Episode #244

Sometimes you show up without a real plan and let things roll, and if you’re really lucky, like I think I was today, you get into it and end up with a pretty solid show. Talking about Robbie Fulks’ son got us off to a rockin’ start, so we ran with it and ended up rocking a bit more than we sometimes do, but with a playlist like this, perhaps we should more often! 2 hours of rockin’ goodness!

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Robbie Fulks – Countrier than Thou – Georgia Hard
Robbie Fulks – Roots Rock Weirdos – The Very Best of Robbie Fulks
Robbie Fulks – Let’s Kill Saturday Night – Let’s Kill Saturday Night
The Rocky Fortune – Hot Black Blood – Back of the Beeside – CDN
The Rocky Fortune – Drop Me in the Well – Sway – CDN
Buddy Miller – Water When the Well Is Dry – Midnight & Lonesome
Buddy Miller – 100 Million Little Bombs – Poison Love

2:30pm – 3:00pm

The Gourds – Lower 48 – Blood of the Ram
James McMurtry – Childish Things – Childish Things
James McMurtry – Safe Side – Candyland
Kathleen Edwards – Westby – Failer – CDN
Kathleen Edwards – What Are You Waiting For? – Back to Me – CDN
Jim Bryson – Feel Much Better – The North Side Benches – CDN

3:00pm – 3:30pm

NQ Arbuckle – Skydive Home – Hanging the Battle Scarred Pinata – CDN
NQ Arbuckle – Saskatoon – live recording – CDN
Luke Doucet and the White Falcon – First Day (in the new hometown) – Blood’s Too Rich – CDN
Melissa McClelland – Passenger 24 – Thumbelina’s One Night Stand – CDN
Richard Shindell – Confession – Somewhere Near Paterson

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Richard Shindell – Waist Deep in the Big Muddy – Vuelta
Cry Cry Cry – Shades of Gray – Cry Cry Cry
Richard Shindell – Lawrence, KS – South of Delia
Josh Ritter – Good Man – The Animal Years
Bob Schneider – Good Luck – Galaxy Kings
Jill Barber – In Perfect Time – A Note to Follow So – CDN

Episode #243

Just when you think you’ve settled on your Best of the year list, you spend some more time with a few late-comers and rethink the whole darn thing, as a few overlooked 2007 contenders proved off the top of the show.

Then, a brief sappy interlude.

With all of the Best of the year preparations and whatnot, a lot of new music gets sadly overlooked, but now that things are calm again, it’s time to dig into the TTBTGH mailbag for a look at a few fine discs that have been sent our way as of late.

Then, a live, in-studio visit by one of Winnipeg’s best, and the artist responsible for one of the best discs of 2007, Mr. Scott Nolan, who dropped by to chat and play some amazing new songs. Somehow, he just gets better, and he was damn good to start out with!

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Serena Ryder – Calling to Say – digital single – CDN
Serena Ryder – Told You in a Whispered Song – Told You in a Whispered Song EP – CDN
Serena Ryder – Weak in the Knees – Told You in a Whispered Song EP – CDN
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals – If I Am a Stranger – Follow the Lights
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Rich Woman – Raising Sand
Jack Johnson – Broken – Sing-a-longs and Lullabies for the Film: Curious George

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Jack Johnson – Better Together – In Between Dreams
Jim Henry – Baby’s Coming Home – Jacksonville
Andy Swan – Can I Pay You with Sunshine? – Ottawa – CDN
Andy Swan – No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service – Ottawa – CDN
Jon Brooks – Tajik Boy – Ours and the Shepherds – CDN
Scott Orr – Wondergirl – Miles from Today – CDN
Mike Macdonald and The Widow Makers – Never Had the Chance – Gravel Roads and Skyscrapers – CDN
Dave Clarke – In My Home Town – Reunion – CDN

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Scott Nolan – Settled Down – Receiver / Reflector – CDN – WPG
Scott Nolan interview
Scott Nolan – Drive Day – live recording – CDN – WPG

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Scott Nolan – Somewhere Near Regina – live performance – CDN – WPG
Scott Nolan – Ninety Miles an Hour – live performance – CDN – WPG
Scott Nolan – All Over Now – Receiver / Reflector – CDN – WPG

Episode #242

A Super-sized year end spectacular as we took over the airwaves for 3.5 hours of goodness.

First up, some holiday celebration songs in honour of the new year.

Then, January 1 is the anniversary of the deaths of two of the greatest songwriters of all time, Hank Williams and Townes Van Zandt, and any good singer/songwriter show host worth his salt knows that its his duty to pay tribute.

Next up, a good friend of Townes Van Zandt was a guy named Blaze Foley. He is one of the most underrated songwriters of all time, but I’ve been into him in a big way lately, and so a few songs in hopes that we can get him just a little more well known.

One of the best albums of 2008 is sure to be Luke Doucet’s new one, which I got my hands on recently. It features Luke’s best work to date in his already impressive career, but it also brings to mind yet another new genre of music, songs about Rick Danko, so we looked at some of those and some of Danko’s greatest songs.

As a new year causes us to look forward, I also tend to look back, so I took a trip down musical memory lane with a bunch of songs from my glory days of musical discovery.

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Robert Earl Keen – Happy Holidays Y’all – Walking Distance
Reid Jamieson – Last Day of the Year – The Unavoidable Truth – CDN
NQ Arbuckle – Good Night Irene on New Year’s Eve – The Last Supper in a Cheap Town – CDN
Charlie Robison – New Year’s Day – Good Times
Slaid Cleaves – New Year’s Day – Wishbones
Todd Snider – Happy New Year/All that Matters (reprise) – Live with the Devil You Know: Grimeys 20/10/06

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Hank Done it this way:
Neko Case – Alone and Foresaken – Canadian Amp
Johnny Cash – I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry – The Legend
Mary Gauthier – Lost Highway – Live on the Air 1998-2004

We Still Miss You Townes:
Townes Van Zandt – Rake – A Gentle Evening with Townes Van Zandt
Townes Van Zandt – Tower Song – A Far Cry from Dead
Townes Van Zandt – Waitin’ Around to Die – Heartworn Highways
Townes Van Zandt – Nothin’ – Acoustic Blues
Townes Van Zandt – Pancho & Lefty – Legend
Townes Van Zandt – Black Widow Blues – In the Beginning

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Jay Farrar & Kelly Willis – Rex’s Blues – Son Volt: A Retrospective: 1995-2000
Lyle Lovett – Flyin’ Shoes – Step Inside this House
Steve Earle – Tecumseh Valley – Train a Comin’
Steve Earle – Ft. Worth Blues – El Corazon
Guy Clark – Let Him Roll – Old #1

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Townes Van Zandt – Blaze’s Blues – Documentary
In praise of Blaze:
Blaze Foley – Picture Cards Can’t Picture You – Live at the Austin Outhouse
Blaze Foley – Rainbows and Ridges – Oval Room
Blaze Foley – No Goodwill Stores in Waikiki – Cold, Cold World
Lyle Lovett – Election Day – My Baby Don’t Tolerate
John Prine – Clay Pigeons – Fair & Square
Lucinda Williams – Drunken Angel – Car Wheels on a Gravel Road

4:00

Luke Doucet – Long Haul Driver – Foke Star – CDN
Luke Doucet and the White Falcon – Blood’s Too Rich – Blood’s Too Rich – CDN

In loving memory of Rick Danko:
Luke Doucet and the White Falcon – The Day Rick Danko Died – Blood’s Too Rich – Blood’s Too Rich – CDN
Steve Forbert – Wild as the Wind – live recording
NQ Arbuckle – Danko/Manuel – live recording – CDN

4:30

Serena Ryder – This Wheel’s on Fire – If Your Memory Serves You Well – CDN
The Band – Life Is a Carnival – A Musical History – CDN
NQ Arbuckle – Sun’s Hanging Low – The Last Supper in a Cheap Town – CDN

New Year’s Nostalgia:
The Lowest of the Low – Eternal Fatalist – Shakespeare My Butt – CDN
Rheostatics – Higher and Higher – Greatest Hits – CDN
Rheostatics – King of the Past – Whale Music – CDN

5:00

The Inbreds – Any Sense of Time – Live in Calgary – CDN
Veal – Spiderman – Tilt-a-Whirl – CDN
Weeping Tile – South of Me – Valentino – CDN
Me Mom & Morgentaler – Your Friend – Shiva Space Machine – CDN
Thomas Trio & the Red Albino – 142 Thru – Thomas Trio & the Red Albino – CDN
The Watchmen – Crazy Days – McLaren Furnace Room – CDN – WPG
The Pursuit of Happiness – Let My People Go – Sex & Food: The Best of

Episode #241

Merry Christmas from the Family!

For me and my family this is our Christmas eve, so Carter and I came down to the studio to play some of our favourite Christmas songs and celebrate.

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Fred Eaglesmith – Hallelujah – CMT Christmas – CDN
Fred Eaglesmith – Go Tell it on the Mountain – CMT Christmas – CDN
Oh Susanna – It Came Upon a Midnight Clear – CMT Christmas – CDN
Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison – Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Happy Holidays
David Francey – The First Noel – Carols for a Christmas Eve – CDN

2:30pm – 3:00pm

The Damnwells – XMas Eve – myspace download
The Kelele Brothers – Father Christmas – Has-Beens & Wives – CDN
Ron Sexsmith – Maybe this Christmas – Maybe this Christmas – CDN
Michael Johnston – Dear Santa – Zunior.com Holiday Collection 2005 – CDN
Reverend Horton Heat – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – We Three Kings
Paul Kelly – Silent Night – Spirit of Christmas 2006
Paul Kelly – Christmas Must Be Tonight – Won’t You Come Around
Paul Kelly – How to Make Gravy – Words & Music
Monica Schroeder – Won’t Be Home for Christmas – myspace download – CDN

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Melissa McClelland and Lisa Winn – Oh Holy Night – website download – CDN
Emmylou Harris – Christmas Time’s a Coming – Light of the Stable
John Hiatt & Los Lobos – Happy XMas (War Is Over) – live recording
Bing Crosby & David Bowie – Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy – Christmas Classics
Vince Guaraldi – Christmas Time Is Here – A Charlie Brown Christmas
Burl Ives – A Holly Jolly Christmas – Have a Holly Jolly Christmas

3:30pm – 4:00pm

James Brown – Merry Christmas Baby – Funky Christmas
Slaid Cleaves – You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch – Holiday Sampler
Mike Plume – Merry Christmas from the Family – recorded live at the StuDome – CDN
Mike Plume – Silent Night All Day Long – recorded live at the StuDome – CDN
Shawn Colvin – Love Came Down at Christmas – Holiday Songs and Lullabies

Episode #240

Some of the Best of 2007, as we look at some of the most recent arrivals and a few that didn’t quite make the official “Best of” list.

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

John Gorka, Eliza Gilkyson, Lucy Kaplansky, Guy Davis, Lynn Miles, and The Wailin’ Jennys – Down at the Sea Hotel – Down at the Sea Hotel
John Gorka, Eliza Gilkyson, Lucy Kaplansky, Guy Davis, Lynn Miles, and The Wailin’ Jennys – Nothing But a Child – Down at the Sea Hotel
Bob Schneider – I Wish the Wind Would Blow Me – Songs Sung & Played at the Same Time with People in the Room
Bob Schneider – Come With Me Tonight – Songs Sung & Played at the Same Time with People in the Room
Colin Linden & Richard Bell – The Flame – Highway Prayer (Twilight Hotel) – CDN

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Twilight Hotel – If It Won’t Kill You – Highway Prayer – CDN – WPG
Levon Helm – The Mountain – Dirt Farmer
Richard Shindell – Acadian Driftwood – South of Delia
Guy Clark – Stuff that Works – KGSR Broadcasts Vol. 15
Ryan Adams & the Cardinals – Two – KGSR Broadcasts Vol. 15
Ben Kyle & Ryan Adams – The Dark – live recording

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Romantica – The National Side – America
Ron Sexsmith – All in Good Time – KGSR Broadcasts Vol. 15 – CDN
Danny Michel & the Black Tornados – Snowglobe – Live DVD – CDN
Danny Michel – Toledo – Welcome Home (1997-2007) – CDN
Martyn Joseph – Whoever It Was that Brought Me Here Will Have to Take Me Home – Live DVD
Martyn Joseph – Invisible Angel – Vegas

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Cowboy Junkies – To Love Is to Bury – Trinity Revisited – CDN
Oh Susanna – Billy 4 – Short Stories – CDN
Cara Luft – Jerusalem – The Light Fantastic – CDN – WPG

Farrah – Christmas Is Cancelled (This Year)
Robert Earl Keen – Merry Christmas from the Family – Live from Austin, TX

Episode #239

Another wild ride as we cross some pretty diverse musical terrain. We threw in a few festive songs to kick things off. Then, everyone’s been talking about the big Led Zeppelin reunion concert, and just because we’re a folk show doesn’t mean we don’t know the significance of this, so a brief Zep tribute. Then a tribute to John Lennon in commemoration of the anniversary of his death. Lastly, we continue looking at the year that was 2007 with some of the local highlights and a listen to a couple of the best in-studio moments from the year.

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Teddy Thompson – Boycotting Christmas – digital single
Teddy Thompson – The Worst Is Yet to Come – Upfront & Down Low
Teddy Thompson – Bon Jovi Said – Blunderbuss
Merle Haggard – If We Make it Through December – Live at Billy Bob’s Texas: Motorcycle Cowboy
Bing Crosby & David Bowie – Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy – Christmas Classics
Dolly Parton – Stairway to Heaven – The Acoustic Collection: 1999-2002

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Reckless Kelly – Whole Lotta Love – Live at Stubb’s
Ellis Paul – Who Killed John Lennon – Stories
The Co-Dependents – The Ballad of John and Yoko – Live at the Mecca Café: Volume 2
Steve Earle – I’m Looking Through You – Train a Comin’
Adam Carroll – Rice Birds – Far Away Blues
Adam Carroll – Low in the Mountains – Far Away Blues

3:00pm – 3:30pm

The Weakerthans – Night Windows – Reunion Tour – CDN – WPG
The Weakerthans – Tournament of Hearts – Reunion Tour – CDN – WPG
Scott Nolan – Thirsty Thursday – Receiver/Reflector – CDN – WPG
Scott Nolan – Everything to Everybody – Receiver/Reflector – CDN – WPG
Scott Nolan – Bad Liver / Broken Heart – Receiver/Reflector – CDN – WPG
Gurf Morlix – Need You Now – Diamonds to Dust

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Nathan – Trans Am – Key Principles – CDN – WPG
Nathan – Scarecrow – Key Principles – CDN – WPG
Nathan – Let Them Look – Key Principles – CDN – WPG
The Western States – Valemont – The Western States – CDN – WPG
The Western States – Rosalita – The Western States – CDN – WPG
Brock Zeman & Dan Walsh – Gastown – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
Oh Susanna – Home Soon (The Cherry Song) – recorded live on UMFM – CDN

Episode #238

A little bit o’ everything on this here show, with some seasonal music, some requests, some dedications, some new stuff, a brief look at the best of 2007 with a look back at some of the best of 2006, and even a celebration of Tom Waits’ birthday! Action packed radio at its finest!

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

The Details – Strings and Ribbons – holiday single – CDN – WPG
Kate Maki – To Get Across – The Sun Will Find Us – CDN
Caroline Herring – Trace – Wellspring
Eilen Jewell – I’m Head Over Heels in Love – Heartache Boulevard
Ridley Bent – Cry – Buckles & Boots – CDN
Ridley Bent – Arlington – Buckles & Boots – CDN
Leeroy Stagger – Saskatoon – Depression River – CDN

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Ryan Adams – Always on my Mind – Jacksonville City Nights (LP bonus track)
Ryan Adams – Two – Easy Tiger
Gob Iron – Hills of Mexico – Death Songs for the Living
Ox – Sugar Cane – American Lo-Fi – CDN
Bob Schneider – Get Up on It – The Californian

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Oh Susanna – Pretty Penny – Short Stories – CDN
David Francey – A Conversation – Right of Passage – CDN

Tom Waits – Ol’ 55 – Closing Time
Tom Waits – Downtown Train – Rain Dogs
Tom Waits – 16 Shells from a Thirty-ought Six – Swordfishtrombones
Luke Doucet – Gun St. Girl – Outlaws (Live & Unreleased) – CDN

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Lucinda Williams – Hang Down Your Head – World Without Tears (LP Bonus Track)
Neko Case – Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis – New Coat of Paint: Songs of Tom Waits
Tom Waits – Long Way Home – Orphans

Paul Kelly – How to Make Gravy – Words & Music
Drive-By Truckers – Hope Santa’s Out of Rehab for Christmas – The Flagpole Christmas Album
NQ Arbuckle – Christmas in Hell – digital single – CDN

Greg Brown – Kokomo – The Evening Call