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Thank God It"s Free Range!

Thank God It"s Free Range! Join host (and UMFM Program Director) Michael Elves as he starts the weekend off with a rundown on upcoming shows; interviews with local, national and international artists; and all sorts of good music. Here on 101.5 UMFM, the weekend starts now!

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November 4, 2022

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2022/11/04

Dave and Joey Landreth — aka The Bros. Landreth — return home to play the Burton Cummings Theatre tomorrow (Saturday November 5th) and cap off the tour for their latest album, Come Morning. The pair join me by phone to talk tour, record and fatherhood.

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October 28, 2022

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2022/10/28

Skye Wallace brings her new album terribly good to the West End on November 3rd. The record is out today on Six Shooter and she’s currently on the road but joined me by phone to talk aboutit.

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October 21, 2022

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2022/10/21

Mariel Buckley plays the Times Change(d) High &Lonesome Club tomorrow night and Carson McHone opens for her husband Daniel Romano’s Outfit on Sunday at the Park Theatre and Ispeak to both artists on the show about their live shows and their most recent records.

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October 14, 2022

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2022/10/14

Jeff Robson has been hosting Tell The Band To Go Home for 20years and on Monday, October 17th he celebrates the milestone with aspecial live show at The Park Theatre featuring performances from JP Hoe, Nicky Mehta and Keri Latimer. We spoke earlier this week about the anniversary show and abit about his experiences over theyears. Plus, Ireplay my conversation from Turning Pages which fell on Thanksgiving Monday with author Margaret Sweatman discussing her novel

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World College Radio Day

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2022/10/07

Today, October 7, 2022 is World College Radio Day. The theme this year is “Peace” so Ihave some songs to reflect on that, and awhole bunch of great new music as well. No guests and not muchtalk.

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September 30, 2022

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2022/09/30

On October 6th at the Park Theatre, Polaris Prize nominee Basia Bulat brings her retrospective/reinterpretation album The Garden to aWinnipeg audience. Igot to speak to her about making the record and more. Opening for Bulat that evening is Saskatoon artist Katie Tupper whose EP, Towards the End, is aphenomenal slice of neo-soul. We spoke about how she found that sound and what’s next. Plus, since September 30th is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation all

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September 23, 2022

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2022/09/23

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September 16, 2022

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2022/09/16

Busy show featuring interviews with old friends and new. Zachary Lucky plays the Times Change(d) next Thursday and we talk about his latest record, Songs for Hard Times, and the upcomingtour.

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September 9, 2022

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2022/09/09

Featuring interviews with Queer Country Icon Patrick Haggerty of Lavender Country (playing the WECC on September 17th) and with RAY’s Nick Friesen (formerly of Jaded &Elated) about the Wednesday September 14th Concert For Eviction Prevention also happening at the West End Cultural Centre.

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September 2, 2022

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2022/09/02

Just awhack of newtunes

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Just songs

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2022/08/12

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August 5, 2022

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2022/08/05

Featuring alengthy interview with Julie Doiron who plays The Good Will this Sunday night in support of not one, but two recent records, and then aconversation with “new” Winnipeg band Hello Fiasco, who play the Burt Block Party on August 13th and just released their debut album Find The Shoreline, on August 4th.

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July 29, 2022

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2022/07/29

Featuring interviews with Tennyson King (who’s playing Trans Canada Brewing tonight) and Ariel Posen (who just released anew EP, Downtown today).

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July 22, 2022

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2022/07/22

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July 15, 2022

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2022/07/15

Featuring an interview with Jeremy Haywood-Smith of JayWood discussing the new record, Slingshot, released today on Captured Tracks / Royal Mountain.

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July 8, 2022

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2022/07/08

Tonight’s episode has afeature-length conversation with Onna Lou, who recently released the album Diamanté and who’ll be performing at the CCFM next Thursday, July 14th.

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July 1, 2022

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2022/07/01

Featuring anew interview with Yukon-based singer-songwriter Joey O’Neil who is doing across-country tour of dog parks (with apromo video shot by her own dog, Oblio) and arebroadcast of this morning’s Festival Express interview with Leith Ross, who’ll be at the Winnipeg Folk Festival next weekend.

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June 24, 2022

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2022/06/24

New tunes and arebroadcast of the Festival Express interview with Cadence Weapon.

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June 17, 2022

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2022/06/17

A live session from Edmonton’s VISSIA, an interview with Australia’s Ocean Alley and abunch of newmusic.

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June 10, 2022

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2022/06/10

Interviews with jazz trio Extended (from New Orleans) and TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival performer Tanika Charles.

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