Lots of great music to be thankful for today, with a whole lot of great new releases, and an extended preview of this week’s Sunparlour Players show at the West End!
October 7, 2012
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September 30, 2012 – TTBTGH 10th Birthday!
September 29, 2002, we officially kicked off and christened Tell the Band to Go Home. Hard to believe, but 10 years later, we’re still here, still loving it, and still screwing up regularly! Today we look back at the first full decade of the show, hoping that we’ll be around for one or two more! Joining us via the telephone is one of our most played artists over the past 10 years, Jim Bryson, as well as the host that gave us the time slot and the inspiration, Lisa-Marie Serafin, former host of UMFM’s Songwriters’ Circle!
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Steel Belted Radio – Sept. 27, 2012
It’s a “new music and upcoming shows” kind of day, with plenty of both.
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UMFM & Sunset Saloon are Gettin’ Serious this Fall!
UMFM’s first Pledge-O-Rama is getting close. Very close. October 19-26 we take to the airwaves and hope you’ll help us to keep going long and strong. UMFM needs a little help to beef up the bank account, it’s true, but this is also a great opportunity for us to get you involved and build some love. We’ll love you back, with some amazing prizes and incentives. The Music Angels page has been updated with prizes, incentives, and photos of the snazzy new mugs, shirts, and tote bags. We’ve got lots of them, but shirt sizes will be first-come first served during pledge drive, and you’ll have to pick them up yourself! How inconveient is that? (well, not very, actually, but…) Anyone who pre-pledges can get their hands on the t-shirt size of their choice AND have it delivered to your door! PLUS, we’ve amassed an amazing amount of awesome incentives (enough alliteration, already!) to give away on Tell the Band to Go Home and Steel Belted Radio. Pre-pledgers can PICK YOUR OWN PRIZE PACK! If you’re willing to sort through the list of prizes available now on the website, we’ll set aside the stuff you really want. I’ll be getting in touch with folks who have already sent in their pledges, and you can get in on the fun. Ready to show your support? Let’s talk. http://bit.ly/musicangels
Also, The Sunset Saloon is preparing for a super-busy stretch, with 3 amazing shows still to come before the end of the year (and lots in the works for the new year!)
Nov. 5, 2012 – Brock Zeman returns for his third appearance! It’s been a couple of years, but our first and arguably most popular performer returns, this time, with his talented trio. This is sure to be a rockin’ good time!
Nov. 21, 2012 – Murdoch & Sparrow! James Murdoch & Jay Sparrow have built great solo careers, but have now teamed up as a duo, even greater than the sum of its talented parts. They’ve got a great rockin’ concept record out and they wowed the lucky folks in attendance at the last show starring The Mike Plume Band at the Park Theatre, a while back. This promises to be a fun way to end a stellar year at Sunset Saloon!
And… there’s one more amazing event to be announced. I’m not allowed to tell you much yet, but mark Oct. 29 on your calendar. You will not want to miss this one!
FAR #158
Artist: Album (Label) *JR
1. Dustin Bentall & The Smøkes: Orion (Aporia) *JR
2. Dave Gunning: No More Pennies (self)
3. John Wort Hannam: Brambles and Thorns (Borealis)
4. Danny Michel & The Benque Players: Black Birds Are Dancing Over Me (Six Shooter)
5. Old Man Luedecke: Tender Is The Night (True North)
6. Jimmy Lafave: Depending On The Distance (Music Road)
Episode #464 Sunday, October 7, 2012
Lots of great music to be thankful for today, with a whole lot of great new releases, and an extended preview of this week’s Sunparlour Players show at the West End!
Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist
2:00 – 2:30 pm
Sunparlour Players – Don’t Be Afraid of the Spark – Us Little Devils – CDN
Sunparlour Players – Shake And Bake For Goodness Sake – Sunparlour Preserves – CDN
Sunparlour Players – Runner – Us Little Devils – CDN
Sunparlour Players – You Are A Bright Light – Sunparlour Preserves – CDN
Sunparlour Players – Green Thumb – Us Little Devils – CDN
Sunparlour Players – If the Creeks Don’t Rise – Hymns for the Happy – CDN
Sunparlour Players – Robbers Lullaby – Hymns for the Happy – CDN
2:30 – 3:00 pm
Matthew Ryan – And It’s Such A Drag – In The Dusk Of Everything
Sera Cahoone – And Still We Move – Deer Creek Canyon
Lindi Ortega – The Day You Die – Cigarettes & Truckstops – CDN
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings – Driftin’ Snow – Secret Stash – CDN
Willie P. Bennett – My Pie – Live 1978 – CDN
Scott Nolan with the Weber Brothers & Paul Reddick – Don’t Blame your Blues on Me – Soundcloud single – CDN – WPG
3:00 – 3:30 pm
Carolyn Mark – The Cereal Is the Prize – The Queen of Vancouver Island – CDN
Christina Martin – What I Always Knew – Sleeping With A Stranger – CDN
Ingrid Gatin – Slow Dancing – Transmissions from UMFM 101.5 2012 – CDN – WPG
Red Moon Road – Hypothetical Girl – Transmissions from UMFM 101.5 2012 – CDN – WPG
Melissa Payne – Don’t Say – Melissa Payne – CDN
Lynn Jackson – Paper Airplanes – Down in the Dust – CDN
3:30 – 4:00 pm
Graydon James & The Young Novelists – Small-Town Hymns – In the Year You Were Born – CDN
Dave Gunning – Coal from the Train – No More Pennies – CDN
Old Man Luedecke – A & W Song – Tender Is the Night – CDN
Slaid Cleaves – Pickin’ California – Even More Songs of Route 66: From Here to There
John Hiatt – We’re Alright Now – Mystic Pinball
Jason Collett – You’re Not the One and Only Lonely One – Reckon – CDN
Jenn Grant – I’ve Got Your Fire – The Beautiful Wild – CDN
Angus & Julia Stone – Hush – Down The Way
Transmissions from UMFM CD
Transmissions From UMFM 101.5
This collection showcases a small sample of Winnipeg’s local talent that UMFM’s show hosts and volunteers draw upon and broadcast every hour of every day. Winnipeg has a long history of producing big name acts, cult-classics, diamonds-in-the-rough, punk rock legends, and “must-see” bands and artists. And UMFM is extremely proud to have played a big part over the years in getting the word out about all of them.
These 2 cd’s represent a small piece of what was happening in the Winnipeg music scene during 2012. It is by no means definitive. To tell the complete story, we’d have to compile a box-set sized collection of hundreds of songs from a huge number of diverse bands – and we’d probably still end up missing a few.
The first disc is a collection of songs released by some of UMFM’s favorite Winnipeg artists and bands in the last year or so. All of these artists made an appearance on the UMFM Top 35 Chart, and many went on to crack the national charts – one band (KEN Mode) even won a Juno Award! Roots, rock and roll, punk, metal, rap, jazz, electronic, and hip-hop are all represented and our hope is that you search out the albums these tracks originally appeared on and find some more yet-to-be discovered favorites.
The second disc contains special material. These are one-off recordings captured live-off-the-floor at the UMFM studio. The songs on this disc are a sample of the live, in-the-moment performances that UMFM volunteers have been lucky enough to capture over the past year. It serves as a testimonial to the great things that can happen when Winnipeg’s music-makers and independent-radio volunteers get together.
If you are reading this, we sincerely hope that you’re about to make a donation or contribution in some way to UMFM, and perhaps more importantly, you are probably one of our listeners. THANK YOU! You may not play guitar in a band or volunteer to host a show, but you are nonetheless a huge part (perhaps the most important part…) of what makes volunteer, community-based radio so special. So spread the word: Tell your friends about your favorite UMFM show, play this cd in your car (loud!), go see one of the bands featured in this collection, or become a volunteer at the station. Most importantly…keep listening!
Remember, the only way to get your hands on one of these special compilations is to support UMFM’s Pledge-O-Rama! These are available with a minimum $25 pledge, which is a small price to pay for this great, limited edition compilation of Winnipeg music!
Murdoch & Sparrow @ Sunset Saloon, Nov. 21!
Murdoch & Sparrow
Live at Sunset Saloon (house concert, West Winnipeg)
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
7:30
Suggested donation $15-20
All are welcome (bring the kids, friends, family, people off the street, whatever)
As usual, you can bring a beverage of your choice or food to share, but we’ll have plenty of both on hand, so feel free to enjoy whatever’s on hand!
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James Murdoch and Jay Sparrow met years ago at the beginning of their diverging musical careers. Although Murdoch had a pop singer-songwriter background and Sparrow leaned toward the punk rock vein, their paths often crossed as they traversed the globe on respective tours and music festivals.
James and Jay both garnered the attention of the Canadian music industry, media and music fans at large as they progressed and grew as songwriters.
Eventually, James and Jay got together and spent 10 days in Nashville writing a concept album that culminated in a LIVE recording at The Arden Theatre in February, 2012.
The result is a collection of songs that follow the lives of two characters as they make their way across turn-of-the-century Canada through heartbreak, tragedy and love.
Murdoch & Sparrow weave heartfelt storytelling with beautiful, often haunting melodies, into a record that is distinctly, “Canadiana”.
“We really feel that this album is greater than the sum of its parts and we’re excited to send it out into the world.”, says Murdoch.
Murdoch & Sparrow release their album “DOMINION DAY”, in June 2012.
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Brock Zeman returns to Sunset Saloon, Nov. 5!
We are very pleased to welcome back our very first headliner at Sunset Saloon, and definitely one of our most popular, Brock Zeman on November 5! He christened the Sunset Saloon back in 2009 and returned for another great show in 2010, but it’s been a couple of years, which means that he’s written a lot of great songs since then, including the ones that make up his most recent, and one of the very best albums of 2011, Me Then You.
Brock Zeman (trio)
Monday, November 5
7:30
Suggested donation $15-20
All are welcome (bring the kids, friends, family, people off the street, whatever)
As usual, you can bring a beverage of your choice or food to share, but we’ll have plenty of both on hand, so feel free to enjoy whatever’s on hand!
Questions? RSVP? Fill out the contact form below!
Brock Zeman isn’t all that old (he was born in the 80s!), but he’s obviously got an old soul, because he writes with a depth and wisdom well beyond his years. He’s also got a songwriting style and quality that fits in with the Texas songwriting greats, even though he’s from Southern Ontario. The guy’s too prolific and too talented to be believed, yet there’s wonderful authenticity in everything he does.
Brock’s right-hand man, the multi-talented Blair Hogan
Over the course of 9 albums and countless tours, Zeman has established himself as a respected and renowned songwriter who has played concerts and festivals all over North America. Whether it’s solo, or with a backing band, Zeman’s shows are always engaging and intimate, but you won’t find a more intimate and amazing environment to catch a show than my living room. He’ll be bringing his talented rhythm section along for a memorable performance at The Sunset Saloon on Nov. 5.
In addition to songwriting and performing, Zeman also founded Mud Records a few years ago to help spread the word about other artists that he’s passionate about. Recently, he produced an album for Tennessee songwriting legend Tom House, which has been hailed as House’s finest work, largely thanks to the input and guidance of Brock Zeman.
He’ll have a million songs to draw from and a whole bunch of stories to tell.
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Episode #463 Sunday, September 30, 2012
Tell the Band to Go Home officially premièred on Sept. 29, 2002, so today’s show marks the end of a full decade of broadcasting the best singer/songwriters of yesterday, today, and tomorrow. We’re headed into our second decade, continuing on doing what we love, spreading the word about great singers and great songs, especially independent, Canadian, and Winnipeg artists. One of our most played, most valued, and favourite artists of the past decade is Jim Bryson, and he joined us on the telephone today. We also had a reunion with the lady who started this singer/songwriter on Sunday tradition, and who taught me a lot and let me inherit the time slot, Lisa-Marie Serafin. She first brought me on to push a few buttons on her show, The Songwriters’ Circle, and the rest is history!
Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist
2:00 – 2:30 pm
Paul MacLeod – Cruelty – Tell the Band to Go Home – CDN
Kris Demeanor – This Old House – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
Kris Demeanor – Speed it Up – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
Josh Ritter – What Would I Do Without You – recorded live on UMFM
Dale Murray – My New World (with Christina Martin) – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
Bob Schneider – I Wish – recorded live on UMFM
Del Barber – The Waitress – recorded live on UMFM – CDN – WPG
2:30 – 3:00 pm
Jim Bryson interview
Jim Bryson – Feel Much Better – The North Side Benches – CDN
3:00 – 3:30 pm
Jim Bryson & Jeremy Fisher – Cigarette Thin (The Age of Asparagus) – single – CDN
Nathan – Stone – Jimson Weed – CDN – WPG
The Lemonheads – Waiting Around To Die – Varshons
NQ Arbuckle – Huntsville Affair – Not Alone (Medicins Sans Frontiéres) (Disc 4) – CDN
3:30 – 4:00 pm
Paul Kelly – How to Make Gravy – Words and Music
Oh Susanna – Home Soon (The Cherry Song) – Johnstown – CDN
Lisa-Marie Serafin interview
Lisa-Marie Serafin – Grandma’s Cabin – Fiollowing Instinct – CDN – WPG