Tell the Band to Go Home/Steel Belted Radio Podcasts

December 1, 2024 part 1: The Best of the Best ofs

Episode #1065

For the first 15 years of this program, I made an annual compilation of some of my favourite songs released during the year. I revisit those often but haven't ever really used them as the topic for a whole episode, until now. With that in mind, I went through each of the compilations and pulled out a couple of songs, then imagined what subsequent compilations might have included, for a Best of the Best of compilations, which in turn kind of serves as a very best of Tell the Band to Go Home!

This is one of our standby series of pre-recorded episodes that are meant to be timeless, so we can pop them into the schedule again some time when I can’t be at the studio live, so enjoy this one now and again!

playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-g2n

November 10, 2024 part 3 w/Danny Michel

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

November 10, 2024 part 1 w/ Devin Latimer

Episode #1062

New music, we turn the clocks back to 2016, play a couple of rounds of Too Close for Comfort, and previews of a couple of exciting upcoming shows: Devin Latimer called to chat a bit about this Thursday's Make Poverty History fundraiser and a leftover from the new episode of Fly with your Shadow, featuring Danny Michel talking about his tour with Steve Poltz!

Make Poverty History fundraiser: https://www.wecc.ca/events/1-rbb5a-krstw-me4je

Danny Michel & Steve Poltz: https://www.wecc.ca/events/2024/11/19/danny-michel-amp-steve-poltz

Fly with your Shadow: https://flywithyourshadow.com/danny-michel-episode-32/

More Danny Michel rarities & collaborations

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

November 3, 2024 part 3 w/David Francey

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

October 27, 2024 part 3 w/Suzie Ungerleider

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

October 27, 2024 part 2 w/Keri Latimer

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

October 20, 2024 part 3: Kendel Carson

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

October 13, 2024: Giving Thanks part 3

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

October 13, 2024: Giving Thanks part 2

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

October 13, 2024: Giving Thanks part 1

Episode #1058

Thanksgiving weekend is always a great time to sit around and ponder your many blessings and privileges, but it's even better if you can share some love and appreciation with others who bring good things to your life. This episode is my small effort to show a little bit of gratitude for some of the many people that I appreciate and love. Today, we've got one exciting upcoming show to preview, but most of the show is songs by and for people that I want to thank for being part of my life. 

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

October 6, 2024 part 3: Kris Kristofferson tribute

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

September 22, 2024 part 3: Truck Drivin' Tunes

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

September 1, 2024 part 3: Banjo Bowl Party

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

September 1, 2024 part 2: Saskatchewan Songs

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

August 25, 2024: part 3, 90s Night

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

August 25, 2024: part 2, Girls Play Guys

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

August 18, 2024 part 3, 4:00 Feature: Skydiggers

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

August 11, 2024 part 3 - Forgotten Gems

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

August 11, 2024 part 2 - Forgotten Gems

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

August 11, 2024 part 1 - Forgotten Gems

Episode #1050

Every once in a while, it's fun to go digging through the CD library, the archives, and my failing memory banks in search of musical treasure that I haven't heard & played in a while. This episode is made up of 3 hours of great songs that don't come up in the rotation all that often, so they definitely deserve a refresher and another listen. 

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

August 4, 2024 part 3, 4:00 Feature: Gilles Fournier

Donate to the Carolyn Basha Memorial Scholarship in Music HERE

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

July 28, 2024 part 3: One Offs & Wonders

playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-fM2

July 28, 2024 part 2: One Offs & Wonders

playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-fM2

July 28, 2024 part 1: One Offs & Wonders

Episode #1048

Pre-recorded today because we still can't access the studio due to work going on at the university. Pre-recorded episodes sometimes allow me to explore a theme that I've been thinking about and spin some artists and songs that you don't normally hear on the show. Today's show contains a lot of stuff outside of the usual folky singer/songwriter fare. I'm pretty sure that some of you will hate some of it, but I bet if you give it a chance, you might just hear something you adore.

Today's show is an exploration of one offs and one hit wonders. These aren't your typical one hit wonders, these are either bands & artists that only released one project or an album or song that stands out in a band/artist's catalogue as being a bigger "hit" than the rest. It's very subjective and totally for fun and in no way meant as any kind of an insult to any of the bands/artists! After all, as the opening number tells us, one hit wonders have achieved something that very few do! These aren't major hits destined for hits compilations, they're beloved favourites that I enjoy revisiting over and over again. I hope that you will too!

playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-fM2

July 21, 2024 part 3 – Static Roots Wrap Up

playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-fL1