T-Bar’s Tops

Our buddy Terry “B-Bar” Wilson has been co-hosting Steel Belted Radio with me and various others for almost 10 years. He still drops by every now and again.

Here are T-Bar’s faves for 2011:

Top Albums
The Duke and the King – self titled
The Damnwells – No One Listens to the Band Anymore
Deer Tick – Divine Providence
Blitzen Trapper – American Goldwing
k d lang and the Siss Boom Bang – Sing it Loud
Adam Cohen – Like a Man
Romi Mayes – Lucky Tonight
Amos Lee – Mission Bell
Fred Eaglesmith – 6 Volts
Lucinda Williams – Blessed
The Decemberists – The King is Dead
Scott Nolan – Montgomery Eldorado
Steve Earle – I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive
Matthew Ryan – I Recall Standing as Though Nothing Could Fall
Jessica Lea Mayfield – Our Hearts Are Wrong

Top Songs
Adam Cohen – I Am That Guy
Foster The People – Call it What You Want
Mayer Hawthorn

Top Shows
Lucinda Williams – July 8 – Winnipeg Folk Festival
Prince – December 8 – MTS Centre
Robert Plant and Band of Joy – June 21 – Centennial Concert Hall
Chuck Prophet – July 11 – The Stu Dome
Leon Russell – October 31 – McPhillips Street Station
James McMurtry – October 1 – Park Theatre
Chris Isaac –August 14 – Centennial Concert Hall
U2 – May 29 – Canad Inns Stadium
Luke Doucet – March 23 – West End Cultural Centre [Mudge’s note: since Luke didn’t actually play the WECC in 2011, we’re betting that T-Bar means Martyn Joseph, who is supposedly T-Bar’s good buddy. Some friend!]

Steel Belted Radio – January 19, 2012

Tonight we chat with Doug Paisley, who’s headed to town to open for Jim Cuddy.

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January 22, 2012

We like to mix things up on this show, and today we did both, with a bunch of very happy news and music, and some sad & bitter songs. Perfect. The first part of the show was a celebration of new music, new discoveries, concert news, and even a birthday tribute to a fine Canadian songwriter (now politician), Andrew Cash. Later in the show, we delved into the joys of sad, bitter, and miserable breakup songs! Why not?

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January 15, 2012

We took a trip back in time today with a whole bunch of classic songwriters’ songwriters. We played a game of Singer/Songwriter, where we heard some writers who are famous for their covers of their material, more than their own, as well as some famous folks who we love, covering classics by others. In the end, this show was heavy on the classic country, just the way listener Barb likes it. We’ve also got memories of concerts past, and exciting shows to look forward to.

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January 8, 2012

We’ve been pretty preoccupied lately with looking back at 2011, now it’s time to look forward to 2012. We talked about some of the exciting albums and shows we’re looking forward to, including one of the biggest and best shows, which goes down Saturday at the West End, when Ridley Bent is joined by Nathan and various special guests. Ridley and his guitarist, Chris Dunn, were our special guests this week, as they dropped by to chat and play some new songs.

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Steel Belted Radio – January 5, 2012

T-Bar stops in to talk about some of the best of 2011.

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Episode #427 Sunday, January 22, 2012

We like to mix things up on this show, and today we did both, with a bunch of very happy news and music, and some sad & bitter songs. Perfect. The first part of the show was a celebration of new music, new discoveries, concert news, and even a birthday tribute to a fine Canadian songwriter (now politician), Andrew Cash. Later in the show, we delved into the joys of sad, bitter, and miserable breakup songs! Why not?

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Kathleen Edwards – Sidecar – Voyageur – CDN
Kathleen Edwards – Change the Sheets – Voyageur – CDN
Lucero – Sometimes – Women & Work
Lindi Ortega – Jimmy Dean – Little Red Boots – CDN
Nikki Lane – Gone Gone Gone – Walk of Shame
John Doe – Don’t Forget How Much I Love You – Keeper

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Ingrid Gatin – Tin Heart – Broken Tambourine – CDN – WPG
Jill Barber – Tell Me – Mischievous Moon – CDN
Matthew Barber – Hawks on the Highway – True Believer – CDN
David Myles – Cape Breton – On the Line – CDN
Dave Mccann & the Ten Toed Frogs – Circle of Stones – Shoot the Horse – CDN
The Cash Brothers – Night Shift Guru – How Was Tomorrow – CDN
The Cash Brothers – Guitar Strings And Foolish Things – How Was Tomorrow – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Skydiggers – You’ve Got A Lot Of Nerve – Road Radio – CDN
The Belle Brigade – Belt of Orion – The Belle Brigade
The Decemberists – Down by the Water – The King Is Dead
Gotye – Somebody That I Used to Know – Making Mirrors
Spring Breakup – I Never – It’s Not You, It’s Me – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Spring Breakup – I’m Sorry That I Tried to Punch You in the Face – It’s Not You, It’s Me – CDN
John Prine – Dear John (I’ve Sent Your Saddle Home) – In Spite of Ourselves
Hayes Carll – Bye Bye Baby – KMAG YO YO (& Other American Stories)
Richard Shindell – Are You Happy Now? – Thirteen Songs You may, or may not Have Heard Before
Hayden – Let’s Break Up – The Place Where We Lived – CDN
Matthew Ryan – Dam – May Day
Matthew Ryan – Sadlylove – East Autumn Grin

Christina Martin returns to Sunset Saloon, Feb. 11!

By now hopefully you’ve heard me encouraging you to join us in our living room on Feb. 11 when one of Canada’s finest female singer/songwriters, Christina Martin, returns for her third visit.

For full details, surf on over to the previous sales pitch.

If I hadn’t convinced you already, hopefully these gorgeous show posters will do the trick – definitely our finest advertisement yet, and we wouldn’t put this out there unless the show was going to be high class, all the way. Hope you can join us!

Episode #426 Sunday, January 15, 2012

We took a trip back in time today with a whole bunch of classic songwriters’ songwriters. We played a game of Singer/Songwriter, where we heard some writers who are famous for their covers of their material, more than their own, as well as some famous folks who we love, covering classics by others. In the end, this show was heavy on the classic country, just the way listener Barb likes it. We’ve also got memories of concerts past, and exciting shows to look forward to.

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

Nathan – John Paul’s Deliveries – Key Principles – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – Love Song for the Last 20 – Love Songs for the Last 20 – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – Muddy Palms – Where the City Ends – CDN – WPG
Christina Martin – Cut It Out – Two Hearts – CDN
NQ Arbuckle & Carolyn Mark – Officer Down – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
NQ Arbuckle – Sun’s Hanging Low – The Last Supper In A Cheap Town – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

NQ Arbuckle – Marco Polo – XOK – CDN
Glen Campbell – By the Time I Get to Phoenix – Greatest Hits
Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson – Highwayman – The Legend: Family & Friends
Glen Campbell – Wichita Lineman – Greatest Hits

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Mickey Newbury – An American Trilogy – ‘Frisco Mabel Joy
Mickey Newbury – She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye – Looks Like Rain
Mickey Newbury – How I Love Them Old Songs – ‘Frisco Mabel Joy
Waylon Jennings – San Francisco Mabel Joy – Legends
Chuck Prophet – You’re Not My Same Sweet Baby – Frisco Mabel Joy Revisited: For Mickey Newbury
Chuck Prophet – Bob Wills Is Still The King – Dreaming Waylon’s Dreams
Waylon Jennings – Honky Tonk Heroes – Honky Tonk Heroes

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Kris Kristofferson – Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down – Singer/Songwriter
Roger Miller – Me and Bobby McGee – Singer/Songwriter
Rodney Crowell – Come Sundown – The Pilgrim – A Celebration Of Kris Kristofferson
Kasey Chambers with Ashleigh Dallas – I Wish It Would Rain – Storybook
Lucinda Williams – Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys – The Imus Ranch Record
Doug Paisley – End of the Day – Constant Companion – CDN

CBC Canada Live

CBC Canada Live is a nightly broadcast of concerts recorded across the country. Often, they’re right up our alley.They offer up a weekly podcast of one of the shows. Lots and lots of our favourites have appeared on the show, so it’s well worth checking out.

The show website is: http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/canadalive/

There’s a free iTunes podcast here: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=275415476

This week:

Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Leeroy Stagger
recorded at The Haven Social Club in Edmonton
Lethbridge, Alberta artist Leeroy Stagger writes what he feels. And after hearing his music, you soon understand he feels very deeply. For point of reference, his style, while not easy to pin down, could be categorized as folk-rock, alt-country, or Americana; think Steve Earle or classic Neil Young.  Earlier this year, Leeroy Stagger and his band headed out on the road for an extensive north American tour to promote his latest disc Little Victories. The show at the Haven Social Club in Edmonton in January was the start of that tour.

Thursday, January 19, 2012
concert 1: Kathleen Edwards
recorded at CBC Studio 211, Toronto
Kathleen Edwards has been creating buzz since before the release of her debut album Failer a decade ago. About to release her fourth record, Voyageur, on the 17th of January, she plays an intimate, invitation-only show  in CBC Toronto’s Studio 211. This album has been driving the buzz train months in advance of its release as Edwards enlisted the help of Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon in its production. For this unique show she’s joined by Bahamas, Hannah Georgas, Jim Bryson, and Sarah Harmer as her special guests.

Canada Live podcast, released on Fridays
Friday, January 20, 2012 on the Canada Live podcast
Kathleen Edwards
recorded at CBC Studio 211, Toronto