December 29, 2010 Playlist... A Year of Concerts!

Artist - Song - Album (year of release, extra information)
* = Canadian

6:00-7:00am
Hawksley Workman* - A moth is not a butterfly - Treeful of Starling (2007)
Wilco - Impossible Germany - Sky blue Sky (2007)
Hannah Georgas* - This is Good - This is Good (2010)
Royal Wood* - A mirror without - A good enough day (2007)
Josh Ritter - Real long distance - The Historical Conquests of JR (2007)
Sunparlour Players* - If the creeks don't rise - Hymns for the Happy (2007)
The Sadies* - Another year again - Darker Circles (2010)
The Karpinka Brothers* - Roll down the windows - One brick at a time (2007, local)
The Fjords* - Get it right - get it right (2010, local)
The Mountain Goats* - Palmcorder Yajna - The Mountain Goats - We shall all be healed (2004)
The New Pornographers* - Myriad Harbour - Challengers (2007)

7:00-8:00am
Kate and Anna McGarrigle* - Better times are coming - Oddities (2010)
Rufus Wainwright* - Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk - Poses (2001)
Julie Doiron* - Tailor - I can wonder what you did with your day (2009)
Amelia Curran* - The Mistress - Hunter, Hunter (2009)
The Roots - The Next Movement - Clean album
Dan Mangan* - Indie Queens are Waiting - Nice, nice, very nice (2010)
Sarah Harmer* - Later bloomer - Oh little fire (2010)
Farideh* - Prison of our love - Symphony of Chemistry (2008, local)
Blitzen Trapper - Furr - Furr (2008)
Calexico - Alone again or - Convict pool (1999)
Arcade Fire* - Rococo - The Suburbs (2010)

Wintery December 22nd Playlist

Today's show had a loose theme of winter/dark/coming of the light because of the winter solstice that was yesterday. For me, solstice is an important time for me because I am sensitive to the dark days, as many of us are. Also, I believe in the spiritual time of the darkness and coming of the light. So here is the playlist of wintery songs!

Artist - Song - Album (year of release, extra information)
* = Canadian

6:00-7:00am
Ween - Your Party - La Cucaracha
The Unicorns* - Jellybones - Who will cut our hair when we're gone
Blue Rodeo* - One more night - the things we left behind
Dar Williams - Calling the Moon - The Green world
Serena Ryder* - Dark as the black - is it ok
The Deep Dark Woods* - Where have the summers gone - Self-titled
Fleet Foxes - White Winter hymnal - self-titled
Jen Lane* - For the night - For the night (2010, local)
Tori Amos - Winter - Little Earthquakes
Basia Bulat* - December - Oh, my darling

7:00-8:00am
Dar Williams - The Christians and the pagans - mortal city
Great Lake Swimmers* - There is a light - Ongiara
Julie Doiron* - Wintermitts - Heart and Crime
A Gentle Forest* - Broken Bicycle - Our phenomenal first flight (local)
Jane Siberry - Hockey - Bound by the beauty
Joni Mitchell* - River - Blue
Stars* - Winter bones - The five ghosts (2010)
Within Temptation - Ice Queen
Sue Foley* - Here comes the sun - Change
The Elected - Sun, sun, sun
Cuff the duke* - By winter's end - Sidelines of the city
Laura Cantrell - When the roses bloom again - When the roses bloom again

December 15th Playlist!

Artist - Song - Album (year of release, extra information)
* = Canadian

6:00-7:00am
The Sadies* - Loved on Look - Tremendous Efforts
Elliott Brood* - Write it all down for you - Mountain Meadows
The Deep Dark Woods* - Bakersfield - Self-titled
Ash Jones - Dressed for the Weather - Better part of you
Serena Ryder* - Blown like a wind at night - Is it ok
The Gruff* - Lights of Saskatoon - ep
Josh Ritter - Kathleen - Hello Starling
Jason Collett* - Hangover Days - Idols of Exile

7:00-8:00am
Kate Maki* - Strangest dream - Confusion Unlimited
Frazey Ford* - Blue streak mama - Obadiah
Marissa Nadler - Heart paper lover - Little Hells
Get up kids - Keith Case - Simple Science
Wolf Parade* - Soldier's Grin - At Mount Zoomer
Jim Bryson & The Weakerthans* - The Falcon Lake Incident
Band of Horses - Laredo - Infinite Arms
Luke Doucet* - Monkeys - Steel City Trawler
Sarah Harmer* - One Match - Oh little fire
Metric* - Help I'm Alive - Fantasies
Jen Lane* - Grey Skies - For the Night

A Good Excuse for a Missed Week

First of all, I'd like to thank Glen for covering for me on Wednesday. I called him around 5am that morning to see if he could cover my show like we had talked about. Lucky for me, he was awake and willing to play music for two hours for all you Saskatoon and beyond folks.

So what was I doing up at 5am and not going to the radio station? Well, this is a good question and because you are such a loyal fan that you actually check out my blog, I will tell you why.

You see, I'm a doula. That is, I'm a birth coach for women going through labour. In this past week, I had two clients (and friends for that matter) who had babies last week. On Wednesday I got a call at 3am, after we had discussed the evening before that there would be no baby that night, saying that labour was started. I was there super quick as I had my escape bag all packed and ready to go. At 2:21pm on Wednesday, December 8th, a beautiful baby girl was born. If permission is given to me, I will post the birth story at my doula website - Beyond Birth Doulas.

As for the good ol' radio show, I'll be back this week! I don't have a theme planned for this week, but next week I will be playing winter songs in celebration of Winter Solstice and the first day of winter.

Stay warm all you loyal listeners!

December 1st Playlist!

Last night I saw Rufus Wainwright, as I mentioned often through the course of today's show, and it was brilliant and awkward and unique all at the same time. He is definitely an amazingly talented musician and has a great personality. I had heard that he had been doing this "thing" where he didn't want anyone to clap between songs of his first set. Sure enough, it was announced at the beginning of the show (for those people who missed the sign outside the doors). He came out donning a cape-esque robe with a long train. He played for ONE HOUR with no interaction with the crowd, which was minimal at TCU Place (not even half full). The rest of the show was "normal" and he was really amazing, actually. He played Hallelujiah as a duet with Teddy Thompson, who opened for him and is quite amazing himself, which was the highlight of the show for me.

So this morning's show is infused with piano because of the show last night. During the first set of Rufus' concert I tried to think of as many artists that have a lot of piano in it and came up with this list:

Artist - Song - Album (year of release, extra information)
* = Canadian

6:00-7:00am
Hawksley Workman* - Piano Blink - Between the Beautifuls
Cat Power - The Greatest - The Greatest
Sarah Slean* - Duncan - Night Bugs
Immaculate Machine* - Nothing Ever Happens - Fables
Regina Spektor - Poor Little Rich Boy - Soviet Kisch
Tori Amos - Crucify - Little Earthquakes (1991)
Christine Fellows* - Saturday night on utopia parkway - Nevertheless (2007)
The Pinch* - Money (local)
The White Stripes - I'm Lonely (but I'm not that lonely yet) - Get behind me satan (2005)
P:ano* - I felt his presence
Jon and Roy* - Another Noon - Another Noon (2006)
Amy Millan* - Low Sail - Masters of the Burial (2009)

7:00-8:00am
Rufus Wainwright* - Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk - Poses (2001)
Martha Wainwright* - Far Away - Self-titled (2005)
Kate and Anna McGarrigle (w/ Loudon, Rufus, and Martha) - School Days - The McGarrigle Hour
Loudon Wainwright III- Breakfast in Bed - Little Ship (1997)
Loudon Wainwright III (w/ Martha) - Father/Daughter Dialogue - Grown Man (1995)
Teddy Thompson - The Things I do - A piece of what you need (2008)
Jill Barber* - Hard Line
Michael Kaeshammer* - Goodbye - Lovelight
Fury and the Mouse - Hey look - is that love in the air? Oh no; that's just flying garbage - The Seahorse of Undesirable Truth
Immaculate Machine* - Numero de telephone - Les uno mais pas les autres (IM in French!)
Mother Mother* - Hayloft - Oh my heart