June 22nd Playlist! "Oh Saskatchewan, you never meant any harm to anyone"

Recently a new friend has come into my life. He is biking across Canada from west to east, but originally comes from Germany. It is an adventure that I can relate to, having done the trip from Saskatoon to PEI on bicycle 10 years ago. Traveling by bicycle is so simple: you bike, eat, and sleep. You try not to carry too much food or too much water. It utilizes all of the senses. It is a great trip to take and I'm glad that I got to be part of my buddy's adventure! This really has nothing to do with today's show

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

6:00-7:00am
Jason Collett* (featuring Emily Haynes) - Hangover Days - Idols of Exile (2005)
Laura Cantrell - When the Roses Bloom Again - When the Roses Bloom Again (2002)
Hawksley Workman* - Hey Hey Hey (My little beauties) - Treeful of Starling (2006)
Mary Margaret O'Hara* - Year in Song - Miss America
Marissa Nadler - Rosary - Little Hells (2009)
Christine Fellows* - Mlle. Steno - Femmes de Chez Nous (2011)
The Hidden Cameras* - Awoo - Awoo (2006)
Novillero* - Daydreams and Distractions - A Little Tradition (2008)
Mother Mother* - Hay Loft - O my heart (2008)
My Architects - Airborne - Grand Designs (2006)
Death Cab for Cutie - Some Boys - Codes and Keys (2011)
Talk Talk - Eden - Spirit of Eden (1988)

7:00-8:00am
Elliott Brood* - Oh Alberta - Tin Type (2005)
The Gruff* - The Lights of Saskatoon - self-titled EP (2010)
The Weakerthans* - One Great City - Reconstruction Site (2003)
Julie Doiron* - It's nice to come home - I can wonder what you did with your day (2009)
The Seahags* - Dusty Road - Self-titled EP (2011, local)
Po' Girl* - Under the Chestnut Tree - Unreleased (2008)
Little Miss Higgins* - Beautiful Sun - Across the Plains (2010, local)
Sloan* - Who taught you to live like that? - Never hear the end of it (2006)
Wolf Parade* - Soldier's Grin - At Mount Zoomer (2008)
The White Stripes - My Doorbell - Get Behind me Satan (2005)
Metric* - Combat Baby - Old world underground where are you now (2003)
The New Pornographers* - Fake Headlines - Mass Romantic (2000)
The Unicorns* - Jellybones - Who will cut our hair when we're gone (2003)
Controller.Controller* - History - History (2004)

June 15th Playlist: "Right off, no never ever never ever"

Summer is almost here and change is abound. A full moon last night lit my way home as I thought about the coming week. A week of family and the recent small-farm tradition: the auction sale. Tomorrow my dad is selling his dirty ol' tractor (as Little Miss Higgins put it) and moving on from farming. Coincidentally, I got a request this morning for some Fred Eaglesmith... it all came together today! It's also Father's Day coming up, so I thought I'd play a little bit of Janis Joplin for him. So here is the playlist that combines all of it...

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

6:00-7:00am
Martha Wainwright* - This Life - self-titled (2005)
Ron Sexsmith* - Believe it when I see it - Late Bloomer (2011)
Shotgun Jimmie* - Bedhead - The Onlys (2007)
The Deep Dark Woods* - Charlie's (is coming down) (2009, local)
The Sadies* - The Story's Often Told - Stories Often Told (2002)
Barley Wik* - I Truly Understand - Dusty Lullaby (2001)
Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee (acoustic)
Billie Holiday - I'll be seeing you
Ndidi Onukwulu* - Horn Blower - No, I Never (2006)

7:00-8:00am
Little Miss Higgins* - Dirty ol' Tractor Song - 2 Nights in March (2009, local)
Fred Eaglesmith* - Shoulder to the Plough - Tinderbox (2008)
The Cracker Cats* - Workin' - Empty Bottles n Broken Hearts (local)
The Weakerthans* - Tournament of Hearts - Reunion Tour (2007)
Stars* - Ageless Beauty - Set Yourself on Fire (2004)
Metric* - Stadium Love - Fantasies (2009)
Amelia Curran* - Wrecking Ball - Hunter Hunter (2008)
Sarah Harmer* - Uniform Grey - You were here (2000)
Smokekiller* - California - 13 (2008, local)
Sloan* - Pen Pals - Twice Removed (1994)
The Fjords* - Breezy Day - self-titled (2005, local)
The Black Keys - Psychotic Girl - Attack and Release (2008)

I woke up this morning to the sound of Loretta Lynn and Jack White, but it wasn't from the radio but in my memory. I knew that I had to hear that song as soon as possible. Now I'm not sure if people who don't do radio shows wake up with songs that they MUST HEAR as soon as possible, but I sure do. It's like I'm being compelled by the music spirits or something. Also, I really love Portland, Oregon the city so I guess it makes sense that I play the song as often as I do. Over the past few months I've also had a slight obsession with Jack White. It happens, I'm sure. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the show!

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

6:00-7:00am
Loretta Lynn (with Jack White) - Portland Oregon - Van Lear Rose (2004)
Ingrid Gatin* - How did I get so - Broken Tambourine (2009)
Peter Elkas* - Sweet nancy - Wall of Fire (2007)
Sarah Harmer* - Almost - All of our names (2004)
Jason Collett* - Tiny ocean of tears - Motor motel love songs
Hey Rosetta!* - Red Heart - Into your Lungs (2008)
Rae Spoon* - We can't be lovers with these guns on each other - Love is a Hunter (2010)
Immaculate Machine* - So Cynical - Ones and Zeros (2005)
The White Stripes - I'm lonely (but I ain't that lonely yet) - Get behind me Satan (2005)
Cat Power - Lived in Bars - The Greatest
Feral Children* - Motivation Machine - In Awe EP (2011)
Mother Mother* - Baby Don't Dance - Eureka (2011)

7:00-8:00am
Megan Lane* - Lost in Love - Purple and Blue (2003, local)
Hannah Georgas* - Bang bang you're dead - This is Good (2010)
Basia Bulat* - In the night - Oh my darling (2007)
Romi Mayes* - Lucky Tonight - Lucky Tonight (2011)
Blitzen Trapper - Silver moon - Black River Killer EP (2009)
Jason Collett* - Roll on Oblivion - Here's to being here (2008)
Cuff the Duke* - By Winter's End - Sidelines of the City (2007)
The Gruff* - Lights of Saskatoon - Self-titled EP (2010)
Ron Sexsmith* - Late Bloomer - Long Player Late Bloomer(2011)
Well Run Dry - Fish and Bird - Every whisper is a shout across the void (2011)

June 1st Playlist!

I can't believe it's June! Seriously, how did this happen? Slowly but surely I suppose. Alas, I discovered this morning that today was June 1st. A new month, a new day. Last night I had a wicked bout of insomnia. It ended up that I only got a little over 3 hours of sleep so it really is the music this morning that is keeping me going. I guess that's why today's show was so rocking. Sometimes one just needs to rock!

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

6:00-7:00am
Serena Ryder* - Is it ok - Is it ok (2008)
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Gone gone gone (done moved on) - Raising Sand (2007)
Nathan* - Measure me - Stranger (2001)
Christine Fellows* - Saturday night on utopia parkway - Nevertheless (2007)
Sarah Slean* - Lucky me - Day one (2004)
Maybe Smith* - Open war - Animals and Architects (2007)
Sloan* - Witch's wand - Parallel Play (2008)
Wolf Parade* - I'll believe in anything - Apologies to the queen mary (2005)
Oh Susanna* - Three shots - Short stories (2007)
Matthew Barber* - I think you're gonna feel my love - True Believer (2010)
The Once* - Sail away to the sea - self-titled (2010)

7:00-8:00am
The Deep Dark Woods* - All the money I had is gone - Winter hours (2009, local)
Little Miss Higgins* - You ain't done nothing to me - Junction City (2009, local)
The RE-Mains - Quit singin' the blues - The very best of the RE-mains (2008 Canadian tour album)
The Be Good Tanyas* - Ootischemia - Hello love (2005)
Laura Cantrell - Not the tremblin' kind - Not the tremblin' kind
Chad Vangaalen* - Willow Tree - Soft Airplane (2008)
The Dreadnaughts - Sleep is for the weak - Polka is not dead
Elliott Brood* - President - Ambassador (2005)
Blitzen Trapper - Sleepy time in the western world - Furr (2008)
Josh Ritter - Change of Time - So runs the world away (2010)
The Pack AD* - Crazy - We kill computers (2010)
The Black Keys - Howlin' for you - Brothers (2010)
Ladyhawk* - S.T.H.D. - Shots (2008)

May 25th Playlist!

It seems like summer is finally upon us! It was a great long weekend to be out and about. I hope that you enjoyed it. However, that extra weekend day made Wednesday come way faster than I anticipated. Hence my tardiness this morning. I apologize for that. I hope that the rest of the show made up for the late start!

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

6:00-7:00am
Sean Brown* - Only human - ready fire aim (2007)
Melissa Ferrick - Burn this Guitar - Listen hard (2002)
Greg MacPherson* - Bank Robber - Maintenance EP (2004)
The Black Keys - Strange Times - Attack and Release (2008)
Sarah Slean* - Sweet ones - Night bugs (2002)
Rose Cousins* - Celebrate - The send off (2009)
Farideh* - Heart of a man - Symphony of Chemistry (2008, local)
Josh Ritter - Right Moves - Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter (2007)
The New Pornographers* - Myriad Harbour - Challengers (2007)
Liz Phair - Whipsmart - Whipsmart (1994)

7:00-8:00am
Nathan* - Scarecrow - Key Principles (2007)
Corin Raymond* - Days go by - Record lonesome night (2004)
Laura Cantrell - Roll Trucks Roll - The Hello recordings (2004)
The Details* - Weightless in the Dark - Lost Art (2011)
The Sadies* - Why be so curious? (Part 3) - Mountain Meadows (2008)
Elliott Brood* - Miss you now - Mountain meadows (2008)
Jill Barber* - Never quit loving you - Chances (2008)
Jack Johnson - Bubble Toes - Brushfire Fairytales (2000)
Metric* - Too little too late - Live it out (2005)
Sloan* - Follow the leader - The double cross (2011)
Radiohead - The Bends - the bends (1995)
Arcade Fire* - Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels) - Funeral (2004)

May 18, 2011 Playlist!

May is a time for hope and birthdays. I know so many people who were born in May, including my lovely and beautiful sister. It is a time for trees getting leaves, tulips blooming, and hope for a great summer. Even with the rain these past couple of days, I am hopeful for sunny summer fun. I hope you are too!

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

6:00-7:00am
Shotgun Jimmie* - Bedhead - The Onlys (2007)
Serena Ryder* - Good morning starshine - If your memory serves you well (2007)
Jen Lane* - Grey Skies - For the night (2010, local)
Jack Johnson - Sleep through the static - Sleep through the static (2008)
Amelia Curran* - You won't find me - War Brides (2008)
Neil Young* - A man needs a maid - Harvest (1972)
Rose Melberg* - Take some time - Cast away the clouds (2006)
Sunparlour Players* - If the creeks don't rise - Hymns for the Happy (2007)
The mamas and the papas - My girl - California Dreamin' compilation
Rose Cousins* - Edmonton - If you were for me (2006)

7:00-8:00am
The Gruff* - The lights of Saskatoon - self-titled EP (2010)
Basia Bulat* - In the night - Oh, my darling (2007)
Royal Wood* - A mirror without - A good enough day (2007)
Immaculate Machine* - C'mon sealegs - Fables (2007)
Sloan* - Unkind - The Doubles Cross (2011)
The Shins - Sleeping Lessons - Wincing the Night Away (2007)
Metric* - Gimme sympathy - Fantasies (2009)
Billy Bragg and Wilco - California Stars - Mermaid Avenue (1998)
Carolyn Mark* - Happy 2B Flying Away - Nothing is free
Little Miss Higgins* - Beautiful Sun - Across the Plains (2010)
The Sadies* - Loved on Look - Tremendous Efforts (2001)

May 11th Playlist!

Last weekend I was in wet Winnipeg and I have to admit that I love that city! People are often surprised when I start gushing about Winnipeg. Here are my reasons for loving Winnipeg: great vegan restaurants, lots of live music, and it has low housing prices. Also, I have some great friends and family that live there. So today's show started off with a little tribute to one of my favourite cities in Canada. Also, I totally spotted Greg MacPherson at one of the bars, which was awesome.

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

6:00-7:00am
Nathan* - Gasoline - Jimson Weed (2004)
The Weakerthans* - Wellington's Wednesdays - Fallow (1997)
Novillero* - Aim right for the holes in their lives - Aim right for the holes in their lives (2005)
The Greg MacPherson Band* - The day the water dried up from the taps - Good times coming back again (2001)
The Black Keys - Everlasting Light - Brothers (2010)
Nirvana - Come as you are
Basia Bulat* - Heart of my own - Heart of my own (2010)
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings - 100 days, 100 nights - 100 days, 100 nights (2007)
Laura Cantrell - 14th Street - Humming by the flowered vine (2005)
Jack Johnson - Dreams be dreams - On and on (2003)

7:00-8:00am
Fleet Foxes - Montezuma - Helplessness blues (2011)
Kate Maki* - Strangest Dream - Confusion Unlimited (2003)
Po' Girl* - Drive all night - Home to you (2007)
Xavier Rudd* - Stargaze - White Moth (2007)
The Waifs - The Haircut - Sink or swim (2000)
Neko Case - Hold on, hold on - Fox Confessor brings the flood (2005, featuring The Sadies)
Romi Mayes* - Lucky Tonight - Lucky Tonight (2011)
The Sadies* - Another Year Again - Darker Circles (2010)
Sloan* - Follow the leader - The Double Cross (2011)
Hawksley Workman* - French girl in LA - Meat (2010)
Cake - Short skirt/long jacket - Comfort Eagle (2001)
The New Pornographers* - Myriad Harbour (2007)