Playlists: Tell the Band to Go Home – May 2009
Episode #307 Sunday, May 3, 2009 2:00-4:00 pm central time CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba www.umfm.com Pre-recorded live from the comfort of my living room. We get a special visit from a...
View ArticleThe Discovery of the Year has ARRIVED
I love it when I get something in the mail that absolutely takes my breath away and makes me wonder how the hell I’ve been missing out on this for so long. Last year when I heard Christina Martin for...
View ArticleSunset Saloon welcomes 2008 Artist of the Year!
Last year when I first heard Christina Martin’s album “Two Hearts,” it blew me away. It’s so melodic and so interesting and so powerful and so pretty and just plain AWESOME. I’ve said before that she...
View ArticleThis week on TTBTGH: One of the Best!
First off, a great thanks to everyone who attended the Tell the Band to Go Home show this week at the West End. I thoroughly enjoyed myself, and many of you have been kind enough to say the same. A...
View ArticleBuddy & Julie Miller revealed
Check out an amazing, revealing article about Buddy & Julie Miller now available from Paste Magazine. If there were ever a reason to consider helping with the new movement to save Paste from being...
View ArticleMay 31, 2009
Today, an interview with the always interesting Stephen Fearing, as well as some great new music. Also, we look ahead to our favourite season, festival season. part 1 part 2 part 3
View ArticleImportant Message from Red House Records
Red House Records is one of THE great/important independent folk/roots labels anywhere. They have great people, a great philosophy, and they put out great music. Not all of it is for me, but I stand...
View ArticleNY TIMES ARTICLE ON STEVE EARLE/TOWNES VAN ZANDT
Freeing a Mentor From His Mythology By ANTHONY DeCURTIS Published: May 7, 2009 WOODSTOCK, N.Y. SINCE he released his first album in 1968, and especially since his death in 1997, the country songwriter...
View ArticleChanges to Grammy Categories
Changes Coming to the Folk Grammys SANTA MONICA, Calif. (June 3, 2009) — Due to the increasing growth of traditional music, The Academy has split the category Best Contemporary Folk/Americana into two...
View ArticleToday on TTBTGH – Leeroy Stagger?
We’re hoping to chat with Leeroy Stagger today, although he’s on the road in the mountains of BC, so we’re not at all sure it’ll work, but we’re going to try. If it doesn’t work out today, we’ll try...
View ArticleJuly 26, 2009
Summertime’s a great time to relax and just listen to some great music, and that’s what we did for the most part today. Sure, we talked a bit about the upcoming Trout Forest Music Festival, and a bit...
View ArticlePlaylists: Tell the Band to Go Home – July 2009
Episode #316 Sunday, July 5, 2009 2:00-4:00 pm central time CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba www.umfm.com It’s time for the self-anointed OFFICIAL annual Folk Fest preview. We’ll go over where you...
View ArticleAugust 2, 2009
A few upcoming shows definitely worth mentioning (Trout Forest, Gimli, John Wort Hannam, etc.) but for the most part, this show was about great music, some we haven’t heard for quite some time and some...
View ArticleAugust 9, 2009
Pre-recorded as I’m off at the Trout Forest Music Festival. The Fred Eaglesmith show rolls into town this week, and that means a heaping helping of Fred and of course a tribute to the late great Willie...
View ArticleSteel Belted Radio – August 13, 2009
Jeff & T-Bar return from Trout Forest with tales of very different experiences. As always, we’ve got the new, the notable, the annoying, and all that other good stuff too. part 1 part 2
View ArticleAugust 16, 2009
Back from Trout Forest Music Festival with tales to tell and songs to spin. Also, some tunes as seen on TV, some songs for The King, some great new music, and an exclusive, exciting concert...
View ArticleSteel Belted Radio – August 20, 2009
Desi takes a solo spin at the wheel with some unusually hip song choices (and a little bit of roots to keep us grounded.) part 1 part 2
View ArticleTTBTGH: This week, a busy, exciting show!
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...
View ArticleAugust 23, 2009
We preview a couple of exciting upcoming shows with some guests. First up, talented young singer/songwriter Liam Titcomb is traveling across the country raising money for War Child. With great songs, a...
View ArticlePlaylists: Tell the Band to Go Home – August 2009
Episode #320 Sunday, August 2, 2009 2:00-4:00 pm central time CJUM 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba www.umfm.com A few upcoming shows definitely worth mentioning (Trout Forest, Gimli, John Wort Hannam,...
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