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Freeform music, focussed on singer/songwriters, roots rock, and other music not found on your normal radio! Broadcast on CJUM/101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Sunday Apr 27, 2025
Sunday Apr 27, 2025
Pledge-O-Rama info: https://umfm.com/news/pledge-your-support-for-great-radio-in-winnipeg-2025
Incentive merchandise & prizes: https://umfm.com/donate/incentives
Make a donation: https://umfm.com/donate
playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-gto
Sunday Apr 27, 2025
Sunday Apr 27, 2025
Pledge-O-Rama info: https://umfm.com/news/pledge-your-support-for-great-radio-in-winnipeg-2025
Incentive merchandise & prizes: https://umfm.com/donate/incentives
Make a donation: https://umfm.com/donate
playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-gto
Sunday Apr 27, 2025
Sunday Apr 27, 2025
Episode #1085
It's time once again for UMFM's Pledge-O-Rama, the one week of the year where we ask for your help. In order to keep the station functioning the way we'd like and to make necessary improvements, we need an infusion of money that we hope you will be willing to help provide. More importantly for me, however, it's the one week where I get to learn some of the names of the people out there listening in. We truly have no idea who's listening or how many of you there are unless you let us know directly, and this is the best way to find out. Your donations, large or small, all show that what we do is important to you, and that means a whole lot. I adore putting together this show every week, and I'd gladly do it just for myself, but knowing that it means something to you is very rewarding and it helps motivate you to make the best show possible.
As usual, the show includes a bunch of new music, memories of a truly great concert last night and we look ahead to a busy week of shows here and elsewhere. We also spin some classic Winnipeg music that doesn't get played anywhere other than on campus & community radio.
We've also got a new interview with one of the greatest songwriters in Canada and one of my true heroes, Ron Hawkins, all about the new album from The Lowest of the Low, which is truly exciting. We've even got some tracks from the upcoming album to debut!
Thanks for all of your support. If you didn't get a chance to donate during the show, Pledge-O-Rama is on all week and you could help us get to our station goal.
Join me Friday morning from 6-9 am for Mudge in the Morning!
Pledge-O-Rama info: https://umfm.com/news/pledge-your-support-for-great-radio-in-winnipeg-2025
Incentive merchandise & prizes: https://umfm.com/donate/incentives
Make a donation: https://umfm.com/donate
playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-gto
Sunday Apr 27, 2025
Sunday Apr 27, 2025
When I heard that my friend and mentor and UMFM mainstay for many years, John Prentice, was hoping to do his great show, Planet Mainstage, remotely this year, I knew I had to jump in and help out. John has been a part of the folk & roots music community longer than I've been alive, and certainly all of the time that I've been with UMFM, so it was an honour and a pleasure to be his board operator and help solicit some donations for UMFM's annual Pledge-O-Rama! Unlike commercial stations and other big community stations, we do not get paid to host our shows, so it truly is a labour of love. We also have no idea who is listening to our shows, so it's a real boost when we get opportunities like this, where we hear directly from listeners who appreciate what we do. I make my donation as a thanks to John's show every year, and I hope that many of you will do the same.
Today, John played parts of some of his great interviews with the likes of Peter Yarrow, Stephen Fearing, Sam Baardman, and more.
Check out Planet Mainstage: https://umfm.com/programming/shows/planet-mainstage
Support UMFM's Pledge-O-Rama: https://umfm.com/donate/pledgeorama
playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-gt7
Sunday Apr 20, 2025
Sunday Apr 20, 2025
Sunday Apr 20, 2025
Sunday Apr 20, 2025
Episode #1084
It's our pre-Pledge-O-Rama episode, so a look ahead at next week's PoR spectacular, which will feature an all-new interview with Ron Hawkins of The Lowest of the Low and music from their incredible upcoming album, Over Years and Overnight! We've also got a preview of next week's Carter Felker show, a bunch of great new music, a whiteout celebration in honour of our Winnipeg Jets, classic Winnipeg music, songs for Sara, and some Easter tunes!
Come see Carter Felker! facebook.com/events/933275555564877
Support UMFM's Pledge-O-Rama: https://umfm.com/donate/pledgeorama
playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-grL
Sunday Apr 13, 2025
Sunday Apr 13, 2025
Sunday Apr 13, 2025
Sunday Apr 13, 2025
Episode #1083
Lots of great new music, an upcoming show with an exciting opener, and I take yet another trip to the airport.
playlist: https://tellthebandtogohome.com/2025/04/13/playlist-episode-1083-april-13-2025/
Sunday Apr 06, 2025
Sunday Apr 06, 2025
Sunday Apr 06, 2025
Sunday Apr 06, 2025
Episode #1082
Memories, tributes to some gone but not forgotten greats, new music, and an hour of great soul music, because why not!
playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-gph
Sunday Mar 30, 2025
Sunday Mar 30, 2025
Sunday Mar 30, 2025
Episode #1081
Great new music, upcoming shows, stories from a busy and entertaining week that's just wrapping up, and more!
playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-gon
Sunday Mar 23, 2025
Sunday Mar 23, 2025
Sunday Mar 23, 2025
A special podcast exclusive deep dive into the recording career of Stephen Fearing! There's a power outage at the radio station this weekend, so no new episode will air on UMFM, however, I had some special plans this week because there are some exciting shows coming up, so I thought I'd put together some exclusive podcast episodes.
Seeing Stephen Fearing at my first folk festival in 1993 was a monumental moment for me. I remember being blown away and amazed that I'd never seen him or even heard of him before. I realized that there was a world of great music that I had been missing out on, and it set me off on a path of musical discovery that continues to this day. I also vowed to some day be able to help others discover music like his, and eventually that vehicle became Tell the Band to Go Home. Stephen has been one of the most played artists on the show since the beginning, and I've been attending his shows ever since that first festival.
On this special episode, we hear selections from throughout Stephen's solo career, as well as some covers, live performances, and collaborations, including his longstanding supergroup Blackie and the Rodeo Kings.
Get to know Denmark's The Sentimentals on the Dec. 8, 2024 episode: https://tellthebandtogohome.com/2024/12/08/podcast-december-8-2024/
Stephen Fearing & The Sentimentals, March 29: https://www.wecc.ca/events/2025/03/stephenfearing
playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-gmQ
Sunday Mar 16, 2025
Sunday Mar 16, 2025
Sunday Mar 16, 2025
Sunday Mar 16, 2025
Episode #1080
Some new music and some new magic courtesy of Dagwood Radio (Wednesdays, 6-8 on UMFM), a local show to look forward to on the horizon, and a pile of great music and great memories I was lucky enough to experience at the wonderful Regina Folk Festival over the years. The festival recently announced that it would not be returning, as was hoped for this year. The festival existed for over 50 years and despite being a smaller festival in a smaller city, it was known for daring lineups, female-first programming, diversity, and memorable collaborations. I'm grateful for the good times I had there in 2004, 2005, and 2012, and today's show featured a lot of highlights from those festivals.
2012 photographs: https://tellthebandtogohome.com/sbfrrnew/regina-folk-festival-photos-collection/
Festival home page: https://reginafolkfestival.com/
playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-glE
Sunday Mar 09, 2025
Sunday Mar 09, 2025
Sunday Mar 09, 2025
Sunday Mar 09, 2025
Episode #1079
It's unnecessary and outdated time change weekend, so some songs about daylight savings, and some of the many songs about time, as well as a load of great new music, requests, and more!
playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-gke
Sunday Mar 02, 2025
Sunday Mar 02, 2025
Sunday Mar 02, 2025
Sunday Mar 02, 2025
Episode #1078
A bunch of great new music today including a couple of exclusive tracks from an exciting upcoming all-star album release featuring women and gender-diverse artists covering homegrown songs. The album, "HER (204): Stories Of One Great City Revisited," will be released next Sunday at The Park Theatre. This got me wanting to explore some of the talented women performing at the show and on the album, as well as other female talent from Winnipeg and elsewhere!
Tickets and info: https://myparktheatre.com/tm-event/her-204-album-release-party-stories-of-one-great-city-revisited/
As mentioned, you can view the Del Barber Last Kick at the Can tour finale on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/K60bXU8NMxs?si=cWbqk_osObB1j4yD
playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-giL