Steel Belted Radio – March 8, 2012

Dauphin Countryfest announced its lineup today, and along with the big-hatted crap, there are some real gems worth checking out, so a few of those to start us off. Yesterday was Townes Van Zandt’s birthday, and although we typically leave his songs to Tell the Band to Go Home, we’ve got a few rockin’ covers, as well as some great new stuff to spin. And speaking of new music, the hits just keep on coming, so we pull out a batch of new and upcoming releases sure to please your ears.

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Steel Belted Radio – Feb. 23, 2012

Some stellar upcoming shows including Del Barber and Romi Mayes, some exciting new music, and a hearty set of Roots Rockin’ classics.

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Episode #435 Sunday, March 18, 2012

This weekend I took a trip back to the 90s when I saw Spirit of the West in concert, and saw some folks I haven’t seen in a long time. This had me thinking about the good old days, and today’s show was loaded with retro nostalgic goodness, largely from Winnipeg’s consistently amazing music scene.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Chuck Prophet – Summertime Thing – No Other Love
Joey Gregorash – Jodie – North Country Funk – CDN – WPG
Mood Jga Jga – Ma Cherie – Boys Will Be Boys – CDN
Crash Test Dummies – Bereft Man’s Song – Indie-Can ’89 – CDN – WPG
The Big Beat – Days Gone By – Indie-Can ’90 – CDN – WPG
Aptekman – Juicy Josy – Indie-Can ’90 – CDN – WPG

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Duck Shot Hunter – Lines – The Orange Tape – CDN – WPG
Kings of the Moon – Coming Home – Kings of the Moon – CDN – WPG
Tuesday’s Girl – So Sarcastic – Go West: A Vital Collection of Western Canadian Music – CDN – WPG
Greg Macpherson – Ryan’s Dream – The Year of the Record Break – CDN – WPG
Chains on 20 – Bleed – Finally – CDN – WPG
Helen – Anybody – Core Fest – CDN – WPG
Post ’76 – Child in the Man – Post ’76 – CDN – WPG

3:00 – 3:30 pm

The Guess Who – Mr. Nothin – Let’s Go – CDN – WPG
Murray McLauchlan – Farmer’s Song – Songs from the Street – CDN
Skydiggers – Leslie (Listening Mix) – download – CDN
Acoustically Inclined – Knot – Acoustically Inclined – CDN – WPG
Veal – Cauchemar – Hot Loser – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Fred Eaglesmith – 6 Volts – 6 Volts – CDN
Willie P Bennett – Storm Clouds – Hobo’s Taunt – CDN
Brock Zeman – Chenelle – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
Brock Zeman – Ridin’ on the Rims – Cold Winter Comes Back – CDN
Shannon Lyon – Buckskin Stallion Blues – Sorrow & Solitude – CDN
Shannon Lyon – X-Mas in Korea – X-Mas in Korea – CDN
Shannon Lyon – Naive – Songs Volume One – CDN

Music Tip – New (and FREE?) Shannon Lyon!

If you’re a long time or regular listener of my shows, you likely know what a big fan I am of a guy named Shannon Lyon. He’s from Ontario, but has lived and spent most of his time in Europe for years. He came to Winnipeg once, a long time ago, opening for Luther Wright & the Wrongs at the West End. His album “Wandered” is one of my all time favourites, and he’s continued to amaze on many subsequent discs. A while back ago he talked about releasing a record of Townes Van Zandt covers, but it never seemed to come out after that.

Until today. He put up FOUR new collections online for download, including the Townes covers album AND a two volume collection of “best of” stuff, including many of the best songs from Wandered and beyond, and you can get ’em for FREE. Now, you, being a good hearted appreciator of good music, will surely know that the guy deserves a few bucks in return for his talent, so consider giving him a tip.

Check this out! http://shannonlyon.bandcamp.com/ No need to thank me, just pass the good word along. I know you’ll enjoy these!

Steel Belted Radio – March 15, 2012

Pre-recorded this week, but well worth tuning in for. Tonight we’ve got some great new music, as well as some old classics we don’t get to hear often enough. We rock out a bit more than usual, hang out with Ryan Adams & friends, we get a little wordy & poetic, and, for no particular reason, we look back at a superstar folk fest workshop I saw years ago.

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Episode #434 Sunday, March 11, 2012

We’re pre-recorded this week, live from the living room, so Jeremy stops in, and we also dig down deep in the basement for some classics that I don’t regularly lug down to the station. We start things off with a birthday tribute to Mary Gauthier, before moving on to some songs from her former producer Gurf Morlix, as well as their collaborator, Patty Griffin. We’ve got some more great collaborations, and a look ahead to shows featuring Sprit of the West and New Country Rehab.

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

2:00 – 2:30

Mary Gauthier – March 11, 1962 – The Foundling
Mary Gauthier – I Drink – Drag Queens in Limousines
Mary Gauthier – Good-Bye – Filth & Fire
Mary Gauthier – Mercy Now – Mercy Now
Gurf Morlix – I Need You Now – Diamonds to Dust
Gurf Morlix – Music You Mighta Made – Last Exit to Happyland

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Gurf Morlix – Cold, Cold World – recorded live on UMFM
Robert Plant – Harm’s Swift Way – Band of Joy
Todd Snider – Cape Henry – Peace Queer
Buddy & Julie Miller – Chalk – Written in Chalk
Bob Schneider – Changing Your Mind – Lovely Creatures
Patty Griffin – Flaming Red – Flaming Red

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Jolene w/Patty Griffin – I Read What You Wrote Today – Hell’s Half Acre
Shooting John – Rain Song – Moodswings
John Rauhouse w/Neko Case – East of the Sun (and West of the Moon) – Steel Guitar Heart Attack
John Rauhouse w/Kelly Hogan – Big Iron – Steel Guitar Heart Attack
Dust Poets – Big World – World at Large – CDN
Dustin Bentall w/Romi Mayes – Crash Hard – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
Chris Brown & Kate Fenner – My Love Is Not Waiting – Geronimo – CDN
Chris Brown & Kate Fenner – Pair of Twos – O Witness – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Spirit of the West – Profiteers – Labour Day – CDN
Spirit of the West – Save This House – Save This House – CDN
Spirit of the West – Sadness Grows – Faithlift – CDN
Spirit of the West – Get Down Tonight – Weights & Measures – CDN
New Country Rehab – Angel of Death – New Country Rehab – CDN
New Country Rehab – Cameo – New Country Rehab – CDN

March 11, 2012

We’re pre-recorded this week, live from the living room, so Jeremy stops in, and we also dig down deep in the basement for some classics that I don’t regularly lug down to the station. We start things off with a birthday tribute to Mary Gauthier, before moving on to some songs from her former producer Gurf Morlix, as well as their collaborator, Patty Griffin. We’ve got some more great collaborations, and a look ahead to shows featuring Sprit of the West and New Country Rehab.

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March 4, 2012

Even though it doesn’t feel like it outside, it’s sounding a lot like spring as many of our favourites are delivering new albums already, so today we heard a whole heap of exciting new releases, as well as some requests and dedications.

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February 26, 2012

Today we pay tribute to Blaze Foley & Gurf Morlix, as well as visits with Greg Brown and the Thompson family. For hour 2, it’s a Johnny Cash Birthday Bash, as The Man in Black would have turned 80 today, and that’s reason enough to celebrate his (ever)lasting musical legacy.

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February 19, 2012

We’ve got lots of new music and lots of tasty cover versions today (and some that fall into both categories). The new Shane Nicholson album had me climbing through the Nicholson/Chambers family tree which sent us off in various directions. We also took a trip to Austin, TX to visit the KGSR Broadcasts archive, and paid tribute to John Prine, who returns to town in May, and Willie P Bennett, who left us four years ago this past week.

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