A couple of exciting events to celebrate today. First, the BBQ and Blues festival wraps up today, and I’ve finally made it out there after a couple of years of laziness, and I was really impressed, so a celebration of some great rockin’ blues to kick things off. Then, a lady I’ve been dying to talk to and see play in this city for a long, long time, Lynn Miles not only made it to Winnipeg, but came down to UMFM for a great live session, which we get to hear today!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

The Reverend Rambler – Shake ’em all Down – The Reverend Rambler – CDN – WPG
Colin James – Why’d You Lie – Colin James – CDN
Billy Cowsill – I’m Moving On – Live – CDN
Robert Cray – Smoking Gun – Strong Persuader
Romi Mayes – Don’t Mess with Me – Lucky Tonight – CDN – WPG
The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer – Shake It – Checkered Past – CDN
David Wilcox – That Hypnotizin’ Boogie – Out of the Woods – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

The Fabulous Thunderbirds – Tuff Enuff – Hot Stuff
Omar and the Howlers – Hard Times in the Land of Plenty – Hard Times in the Land of Plenty
Johnny Winter And – Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo – Johnny Winter And
Lester Quitzau – Home on the Range – So Here We Are – CDN
Carlos del Junco – Yul Brynner – Big Boy – CDN
Penny Lang – Where Will You Be – Somebody Else – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Townes Van Zandt – To Live’s to Fly – Live at The Old Quarter, Houston, Texas
Guy Clark – Let Him Roll – Old No. 1
Bob Dylan – You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go – Blood On The Tracks
Willie P Bennett – Music In Your Eyes – Tryin’ To Start Out Clean – CDN

Lynn Miles interview

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Lynn Miles – My Road – live performance – CDN
Lynn Miles – Moth – live performance – CDN
Lynn Miles – Black Flowers – live performance – CDN

It is, indeed, beginning to look a lot like Christmas, so it’s time to sound like it as well, as we continue to roll out some holiday music that doesn’t suck. We’ve also got some musical gift-giving options as we listen to some of the best albums of the year, and somehow, I got off on a tangent and listened to a whole pile of amazing songs by some super talented women.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Skydiggers – Christmas in Prison – Angels – CDN
Lynn Miles – Christmas Makes Me Miss You More – unreleased – CDN
Lindi Ortega – All I Want For Christmas Is A Cowboy – Tennessee Christmas – CDN
Nikki Lane – Falalalalove Ya – An Americana Christmas
Paul Kelly – How to Make Gravy – Words & Music
Kaizers Orchestra – Whiskey Rabbi – Festival Man

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Shannon Lyon – Mods Rule – The Lights Behind – CDN
Sean Rowe – Madman – Madman
Matthew Ryan – We Are Libertines – Boxers
The Secret Sisters – Good Luck, Good Night, Goodbye – Put Your Needle Down
Del Barber – Farewell, God Bless You, Goodbye – Prairieography – CDN – WPG

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Turnpike Troubadours – Diamonds and Gasoline – Diamonds and Gasoline
Classified – Inner Ninja (feat. David Myles) – Classified – CDN
Melissa Payne – Cold Out There – live recording – CDN
Melissa Payne – Not the Only One – High and Dry – CDN
Melissa Payne – Don’t Say – Melissa Payne – CDN
Eilen Jewell – Santa Fe – Queen of the Minor Key
Brandi Carlile – Fall Apart Again – Brandi Carlile

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Dala – Sunday Dress – Who Do You Think You Are? – CDN
Rose Cousins – White Daisies – The Send Off – CDN
Ana Egge – Motorcycle – Bad Blood
Kathleen Edwards – What Are You Waiting For? – Back To Me – CDN
Skydiggers – Even When You Fall – Road Radio – CDN
Danny Michel – Toledo – In The Belly Of A Whale – CDN