Tell the Band to Go Home/Steel Belted Radio Podcasts

October 10, 2021 part 2 w/Mike Plume

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October 10, 2021 part 1

Episode #909

It's Thanksgiving weekend and we've got plenty to be thankful for on this episode, including new music, a couple of rounds of Too Close for Comfort, some birthday celebrations, and we hear from Mike Plume, who returns to Winnipeg for the first time in two years on October 19! Check out this week's episode of Fly with your Shadow for more of my chat with Mike, and get your tickets to join us at The Park Theatre on October 19!

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October 3, 2021 part 2

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October 3, 2021 part 1

Episode #908

More great new music this week, some exciting streaming music news, and a bunch of great, old classics! 

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September 26, 2021 part 2

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September 26, 2021 part 1

Episode #907

Once again this week we've got a great batch of new music and we revisit some classic debut albums. Last weekend, we got the sad news that a longstanding supporter of UMFM and this show had passed away. Boyd Barber not only gave me one of my favourite songwriters in his son Del Barber, but also some great songs and stories and support. We've got a whole hour of memories today as we tip our hats to him and his loving family and friends. (ethicaldeathcare.com/barber-boyd)

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September 19, 2021 part 2

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September 19, 2021 part 1

Episode #906

More magnificent new music this week, alongside some great some music from this week's Fly with your Shadow guest, Meaghan Smith, we dive into her first producer, Les Cooper's amazing list of accomplishments, and pull out some alphabetical classics!

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September 12, 2021 part 2

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September 12, 2021 part 1

Episode #905

New music, requests & dedications, new discoveries, commemorating 20 years since 9/11 changed everything, and we discover (late) one of the greatest songwriters around and play some of the most punk rock music you'll ever hear on this show! 

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September 5, 2021 part 2 w/JP Hoe

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September 5, 2021 part 1

Episode #904

Another show packed with great new music this week, as well as highlights of live shows past and future, a full contingent of German requests for the first time in a long time, and more of my recent chat with JP Hoe, left over from this week's episode of Fly with your Shadow!

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August 29, 2021 part 2

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August 29, 2021 part 1

Episode #903

Blue Note Park Highlights, new music, and overdue tributes to Tom T. Hall and Don Everly!

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Aug. 22, 2021: Quitters, Ghosts, & Where Are They Now, part 2

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Aug. 22, 2021: Quitters, Ghosts, & Where Are They Now, part 1

Episode #902

Every once in a while you notice that an artist or band that you loved or saw a bunch of times seems to be missing in action. Sometimes a band or artist will just give up the hectic, unpredictable, stressful, dangerous life of a touring musician, and sometimes they'll just drop a little further off the radar, still making music that you might not necessarily even know about. This episode compiles some of those artists and bands and we track a few down and wonder about some others. 

This is another in our long line of timeless "standby" episodes that you might hear again some day when I'm not able to come up with a new show. It's full of great music, so I'm sure you won't mind. Heck, you might just want to come back and revisit it on your own some time!

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August 15, 2021 part 2

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August 15, 2021 part 1

Episode #901

Another bunch of great new music today, some disturbing news about a song that nobody should ever perform again under any circumstances, a look ahead to another stellar lineup of live music in Winnipeg, including a potential Sunset Saloon show, and we say goodbye to the great Nanci Griffith.

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August 8, 2021 part 2

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August 8, 2021 part 1

Episode #900

It's our 900th episode and time to look back at the past hundred episodes since we last tallied up our most played artists a couple of years ago! It's interesting to compare recent episodes to those cumulative totals, so we did some of that today, but we've also got some great new music to share and we chat about the Great Cycle Challenge Canada, going on now. Thanks to all of the generous sponsors so far. There's still plenty of time to support the cause, so consider making a tax-deductable pledge here if you're able: https://greatcyclechallenge.ca/Riders/JeffRobson

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August 1, 2021 part 2 w/Jim White

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August 1, 2021 part 1

Episode #899

Hey, it's August and our last episode of the 800s! Next week we hit 900 episodes, but before then, some more great new music, more Blue Note Park highlights, and more of my recent chat with Jim White. For more of that entertaining interview, check out episode 20 of Fly with your Shadow.

This month, I'll be taking part in the Great Cycle Challenge, in support of SickKids, an organization trying to find a cure for childhood cancer. That sounds like a mighty amazing mission that I can get behind. If you're able and willing, consider supporting the cause! https://greatcyclechallenge.ca/Riders/JeffRobson

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July 25, 2021 - part 2 - Poor Choices Make Excellent Choices

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July 25, 2021 - part 1 - Poor Choices Make Excellent Choices

Episode #898

Had to slip in some exciting new music and one big concert announcement, but the bulk of today's show is inspired by a recent trip down to Blue Note Park where I saw Andrew Neville & The Poor Choices tear through a set of stellar songs that had me thinking that Poor Choices sure do make excellent choices, so I stole a pile of classics off of their playlist and threw in a bunch of my own for a pretty solid set of music that'll have you eager to join me down at the Park this week for another sure-to-be-great Poor Choices show! Tickets are limited but available here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/andrew-neville-and-the-poor-choices-tickets-160294359745

It's a pretty incredible week all around at Blue Note Park. Hope to see you there! Whatever tickets remain are available here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/o/times-changed-high-amp-lonesome-club-18256543452

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July 18, 2021 - part 2 w/Shawna Caspi

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