Tell the Band to Go Home

Episode #127
Sunday, October 2, 2005
2:00-4:00 pm central time
CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.umfm.com

Another pre-taped show, but it’s still good, don’t worry.

Featuring an interview I did in February of this year with the amazing Martyn Joseph, who makes his return on Oct. 4 at the WECC for what is sure to be another amazing show.

Also, some great new music came in this week, including the great new bluegrass record from Paul Kelly, the new Neil Young, Ryan Adams, and more.

And a look at one of the greatest Canadian bands of them all, Skydiggers, and some of the projects that those guys have appeared on.

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Martyn Joseph – Dolphins make me cry – Being There
Paul Kelly and the Stormwater Boys – Stumbling block – Foggy Highway
Paul Kelly and the Stormwater Boys – You’re learning – Foggy Highway
Neil Young – Far from home – Prairie Wind – CDN
Ryan Adams & the Cardinals – Dear John – Jacksonville City Nights
Allen Dobb – Rosetown – Rosetown – CDN
Anne Schaefer – Drowning man – Twelve Easy Pieces – CDN

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Songs about a topic on everyone’s mind:
Nathan – Gasoline – Jimson Weed – CDN – WPG
Donal Hinley – Gasoline – We Built a Fire
Mark Browning – Gasoline – Years of Sadness – CDN
Fred Eaglesmith – Water in the fuel – Lipstick Lies & Gasoline – CDN
Danny Michel – The smell of gas – Fibsville – CDN
David Wilcox – Rusty old American dream – How Did You Find Me Here?

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Skydiggers – I will give you everything – Skydiggers – CDN
Paul Macleod – Giants – Tell the Band to Go Home – CDN
Michael Johnston – The country north of Peterborough – Curious Heart – CDN
Tannis Slimmon – Why can’t you read my mind – Oak Lake – CDN
Skydiggers – A penny more – Restless – CDN
Skydiggers – Radio waves – Road Radio – CDN
Sydiggers – Sweet heartache – Bittersweet Harmony – CDN
The Cash Brothers – Nerve – How Was Tomorrow? – CDN

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Martyn Joseph – Wake me up – Whoever it Was that Brought Me Here Will Have to Take Me Home

Martyn Joseph interview (taped February 24, 2005)

Martyn Joseph – Whoever it was that brought me here will have to take me home – Whoever it Was that Brought Me Here Will Have to Take Me Home

Episode #128
Sunday, October 9, 2005
2:00-4:00 pm central time
CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.umfm.com

It’s Thanksgiving weekend, and I took some time to show some thanks. I’m very grateful for the opportunity to do this show each and every week, but I’m also grateful for my friends and family and listeners who support me and the show, so I played some special sets for some special folks.

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Seasonal songs:
Kings of the Moon – Coming home – Kings of the Moon – CDN – WPG
Kings of the Moon – Leaves – Kings of the Moon – CDN – WPG
Patty Griffin – Making pies – 1,000 Kisses
Jeffrey & Humphrey – Turkey song – Somebody Needs a Time Out – CDN – WPG

Here’s to you, Lucy:
Paul Kelly – How to make gravy – Words & Music
Jimmy Lafave – Only one angel – Austin Skyline
Lyle Lovett – Simple song – Pontiac
Jesse Winchester – That’s what makes you strong – Live from Mountain Stage

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Thanks to you, Kristi:
Eliza Gilkyson – Borderline – Paradise Hotel
NQ Arbuckle – Mixkin dancehall blues – Hanging the Battle Scarred Piñata – CDN
Luke Doucet – It’s not the liquor I miss – Broken (and other Rogue States) – CDN
Melissa McClelland – Factory – Stranded in Suburbia – CDN

For my old pal Stu:
Bruce Springsteen – Long time comin’ – Devils & Dust bonus DVD
Mike Plume Band – Promise me you’ll never tell – Fools for the Radio – CDN

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Moe Berg – Here’s the story – Summer’s Over – CDN
Jim Bryson – Without piano – The Occasionals – CDN

To Victoria with thanks to Allison:
Jim Bryson – Fleetwood – The North Side Benches – CDN
The Cash Brothers – Night shift guru – How Was Tomorrow? – CDN
Shannon Lyon – Naïve – Wandered – CDN
Leeroy Stagger – Two day one night stand – Dear Love – CDN

Totally T-Bar:
Rod Picott – Angels and acrobats – Stray Dogs
Ray Lamontagne – Shelter – Trouble

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Steve Forbert – Lay down your weary tune again – Mission of the Crossroad Palms

A few of my favourite musicians/friends:
Michael Johnston – My curious heart – Curious Heart – CDN
Reid Jamieson – Last day of the year – The Unavoidable Truth – CDN
David Francey – The waking hour – The Waking Hour – CDN
The Wailin’ Jennys – Beautiful dawn – 40 Days – CDN – WPG
Nathan – Stone – Jimson Weed – CDN – WPG
Radiogram – Lost in the park – Unbetween – CDN

Episode #129
Sunday, October 16, 2005
2:00-4:00 pm central time
CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.umfm.com

featuring an interview with Matt Mays

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm
Matt Mays – So distant – Matt Mays – CDN
Matt Mays – Downtown – Matt Mays – CDN
Matt Mays & El Torpedo – Travellin’ – Matt Mays & El Torpedo – CDN
Matt Mays & El Torpedo – Cocaine cowgirl – Matt Mays & El Torpedo – CDN
Matt Mays & El Torpedo – Ain’t so heavy – Matt Mays & El Torpedo – CDN

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Matt Mays interview

Matt Mays & El Torpedo – On the hood – Matt Mays & El Torpedo – CDN
Matt Mays – Lonely highway night – Matt Mays – CDN
Luke Doucet – Vladivostok – Broken (and other Rogue States) – CDN
Michael Johnston – Off guard – Curious Heart – CDN
Dave Clark – I love you – Goofus and the Kitty Eat what they Bake – CDN

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Michael Johnston – Heart turns blue – Curious Heart – CDN
Justin Rutledge and the Junction Forty – 1855 – No Never Alone – CDN
Martha Wainwright – Far away – Martha Wainwright – CDN
Justin Rutledge and the Junction Forty – Too sober to sleep – 1855 – No Never Alone – CDN
Martha Wainwright – Factory – Martha Wainwright – CDN
Justin Rutledge and the Junction Forty – Special – 1855 – No Never Alone – CDN
Eric Bogle – The band played Waltzing Matilda – By Request

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Steve Slade – (I would) Walk on water – Flying into Inuvik – CDN
Chris Neufeld – Told a joke – Colorado Low – CDN – WPG
Jim Bryson – 26 Miles by car – The Occasionals – CDN
Lynn Miles – Never coming back – Love Sweet Love – CDN
Jory Nash – The conversion of Pearl Hart – Spaz Loves Weezie – CDN

Episode #129.5
Sunday, October 16, 2005
4:00-5:00 pm central time
CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.umfm.com

Yeah, I’m mostly known for my quiet little folk show, but my inner rock child longs to be set free from time to time, and with a little extra time to kill since there’s no 4:00 show anymore, we let the band come back in and rock

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

4:00pm – 4:30pm

Sons of Daughters (now The Rocky Fortune) – Drop me in the well – Sons of Daughters – CDN
Sons of Daughters (now The Rocky Fortune) – Anne-Marie – Sons of Daughters – CDN
Swank – Reverand Pleasant – The Survival Issue – CDN
Cracker – Up against the wall, redneck mother – Countrysides
Bobby Bare Jr.’s Young Criminals’ Starvation League – Your adorable beast – From the End of your Leash
Jon Dee Graham – Laredo (small dark something) – Hooray for the Moon
Matthew Ryan – Guilty – May Day

4:30pm – 5:00pm

Jesse Malin – Riding on the subway – The Fine Art of Self-Destruction
Green on Red – Hair of the dog – Gas Food Lodging/Green on Red
Chuck Prophet – Diamond Jim – The Hurting Business
Two Hours Traffic – Mr. Saturday – Two Hours Traffic – CDN
The Novaks – Doesn’t anybody hear it – The Novaks – CDN

The Battle of the Graphic Designers:
Swank – The incident at Rock Creek – The Survival Issue – CDN
Elliott BROOD – Oh Alberta – Tin Type – CDN

Episode #130
Sunday, October 23, 2005
2:00-5:00 pm central time
CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.umfm.com

With so many guests, who’s got time to write some witty episode info? All of my time and energy had to go into keeping track and keeping up with Michael Johnston, Dave Clark, and Luke Doucet, all on the telephone (not at once, silly) and Steve Slade who dropped by for a visit and to play some tunes. (special thanks to Steve as I kept him waiting, and waiting, and waiting… he’s a great sport and an even better guest)

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Guy Clark – Stuff that works – Dublin Blues

Michael Johnston interview

Michael Johnston – Petrazalka (missin’ Manitoba and you) – Curious Heart – CDN

2:30pm – 3:00pm
Michael Johnston – The grandmother – Curious Heart – CDN

Dave Clark interview

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Dave Clark – Crowds – Goofus and the Kitty Eat what they Bake – CDN
Rheostatics – Guns – Whale Music – CDN
Harry Manx – Where fools die – Mantras for Madmen – CDN
Harry Manx – It makes no difference – Mantras for Madmen – CDN
Luke Doucet – Broken one – Broken (and other Rogue States) – CDN
Mellissa McClelland – Pretty blue – Stranded in Suburbia – CDN
NQ Arbuckle – Sure friends – Last Supper in a Cheap Town – CDN

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Pieta Brown – #807 – In the Cool
Paul Kelly & the Stormwater Boys – Surely God is a lover – Foggy Highway
Joe West – The combines are coming – The Human Cannonball
Rob Heath – Dear God – Couple of Times Around the Sun – CDN
Kate Maki – Over – Confusion Unlimited – CDN
Ruth Minnikin – Snow day – Ruth Minnikin – CDN

4:00pm – 4:30pm

Geoff Berner – Maginot line – We Shall Not Flag or Fail We Shall Go On to the End – CDN
Luke Doucet – Emily, please – Broken (and other Rogue States) – CDN
Luke Doucet – It’s not the liquor I miss – Broken (and other Rogue States) – CDN

4:30pm – 5:00pm

Steve Slade – Flying into Inuvik – Flying into Inuvik – CDN

Steve Slade interview

Steve Slade – Soul sister – Flying into Inuvik – CDN
Steve Slade – Testifyin’ blues – live performance – CDN
Steve Slade – Whiskey & gasoline – live performance – CDN
Steve Slade – Feels like a good thing – live performance – CDN

Episode #131
“Under the Covers”
Sunday, October 30, 2005
2:00-4:00 pm central time
CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.umfm.com

As the weather grows colder and my hectic schedule makes me feel older, all I want to do some days is stay under the covers. I’ve been to a few great concerts lately and have heard some great cover versions, so on today’s show, we heard some of the originals that were redone so well lately, and played a bunch of other great covers and songs that were covered. Two more hours under the covers sounds pretty good to me.

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

The Be Good Tanyas – Light enough to travel – Blue Horse – CDN
Geoff Berner – In spite of ourselves – Live in Oslo – CDN
Kieran Kane – In a town this size – Six Months, No Sun
Carolyn Mark – Edmonton – Party Girl – CDN
Randy Newman – Guilty – Good Old Boys
Geoff Berner – Honey, I’m a big boy now – recorded live on UMFM – CDN

Ray Wilie Hubbard – Freeway Jesus – Big Sweet Life: The Songs of Jon Dee Graham

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Patty Griffin – Faithless – Big Sweet Life: The Songs of Jon Dee Graham (DVD)

The Glory of Gram Pasons:
Lucinda Williams & David Crosby – Return of the grievous angel – Return of
the Grievous Angel: A Tribute to Gram Parsons
John Doe & Kathleen Edwards – We’ll sweep out the ashes in the morning –
Return to Sin City: A Tribute to Gram Parsons (DVD)
Kasey Chambers – Still feeling blue – Barricades & Brickwalls
Elvis Costello – I’m your toy – Almost Blue
Steve Earle – My uncle – Sidetracks
Gram Parsons – Love hurts – G.P./Grievous Angel

3:00pm – 3:30pm

James Keelaghan – Mirabeau Bridge – Road – CDN – WPG
Tannis Slimmon – There’s a lift – Oak Lake – CDN
Reid Jamieson – Blue – www.reidjamieson.com – CDN
Willie P Bennett – Lace and pretty flowers – Collectibles – CDN
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings – White line – High or Hurtin’: The Songs of
Willie P Bennett – CDN
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings – 49 tons – Kings of Love – CDN
Todd Snider – Alcohol & pills – East Nashville Skyline

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Mary Gauthier – Your sister cried – Mercy Now
Mary Gauthier – I ain’t got no home – Live on the Air 1998-2004
Oh Susanna – Home soon (the cherry song) – Johnstown – CDN
Sarah Harmer – Alabaster – live recording – CDN
Neko Case – Andy – Canadian Amp

Episode #119
Sunday, August 7, 2005
2:00-5:00 pm central time
CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.umfm.com

Music makes me feel alright. Usually. I was tired and kind of grumpy before the show began today, but a whole lot of great music made all of the difference in the world. John Prentice didn’t make it in today, so that meant three hours of the best therapy money can’t buy. Late in hour 3, things turned for the worse again, when we got a call from our old pal, talented local singer/songwriter JP Hoe, who had all of his guitars stolen after his gig at The Fringe Festival recently. The fact that they were stolen from backstage, right behind JP’s back infuriated me more than these stories usually do, so I had to put him on the air and find out what happened. We’re gonna help this future star get back on his feet one way or another. Stay tuned for details…

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Mary Gauthier – Camelot motel – Filth & Fire
Mary Gauthier – Goodbye – Live on the Air 1998-2004
Eliza Gilkyson – When you walk on – Paradise Hotel
Eliza Gilkyson – Not lonely – Land of Milk and Honey
Hayes Carll – Take me away – recorded live on UMFM (also on Little Rock)
Hayes Carll – Down the road tonight – Little Rock
The Gourds – Lower 48 – Blood of the Ram

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Oh Susanna – You’ll always be – Johnstown – CDN
David Francey – Wind in the wires – Torn Screen Door – CDN
David Francey – Torn Screen Door – Torn Screen Door – CDN
Fred Eaglesmith and the Flying Squirrels – Little buffalo – From the Paradise Motel – CDN
Martin Sexton – Black sheep – Black Sheep
Tom Waits – Chocolate Jesus – Mule Variations

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Chris Neufeld – Waterwheel – Colorado Low – CDN – WPG
Darren Day and the Fading Hopes – This woman from Prague – This Evening Tonight – CDN – WPG
Alana Levandoski – Prairie sun – Unsettled Down – CDN – WPG
Steve Young – Lonesome, on’ry & mean – Country Outlaws: Renegade Country Music
Townes Van Zandt – Waitin’ round to die – Country Outlaws: Renegade Country Music
Guy Clark – The Indian cowboy – Old Friends
Lyle Lovett – Walk through the bottomland – Pontiac

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Scott Nolan – Rosie – No Bourbon & Bad Radio – CDN – WPG
Blackie & the Rodeo Kings – Water or gasoline – BARK – CDN
NQ Arbuckle – Huntsville affair – digital single – CDN
Jim Bryson – Soupy sayles – The Occasionals – CDN
Kathleen Edwards – Westby – Failer – CDN
Whiskeytown – Too drunk to dream – Faithless Street
Justin Rutledge & the Junction Forty – Too sober to sleep – No Never Alone – CDN

4:00pm – 4:30pm

Shuyler Jansen – Whipping boy – Hobotron – CDN
AA Sound System – Prairie whole – Lily Plain…You’re Hardly Poor – CDN
Danny Michel – Thunder in the mountain – Tales from the Invisible Man – CDN
Kris Demeanor – This old house – Lark – CDN
Janine Stoll – Lament of the lazy lover – This Is Where We Bury It – CDN
Adam Carroll – Far away blues – Far Away Blues

4:30pm – 5:00pm

Marti Brom – Seven lonely days – Heartache Numbers

JP Hoe’s bad news report

Snoovy – Never the pain – Twenty/Twenty – CDN
JP Hoe – Fine – The Here in Review EP – CDN – WPG
JP Hoe – Dream on – The Here in Review EP – CDN – WPG

Episode #120
Sunday, August 14, 2005
2:00-4:00 pm central time
CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.umfm.com

It’s been a busy weekend. Moving day is today. My Mom “Lucy” moves out of the house we’ve been in for 28 years. Man do we have a lot of crap. In honour of the big day, a set of “house” music.

What could I possibly say about my special guest on this show that wouldn’t sound like gushing? No sense in trying. She’s a legend in the making, a real inspiration, and one of the finest people and songwriters I’ve ever run across. It’s truly an honour to speak with Eliza Gilkyson. Sure, we had a bit of trouble connecting in the beginning, but that just meant extra time to enjoy some of her amazing work.

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Easily Amused – Colleen – Simple Stuff – CDN – WPG
Lyle Lovett – Step inside this house – Step Inside this House
Kris Demeanor – This old house – recorded live on UMFM (also on Lark) – CDN
Ryan Adams – This house is not for sale – Love Is Hell Part 1
Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach – This house is empty now – Painted from Memory
David Francey – Torn Screen Door – Torn Screen Door
Tom Waits – House where nobody lives – Mule Variations

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Shawn Colvin – Get out of this house – A Few Small Repairs
Eliza Gilkyson – Wonderland – Land of Milk and Honey
Stephen Fearing – The upside down – Industrial Lullaby – CDN
Lynn Miles – Black flowers – Unravel – CDN
Jesse Winchester – Eulalie – Live from Mountain Stage – CDN
Carolyn Mark & NQ Arbuckle – Fireworks – Just Married: An Album of Duets – CDN

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Eliza Gilkyson – Paradise hotel – Paradise Hotel
Eliza Gilkyson – Borderline – Paradise Hotel
Eliza Gilkyson – Think about you – Paradise Hotel
Eliza Gilkyson – Hiway 9 – Land of Milk and Honey
Eliza Gilkyson – Coast – Hard Times in Babylon
Eliza Gilkyson – Requiem – Paradise Hotel

Eliza Gilkyson interview

Eliza Gilkyson – The Ballad of Yvonne Johnson – Land of Milk and Honey

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Eliza Gilkyson – Man of God – Paradise Hotel
Eliza Gilkyson – Tender mercies – Land of Milk and Honey
David Francey – Working poor – Torn Screen Door – CDN
David Francey – Sorrows of the sailor – Torn Screen Door – CDN

Episode #121
Sunday, August 21, 2005
2:00-4:00 pm central time
CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.umfm.com

Local singer/songwriter Matt Epp stops by to chat about his new record “You’ll Find Me Alone,” which will be released at The West End on Sept. 1, and play us a few songs live.

I always love a new Ron Sexsmith record, but his new one, “Destination Unknown”, which is an album of beautiful harmony duets with his longtime drummer Don Kerr, is so grand that it’s got me thinking about some other great harmonies and pulling out some of the best for the show. Love them harmonies. Yup.

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Dan Frechette – Where the water tastes like wine – Lucky Day – CDN – WPG
Joel Kroeker – The smallest room – Melodrama – CDN
Darren Day and the Fading Hopes – Anne – This Evening Tonight – CDN – WPG
Chris Neufeld – Reinventing Miss Exciting – Colorado Low – CDN – WPG
JP Hoe – Since you could be – recorded live on UMFM – CDN – WPG
Richard Buckner – Mud – Bloomed
Adam Carroll – All the way – Far Away Blues

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Matt Epp – Boy you oughta be in New York – You’ll Find Me Alone – CDN – WPG

Matt Epp interview

Matt Epp – We can be in love – You’ll Find Me Alone – CDN – WPG
Matt EppYou’ll find me alone – live performance (also on You’ll Find Me Alone) – CDN – WPG
Matt EppYou’re a feather – live performance (also on You’ll Find Me Alone) – CDN – WPG

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Ron Sexsmith & Don Kerr – Raindrops in my coffee – Destination Unknown – CDN
Ron Sexsmith & Don Kerr – Chasing forever – Destination Unknown – CDN
Whiskeytown – Don’t be sad – Pneumonia
Tres Chicas – In a while – Sweetwater
Caitlin Cary & Thad Cockrell – Two different things – Begonias
The Wailin’ Jennys – One voice – 40 Days – CDN – WPG
The Ladybird Sideshow – Similar likeness – Live at the Orange Lounge – CDN

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Josh Ritter & Blake Hazard – Tonight you belong to me – Sweetheart: Love Songs
Kathleen Edwards – Somewhere else – Back to Me – CDN
Gram Parsons – Love hurts – G.P./Grievous Angel
Chris Hillman & Steve Earle – High fashion queen – Return of the Grievous Angel: A Tribute to Gram Parsons
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell – My baby’s gone – Livin’ Lovin’ Losin’: Songs of The Louvin Brothers
Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris & Waylon Jennings – As long as I live – Water from the Wells of Home
The Blue Shadows – If I were you – On the Floor of Heaven – CDN
The Blue Shadows – I know – Lucky to Me – CDN
The Kelele Brothers – Eres tu – Escape from Bover County – CDN

Episode #122
Sunday, August 28, 2005
2:00-4:00 pm central time
CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.umfm.com

Featuring a telephone interview with Joel Kroeker and an in-studio visit from Darren Day.

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Matt Mays – So distant – Matt Mays – CDN
Reid Jamieson – Imaginary lifestyle – The Noise in my Chest – CDN
Reid Jamieson – Paperback fantasy – The Unavoidable Truth – CDN
Nick Lowe – All men are liars – Party of One
Mary Gauthier – Drag queens in limousines – Drag Queens in Limousines
Jim Lauderdale – I know better now – The Hummingbirds
Joel Kroeker – Goodbye Jane – Melodrama – CDN

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Joel Kroeker – Endings – Melodrama – CDN

Joel Kroeker interview

Joel Kroeker – The wind – Melodrama – CDN
Joel Kroeker – Nothing special – recorded live on UMFM – CDN
The Wailin’ Jennys – Row him home – The Wailin’ Jennys – CDN – WPG

3:00pm – 3:30pm

The Wailin’ Jennys – Heaven when we’re home
Darren Day and the Fading Hopes – ? – This Evening Tonight – CDN – WPG

Darren Day interview

Darren Day – Power world – live performance – CDN – WPG
Darren Day – Run and hide – live performance – CDN – WPG

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Darren Day and the Fading Hopes – This woman from Prague – This Evening Tonight – CDN – WPG
Chris Neufeld – Told a joke – Colorado Low – CDN – WPG
Dan Goldman – The Pacific – Through a Revolution – CDN
The Brooks Sisters – I must go – The Carport Sessions – CDN
Blackie & the Rodeo Kings – Tie me at the crossroads – BARK – CDN

Episode #114
Sunday, July 3, 2005
2:00-4:00 pm central time
CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.umfm.com

Some kids get all excited and can’t sleep a week before Christmas. Me, I have no use for that over-commercialized holiday, it’s The Winnipeg Folk Fest that gets visions of new CDs and Whales’ Tails dancing in my head! I’ve been talking about the festival for months it seems, and in a few short days it’ll be here. So what else could we talk about on the show today but Folk Fest, Folk Fest, and more Folk Fest!

First up, a live in-studio visit from a dear friend who’s playing at Folk Fest this year, Cara “Lovely” Luft. She dropped by to chat about life after the Wailin’ Jennys and the many things that are keeping her busy and excited these days.

Then, conversations with two first-time performers that I know are going to find many new fans next weekend, Wayne “The Train” Hancock and Jesse DeNatale.

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

The Handsome Family – So much wine – Live at Schuba’s Tavern
Buddy Miller – Worry too much – Universal United House of Prayer
Cara Luft – The light – demos ’05 – CDN – WPG

Cara Luft interview

Cara Luft – Down to the river – live performance – CDN – WPG

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Cara Luft – Untitled – demos ’05 – CDN – WPG
Cara Luft – There’s a train – live performance – CDN – WPG
Cara LuftNo friend of mine – live performance – CDN – WPG

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Wayne Hancock – Big city good time gal – Swing Time

Wayne Hancock interview

Wayne Hancock – Thunderstorms & neon signs – Swing Time
Jason Ringenberg – Bible and a gun – All Over Creation
Camper Van Beethoven – Sweethearts – Greatest Hits Played Faster

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Daniel Lanois – The Maker – Acadie – CDN
Jackie Greene – Honey I been thinking about you – Sweet Somewhere Bound
Jesse DeNatale – Twilight king – Shangri-La West

Jesse DeNatale interview

Jesse DeNatale – Rosie – Shangri-La West

Episode #115
Sunday, July 10, 2005
2:00-4:00 pm central time
CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.umfm.com

A mixed bag today to be certain.

First up, a long list of requests from one of our most dedicated listeners, Allison in Victoria. She sent in a list of requests that was so good, it made up the first hour of the show.

Then, a listen back to an interview that I did on Free Range Radio back in August of 2003. Winnipeg’s own Luke Doucet dropped by to talk about his many, many projects and play us some new songs. Since I’m off at the Winnipeg Folk Festival this week enjoying Luke and many others, it seemed like the perfect chat to revisit.

Then, a few things from the mail bag.

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Jim Bryson – Without piano – The Occasionals – CDN
Shannon Lyon – Barcelona – Bound – CDN
Lucinda Williams – Righteously – World Without Tears
The Cash Brothers – Nebraska – Raceway – CDN
Neko Case – Guided by wire – Furnace Room Lullaby
Ox – Trans am – Dust Bowl Revival – CDN
Matt Mays & el Torpedo – On the hood – Matt Mays & el Torpedo – CDN

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Neal Casal – Fremont row – Leaving Traces: Songs 1994-2004
Tift Merritt – Plainest thing – Tambourine
Richard Buckner – Firsts – Dents and Shells
The Sadies – Story’s often told – Stories Often Told – CDN
Christine Fellows – Face down, feet first – Paper Anniversary – CDN – WPG
Wilco – Jesus, etc. – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Justin Rutledge – Lay me down sweet Jesus – No Never Alone – CDN

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Luke Doucet interview (recorded Aug. 2003)

Luke Doucet – Blazing a new trail – live performance – CDN

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Luke Doucet – You’ve gotta have a heart to have a broken one – live performance – CDN
Luke Doucet – Outlaws – Aloha Manitoba – CDN
Don Bray – Saddle song – Chosen – CDN
Bill Culp – Last hurtin’ song – Roots ‘N’ Roll – CDN
Amy Campbell – This day would come – Architecture: Live at the Opera House – CDN
Melwood Cutlery – Jimmy’s room – Campfire – CDN

Episode #116
Sunday, July 17, 2005
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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Coming up this week on SBFRR:
Serena Ryder – Rust looks like wood – Live – CDN
Winnipeg Folk Festival highlights:
Willy Porter – Breathe – High Wire Live
Jesse DeNatale – Nightingale – 2005 rough mixes
Martha Wainwright – Factory – Martha Wainwright – CDN
Cracker & Leftover Salmon – Eurotrash girl – O Cracker, Where Art Thou
Jason Ringenberg – Honky tonk maniac from Mars – All Over Creation
Buddy Miller – Wide river to cross – Universal United House of Prayer

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Looking ahead to Hillside Festival next weekend!:
Eliza Gilkyson – Coast – Hard Times in Babylon
Eliza Gilkyson – Dark side of town – Land of Milk & Honey
Kelly Joe Phelps – Beggar’s oil – Sky Like a Broken Clock
Po’ Girl – Corner talk – Vagabond Lullabies – CDN
Mellissa McClelland – Blue farewell – Stranded in Suburbia – CDN

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Geoff Berner – Volcano god – We Shall Not Flag or Fail, We Shall Go On To the End – CDN
Geoff Berner & Carolyn Mark – It’s all just a matter (of where you draw the line) – Just Married: An Album of Duets – CDN
The Lowest of the Low – Subversives – Shakespeare My Butt – CDN
The Lowest of the Low – Come pick me up – Live in Buffalo, NY – CDN
In concert at WECC July 23 (Evan Dando):
The Lemonheads – Mrs. Robinson – It’s a Shame About Ray
The Lemonheads – It’s about time – The Best of the Lemonheads: The Atlantic Years

3:30pm – 4:00pm

New Music!:
Jason Collett – We all lose one another – Idols of Exile – CDN
Scott Nolan Band – Sad story/beautiful song – No Bourbon & Bad Radio – CDN – WPG
Darrell Scott – East of Gary – Theatre of the Unheard
Hayes Carll – Hey baby where you been – Little Rock
Steve Slade – Virginia – Sampler – CDN
Alana Levandoski – Red headed girl – Unsettled Down – CDN – WPG
Matthew Barber – Soft one – Sweet Nothing – CDN

Episode #117
Sunday, July 24, 2005
2:00-4:00 pm central time
CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.umfm.com

I’m off at the Hillside Festival in Guelph this week, so plenty of pre-taped goodness on the show.

Hour 1 is almost entirely devoted to trying to convince you to join me at The Regina Folk Fest next weekend. It should be a great time, and if I can’t convince you, an hour of great tunes should do.

After 3, we feature a whole bunch of great new CDs that were generously sent in by Red House Records. They’re a fine roots label and put out a lot of great things that I know you’ll love, as proven by over a half hour of music.

Then, a listen back to one of my favourite live guests, Josh Ritter, who dropped by last October for a visit. He’s in Guelph this weekend and so am I, so I figured it was a good time to revisit the interview. He came in and chatted and played a bunch of songs live. If you missed it the first time, tune in again. If you heard it before, well, it was that good that you should tune in again.

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Lewis Melville – 9,999 – Truck Songs – CDN
Tannis Slimmon – What to do – Oak Lake – CDN

Regina Folk Fest preview:
AA Sound System – 40 oz to 40 days – Lily Plain… You’re Hardly Poor – CDN
Shuyler Jansen – Write your will – Hobotron – CDN
The Sadies – Loved on look – Tremendous Efforts – CDN
Danny Michel – Whale of a tale – Fibsville – CDN
Danny Michel – Toledo – In the Belly of a Whale – CDN

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Oh Susanna – Alabaster – Johnstown – CDN
Sarah Harmer – Home soon (the cherry song) – Sweetheart: Love Songs – CDN
Sarah Harmer – Lodestar – You Were Here – CDN
Christine Fellows – Phantom pains – Paper Anniversary – CDN – WPG
Nathan – Stranger – Stranger – CDN – WPG
Kris Demeanor – Practice – 2004 demo EP – CDN

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Jimmy Lafave – Revival – Blue Nightfall
Jimmy Lafave – Gotta ramble – Blue Nightfall
Guy Davis – Rolling in my sweet baby’s arms – Legacy
Bill Staines – Rompin’ rovin’ days – Journey Home
Suzzy & Maggie Roche – I don’t have you – Why the Long Face
Greg Brown – Say a little prayer – In the Hills of California
Greg Brown – Your town now – In the Hills of California

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Josh Ritter – Snow is gone – Hello Starling
Josh Ritter – Wings – live performance
Josh Ritter – Kathleen – live performance (also on Hello Starling)
Josh Ritter – What would I do without you – live performance
Josh Ritter – Bad actress – Hello Starling

Episode #118
Sunday, July 31, 2005
2:00-4:00 pm central time
CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.umfm.com

I’ve picked up TONS of new stuff on my travels as of late, and have been lucky enough to receive some great new releases from some fine labels and artists, so it’s time to go through a bunch of it and play it on the show. A lot of wonderful and diverse music stretched over 2 hours on a Sunday afternoon sounds pretty darned good to me!

The show is pretaped (again) this week, as I’m off at the Regina Folk Fest, no doubt stocking up on more music to play on upcoming shows.

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

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Lewis Melville – Red – Noah’s Work – CDN
Lewis Melville – Berkeley kids – Not Really a Bluegrass Album – CDN
Lewis Melville – Travelling wave – Niagara – CDN
Benji – These wheels – Hillside Festival Volume 1: 1999 – CDN
The Hoofbeats – Long hard kiss – Have You Herd? – CDN
Needy fingers – He knows – The Trials of This Lonely Man – CDN

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Dave Clark – Same old bullshit – Goofus and the Kitty Eat What They Bake – CDN
Dave Clark – Go for soda – Sketchbook #2 – CDN
John Gorka – Cypress trees – Hillside Festival Volume 1: 1999
Emmylou Harris & Linda Ronstadt – 1917 – Western Wall: The Tuscon Sessions
Guy Clark – Immigrant eyes – Old Friends
Robert Earl Keen – I’m comin’ home – Gringo Honeymoon
Chris Knight – Blame me – A Pretty Good Guy

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Richard Thompson – A solitary life – Front Parlour Ballads
Bruce Cockburn – Shipwrecked at the stable door – Big Circumstance – CDN
Bruce Cockburn – Up on the hillside – Sunwheel Dance – CDN
Bruce Cockburn – Mama just wants to barrelhouse all night long – Circles in the Stream – CDN
Blind Willie McTell – Delia – The Devil Can’t Hide from Me
Fats Waller – The spider and the fly – Happy Birthday Fats
Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart – Oh, well – S&M Communion Bread
Janine Stoll – Disappearing act – This Is Where We Bury It – CDN

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Caitlin Cary & Thad Cockrell – Two different things – Begonias
John Doe – My offering – Meet John Doe
Camper Van Beethoven – Sweethearts – Key Lime Pie
Garrison Starr – Clearer – Eighteen Over Me
Buddy Miller – When it comes to you – Midnight and Lonesome
Nickel Creek – Somebody more like you – Why Should the Fire Die?