Today, a birthday party, some new & newish music, a couple of requests, and a visit from the great Scott Cook, who dropped in to chat and play some of his wonderful songs!
Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – MB = Manitoba Artist – WPG=Winnipeg artist
2:00 – 2:30 pm
Jim Bryson – Breathe – Somewhere We Will Find our Place – CDN
Jim Bryson – Without Piano – The Occasionals – CDN
Jim Bryson – Captain Finch – The North Side Benches – CDN
Larissa Tandy – My Mother’s Boyfriend – The Grip – CDN
Larissa Tandy – I Won’t Let You Go – The Grip – CDN
Steph Cameron – Young and Living Free – Daybreak over Jackson Street – CDN
2:30 – 3:00 pm
The Waifs – Sugar Mama – Ironbark
Lynne Hanson – Every Honest Misstep – Uneven Ground – CDN
100 Mile House – Hidden Springs – Hiraeth – CDN
John K Samson – Vampire Alberta Blues – Winter Wheat – CDN
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit – Cumberland Gap – The Nashville Sound
Figure Walking – Victorious – The Big Other – CDN – WPG
James McMurtry – Choctaw Bingo – Live in Aught-Three
3:00 – 3:30 pm
Scott Cook – Your Sweet Time – Further down the Line – CDN
Scott Cook interview
Scott Cook – Further down the Line – live performance – CDN
3:30 – 4:00 pm
Scott Cook – Alberta, you’re Breaking my Heart – live performance – CDN
Scott Cook – The Kid with the Comic Book – live performance – CDN
Scott Cook – Pass It Along – live performance – CDN
Tom Waits – Downtown Train – Rain Dogs
Dylan Ireland (formerly Express & Co.) (www.facebook.com/dylanirelandmusic)
& Kayla Howran (www.facebook.com/KaylaHowran/)
at The Sunset Saloon (house concert in Westwood)
Friday, May 26, 2017
8:00
Suggested donation $20 (price flexible, all proceeds to the artists)
If you wish, bring a drink for yourself, and/or a snack to share, but we’ve always got plenty of all of those on hand!
All are welcome (bring the kids, friends, family, people off the street, whatever)! Our house is family friendly (we’ve got 3 kids, a trampoline, and plenty of room, so feel free to bring the family), easy-going, friendly, and open to all! If you don’t know us yet, come on down and make some new friends!
The Sunset Saloon is a house concert venue in Westwood (near the YMCA on Portage.) We’re open to all. Feel free to pass along the event info, bring friends, bring your kids (our kids will thank you), or just come by yourself and make some new friends! Admission is by donation, which goes directly to the artists. Most folks pay $20, but these hard working musicians wouldn’t turn down more.
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Dylan Irelandfirst came to my attention through the lamented 7th Fire Records 7″ Series. That label did an amazing job of spreading the word about some great Canadian talent that even I’d never heard of, much of it from the musical breeding ground of Peterborough, ON. Express and Co. was a vehicle for Dylan’s songs and singing, but it was also rounded out and aided by the talented Melissa Payne. Dylan & Melissa stopped in for a show at The Sunset Saloon (and the similarly lamented River City Social Club) in 2013, and it was a lot of fun. Each has gone on to a great solo career. Dylan has a new album coming out this summer under his own name, and I’m sure that we’ll hear plenty of great new songs when he stops in again, this time with his new gal, Kayla Howran.
Although Kayla has been around for a while, I know less about her, so I’ll have to lean on an official bio:
Kayla Howran sings country music, not by virtue of a Wrangler shirt, but a childhood in Peterborough spent fishing and wrestling dogs. Her songwriting is equal parts original and idiomatic, a fresh but faithful interpretation of the genre and proof that classic country doesn’t have to be old, but it does have to be timeless.
After moving to Toronto, Kayla found a foothold in the country and rockabilly roots of the Queen Street music scene. She and her band, The Fellas, began playing at The Cameron House in September 2010, and quickly established one of the hottest weekly residences on Queen Street. Every Friday night Kayla’s powerful vocals fill the bar as she and The Fellas spur on a dance floor full of patrons with bourbon-soaked two-steps, meandering tales of love lost, and everything in between.
Kayla has a rare ability to lean on her influences without imitating them, which lends a genuine quality to her music that is often absent from many of her country contemporaries. She sings with the conviction of someone who has lived every bit of joy, agony, and heartbreak contained within her songs. However, it is Kayla’s voice that truly sets her apart. Powerful enough to rise above the din of a packed hall, yet with a softness that evokes the tender emotions of transfixed onlookers, Kayla controls the mood of the room with the skill of a baton-wielding maestro.
Kayla Howran’s debut album “Pistol” was released on Cameron House Records in February 2012. She has a brand new records called Spare Parts, which was produced by esteemed guitarist Colin Cripps (Crash Vegas, Kathleen Edwards, Blue Rodeo, etc.) is a leap ahead and is sure to turn a lot of heads.
Today, a birthday party, some new & newish music, a couple of requests, and a visit from the great Scott Cook, who dropped in to chat and play some of his wonderful songs!
Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – MB = Manitoba Artist – WPG=Winnipeg artist
2:00 – 2:30 pm
Jim Bryson – Breathe – Somewhere We Will Find our Place – CDN
Jim Bryson – Without Piano – The Occasionals – CDN
Jim Bryson – Captain Finch – The North Side Benches – CDN
Larissa Tandy – My Mother’s Boyfriend – The Grip – CDN
Larissa Tandy – I Won’t Let You Go – The Grip – CDN
Steph Cameron – Young and Living Free – Daybreak over Jackson Street – CDN
2:30 – 3:00 pm
The Waifs – Sugar Mama – Ironbark
Lynne Hanson – Every Honest Misstep – Uneven Ground – CDN
100 Mile House – Hidden Springs – Hiraeth – CDN
John K Samson – Vampire Alberta Blues – Winter Wheat – CDN
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit – Cumberland Gap – The Nashville Sound
Figure Walking – Victorious – The Big Other – CDN – WPG
James McMurtry – Choctaw Bingo – Live in Aught-Three
3:00 – 3:30 pm
Scott Cook – Your Sweet Time – Further down the Line – CDN
Scott Cook interview
Scott Cook – Further down the Line – live performance – CDN
3:30 – 4:00 pm
Scott Cook – Alberta, you’re Breaking my Heart – live performance – CDN
Scott Cook – The Kid with the Comic Book – live performance – CDN
Scott Cook – Pass It Along – live performance – CDN
Tom Waits – Downtown Train – Rain Dogs
Tonight some great classics, a new favourite, and a some upcoming concerts, including the return of Scott Cook, who joins us for a quick chat in advance of his concert this weekend!
Scott Cook – When We’re Back Around – One More Time Around
Corin Raymond – Morning Glories – Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams
Scott Nolan – The Last One – Silverhill
William Prince – Breathless – Live from the Junos 2017
Scott Cook – Careful with my Heart – Further down the Line
Scott Cook – Your Sweet Time – Further down the Line
Scott Cook – If He Showed up Now – Further down the Line
Scott Cook – Dogs and Kids – Further down the Line
Will Courtney – The Days When Bands could Make you Cry (Live in the Studio) – Planning Escapes (Deluxe)
Patty Griffin – The Cape – This One’s for Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark
Matthew Ryan – Devastation – Concussion
Lucinda Williams – Lake Charles – Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
Steve Earle – Once you Love – Copperhead Road
A great show by Elliott BROOD last night gets us started and off on some tangents. We’ve also got some great Record Store Day finds, some requests and upcoming shows, as well as a tribute to the great Jimmy Lafave.
Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – MB = Manitoba Artist – WPG=Winnipeg artist
2:00 – 2:30 pm
Jimmy Lafave – For Everyman – Looking into You: A Tribute to Jackson Browne
D. Rangers – Runaway – We Stay High and Lonesome – CDN – WPG
Emmylou Harris – Bad Moon Rising – Evangaline
Bob Seger – Night Moves – Greatest Hits
Mike June – The Darkness – Poor Man’s Bible
2:30 – 3:00 pm
Elliott BROOD – Taken – Work and Love – CDN
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit – Can’t You Hear Me Knocking – Live from Welcome to 1979
Steve Earle and the Dukes – Are You Sure Hank Done It this Way – Live at the Continental Club
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin – Hard Travelin’ – Hard Travelin’
Dolly Parton – Girl Left Alone – Puppy Love/Girl Left Alone 7″
E.L. Fields Gospel Wonders – Heaven Bound (featuring Sharon Jones) – 7″ single
3:00 – 3:30 pm
Jimmy Lafave – When It Starts to Rain – Austin Skyline
Jimmy Lafave – Buffalo Return to the Plains – Buffalo Return to the Plains
Jimmy Lafave – The Beauty of You – The Night Tribe
Jimmy Lafave – On a Bus to St. Cloud – Texoma
Gretchen Peters – When You Comin’ Home (with Jimmy Lafave) – Blackbirds
Slaid Cleaves – Still Fighting the War – Still Fighting the War
3:30 – 4:00 pm
Johnsmith – The Times they Are a Changin’ – Gravity of Grace
Jimmy Lafave – Lorena – Dark River: Songs of the Civil War Era
Scott Cook – Fellas, Get out of the Way – Further down the Line – CDN
Serena Ryder – Weak in the Knees – Live – CDN
The Hold Steady – Sequestered in Memphis – Stay Positive
Scott Nolan – Right on the wrong Time – No Bourbon and Bad Radio – CDN – WPG
Post Script – Avec les yeux ferme – If Not for You – CDN
Today the news (and our hearts) broke about Jimmy Lafave’s terminal cancer diagnosis. Jimmy has been a favourite and a guiding force for years, so we’re taking this one kind of hard. We console ourselves with plenty of Jimmy’s music today, before picking things up with some new & fun music.
Jimmy Lafave – Walk Away Renee – Austin Skyline
Jimmy Lafave – Only One Angel – Austin Skyline
Jimmy Lafave – I Walk Along with You – Buffalo Return to the Plains
Jimmy Lafave – Sweetheart like You – Buffalo Return to the Plains
Jimmy Lafave – Give your Sweet Love to Me – Highway Trance
Jimmy Lafave – Buckets of Rain – Road Novel
Jimmy Lafave – Emotionally Yours – Texoma
Jimmy Lafave – This Land – Cimarron Manifesto
Jimmy Lafave – The Beauty of You – Night Tribe
Wyckahm Porteous – Looking for Ground – Looking for Ground
Wyckahm Porteous – Jimmy Lafave – In this World
Wyckahm Porteous – In this World – In this World
John Bottomley – You Lose and you Gain – Blackberry
Leeroy Stagger – Enemy Inside – Love Versus
Mike Edel – Blue Above the Green – India, Seattle
Mayhemingways – End up this Way – Hunter St. Blues
Del Barber – Walking in a straight Line – Prairieography
Del Barber – Everything Is not Enough – Headwaters
Today, in honour of Easter, some of our annual slightly sacrilegious, sarcastic silliness, as well as a listen to another of 2017’s greatest releases so far, and a look ahead to an intimate show coming up next week.
Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – MB = Manitoba Artist – WPG=Winnipeg artist
2:00 – 2:30 pm
Scott Nolan – Easter at the Waffle House – Silverhill – CDN – WPG
The Hold Steady – How a Resurrection Really Feels – Separation Sunday
The Hold Steady – Both Crosses – Live from SoHo
Glossary – Cheap Wooden Cross – Long Live All of Us
Shinyribs – The Cross Is the Boss – I Got your Medicine
2:30 – 3:00 pm
David Newberry – Easter – No One will Remember You – CDN
Works Progress Administration – Rise Up – WPA
Band of Horses – Is There a Ghost – Cease to Begin
John Moreland & The Dust Bowl Souls – Holy Ghost Haunted – Everything the Hard Way
Chuck Prophet – Jesus Was a social Drinker – Bobby Fuller Died for your Sins
Chuck Prophet – I Felt like Jesus – Temple Beautiful
Chuck Prophet – Would You Love Me? – LIVE! at the Krush
3:00 – 3:30 pm
Chuck Prophet – Doubter Out of Jesus (All Over You) – Soap and Water
Rodney Crowell – Life without Susanna – Close Ties
Rodney Crowell – Nashville 1972 – Close Ties
Rodney Crowell – I Don’t Care Anymore – Close Ties
Leeroy Stagger – Joe Strummer and Joey Ramone – Love Versus – CDN
Leeroy Stagger – Living in the Future – Love Versus – CDN
John Paul White – Fight for You – Beulah
3:30 – 4:00 pm
Elliott BROOD – Edge of Town – Tin Type – CDN
Elliott BROOD – Second Son – Ambassador – CDN
Elliott BROOD – W.I.A.D.F.Y. – Mountain Meadows – CDN
Elliott BROOD – If I Get Old – Days into Years – CDN
Elliott BROOD – The Fall – single – CDN
Altameda – Dirty Rain – Dirty Rain – CDN
A great show by Elliott BROOD last night gets us started and off on some tangents. We’ve also got some great Record Store Day finds, some requests and upcoming shows, as well as a tribute to the great Jimmy Lafave.
Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – MB = Manitoba Artist – WPG=Winnipeg artist
2:00 – 2:30 pm
Jimmy Lafave – For Everyman – Looking into You: A Tribute to Jackson Browne
D. Rangers – Runaway – We Stay High and Lonesome – CDN – WPG
Emmylou Harris – Bad Moon Rising – Evangaline
Bob Seger – Night Moves – Greatest Hits
Mike June – The Darkness – Poor Man’s Bible
2:30 – 3:00 pm
Elliott BROOD – Taken – Work and Love – CDN
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit – Can’t You Hear Me Knocking – Live from Welcome to 1979
Steve Earle and the Dukes – Are You Sure Hank Done It this Way – Live at the Continental Club
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin – Hard Travelin’ – Hard Travelin’
Dolly Parton – Girl Left Alone – Puppy Love/Girl Left Alone 7″
E.L. Fields Gospel Wonders – Heaven Bound (featuring Sharon Jones) – 7″ single
3:00 – 3:30 pm
Jimmy Lafave – When It Starts to Rain – Austin Skyline
Jimmy Lafave – Buffalo Return to the Plains – Buffalo Return to the Plains
Jimmy Lafave – The Beauty of You – The Night Tribe
Jimmy Lafave – On a Bus to St. Cloud – Texoma
Gretchen Peters – When You Comin’ Home (with Jimmy Lafave) – Blackbirds
Slaid Cleaves – Still Fighting the War – Still Fighting the War
3:30 – 4:00 pm
Johnsmith – The Times they Are a Changin’ – Gravity of Grace
Jimmy Lafave – Lorena – Dark River: Songs of the Civil War Era
Scott Cook – Fellas, Get out of the Way – Further down the Line – CDN
Serena Ryder – Weak in the Knees – Live – CDN
The Hold Steady – Sequestered in Memphis – Stay Positive
Scott Nolan – Right on the wrong Time – No Bourbon and Bad Radio – CDN – WPG
Post Script – Avec les yeux ferme – If Not for You – CDN
Today, in honour of Easter, some of our annual slightly sacrilegious, sarcastic silliness, as well as a listen to another of 2017’s greatest releases so far, and a look ahead to an intimate show coming up next week.
Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – MB = Manitoba Artist – WPG=Winnipeg artist
2:00 – 2:30 pm
Scott Nolan – Easter at the Waffle House – Silverhill – CDN – WPG
The Hold Steady – How a Resurrection Really Feels – Separation Sunday
The Hold Steady – Both Crosses – Live from SoHo
Glossary – Cheap Wooden Cross – Long Live All of Us
Shinyribs – The Cross Is the Boss – I Got your Medicine
2:30 – 3:00 pm
David Newberry – Easter – No One will Remember You – CDN
Works Progress Administration – Rise Up – WPA
Band of Horses – Is There a Ghost – Cease to Begin
John Moreland & The Dust Bowl Souls – Holy Ghost Haunted – Everything the Hard Way
Chuck Prophet – Jesus Was a social Drinker – Bobby Fuller Died for your Sins
Chuck Prophet – I Felt like Jesus – Temple Beautiful
Chuck Prophet – Would You Love Me? – LIVE! at the Krush
3:00 – 3:30 pm
Chuck Prophet – Doubter Out of Jesus (All Over You) – Soap and Water
Rodney Crowell – Life without Susanna – Close Ties
Rodney Crowell – Nashville 1972 – Close Ties
Rodney Crowell – I Don’t Care Anymore – Close Ties
Leeroy Stagger – Joe Strummer and Joey Ramone – Love Versus – CDN
Leeroy Stagger – Living in the Future – Love Versus – CDN
John Paul White – Fight for You – Beulah
3:30 – 4:00 pm
Elliott BROOD – Edge of Town – Tin Type – CDN
Elliott BROOD – Second Son – Ambassador – CDN
Elliott BROOD – W.I.A.D.F.Y. – Mountain Meadows – CDN
Elliott BROOD – If I Get Old – Days into Years – CDN
Elliott BROOD – The Fall – single – CDN
Altameda – Dirty Rain – Dirty Rain – CDN
Today we look back at a terrific concert that happened in town this weekend, we spin some new music, including the greatest album I’ve heard so far this year, preview a show, and celebrate a couple of birthdays!
Romi Mayes – Just Like the Rest – Achin’ in yer Bones – CDN – WPG
The Watchmen – Brighter Hell – Live and in Stereo – CDN – WPG
R.E.M. – Superman – Life’s Rich Pageant
R.E.M. – Disturbance at the Heron House – Unplugged 1991/2001: The Complete Sessions
Garham Parker – The Three Martini Lunch – Live! Alone in America
Them – Richard Cory – Complete Them (1964-1967)
2:30 – 3:00 pm
Bob Marley & The Wailers – Redemption Song (band version) – Uprising
Ken Tizzard with bad Intent – Someone to Stand beside Me – The Goodness of bad Intent – CDN
Ken Tizzard – Waste your Time – No Dark No Light – CDN
Sean Rowe – I’ll Follow your Trail – New Lore
Andrew Combs – Lauralee – Canyons of my Mind
3:00 – 3:30 pm
Mike Edel & Leeroy Stagger – Hello Hello Goodbye – PEAK Boot Camp 2015 – CDN
Leeroy Stagger – Enemy Inside – Love Versus – CDN
Leeroy Stagger – Love Versus – Love Versus – CDN
Leeroy Stagger – Little Brother – Love Versus – CDN
John Wort Hannam – Love Lives On – Love Lives On – CDN
3:30 – 4:00 pm
John Wort Hannam – Pretty Good – Brambles & Thorns – CDN
John Wort Hannam – Scotsman’s Bluff – Pocket Full of Holes – CDN
Brian MacMillan – Turn the Radio Up – Shine – CDN
Brian MacMillan – Signs – Let the Darkness Go – CDN
Charlie Parr – Falcon – Stumpjumper
Charlie Parr – Manifold – While No One Was Looking: Toasting 20 Years of Bloodshot Records
