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Steel Belted Radio, March 5, 2015 - part 2

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Steel Belted Radio, March 5, 2015 - part 1

Lots and LOTS of exciting new music on this episode, including a few great releases from Signature Sounds Recordings and more. We’ve also got some Winnipeg Folk Festival predictions, and a couple of exciting upcoming shows to preview!

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March 1, 2015 - part 2

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March 1, 2015 - part 1

Episode #583

Today we’ve got some great new music, a couple of notable upcoming shows, and we celebrate Jon Dee Graham’s belated birthday.

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February 22, 2015 - part 2

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February 22, 2015 - part 1

We’ve got our usual mix of great new music and some classic favourites, as well as some songs by people that Bob Dylan doesn’t like – Merle Haggard and Tom T. Hall! Oh, Bitter Bob, you really should have listened to this show.

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Steel Belted Radio - Feb. 19, 2015 - part 2

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Steel Belted Radio - Feb. 19, 2015 - part 1

For a long time now, Steel Belted Free Range Radio has been followed by a great show called Venus Envy, which plays female artists, and often provides new discoveries and inspiration. Today’s show tipped the hat to that fine program at the beginning and the end, with some stellar female content. We’ve also got ourselves a weekend battle royal, with 3 of our favourites, all on one night! We look at the contenders tonight.

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February 15, 2015 - part 2

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February 15, 2015 - part 1

Episode #581

February 15 marks the sad anniversary of the death of one of Canada’s greatest songwriters, Willie P Bennett. With his recordings still tragically held up and unavailable for release or sale, it’s become one of my missions in life to keep as much of Willie’s music on the airwaves as possible, and today is a great chance to play a bunch of his amazing songs.

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Steel Belted Radio - Feb. 12, 2015 - part 2

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Steel Belted Radio - Feb. 12, 2015 - part 1

I don’t know about you, but the freezing cold is getting to me, so we started off the show with some hot, summery thoughts. We’ve also got some new songs, and a tangent where we appreciated the genius of Colin Linden!

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February 8, 2015 - part 2

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February 8, 2015 - part 1

Episode #580

We’ve got a lot of new music and a couple of special birthdays to celebrate today, as Tom Russell and Joe Ely will be blowing out the candles in the next day or so!

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Steel Belted Radio - Feb. 5, 2015 - part 2

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Steel Belted Radio - Feb. 5, 2015 - part 1

Just the good stuff tonight. 100% good stuff guaranteed!

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February 1, 2015 - part 2 - Catherine MacLellan

Featuring an interview with Catherine MacLellan

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February 1, 2015 - part 1

Today, some new & new-to-me music, as well as a look at some great upcoming shows, including the return of Catherine MacLellan, who joined us today for a chat.

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Steel Belted Radio - Jan. 29, 2015 - part 2

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Steel Belted Radio - Jan. 29, 2015 - part 1

I get a little excited whenever I hear something new from Alex Dezen/The Damnwells, what can I say? The debut of the new single from their upcoming self-titled record was a little extra exciting. In between Damnwells tracks, we heard some other great new music, talked about some upcoming shows, and played some other great stuff.

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January 25, 2015 - part 2

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January 25, 2015 - part 1

A couple of eagerly awaited new releases kick things off. Then, one newly discovered release from last year got me to thinking about Ry Cooder, and a tribute ensued. We also heard some classics from days gone by, and looked forward to some shows to come.

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Steel Belted Radio - January 22, 2015 - part 2

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Steel Belted Radio - January 22, 2015 - part 1

New music, upcoming shows, and a pile of classics. Good stuff.

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Artist – Title – Album

Scott Nolan – Lay Down – North/South
Scott Nolan – Swing Low – unreleased
Scott Nolan – Golden – No Bourbon & Bad Radio
Christina Martin – Reaching Out – It’ll Be Alright
Christina Martin – Things You Can’t Tell by Looking her Way – It’ll Be Alright
Catherine MacLellan – Jack’s Song – The Raven’s Sun
James McMurtry – Valley Road – Saint Mary Of The Woods
James McMurtry – Levelland – Where’d You Hide the Body
Robert Earl Keen – Hot Corn, Cold Corn (w/Danny Barnes) – Happy Prisoner (The Bluegrass Sessions)
Paul Kelly & Uncle Bill – You Can’t Take It With You – Smoke
Chatham County Line – Birmingham Jail – IV
The Duhks – Four Blue Walls – The Duhks
Jonathan Byrd – Poor Johnny – You Can’t Outrun the Radio
Ted Hawkins – Long as I can See the Light – The Next Hundred Years
Willie P Bennett – White Line – Tryin’ to Start out Clean
Fred Eaglesmith & The Flying Squirrels – White Ash & Black Ash – Things Is Changin’
Blackie & The Rodeo Kings – Sometimes It Comes Easy – Let’s Frolic Again
Lydia Loveless – Boy Crazy – Boy Crazy

January 18, 2015 - part 2

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