Episode #469 Sunday, November 11, 2012

It’s Remembrance Day, so a tribute to soldiers and peace is in order. We’ve also got more exciting upcoming shows to preview and new music to share. Mix in some requests and dedications, and we’ve got ourselves a pretty decent program.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Blackie & The Rodeo Kings – Driftin’ Snow – Secret Stash – CDN
NQ Arbuckle – Part Of A Poem By Alden Nowlan Called Ypres: 1915 – XOK – CDN
Matthew De Zoete – Remembrance Day – Bottom of the World – CDN
Tom Waits – Road to Peace – Orphans – Brawlers
Eliza Gilkyson – Peace Call – Land Of Milk And Honey
Nick Lowe – What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace, Love and Understanding? (Acoustic) – At My Age (bonus tracks)

2:30 – 3:00 pm

James Keelaghan – Cold Missouri Waters – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
Christina Martin – What I Always Knew – Sleeping with a Stranger – CDN
Iris DeMent – The Night I Learned How not to Pray – Sing the Delta
Shari Ulrich – (Now You’re) Gone – Find Our Way – CDN
Martyn Joseph – Feels Like This – Songs for the Coming Home
Paul Kelly – Cold As Canada – Spring and Fall

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Kasey Anderson and The Honkies – Heavy Heart (bonus track) – Let the Bloody Moon Rise
John Moreland & The Dust Bowl Souls – Gods – Everything the Hard Way
Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires – Roebuck Parkway – There Is a Bomb in Gilead
Andy Shauf – Drink My Rivers – The Bearer of Bad News – CDN
Andrew Combs – Runnin’ You Out of My Mind – Worried Man
Andrew Combs – Too Stoned to Cry – Worried Man
Carolyn Mark & NQ Arbuckle – Too Sober to Sleep – Let’s Just Stay Here – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Old Man Luedecke – Roll in my Sweet Baby’s Arms – Tender Is the Night – CDN
Amelia Curran – The Modern Man – Spectators – CDN
Amelia Curran – Hands on a Grain of Sand – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
Amelia Curran – You Won’t Find Me – War Brides – CDN
Danny Michel & The Benque Players – Break It You Buy It – Black Birds Are Dancing Over Me – CDN
Danny Michel – Midnight Train – Valhalla – CDN

Episode #468 Sunday, November 4, 2012

It’s a busy week on the concert calendar, so there’s plenty for us to preview, including the return of Elliott BROOD, Brock Zeman, James Keelaghan. Also on the schedule, we chat with Rose Cousins who returns to the West End and we were planning to be visited in-studio by The Wilderness of Manitoba; sadly, we had to enact the Fred Eaglesmith Clause on that one, when their gear was locked up at a venue in Brandon so they didn’t make it in time for the end of the show. They did, however, record some songs after the show, which you can listen to at the UMFM Live Sessions page.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Cedar Park – What She Tells Me (feat. NQ Arbuckle) – Way Back Home – CDN
Ray Wylie Hubbard – Mother Blues – The Grifter’s Hymnal
Lynn Jackson – Yellow Moon – Down in the Dust – CDN
Jory Nash – Sally – Little Pilgrim – CDN
Brock Zeman – Light in the Attick – We Have Made a Spark – CDN
Brock Zeman – Someone for You – We Have Made a Spark – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Rose Cousins – The Shell – We Have Made a Spark – CDN
Rose Cousins – Go First – We Have Made a Spark – CDN
Rose Cousins – I Were the Bird – The Send Off – CDN
Rose Cousins – Sadie in the Kitchen – The Send Off – CDN

Rose Cousins interview

Rose Cousins – This Light – We Have Made a Spark – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

James Keelaghan – Safe Home – House of Cards – CDN
James Keelaghan – Love What a Road – Road – CDN
The Crooked Brothers – 17 Horses – Lawrence, Where’s Your Knife? – CDN – WPG
Elliott BROOD – Lindsay – Days Into Years – CDN
Elliott BROOD – Miss You Now – Mountain Meadows – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Brock Zeman – Until It Bleeds – Me Then You – CDN
Brock Zeman – Triple Crown – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
The Wilderness of Manitoba – Chasing Horses – Island of Echoes – CDN
The Wilderness of Manitoba – Echoes – Island of Echoes – CDN
The Wilderness of Manitoba – Hardship Acres – When You Left the Fire – CDN
The Wilderness of Manitoba – Morning Sun – Island of Echoes – CDN
The Wilderness of Manitoba – Hermit – When You Left the Fire – CDN

Episode #467 Sunday, October 28, 2012

After a hugely successful Pledge-O-Rama event last week, we’re back to doing what we do best, playing great new music, upcoming exciting live shows, and giving you all of the information that you need. We’ve got plenty of all of the above on today’s show!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Robbie Fulks – It’s About the Money – 50-vc. Doberman Sampler
Kasey Anderson & The Honkies – Just Kids (acoustic) – Let the Bloody Moon Rise
Kasey Anderson & The Honkies – Don’t Look Back – Let the Bloody Moon Rise
John Moreland & The Dust Bowl Souls – This Town Tonight – Everything the Hard Way
John Moreland & The Dust Bowl Souls – Low – Everything the Hard Way
Matthew Ryan – The Events at Dusk – In the Dusk of Everything

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Matthew Ryan – It Always Rains When You Miss Her – In the Dusk of Everything
Mike Angus – What Does It Mean? – Hymns – CDN
The Wilderness of Manitoba – Chasing Horses – Island of Echoes – CDN
Amelia Curran – Blackbird on Fire – Spectators – CDN
Lucinda Williams – Mississippi You’re on my Mind – Quiet About It: A Tribute to Jesse Winchester
Jory Nash – A Song About Love – Little Pilgrim – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Sunparlour Players – Robbers Lullaby – Hymns for the Happy – CDN
Ana Egge – Evil – Bad Blood – CDN
Ana Egge – Motorcycle – Bad Blood – CDN
Dan Mangan – Journal of a Narcoleptic – Postcards and Daydreaming – CDN
Dan Mangan – Robots – Nice, Nice, Very Nice – CDN
The Rural Alberta Advantage – The Breakup – Departing – CDN
The Rural Alberta Advantage – Tornado ’87 – Departing – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Fish & Bird – Burst Into Flower – Left Brain Blues – CDN
The JD Edwards Band – Singing All the Way Home – Roads and Roads – CDN
Bahamas – Lost in the Light – Barchords – CDN
Jason Collett – You’re Not the One and Only One – Reckon – CDN
Richard Shindell – Are You Happy Now? – Thirteen Songs You Ma or May Not Have Heard Before

Episode #466 Sunday, October 21, 2012

We’ve been talking about it and preparing for it for a long time, and finally it’s here, UMFM’s first Pledge-O-Rama fall funding event. Things are a little different today, because instead of giving you the best music and information, we’re hoping that you’ll give to us and make a pledge to support the station. We’ve got plenty of prizes and incentives to dole out, and special live musical guests, Nathan!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Jonathan Byrd and Chris Kokesh – You Can’t Outrun The Radio – Live at 4th & Main, Wray, Colorado
Nathan – Trans Am – live performance – CDN – WPG
Nathan – Bad Ideas – live performance – CDN – WPG

2:30 – 3:00 pm

The Strumbellas – Lakes – recorded live on UMFM – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Ron from Lockport – Jeff Robson Brings Bruce Springsteen to Winnipeg – Live @ The Sunset Saloon – CDN
Stan Rogers – Barrett’s Privateers – Fogerty’s Cove – CDN
Jack Marks – The Dress Song – Two of Everything
Shannon Lyon – Since I’m Loving You – Wandered – CDN
Julie Miller – All My Tears – Broken Things – CDN
Christina Martin – You Come Home – Two Hearts – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Del Barber – Everything Isn’t Enough – Headwaters – CDN – WPG

FAR #159

Artist: Album (Label) *JR

1. Matthew Ryan: In The Dusk Of Everything (self) *JR
2. Jory Nash: Little Pilgrim (self)
3. Melissa Payne: Melissa Payne (Seventh Fire)
4. Kasey Anderson And The Honkies: Let the Bloody Moon Rise (self)
5. Belle Starr: The Burning Of Atlanta (self)
6. Lucy Kaplansky: Reunion (Red House)

Reasons to support Pledge-O-Rama

Just like that wise poet once said, “Everything I Do, I Do It for You.” We at UMFM try very hard each and every day to give a lot to our listeners and our community. We provide a lot of services and support to local musicians, venues, and festivals. We also try to give everyone the best listening experience. Where else can you drop by and meet your favourite host, make requests and have them played right away (or, in the case of my shows, 3 weeks later…), or sit in and co-host a show? How many other stations would give a joker like me the opportunity to be on the air for over a decade, twice a week, every week?

We do it all for you, and we don’t expect ANYTHING in return. We’re always there for you, free of charge and ready to help. Any time. It’s what we do, and we’ll keep on doing it.

YOU DO NOT OWE US A THING for these services!

However… if those services, that personal touch, that commitment to quality, and that tireless devotion means something to you, here’s your chance to show your appreciation. YOU DON’T HAVE TO. But, if you can help us out this week, it would go a long way to helping us to be better and feel connected to you and strengthen our resolve to be bigger and better and to find new ways to serve you and our community.

EVERY DONATION HELPS! Yeah, we like to give out lots of stuff to those who give lots, but ANYONE can help at ANY amount. If you give even $1 to UMFM, it shows that you care enough to make that call and that you care enough to give, and that is REALLY APPRECIATED!

IF you feel like helping us out or showing that we mean something to you, this is the time. Here are the ways:

http://www.umfm.com/pledge/

http://tellthebandtogohome.com/music-angels/

Secure online donation form: http://www.umfm.com/info/donate/

204-474-6610

pledge@umfm.com

Check out some amazing new incentives: http://www.umfm.com/news/page/1

And some really cool online auctions to support Pledge-O-Rama:

Canadian Indie Music 2CD Sampler 1989: http://bit.ly/Indie89

Colin James DVD & signed original script: http://bit.ly/CJDUDVD

Stan Rogers signed CBC cheque stub: http://bit.ly/SRCBCauto

If you’re not convinced to support us yet, consider the following:

I hope that somewhere along the line, I’ve introduced you to an artist, an album, or a song that really moved you and really mattered to you. If you appreciate that, please support Pledge-O-Rama.

If you first heard Willie P Bennett or Del Barber or Christina Martin or Townes Van Zandt for the first time on my show, you’re welcome. If you’re glad to have those musicians and songs in your life, please support Pledge-O-Rama.

If you just appreciate the fact that there is a place where those amazing songs and songwriters can get played on the radio, please support Pledge-O-Rama.

If one of my shows made you laugh, taught you something new, helped you through a difficult time, or just entertained you while you were gardening, please support Pledge-O-Rama.

If you’ve used my websites to keep apprised of upcoming events, download a show, find something out, or just browse around, please support Pledge-O-Rama.

I put on some amazing house concerts. Whether you’ve come to one or not yet, and you appreciate the opportunity to see great artists up close and personal, to get to know them and share some food and fellowship with them, please support Pledge-O-Rama.

If you’ve come to one of those shows and enjoyed the food and beverages that we provide to you, FREE, please support Pledge-O-Rama.

If you’ve ever tasted Jaine’s famous brownies or her specialty homemade ice cream, please support Pledge-O-Rama.

You know those “Best of” compilations that I’ve been working so hard on and handing out for 10 years? Have you ever had to pay for one of those? Nope, and you never will. If you appreciate those, please support Pledge-O-Rama.

If you’ve ever won tickets or a CD or some other kind of prize and really enjoyed getting that for free, please support Pledge-O-Rama.

I’ve made so many great friends through this show, and I think that we’ve paired up plenty of other folks with like-minded music lovers. If you’ve connected with someone at one of my house concerts or through the show, please support Pledge-O-Rama.

I’ve been on the air, giving up my Sunday afternoons AND Thursday (and previously Monday) evenings for over a decade. I’ve missed out on shows, events, and most importantly, quality time with my wonderful family. If you appreciate those efforts, please support Pledge-O-Rama.

We often have amazing musicians live in our studio to talk and perform. If you appreciate the opportunity to hear great artists in an intimate, engaging, and interactive environment, please support Pledge-O-Rama.

Every artist has to start somewhere. In order to grow as an artist and find support, music needs to be heard and encouraged. We provide one of the most direct and easiest ways for beginning artists to nurture their talents and get the word out. We expose new artists to an eager and willing audience. We’ve helped build the careers of many people who have gone on to bigger and better things. Whether you’re an artist or not, if you appreciate those efforts, please support Pledge-O-Rama.

We now have a “live band room,” where local artists can come in and use professional facilities to record a demo or just hone their craft for a very, very reasonable price; it’s a lot cheaper than buying the software and equipment yourself and MUCH more reasonable than booking a “real” recording studio. If having that opportunity in our community means something to you, as it does to a lot of musicians, please support Pledge-O-Rama.

We nurture local music by putting on concerts and events, supporting concerts and events, providing feedback and support, and just spreading the good word. If that sounds like a good thing to continue doing, please support Pledge-O-Rama.

We get a LOT of CDs in the mail. Every one comes in an envelope that would normally just get thrown away. Did you know that we save those things and that local artists can come and pick those up and reuse those envelopes, thus saving them a HUGE cost? Did you know that by reusing those things, we divert (or at least delay) those things from reaching landfill? If that sounds like something you encourage, please support Pledge-O-Rama.

Did you know that we do mailouts of local music? Local artists can bring in copies of their album and we will mail it out to other stations across Canada. We have a relationship with other stations, so we can get the music into the right hands and we’ve built up enough trust that we can ensure that it will get listened to and played. We do the work and we pick up the cost. If that sounds like a noble effort, please support Pledge-O-Rama.

WE DO NOT PLAY CLASSIC ROCK! How many other stations in Winnipeg can say that! We don’t play the same tired hits over and over and over again! We offer true alternative music, instead of rolling out the same tired playlist. If having the opportunity to hear new music means something to you, please support Pledge-O-Rama.

All of our shows are programmed by people in our community who are passionate and committed. Our hosts are NOT told what they have to play. Our station is NOT programmed by some service in Toronto! We don’t program certain music at certain times to maximize the impact. If you appreciate music and talk brought to you by REAL people who REALLY care, please support Pledge-O-Rama.

Our station is NON-PROFIT! There is nobody getting rich at UMFM. We have TWO employees who work really, really hard to keep the station running. It’s a tireless job, and they’ve been doing it well for YEARS. Those two hard-working people earn less money than I do, and they work long hours and take very little time off. If you want to applaud their efforts, please support Pledge-O-Rama.

Jared likes to give me grief. If you appreciate someone doing that (as I do), please support Pledge-O-Rama.

I screw up a lot and do a lot of stupid things (just ask my family.) There have been so many times when I’ve made a huge mistake and Jared has come to the rescue or (eventually) forgiven me and allowed me to keep going, knowing that I’m likely to do it (or something worse) again! If you appreciate a good guy like that, please support Pledge-O-Rama.

I remember the day in 1998 when I first turned my dial to 101.5 fm and found something new, something interesting, something challenging, something different. I found a place where I didn’t have to hear the same tired hits all day, every day. I found real people who inspired me, amazed me, frustrated me, educated me. It was so unlike everything I’d grown up with on the radio. If you remember that day or just don’t want to know what life is like without truly alternative radio, please support Pledge-O-Rama.

If you want me to stop thinking up reasons to support Pledge-O-Rama and get back to doing all of the other important things that I’ve been neglecting, please support Pledge-O-Rama!

In short, PLEASE SUPPORT PLEDGE-O-RAMA!!!

http://www.umfm.com/pledge/

http://tellthebandtogohome.com/music-angels/

Secure online donation form: http://www.umfm.com/info/donate/

204-474-6610

pledge@umfm.com

Canadian Indie Music 2CD Sampler 1989: http://bit.ly/Indie89

Colin James DVD & signed original script: http://bit.ly/CJDUDVD

Stan Rogers signed CBC cheque stub: http://bit.ly/SRCBCauto

Unique and ultra-rare Stan Rogers signed item auction in support of UMFM Pledge-O-Rama!

http://bit.ly/SRCBCauto

You know that on Tell the Band to Go Home we have Mandatory Stan, where we appease the CRTC by fulfilling our Stan Rogers quotient regularly. But Stan’s been gone for a long time now (coming up on 30 years!). Here’s your chance to own a piece of Stan – you can buy a CBC cheque stub where he wrote out his home address and phone number! It’s all in support of UMFM’s Pledge-O-Rama!

Stan Rogers is one of the most legendary and renowned singer/songwriters in Canadian history. His songs are revered as folk anthems, and are sung at folk festivals across Canada and around the world. He was an icon in life, but since his tragic death on board a plane in 1983, his legend has grown.

His debut album, “Fogerty’s Cove,” was released in 1977 and contains timeless classics like the title track, the beautiful love song “Forty-Five Years,” and candidate for the alternate Canadian national anthem, “Barrett’s Privateers.” Somewhere, tonight, there’s a campfire where a group of men is sipping rum and pretending they’re sailors, belting out the songs’s classic anthemic refrain. The album was recently re-released on Borealis Records in Canada, so this copy of the CD, on the original Fogerty’s Cove Music label is out of print and getting harder to come by.

But that’s not the real draw here. Included is a one-of-a-kind original autograph that Stan signed at the Winnipeg Folk Festival in 1978. Approached by a fan and asked about perhaps coming to perform a concert in Gimli, Manitoba, Stan wanted to provide his contact info so that they could set up the gig at a later date; unable to find a suitable piece of paper, Stan pulled out a cheque stub that he’d recently received for his services recording for the CBC and wrote his name, address, and phone number on the back. (If you thought times were tough at the CBC now, imagine this – they paid the legendary Stan Rogers $60 to perform!)

This is the real deal, kept safe since 1978 – not a copy. Owing to its age, it’s worn and stained, but it’s touched by the hand of Stan, and so a very unique one-of-a-kind. This should probably be in a museum somewhere, but you can own it and display or preserve it however you wish!

As if owning this piece of Canadian folk music history isn’t enough, this auction is a benefit, with all proceeds going to a good cause.

All of my current auctions are in support of CJUM 101.5 UMFM’s Pledge-O-Rama fall funding drive. UMFM has been providing original campus and community radio for almost 15 years, and finally, we’ve come to a point where we need a little bit of help keeping things going. We’re raising money in our first significant funding drive, and all money raised from these auctions goes directly to helping under-exposed music and ideas get on the airwaves. For more information or to show your support, visit umfm.com or tellthebandtogohome.com

If you are in Winnipeg and can pick this up at UMFM, shipping is absolutely free, and we’ll get to thank you for your support in person.

Unique and ultra-rare Colin James DVD auction in support of UMFM Pledge-O-Rama!

http://bit.ly/CJDUDVD

Check out this amazing auction in support of UMFM Pledge-O-Rama 2012!

Since his 1988 smash hit debut album, Colin James has been one of Canada’s most respected and successful guitarists and songwriters. He’s got a solid background in the blues but has incorporated a wide variety of other styles to create his own unique sound. He’s sold a lot of records and put on countless, amazing shows. But did you know that he’s also a bit of an environmentalist? Well, at least he played on on TV. Back in March of 1992, Colin was hired to star in a 5 minute DVD documentary about the moisture cycle on the Canadian Prairie. Ducks Unlimited produced a DVD where Colin sat in a recording studio and told viewers all about the moisture cycle. And, luckily, he had his guitar in hand to provide a bluesy solo soundtrack.

Yes, it’s as weird and wonderful as it sounds. You’ve never seen this before, and you certainly don’t have a copy. I bet Colin doesn’t even have a copy of this. But win this auction, and that’ll change, because you’ll own this unique item.

And, best of all, we’re throwing in the original script used in the studio, and it’s SIGNED by Colin James! This makes this truly a one-of-a-kind auction. It should probably be in a music museum somewhere, but you could frame it, amaze your friends, or whatever you want.

All of my current auctions are in support of CJUM 101.5 UMFM’s Pledge-O-Rama fall funding drive. UMFM has been providing original campus and community radio for almost 15 years, and finally, we’ve come to a point where we need a little bit of help keeping things going. We’re raising money in our first significant funding drive, and all money raised from these auctions goes directly to helping under-exposed music and ideas get on the airwaves. For more information or to show your support, visit umfm.com or tellthebandtogohome.com

If you are in Winnipeg and can pick this up at UMFM, shipping is absolutely free, and we’ll get to thank you for your support in person.

Indie-Can ’89 2CD Sampler – Auction in support of UMFM Pledge-O-Rama!

http://bit.ly/Indie89

Check out our eBay auction for this rare and collectible collection of great Canadian music.
This auction is in support of CJUM 101.5 UMFM campus & community radio in Winnipeg, Manitoba. All proceeds from this sale will go to UMFM’s Pledge-O-Rama! For more information, visit: http://tellthebandtogohome.com/music-angels/ or http://www.umfm.com/pledge/

Have you read “Have Not Been the Same: The Canrock Renaissance 1985-1995,” by Michael Barclay, Ian A.D. Jack, and Jason Schneider? Well, you should, because it’ll get you excited about the music contained on this collection. During those years, Canadian music was experiencing a boom and leading the world with some of the most inventive and amazing independent artists and labels in the world. Things were brilliant and creative and mind-blowing. The music and artists on this 2 disc compilation could serve as a soundtrack to the book and the time period, with many artists that would go on to bigger and better things, and some that have remained cult classics.

This compilation, released on the Intrepid label, pulls together 18 diverse tracks from 18 divergent artists. All of the bases are covered here, from folk to rock to weirdo, and everything in between. Enjoy an early take of “The Bereft Man’s Song,” later rerecorded and re-released on Crash Test Dummies’ debut album “The Ghosts that Haunt Me.” How about Winnipeg’s The Watchmen who had a hugely successful rock career in the 90s, but before that, they were a folky pop outfit who recorded “One Man Gone,” found here – still an unreleased classic. Sook-Yin Lee now hosts CBC Radio’s DNTO and does controversial and acclaimed film and TV acting, but back in the day, she led Bob’s Your Uncle, here performing “Purple Steps.” Then there’s the brilliant and bombastic Bourbon Tabernacle Choir, one of Canada’s most legendary live bands, found here doing “Just Can’t Seem to Get My Poor Self Together.”

There’s plenty to love here, and plenty to laugh about, of course. You’d be buying a hard to find collectors’ item of classic Canadian music AND supporting a hard-working campus & community radio station supporting great independent music like this. In short, you can’t go wrong.

a 2-disc set of 36 tracks from new indie artists from 1989

packaged in a “fat” case

Disc 1

01 – Steal Away – Monuments Galore – 03:44
02 – Seven Minutes To Midnight – Mantye – 04:13
03 – All To You – Chris Brett – 03:46
04 – The Bereft Man’s Song – Crash Test Dummies – 04:18
05 – Remember Me – Melwood Cutlery – 04:13
06 – Purple Steps – Bob’s Your Uncle – 03:18
07 – Tell Me Why – The Wisconsin Johnsins – 03:48
08 – Feels Like Sunday – Daniel Weaver – 04:02
09 – Watch Me Fall – The Touchstones – 03:04
10 – Carry Me – Ray Lyell and The Storm – 03:48
11 – Love Is All You Get – The Johns – 03:04
12 – One Man Gone – The Watchmen – 04:20
13 – Captivated – The Ramblers – 03:04
14 – Cruisin’ With Susan – Paul Wild & The Style – 03:59
15 – Runnin’ Outta Green – Pig farm – 03:53
16 – Where You Leave Off – Thick As Thieves – 02:43
17 – White Heat – White Heat – 03:55
18 – Utviklingssang – Jane Bunnett – 03:47

Disc 2

01 – Bye Bye Mon Cowboy – Mitsou – 04:03
02 – Cross My Heart – Picture Comes To Life – 04:00
03 – Swet Treat – B-Funn – 04:36
04 – Master Of Love – Bambi – 04:22
05 – Shewild – Stunt Chimps – 03:56
06 – Who Loves You – Pop Junk – 02:41
07 – Carried Away – Say Please – 03:43
08 – Just Can’t Seem To Get My Poor Self Together – The Bourbon Tabernacle Choir – 03:36
09 – Shoulda Been Me – The Kings – 02:58
10 – Do You Believe In The Fantastic? – Miving Targetz – 04:44
11 – 40 Days – terraced Garden – 04:06
12 – Dreaming Is Real Life – Rayo Taxi – 03:58
13 – Lola – Toyo – 03:33
14 – Undercover lover – Sonia Papp – 03:58
15 – Roll Me Over – I Want – 04:18
16 – Scary Monsters – I.T. – 04:36
17 – Cold Comfort – Kris Purdy – 03:35
18 – Lovers of the Nite – Kumari – 06:39

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All CD’s come with front/rear inserts and a clean jewel case in working condition unless otherwise noted.

If you are looking for specific details such as, release dates, record labels, item number, or tracking listing, please ask prior to purchase as the pre-generated information contained in the product information section may not match exactly.

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Tracking options available for an additional cost. Please email me for details.

If you’re in Winnipeg and I can drop this off or you can pick it up at UMFM, shipping is FREE!

UMFM’s Pledge-O-Rama is ON THE AIR!

The short sell:

UMFM’s Pledge-O-Rama is on NOW! For the next week, we’re looking for a little love from our listeners to help us to continue to put on the best possible programming. We have a modest goal that we must meet. We really could use your support:

http://www.umfm.com/pledge/

http://tellthebandtogohome.com/music-angels/

Secure online donation form: http://www.umfm.com/info/donate/

204-474-6610

pledge@umfm.com

 

Check out some amazing new incentives: http://www.umfm.com/news/page/1

And some really cool online auctions to support Pledge-O-Rama:

Canadian Indie Music 2CD Sampler 1989: http://bit.ly/Indie89

Colin James DVD & signed original script: http://bit.ly/CJDUDVD

Stan Rogers signed CBC cheque stub: http://bit.ly/SRCBCauto

This Sunday, Oct. 21, live, in-studio, our most played local artists in history, NATHAN!

Thursday, Oct. 25, live, in-studio, DEL BARBER and his BAND!

 

The full story:

I like to support a lot of good causes. I’m a do-gooder. I’ve sold hundreds of pounds of beef to send a kid to Churchill, raised dough for my school in all kinds of weird ways, and I even rode a bike to Gimli and back to raise money for the MS Society, five times! I believe in all of those good causes and more, and I put my money where my mouth is.

But no cause has ever gripped my heart and soul like this one. The radio station that has given so much to me over the past 12 years or so needs a little bit of help, and damn it, I’ll move hell and high water to do what I can for the cause.

You see, I’d dreamed of being on the radio since I was a kid, listening to Howard Mandshein introduce me to amazing new music and talk to famous people. I never even thought that I’d someday be his sidekick on the radio. UMFM gave me that opportunity, and so much more.

It sounds stupid, I know, but this volunteer gig has changed my life forever in so many different ways. My family will always be first and foremost in my life, but I have to tell you, there are times when even they take a back seat to my role at UMFM. Doing these shows is something that I’m more passionate about than I could have ever imagined.

I’m a guy who gets bored pretty easily – for most of my life, I never kept a job, a relationship, an address, a vehicle, nothing for more than about 5 years at a time. But 12 years into my time at UMFM, I love it more and more every day, and I’ve never for a moment considered what life would be like without it. I spend most of my time thinking about what I’m going to play and talk about on my next show. I spend too much money on music for the shows. I spend way too much time researching, planning, promoting, and archiving my shows. It’s consuming, but never a chore; in fact, the more I do it, the more I want to do more with it. I’m hooked, and I’ve got it bad.

And it’s because of people like you. As a kid, I was a real loner, very few friends, didn’t have much to say, never wanting to be the centre of attention. I was that guy that you never knew existed in school. I was nobody.

But when I got to UMFM, I suddenly felt like somebody. There were all of these people, many of whom were even nerdier than me. I could sit and talk about music with people who understood and appreciated what I had to say. I got to sit across a desk from my idol Howard for years, and he regularly asked ME to jump in on an interview with some of the most famous and admired musicians in the world.

And that was just the beginning. In 2002, I inherited the Sunday afternoon slot from Lisa-Marie Serafin’s Songwriters’ Circle. I know that truly, Jeremy gets the title, but I kind of feel like Tell the Band to Go Home is my first born. Yeah, I stole a lot from Lisa-Marie, Howard, and a wee bit here and there from Stu Reid (please don’t tell him I said that), but it’s something that I felt was my own, and something that I was and still am insanely proud of and forever committed to.

It’s given me so many incredible opportunities. I got to be the manager/publicist for Easily Amused (which I sucked at, so they don’t talk to me to this day!), I got to organize incredible benefit shows for JP Hoe and The Times Change(d). I got to nervously introduce The Sadies at a sold out Pyramid show. I got to drive the Wailin’ Jennys’ tour bus and create a multi-media presentation for their CD release show. I got to host a stage at the Winnipeg Folk Festival, and lots of shows at The West End Cultural Centre. I even had a song written about me (it’s been a while since we played the classic “Jeff Robson Brings Bruce Springsteen to Winnipeg!”)

And that brings me to you, my friend in music. Ron from Lockport is one such devoted character who’s become a friend and so much more (he spent Christmas morning with us last year, and donated the weird and wonderful items we’re auctioning off on eBay), then there’s Allison Green, the longest-standing, most devoted and passionate supporter any musician or music-lovin’ radio dude could wish for, of course there’s Big D, our Canadian music loving German superfan, Boyd & Jean, Zenon & Melissa, Rob & Laura, and so many others who have become true friends. For a guy who has never had many “real” friends, it’s incredible to think that I’m so closely connected with so many amazing people.

And the musicians! I truly believe that Del Barber and Christina Martin are among the finest songwriters in the world today, and they’re my friends. I can call them and count on them. I get to meet my heroes (even cranky Colin Hay and mumblin’ Martin Tielli), and I get to help hand out Canadian Folk Music Awards and Junos.

Me!

And it’s all thanks to a radio show with a goofy name. And there are dozens of incredible radio shows with goofy names on UMFM. All of them are programmed by passionate nerds like me. Each and every host treats their show like it’s an important member of the family (well, most of them, anyway…) We all work hard because it matters so much to us.

But it wouldn’t matter at all without you. Each of us has had that experience where we’ve heard some amazing music or an intelligent idea that really moved us somehow, and we want to provide those moments for you. We want to entertain you, educate you, humour you, inspire you, move you, and occasionally, anger you. We could easily sit and make mixed tapes for ourselves, but it’s so much more fun to connect with you and get you involved.

Pledge-O-Rama is your chance to get directly involved and take ownership of these shows and this station. No, you can’t actually buy Jared’s desk, but this week, we’ll let you name it! This is the point where we really need your help, and we really want to know that you think we’re important.

We don’t have to be your whole world, and you don’t have to pay the bills single-handedly. As much as it would make our lives so much simpler to find one rich benefactor willing to give us $20,000, it’s so much more fun and important to get lots of great people involved. I’d much rather have 20,000 people pay $1 each than have a big corporation give us the amount we’re looking for. To know that you think we’re worthy of some of your hard-earned money is huge reward, and it motivates us going forward.

If we’ve done something good for you, as you’ve done for us, we really would appreciate hearing from you this week. I know that some of you are shy and don’t like to call in all the time, but if just this once, you phoned and said that you were out there, and especially if you were willing to make a donation, HOWEVER SMALL, it would mean a lot.

Sure, we’ve got big prizes to thank folks who can afford to give us more. Honestly, it helps a lot to get those big ones, but for me, if you’re willing to give us $5 or $2 or just phone and say that you’re out there, that’s what I’m really hoping to get out of this week. I would love to know that UMFM matters to you. It means everything to me.

I’ll be down at UMFM answering phones on Saturday during my mentor and old friend John Prentice’s fine show, Planet Mainstage, and I’ll sit around on Sunday night during the great block of roots shows that follows TTBTGH. I’ll stay late on Thursday after Free Range Radio, and I’d love it if you called and showed your support for one of those great hosts and said hi to me. Of course, I’d love it a little more if you called in during one of my shows. TTBTGH has received overwhelming support in pre-pledging action. Steel Belted Radio could use a little love…

Thanks for reading this insane manifesto. Thanks for the encouragement and support over the years. Thanks for being my friend. And thanks so much for helping out UMFM’s Pledge-O-Rama. Let’s hug.

Operators are standing by:

204-474-6610

pledge@umfm.com

http://www.umfm.com/info/donate/
Jeff Robson

host of:

Tell the Band to Go Home
Sundays, 2-4 pm central
www.tellthebandtogohome.com

Steel Belted Radio
Thursdays, 6:30 – 8 pm central
www.steelbeltedradio.com

CJUM 101.5 UMFM
Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.umfm.com