry If I Want To (feat. Bergljot Bjella) – Trouble Finding Words
Dylan Earl – White Painted Trees – I Saw the Arkansas
The Hello Darlins – Still Waters (feat. Matt Andersen) – Go by Feel – CDN

Willie P Bennett – Patience of a Working Man – The Lucky Ones – CDN
Ken Whiteley – Just Like a Miracle – Stand the Storm – CDN
David Wilcox – Medley: Do The Bearcat, Bad Apple and That Hypnotizin’ Boogie – Greatest Hits Too – CDN

Prairie Oyster – Goodbye, So Long, Hello – Different Kind Of Fire – CDN
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings – For the Sake of a Dollar – High or Hurtin’: The Songs of Willie P. Bennett – CDN
Russell deCarle – East of the Sun, West of the Moon – Under the Big Big Sky – CDN
Russell deCarle – She’s A Yum Yum – Alone In This Crowd – CDN
Bebop Cowboys – Misery (with Russell deCarle) – Canadian Dance Hall – CDN
Brothers Cosmoline – Motel 6 – Songs Of Work And Freedom – CDN

Del Barber – Still Got You – Almanac – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – Everyday Life – Easy Keeper – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – Meantime – Stray Dogs (Collected B-Sides / Vol. 1) – CDN – WPG
Corin Raymond – Rec Room – Dirty Mansions – CDN
Corin Raymond – Under the Belly of the Night – Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams – CDN

Sierra Ferrell – Coat Of Many Colors – single
John Prine & Kelsey Waldon – Love At The Five & Dime – More than a Whisper: Celebrating the Music of Nanci Griffith
Joshua Ray Walker – Hello – single

Petey – I’ll Wait – single
The Hold Steady – Sequestered In Memphis – Stay Positive
The Hold Steady – Stay Positive – Stay Positive
The Weakerthans – Watermark – Left and Leaving – CDN – WPG
Lowest of the Low – Kinda’ the Lonely One – Shakespeare My Butt… – CDN

Episode #996

New music, a Fred birthday bash, more certified Canadian bangers, and we look forward to a very exciting show coming up this Tuesday, featuring Anna Tivel & Jeffrey Martin! Tickets: www.showpass.com/jeffanna23/

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

Fred Eaglesmith – The Highway Callin’ – Fred J Eaglesmith – CDN

Fred Eaglesmith – Summerlea – Things Is Changin – CDN
Fred Eaglesmith – 105 – Lipstick, Lies And Gasoline – CDN
Fred Eaglesmith – Wilder Than Her – Drive-in Movie – CDN
Willie P Bennett – Come On Train – Hobo’s Taunt – CDN
Lynn Miles – Goodbye (with Jim Bryson) – Fall for Beauty – CDN

Beth // James – Walking On Sunshine – single
Odds – Walk Among the Stars – Crash The Time Machine – CDN
Garrison Starr & The Milk Carton Kids – Fireworks – single
Teddy Thompson – A Picture of Me Without You – My Love of Country
Buddy & Julie Miller – In The Throes – In The Throes
Jess Klein – That Was My Family – single

Josiah and the Bonnevilles – Chronically Cautious (Country Version) – Chronically Cautious
Josiah and the Bonnevilles – Bloodbuzz Ohio (Live August 30, 2022) – Chronically Cautious
Josiah and the Bonnevilles – Skinny Love (Country Version) – Country Covers

Anna Tivel – Alleyway – Small Believer
Anna Tivel – The Question – The Question
Anna Tivel – The Bell – Outsiders

Jeffrey Martin – Poor Man – One Go Around
Jeffrey Martin – Hard Year – Dogs in the Daylight
Anna Tivel – Dark Chandelier – Dark Chandelier

Matt Andersen – So Gone Now – Something In Between – CDN
Colin Linden – The Last Thought – Big Mouth – CDN
Stephen Fearing – The Finest Kind – That’s How I Walk – CDN
Kathleen Edwards – Somewhere Else – Back to Me – CDN
Sean Burns – Town Song – single – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – Everything Is Not Enough – Headwaters – CDN – WPG
Matt Mays & El Torpedo – Tall Trees – Terminal Romance – CDN

Episode #995

The DH Canada Day/Dominion Day Spectacular returns with two hours of great Canadian music, this time focusing on 100% pure Canadian bangers! All hits, all the time. Even a nasty allergy/sinus situation and a few complaint calls couldn’t spoil this year’s party.
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Artist – Song Title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – MB=Manitoba Artist – WPG=Winnipeg artist

JP Hoe – Nothing’s Gonna Harm You – Mannequin – CDN – WPG

Slow Leaves – Jenny – Meantime – CDN – WPG
Leaf Rapids – Healing Feeling – Lucky Stars – CDN – WPG
Nathan – Lampshade – Stranger – CDN – WPG
Paper Moon – Your attitude towards cuttlefish – Somebody Needs A Timeout – CDN – WPG
The Paperbacks – Who Will Run The Starfish Hospital? – An Episode of Sparrows – CDN – WPG

The Weakerthans – Plea from a Cat Named Virtute – Reconstruction Site – CDN – WPG
The New Meanies – I’m On Fire – Three Seeds – CDN – WPG
Warped 45s – Hurdle River Crossing – Matador Sunset – CDN
The Wheat Pool – Lefty – Hauntario – CDN
Radiogram – Slide – Unbetween – CDN
Ox – She Shot Me Down – Dust Bowl Revival – CDN
SWANK – Reverend Pleasant – The Survival Issue – CDN
Bruce Knauer – All Night Breakfast Special – All Night Breakfast Special – CDN

Matthew Barber – And You Give – Ghost Notes – CDN
Jill Barber – In Perfect Time – Oh Heart – CDN
Sarah Harmer – Don’t Get Your Back Up – You Were Here – CDN
Rose Cousins – What I See – We Have Made a Spark – CDN
Dala – Sunday Dress – Who Do You Think You Are – CDN

Brian MacMillan – Turn the Radio Up – Shine – CDN
Tom Wilson – Shine Your Star – Tom Wilson’s Planet Love – CDN
Bahamas – Lost In The Light – Barchords – CDN
Dan Mangan – Robots – Nice, Nice, Very Nice – CDN
JP Hoe And The Truly Richards – You’re Here And I’m Not – The Live Beta Project – CDN – WPG
NQ Arbuckle – Huntsville Affair – Not Alone (Medicins Sans Frontiéres) – CDN

Terra Lightfoot – No Hurry – Every Time My Mind Runs Wild – CDN
Jim Bryson – Impaler – The Occasionals – CDN

Episode #994

Some exciting new releases, a jam-packed Canada/Dominion Day live music lineup, birthdays, and it’s already time to preview this year’s Static Roots Festival in Germany! staticrootsfestival.com

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

Danny Michel – Ghost Town – Ghost Town – CDN

The Damnwells – Without a Heart – single
Mike Dunn – You Belong to the Darkness – single
Mike Dunn – Faith Healer – Hard Luck Soft Rock
The Damnwells – The Girl That’s Not In Love With You – The Damnwells

Danny Michel – Lighthouse (The Wedding Song) – Ghost Town – CDN
Lake Street Dive – Can’t Help Falling In Love (feat. Monica Martin) – single
Josh Ritter & Aoife O’Donovan – Strong Swimmer (Duet) – single
Ryan Bingham – Where My Wild Things Are – single
Old Crow Medicine Show – Miles Away (feat. Willie Watson) – single
The Record Company – Talk to Me – single

James Murdoch & Jay Sparrow – Share The Burden – Dominion Day – The Story Of Madeleine & Laverdiere – CDN

Bobby Dove – Hopeless Romantic – Hopeless Romantic – CDN – MB
Vox Rea – Julia (acoustic) – single – CDN
Elliott BROOD – Write It All Down for You – Mountain Meadows – CDN
Elliott BROOD – Edge of Town – Tin Type – CDN

Andrina Turenne – Out of Luck – Bold as Logs – CDN – WPG
Slow Leaves – Half of the Bed – Shelf Life – CDN – WPG
Richard Inman – Faded Love Better Days – Faded Love Better Days – CDN – MB
Madeleine Roger – Sweet Little Lies – Cottonwood – CDN – WPG
JP Hoe – All Good Things – Botanicals – CDN – WPG

One Eleven Heavy – Bama Yeti – Poolside
Evangeline Gentle – Sarah – single – CDN
Jim Bryson – All the Same Things (for the Same Reaction) – Country Wifi – CDN
Rowan – Nothing’s Gonna Change – Does It Make You Happy?
Cordovas – Rain On The Rail – Destiny Hotel

Woolf – Sink or Swim – Woolf
Beth // James – My Problem – Get Together
The Hello Darlins – Aberdeen (feat. Joey Landreth) – Go by Feel
Dylan Earl – Clay Pigeons – New Country to Be

Malin Pettersen – Who I Am – single
Ferris & Sylvester – London’s Blues – Made in Streatham
John Blek & the Rats – Hand on my Heart – Leave Your Love at the Door
John Blek & the Rats – Tooth and Nail – Borders
John Blek & the Rats – Lord! Don’t Leave Me – Leave Your Love at the Door

Colin Hay – Beautiful World – Going Somewhere
Chuck Prophet – Just to See You Smile – Age of Miracles
Chris Isaak – Graduation Day – Forever Blue
The Damnwells – What You Get – Bastards Of The Beat