Tell the Band to Go Home/Steel Belted Radio Podcasts

July 14, 2024, part 2 - Namedropper II

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July 14, 2024, part 1 - Namedropper II

Episode #1046

It's time once again to play Namedropper, where each and every song is either about another song or songwriter, or mentions one or more of them! See if you can keep score at home and pick out all of the mentions; there’s a lot of them!

This show is a continuation of a theme I started in 2018. If you missed that first episode, revisit it HERE

Even after 5 hours of these so far, I've got a whole pile more, so I'll surely revisit this topic again in the future, so if you’ve got other suggestions, let me know!

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July 7, 2024 part 3, Trout Forest Music Festival preview

playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-fJ2

July 7, 2024 part 2, Static Roots Festival preview

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July 7, 2024 part 1, Static Roots Festival preview

Summer is finally here, and that means it's time for some amazing music festivals. Today's show is a preview of the two that I'm most excited about and that I recommend the most. First up is an artist-by-artist preview of the brilliant Static Roots Festival in Oberhausen, Germany. I'm joined by my dear friend and festival director Dietmar Leibecke to talk about the amazing music, atmosphere, and some of the ways that this festival spreads peace, love, and rock 'n' roll all year long, around the world! Check out the festival here: staticrootsfestival.com and help out the amazing work done by Doctors without Borders here: action.msf.ca

In hour 3, a leftover from a recent Fly with your Shadow episode, where I spoke with Evangeline Gentle about the experience of playing at Static Roots twice and let her in on what to expect as she heads to Trout Forest Music Festival for the first time. She'll also be making a stop in Winnipeg on her way (DETAILS). We'll hear music from just some of the amazing artists that festival director Devin Latimer has booked this year! Check out that festival and get your tickets here: troutfest.com

playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-fJ2

June 30, 2024 part 3 All Canadian Bangers II

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June 30, 2024 part 2 All Canadian Bangers II

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June 30, 2024 part 1 All Canadian Bangers II

Episode #1044

The annual feature of all-Canadian music returns, with an extension of last year's fine playlist of All-Canadian Bangers, I had absolutely no trouble finding three more hours' worth, with no real repeat artists from last year! Three hours of great Canadian music, all killer, no filler. Turn this one up!

In case you missed last year's episode, check it out HERE

playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-fHZ

June 2, 2024 part 3, 4:00 Feature: Shannon McNally

playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-fEV

June 2, 2024 part 2: Pride Celebration

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May 26, 2024 part 3: 4:00 Feature: Odds & Evens

oddsmusic.com
oddsmusic.bandcamp.com

instagram.com/steven_and_the_evens

playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-fEh

May 12, 2024 part 2 w/Devin Latimer (Trout Forest Music Festival)

Trout Forest info/tickets: https://www.troutfest.com/

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May 5, 2024 part 3, 4:00 Feature: Leeroy Stagger

playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-fCw

April 21, 2024 part 4: Pledge-O-Rama: Waxies Dargle tribute w/John Prentice

playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-fB7

April 21, 2024 part 3: Pledge-O-Rama

playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-fB7

April 21, 2024 part 2: Pledge-O-Rama w/Keri Latimer (Leaf Rapids)

playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-fB7

April 21, 2024 part 1: Pledge-O-Rama

Episode #1036

This week is UMFM's Pledge-O-Rama, where you have the opportunity to let us know that you're listening and that you appreciate what we do. Every pledge, large or small, helps the station and lets us know that what we're doing matters to you.

You can find more details on our Music Angels page

or make your donation directly to UMFM: https://umfm.com/donate/pledgeorama

Joining us once again was the wonderful Keri Latimer, who called in to talk about the stellar new album from Leaf Rapids and to show her support for campus & community radio.

Later in the show, and for a special bonus hour, I was joined by John Prentice, host of Planet Mainstage on UMFM. We wanted to express our love & gratitude for our dearly departed Gail Comfort of the Comfort Cafe, and to play an hour of music with a Celtic edge to it, in honour of longtime UMFM mainstay, Lyle Skinner & Waxies Dargle. Lyle has been a dedicated host on UMFM since the beginning, and recently decided to wrap up his show. We felt it only fitting to encourage some pledges in his name. Thanks Lyle!

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February 4, 2024 part 3: Perfect Albums

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February 4, 2024 part 2: Perfect Albums

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February 4, 2024 part 1: Perfect Albums

Episode #1025

This one is kind of "inspired" (stolen) from a post that Leeroy Stagger made on Facebook a while ago, asking for recommendations for "perfect albums front to back."

Most of my very favourite albums, and the majority of the albums that I listen to, seem to have at least one track that I, personally, could do without. When I'm listening to certain records, I know exactly which track(s) I'm going to skip. I've made playlists where I've "fixed" albums by removing a track or two. I guess I'm kind of hard to please. But every once in a while, I encounter an album where every track works and I wouldn't dare skip any of them. It's harder than you might think to find an album with no weak spots. I can immediately think of a few, but I can think of WAY more where there's one or two tracks that I don't love as much as the rest.

With that in mind, I did a deep dive into my collection looking for albums where I don't think there's a weak track. Because it's difficult and my collection is kind of diverse, I couldn't limit it just to the standard singer/songwriter fare, so you'll hear a few things on this show that you wouldn't hear otherwise on the program.

I didn't have time to relisten to them all, so I can't guarantee that every album played or mentioned in these three hours is perfect, but I can definitely guarantee that diving into any of these albums will be worth your time and very rewarding!

And because this show was pre-recorded and I put a lot of thought into it, I'm calling it one of the occasional "standby" episodes of the show that I might pull out again some day when I can't make it down to the station.

I sure hope you enjoy this one almost as much as I enjoyed putting it together. If not, I'm sure I'll be hearing from a few people wondering what the heck I'm doing playing some of this stuff.

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January 7, 2024 part 3: The Best of 2023 (leftovers)

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January 7, 2024 part 2: The Best of 2023 (leftovers)

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January 7, 2024 part 1: The Best of 2023 (leftovers)

Episode #1021

On last week's show and in a recent post on the website, I listed off some of my favourite music released in 2023, but in making the list, I realized that there were a LOT of releases, even by some of my favourite artists, that I just didn't get to spend enough time with for one reason or another, so they didn't make the main list. This episode aims to clean up some of the leftovers and check out some of the releases that somehow slipped past me in the past year.

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December 31, 2023 part 3: (some of) The Best of 2023

playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-foG

December 31, 2023 part 2: (some of) The Best of 2023

playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-foG