Tell the Band to Go Home

Playlists: Feb. 21 & 28/2010

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Episode #349
Sunday, February 21, 2010
2:00-4:00 pm central time
CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.umfm.com
Not much notable this week other than the long-awaited return of the great
David Francey. That's always worth celebrating in song, so we sprinkled him
throughout the show. The rest of the show was made up of new, interesting,
and just plain wonderful music.
Artist - Song title - Album Title - CDN=Canadian - WPG=Winnipeg artist
2:00pm - 2:30pm
David Francey & Mike Ford - The Chief Engineer - Seaway - CDN
David Francey - Border Line - Torn Screen Door - CDN
Old Man Luedecke - Caney Fork River - My Hands Are on Fire and other Love
Songs - CDN
Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez - Sweet Tequila Blues - Putumayo Presents
Americana
Jack Marks - Before the Flood - Two of Everything - CDN
Corin Raymond - Blue Mermaid Dress - There Will Always Be a Small Time - CDN
02:30 PM
The Dustin Bentall Outfit - Three Thousand Miles - Six Shooter - CDN
Jon Dee Graham & The Fighting Cocks - Lucky Day - It's not as Bad as it
Seems
Matt the Electrician - Never Alone - relaytunes.com
Slaid Cleaves - God's Own Yodeler - relaytunes.com
Jess Klein - Fool - Bound to Love
03:00 PM
Danny Michel - Into the Flame - Live in Winnipeg - CDN
Sarah Harmer - Uniform Grey - You Were Here - CDN
Brandi Carlile - Love Songs - XOBC
The Bittersweets - Birmingham - Goodnight, San Francisco
Kathleen Edwards - What Are You Waiting For? - Back to Me
Patty Griffin - Poor Man's House - Living with Ghosts
03:30 PM
Patty Griffin - Heavenly Day - Children Running Through
Meg Hutchinson - Hard to Change - The Living Sideafs
Shannon McNally - Lonesome Ornery and Mean - Coldwater
David Francey - A Conversation - Right of Passage - CDN
Tony Denikos - River Don't Rise - Already Gone
Nick Rose - Trenchfoot Blues - Oxbow Lake - CDN
The Great Bloomers - Honey Blanket - Speak of Trouble - CDN
Geoff Berner - Official Theme song of the 2010 Vancouver/Whistler Olympic
Games - geoffberner.com - CDN

Episode #350
Sunday, February 28, 2010
2:00-4:00 pm central time
CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.umfm.com
We've got plenty of music that's new and notable this week. We also are
treated to some brand new music from one of our favourites, Keri Latimer
from Nathan, who stopped by after a long, long absence to play some of her
new solo songs. And speaking of special guests, we were joined by a new
co-host "Tony" who sounded a whole lot like our old pal Carter.
Artist - Song title - Album Title - CDN=Canadian - WPG=Winnipeg artist
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Nathan - Sunset Chaser - recorded live on UMFM - CDN - WPG
Matthew Barber - I Think You're Gonna Feel My Love - True Believer - CDN
Meaghan Smith - A Little Love - The Cricket's Orchestra - CDN
Gregory Alan Isakov - That Moon Song - This Empty Northern Hemisphere
Brandi Carlile - Way to You - XOBC
Joe Pug - Not so Sure - Messenger
02:30 PM
David Francey - Long Black Hair - Fixing this Place to Suit Myself - CDN
Keri Latimer interview
Keri Latimer - Starry Night - live performance - CDN - WPG
Keri Latimer - So Long - live performance - CDN - WPG
Nathan - Secrets - Key Principles - CDN - WPG
Nathan - Stone - Jimson Weed - CDN - WPG
03:00 PM
Johnny Cash - Redemption Day - American VI: Ain't No Grave
Blaze Foley - Down Here Where I Am - Wanted More Dead than Alive
Richard Shindell - Arrowhead - Best of the Kerrville Folk Festival Vol. 1
Shannon McNally & Neal Casal - Pale Moon - Ran on Pure Lightning
Easton Stagger Phillips - Long Way Home - Over Seas
Catherine MacLellan - The Long Way Home - Church Bell Blues - CDN
Romi Mayes - Long Way Home - Sweet Something Steady - CDN - WPG
Hayes Carll - Long Way Home - Little Rock
03:30 PM
Tom Waits - Long Way Home - Orphans
Townes Van Zandt - Tecumseh Valley - Live at the Old Quarter, Houston, Texas
The Tallest Man on Earth - Where Do My Bluebirds Fly? - Shallow Grave
Lonesome Bob - Someone Watching Over Me - Things Fall Apart
Jason Collett - Love Song to Canada - digital single - CDN

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Jeff Robson
Tell the Band to Go Home
CJUM 101.5 UMFM
Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.tellthebandtogohome.com
Artist: Album (Label) *JR

1. Matthew Barber: True Believer (self) *JR
2. Jack Marks: Two of Everything (self)
3. Danny Michel: Live in Winnipeg (self)
4. Matthew Ryan: Dear Lover (The Dear Future Collective)
5. Jon Dee Graham & The Fighting Cocks: It's Not as Bad as it Looks
(Freedom)
6. Various: Crazy Heart Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (New West)

Playlists: Tell the Band to Go Home - Jan.10,17,24,31, Feb. 7 & 14/2010- CJUM/UMFM - Winnipeg

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Episode #343
Sunday, January 10, 2010
2:00-4:00 pm central time
CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.umfm.com

This week we hear from a bunch of artists who made (and inspired) great music in 2009. We talked about what they're up to, but more importantly, we dedicated the show to our good friend Dietmar in Germany who is a tireless champion of the music that we love. He is an inspiration and a great help the the artists we talked to, including Leeroy Stagger, Evan Phillips, Romi Mayes, Dustin Bentall, Matt Epp, T. Nile, and more! Here's to you, Big D. Keep up the great work.

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

2:00pm - 2:30pm

Leeroy Stagger - Another Friday Night – Everything Is Real – CDN

Leeroy Stagger interview

Leeroy Stagger & The Grand Cariboo Opry – Carol - The Grand Cariboo Opry – CDN
Leeroy Stagger - Snowing in Nashville – recorded live at Big D’s - CDN
Leeroy Stagger - Lonesome Joe – Coming Home: The Songs of Evan Phillips - CDN
Easton Stagger Phillips - She Was Gone – One for the Ditch

02:30 PM

Evan Phillips interview

The Whipsaws - Jessie Jane – live recording

Matt Epp interview

Matt Epp - Cover Me – Safe or Free – CDN - WPG

03:00 PM

Dustin Bentall interview

Dustin Bentall Outfit - Little Bird in a Big Wind – Six Shooter - CDN
Dustin Bentall - Such a Shame – recorded live on UMFM – CDN

Romi Mayes interview

Romi Mayes - Just Like the Rest – Achin’ in yer Bones - CDN

03:30 PM

T. Nile interview

T Nile - Cabin Song – Cabin Song EP - CDN
Vanessa Peters & Ice Cream on Mondays - Coming to Meet Me – Sweetheart, Keep Your Chin Up
Jack Marks - The Dress Song – Two of Everything - CDN

Episode #344
Sunday, January 17, 2010
2:00-4:00 pm central time
CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.umfm.com

I've learned the hard way that sometimes, it is indeed best not to meet your heroes. With this in mind, for some reason, I've purposely avoided talking to one of the greatest songwriters in the world, even though I see him all over the place and have heard that he's a humble, decent dude. This week, I took my chances and chatted with John K Samson of The Weakerthans, and found that he is every bit as decent as I've heard. Phew. He kicks off a preview of an incredibly busy week in local shows, featuring John & Christine & friends, Dala (who also chatted with us from the road), Joe Pug, Cuff the Duke, Blue Rodeo, and more!

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

2:00pm - 2:30pm

Jim Bryson - Clear the Crowds – Where the Bungalows Roam - CDN

John K Samson interview

John K Samson - Heart of the Continent – City Route 85 EP – CDN - WPG
The Weakerthans - My Favourite Chords – Left & Leaving – CDN - WPG
The Weakerthans - Reconstruction Site - Reconstruction Site – CDN - WPG

02:30 PM

Christine Fellows - Face Down, Feet First – Paper Anniversary – CDN - WPG
Christine Fellows - A Day in the Road – The Last One Standing – CDN - WPG
Dala - Alive – Everyone Is Someone - CDN

Dala interview

Dala - Levi Blues – Everyone Is Someone - CDN
Dala - Drive Thru Summer – Angels & Thieves - CDN

03:00 PM

Joe Pug - Nation of Heat - Nation of Heat EP
Joe Pug - In the Meantime - In the Meantime EP
Ridley Bent - Arlington – Buckles & Boots – CDN - WPG

03:30 PM

Cuff the Duke - I Really Want to Help You – Cuff the Duke - CDN
Cuff the Duke - Listen to your Heart – Way Down Here - CDN
The Sadies - Loved on Look – Tremendous Efforts - CDN
Blue Rodeo - Joker's Wild – Outskirts - CDN
Blue Rodeo - Trust Yourself – Casino - CDN
Blue Rodeo - Restless – Lost Together - CDN
Blue Rodeo - Hasn't Hit Me Yet – 5 Days in July - CDN

Episode #345
Sunday, January 24, 2010
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

Rheostatics - Self Serve Gas Station – Whale Music - CDN
Rheostatics - P.I.N. – Night of the Shooting Stars - CDN
Greg Macpherson - First Class – Mr. Invitation – CDN - WPG
Matthew Barber - True Believer - True Believer - CDN
Bill Chambers - Letter to Fred – Drifting South
Bill Chambers - Just Dreaming – Drifting South

02:30

Mary Gauthier - Your Sister Cried – Mercy Now
Fred Eaglesmith - Brand New Boy – Things Is Changin’ - CDN
Willie P Bennett - For the Sake of a Dollar – Blackie & the Rodeo King - CDN
Townes Van Zandt - Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold – High, Low, and In Between
Townes Van Zandt - Nothin' – Delta Momma Blues
Townes Van Zandt - A Song For – Acoustic Blue
Townes Van Zandt - Tecumseh Valley – For the Sake of the Song

03:00

Steve Earle - Little Rock N' Roller – Guitar Town
Steve Earle - The Rain Came Down – Exit 0
Steve Earle - Poison Lovers – El Corazon
Steve Earle - Down Here Below – Washington Square Serenade
Hayes Carll - Waiting on the Stars to Fall – T for Texas T from Tennessee

03:30

Hayes Carll - Bad Liver and a Broken Heart – Trouble in Mind
Hayes Carll - Take Me Away – recorded live on UMFM
James Keelaghan - Safe Home – recorded live on UMFM – CDN - WPG
Cry Cry Cry - Cold Missouri Waters – Cry Cry Cry
James Keelaghan - Love What a Road – Road
Rae Spoon - Come on Forest Fire Burn the Disco Down – SuperiorYouAreInferior - CDN
Carolyn Mark & Geoff Berner - It's all just a Matter of where You Draw the Line – Just Married: An Album of Duets - CDN

Episode #346
Sunday, January 31, 2010
2:00-4:00 pm central time
CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.umfm.com

This week, we're pre-taped, but boy have we got a great show for you in my absence. This is one of those timeless classic episodes that you won't mind listening to over and over again. It doesn't reference any particular time or date, all it does is contain some of the GREATEST MUSIC ON EARTH. We've got some old classics you haven't heard in a while.We even have a theme! Yes, in response to all of those folks who (rightly) complain that we don't play enough great female artists (although I swear, it's pretty close!), this show is a He Said/She Said workshop featuring a full hour of male artists and a full hour of female artists. We're keeping it even! And boy, are there some good ones to hear.

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

2:00pm - 2:30pm

Luke Doucet - It's not the Liquor I Miss – Broken (and other Rogue States) - CDN
Kris Demeanor - This Old House – recorded live on UMFM - CDN
Matthew Ryan - Irrelevant – May Day
Greg Brown - If I Had Known - If I Had Known (Essential Recordings, 1980-1996)
Steve Earle - Hardcore Troubadour – I Feel Alright
James McMurtry - Just Us Kids - Just Us Kids

02:30 PM

Rodney Crowell - The Obscenity Prayer (Give It to Me) – The Outsider
Todd Snider - Alright Guy – Songs for the Daily Planet
Bob Schneider - Medicine – I’m Good Now
Greg Macpherson - Company Store – Maintenance – CDN - WPG
Matt Mays - Where Am I Going? – Matt Mays - CDN
NQ Arbuckle - Huntsville Affair - Not Alone (Medicins Sans Frontiéres) - CDN

03:00 PM

Carolyn Mark - Not a Doll – The Pros and Cons of Collaboration - CDN
Neko Case - Look For Me (I'll Be Around) - Blacklisted
Sarah Harmer - Home Soon (The Cherry Song) – Sweetheart: Love Songs - CDN
Lori McKenna - Pour - Bittertown
Julie Miller - All My Tears – Broken Things
Patty Griffin - Making Pies – 1000 Kisses

03:30 PM

Shannon McNally - The Worst Part of a Broken Heart - Geronimo
Jess Klein - Little White Dove – Draw Them Near
Nathan - Casserole – Casserole EP – CDN - WPG
The Wailin' Jennys - Arlington – 40 Days – CDN - WPG
Meg Hutchinson - Ready – Come Up Full
Lynn Miles - You're Not Coming Back – Unravel - CDN
Madison Violet - Crying – No Fool for Trying - CDN
Kim Richey - Those Words We Said – Kim Richey

Episode #347
Sunday, February 7, 2010
2:00-4:00 pm central time
CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.umfm.com

Another busy week of upcoming shows in Winnipeg, featuring The Wooden Sky, Jason Plumb, John Wort Hannam, and Spring Breakup, among others. We previewed those, had a listen to some Winnipeg classics, paid a birthday tribute to one of our most devoted listeners, and we still had plenty of time for new music from the mailbag and beyond!

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

2:00pm - 2:30pm

Greg Macpherson - Churchill – Balanced on a Pin – CDN - WPG
Greg Macpherson - Windy – Balanced on a Pin – CDN - WPG
Nathan - Let Them Look – Key Principles – CDN - WPG
Katherine Wheatley - Hallelujah – Landed - CDN
Jenny Whiteley - Half Life – Forgive or Forget - CDN
Wendy Bird - Don't Expect a Reply (Runaway Train) – Natural Wonder - CDN

02:30 PM

NQ Arbuckle - Happy Birthday – Hanging the Battle Scarred Pinata - CDN
Clem Snide - All Green – Soft Spot
Ryan Adams - Come Pick Me Up - Heartbreaker
The Wooden Sky - The Wooden Sky – When Lost at Sea - CDN
The Wooden Sky - The Late King Henry – If I Don’t Come Home You’ll Know I’m Gone - CDN
Jason Plumb & The Willing - Middle of Nowhere – Wide Open Music: Songs for Saskatchewan - CDN
Jason Plumb - Wide Open – recorded live on UMFM - CDN

03:00 PM

John Wort Hannam - Scotsman's Bluff – Pocket Full of Holes - CDN
John Wort Hannam - Infantry Man – recorded live on UMFM
Spring Breakup - Spring Flings - Spring Breakup - CDN
Spring Breakup - Cosmic Sea - Spring Breakup - CDN
Courtney Farquhar - Nowhere I'd Rather Be - Nowhere I'd Rather Be - CDN

03:30 PM

Corin Raymond - Winter Is the Warmest Time of Year – There Will Always Be a Small Time - CDN
Mike Stevens & Matt Anderson - Workin' My Way Home to my Girl – Piggyback - CDN
Thom Swift - Blue Sky - Blue Sky Day - CDN
Serena Ryder - Racing in the Street – digital single - CDN
The Damnwells - The Great Unknown – Our New Record demos
Will Kimbrough - Three Angels - Wings

Episode #348
Sunday, February 14, 2010
2:00-4:00 pm central time
CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.umfm.com

It’s Valentine’s Day, and we here don’t take this goofy, made up, greeting card “holiday” too seriously, so we’re glad to play some of the dark & twisted love songs that we most enjoy. On a more serious note, tomorrow is the second anniversary of the death of the great Willie P. Bennett, and since you can’t buy his music anywhere (a crying shame!), we’ve got to do our best to get it out there and keep it heard. We’re glad to do so and we promise to never stop.

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

2:00pm - 2:30pm

Old Crow Medicine Show - Wagon Wheel – O.C.M.S.
Willie P Bennett - Blue Valentine – Heartstrings - CDN
Willie P Bennett - Step Away – Take My Own Advice - CDN
Willie P Bennett - Patience of a Working Man – The Lucky Ones - CDN
Willie P Bennett - For the Sake of a Dollar – Blackie and the Rodeo King - CDN
Willie P Bennett - If You Have to Choose – Hobo’s Taunt - CDN
Willie P Bennett - Driftin' Snow – Trying to Start Out Clean - CDN

02:30 PM

Willie P Bennett - Hearts in Decatur – unreleased - CDN
Stephen Fearing - The Lucky Ones – recorded live on UMFM - CDN
Blackie & the Rodeo Kings - Come on Train – High or Hurtin’ - CDN
Scott Nolan - Drive Day – Canadian Amplifier: Official Bootleg Series Vol.2 – CDN - WPG
C.R. Avery - The Boxer Who Just Returned from London – Magic Hour Sailor Songs - CDN
C.R. Avery - Live a Little – Midnight Goldmining - CDN

03:00 PM

Brandi Carlile - Heaven – XOBC EP
Reid Jamieson - Hello – Reido Radio downloads - CDN
Chris Neufeld - Against All Odds – Songs from Kentucky Waterfall – CDN - WPG
Bobby Bare Jr's Young Criminals' Starvation - League Valentine – From the End of Your Leash
Drive-By Truckers - Feb 14 – A Blessing and a Curse
Aaron Lee Tasjan - Valentine – Hard Love and Free Luck

03:30 PM

NQ Arbuckle - Sun's Hanging Low – The Last Supper in a Cheap Town - CDN
NQ Arbuckle - My Baby – XOK - CDN
NQ Arbuckle - Huntsville Affair – XOK - CDN
Leeroy Stagger - Stupid Love Song – Tales from the Back Porch EP - CDN
Robbie Fulks - It Was Love that Ruined Me - 50-vc. Doberman Sampler
Weird Al Yankovic - You Don't Love Me Anymore – The Essential
Kris Demeanor and his Crack Band - I Hate Love – These United States - CDN

FAR #126

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FAR #126

Artist: Album (Label) *JR
1. Wendy Bird: Natural Wonder (Beaumont Classic) *JR
2. Bill Chambers: Drifting South (Whitewater)
3. Romantica: Control Alt Country Delete (self)
4. Meg Hutchinson: The Living Side (Red House)
5. James Keelaghan: House of Cards (Borealis)
6. Carolyn Mark & NQ Arbuckle: Let's Just Stay Here (Mint)

Playlist: Tell the Band to Go Home - Jan.3/2010- CJUM/UMFM - Winnipeg

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Episode #342
Sunday, January 3, 2010
2:00-4:00 pm central time
CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.umfm.com
We close the book on 2009 as KK joins me to cohost another 5 hour holiday
marathon chock full of memories of music and events gone by.
Artist - Song title - Album Title - CDN=Canadian - WPG=Winnipeg artist
12 Noon
Reid Jamieson - Last Day of the Year - recorded live on UMFM - CDN
Slaid Cleaves - One Good Year - Broke Down
Slaid Cleaves - New Year's Day - Wishbones
Todd Snider - Happy New Year / All that Matters - Live with the Devil You
Know at Grimey's
NQ Arbuckle - Goodnight Irene on New Year's Eve - The Last Supper in a Cheap
Town - CDN
Daddy - I Don't Like It - Rare & Unreleased vol. 1
12:30
Daddy - Nobody from Nowhere - For a Second Time
Jaxon Haldane - Drip Dry - Jaxon Haldane - CDN - WPG
Jackpine - Landscapes - Brand New Good Old Days - CDN - WPG
The Western States - Right of Return - Bye and Bye - CDN - WPG
Pieta Brown - Lovin' You Still - Shimmer
The Pines - Meadows of Dawn - Tremolo
The Breakmen - Racing in the Street - When You Leave Town - CDN
Chatham County Line - Country Boy/City Boy - IV
1:00
Prescott - Good Guys - Lakeside Sessions - CDN
The Dustin Bentall Outfit - Take the Money - Six Shooter - CDN
Barney Bentall - Papa Henry's Boy - The Inside Passage - CDN
Joshua Cockerill - Dance with You - The Trick with your Heart I'm Learning
to Do - CDN
Ox - Prom Queen - Burnout - CDN
The Wheat Pool - Lefty - Hauntario - CDN
The Warped 45s - Why Have You Passed Me By Grim Reaper - 10 Day Poem for
Saskatchewan - CDN
1:30
James Murdoch Band - Return Renewed - Wondering Where the Rush has Gone -
CDN
The Deep Dark Woods - All the Money I Had Is Gone - Winter Hours - CDN
Share - Lights Overhead - Slumping in your Murals - CDN
Joel Plaskett - Sailors Eyes - Three - CDN
Great Lake Swimmers - She Comes to Me in Dreams - Lost Channels - CDN
Langhorne Slim - Back to the Wild - Be Set Free
2:00
Dave Rawlings Machine - To Be Young (Is to Be Sad, Is to Be High) - A Friend
of a Friend
Fish & Bird - Lydia - Left Brain Blues - CDN
The Avett Brothers - Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise - I and Love
and You
Justin Townes Earle - Mama's Eyes - Midnight at the Movies
Ron Hawkins - Turned Around - 10 Kinds of Lonely - CDN
02:30 PM
John Wort Hannam - Pier 21 - Queen's Hotel - CDN
Dust Poets - Big World - World at Large - CDN
Amelia Curran - Bye Bye Montreal - Hunter Hunter - CDN
Shannon McNally and Hot Sauce - Lonesome, Ornery and Mean - Coldwater
Sarah Borges & the Broken Singles - No One Will Ever Love You - The Stars
Are Out
Novillero - Trans Am - CKUW Fundrive 2009: Uncovered - CDN - WPG
03:00 PM
Geoff Berner - Light Enough to Travel - recorded live on UMFM - CDN
Mike Plume - Steel Belted Radio - recorded live on UMFM - CDN
Brock Zeman & Dan Walsh - Ain't Nothin' - recorded live on UMFM - CDN
Dan Mangan - So Much for Everyone - recorded live on UMFM - CDN
The Deep Dark Woods - Two Time Loser - recorded live on UMFM - CDN
Silver Creek - Indian Summer - recorded live on UMFM - CDN
03:30 PM
Madison Violet - Baby in the Black & White - No Fool for Trying - CDN
Carolyn Mark & NQ Arbuckle - All Time Low - Let's Just Stay Here - CDN
Romi Mayes - Just Like the Rest - Achin' in yer Bones - CDN - WPG
Rose Cousins - White Daisies - The Send Off - CDN
Wendy Bird - Don't Expect a Reply (Runaway Train) - Natural Wonder - CDN
Jim Bryson - Captain Finch - Live at the First Baptist Church - CDN
4:00
The Damnwells - 55 Pictures - One Last Century
Chris Carmichael - Pop Song - Chris Carmichael - CDN - WPG
Two Hours Traffic - Painted Halo - Territory - CDN
Bob Schneider - 40 Dogs (Like Romeo and Juliet) - Lovely Creatures
Dala - Alive - Everyone Is Someone - CDN
Leeroy Stagger - Brothers - Everything Is Real - CDN
4:30
Steven Bowers w/Christina Martin - Sleeping Dogs - Circadian Anthem - CDN
Hayes Carll - Waiting on the Stars to Fall - T for Texas T from Tennessee
Gurf Morlix - She's a River - Last Exit to Happyland

TTBTGH: presents, this Sunday, a star-studded start to 2010!

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2009 was a pretty good year overall, and a terrific year for music, but it's over. Done. Finito. Now, it's time for the future. Well, just about. Last Sunday KK and I went over our official best of lists, but if you're one of those no-show kind of folks (ahem, T-Bar...), you missed it. Well, we've got 'em for you below (and up at the blog, and soon up at steelbeltedradio.com)

We've got one more official Best of 2009 show to do, and boy oh boy, you don't want to miss this one. I can't give away too much yet, but suffice to say this may be the most exciting, star-studded show in Tell the Band to Go Home in history. Seriously. I'm actually working hard, planning this one out for a change, and it's going to be good. I guarantee it. We'll hear from some of the many artists who rocked our world this year, and pay tribute to some other folks who really made 2009 special. Check it out this Sunday.

Here's them lists:

Tell the Band To Go Home Top Twelve CDs of 2009

Wendy Bird - Natural Wonder – (Beaumont Classic)

Jim Bryson – Live at the First Baptist Church – (Kelp)

Rose Cousins – The Send Off – (Old Farm Pony)

The Damnwells – One Last Century – (Poor Man)

Ron Hawkins – 10 Kinds of Lonely – (self)

Lucero – 1372 Overton Park – (Universal Republic)

Madison Violet – No Fool for Trying – (True North)

Dan Mangan – Nice, Nice, Very Nice – (File Under: Music)

Carolyn Mark and NQ Arbuckle – Let's Just Stay Here – (Mint)

Romi Mayes – Achin' in yer Bones – (self)

Leeroy Stagger – Everything Is Real – (Boompa)

Two Hours Traffic – Territory - (Bumstead)

2009 best live shows:

Top 10:

March 26 Slaid Cleaves/Guy Clark CFRUC

April 30 Leonard Cohen MTS Centre

May 27 TTBTGH songwriters' Circle WECC

June 13 Leeroy Stagger StuDome

June 15 Coldplay/Snow Patrol MTS Centre

June 18 Kasey Chambers/Shane Nicholson Fargo Theatre

July 8 Elvis Costello Folk Fest

August 27 Christina Martin/Steven Bowers Sunset Saloon

Oct. 24 Paul Quarrington tribute Harbourfront (Toronto)

Dec. 6 Sunparlour Players Folk Exchange

Honourable mentions:

Jan. 10 Bebop Cowboys/Nathan Times Change(d)

March 25 Tom Wilson House concert

April 3 The Other Brothers Park

April 10 Brock Zeman/Dan Walsh Sunset Saloon

May 14 Romi Mayes CD Release Pyramid

June 30 Al Green/Dirty Dozen Concert Hall

Oct. 2 Jesse DeNatale Park

Oct. 24 Skydiggers Glen Gould Theatre (Toronto)

Nov. 25 Royal Wood/Rose Cousins Park

Nov. 27 Silver Creek The Standard

And, most importantly:

Tell the Band to Go Home fans of the year (in no logical order, and in no way a complete list):

Dietmar, Allison, Tonya, Eugene, KK, Jaine, Lucy, Zenon, Melissa, Ron, Rob, Laura, Dean, Art, Barb, Shelly, Oly, Laura, Stu, and everyone else who calls, sends emails, listens, comes to concerts, buys music, spreads the good word, lives a good life, etc.

We've still got a few Best of 2009 CD packages to give away. Email me if you're interested in receiving CDs or downloading it yourself! Tons of great music on there for you to enjoy!

Don't forget about our survey:

If you have a few moments, please visit one of the following sites:

http://www.tellthebandtogohome.com/survey.htm

or, if that doesn't work, try this one:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFFVeGtsQWVlR0dZX0hybW1vZUtadHc6MA

Any feedback (even negative) is VERY helpful and MUCH appreciated. The goal is to give you more of what YOU want, so here's your chance to speak up.

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Live shows 2009

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Here's the "full" list of shows I attended this year (except, of course, for the ones that I forgot, didn't write down, or just plain don't want to tell you about:

Jan. 10- Bebop Cowboys/Nathan-Times Change(d)
Feb. 7-Pat Dinizio-StuDome
Feb. 8-Pat Dinizio-Times Change(d)
March 10-Amelia Curran/Luke Doucet - Park
March 14 - Geoff Berner/Bob Wiseman - Ellice Theatre
March 21 - Bonnie Prince Billy - Pyramid
March 25 - Tom Wilson - House concert
March 26 - Slaid Cleaves/Guy Clark - CFRUC
April 3 - The Other Brothers - Park
April 10 - Brock Zeman/Dan Walsh - Sunset Saloon
April 15 - Martin Sexton - Walker
April 17 - Weakerthans/Constantines/Oh Susanna - Walker
April 19 - Wiretap - Art Gallery
April 21 - Melissa McClelland & Jason Plumb - Park
April 30 - Leonard Cohen - MTS Centre
May 1 - Madame Butterfly - Concert Hall
May 14 - Romi Mayes CD Release - Pyramid
May 21 - Nathan/WECC grand opening reception - WECC
May 25 - Hawksley Workman/G.Mac - WECC
May 27 - TTBTGH songwriters’ Circle - WECC
May 29 - Danny Michel - WECC
June 5 - Stephen Fearing - Into the Music
June 13 - Leeroy Stagger - StuDome
June 15 - Coldplay/Snow Patrol - MTS Centre
June 16 - The Watchmen - The Ex
June 18 - Kasey Chambers/Shane Nicholson - Fargo Theatre
June 28 - Jill Barber - WECC
June 30 - Al Green/Dirty Dozen - Concert Hall
July 8 - Royal Wood - Old Market Square
July 8 - Elvis Costello - Folk Fest
July 9-12 - - Folk Fest
July 27 - Glen Campbell - McPhillips St. Station
August 2 - John K Samson/Royal Wood/Fred Penner - Gimli Folk Fest
August 7-9 - - Trout Forest
August 24 - Liam Titcomb - Forks
August 27 - Christina Martin/Steven Bowers - Sunset Saloon
Sept. 16 - Keane - Walker
Sept. 17 - Ayla Brook/Cuff the Duke - Albert
Sept. 19 - Cohenfest - The Cyrk
Sept. 21 - Leeroy Stagger - StuDome
Sept. 24 - The Hold Steady - WECC
Sept. 24 - Two Hours Traffic - The Albert
Sept. 30 - Elliott BROOD/Wooden Sky - WECC
Oct. 1 - Gaslight Anthem - Garrick
Oct. 2 - Jesse DeNatale - Park
Oct. 6 - Two Hours Traffic - Music Trader
Oct. 24 - Paul Quarrington tribute - Harbourfront (Toronto)
Oct. 24 - Skydiggers - Glen Gould Theatre (Toronto)
Nov. 5 - Mike Plume Band - Times Change(d)
Nov. 10 - Justin Rutledge/Melissa McClelland - WECC
Nov. 13 - Skydiggers - WECC
Nov. 15 - Michael Johnston - Sunset Saloon
Nov. 18 - Joshua Cockerill - Pyramid
Nov. 25 - Royal Wood/Rose Cousins - Park
Nov. 27 - Kelly Hughes Live w/Stu - Aqua Books
Nov. 27 - Silver Creek - The Standard
Nov. 28 - Billy Bragg/Ron Hawkins - Walker
Dec. 5 - Fish & Bird - The Cyrk
Dec. 6 - Sunparlour Players - Folk Exchange
Dec. 18 - Danny Michel - WECC
Dec. 19 - JP Hoe Holiday Show - Park

Playlists: Tell the Band to Go Home - December 2009

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Episode #338

Sunday, December 6, 2009
2:00-4:00 pm central time
CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.umfm.com

Today, we're joined by special guest co-host Elysha for some fun & great
music.

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

2:00pm - 2:30pm

Bob Schneider - The Most Wonderful Day of the Year - Christmastime
Sunparlour Players - Battle of '77 - recorded live on UMFM - CDN
Sunparlour Players - North - recorded live on UMFM - CDN
Sunparlour Players - If the Creeks Don't Rise - Hymns for the Happy - CDN
Alejandro Escovedo - Only a Friend - Real Animal
Chuck Prophet - Where the Hell is Henry? - !Let Freedom Ring!

2:30pm - 3:00pm

Drive-By Truckers - When the Well Runs Dry - The Fine Print (A Collection Of
Oddities And Rarities 2003-2008)
Buddy Miller - Water When the Well Is Dry - Midnight and Lonesome
Leeroy Stagger - Saskatoon - Depression River - CDN
Carolyn Mark & NQ Arbuckle - Saskatoon Tonight - Let's Just Stay Here - CDN
Carolyn Mark & NQ Arbuckle - Canada Day/Toronto - Let's Just Stay Here - CDN

3:00pm - 3:30pm

Dave Rawlings Machine - Bells of Harlem - King Easy Radio Sampler Volume 6
Gillian Welch - Red Clay Halo - The Revelator Collection
Romi Mayes - Just Like the Rest - Achin' in Yer Bones - CDN - WPG
Gurf Morlix - One More Second - Last Exit to Happyland
The Western States - Born to Lose - Bye and Bye - CDN - WPG

3:30pm - 4:00pm
Gretchen Peters - December Child - Northern Lights
Jill Barber - The Christmas Song - A Peanuts Christmas: The 2009 Zunior
Holiday Album - CDN
Paul Kelly - How to Make Gravy - recorded live on UMFM
Tom Wilson and The Dogs We're Gonna Make a Beautiful World Together -
December Songs - CDN
Bruce Springsteen - Pay Me My Money Down - We Shall Overcome: The Seeger
Sessions
Elliott BROOD - Miss You Now - Mountain Meadows - CDN

Episode #339
Sunday, December 13, 2009
2:00-4:00 pm central time
CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.umfm.com

Christmas time's a comin', and that means that we have to do our best to
prove that not all holiday music stinks. It also means that we have to work
on our "best of" lists for the year, so we ran down some contenders. And,
just before the year ends, we had to squeeze in our (almost) annual visit
from local singer/songwriter/super guy, JP Hoe to chat about his upcoming
Hoe Hoe Hoe Holiday show. He also, yet again, has some dazzling new songs to
play.

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

2:00pm - 2:30pm

Danny Michel - Snowglobe - In the Belly of a Whale - CDN
James McMurtry - Holiday - Childish Things
Robert Earl Keen - Merry Christmas from the Family - No. 2 Live Dinner
T. Nile - The Ballad of Jack Pine - digital single - CDN
Kasey Chambers, Poppa Bill, and the Little Hillbillies - Christmas Time -
Kasey Chambers, Poppa Bill, and the Little Hillbillies

2:30 PM

Lynn Harrison - People Come and Go - Simplicity - CDN
Oliver Schroer - The Colour of Snow - Hymns and Hers - CDN
Antje Duvekot - Ragdoll Princes & Junkyard Queens - The Near Demise of the
High Wire Dancer
Richard Shindell - Parasol Ants - Not Far Now
John Gorka - Night Into Day - So Dark You See
Kris Kristofferson - Love Don't Live Here Anymore - Closer to the Bone
Roseanne Cash - Motherless Children - The List

3:00 PM

Jim Bryson - Feel Much Better - Live at the First Baptist Church - CDN
Hayden - Let's Break Up - The Place Where We Lived - CDN
Bob Schneider - Everybody's Doing It - Live at the Paramount Theatre
Matthew Ryan - Irrelevant - May Day
Joe Purdy - Miss Me - Last Clock on the Wall
JP Hoe - The Shopping Mall Santa - 2009 Christmas single - CDN - WPG

3:30 PM

JP Hoe interview

JP Hoe - How Did I Learn to Let You Go - live performance - CDN - WPG
JP Hoe - I Only Did it for Love - live performance - CDN - WPG
JP Hoe - Older - 2007 Christmas single - CDN - WPG

Episode #340
Sunday, December 20, 2009
2:00-4:00 pm central time
CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.umfm.com

Carter drops by to co-host our last show before Christmas, and as usual he's
got some jokes & questions to keep us entertained. And of course, we've got
some Christmas songs that don't suck to sing our way into the holidays.

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

2:00pm - 2:30pm

Fred Eaglesmith - Hallelujah - CMT Christmas - CDN
Oh Susanna - It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - CMT Christmas - CDN
Emmylou Harris - Light of the Stable - Light of the Stable
Shawn Colvin - Love Came Down at Christmas - Holiday Songs and Lullabies
Ben Keith & Friends - We Will Rock You (Rocking) - Christmas at the Ranch
Swank - Christmas Is Fun - Chrismas Is Fun EP - CDN
NQ Arbuckle - Christmas in Hell - digital single - CDN

2:30 PM

The Smithereens - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Christmas with The
Smithereens
Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison - Baby, It's Cold Outside - Happy Holidays
Slaid Cleaves - You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch - Holiday Sampler
Drive-By Truckers - Hope Santa's out of Rehab for Christmas - Flagpole
Christmas
Mike Plume Band - Merry Christmas from the Family - live recording - CDN

3:00 PM

Johnny Cash - Away in a Manger - Christmas with Johnny Cash
Melissa McClelland & Lisa Winn - O Holy Night - digital single - CDN
The Hillside Singers - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing - I'd Like to
Teach the World to Sing
Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas - Blue Christmas
Roger Miller - Silent Night
Michael Johnston & His Gentlemen Collars - Dear Santa - Zunior Holiday
Collection 2005 - CDN

3:30 PM

The Kelele Brothers - Father Christmas - Has-Beens & Wives - CDN
The Details - Strings and Ribbons - single - CDN - WPG
Cam Penner - Balsam Fir - Balsam Fir EP - CDN
John Prine - Christmas in Prison - John Prine Christmas
The Handsome - Family So Much Wine - Live at Schuba's Tavern
Swank - Santa Claus Is Out on Bail - Christmas Is Fun EP - CDN
Oliver Schroer - Beneath the Ice, They Heard Bells - Stuck on a Cold Steel
Pole - CDN

Episode #341
Sunday, December 27, 2009
2:00-4:00 pm central time
CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.umfm.com

Most folks take it easy over the holidays and stay home instead of coming in
to do a radio show they don't get paid for. Bah! I'll pick up the slack for
those lazy jokers, as usual. 5 hours of great music to keep your holidays
enjoyable. And to keep me company, my good pal KK dropped by to cohost. Some
bluesy stuff, some old classics we haven't heard in a while, a tribute to
Townes, a little bit o' rock, tribute to Vic Chesnutt, and much more.

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

12 Noon

Ray Bonneville - Listen - Gust of Wind - CDN
Ray Bonneville - Roll with the Punches - CDN
Colin Linden - Sad & Beautiful World - Sad & Beautiful World - CDN
Blackie & the Rodeo Kings - Remedy - Kings of Love - CDN
Lee Harvey Osmond - Lucifer's Blues - A Quiet Evil - CDN
David Wiffen - Skybound Station - Coast to Coast Fever - CDN
Bill Chambers - Falling Like the Snow - Frozen Ground
Bill Chambers - Theresa - Frozen Ground

12:30

Kasey Chambers, Poppa Bill, and The Little Hillbillies - The Lost Music
Blues - Kasey Chambers, Poppa Bill, and The Little Hillbillies
Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson - Jackson Hole - Rattlin' Bones
Steve Earle - Ft. Worth Blues - KGSR Broadcasts vol. 17
Steve Earle - Rake - Townes
Townes Van Zandt - Tower Song - Delta Momma Blues

1:00

Townes Van Zandt - Kathleen - Live at the Old Quarter
Great Lake Swimmers - Our Mother the Mountain - Introducing Townes Van Zandt
via the Great Unknown - CDN
Kate Maki - I'll Be Here in the Morning - Introducing Townes Van Zandt via
the Great Unknown - CDN
The Lemonheads - Waitin' Around to Die - Varshons
Gurf Morlix & Romi Mayes - Cold Cold Word - recorded live on UMFM
Merle Haggard - If I Could Only Fly - If I Could Only Fly
John Prine - Clay Pigeons - Fair & Square
Blaze Foley - Small Town Hero - Cold, Cold World

1:30

Blaze Foley - Picture Cards Can't Picture You - Live at the Austin Outhouse
Blaze Foley - No Goodwill Stores in Waikiki - Oval Room
Easton Stagger Phillips - George's Blues - Over Seas
Easton Stagger Phillips - She Was Gone - One for the Ditch
Leeroy Stagger - Lonesome Joe - Coming Home (The Songs of Evan Phillips) -
CDN
Aaron Lee Tasjan - Fighting for the Man - Coming Home (The Songs of Evan
Phillips)

2:00

Luke Doucet - Vladivostok - Broken (and other Rogue States) - CDN
NQ Arbuckle - Huntsville Affair - Not Alone (Médecins Sans Frontierès) - CDN
Bruce Springsteen - Radio Nowhere - Magic
Lucero - What Are You Willing to Lose - 1372 Overton Park
Robbie Fulks - Let's Kill Saturday Night - Let's Kill Saturday Night
Matthew Ryan - Guilty - May Day

2:30 PM

Ryan Adams - This Is It - Rock N' Roll
Jon Dee Graham - Laredo (Small Dark Something) - Hooray for the Moon
The Damnwells - I Am a Leaver - Air Stereo
Hey Rosetta! - Red Heart - Into Your Lungs - CDN
Jesse Malin - Leaving Babylon - On Your Sleeve
Hoots & Hellmouth - West of Where the Sun Goes Down - Hoots & Hellmouth

3:00 PM

Royal Wood - Juliet - A Good Enough Day
Rose Cousins - Edmonton - If You Were for Me - CDN
Gretchen Peters - Sunday Morning (up and down my street) - Burnt Toast &
Offerings
David Myles - I Don't Want to Know - On the Line - CDN
Charlie A'Court - Take Me Down - Bring on the Storm - CDN

3:30 PM

Liam Titcomb - Take the Wheel - Can't Let Go - CDN
Ian Kelly - Take Me Home - Speak Your Mind
Fleet Foxes - Tiger Mountain Peasant Song - Fleet Foxes
Bon Iver - Skinny Love - For Emma, Forever Ago

4:00

Vic Chesnutt - Flirted with You all my Life - At the Cut
Vic Chesnutt & Victorial Williams - What a Wonderful World - Talkin' 'bout
Sweet Relief: Onstage and in the Artists' Own Words
Vic Chesnutt - White Christmas - The Mother of all Flagpole Christmas Albums
Jolene - Isadora Duncan - Hell's Half Acre
Ryan Adams - Two - Easy Tiger
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - Fix It - Cold Roses
Christina Martin - Cut It Out - Two Hearts - CDN

4:30

Christina Martin - You Come Home - Two Hearts - CDN
Paolo Nutini - Candy - Sunny Side Up
Paolo Nutini - New Shoes - These Streets
Frank Turner - Reasons Not to Be an Idiot - Love Ire & Song
Charlie Mars - Listen to the Darkside - KGSR Broadcasts Vol. 17
Alejandro Escovedo - Velvet Guitar - KGSR Broadcasts Vol. 17
Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses - Bread and Water - KGSR Broadcasts Vol. 17

FAR #125

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FAR #125

Jeff Robson

Tell the Band to Go Home

CJUM 101.5 UMFM

Winnipeg, Manitoba

www.tellthebandtogohome.com

Artist: Album (Label) *JR

1. Wendy Bird: Natural Wonder (Beaumont Classic) *JR

2. Bill Chambers: Drifting South (Whitewater)

3. Shannon McNally and Hot Sauce: Coldwater (self)

4. Carolyn Mark & NQ Arbuckle: Let's Just Stay Here (Mint)

5. Kasey Chambers, Poppa Bill and The Little Hillbillies (Essence)

6. Various: Face a Frowning World - An E.C. Ball Memorial Album (Tompkins
Square)

TTBTGH & SBFRR present a Super-Sized Steel Belted Sunday this week!

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Well friends, the holidays are just about over as many of us head back to the real world on Monday. With that in mind, there's still time for one last super-sized music extravaganza this Sunday. And, because the calendar wasn't kind to us on Thursdays this year, we haven't yet had a chance for our Steel Belted marathon of silliness. So, this weekend, we combine 'em both into one action packed show.

We'll be on this Sunday from 12-5, and T-Bar and KK are expected to drop in. We'll have "Best of" lists and music aplenty, as well as some memories of some stuff that we might rather forget.

Speaking of the "Best of" we've still got a stack of Best of 2009 CDs here. The folks who responded to the survey should have theirs now (well, almost all of 'em, anyway), but we're still glad to send a few more out into the world. Either fill out the survey and LEAVE YOUR NAME (http://www.tellthebandtogohome.com/survey.htm), or, just respond to this email, call in during the show, take out a billboard, whatever works for you. For those who might not be aware, every year for the past 8 years I compile a CD (two, actually) of some of my favourite music of the year, as well as some live on UMFM recordings and some other fun stuff, as my gift to you. If you're an iPod/.mp3 listener, we've got the full thing on one handy CD, or you can download the entire package at your leisure. Whatever suits you, just let me know and it's yours to enjoy! If you know anyone who might like in on that, just ask for an extra copy or let me know who to send one to and we'll make it so.

Hope you can join us for some fun this Sunday. Drop me a line any time. Thanks for being out there,

Jeff

If you have a few moments, please visit one of the following sites:

http://www.tellthebandtogohome.com/survey.htm

or, if that doesn't work, try this one:

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Any feedback (even negative) is VERY helpful and MUCH appreciated. The goal is to give you more of what YOU want, so here's your chance to speak up.

Tell The Band to Go Home

Sunday, January 3, 2010

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm central

www.tellthebandtogohome.com

Steel Belted Free Range Radio

Thursdays

6:30 pm to 8:00 pm central

www.steelbeltedradio.com

on CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg

Listen online live at www.umfm.com.

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Re: FAR & Away 2009

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Far & Away 2009
Jeff Robson

Tell the Band to Go Home

CJUM 101.5 UMFM

Winnipeg, Manitoba

www.tellthebandtogohome.com

Artist: Album (Label) *JR

ALBUMS OF THE YEAR
1. Leeroy Stagger: Everything Is Real (Boompa) *JR
2. Carolyn Mark & NQ Arbuckle: Let's Just Stay Here (Mint)
3. Wendy Bird: Natural Wonder (Beaumont Classic)
4. Rose Cousins - The Send Off - (Old Farm Pony)
5. Dan Mangan - Nice, Nice, Very Nice - (File Under: Music)
6. Romi Mayes - Achin' in yer Bones - (self)

DEBUT ALBUM (up to 3)

1. Madison Violet: No Fool For Trying (True North) *JR
2. Joshua Cockerill: The Trick with your Heart I'm Learning to Do (self)
3. Bop Ensemble: Between Trains (Cordova Bay)

VARIOUS ARTISTS/TRIBUTE ALBUM (up to 3)
1. Coming Home: The Songs of Evan Phillips (self)
2. Things About Comin' My Way: A Tribute to the Music of The Mississippi
Shieks (Black Hen)
3. The Village: A Celebration of the Music of Greenwich Village (429)

REISSUE/HISTORIC ALBUM (up to 3)

1. Skydiggers: The Truth About Us (Pheromone)
2. The Jayhawks: Music from the North Country (American)
3. Elvis Costello: Live at the el Mocambo (Universal)

LIVE ALBUM:

1. Jim Bryson: Live at the First Baptist Church (Kelp)
2. James McMurtry: Live in Europe (Lightning Rod)
3. Bob Schneider: Live at the Paramount Theatre (Brando/Shockorama)

FEMALE ARTIST (up to 3)
1. Rose Cousins
2. Gretchen Peters
3. Romi Mayes

MALE ARTIST (up to 3)

1. Leeroy Stagger
2. Dan Mangan
3. Tom Russell

INSTRUMENTALIST (up to 3)

1. Jim Bryson
2. Bill Chambers
3. Buddy Miller

DUO/GROUP (Up to 3)

1. Carolyn Mark & NQ Arbuckle
2. Madison Violet
3. Lucero

SONGWRITER (up to 3)

1. Leeroy Stagger
2. Gretchen Peters
3. Guy Clark

BEST IN THE INDUSTRY (up to 3)

1. Ken Beattie: Killbeat Music
2. Ellen Stanley: Red House
3. Richard Flohil: Richard Flohil and Associates

TTBTGH thinks that YOU are the best of 2009!

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Merry Christmas, happy days off, enjoy your life, or whatever greeting you prefer!

I've been having a wonderful Christmas so far with my family, and I hope that you are doing the same with friends & family that you love (or at least that you can tolerate once a year, anyway).

A couple of quick notices:

1) Tell the Band to Go Home is Super-Sized for the holidays this Sunday (and next) when we run from 12-5 pm central time. I've got a few ideas for how to fill the time this week, but I'm always open to suggestion, so do let me know if you've got any to offer.

2) Steel Belted Radio is pre-empted tonight (obviously) and next Thursday, but we'll be back in action in the new year!

3) The long-awaited Best of 2009 compilations are ready! Finally! Some of you have requested CD copies, and I'll get those to you as soon as I can, but in the meantime we've got the digital download versions ready to load into iTunes or your .mp3 player or whatever you use. Of course, those files will be available on CD as well (soon), so if you want to wait for that, we'll get back to you soon with details on how you can get yours. If you haven't requested a copy yet, get in touch! Better yet, fill out the survey (link below) and request a copy that way!

If you wish to download the compilations and information yourself, I will email you links to the .zip files. I've already sent those out to the folks who previously requested it or expressed interest so if you don't have that link, I either forgot/messed up (entirely possible) or you haven't dropped me a line lately. Let's fix that, ok?

Whatever you celebrate, do it safely, and do it with love and great music. Hope to hear from you soon, but I'll be in touch in the next little while...

All the best to you & yours,

Jeff

If you have a few moments, please visit one of the following sites:

http://www.tellthebandtogohome.com/survey.htm

or, if that doesn't work, try this one:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFFVeGtsQWVlR0dZX0hybW1vZUtadHc6MA

Any feedback (even negative) is VERY helpful and MUCH appreciated. The goal is to give you more of what YOU want, so here's your chance to speak up.

Tell The Band to Go Home

Sunday, December 27

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm central

www.tellthebandtogohome.com

Steel Belted Free Range Radio

Thursdays

6:30 pm to 8:00 pm central

www.steelbeltedradio.com

on CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg

Listen online live at www.umfm.com.

No radio? Bad reception? UMFM can be heard crystal clear on MTS digital TV on channel 718

Listen at your leisure to the online archives at http://www.tellthebandtogohome.com/downloads.htm

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TTBTGH: Still looking for your feedback

2009-12-20T10:37:00.002-06:00

Hi Friends,

I've been so overwhelmed by the great, thoughtful feedback I've received from the folks who have responded to my listener survey I mentioned earlier in the week. I really value your comments and suggestions, and will do my best to make the show as interesting and relevant to you, but I need to know what you like and what you want. The responses are surprising, enlightening, and oh so interesting. I'd love it if a few more of you took a moment to fill it out. I promise to get Best of CDs out to survey respondents first (ok, as part of the very first wave, anyway), and with any luck, that will be very soon, so get your responses in. I'm also going to put together a few CDs to give away to a couple of lucky folks who fill out the survey, so leave contact info if you want in on either of those deals. The survey can be done anonymously and all questions are optional.

If you have a few moments, please visit one of the following sites:

http://www.tellthebandtogohome.com/survey.htm

or, if that doesn't work, try this one:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFFVeGtsQWVlR0dZX0hybW1vZUtadHc6MA

Any feedback (even negative) is VERY helpful and MUCH appreciated. The goal is to give you more of what YOU want, so here's your chance to speak up.

Thanks, now back to work on those CDs...

Tell The Band to Go Home

Sundays

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm central

www.tellthebandtogohome.com

Steel Belted Free Range Radio

Thursdays

6:30 pm to 8:00 pm central

www.steelbeltedradio.com

on CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg

Listen online live at www.umfm.com.

No radio? Bad reception? UMFM can be heard crystal clear on MTS digital TV on channel 718

Listen at your leisure to the online archives at http://www.tellthebandtogohome.com/downloads.htm

Subscribe to the FREE iTunes podcast: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=261247396

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TTBTGH wants to hear from YOU!

2009-12-14T18:25:00.001-06:00

The staff at TTBTGH is hard at work putting together this year's Best of compilation, and that, as well as the end of a year and looking forward to a new one, has us looking back and wondering how we can make things even more useful and interesting for you, the listener. Before we put it all together, we'd love to hear your thoughts. Of course, you're welcome to email or call us any old time, but we (who the heck is we... who am I trying to impress? I'm a one-man operation.) have also designed an easy survey that you can fill out anonymously if you like, so that we know what you would like on the show and what you think of the compilations.

If you have a few moments, please visit one of the following sites:

http://www.tellthebandtogohome.com/survey.htm

or, if that doesn't work, try this one:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFFVeGtsQWVlR0dZX0hybW1vZUtadHc6MA

Any feedback (even negative) is VERY helpful and MUCH appreciated. The goal is to give you more of what YOU want, so here's your chance to speak up.

Thanks, we'll (uh, I mean, I'll) get back to you soon when the compilation is ready.

Tell The Band to Go Home

Sundays

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm central

www.tellthebandtogohome.com

Steel Belted Free Range Radio

Thursdays

6:30 pm to 8:00 pm central

www.steelbeltedradio.com

on CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg

Listen online live at www.umfm.com.

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Re: FAR #124/last

2009-11-29T20:38:00.002-06:00

FAR #124
Jeff Robson
Tell the Band to Go Home
CJUM 101.5 UMFM
Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.tellthebandtogohome.com

Artist: Album (Label) *JR

1. Rose Cousins: The Send Off (Old Farm Pony) *JR
2. Ron Hawkins: 10 Kinds of Lonely (self)
3. Carolyn Mark & NQ Arbuckle: Let's Just Stay Here (Mint)
4. Joshua Cockerill: The Trick with your Heart I'm Learning to Do (self)
5. Jory Nash: New Blue Day (self)
6. Lucero: 1372 Overton Park (Universal Republic)

TTBTGH this week celebrates a November to Remember!

2009-11-21T10:36:00.002-06:00

Greetings friends,

It's this time of year that I start thinking about my annual "Best of" compilations and going through my favourite songs & CDs of the year. There have been plenty of good ones, so there's no shortage of material. I also start looking back on the guests who have appeared live on the program for that compilation. We've had some pretty stellar live guests this year, but I was a little bit worried that I wouldn't have a whole lot for that compilation. I don't agressively chase interviews & live performers as much as I used to, so there haven't been as many guests as in some previous years. I didn't want to let you down, though, so I've been hard at work securing some GREAT live guests in the near future, including this week's Tell the Band to Go Home, which promises to be one of the best of the year.

First up is a guy who is quite honestly the most important songwriter in my life, Ron Hawkins of The Lowest of the Low. I live and breathe great songwriters and have done so, ever since I heard Ron's songs. I was already a big music fan, but I had no idea how powerful a truly great song could be until I heard an album called Shakespeare My Butt in 1992 (at least, I think it was '92...). The melodies and the music fit right in with the stuff I loved on the radio, but there was something about Hawkins' lyrics that seemed like they were written for me. I understood them. I felt like I lived some of them. I laughed, I was moved, but most of all, I was motivated to hear more great music that I wasn't hearing on the radio. That band has continued to be a cornerstone of my musical existence, and I suppose they always will. In 2005 I was lucky enough to have Ron & Stephen Stanley from the band come into the studio, and it was a very intimidating experience, but one that turned out to be one of my favourite interviews of all time. They were intelligent, interesting, and I don't think I embarassed myself too much. They even liked the interview, so much so that they took a copy and have several times suggested that when they eventually get around to rereleasing Shakespeare My Butt, our interview will be included as a bonus (the rumour mill is buzzing that it will happen soon... I won't hold my breath.) The Low took another long hiatus a couple of years ago, but Ron Hawkins is not one to retire. He's been active and making some of the best music of his career. His new album 10 Kinds of Lonely is a gem. It's a more country/rootsy kind of affair, but it contains the same lyrical genius that changed my life so long ago. Hawkins describes it as "Songs about dead-ends, deadbeats and deadmen... Tunes about whiners, piners and miners...Ditties about dust bowls, watering holes and lost souls..." and what more could you want from a collection of songs. Ron Hawkins makes his long, long awaited return to Winnipeg next Saturday, opening for the legendary Billy Bragg. I'm very excited to be speaking with Ron on the phone this Sunday about it all. Please join me.

And he's just the opening act. Following that, joining us live, IN-STUDIO after that is one of the most exciting, interesting, original live bands in this country or any other, Sunparlour Players. Those guys came to our attention a few years ago when they opened for another band that fits that description, Elliott BROOD at the West End. Sunparlour Players get a lot of comparisons to the BROOD (they're both trios, both primarily acoustic, both write some pretty country songs about death & other touching topics, and both can REALLY rock out live). However, don't go see this band expecting to hear Elliott BROOD v.2.0, beause they are an entity unto themselves. There's something so powerful about leader Andrew Penner's vocals and Dobro guitar, and drummer Rosie is one of the most entertaining stickmen I've ever come across. Multi instrumentalist Dennis rounds out the trio in fine style. All three are expected to join us for some songs & conversation this Sunday. Trust me folks, this band is the real deal. Get your tickets NOW to see them Dec. 6 at Folk Exchange, because after they play live on the radio this Sunday, the word will be out and the rush for tickets will be on.

And that's just Sunday. We've got even more guests lined up for Thursday on Steel Belted Radio, so mark your calendars, set your alarms, do what you have to do, but don't miss these episodes.

New music, considerations for Best Of lists, upcoming shows, classics, stories, etc. etc., you'll get it all this Sunday, so tune in!

Tell The Band to Go Home

Sundays

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm central

www.tellthebandtogohome.com

Steel Belted Free Range Radio

Thursdays

6:30 pm to 8:00 pm central

www.steelbeltedradio.com

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Sadly, with a show this exciting, we always have to pull it out and dust it off, just in case... The Fred Eaglesmith Clause returns. As Fred has proven many times over the years, just because I book the interviews and do everything I can to make them happen, it doesn't mean that my guests will actually come through. We'll keep on 'em and do what we can, but if you hear silence on your dial tomorrow at 2, you'll know it's because I'm sad and can't go on without my guests. We pray that won't be the case.

Michael Johnston - house concert TOMORROW!!

2009-11-14T09:07:00.002-06:00

Re: FAR #123

2009-11-01T10:21:00.001-06:00

FAR #123
Jeff Robson
Tell the Band to Go Home
CJUM 101.5 UMFM
Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.tellthebandtogohome.com

Artist: Album (Label) *JR

1. Carolyn Mark & NQ Arbuckle: Let's Just Stay Here (Mint) *JR
2. Jory Nash: New Blue Day (self)
3. Joshua Cockerill: The Trick with your Heart I'm Learning to Do (self)
4. James Keelaghan: House of Cards (Borealis)
5. Lucero: 1372 Overton Park (Universal Republic)
6. Bob Schneider: Lovely Creatures (Shockorama)

TTBTGH presents: Michael Johnston, live @ Sunset Saloon, Nov. 15!

2009-10-31T10:37:00.002-05:00

On November 15, 2009, TTBTGH & SBFRR are proud to present the return of pianist/singer/songwriter/Skydigger/all around good guy Michael Johnston (http://www.michaeljohnston.ca/mj-main.html), live in my living room!

Johnston's shows are wildly entertaining, moving, and memorable (I know, I've seen a lot of them!). His debut album, Curious Heart, came out in 2005, not long after he'd moved to Winnipeg. That album landed atop every list I made that year for statistics (most played song, album, artist, etc.) and he was unilaterally named my Artist of the Year. That album is a magnificent debut, filled with memorable melodies, touching lyrics, and some stellar special guests. Some artists get special guests to come in and do backups or play an instrument, but Johnston wrote the songs and then turned some of them over to the likes of Reid Jamieson, Oh Susanna, and Andy Maize of Skydiggers to sing. The results are magical collaborations that show that Johnston, early into his promising career, could stand alongside seasoned veterans.

In the past couple of years, Johnston has been a full member of Skydiggers, a now-legendary roots-rock combo (http://skydiggers.com/), breathing new life into a band that has stood the test of time after more than 20 years atop the Canadian music industry (such as it is!) His writing, playing, and singing is a huge part of Skydiggers' successful 2008 album, City of Sirens, and Michael will be at the piano when the band makes its long-awaited return to the West End Cultural Centre (a venue that the band almost destroyed when its exhuberent fans came frighteningly close to plunging through the floor in the 90s! We've been assured that the new building faces no fear of destruction, although an exciting, energetic show is guaranteed!)

In the meantime, he's been hard at work on many new songs, including co-writes with the likes of Andy Maize, Stephen Fearing, Chris Difford (of legendary band Squeeze) and many more, some of which we will hear for the first time on November 15! I'm hoping to convince him to put out a second record featuring some of those great songs one of these days, and I'm hoping that you will come help with my efforts.

Although he spent years in Winnipeg, Michael Johnston hasn't played his songs to a Winnipeg audience in quite some time. Whenever he does, people leave raving, smiling, and looking forward to seeing him again. I promise you, friends, this will be a night you will enjoy.

It will be an EARLY show, as it is a Sunday night. Show will start at 7 and you should be safely in your bed (or living room or whatever location you prefer) around 10. We enjoy having folks over for dinner, so anyone interested in a pot-luck style pre-show meal is welcome to join us around 5:30 (or anywhere thereafter). Admission is by donation, with all funds going directly to this talented performer. $15-20 is suggested and appreciated. We are very family friendly (bring the kids), very welcoming (if you don't know us well or haven't been here before, you are indeed welcome), and your company is much appreciated.

Please get back to me to confirm a seat as soon as possible. Feel free to forward this email to anyone who might be interested in attending, and do let me know if you have any questions.

Hope you can join us!

Tell The Band to Go Home

Sundays

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm central

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Thursdays

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TTBTGH: On the show this week

2009-10-17T18:46:00.001-05:00

Just a quick note to tell you about some exciting guests on this week's edition of Tell the Band to Go Home:

This Sunday night at The Park Theatre there's a great benefit show called Babes for Breasts (http://www.babesforbreasts.com/index.php) (easy T-Bar, it's not that kind of show...) featuring some great female singer/songwriters raising awareness and money for breast cancer research. One of the babes is a singer/songwriter who I've had on my radar for a couple of years because of some great projects she's put out. Her name is Amy Campbell (http://www.amycampbell.ca/), and she seems like such a great person and a talented artist that I know we're going to love her. She's going to drop by the studio to chat and sing us a few songs and talk about this great event.

Also, we'll talk to the legendary leader of Junkhouse, member of Blackie & the Rodeo Kings, solo artist, and now leader of Lee Harvey Osmond, Tom Wilson. He's bringing the Lee Harvey Osmond (http://latentrecordings.com/leeharveyosmond/) collective to the West End this week, and I know that's going to be an amazing show. I also know that Tom has a million stories and a lot to say, and I'm really excited to be talking to him for, believe it or not, the very first time on the air.

And the usual new music, pointless chat, as well as me bragging about the trip I am going on next weekend!

As if that weren't exciting enough, we have some very special guests lined up for Thursday on Steel Belted Radio as well. I've learned the power of suggestion and the old "ask and ye shall receive" policy, and lucked into a special in-studio guest, as well as a fun phoner that I know we'll enjoy. I'll give you more details on TTBTGH and in a few days through this list.

Hope you can join us!

Tell The Band to Go Home

Sundays

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm central

www.tellthebandtogohome.com

Steel Belted Free Range Radio

Thursdays

6:30 pm to 8:00 pm central

www.steelbeltedradio.com

on CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg

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TTBTGH & SBFRR (and The TwangTrust!) present a sudden, surprise show at Sunset Saloon!

2009-09-04T09:41:00.001-05:00

Hi again!

Thanks to everyone who came out and supported the Christina Martin/Steven Bowers show at the Sunset Saloon. I know you all enjoyed it almost as much as the performers and I did.

Hot on the heels of such a success, I wasn't really planning on doing anything besides resting on my laurels for a while. I told many of you that I was planning another show for November (that has since, mysteriously, become not one but two potential shows...), but never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd be doing something sooner, especially not RIGHT AWAY, but sometimes, an opportunity comes along that you just can't pass up. With that in mind, we're announcing yet another sudden, surprise show at the Sunset Saloon on Monday, September 21, featuring one of the best young up-coming roots-rock/alt. country singer/songwriters anywhere, Leeroy Stagger and his amazing band The WildFlowers.

Anyone who's been paying attention to my shows for the past few years (not to mention the growing buzz across the country and in Europe) knows that Leeroy Stagger is the real deal. Originally from Victoria BC, our boy started out in loud, rough & tumble punk band The Staggers where he gained quite a reputation as a performer and a rock & roll badboy. Somewhere along the line though, he started to become interested in things that weren't so loud & silly, and he started hanging out with folks like Carolyn Mark at her hootenanny nights. She thrust him up on stage with an acoustic guitar, and the punk rock wasn't going to work so well there, so he was almost forced to learn, and eventually write, some rough around the edges country/rock tunes. Those led to his first solo album, Dear Love. That album caught the attention of my good friend and loyal listener Allison Green, who sent me the CD and told me that I had to hear this kid. The CD blew me away immediately, and I've been on board ever since. Leeroy came to town after that, and I convinced our old pal Stu at CKUW to check him out, and he got the official TwangTrust seal of approval, and so a star was born. Leeroy's next record, Beautiful House, was a change of pace, somewhat, showing Leeroy's growth and a slight change in direction. It was produced by Danny Michel and so it had a more layered, pop sound. It got Leeroy a higher profile and even a spot on Grey's Anatomy! As much as it was a part of Leeroy's personality and it did great things for him, the layered pop sound just didn't sit right, so he went and rerecorded some of the album in a more rough-around-the-edges roots/rock style, and released that as Tales from the Back Porch. That turn back towards rock and country and folk and everything good continues. Leeroy's next album, Depression River, contains all of that and more. There are some haunting, powerful, moving songs (one listen to Carol or Saskatoon will make you an instant fan) and tastes of the punk rock that he was raised on. Later Leeroy hooked up with a couple of other great rootsy, rockin songwriters, Tim Easton and Evan Phillips, and put out an amazing singer/songwriter collective record called One for the Ditch. That gave Leeroy the confidence and the experience to strip his songs down even closer to the bone, and led to his most personal, powerful, and mature record to date, Everything Is Real. When I heard this album, I immediately named it Album of the Year, and I haven't regretted it since. It contains just about everything I love in a record, great writing, amazing playing, memorable melodies, and his most cohesive and interesting collection of songs to date. It shows the emergence of a truly important artist, and one that I will be following for many years to come.

Leeroy's played in town before, mostly solo, but sometimes with a small backing band. On the strength of this album, however, he put together a band now called The WildFlowers (owing to their mutual Tom Petty influence) which really suits and supports Leeroy in a way that no other group ever has (or likely will). That band made its local debut earlier this summer at a really memorable show at The StuDome. It's been a great year for shows, no doubt, but that show stands out as one for the Top 10 list for sure. But not every one of you made it out... and those that did, I'm sure, would jump at the chance to relive that great show, and see what other tricks the boys might have up their sleeves already.

And so comes this opportunity to see them again. The boys are heading to Brandon for the WCMAs on Sept. 19/20, and they're doing their amped up rock & roll show at The Albert here on the 23rd, but what are some hungry young musicians to do in between? Well, play my living room, that's what! The StuDome was booked, so here we are, putting together yet another show at The Sunset Saloon. I just can't let these talented musicians sit around not showing off what they can do, so we'll set them up in the living room and let them do their thing. I promise you, this is not a band to miss, especially in these intimate, comfortable surroundings. If you like Steve Earle, Ryan Adams, Tom Petty, Hayes Carll, or any great songwriters like that, this is the show for you. If you don't, what the hell are you doing listening to me in the first place?

The show is soon. We need a good crowd out to see this rising star up close. Again, we'll have snacks and drinks for you to enjoy. I likely won't plan a huge dinner, but if anyone wants to do that again, well, let's do it! You can bring a snack and a beverage if you wish, or just enjoy what we've got. Again, you can name your own admission price. I think the show is well worth $20, so that's what I'll pay, but if you think $15 is right, then toss that in the fishbowl. If you can only afford $10, heck, we'll take that too. Just come, enjoy, and tell your friends that you saw Leeroy Stagger up close and personal.

Reserve your chair now! Tell a friend! Hope to see you here on Sept. 21. If not, I'll be in touch when the next big show is confirmed!

Check out:

http://www.leeroystagger.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYpr9TCG7oc

http://www.myspace.com/leeroystagger

Of course, stay tuned to UMFM (and that guy on CKUW) for music and more details on this fine show and every fine show that comes to town

Tell The Band to Go Home

Sundays

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm central

www.tellthebandtogohome.com

Steel Belted Free Range Radio

Thursdays

6:30 pm to 8:00 pm central

www.steelbeltedradio.com

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The TwangTrust

Wednesdays

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm central

www.twangtrust.ca

on CKUW 95.9 fm in Winnipeg

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TTBTGH: This week, a busy, exciting show!

2009-08-22T12:23:00.002-05:00

Hi again friends,

The days of summer are running out. Sooner than I'd like, it'll be back to school and busy as can be. Until then, I plan to enjoy myself as much as possible, and I know you're doing the same, so this week's Tell the Band to Go Home will tell you about a few fun ways to enjoy what's left:

I've been telling you forever about the next exciting concert at The Sunset Saloon, featuring Christina Martin and Steven Bowers. The guest list is starting to fill up (thank goodness), and I'd hate for you to be left out, so do let me know if you think you might join us this Thursday for two of Canada's most exciting young singer/songwriters. (I'll be perfectly honest, when I looked at the very short list of attendees a week ago I was totally stressed and thinking that I wouldn't ever get myself into this mess again, but we've had some good response in the last week, so I'm starting to calm down. Still, a few more would have me feeling even better, so I'd love it if you'd join us. If bringing one of my favourite artists in Canada to my house for her first and only upcoming Winnipeg appearance doesn't go off well, I'll leave the stress to the staff at the Studome from now on.) If you missed Christina on CBC's Q yesterday (thankfully without Jian Ghomeshi), you'll want to hear this talented young lady and get to know her a little better this week on Tell the Band to Go Home. Christina and Steven will be on the road gradually making their way to Winnipeg (and all points West), but they're going to find a spot where they can give us a call and check in from the road. Steven Bowers, by the way, is fast becoming one of my faves as well. His latest two discs have been in heavy rotation here at the home office, and I find more and more to love each time. I don't know a lot about him yet, but this week on the show we'll change that. You'll hear a bunch of his tunes and hopefully hear him talk about his music and his life. (Christina and Steven will also be performing live at CD Plus in the Garden City Shopping Centre on Thursday at 1:00 for a free preview of the great concert that evening. I'd love to see some of you out there (even cheapskate Eugene, who will be at CD Plus, but refuses to come to my house concert just because I wouldn't accept his Guttersnipe press credentials. He'd rather weasel his way into Times to see a band he can see any time. Boo. Don't be a Eugene!))

Also on tour across this country right now, is another super talented young singer/songwriter named Liam Titcomb. He's on a very interesting fundraising camper tour raising money for War Child . He's playing a show at the Forks on Monday at noon with local legend Fred Penner, looking for donations to War Child. We're hoping he makes it into Winnipeg in time to stop by the show to play us some of his melodic, memorable, wonderful songs and talk about his connection to the charity. This is one well worth checking out.

And, while I'm on the topic of liberating you from your hard earned money... again this year I'll be participating in the MS Society's Biking to the Viking fundraiser where I haul my fat butt from Stonewall to Gimli via bicycle. It's a challenge, but nowhere close to the challenge of living with this frightening disease. Many of you have been kind and generous, to the point where my fundraising total is higher than I ever dreamed. But I'm greedy, and I know it will take a lot to conquer this disease (although it looks more and more possible every year!) so I want to raise more. I'm only $200 away from reaching a total I never dreamed I could reach (A THOUSAND DOLLARS!) and I know that money will make a huge difference. Plus, knowing that I'm the $1000 man (Stu's been on the air longer, so he can keep his title of $3000 man) would mean a lot to me. If anyone hasn't made a pledge yet (and I know a couple of you couldn't when I first asked, but said you might closer to the date), please consider doing so now, or just find out more about this very common, but not widely enough known or understood disease:

https://msofs.mssociety.ca/2009Bike/Sponsor.aspx?&PID=1083191&L=2

Because of this, I won't be on air live next Sunday. I'll have something for you to listen to, don't fear.

Last year I hosted the MS Radio Auction which had me giving away CDs, DVDs, books, and more in return for pledges. This year, I'm a little lazier. For those who come to my house concert on Thursday, I'll have a lot of great items up for grabs, including ESSENTIAL CDs from the likes of Shannon Lyon, The Cash Brothers, Ridley Bent, and more, cool DVDs, books, and whatever else my family and I can part with. If you want something, all you need to do is "buy" it with a donation to the MS Bike Tour and you get to take it home with you that night. Easy. So, for those of you attending, please bring a little extra money for a CD from Christina & Steven, and perhaps a small donation to MS. I've decided to donate the cost of the food/drinks before hand, so if you wish to donate to that fund, all of it will be donated directly to MS.

Check out:

http://www.christinamartin.net/

http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?epk_id=88635 (Christina's sonic bids profile with music, bio, information of all kinds)

http://www.stevenbowers.com/

http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?epk_id=83654 (Steven's sonic bids profile with music, bio, information of all kinds)

Tell The Band to Go Home

Sundays

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm central

www.tellthebandtogohome.com

Steel Belted Free Range Radio

Thursdays

6:30 pm to 8:00 pm central

www.steelbeltedradio.com

on CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg

Listen online live at www.umfm.com.

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Listen at your leisure to the online archives at http://www.tellthebandtogohome.com/downloads.htm

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I'm on facebook too, and I reluctantly admit that it's becoming a regular part of my life. Heaven help me.

Yup, even though he left town quite some time ago, Fred Eaglesmith's spirit still lingers, so I must dust off the now rarely used Fred Eaglesmith Clause. I'm working as best I can to make sure that all of this goes off without a hitch, but sadly, I can't guarantee just about anything! If it doesn't work out, I'll have something else to entertain you with (even if it is just me moaning about my sorry existence), but there is a chance that the guests won't call/come, the weather might prevent me from killing myself trying to ride all day to Gimli (and BACK!), or whatever other acts of God might interfere. I'm doing my best. Gimme a break here.

Folk Fest wrapup

2009-07-18T10:07:00.002-05:00

Hard to believe, another Winnipeg Folk Fest has come and gone. This was the 36th festival, my 17th, and this year was bigger than ever with an extra day. That extra day, of course, was in honour of the return of the legendary Elvis Costello. Elvis hasn't been to Winnipeg since 1978. You can forgive me for missing that show; I was only 4 years old, but this one I wasn't going to miss for anything.

When I was young and first got hooked on music, I had an amazing role model in my life who gave me a copy of This Year's Model (among other great classics.) The album became a part of the soundtrack of my youth. At the time, I was still largely interested in whatever was current on the radio, so it wasn't really until Elvis' blockbuster album Spike that I saw him as a current performer, as well as some old dude I had a cassette of. Spike really showed me that although Costello was from a bygone era, he could also hold his own with current performers as well. That set me off on a path to discover more of his great work, and kept me going on that path still. Costello is one of those rare performers that I was able to love in my foolish youthful pop music/commercial radio phase, and today when I'm a bit more discriminating. Then, I loved the hits and the melodies, now, I love those words and the amazing diversity that he's been able to continue throughout his career. I've continued to buy his albums, even when, to be honest, there haven't been many classics for years. I admire and respect everything he does.

I was fan enough to want to see him so badly in the 90s that I first travelled to the Edmonton Folk Festival, alone, in 19985 (read a fine review here). It was an amazing journey for many reasons, but also because it was the closest I ever got to a man that I considered a god. I listened to his music on my car cassette player much of the long journey there, and I made sure I had a good vantage point for the show. That one was a solo, acoustic show, so many of the rockin' hits were absent. It was also somewhat abbreviated by the 11:00 noise curfew that city-based festivals have to abide by.

But this Winnipeg show was bound to be different. First, it was with a band. Elvis recently put out a rootsy, country based album and is touring this summer with an acoustic band that includes Jerry Douglas and Jim Lauderdale. I know they've been working in some hits along the way, but it's a show that's not really condusive to rocking out to 30+ years of classics. But I have to give Folk Fest AD Chris Frayer some credit for talking Elvis into doing a show with his rockin' band, The Imposters, (basically his legendary backing band The Attractions with a different bass player), a band that he's only playing with a few times this year. Also, because we're out of the city at the folk fest site, there would be no noise curfew and no time constraints. The schedule called for the show to start at 9:05 and end at 11,but we all knew that we could have whatever Elvis was willing to give.

And you never really can predict what that's going to be. For a guy who's dabbled with so many genres and gone through so many phases, there are any number of tricks that he can pull out of his hat. I've heard bootlegs of many shows throughout the years and they've taken many forms. It seems that at this point, rightly so, Elvis basically does what Elvis wants, and nobody could really say what he would want to do in Winnipeg (or on the outskirts of Winnipeg, anyway.)

I had to be there, right up close, so for the first time in my 17 years as a volunteer/attendee of the Folk Festival, I set up my tarp outside the backstage area (with those "normal" people) because there was more space and a more direct view. Definitely one of the best decisions I made all year. We were seated off to the side, in front of the speakers, so I knew it was going to be loud, but I figured that if people stayed seated, we'd be able to see just fine, and if people stood up, we'd be able to still see. When the show started, a couple of folks went forward with cameras to take pictures. I borrowed a nice one from school, so I was eager to get some shots myself, so I joined them, but left Jaine and Elysha on the tarp (along with my belongings, including my digital recorder...). I guess a lot of other people took that cue also, because soon it was a packed standing area. I felt a bit bad about leaving Elysha and Jaine behind, and I was a bit worried about my gear getting trampled on (although the thought never crosses my mind that someone might steal something at Folk Fest, one of the most beautiful things about this gathering), but I knew that nobody would let a tall brick wall like me stand in front of them again, so I had to stay there. Jaine managed to squeeze in, and we had a great vantage point for most of the show.

And what a show it was. As I said, there was some question about whether we'd get mostly new stuff or the classics. I have followed along with the new material and like lots of it, but let's be honest, we were there to hear the hits. All questions were answered immediately as the band launched into a rockin' version of Accidents will Happen, followed by Mystery Dance, and the first "lose your mind" moment of the show, I Don't Want to go to Chelsea. It was one great hit after another, before things slowed down a bit for some more obscure classics, and of course the inevitable new material.

I know that lots of people (Eugene) complained about that middle portion of the show, but if anyone's earned the right to play some new material and some older stuff that you don't hear often, it's this guy. Unlike so many other performers (Bob Dylan), the new material doesn't doesn't pale in comparison to the glory days and stick out from what got him the glory in the first place. Sure, the sound and tempo may be different, but it's quality material that fits right in with the classics, if you ask me. I always appreciate some dynamics anyway, so it doesn't hurt to slow things down a bit (and I do mean slow things down, the "hits" in the show averaged around 2 1/2 minutes long, while the newer and more obscure stuff stretched out to a whopping 4 minutes some times.) One of the other acts on the bill, the lovely Lovell sisters, joined the band for what I assumed would be a song or two, and ended up being a whole bunch.

The main set ended with a rockin' version of the classic "Mystery Train," leaving so many great hits unplayed. I knew there was an inevitable encore (there was still plenty of time left and lots of songs to hear), but I had no idea it would be as long, powerful, or amazing as it was. Watching the Detectives, Alison, Radio Radio, among others. Not to mention an amazing show-ender, What's So Funny 'bout Peace, Love, and Understanding.

I can't imagine how anyone could possibly be disappointed with that show, because it had everything you could possibly want.

The one possible disappointment I had placed on the show, was that I was bound and determined to meet the guy who I've loved and respected most of my life. I've been lucky enough to meet a lot of legends at Folk Fest (Daniel Lanois, Buddy Miller, Emmylou Harris, Randy Newman, Ray Davies, and more), and I wasn't about to miss any possible opportunity to meet a guy who meant so much more than all of those performers put together. There was a bigger than usual crowd gathered backstage (which I didn't think was a good sign) and a longer than usual wait, but we weren't disappointed.

I can't say much more, but will let the pictures do the talking:

Were you there? Whether you missed out, or want to relive the magic, here are some links to help:

My photos (which really aren't that good)

Want good photos, check out the ones taken by my pal Mike who is an amazing photographer, but apparently not an amazing web designer because I can't get his site to work right...

Best of all, I did manage to bootleg the show. Again, it's not exactly top quality, but it's a great keepsake of probably the greatest show I'll ever see.

SIRENS OF SONG CONCERT CELEBRATES CANADIAN FEMALE SONGWRITERS

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 3, 2009

SIRENS OF SONG CONCERT CELEBRATES CANADIAN FEMALE SONGWRITERS
Lynn Miles, Melanie Doane, Catherine MacLellan and Annabelle Chvostek appear together in a special songwriter circle concert series across western Canada
Juno Award winners Lynn Miles & Melanie Doane, along with the critically acclaimed Catherine MacLellan and Annabelle Chvostek - four of Canada's most celebrated female songwriters - will be appearing across Western Canada on special concert tour called The Sirens of Song this fall.

Lynn Miles is one of Canada's most respected songwriters, garnering a Juno Award in 2003 for her CD Unravel, and a Canadian Folk Music Award for the CD Love Sweet Love in 2005. She has toured internationally, and her songs have been covered by many notable artists, most recently by Sarah Slean whose latest album with the Art Of Time Ensemble was named after one of Lynn's most popular songs, Black Flowers. Lynn is releasing a new double album of acoustic versions of her songs this fall, also entitled Black Flowers vol. 1 & 2.
The product of a musical family, Halifax-born Melanie Doane has ranked four top 40 radio singles, a Juno Award for Best New Artist, a Canadian Radio Award for Most Charted Artist, and performed with the likes of Jann Arden, on Sarah McLachlan's "Lilith Fair", and Great Big Sea, in the process earning a Gold sales award for her album Adam's Rib.

Catherine MacLellan is a songwriter whose music is steeped in the Canadian folk tradition and whose songs are hauntingly intimate and powerful. MacLellan has won six PEI Music Awards and earned multiple East Coast Music award nominations in 2006 and 2007. Her work is a characteristic of the work of many of the singer/songwriters Catherine cites as influences and inspirations - such as Joni Mitchell, Nanci Griffith, and Townes Van Zandt. Catherine was voted "Critics Favorite New Discoveries" in Canadian folk Magazine Penguin Eggs in 2008. Her new album Water in the Ground has received critical acclaim from the international press. She is the daughter of iconic Canadian songwriter Gene MacLellan, writer of the classic "Snowbird" recorded by Anne Murray, and "Put Your Hand In The Hand" recorded by Ocean.
Born and raised in a musical family in Toronto, Annabelle Chvostek is a former member of the wildly popular female folk trio The Wailin' Jennys, whose most recent album featuring Annabelle is still charting on iTunes in the USA almost two years after its release. Leaving the group last year, Annabelle recently released her much-anticipated solo album, Resilience. Recorded in New York and Montreal with Grammy-nominated Canadian record producer Roma Baran and her producing partner Vivian Stoll, Resilience is a sublime, spare, and profoundly reflective album that Chvostek describes as "a big complicated hug."
The Sirens of Song will feature acoustic performances, stories behind the songs, and good old-fashioned girl-talk when Lynn Miles, Melanie Doane, Catherine MacLellan and Annabelle Chvostek share the stage in a classic songwriter circle. Tickets are available to the public July 10, 2009 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster.ca or the venue box offices.

Western Tour Dates:

September 11Brandon, MBWestern Manitoba Centennial Auditorium
September 12 Winnipeg, MB Garrick Theatre at the Marlborough
September 13 Regina, SKRegina Performing Arts Centre
September 15 St. Albert, AB Arden Theatre
September 16 Red Deer, AB Central Alberta Theatre
September 17 Calgary, AB Knox United Church
September 18 Lethbridge, AB Yates Memorial Centre
September 19 Cranbrook, BC Key City Theatre
September 21 Kelowna, BC Kelowna Community Theatre

About True North Concerts/Agency:
Legendary Toronto indie label True North Records expanded in 2008 into concert promotion and booking with True North Concerts and True North Agency. The Sirens of Songs tour is the first True North Concert series outside of the Ontario region
Weblinks: http://www.sirensofsong.ca/

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