Playlists: Tell the Band to Go Home – October 2008

Episode #279
Sunday, October 5, 2008
2:00-4:00 pm central time
CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.umfm.com
I couldn’t believe it when I saw R.E.M. on Austin City Limits this week. They’re not roots music! Or are they? I figured if they’re good enough for ACL, darn it, they’re good enough for us too. Plus, they’re the only members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame that I’ve met, and I always like to brag about that. It seems that some pretty folky singer/songwriters are fans too, because not only did we hear a few R.E.M. originals and collaborators, but we heard some folky covers of their stuff as well.
All of this got me in the mood for some good old fashioned pop music. Although I’m an old folky now, I was raised on a steady diet of pop music, so I never pass up the chance to bop along to some hooks & melodies, so some classic pop nuggets.
But we can’t get away without some folk & roots, and that came in honour of our friends at Candor, who are holding their “wedding” social this week to raise money for a new store/venue. We played just some of the great artists lending a hand to the worthwhile cause.
Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist
2:00pm – 2:30pm
R.E.M. – Accelerate – Accelerate
The Minus 5 – Retrieval of You – Down with Wilco
The Baseball Project – Satchel Paige Said – Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails
Patterson Hood – Second Guessing – Finest Worksongs: Athens Bands Play the Music of R.E.M.
Cry Cry Cry – Fall on Me – Cry Cry Cry
Redbird – You Are the Everything – Redbird
Indigo Girls – Tried to Be True – Indigo Girls

2:30pm – 3:00pm
The Damnwells – Graceless – Air Stereo
The Damnwells – Kiss Catastrophe – Bastards of the Beat
She & Him – This Is Not a Test – Volume One
Rilo Kiley – More Adventurous – More Adventurous
The Cake Sale with Josh Ritter – Vapour Trail – The Cake Sale
Josh Ritter – Empty Hearts – The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter
Mike O’Neill – Are We Waiting? – What Happens Now?
Nick Lowe – Cruel to Be Kind (original version) – Jesus of Cool reissue

3:00pm – 3:30pm
Rheostatics – Marginalized – 2067 – CDN
The Lowest of the Low – New Westminster Taxi Squad – Nothing Short of a Bullet
Two Hours Traffic – Jezebel – Little Jabs – CDN
Jim Bryson – Feel Much Better – The North Side Benches – CDN
Kathleen Edwards – 12 Bellevue – iTunes live EP – CDN
Whiskeytown – Houses on the Hill – Strangers Almanac

3:30pm – 4:00pm
Buick Six – Catch Me – Rollercoaster – CDN – WPG
D. Rangers – Social Season – The Paw-Paw Patch – CDN – WPG
D. Rangers – Runaway – We Stay High and Lonesome – CDN – WPG
Romi Mayes – Smoke More than I Drink – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
Romi Mayes – Willie’s Diamond Joe – Twang Trust Broadcasts 1999-2007 – CDN – WPG
Willie P Bennett – Come on Train – Hobo’s Taunt – CDN
NQ Arbuckle – In Another Time – Hanging the Battle Scarred Pinata – CDN
Episode #280
Sunday, October 12, 2008
2:00-4:00 pm central time
CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.umfm.com
This week marks the long, long awaited return of the man who started his musical journey and education in Winnipeg, and then went on to become one of the most famous and influential songwriters in the world, Neil Young. He may be a big time rock star now, but he’s inspired just about every singer/songwriter since he began, and this week we pay tribute with our own Neilfest, featuring Neil originals, covers, and a lot more.
Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist
2:00pm – 2:30pm
Neil Young – My, My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) – Rust Never Sleeps – CDN
Neil Young – After the Gold Rush – After the Gold Rush – CDN
Neil Young – The Needle and the Damage Done – recorded live on the Johnny Cash show – CDN
Neil Young – Are You Ready for the Country? – Harvest – CDN
Neil Young – The Wayward Wind – Old Ways – CDN
Stephen Fearing – Thrasher – Borrowed Tunes: A Tribute to Neil Young – CDN
Neko Case – Dreaming Man – Canadian Amp – CDN

2:30pm – 3:00pm
Dala – A Man Needs a Maid – Angels & Thieves – CDN
The Wailin’ Jennys – Old Man – 40 Days – CDN – WPG
The Wailin’ Jennys – Barefoot Floors – Down by the Sea Hotel – CDN – WPG
Gillian Welch – Pocahontas – Music from the Revelator Collection
Elizabeth Mitchell – Little Wing – You Are my Little Bird
Allison Moorer – Don’t Cry No Tears – Show
Johnny Cash – Heart of Gold – Unearthed II: Trouble in Mind
Scott Nolan – Helpless – American Hotel – CDN – WPG

3:00pm – 3:30pm
Alana Levandoski – Don’t Be Denied – Borrowed Tunes II – CDN – WPG
Philospher Kings – Coupe de Ville – – Borrowed Tunes: A Tribute to Neil Young – CDN
Rheostatics/Bourbon Tabernacle Choir – Everybody Knows this Is Nowhere – – Borrowed Tunes: A Tribute to Neil Young – CDN
Skydiggers – Mr. Soul – Borrowed Tunes: A Tribute to Neil Young – CDN
Elliott BROOD – Powderfinger – live recording – CDN
Jon Dee Graham – Harvest – The Great Battle
Scott Miller & the Commonwealth – Hawks & Doves – Citation

3:30pm – 4:00pm
Carrie Rodriguez & Tim Easton – Cortez the Killer – Like A Hurricane : Tribute to Neil Young (Uncut Magazine sampler)
The Be Good Tanyas – For the Turnstiles – Hello Love – CDN
Kathleen Edwards – Only Love Can Break Your Heart – iTunes live EP – CDN
Kathleen Edwards – Unknown Legend – live recording – CDN
Neil Young – Rockin’ in the Free World – Freedom – CDN
Neil Young – Hey, Hey, My My (Into the Black) – Rust Never Sleeps – CDN
Episode #281
Sunday, October 19, 2008
2:00-4:00 pm central time
CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.umfm.com
The past couple of weeks may have left you wondering whether we were still focussing on acoustic-based independent singer/songwriters, after our R.E.M theme and last week’s Neil Young tribute, so this week we’re back to basics with some classic singer/songwriters, some great new music from folks like Ryan Adams, Ray Lamontagne, Lucinda Williams, Luke Doucet, and more. Yeah, we played a Pince cover, a Radiohead cover, and a Beatles cover, but you just can’t entirely overhaul the format overnight!
Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist
2:00pm – 2:30pm
Neil Young – Cinnnamon Girl – live recording – CDN
Brandi Carlile – Creep – digital single
Martin Sexton – Purple Rain – solo
Son Volt – Hello Goodbye – digital single
Luke Doucet – I Wish I Was American – digital single
Ryan Adams & the Cardinals – Fix It – Cardinology
Ryan Adams & the Cardinals – Magick – Cardinology

2:30pm – 3:00pm
Lucinda Williams – Honey Bee – Little Honey
Ray Lamontagne – Meg White – Gossip in the Grain
Ray Lamontagne – You Are the Best Thing – Gossip in the Grain
Van Morrison – These Dreams of You – Moondance
Harry Manx – Crazy Love – Wise and Otherwise – CDN
Rodney Crowell – Closer to Heaven – Sex & Gasoline

3:00pm – 3:30pm
Ox – Burn Out – (weewerk) is 6! – CDN
Julie Fader w/ Toy Dekker – 723 – (weewerk) is 6! – CDN
Amy Campbell – Thirty-Two Years – Oh Heart, Oh Highway – CDN
Annabelle Chvostek – Wait for It – Resilience – CDN
Bob Snider – Rusty Pail Blues – These Times – CDN
Stan Rogers – The Field Behind the Plow – Northwest Passage – CDN
Townes Van Zandt – Rake – Delta Momma Blues

3:30pm – 4:00pm
Guy Clark – Stuff that Works – Dublin Blues
Tom Waits – Ol’ 55 – Closing Time
Jimmy Lafave – Sweetheart like You – Buffalo Return to the Plains
Shannon McNally – The Worst Part of a Broken Heart – Geronimo
Kate Maki – Over – Confusion Unlimited – CDN
John Wort Hannam – Infantryman – Two-Bit Suit – CDN
Episode #282
Sunday, October 26, 2008
2:00-4:00 pm central time
CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.umfm.com
Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist
It may be getting colder outside, but the concert scene is really starting to heat up in town with a bunch of great shows over the next couple of weeks. This week we preview the great Eliza Gilkyson double bill, as well as Hayes Carll & Scott Nolan, and more.
2:00pm – 2:30pm
Jim Bryson – Elizabeth – The North Side Benches – CDN
Jim Bryson – Fleetwood – The North Side Benches – CDN
Christina Martin – Two Hearts – Two Hearts – CDN
Wyckham Porteous – Deeper Into the Water – 3 a.m. – CDN
Matthew Barber – And You Give – Ghost Notes – CDN
Jill Barber – Never Quit Loving You – Chances – CDN

2:30pm – 3:00pm
Crooked Still – Orphan Girl – Hop High
Crooked Still – Ain’t No Grave – Shaken by a Low Sound
Crooked Still – When I First Came to this Country – digital single
Crooked Still – Captain, Captain – Still Crooked
Eliza Gilkyson – Sleeper – Going Driftless: An Artist’s Tribute to Greg Brown
Eliza Gilkyson – Take Off Your Old Coat – Folkscene Collection Volume Two
Eliza Gilkyson – Coast – Hard Times in Babylon
Eliza Gilkyson – Wonderland – Land of Milk & Honey

3:00pm – 3:30pm
More Than a Song – Bird of Paradise – More than a Song
Eliza Gilkyson – Emerald Street – Beautiful World
Eliza Gilkyson – Walking on the Moon – Wounded Heart of America
Tom Russell – Big Water – The Long Way Around
Tom Russell – The Sound of One Heart Breaking – Love and Fear
Peter Case – Beyond the Blues – Six Pack of Love
Dave Alvin – Rio Grande – Ashgrove

3:30pm – 4:00pm
Jerry Jeff Walker – Navajo Rug – The Wounded Heart of America
Hayes Carll – Hey Baby Where You Been – Little Rock
Hayes Carll – Beaumont – Trouble in Mind
Scott Nolan – Bad Liver/Broken Heart – Receiver/Reflector – CDN – WPG
Scott Nolan – Golden – No Bourbon & Bad Radio – CDN – WPG
Scott Nolan – Drive Day – Canadian Amplifier – CDN – WPG
Willie P. Bennett – Country Squall – Tryin’ to Start out Clean – CDN

October 26, 2008

It may be getting colder outside, but the concert scene is really starting to heat up in town with a bunch of great shows over the next couple of weeks. This week we preview the great Eliza Gilkyson double bill, as well as Hayes Carll & Scott Nolan, and more.

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October 19, 2008

The past couple of weeks may have left you wondering whether we were still focussing on acoustic-based independent singer/songwriters, after our R.E.M theme and last week’s Neil Young tribute, so this week we’re back to basics with some classic singer/songwriters, some great new music from folks like Ryan Adams, Ray Lamontagne, Lucinda Williams, Luke Doucet, and more. Yeah, we played a Pince cover, a Radiohead cover, and a Beatles cover, but you just can’t entirely overhaul the format overnight!

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Steel Belted Radio – October 16, 2008

Neilfest part II

Prerecorded because the gang’s off at the long awaited Neil Young show at the arena. In honour of one of the greatest singer/songwriters of all, this is our own Steel Belted Neilfest, featuring a bunch of Neil’s best, as well as some covers and Neil related songs to get you in the mood for the concert, or to make you feel bad if you missed it.

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October 5, 2008

I couldn’t believe it when I saw R.E.M. on Austin City Limits this week. They’re not roots music! Or are they? I figured if they’re good enough for ACL, darn it, they’re good enough for us too. Plus, they’re the only members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame that I’ve met, and I always like to brag about that. It seems that some pretty folky singer/songwriters are fans too, because not only did we hear a few R.E.M. originals and collaborators, but we heard some folky covers of their stuff as well.

All of this got me in the mood for some good old fashioned pop music. Although I’m an old folky now, I was raised on a steady diet of pop music, so I never pass up the chance to bop along to some hooks & melodies, so some classic pop nuggets.

But we can’t get away without some folk & roots, and that came in honour of our friends at Candor, who are holding their “wedding” social this week to raise money for a new store/venue. We played just some of the great artists lending a hand to the worthwhile cause.

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September 28, 2008

A little bit of many of the things that we try to do best around here: some great new music, some rare/unusual stuff, a look back at a great Elliott BROOD show, and a profile of one of the most under-rated singer/songwriters around, Jon Dee Graham.

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Playlists: Tell the Band to Go Home – September 2008

Episode #276
Sunday, September 7, 2008
2:00-4:00 pm central time
CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.umfm.com
Last night was the long-awaited and much anticipated return of the Mike Plume Band at the Pyramid. Unfortunately, Mike went on well after my normal bedtime. That, plus the return to the working world this week had me feeling really tired, and a little punchy today. All of this is to make excuses for my silly behaviour and poor planning. Luckily, I had some great music on hand to cover for my ineptitude. The first hour was a little slow and sentimental, the second hour we perked it up with some rockin’ classics.
Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist
2:00pm – 2:30pm
Mike Plume Band  – Simplify – Song & Dance, Man – CDN
Mike Plume Band – Silver Lining – Song & Dance, Man – CDN
The Waltons – Silver Lining – Liv – CDN
David Gray – Silver Lining – White Ladder
Rilo Kiley – Silver Lining – Under the Blacklight

2:30pm – 3:00pm
The Damnwells – Tonight and Forever – live recording
The Damnwells – Louisville – Air Stereo
Son Volt – Back Into Your World – Straightaways
Son Volt – Windfall – Trace
Whiskeytown – Don’t Be Sad – Pneumonia
Sarah Harmer – Don’t Get Your Back Up – You Were Here – CDN

3:00pm – 3:30pm
The Rocky Fortune – Drop Me in the Well – Sway – CDN
Scott Nolan – Postcards – No Bourbon & Bad Radio – CDN – WPG
Ridley Bent – Suicidewinder – Blam! – CDN – WPG
JP Hoe – Start a War – The Dear John Letters – CDN – WPG
Buddy Miller – 100 Million Little Bombs – Poison Love
Buddy Miller – Water When the Well Is Dry – Midnight and Lonesome

3:30pm – 4:00pm
Sunparlour Players – If the Creeks Don’t Rise – Hymns for the Happy – CDN
Elliott BROOD – Miss You Now – Mountain Meadows – CDN
NQ Arbuckle – Huntsville Affair – XOK – CDN
Luke Doucet – It’s Not the Liquor I Miss – Broken (and other Rogue States) – CDN
Will Kimbrough – Everyone’s in Love – Americanitis
Neko Case – Deep Red Bells – Blacklisted
Romi Mayes – Let Me Run – Sweet Something Steady – CDN – WPG
Episode #277
Sunday, September 14, 2008
2:00-4:00 pm central time
CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.umfm.com
This past week the world was introduced to the next generation of Tell the Band to Go Home hosts, my son Jeremy. He’s been filling our home and our lives with joy (and plenty of noise…) ever since. THe bulk of the show was dedicated to him, with some great kids’ music.
We went to the other end of the spectrum for the latter part of the show, paying tribute to a couple of dinosaurs who are coming to town in the next while, Neil Diamond and Elton John.
Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist
2:00pm – 2:30pm
Jim Henry – Baby’s Coming Home – Jacksonville
Woody Guthrie – One Day Old – Songs to Grow on For Mother and Child
Woody Guthrie – I Want My Milk (I Want it Now) – Songs to Grow on For Mother and Child
Elizabeth Mitchell – Who’s My Pretty Baby – You Are My Little Bird
Tom Waits – Take Care of All My Children – Orphans
Nathan – My Favorite Things – For the Kids Too! – CDN – WPG
Nathan – Compound Eyes – Somebody Needs a Time Out – CDN – WPG

2:30pm – 3:00pm
They Might Be Giants – John Lee Supertaster – For the Kids Too!
Keri McTighe – When I Ride My Bike – I’m Somebody, Too – CDN – WPG
Paper Moon – Your Attitude Towards Cuttlefish – Somebody Needs a Time Out – CDN – WPG
Chloe and Luke – So Far Away – I’m Somebody, Too – CDN – WPG
The Wailin’ Jennys – Barefoot Floors – Down at the Sea Hotel – CDN – WPG
Lynn Miles – Everybody Cries – Down at the Sea Hotel – CDN
Eliza Gilkyson – Child of Mine – Down at the Sea Hotel –
Sarah McLachlan – The Rainbow Connection – For the Kids
The Smurfs – You’re a Pink Toothbrush – Smurfing Sing Song

3:00pm – 3:30pm
Jon Dee Graham – How Much I Love You – Songs to Howl at the Moon By
Bob Schneider – A Little Love – Songs to Howl at the Moon By
Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood – Tippy Toes – Nancy & Lee Again
The Flaming Lips – Fight Test – Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
Johnny Cash & Fiona Apple – Father and Son – Unearthed III: Redemption Songs
Johnny From Kings – Neil Diamond – Angel City Letter

3:30pm – 4:00pm
Brandi Carlile – Sixty Years On – Brandi Carlile
Ben Folds – Tiny Dancer – Live
The Twang – Your Song – Twang ‘em High
Carolyn Mark & Amy Honey – Rocket Piano Man – Just Married: An Album of Duets – CDN
Easton, Stagger, Phillips – Hell of a Life – One for the Ditch
The Brothers Cosmoline – It’s Alright – Songs of Work & Freedom – CDN
Episode #278
Sunday, September 28, 2008
2:00-4:00 pm central time
CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.umfm.com
It’s a good news/bad news kind of day. The good news is that there are some great upcoming shows featuring the likes of Elliott BROOD and C.R. Avery, as well as some great new stuff. Unfortunately the bad news is that lots of my new music comes from the closing out sale at Candor. When the bad news hit that they were going to be forced to close down for a while, it came as a shock, so I headed down to stock up on some things that I hadn’t made a point of picking up yet, but knew I’d better while I still had the chance. They’ll be back, bigger and better than ever, but in the meantime, thanks for the musical memories and best of luck!
Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist
2:00pm – 2:30pm
NQ Arbuckle – Happy Birthday – Hanging the Battle Scarred Pinata – CDN
NQ Arbuckle – Marco Polo – XOK – CDN
Elliott BROOD – Edge of Town – Tin Type – CDN
Elliott BROOD – Second Son – Ambassador – CDN
Elliott BROOD – Write It All Down for You – Mountain Meadows – CDN

2:30pm – 3:00pm
C.R. Avery and the Boom Chasers – I Wonder (Another Girl from Another Crow Town) – Midnight Goldmining – CDN
C.R. Avery – Just Passin’ Through – Just Passin’ Through – CDN
Ndidi Onukwulu – He Needs Me – The Contradictor – CDN
Scott Nolan – Rosie – No Bourbon & Bad Radio – CDN – WPG
Hayes Carll – She Left Me for Jesus – Trouble in Mind
Martha Wainwright – You Cheated Me – I Know You’re Married but I’ve Got Feelings Too
Easton Stagger Phillips – Red Bandana – One for the Ditch

3:00pm – 3:30pm
Tom House – Canada – ‘til You’ve Seen Mine
Mickey Newbury – Funny, Familiar, Forgotten Feelings – Harlequin Melodies/Sings His Own
Bobby Bare – Dropkick Me, Jesus – 16 Biggest Hits
Butch Hancock, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and Paul Kelly – Special Treatment Two Roads: Live in Australia
Waylon Jennings – Old Five and Dimers (Like Me) – Honky Tonk Heroes
Bill Bourne – For Lovin’ Me – Boon Tang – CDN
Blaze Foley – Election Day – Cold, Cold World
Blaze Foley – Officer Norris – Live at the Austin OUthouse

3:30pm – 4:00pm
Paul Kelly – Everything’s Turning to White – So Much Water so Close to Home
Adam Carroll – Blondie & Dagwood – Looking out the Screen Door
Old Man Leudecke – Proof of Love – Proof of Love – CDN
Dar Williams – Wilder than Her – What Do You Hear in these Sounds
Dar Williams – It’s Alright – Promised Land
Lucinda Williams – Real Love – Little Honey
Josh Ritter – Open Doors – The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter

September 21, 2008

It’s a good news/bad news kind of day. The good news is that there are some great upcoming shows featuring the likes of Elliott BROOD and C.R. Avery, as well as some great new stuff.

Unfortunately the bad news is that lots of my new music comes from the closing out sale at Candor. When the bad news hit that they were going to be forced to close down for a while, it came as a shock, so I headed down to stock up on some things that I hadn’t made a point of picking up yet, but knew I’d better while I still had the chance. They’ll be back, bigger and better than ever, but in the meantime, thanks for the musical memories and best of luck!

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