Trout Forest Music Festival 2011

Every year we rave about the best little festival in Canada, held in Ear Falls, Ontario. You can’t find a more intimate, enjoyable, relaxing festival ANYWHERE. This year’s lineup is taking shape, and it’s already looking good. Among other favourites:

Matt Epp
Deep Dark Woods
Bob Wiseman
Tannis Slimmon
Carolyn Mark
and…
NQ Arbuckle!

The last time Arbuckle & Mark played the festival, it was one of the most enjoyable, entertaining, amazing things I’ve ever seen (thank you Hayes Carll!). Yeah, sure, you can see ’em at Times Change(d) on the Thursday before the festival, but last time, the Trout shows were WAY more entertaining and interesting, and tons more fun. Did Arbuckle do any covers of Lucero, Drive-By Truckers, or Guy Clark at Times? NO! But he did at Trout. Be there and see.

Hopefully we’ll convince our pal and Troutfest Artistic Director, Devin Latimer to stop by this summer. In the meantime, check out the website, mark it on your calendar, and make your plans!

www.troutfest.com

May 22, 2011

We kick things off with a birthday tribute to our namesake, Paul MacLeod, which prompted him to give us a call and chat for the first time in a long, long time. We also played some tunes in honour of ol’ Bobby Dylan’s upcoming B-Day. Surprisingly, he didn’t call us. Oh well. We heard some new music, some timely music, and all kinds of other great stuff!

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Episode #392 Sunday May 22, 2011

We kick things off with a birthday tribute to our namesake, Paul MacLeod, which prompted him to give us a call and chat for the first time in a long, long time. We also played some tunes in honour of ol’ Bobby Dylan’s upcoming B-Day. Surprisingly, he didn’t call us. Oh well. We heard some new music, some timely music, and all kinds of other great stuff!

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Dala – Alive – Everyone Is Someone – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Change Your Life – Gauge – CDN
Paul MacLeod – Giants – Tell the Band to Go Home – CDN

Paul MacLeod interview

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Paul MacLeod – It Belongs to You – Gauge
The Replacements – Achin’ to Be – Don’t Tell a Soul
Bright Little Field – Kiss Me on the Bus – Treatment Bound: A Ukulele Tribute to the Replacements
The Warped 45s – Victoria Day – Matador Sunset – CDN
Melissa McClelland – Victoria Day (May Flowers) – Victoria Day – CDN
Luke Doucet – Beautiful Day To Be Alive – Foke Star – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

The Belle Brigade – Lucky Guy – The Belle Brigade
The Details – Vulture Mechanics – Lost Art – CDN – WPG
Roxanne Potvin – Let Me Go – Play – CDN
Peter Case – Let’s Turn this Thing Around – The Case Files
Alfie Smith – You Walk On – Sometimes the Rain – CDN
Ken Pinchen – Why Do You Call Me? – Mid-Century Modern – CDN – WPG
Kirsten Jones w/Jim Cuddy – Hold Me Closer – The Mad Mile – CDN
Oh Susanna w/Jim Cuddy – The Lucky Ones – Soon the Birds – CDN
Jim Bryson w/Jim Cuddy – Somewhere Else – Loose 4: Start Your Own Country – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

John Gorka – Just Like a Woman – A Nod to Bob 2
Bob Dylan & The Band – Highway 61 Revisited – A Musical History
Bob Dylan & The Band – Wedding Song – Planet Waves
Matthew Ryan – Forever Young – Subterranean Homesick Blues: A Tribute to Bob Dylan’s ‘Bringing It All Back Home’
Neko Case – Buckets of Rain – Sweetheart: Love Songs 2005
The Byrds – You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere – Sweetheart of the Rodeo
Old Crow Medicine Show – Wagon Wheel – O.C.M.S.

Steel Belted Radio – May 19, 2011

Well, we’ve learned that the end of the world is near, so we’re trying to go out on a high note. We’ve got some songs about the end to ease the blow, and some great new music that must be heard before we all die. We also look ahead to the (alleged) last show we’ll ever see, featuring Sharon Jones on Friday.

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May 15, 2011

The great new music just keeps rolling in – gotta love spring. We’ve got plenty to be excited about this week. We also look back on the latest StuDome concert and look ahead to some great upcoming shows this week. And, for reasons not entirely clear, we pay tribute to The Replacements. Why not?

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Episode #391 Sunday, May 15, 2011

The great new music just keeps rolling in – gotta love spring. We’ve got plenty to be excited about this week. We also look back on the latest StuDome concert and look ahead to some great upcoming shows this week. And, for reasons not entirely clear, we pay tribute to The Replacements. Why not?

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Caroline Herring – Tales of the Islander – Golden Apples Of The Sun
Matthew Barber – Keep It Alive – Matthew Barber – CDN
Jill Barber – If It Weren’t For Loving You – Mischievous Moon – CDN
Oh Susanna – By Rope – Soon the Birds – CDN
Jeffrey Foucault – Idaho – Horse Latitudes
Storyhill – Lay Down Your Weary Tune – A Nod to Bob 2
Cowboy Junkies – Flirted with You all my Life – Demons (The Nomad Series Vol. 2) – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Jonathan Byrd – The Law & The Lonesome – The Law & The Lonesome
Jonathan Byrd – I Was an Oak Tree – Cackalack
Mark Jungers – Tired of Being Lonely – More like a good Dog than a bad Cat
Owen Temple – Mountain Home – Mountain Home
Gurf Morlix – Music You Mighta Made – Last Exit To Happyland
Blaze Foley – Baby Can I Crawl Back to You? – Cold, Cold World

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Frederick Squire – There’s a Place that I Can Go – Sings Shenandoah and other Popular Hits – CDN
Frederick Squire – As Long as One Sun Could Shine – March 12 – CDN
Kate Maki – When I Go – Moonshine – CDN
Frederick Squire & Katherine Maki – Crazy Tropical Survival Guide – Calling It Quits – CDN
Bright Little Field – If only You Were Lonely – Treatment Bound: A Ukelele Tribute to the Replacements
Bright Little Field – I’ll Be You – Treatment Bound: A Ukelele Tribute to the Replacements
Justin Townes Earle – Can’t Hardly Wait – Midnight at the Movies
Middle Brother – Portland – Middle Brother

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Roger Marin Jr – Backyard Mechanic – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
Roger Marin Jr – Ramblin’ Kind – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
Amelia Curran – Hands on a Grain of Sand – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
Amelia Curran – The Mistress – Hunter, Hunter – CDN
Ken Pinchen – Mid-Century Modern – Mid-Century Modern – CDN – WPG
Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank – Little One – Travelling Show
David Myles – New Friend – Live At the Carleton – CDN
John Prine – Angel from Montgomery – John Prine

Robson Recommends: Jonathan Byrd

Singer/songwriter Jonathan Byrd has been on the radar for a couple of years now, since we received his great record “The Law & The Lonesome” a couple of years ago. Since then, he’s become an honorary Canadian, touring and hanging out regularly with folks like Corin Raymond. Recently, he visited our own Jaxon Haldane to record a new record.

The other night, I was at the Times Change(d) and this song came on. I had to write down the title and track it down. Amazing. Word on the street is that it’ll be on the new record. I can’t wait:

May 8, 2011

It’s Mom’s Day, and they don’t come any more important than moms, so we’ve got a whack of songs in their honour, including some special dedications for some of our favourite mom listeners. We’ve also got some more upcoming shows to preview, and we announce the next big show at Sunset Saloon!

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