It’s Banjo Bowl weekend at the big goofy stadium just a punt from the station, so we celebrate with some of our favourite banjo pickin’ singer/songwriters. We’ve also got some great new releases and some exciting shows coming up, which sadly don’t feature much banjo content.
It’s interview day today, as we hear from folks involved in some great concerts this week, Brendan from The Fugitives, Don Brownrigg, and Barney Bentall!
Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist
2:00 – 2:30 pm
Barney Bentall – Dream of a Day – Gift Horse – CDN
The Fugitives – Love Affairs – Everything Will Happen – CDN
Brendan McLeod (The Fugitives) interview
The Fugitives – Wilderness Years – Everything Will Happen – CDN
2:30 – 3:00 pm
Don Brownrigg – Sweet Dream Sleeper – It Takes All Kinds (to make this world, I find) – CDN
Don Brownrigg interview
Don Brownrigg – No Smoke, No Gun – It Takes All Kinds (to make this world, I find) – CDN
Dustin Bentall & the Smokes – You Are an Island – You Are an Island – CDN
Barney Bentall – One Fine Day – Flesh & Bone – CDN
3:00 – 3:30 pm
Barney Bentall interview
Barney Bentall & Co. – Goin’ To The Opry – The Grand Cariboo Opry – CDN
Barney Bentall & Co. – Poorhouse – The Grand Cariboo Opry – CDN
Barney Bentall & Co. – Come Back To Me – The Grand Cariboo Opry – CDN
Ridley Bent – Suicidewinder – Skeleton Crew – CDN – WPG
Wendy Bird – Deliver Me – Natural Wonder – CDN
3:30 – 4:00 pm
The Fuse – Maybe – Trying Must Count for Something – CDN – WPG
Junior Brown – Little Red Rivi-Airhead – This Is Americana
Junior Brown – Hang Up & Drive – Volume Ten
The Bottle Rockets – $1000 Car – The Bottle Rockets/The Brooklyn Side Reissues
The High Bar Gang – I Saw the Light – A Gospel Bluegrass Companion – CDN
It’s not Christmas yet, but it’ll feel like it this week as we receive many gifts in the form of great upcoming concerts. Lots to celebrate and enjoy on today’s show. We’ll also celebrate last week’s show by Charlie Mars and The Dixie Chicks. The Chicks sometimes don’t get a lot of respect, but they sure do cover some great songs and hang out with some pretty special friends, so a celebration of both today. And on a less joyful note, we would be remiss if we didn’t honour Remembrance Day, so a few songs in honour of the day.
Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist
2:00 – 2:30 pm
Mike Plume – On Remembrance Day – single – CDN
NQ Arbuckle – Part Of A Poem By Alden Nowlan Called Ypres: 1915 – XOK – CDN
Slaid Cleaves – Still Fighting The War – Still Fighting The War
Lucero – The War – Dreaming in America
Barney Bentall – Four Went to War – Flesh & Bone – CDN
2:30 – 3:00 pm
Brock Zeman – Day Before Tomorrow – Rotten Tooth – CDN
Brock Zeman – Until It Bleeds – Me Then You – CDN
Brock Zeman – Closing Time – Live @ The Acoustic Grill – CDN
Amelia Curran – You Won’t Find Me – War Brides – CDN
Amelia Curran – The Mistress – Hunter, Hunter – CDN
Don Brownrigg – These a.m. Times – Wander Songs – CDN
Don Brownrigg – When the Heart Resigns – It Takes All Kinds to Make this World, I Find – CDN
Slow Leaves – Careless and Serene – Second Chances – CDN – WPG
The Honeysliders – Danko and Manuel – Demos – CDN – WPG
3:00 – 3:30 pm
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell – Bluebird Wine – Old Yellow Moon
Rodney Crowell & Mary Karr – Long Time Girl Gone By feat. Emmylou Harris – Kin
Rodney Crowell – Wandering Boy – The Houston Kid
Rodney Crowell – Ridin’ Out the Storm – Fate’s Right Hand
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell – My Baby’s Gone – Livin’ Lovin’ Losin’
Richard Thompson – 1952 Vincent Black Lightning – Austin City Limits: Live From Austin, TX
3:30 – 4:00 pm
Patty Griffin – Let Him Fly – Living with Ghosts
Patty Griffin – Truth #2 – Silver Bell
Radney Foster – Never Say Die – Labor of Love
Buddy Miller – Hole in my Head – Your Love and Other Lies
Bob Schneider – I Wish – recorded live on UMFM
Bob Schneider – Everything I Have Means Nothing to Me Now – The Californian
Charlie Mars – Nothing but the Rain – recorded live on UMFM
Penguin Eggs is one of the last remaining great music print magazines. Every year editor Roddy Doyle assembles a panel of music industry folks, festival bookers, and media know-it-alls like me. It was tough this year because the list was due so early, but also because for a change there weren’t a whole lot of stellar standouts to choose from. There were a few other albums that were in the running, and the list may change before the final year-end list (once I’ve remembered a bunch of releases that weren’t considered for this list), but as of now, here’s what I submitted for the Penguin Eggs poll:
Albums of the Year, 2013:
Dustin Bentall & The Smøkes, You Are An Island (Aporia)
Express & Company, Ontario (Seventh Fire)
David Francey, So Say We All (Laker)
Jason Isbell, Southeastern (Thirty Tigers)
Lynn Miles, Downpour (Independant)
John Moreland, In The Throes (Last Chance)
David Myles, In The Nighttime (Turtlemusik)
Scott Nolan & Joanna Miller, North/South (Transistor 66)
Corin Raymond & The Sundowners, Paper Nickels (Local Rascal)
Leeroy Stagger, Truth Be Sold (Gold Lake)
Discoveries of the year:
Express & Company
July Talk
Sean Rowe
Roddy compiles all of the “Best Of” lists and assigns each album points to come up with the critics’ pick for album of the year. I can almost guarantee that Francey and Miles will be the top two on the list. I’m going to guess that Lynn comes out on top. I can also guarantee that none of my picks will turn out to be “Discovery of the Year.” Check back here later in the year to see whether I actually do know all or not.
Apologies to any friends/talented folks who didn’t make this particular dorky list. These things are kind of ridiculous by nature, so not making this list means absolutely nothing.
I’d love to know your favourites from the year! Please consider leaving a comment with your list/suggestions/comments/mockery below!
Some cool covers to get us started before we segue into upcoming show mode. We’ve also got tributes to two great musicians who passed away this week, Sam Larkin and Ken Palmer. We’ve also got an in-studio chat with Joshua Cockerill, aka Animal Parts.
Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist
2:00 – 2:30 pm
NQ Arbuckle – Atlantic City – live recording – CDN
Kasey Anderson – Two More Bottles of Wine – The Rest of
Kasey Anderson – L.A. County – The Rest of
The Wooden Sky – All Apologies – Milkin’ It – CDN
July Talk – Black Lace – July Talk – CDN
Charlie Mars – Silver Buttons – Charlie Mars
Charlie Mars – Back of the Room – single
2:30 – 3:00 pm
Justin Rutlege – Don’t Be So Mean Jellybean – In the Fall – CDN
Justin Rutledge – Robin’s Tune – The Devil On A Bench In Stanley Park – CDN
Sam Larkin – Mirabeau Bridge – Ransom – CDN
Sam Larkin – Play with You – Ransom – CDN
Dixie Flyers – Roust-A-Bout – Light-Medium-Heavy – CDN
Dixie Flyers – Bye Bye Blues – Just Pickin’ – CDN
3:00 – 3:30 pm
Barney Bentall & Co. – Goin’ To The Opry – The Grand Cariboo Opry – CDN
Barney Bentall & Co. – Come Back To Me – The Grand Cariboo Opry – CDN
Shinyribs – Potato Song – Gulf Coast Museum
Mike Plume – The Back of My Hand – Live @ The Ironhorse 09/28/2001 – CDN
Animal Parts – Lake Travis – Other Rooms – CDN
3:30 – 4:00 pm
Animal Parts (Joshua Cockerill) interview
Animal Parts – Where the Heart Is – Six Arms to Hold You – CDN
Animal Parts – Grey Owl Call, The – Six Arms to Hold You – CDN
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