Hillbilly Highway – Corb Lund pours ’em kinda strong on new release
by Sheldon Birnie photo: Alexandra Valenti Alberta's honky-tonk hero Corb Lund released his sixth solo album last week, Cabin Fever,...
Hillbilly Highway – Fishing Headwaters with Del Barber
by Sheldon Birnie photo: Mark Maryanovich “If you want to chart a course, you’re not free to leave your history,”...
Hillbilly Highway – Take heed of the Grifter’s Hymnal
by Sheldon Birnie Ray Wylie Hubbard is a goddamn beauty, bottom line. (more…)
Hillbilly Highway – Checking in to New Country Rehab
by Sheldon Birnie If you missed New Country Rehab at last year’s Winnipeg Folk Fest, now’s your chance to make...
Hillbilly Highway – Fun night with Dierks
by Sheldon Birnie Last Thursday I went to see the Dierks Bentley show at the Burt. Boy, was it something...
Hillbilly Highway – Workingman’s Blues
by Sheldon Birnie Well, friends, it’s no secret that life on the Hillbilly Highway can be a hard hustle, at...
Hillbilly Highway – The Roadside Church of Yoakam
by Sheldon Birnie Guitars. Cadillacs. Hillbilly Music. Four short words, and Dwight Yoakam lays out the prerogative of every would-be...
Hillbilly Highway – Party on, Garth
by Sheldon Birnie It’s a shitty day in Winnipeg, and all I wanna do is listen to Garth. I know...
Hillbilly Highway – Let’R Buck with the Poor Choices tonight
by Sheldon Birnie If you’re looking for a good time on a Wednesday night in Winnipeg, book your ass down...
Hillbilly Highway – Dave Lang is a Beauty
by Sheldon Birnie There is a guy in Regina named Dave Lang, and he is a fucking beauty. I’ve never...