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12/29/2025

Episode 1117

It’s time to stop and look back at some of the musical highlights from a year that was kind of terrible in a lot of other ways. Fortunately, there was a lot of great music to help soothe the pain. I picked out as many highlights as I could fit into 3 hours but still have plenty left over for next week!

I’d love to know what resonated with you this year! Let me know what you liked & didn’t like this year!

Episode #1117 It’s time to stop and look back at some of the musical highlights from a year that was kind of terrible in a lot of other ways. Fortunately, there was a lot of great music to he…

12/22/2025

Episode 1116

A bonus half hour allowed for a little extra Can-con Christmas music before jumping into yet another tribute to a fallen music icon. Lately, we've had to pay tribute to Todd Snider and Raul Malo, and we were hoping to not have to do it for a while, but the sad news arrived that Joe Ely had left us so an extended tribute was in order once again. Joe has been a pillar of the Texas roots scene for decades and has dabbled in a wide variety of styles and worked with just about everybody over the course of his career. He was also another gem of a human being. He will be missed but his many musical contributions will surely never be forgotten. It would be impossible to fully cover the man's career in the time we had, but we heard a cross-section of his solo material, work with others, others covering his songs, him covering others' songs, and more!

Episode #1116 A bonus half hour allowed for a little extra Can-con Christmas music before jumping into yet another tribute to a fallen music icon. Lately, we’ve had to pay tribute to Todd Sni…

12/21/2025

If you're looking for a show full of classic Christmas music, you might have to go back in time a bit because we've got yet another fallen hero to pay tribute to today on the show. Here's a solid playlist full of the hits you might want to hear leading up to Santa's arrival. I'll drop another one in the comments.

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Episode #868 I figure even once a year a grumpy curmudgeon like me can give in and do a show full of Christmas music. Don’t worry, there’s plenty of offbeat and off-colour songs mixed i…

12/08/2025

Episode 1115

Timely tunes, 2025 highlights, upcoming shows, Bandcamp Friday, festive tunes, new tunes, and we send some love and gratitude out to Raul Malo of The Mavericks, following an all-star tribute event this weekend.

Episode #1115 Timely tunes, 2025 highlights, upcoming shows, Bandcamp Friday, festive tunes, new tunes, and we send some love and gratitude out to Raul Malo of The Mavericks, following an all-star …

12/01/2025

TTBTGH Episode 1114

New music, classics, we say goodbye to blues & roots great Tim Williams, and a deep dive into the playlists of Planet Mainstage, a mainstay on UMFM for over 20 years. We paid tribute to our friend John Nelson Prentice yesterday and it was a reminder of the reach and influence of John's show. I went through his playlists to find out which artists were played the most over the past 20 years and played a bunch of the most played artists and their most played songs.

Episode #1114 New music, classics, we say goodbye to blues & roots great Tim Williams, and a deep dive into the playlists of Planet Mainstage, a mainstay on UMFM for over 20 years. We paid trib…

11/24/2025

TTBTGH Episode 1113

Highlights of a memorable night with Mike Plume, more Snider, new music, classic female bangers, a first taste of the annual onslaught of Christmas music, and more!

Episode #1113 Highlights of a memorable night with Mike Plume, more Snider, new music, classic female bangers, a first taste of the annual onslaught of Christmas music, and more! Come support Movem…

11/17/2025

TTBTGH Episode 1112

This weekend we lost a truly great performer and songwriter. Todd Snider was a gifted and influential musician who left his mark on many other musicians and many fans. Today, we looked at his life and legacy with highlights from his studio albums, some of his memorable and hilarious live stories, as well as some of the many covers, tributes, and collaborations that he was a part of.

Episode #1112 This weekend we lost a truly great performer and songwriter. Todd Snider was a gifted and influential musician who left his mark on many other musicians and many fans. Today, we looke…

11/10/2025

TTBTGH Episode 1111

New music, old classics, upcoming shows, a final plea to help make something beautiful, and we send our love & concern to Todd Snider.

Episode #1111 New music, old classics, upcoming shows, a final plea to help make something beautiful, and we send our love & concern to Todd Snider. The delightful Duo Sessions: The dynamic Dri…

11/03/2025

Episode 1110

New music, timely tunes, upcoming shows, and tributes to Wrecks/Rex Bell, Archie Fisher, and a real unsung hero of Canadian music, Neil MacGonigill, who guided and started a lot of notable careers.

Episode #1110 New music, timely tunes, upcoming shows, and tributes to Wrecks/Rex Bell, Archie Fisher, and a real unsung hero of Canadian music, Neil MacGonigill who guided and started a lot of not…

11/02/2025

Get on board and support this new record. I can't wait to play it for you but Burnsy needs a little help to finish it off first.

10/27/2025

Episode 1109

Celebrating 20 or so years of Winnipeg's The Park Theatre with highlights and memories of some of the many great shows that I've seen there, and a few that I regret missing. I've even got an hour of exclusive live recordings from shows I've attended over the years.

Episode #1109 Celebrating 20 or so years of Winnipeg’s Park Theatre with highlights and memories of some of the many great shows that I’ve seen there, and a few that I regret missing. I…

10/24/2025

A little hint at things to come on this week's show. One time I inadvertently shot an official music video for Mike Plume at the Park Theatre. I'll tell you more about that one this week!

From the album "Red And White Blues" Available at www.mikeplume.bandcamp.comRecorded by Steve Donnelly at TenVolt. Video by Riss Wiebe at sarcasTECHdesigns.c...