Winnipeg music & culture since 1989
by Sheldon Birnie
If you missed New Country Rehab at last year’s Winnipeg Folk Fest, now’s your chance to make up for that grievous error in judgment or scheduling on your part when NCR hit the Park Theatre on March 15. Continue reading “Hillbilly Highway – Checking in to New Country Rehab”
by Sheldon Birnie
Zachary Lucky is a soft-spoken, hard-working troubadour from Saskatoon, SK. No stranger to the Hillbilly Highway, Lucky has criss-crossed the country time and time again since the release Come & Gone in 2010. Continue reading “Hillbilly Highway – Zachary Lucky’s Saskatchewan”
by Sheldon Birnie
Last Thursday I went to see the Dierks Bentley show at the Burt. Boy, was it something else. Continue reading “Hillbilly Highway – Fun night with Dierks”
by Sheldon Birnie
The Reverend Rambler might not be an ordained man of God, but his passionate rhythm and blues inspired tunes will have you feeling the spirit something fierce. Whether he’s fronting blues-rockers the Red River Ramblers, folk troupe the Mass of Reparation or performing as a one-man-band, the Reverend — aka Matt Colpitts, of Winnipeg — delivers. Anyone who’s seen his live show can testify to that. Continue reading “Hillbilly Highway – Gospel according to the Reverend Rambler”
by Sheldon Birnie
Well, friends, it’s no secret that life on the Hillbilly Highway can be a hard hustle, at best. Satisfying, sure, but this ain’t no cake walk. Continue reading “Hillbilly Highway – Workingman’s Blues”
by Sheldon Birnie
Well, friends, it seems like a true star has fallen a little from heaven this week.
by Sheldon Birnie
Local jack-of-all-trades Ben Wytinck is a busy guy. Between working full-time as a sound technician, playing drums in hard boozing Bad Country and rural wedding-social superstars Arnie, he’s also carving out quite the name for himself as a singer-songwriter to be reckoned with. Continue reading “Hillbilly Highway – A Bud with Ben W”
by Sheldon Birnie
Guitars. Cadillacs. Hillbilly Music. Four short words, and Dwight Yoakam lays out the prerogative of every would-be country crooner since the days of Hank Williams. Continue reading “Hillbilly Highway – The Roadside Church of Yoakam”
by Sheldon Birnie
Boy, it sure is winter now, here in Peggritty. Undeniably so. For anyone who’s checked the listings in our great city lately, while there are certainly shows to be seen, the frequency and breadth of selection has certainly withered considerably since the dog days of summer or the last minute rush of autumn. Continue reading “Hillbilly Highway – A cold road indeed”
by Sheldon Birnie
It’s a shitty day in Winnipeg, and all I wanna do is listen to Garth. I know there’s some good shows coming up, some local talent to profile, but I only wanna write about Garth. There’s a whole world to explore on the Highway today, but all signs point to Garth. Continue reading “Hillbilly Highway – Party on, Garth”