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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 Jun 28, 2020
Sunday Jun 28, 2020
Sunday Jun 28, 2020
Episode #843
This is another in our collection of timeless Standby episodes, which you may hear again sometime when I'm not able to put together a new episode for whatever reason. I'm pretty sure you won't mind because this is a pretty good one.
Playing great Canadian music is a main mission and joy on this show because I really believe that the best music in the world comes from right here. Every week I try to stack the show with a lot of great homegrown music, but this week, in honour of Canada Day, we're 100% all Canadian and proud of it.
This episode is kind of like a beginner's guide to the best of Canadian music, or a Canadian Greatest Hits, if you will. It aims to pull together some of the most essential Canadian music ever made in an attempt to show the strength and breadth of our music. We look at some of the early giants whose shoulders today's artists stand on, and a few contemporary artists who are making timeless music bound to be looked back on in years to come.
I can't pretend to put together a comprehensive list in just 2 hours, but I think this one covers a lot of the most important bases. Please let me know what would be on your list of essential Canadian music!
playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-dWx
Sunday Jun 21, 2020
Sunday Jun 21, 2020
Sunday Jun 21, 2020
Episode #842
Happy Father's Day to all of the great dads out there. We've got some songs for you today, as well as some great new music, requests, and some songs and love in honour of one of our most valuable music venues, which could use our help right now. Consider helping support the great work that Erick and his staff do down at the Park Theatre if you're able: https://www.gofundme.com/f/a-helping-high-five-for-the-park-theatre
playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-dWh
Sunday Jun 14, 2020
Sunday Jun 14, 2020
Sunday Jun 14, 2020
Episode #841
Today we bounce around between new music and older classics, and most exciting of all, we get ready for the return of live music in Winnipeg!
playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-dW5
Sunday Jun 07, 2020
Sunday Jun 07, 2020
Sunday Jun 07, 2020
Episode #840
We held back a bit on the new music last week for our Minneapolis themed show, so we had a bit of a backlog to clear out today and it filled up pretty much the entire show outside of a couple of timely tunes and some music as heard on TV.
Sunday May 31, 2020
Sunday May 31, 2020
Sunday May 31, 2020
Episode #839
A smaller crop of new releases this week leads things off, but we do have the great privilege of premiering some amazing new music from Winnipeg's own Sean Burns, created in isolation and coming out on the next BandCamp day. Most of today's show is a love letter to a city that I love and visit often, Minneapolis, MN. The city has been at the forefront of racial tensions in the USA this week. Our hope is that things can move forward and get better without further violence. Sending some peace, love, and rock 'n' roll to all!
playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-dVx
Sunday May 24, 2020
Sunday May 24, 2020
Sunday May 24, 2020
Episode #838
Another wave of exciting new music washed over us this week, including some long-awaited new music from old friends, more great streaming shows coming up this week, and we rediscovered some old favourites, along with more good stuff! Chase away the isolation blues and let the good times roll!
playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-dVl
Sunday May 17, 2020
Sunday May 17, 2020
Sunday May 17, 2020
Episode #837
Again we've got some very exciting new releases, streaming show memories and news, tributes to a few late, greats, and more!
playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-dV6
Sunday May 10, 2020
Sunday May 10, 2020
Sunday May 10, 2020
Episode #836
The wave of new music overwhelmed us again, and some of it was pretty rockin' for your usual Tell the Band to Go Home episode, so the second hour reclaimed the moniker of Steel Belted Radio. We also paid tribute to another great artist who left us this weekend and retired another overused song title.
We here are the show wish to thank and send our love and admiration to all of the mothers out there who make all things possible. We appreciate and respect you all not just on Mother's Day, but it is a good reminder to let you know how important you are!
playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-dUt
Sunday May 03, 2020
Sunday May 03, 2020
Sunday May 03, 2020
Episode #835
The spring flood of new music continues, and we've got an entire show of almost all-new music. There's lots of great music out there that will brighten your days and fill your life and we had a listen to some of the highlights on this episode.
playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-dUg
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
Episode #834
I think I spoke too soon last week when I said that the new releases were slowing because we had so many this week that would couldn't possibly fit them all in, but we heard some of the highlights for sure, including some of the many isolation coming out of quarantine. We also got some great requests this week, had a few laughs, rediscovered a great Winnipeg band from days gone by, and more!
playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-dU5
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Episode #833
The new release tap is definitely being turned off a bit, so the flow of new music has dramatically slowed, but we've still got some new gems for you today, as well as another roundup of the live streams I'm most looking forward to this week. Recently I got sucked into one of those "10 albums" challenges on social media, but this time it was a list of 10 significant live albums. While I kind of hate live albums in general, there are some artists who have managed to do it right and have come up with live albums that are essential pieces of their catalogues. We heard a few of those today, and much more!
playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-dTR
Sunday Apr 12, 2020
Sunday Apr 12, 2020
Sunday Apr 12, 2020
Episode #832
We seem to have hit a bit of a slow-down in the new releases, although we've got plenty for you again today. The live streams are still happening all over the place, though, so we've got the weekly rundown as well as tributes to Bill Withers and John Prine, and more!
playlist: https://wp.me/p1lizT-dTC
Sunday Apr 05, 2020