Today a listen to some of the more rockin’ side of singer/songwriter Paul MacLeod, who passed away this past weekend. He inspired and lent the name to my other show, Tell the Band to Go Home, so a longer tribute will follow on Sunday, but a few rockin’ ones for now. We’ve also got some great upcoming shows, a fine new release, and a set of solid Steel Belted classics!

Artist – Title – Album

Paul MacLeod – Giants – Tell the Band to Go Home
Paul MacLeod – Ghosts – Close and Play
Paul MacLeod – Stanley Steamer – Close and Play
Hibakusha – Suffocate – Hibakusha
Hibakusha – Bobby Sands – Hibakusha
Paul MacLeod – Another White Band – Gauge
Mayhemingways – CDs I Didn’t Sell – Mayhemingways
Mayhemingways – Drama Queen – Mayhemingways
Mayhemingways – Jenny Ran Away in the Mud – Hunter St. Blues
Mayhemingways – Hunter St. Blues – Hunter St. Blues
Del Barber & The No Regretzkys – The Lights Go Out – The Puck Drops Here
Del Barber – Living with a long Way to Go – Prairieography
Del Barber – As far as I can Tell – Love Songs for the last 20
Colvin & Earle – You’re Right (I’m Wrong) – Colvin & Earle
Steve Earle – I Feel Alright – I Feel Alright
Shawn Colvin – Get Out of this House – A Few Small Repairs
Buddy Miller – 100 Million little Bombs – Poison Love
Leeroy Stagger – Paint a Picture – Dear Love
Blue Rodeo – Restless – Lost Together
Elvis Costello & The Attractions – No Action – This Year’s Model

There are a bunch of great upcoming concerts in town, so this week is exclusively devoted to telling you about those! Tonight Jay Aymar plays at The Sunset Saloon, and for those missing out, we listened back to when Jay and Don Zeuff dropped in to chat in play back in June of 2014.

Artist – Title – Album

The Sadies – Loved On Look – Tremendous Efforts
The Sadies – Tiger Tiger – Stories Often Told
Terra Lightfoot – See You in the Morning – Every Time My Mind Runs Wild
Farm Fresh – My Ex-Girl – Time Is Running Out
Steven Page & Odds – Alternative Girlfriend / Someone Who’s Cool – live recording
The 24th Street Wailers – Cursed – Cursed
Mayhemingways – Jenny Ran Away In The Mud – Hunter St. Blues
Pat Temple – So Long Gone – So Long Gone
Pat Temple and the High Lonesome Players – If You Don’t Get Close – Stone Boat
Das Macht Show – Auxiliary Workhouse Breakdown – … One Night in Berlin
Jay Aymar – Acadian Son – Overtime

Jay Aymar interview

Jay Aymar – My Cherry Coloured Rose – live performance
Jay Aymar – The Country Swift – live performance
Jay Aymar – I’ll Leave When I’m Ready to Go – live performance
Jay Aymar – Overtime – Overtime

Tonight we ramble around my music collection with no real sense of purpose other than to listen to some great songs that we haven’t heard in a while!

Artist – Title – Album

Kim Richey – Lay It Down – Glimmer
Kirsten Jones – There’s A Right Way To Break My Heart – The Mad Mile
Kasey Chambers – Runaway Train – Barricades & Brickwalls
Buddy & Julie Miller – It’s Been A Change – Love Snuck Up
Turnpike Troubadours – Every Girl – Diamonds And Gasoline
The Warped 45s – Hurdle River Crossing – Matador Sunset
Scott H Biram – I’m Troubled – Nothin’ But Blood
NQ Arbuckle – Drunken Sailors – Hanging the Battle-Scarred Piñata
Ray Wylie Hubbard – Mother Blues – The Grifter’s Hymnal
The Sadies – What’s Left Behind – New Seasons
The Jayhawks – I’d Run Away – Tomorrow The Green Grass [Legacy Edition][CD 1]
Leeroy Stagger – Enough Love to Go Around – Radiant Land
Lynne Hanson – Good Intentions – River of Sand
Steve Earle & The Del McCoury Band – Harlan Man – The Mountain
The Spades – 49 Tons – Live From The Narrows
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Anything That’s Rock ‘n’ Roll – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Jay Smith – Long Way Home – Jay Smith
The Weakerthans – The Reasons – Reconstruction Site
The Bottle Rockets – Radar Gun – The Bottle Rockets/The Brooklyn Side Reissues
Punchbuggy – Dressed For Success – Grand Opening Going Out Of Business Sale
Austin Lucas – So Much More Than Lonely – Stay Reckless
Son Volt – Caryatid Easy – Straightaways
Whiskeytown – Drank Like A River – Faithless Street

Another show, another sad tribute. This week we found out that a true cultural icon and a tireless supporter of great Canadian talent has terminal brain cancer. Although we don’t generally play a lot of Tragically Hip on the show, today was definitely a day to break the rule and show some love and appreciation for a band that means so much to Canada. As if that weren’t enough, beloved local band The Duhks called it a day.

Artist – Title – Album

The Tragically Hip – Small Town Bringdown – The Tragically Hip
The Tragically Hip – Highway Girl/Double Suicide – Roxy and Elsewhere
The Tragically Hip – I’ll Believe in You (or I’ll Be Leaving You Tonight) – Up to Here
Justin Rutledge – Escape Is at Hand for the Travellin’ Man – Daredevil
Selina Martin and the Faceless Faces of Bigness – Grace, Too – Have Not Been the Same Vol 1: Too Cool to Live too Smart to Die
The Tragically Hip – Long Time Running – Road Apples
Martin Tielli – Bobcaygeon – unreleased
Chris Koster – Fully Completely – 7th Fire Records 7″ Series
The Duhks – Four Blue Walls – The Duhks
The Duhks – Mountain’s o’ Things – Migrations
The Duhks – Mighty Storm – Fast Paced World
The Duhks – Beyond the Blue – Beyond the Blue
Rheostatics – Record Body Count – Melville
Thomas Trio and the Red Albino – Sun Rising – Thomas Trio and the Red Albino
The Tragically Hip – Nautical Disaster – Day for Night

A tribute to the late great Guy Clark, one of the best damn songwriters that ever lived!

Artist – Title – Album

Guy Clark – The Randall Knife – A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver: Live
Guy Clark – To Live’s to Fly – Poet: a Tribute to Townes van Zandt
Guy Clark – Good Hearted Woman – Lonesome, On’ry and Mean: A Tribute to Waylon Jennings
Guy Clark – In the Jailhouse Now – Guy Clark
Guy Clark – Honky Tonk Song – Caught in the Webb: A Tribute to the Legendary Webb Pierce
Guy Clark – Wild Man From Borneo – Pearls in the Snow,the Songs of Kinky Friedman
Guy Clark – Walk and Don’t Walk – Unsung Hero – A Tribute to the Music of Ron Davies
Guy Clark – Fort Worth Blues – Cold Dog Soup
Guy Clark – Voila, an American Dream – Guy Clark
Red Moon Joe – Guy Clark – Midnight Trains
Rodney Crowell – The Flyboy & the Kid – Tarpaper Sky
Rodney Crowell – Stuff that Works – Let the Picture Paint itself
Guy Clark & Townes Van Zandt – The Interfaith Dental Clinic – Together at the Bluebird Cafe
Townes Van Zandt – Heavenly Houseboat Blues – Sunshine Boy: The Unhears Studio Sessions & Demos 1971 – 1972
Jerry Jeff Walker – L.A. Freeway – Great Gonzos
Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson – Desperados Waiting for a Train – Highwayman
Great Lake Swimmers – Dublin Blues – OndaDrops Vol. 4: Oneway Ticket To Nowhere
Ron Sexsmith – Broken Hearted People – This One’s For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark (This One’s For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark)
John Wort Hannam – With the Grain – Queen’s Hotel
Mike Plume – You Ain’t Livin’ if you don’t Die Tryin’ – single
Scott Nolan – Daytime Moon – No Bourbon and Bad Radio

Tonight some great new (and a long-lost classic) including something from The Burning Hell, which reminded me how cool that band is and led to a short tribute. The bulk of the show is dedicated to a continuation of a theme that was started on the Mother’s Day edition of Tell the Band to Go Home, where we heard a pile of great female artists, celebrating great women everywhere. I pulled out so many greats that they couldn’t all fit on Sunday’s show, so a lot were carried over tonight, as we looked at some great rockin’ ladies, because as we all know, women rock!

Artist – Title – Album

The Burning Hell – Men Without Hats – Public Library
The Burning Hell – Amateur Rappers – People
The Burning Hell – My Name Is Mathias – Flux Capacitor
Al Scorch – Love after Death – Circle ’round the Signs
The Small Glories – Had I Paid – Wondrous Traveler
Reid Jamieson – Dear Leonard – Dear Leonard: The Cohen Collection
Sharkskin – Hammerhead – Sharkskin
Little Green Cars – My Love Took Me Down to the River to Silence Me – Absolute Zero
Rah Rah – Prairie Girl – The Poet’s Dead
The Weepies – Be My Thrill – Be My Thrill
The Hobart Brothers & L’il Sis Hobart – Ballad of Sis (Didn’t I Love You) – At Least We Have Each Other
Imelda May – Tainted Love – More Mayhem
Nikki Lane – Walk of Shame – Walk of Shame
Alice Russell – Somebody’s Gonna Love You (Featuring Quantic) – Under The Munka Moon
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals – Turntable – The Lion The Beast The Beat
Paper Moon – Your Attitude Towards Cuttlefish – Somebody Needs a Time Out
Easily Amused – Song For Belfast – Simple Stuff
Dar Williams – It’s Alright – It’s Alright EP
Weeping Tile – South Of Me – Valentino
Sarah Harmer – Weakened State – You Were Here
Eliza Gilkyson – Wonderland – Land of Milk and Honey

Tonight we jump into the station’s time machine and set the dial back 10 years to revisit some great releases and events from the year 2006. Why? I have no idea, but it’s a pretty fun trip!

Artist – Title – Album

Ken Beattie – Avenue Street – recorded live on UMFM
Dustin Bentall – Such a Shame – recorded live on UMFM
Leeroy Stagger – Old George’s – recorded live on UMFM
Bob Schneider – Everything I Have – recorded live on UMFM
Gurf Morlix – Killin’ Time in Texas – recorded live on UMFM
The Damnwells – She’s the NYC Skyline – demo
The Damnwells – Louisville – Air Stereo
Slaid Cleaves – Millionaire – Unsung
Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch, and Fats Kaplin – Clean Getaway – Lost John Dean
Charlie Sexton & Shannon McNally – When We Were Younger – Southside Sessions
Nathan – Casserole – Casserole EP
D. Rangers – Trois Rivieres – The Paw-Paw Patch
Serena Ryder – Weak in the Knees – If Your Memory Serves You Well
AA Sound System – I Don’t Get You at All – Laissez Faire
Blackie & the Rodeo Kings – That’s What I Like – Let’s Frolic
Jesse DeNatale – Lucinda – Soul Parade
Ray Lamontagne – Three More Days – Till the Sun Turns Black
Teddy Thompson – I Should Get Up – Separate Ways

Tonight an exciting visitor from my past dropped by UMFM. That, along with a couple of recent events had me feeling pretty nostalgic, so there’s a bit of a nod to the past kicking things off. We also talk about some interesting concerts coming up this summer here and in Fargo, as well as hear some solid classics to close off the show.

Artist – Title – Album

Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet – Having an average Weekend – Savvy Show Stoppers
The Inbreds – North Window – It’s Sydney or the Bush
Weeping Tile – Cold Snap – Cold Snap
The Lowest of the Low – Eating the Rich – Hallucigenia
Rheostatics – Dope Fiends & Booze Hounds – Whale Music
Rheostatics – Christopher – Melville
Rheostatics – One More Colour – Introducing Happiness
Brock Zeman – Pulling your Sword out of the Devil’s Back – Pulling your Sword out of the Devil’s Back
Shannon Lyon – The Lights Behind – The Lights Behind
Mayhemingways – Hunter St. Blues – Hunter St. Blues
The Tallest Man on Earth – Where Do my Bluebird Fly? – Shallow Grave
The Jayhawks – The Eyes of Sarah Jane – Rainy Day Music
Turnpike Troubadours – Diamonds and Gasoline – Diamonds and Gasoline
Band of Horses – Marry Song – Cease to Begin
Bon Iver – For Emma – For Emma, Forever Ago
Brandi Carlile – Follow – Brandi Carlile
Kathleen Edwards – The Lone Wolf – Failer

Back live in-studio again for the first time in a long while, and rightly so, because a major music icon died today, and a tribute is definitely in order. We’ve got some Prince covers for you (as well as a dazzling display of his amazing guitar playing,) plus memories of the previous weekend’s Spirit of the West shows in Vancouver as well as a look ahead at an upcoming show in Winnipeg, as well as some great new music!

Artist – Title – Album

The Pursuit of Happiness – When Doves Cry – When We Ruled: The Best of
The Derailers – Raspberry Beret – Reverb Deluxe
Susanna Hoffs & Matthew Sweet – I Would Die 4 U – Completely Under the Covers
John Wesley Harding – Kiss/Lovers Society – It Happened One Night & It Never Happened at All
Martin Sexton – Purple Rain – Solo
Prince, Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne, and more – While My Guitar Gently Weeps – recorded live at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame
Martyn Joseph – Are You Ready? – Sanctuary
Spirit of the West – D for Democracy (Scour the House) – live recording
Steven Page – The Work at Hand – Heal Thyself Pt. 1: Instinct
Odds – It Falls Apart – Past from the Blast
Matthew Barber – Sentimental Acumen – Means & Ends
Matthew Barber – We’re Gonna Play – The Story of your Life
Matthew Barber – Soft One – Sweet Nothing
Mayhemingways – Wanderers – Hunter St. Blues
Shawn Colvin & Steve Earle – You’re Right (I’m Wrong) – Colvin & Earle
Whitehorse – Pretty Thing – The Northern South Vol. 1

This week the musical lineups for Interstellar Rodeo and The Red River Ex were released and that got me excited and wondering what else was lined up for this summer. Turns out, a lot! Tonight we dream of summer days when we could visit Interstellar Rodeo, Trout Forest Music Festival, Calgary Folk Fest, Regina Folk Fest, Canmore Folk Fest, or take a trip on down to Minnesota or Wisconsin!

Artist – Title – Album

Interstellar Rodeo:
Sam Outlaw – Keep It Interesting – Angelino
Skydiggers – What Do You See? – Road Radio
Wilco – Monday – Being There

Trout Forest Music Festival:
Jim Bryson – Changing Scenery – Somewhere We Will Find our Place
William Prince – You Got Me – Earthly Days
Jory Nash – Ain’t Coming Home – The Many Hats of
The 24th Street Wailers – Chin Wagger – Wicked

Red River Ex!?:
The Sadies – Whispering Circles – Darker Circles
Terra Lightfoot – See You in the Morning – Every Time My Mind Runs Wild

Calgary Folk Festival:
The Bros. Landreth – Runaway Train – Let it Lie
The Tallest Man on Earth – The Gardener – Shallow Grave
Elizabeth Cook – Not California – Welder
Robbie Fulks – Parallel Bars (with Kelly Willis) – The Very Best of

Regina Folk Festival:
Ry Cooder – Dark End Of The Street – Anthology: The UFO Has Landed (Disc 2)
Bettye LaVette – Down To Zero – I’ve Got My Own Hell To Raise
The Mavericks – Summertime (When I’m With You) – Mono

Canmore Folk Festival:
BTU – Vancouver 1914 – Tightrope Walk
Ridley Bent – Lonesome Town – Rabbit on My Wheel
The Milk Carton Kids – Memphis – The Ash & Clay

Minnesota & Wisconsin:
Shawn Colvin & Steve Earle – You’re Right (I’m Wrong) – Colvin & Earle