Tell the Band to Go Home

Episode #969

Timely tunes, a bit of new music, and a whole lot of great classics! Minimal Christmas content in advance of next week’s Christmas Day special.

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Artist – Song Title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – MB=Manitoba Artist – WPG=Winnipeg artist

Alejandro Escovedo – Rhapsody – A Man Under the Influence

The Deep Dark Woods – 18th Of December – Jubilee – CDN
Taylor Ashton – Santa’s Song (I Don’t Believe in Myself) – single – CDN
Luke Tuchscherer – Happy New Year Darling – Widows & Orphans

Ondara – A Prophet Of Doom – Spanish Villager No. 3
Fantastic Cat – Nobody’s Coming to Get You – The Very Best of Fantastic Cat
Evangeline Gentle – Gay Bar – single – CDN
Mariel Buckley & T. Buckley – Bobcaygeon – single – CDN
Lucero – Raining for Weeks – Should’ve Learned by Now
Dan Reeder & Todd Snider – The Moon Tonight – Nice Clear Bright Colors

Ricky Young – Acoustic Guitars – Learn to Steal
The Wild Feathers – The Ceiling – The Wild Feathers

Clem Snide – I’ll Be Your Mirror – single
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – Go It Alone – Here We Rest
Billy Strings – Love Like Me – Home

Paul Thorn – I Have A Good Day – Aint Love Strange
Jack Marks – Song For Me – Blues Like These – CDN
Melissa Payne – Don’t Say – Melissa Payne – CDN
Andrew Combs – Heavy – Worried Man
Ben de la Cour – Down to the Water’s Edge – Midnight in Havana

Whitehorse – If The Loneliness Don’t Kill Me – I’m not Crying You’re Crying – CDN – WPG
Whitehorse – Achilles’ Desire – The Fate Of The World Depends On This Kiss – CDN – WPG
Sean Burns & Lost Country – Chaparral – A Bakersfield Half-Dozen – CDN – WPG
Sean Burns & Lost Country – Joseph Hill – We Gotta Lotta Truckin’ to Do – CDN – WPG
Sean Burns and Lost Country – Town Song (w/Andrew Neville) – Boots & Saddle and CKUW 95.9 fm Present A Night of Country Music – CDN – WPG
Andrew Neville & The Poor Choices – Two At A Time – Let’r Buck – CDN – WPG

Corin Raymond And The Sundowners – Brand New Song – Paper Nickels – CDN
Corin Raymond – Three Thousand Miles – Record Lonesome Night – CDN
Jonathan Byrd – The Law and the Lonesome – The Law and the Lonesome
Matt Fockler – Lakota Sioux – Matt Fockler

Jim Cuddy – Disappointment – All In Time – CDN
Jim Bryson – Feel Much Better – The North Side Benches – CDN
Kathleen Edwards – 12 Bellevue – Failer – CDN
Maria Muldaur – Midnight at the Oasis – Maria Muldaur

The Paperbacks – If I Make It Through This Winter – An Episode of Sparrows – CDN – WPG
The Details – Always, Always, Always, Never. – Draw a Distance. Draw a Border. – CDN – WPG
Nathan – Casserole – Casserole EP – CDN – WPG
The New Meanies – Scenic Anomaly – Three Seeds – CDN – WPG
The Weakerthans – Illustrated Bible Stories For Children – Fallow – CDN – WPG

Episode #968

Today, some timely tunes, including the first wave of new and new-to-me Christmas music, some cool covers, this month’s Bandcamp haul, stellar new music, and some old classics!

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Artist – Song Title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – MB=Manitoba Artist – WPG=Winnipeg artist

The Skydiggers – Even When You Fall – Road Radio – CDN

Stephen Fearing – The Bells Of Morning – So Many Miles – CDN
Evalyn Parry – 14 (For December 6) – Small Theatres – CDN

Lawrence Maxwell – Christmas Morning Coffee – single – CDN
Madison Violet – Behind the Christmas Lights – single – CDN
Nudie & The Turks – Put My Little Shoes Away – The 13 Days of Xmas – CDN
Elliott BROOD – The Christmas Life – single – CDN

Kerala Dust – The Chain – single
AG – With Or Without You (feat. Lissie) – U2 Reimagined
Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton – I’ll Be Here In The Morning – The Stardust Sessions
Joe Nolan – Needle and the damage done – live recording – CDN

Blackie & The Rodeo Kings – Don’t Want To Know – Kings Of Love – CDN
Stan Rogers – Love Letter – From Coffee House To Concert Hall – CDN

Ben de la Cour – Numbers Game (w/Becky Warren) – Sweet Anhedonia
Scott Nolan – The Yellow Lights of Moray (demonstration tapes) – single – CDN – WPG
Jerry Joseph – The Mountain – Tick
Two Cow Garage – Promises – single
OwlMountainRadar – I dreamed I was sweeping – Bluey Pink ep

Christine Fellows – Sisters – Stuff We All Get – CDN – WPG
Christine Fellows – Time – Stuff We All Get – CDN – WPG
Willi Carlisle – Tulsa’s Last Magician – Peculiar, Missouri
Willi Carlisle – Vanlife – Peculiar, Missouri

Kate Nash – Nicest Thing – Made Of Bricks
Kim Richey – Come Around – Glimmer
The Damnwells – Everything – One Last Century
Joshua Fletcher – Wheels – Ready, Aim

Episode #967

The new, good music is slowing down in favour of festive drek, so not a lot of new discoveries this week. Instead, a pile of old classics, plus we celebrate Burnsy’s birthday and look forward to a couple of exciting upcoming shows.

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Artist – Song Title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – MB=Manitoba Artist – WPG=Winnipeg artist

Kathleen Edwards – What Are You Waiting For? – Back To Me – CDN

The Handsome Family – So Much Wine – In The Air
Blackie & the Rodeo Kings – 49 Tons – Kings of Love – CDN
Fred Eaglesmith – Summerlea – Things Is Changin – CDN
Willie P Bennett – Come On Train – Hobo’s Taunt – CDN

Jim Bryson – The Lost Occasional – The North Side Benches – CDN
Hayes Carll – It’s a Shame – Flowers and Liquor
The Cash Brothers – Take A Little Time – How Was Tomorrow – CDN
Jon Dee Graham – Faithless – Escape From Monster Island
Mike June – The Darkness – Poor Man’s Bible

Jess Klein – Cloud Song – Draw Them Near
Dala – Sunday Dress – Who Do You Think You Are – CDN

Melissa Carper – Boxers on Backwards – Ramblin’ Soul
Fruit Bats – Waking Up in Los Angeles – single
John Blek – St. John’s Eve – Until The Rivers Run Dry
John Blek – Empty Pockets – The Embers

Big Dave McLean – Deliver Me – Better the Devil You Know – CDN – WPG
Blue Shadows – Lucky To Me – Lucky To Me – CDN
Wendy Bird – I Believe – Natural Wonder – CDN
Barney Bentall – A Man Is – Gift Horse – CDN
Dustin Bentall – Crash Hard – Streets With No Lights – CDN

Lyle Lovett – Fat Babies – I Love Everybody
Sean Burns – Jesus Didn’t Like It Down On Yonge Street – single – CDN – WPG
Sean Burns and Lost Country – Joseph Hill – Boots & Saddle and CKUW 95.9 fm Present A Night of Country Music – CDN – WPG
Sean Burns – Daddy Was an Auctioneer – It Takes Luck To Get The Best Of Me – CDN – WPG
Rob Waddell – You’ll Be Famous I’ll Be Fine – Everything Is From Now On – CDN – WPG

Quinton Blair – 20 Dollar Bottle – single – CDN – MB
Quinton Blair – Take My Hand, Take Me Home – Blues Man – CDN – MB
Serlin Greaves – Seasick – Sad Songs for Sale – CDN – WPG
The Watchmen – Any Day Now – Silent Radar – CDN – WPG
The Watchmen – Incarnate – Brand New Day – CDN – WPG

Hemingway Corner – Annabelle – Under The Big Sky – CDN
Matthew Barber – Where the River Bends – Ghost Notes – CDN

Episode #966

Loads of new music on today’s show along with tributes to two of the greatest Canadian songwriters & performers of all, and we even kick off the festive season willingly and optimistically!

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Artist – Song Title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – MB=Manitoba Artist – WPG=Winnipeg artist

Joel Plaskett – Natural Disaster – La De Da – CDN

Danny Michel – Snowglobe – In the Belly of a Whale – CDN
Sarah Burton – Don’t Let Me Be Alone On Christmas – Jingle Ma Belle: Ladies in Waiting Holiday Compilation – CDN
Paul Kelly – How to Make Gravy – Paul Kelly’s Christmas Train

Danny Michel – Don’t Be so Hard on Yourself – single – CDN
Sarah Burton – I Hate Goodbyes – single – CDN
Madi Diaz, S.G. Goodman & Joy Oladokun – Be Careful – single
Matt Foster – The Moment – True Needs – CDN – WPG

Cigarettes After Sex – Pistol – single
Caitlin Rose – Modern Dancing – CAZIMI
Romantica – Queen of Hearts – America

Joe Nolan – New to The Neighbourhood – single – CDN
Mark Erelli – You – Lay Your Darkness Down
Ruthie Foster – Soul Searching – Healing Time
Melissa Carper – Ain’t a Day Goes By – Ramblin’ Soul

Benjamin Dakota Rogers – Arlo – Paint Horse – CDN
Benjamin Dakota Rogers – Blackjack County Chain – Paint Horse – CDN
The War and Treaty – Lover’s Game – Blank Page
Lowest of the Low – Landslide – Welcome To The Plunderdome – CDN

Ron Hynes – Sonny’s Dream – Face To The Gale – CDN
Ron Hynes – Atlantic Blue – Cryer’s Paradise – CDN
John Mann – Thank You – The Waiting Room – CDN
Spirit Of The West – Political – Labour Day – CDN

Bahamas – Lost In The Light – Barchords – CDN

Episode #965

Timely tunes, superhero team-ups, new music, cool classics, and some exciting upcoming shows!

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Artist – Song Title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – MB=Manitoba Artist – WPG=Winnipeg artist

Benj Rowland – Mountain Road – Community Garden – CDN

Mike Plume – On Remembrance Day – single – CDN
Rheostatics – Little Bird, Little Bird – 2067 – CDN
Bob Marley & The Wailers – War – Rastaman Vibration

Serena Ryder & William Prince – River of Tears – single – CDN
Rodney Crowell – Old Five And Dimers Like Me – Live Forever: A Tribute To Billy Joe Shaver
Caitlin Rose – Getting It Right (feat. Courtney Marie Andrews) – CAZIMI

Kevin Hearn & Hugh Marsh – Heaven – Dreaming Of The 80s – CDN
Deer Tick – Make Believe (Studio Demo) – Divine Providence (11th Anniversary Edition)
Lucero – Buy a Little Time – Should’ve Learned by Now

Lucero – What Are You Willing To Lose – 1372 Overton Park
Deer Tick – Main Street (2022 Remaster) – Divine Providence
The Replacements – Skyway – Pleased To Meet Me

Cowboy Junkies – Don’t Let It Bring You Down – Songs of the Recollection – CDN
Mary Gauthier – How Could You Be Gone – Dark Enough to See the Stars
The Bourbon Tabernacle Choir – Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere w/Rheostatics – 1985-1995 – CDN
The Bourbon Tabernacle Choir – Grow – Superior Cackling Hen – CDN
Chris Brown & Kate Fenner – Pair Of Twos – O Witness – CDN

Del Barber – Everyday Life – Easy Keeper – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – Farewell, God Bless You, Goodbye – Prairieography – CDN – WPG
Andrew Neville & The Poor Choices – Prairie Boy – Andrew Neville And The Poor Choices – CDN – WPG
Roger Alan Wade – If You’re Gonna Be Dumb, You Gotta Be Tough – All Likkered Up

Benj Rowland – Ballad of the Pigs Ear – Community Garden – CDN
Mayhemingways – Small Town Crush – Mayhemingways EP – CDN
Mayhemingways – End Up This Way – Hunter St. Blues – CDN
Mayhemingways – Troubles in the Basement – Skip Land – CDN