Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – May 12, 2026: Klezmer Tunes and (Mostly) Yiddish Songs

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif finds connections and develops themes in various genres. The show is broadcast on CKCU, 93.1 FM, in Ottawa on Tuesdays from 3:30 until 5 pm (Eastern time) and is also available 24/7 for on-demand streaming.

This episode of Stranger Songs was recorded and can be streamed on-demand, now or anytime, by clicking on “Listen Now” at … https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/595/75320.html

Theme: Klezmer Tunes and (Mostly) Yiddish Songs.

Klezmer musicians in Ukraine, circa 1925

Schmaltz & Pepper- Stirring the Pot

Schmaltz & Pepper (Schmaltz & Pepper)

Socalled with The Kaiser Quartett- Yiddish Meydl

Di Frosh and other Yiddish Songs (Membran)

Shtreiml- Sirba Amen Sela

Har Meron (I.J. Rosenblatt)

Abby Rosenblatt- Mayn Rue Platz

What’s New Bobenyu (Abigail Rosenblatt)

Jeff Warschauer- A Slow Hora for Those Who Wait for Freedom

The Singing Waltz: Klezmer Guitar & Mandolin (Omega)

Honey Novick- Di Mezinke Oysgegebn

Rising Towards the Seraphim (Honey Novick)

Beyond the Pale- Roumanian Fantasy

Routes (Borealis)

Shelley Posen- Sheyne Punim

Manna (Well Done Music)

Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band- Golem Nights

Sweet Return (Flying Bulgar Recordings)

Daniel Kahn & Jake Shulman-Ment- Yeder Eyner Veys (Everybody Knows)

The Building and Other Songs (Oriente Musik) 

The Klezmatics featuring Janis Siegel- Ich Ken Nit Zogn Vitsn (I Can’t Tell Jokes)

We Were Made for These Times (Shamus)

Roger Davidson & The Frank London Klezmer Orchestra- Dance of the Five Olives

Villages of Old (Soundbrush)

Anne Kalmering & Stahlhammer Klezmer Classic- Dire-Gelt (The Rent)

Tshiribim (Kakafon)

Brave Old World- The Band

Blood Oranges (Red House)

The Klezmer Conservatory Band- Tsatske Kazatske

A Touch of Klez! (Vanguard)

Alice Zawadzki- Karlovke

Yiddish Glory: The Silenced Songs of World War II (Six Degrees)

Aviva Chernick & Payadora Tango Ensemble- Silent Tears 

Silent Tears: The Last Yiddish Tango (Six Degrees)

Margot Leverett & The Klezmer Mountain Boys- Zaydn’s Tants

2nd Avenue Square Dance (Traditional Crossroads)

Mark Rubin – Jew of Oklahoma- Berish Katz Breakdown

Dispatches: Songs from a World Gone Mad (Rubinchik)

Theodore Bikel- Yossel der Klezmer

Theodore Bikel Sings Yiddish Theatre & Folk Songs (Elekta)

The Klezmorim- Af Shabes in Vilna

First Recordings 1976-78 (Arhoolie)

Nikitov- A Glezele Yash

Vanderlust (Chamsa)

Metropolitan Klezmer- Metropolitan Raisins

Yiddish for Travelers (Rhythm Media)

Sasha Lurje & Lorin Sklamberg- A idisher kvartet 

Jac Weinstein’s Helsinki Yiddish Cabaret (Global Music Centre)

Michael Winograd- Tipsy

Michael Winograd Plays Tanz! Live in New York City (Borscht Beat)

Isle of Klezbos- Abi Gezunt: Molly’s Cautionary Tale

Yiddish Silver Screen (Rhythm Media)

Next week: Songs and Conversation with Judy Collins.

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – May 5, 2026: 1966

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif finds connections and develops themes in various genres. The show is broadcast on CKCU, 93.1 FM, in Ottawa on Tuesdays from 3:30 until 5 pm (Eastern time) and is also available 24/7 for on-demand streaming.

This episode of Stranger Songs was recorded and can be streamed on-demand, now or anytime, by clicking on “Listen Now” at … https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/595/75251.html

Theme: 1966.

All the recordings on this show were first released 60 years ago in 1966.

Gordon Lightfoot- Early Morning Rain

Lightfoot! (United Artists)

Sylvia Tyson & Mike Regenstreif (1997)

Ian & Sylvia- The French Girl

Play One More (Vanguard)

Noel Paul Stookey & Mike Regenstreif on Zoom (2023)

Peter, Paul & Mary- Hurry Sundown

Album (Warner Bros.)

Doc Watson- Southbound

Southbound (Vanguard)

Simon & Garfunkel- Homeward Bound

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (Columbia)

Mike Regenstreif & Tom Paxton (2009)

Tom Paxton- Leaving London

Outward Bound (Elektra/Rhino)

Fred Neil- The Dolphins

Fred Neil (Capitol)

Bob Dylan- I Want You

Blonde On Blonde (Columbia)

Percy Sledge- When a Man Loves a Woman

When a Man Loves a Woman (Atlantic)

The Beach Boys- Good Vibrations

Good Vibrations/Let’s Go Away for Awhile (Capitol)

Judy Collins & Mike Regenstreif (2014)

Judy Collins- Pirate Jenny

In My Life (Elektra) 

Dave Van Ronk- Alabama Song

No Dirty Names (Verve Forecast)

Tom Rush- Joshua Gone Barbados

Take a Little Walk with Me (Elektra)

Eric Andersen & Mike Regenstreif (2000)

Eric Andersen- Thirsty Boots 

‘Bout Changes and Things (Vanguard)

Jim Kweskin & The Jug Band (lead vocal: Maria Muldaur)- Richland Woman

See Reverse Side for Title (Vanguard)

Mississippi John Hurt- I’m Satisfied

Today (Vanguard)

The Lovin' Spoonful- Daydream

Daydream (Sony/Legacy)

Tim Hardin- Don’t Make Promises

Tim Hardin 1 (Verve Forecast)

Bobby Darin- If I Were a Carpenter

If I Were a Carpenter (Atlantic)

The Greenbriar Boys- Different Drum

Better Late Than Never (Vanguard)

The Beatles- Eleanor Rigby

Revolver (Parlophone)

The Rolling Stones- Paint It Black

Aftermath (London)

Buffalo Springfield- For What It’s Worth

For What It’s Worth/Do I Have to Come Right Out and Say It (Atco)

The Mamas & The Papas- Monday, Monday

If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears (Dunhill)

Julie Felix- Gifts are for Giving

Changes (Fontana)

Next week: Klezmer Tunes and Yiddish Songs.

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – April 28, 2026: The Art of the Long Song, Volume 3

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif finds connections and develops themes in various genres. The show is broadcast on CKCU, 93.1 FM, in Ottawa on Tuesdays from 3:30 until 5 pm (Eastern time) and is also available 24/7 for on-demand streaming.

This episode of Stranger Songs was recorded and can be streamed on-demand, now or anytime, by clicking on “Listen Now” at … https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/595/75126.html

Theme: The Art of the Long Song, Volume 3.

While most songs are in the 2-to-5-minute range, the songs on this show range from more than 6 minutes to more than 10 minutes in length. The previous Art of the Long Songs editions of Stranger Songs shows were heard on March 29, 2022 and March 12, 2024 and those shows are available for streaming on demand.

Ramblin' Jack Elliott & Mike Regenstreif (2006)

Ramblin' Jack Elliott- South Coast 

South Coast (Red House)

Mike Regenstreif & Joan Baez (2003)

Joan Baez- Gulf Winds

Gulf Winds (A&M)

Al Grierson- The Petals

The Petals (Folkin’ Eh)

Perla Batalla- So Long, Marianne 

Bird on the Wire: The Songs of Leonard Cohen (Mechuda Music)

Noel Paul Stookey & Mike Regenstreif on Zoom (2023)

Noel Paul Stookey- Come Away Suite

State of the Heart (Neworld)

Maz O'Connor- Come and I Will Sing You

Love It is a Killing Thing (Restless Head)

John Gorka & Mike Regenstreif (2012)

John Gorka- Harris and the Mare

unentitled (Red House)

Stan Rogers- Song of the Candle

Turnaround (Fogarty’s Cove/Borealis)

Mike Regenstreif & Garnet Rogers (2006)

Garnet Rogers- Night Drive

Night Drive (Snow Goose Songs)

Shorty Rogers & Stan Freberg- The Three Little Bops

You Shorty, Me Tarzan (Giant Steps)

Richard Harris- MacArthur Park

A Tramp Shining (MCA)

Next week: 1966.

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – April 21, 2026: Swingtime in Springtime

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif finds connections and develops themes in various genres. The show is broadcast on CKCU, 93.1 FM, in Ottawa on Tuesdays from 3:30 until 5 pm (Eastern time) and is also available 24/7 for on-demand streaming.

This episode of Stranger Songs was recorded and can be streamed on-demand, now or anytime, by clicking on “Listen Now” at … https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/595/75045.html

Theme: Swingtime in Springtime.

Lew London- Swingtime in Springtime

Swingtime in Springtime (Philo)

Ella Fitzgerald with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra- It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (Verve)

Benny Goodman- Breakfast Feud

The Benny Goodman Small Bands Collection 1935-45 (Acrobat)

Catherine Russell & Mike Regenstreif (2007)

Catherine Russell- At the Swing Cats Ball

Send for Me (Dot Time)

Jackie Washington & Mike Regenstreif (2008)

Jackie Washington- Dinah

Midnight Choo Choo (Borealis)

Susie Arioli Swing Band featuring Jordan Officer- No Regrets

Pennies from Heaven (Justin Time)

Michael Jerome Browne & Mike Regenstreif (2005)

Michael Jerome Browne- He Ain’t Got Rhythm

Drive On (Borealis)

Annabelle Chvostek- Belleville rendez-vous

String of Pearls (Annabelle Chvostek)

Mike Regenstreif & David Amram (2004)

David Amram with Lynn Sheffield- Pull My Daisy

No More Walls (Flying Fish)

Laura Smith & Mike Regenstreif (2004)

Laura Smith- If I Were a Bell 

As Long As I’m Dreaming (Borealis)

Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys- Take Me Back to Tulsa

Take Me Back to Tulsa (Rounder)

Asleep at the Wheel- San Antonio Rose

Western Standard Time (Epic)

Bebop Cowboys- Deep Water

Début (Bebop Cowboys)

Mike Regenstreif & Cathy Fink (2025)

Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer- Cactus Swing

Voice on the Wind (Rounder)

Dakota Dave Hull & Sean Blackburn- River of Swing

River of Swing (Arabica)

Sunny and Her Joy Boys- Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea.

Introducing Sunny and Her Joy Boys (Stony Plain)

Guy Van Duser & Billy Novick- Stompin’ at the Savoy

Guy & Billy (Daring)

Dave Van Ronk- I’ll See You in My Dreams

Sweet & Lowdown (Justin Time)

The Hot Sardines- Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen/Diga Diga Do

Live at Joe’s Pub (The Hot Sardines)

Mike Regenstreif & Loudon Wainwright III (2015)

Loudon Wainwright III with Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks- I’d Rather Lead a Band

I’d Rather Lead a Band (Search Party)

Lambert Hendricks & Ross with Count Basie & His Orchestra- Jumpin’ at the Woodside

Sing a Song of & Along with Basie (Jasmine)

Finest Kind- Home in Pasadena

Heart’s Delight (Fallen Angle) 

Jeff Healey- Three Little Words

The Best of the Stony Plain Years: Vintage Jazz, Swing and Blues (Stony Plain)

Sussex- Bye Bye Blues

Shine (Lucky Bear)

Next week: The Art of the Long Song, Volume 3.

--Mike Regenstreif

Saturday Morning with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – April 18, 2026

Saturday Morning is an eclectic roots-oriented program on CKCU, 93.1 FM, in Ottawa on Saturday mornings from 7 until 10 am (Eastern time) and available for on-demand streaming anytime. I am one of the four rotating hosts of the Saturday Morning show. 

This episode of Saturday Morning was recorded and can be streamed on-demand, now or anytime, by clicking on “Listen Now” at … https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/128/74996.html

Mason Daring & Jeanie Stahl- Marblehead Morning

Marblehead Morning – Mason Daring & Jeanie Stahl: 50 Years in Harmony (Daring)

Le Vent du Nord- Bienvenue

Voisinages (La Compagnie du Nord)

Mike Regenstreif & April Verch (2025)

Newberry & Verch- Thankful for You

Blessing on the Wing (Slab Town)

The Heart Collectors- One Voice

Twilight Tales (Spins the Gold)

The Wailin' Jennys- Keep Me in Your Heart

Fifteen (True North)

In memory of Greg Kelly (1953-2026)

Greg Kelly- The Good Fight

Broken Windows (Greg Kelly)

Greg Kelly- A Rainy Day in My Heart

Slow Horses (Greg Kelly)

Greg Kelly- Crooked Lines and Broken Fences

Ghosts (Greg Kelly)

Ken Whiteley- Everybody’s Got to be Tried

Keep Going (Pyramid)

Eleanor Ellis & William Lee Ellis- Riley & Spencer

Whistlin’ Past the Graveyard (Riverlark Music)

Martin Grosswendt- Sweetheart Nancy

Dog on a Dance Floor (Philo)

Tom Mitchell & Mike Regenstreif (1999)

Tom Mitchell- Eastern Beer

Tom Mitchell (Philo)

Motel Sundown- Watch Which Way the Wind Blows

Signs in the Rush of Light (Motel Sundown)

Bonnie Dobson & The Hanging Stars- Trouble

Dreams (Loose Music)

Pressgang Mutiny- Mingulay

Departure (Slammin Media)

Paul Mills- Last Steam Engine Train

The Other Side of the Glass (Borealis)

Mike Regenstreif & James Keelaghan (2017)

James Keelaghan- Eulalie

Second-Hand (Borealis)

Susie Burke & David Surette- I Turn to My Guitar 

Waiting for the Sun (Madrina Music)

Mike Regenstreif & Jesse Winchester (2006)

Jesse Winchester- Sham-A-Ling-Dong-Ding 

Love Filling Station (Appleseed)

Judy Collins & Mike Regenstreif (2014)

Judy Collins- Spanish is the Loving Tongue

Bread & Roses (Elektra)

Andy Hedges- The Westerner

The Westerner (Andy Hedges)

Tom Russell & Mike Regenstreif (2000)

Tom Russell- Where the Cows Turn Their Backs Against the Wind 

Mount Olive (Frontera)

In memory of David Wiffen (1942-2026)

David Wiffen- Mr. Wiffen (Is Incommunicado Today)

David Wiffen (Fantasy)

Tom Rush- Drivin’ Wheel

Tom Rush Celebrates 50 Years of Music (Appleseed)

David Wiffen- Coast to Coast Fever

Coast to Coast Fever (EMI)

Blackie & The Rodeo Kings- Skybound Station

Kings of Love (True North)

Eric Andersen & Mike Regenstreif (2000)

Eric Andersen- More Often Than Not

Blue River Live in Tokyo (EARecords)

David Wiffen- South of Somewhere

South of Somewhere (True North)

Anne Kalmering & Stahlhammer Klezmer Classic- Ale Brider

Tshiribim (Kakafon)

Annie & Rod Capps- Stupid Things

Never Done (Yellow Room)

Eric Burdon & The Animals- St. James Infirmary

Everyone of Us (MGM)

Jefferson Ross- Walking Around New Orleans

Low Country Wedding (Jefferson Ross)

Center of the River- Hannibal

Americana Art Music from the Mississippi (CotR)

Mike Regenstreif & Anne Hills (2001)

Anne Hills- Here Comes Love

Live recording from Anne’s Princeton Folk Music Society concert on February 20, 2026

Dave Gunning- World of Make Believe

Field Notes (Wee House of Music)

Mary Gauthier- Mercy Now 

Mercy Now (Lost Highway)

Amy Speace- Kindness

The Blue Rock Session (Windbone)

The Klezmatics featuring Joshua Nelson & Lavendar Gospel Choir- We Were Made for These Times

We Were Made for These Times (Shamus)

Robert Thomas & Mike Regenstreif (2025)

Robert Thomas & the sessionmen- Just Passing Through

The Way We Roll (Gas)

Joe Ely- For the Sake of the Song

Love + Freedom (Rack ‘Em)

DIVKA- Zhuravel

folk fatale (DIVKA)

Chris Crilly- Music for the Church of the Wailing Banshees

Music for the Church of the Wailing Banshees (Chris Crilly)

I’ll be hosting Saturday Morning next on May 16. I also host Stranger Songs on CKCU every Tuesday from 3:30-5 pm.

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – April 14, 2026: Conversation and Songs with David Eisenstadt; Ruination Day

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif finds connections and develops themes in various genres. The show is broadcast on CKCU, 93.1 FM, in Ottawa on Tuesdays from 3:30 until 5 pm (Eastern time) and is also available 24/7 for on-demand streaming.

This episode of Stranger Songs was recorded and can be streamed on-demand, now or anytime, by clicking on “Listen Now” at … https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/595/74924.html

Themes: Part 1 – Conversation and Songs with David Eisenstadt; Part 2 – Ruination Day.

Part 1 – Conversation and Songs with David Eisenstadt

David Eisenstadt is author of Rock Musicians Under the Radar: 18 Notable Canadian Jewish Performers, the fifth in his series of Under the Radar books. https://undertheradarbook.com/

Robbie Robertson- Somewhere Down the Crazy River

Testimony (Universal)

The Lovin’ Spoonful- Blues in the Bottle

Do You Believe in Magic (Sony/Legacy)

Danny Marks- Heading Down to New Orleans

Cities in Blue (Danny Marks)

Marc Jordan- Waiting for the Sun to Rise

Waiting for the Sun to Rise (Linus)

Barenaked Ladies- If I Had $1,000,000

Gordon (Reprise/Sire)

Part 2 – Ruination Day

In her songs, “April the 14th (Part 1)” and “Ruination Day (Part 2),” Gillian Welch reminded us that the shooting of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth in 1865, the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, and Black Sunday, the biggest dust storm of the Depression-era Dust Bowl in 1935, all occurred on April 14. 

Gillian Welch- April the 14th (Part 1)

Time (The Revelator) (Acony/Stony Plain)

Tony Rice- John Wilkes Booth

Night Flyer: The Singer-Songwriter Collection (Rounder)

Uncle Earl- Booth Shot Lincoln

She Waits for Night (Rounder)

Lead Belly- Abraham Lincoln

Bourgeois Blues: Lead Belly Legacy, Vol. 2 (Smithsonian Folkways)

Eric Bibb & JJ Milteau- Titanic

Lead Belly’s Gold (Stony Plain)

Pete Seeger- Titanic (When That Great Ship Went Down)

Headlines & Footnotes: A Collection of Topical Songs (Smithsonian Folkways)

Mance Lipscomb- God Moves on the Water

Newport Folk Festival – Best of the Blues 1959-68 (Vanguard)

David Olney- Titanic

Eye of the Storm (Philo)

Woody Guthrie- The Great Dust Storm (Dust Storm Disaster)

Dust Bowl Ballads (Rounder)

Crowes Pasture- Going Down the Road Feeling Bad

Crowes Pasture (Crowes Pasture)

Woody Guthrie- Dust Bowl Refugee

Dust Bowl Ballads (Rounder)

Jimmy LaFave- My Oklahoma Home (It Blowed Away)

Peace Town (Music Road)

James Talley- So Long It’s Been Good to Know You

Woody Guthrie and Songs of My Oklahoma Home (Cimarron)

Gillian Welch- Ruination Day (Part 2)

Time (The Revelator) (Acony/Stony Plain)

Next week: Swingtime in Springtime.

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – April 7, 2026: Songs of Phil Ochs

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif finds connections and develops themes in various genres. The show is broadcast on CKCU, 93.1 FM, in Ottawa on Tuesdays from 3:30 until 5 pm (Eastern time) and is also available 24/7 for on-demand streaming.

This episode of Stranger Songs was recorded and can be streamed on-demand, now or anytime, by clicking on “Listen Now” at … https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/595/74828.html

Theme: Songs of Phil Ochs (1940-1976).

This week marks the 50th anniversary of Phil Ochs’s death by suicide at age 36 is this week on April 9. 

Phil – who struggled with bipolar disorder – was one of the greatest songwriters of the folk revival. He was particularly noted for his topical songs. And although Phil’s songs were all written more 50 years ago, and up to more than 60 years ago, one of the reasons that his songs are still sung today by so many artists is that so many of them are just as relevant now – or even more relevant now – as when they were written.

Phil Ochs- Links on the Chain

Farewells & Fantasies (Elektra/Rhino)

Magpie- One More Parade

Raise Your Voice (Sliced Bread)

Pete Seeger- The Draft Dodger Rag

Dangerous Songs (Columbia/Legacy)

Arlo Guthrie- I Ain’t Marching Anymore

What’s That I Hear: The Songs of Phil Ochs (Sliced Bread)

Disappear Fear- Is There Anybody Here

Get Your Phil (Disappear)

Phil Ochs- Song of a Soldier

Farewells & Fantasies (Elektra/Rhino)

Katy Moffatt- The Highwayman

Midnight Radio (True North)

The Roches- The Bells

What’s That I Hear: The Songs of Phil Ochs (Sliced Bread)

Ian & Sylvia- Changes

Play One More (Vanguard)

Garnet Rogers- Crucifixion

Speaking Softly in the Dark (Snow Goose Songs)

Judy Collins- In the Heat of the Summer

Fifth Album (Elektra)

Kim & Reggie Harris- What’s That I Hear

Let My People Go! A Jewish & African American Celebration of Freedom (Appleseed)

Phil Ochs- Too Many Martyrs

Farewells & Fantasies (Elektra/Rhino)

John Gorka- Bracero

What’s That I Hear: The Songs of Phil Ochs (Sliced Bread)

Sloan Wainwright- There but for Fortune

Rediscovery (Derby Disc Music)

Dave Van Ronk- Outside a Small Circle of Friends

To All My Friends in Far-Flung Places (Gazell)

Phil Ochs- Canons of Christianity

Farewells & Fantasies (Elektra/Rhino)

Phil Odgers & John Kettle- The Passing of My Life

Far Rockaway: The Songs of Phil Ochs (Vinyl Star)

Karen Savoca- No More Songs

What’s That I Hear: The Songs of Phil Ochs (Sliced Bread)

The David Amram Quintet- When I’m Gone

David Amram Honors Guthrie and Ochs: Old Souls (Guthrie Legacy)

Next week: Part 1 – Conversation and Songs with David Eisenstadt; Part 2 – Ruination Day.

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – March 31, 2026: A Tribute to Buddy Holly

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif finds connections and develops themes in various genres. The show is broadcast on CKCU, 93.1 FM, in Ottawa on Tuesdays from 3:30 until 5 pm (Eastern time) and is also available 24/7 for on-demand streaming.

This episode of Stranger Songs was recorded and can be streamed on-demand, now or anytime, by clicking on “Listen Now” at … https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/595/74747.html

Theme: A Tribute to Buddy Holly (1936-1959).

Buddy Holly, who grew up in Lubbock, Texas, was one of the great artists of early rock ‘n’ roll. Tragically, he lost his life at the tender age of 22 on February 3, 1959 in a small plane crash that also claimed Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper, an event that Don McLean referred to as “the day the music died,” in his song, American Pie.

Buddy Holly- Peggy Sue

The Buddy Holly Collection (MCA)

Serena Ryder- It Doesn’t Matter Anymore

If Your Memory Serves You Well (EMI)

The Beatles- Words of Love

Beatles for Sale (Parlophone)

Buddy Holly- Fool’s Paradise

The Buddy Holly Collection (MCA)

Natalie Merchant- Learning the Game

Rarities 1998-2017 (Nonesuch)

The Rolling Stones- Not Fade Away

GRRR! (ABKCO)

Buddy Holly- Rock Around with Ollie Vee

The Buddy Holly Collection (MCA)

Linda Ronstadt- It’s So Easy

Simple Dreams: 40th Anniversary Edition (Elektra/Rhino)

David Olney with Daniel Seymour- Everyday

Nevermore: The Final Live in Holland Sessions II (Strictly Country)

Buddy Holly- Look at Me

The Buddy Holly Collection (MCA)

Nanci Griffith & The Crickets- Well… All Right

Not Fade Away (remembering Buddy Holly) (MCA)

Nanci Griffith & The Crickets- Heartbeat

The Crickets & Their Buddies (Sovereign Artists)

Buddy Holly- Rock Me My Baby

The Buddy Holly Collection (MCA)

Elvis Presley- (You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care

Elvis Presley Sings Leiber & Stoller (RCA/Legacy)

Jenny Whiteley- Raining in My Heart

Forgive or Forget (Black Hen Music)

Buddy Holly- Modern Don Juan

The Buddy Holly Collection (MCA)

The Crickets- The Real Buddy Holly Story

The Crickets & Their Buddies (Sovereign Artists)

Jim Wurster- Rave On

Transcendental Inclinations (Y&T Music)

Buddy Holly- I’m Lookin’ for Someone to Love

The Buddy Holly Collection (MCA)

John Prine & The Crickets- Oh Boy

The Crickets & Their Buddies (Sovereign Artists)

Carolyn Hester- Lonesome Tears

From These Hills (Road Goes On Forever)

Buddy Holly- Listen to Me

The Buddy Holly Collection (MCA)

Linda Ronstadt- That’ll Be the Day

Hasten Down the Wind (Elektra)

Nanci Griffith with The London Symphony Orchestra- Tell Me How

The Dust Bowl Symphony (Elektra)

Buddy Holly & The Hollies- Peggy Sue Got Married

Not Fade Away (remembering Buddy Holly) (MCA)

Mary Chapin Carpenter & Kevin Montgomery- Wishing

Not Fade Away (remembering Buddy Holly) (MCA)

Los Lobos- Midnight Shift

Not Fade Away (remembering Buddy Holly) (MCA)

Buddy Holly- I’m Gonna Love You Too

The Buddy Holly Collection (MCA)

Chuck WIllis- It’s Too Late

Stroll On: The Chuck Willis Collection (Razor & Tie)

Madeleine Peyroux- Changing All Those Changes

The Blue Room (Decca)

Buddy Holly- Reminiscing 

The Buddy Holly Collection (MCA)

Next week: Songs of Phil Ochs.

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – March 24, 2026: Remembering Paul Geremia, Roy Book Binder, John Hammond, Dolores Keane and Country Joe McDonald

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif finds connections and develops themes in various genres. The show is broadcast on CKCU, 93.1 FM, in Ottawa on Tuesdays from 3:30 until 5 pm (Eastern time) and is also available 24/7 for on-demand streaming.

This episode of Stranger Songs was recorded and can be streamed on-demand, now or anytime, by clicking on “Listen Now” at … https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/595/74653.html

Theme: Remembering Paul Geremia, Roy Book Binder, John Hammond, Dolores Keane and Country Joe McDonald.

Remembering Country Joe McDonald (1942-2026)

Country Joe McDonald (1979)

Country Joe McDonald – who died from complications of Parkinson’s disease on March 7 at age 84 – was co-founder with Barry “The Fish” Melton, of Country Joe & The Fish, and then a solo artist for many decades. 

Country Joe & The Fish- I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die-Rag

The Life and Times of Country Joe & The Fish from Haight Ashbury to Woodstock (Vanguard)

Country Joe & The Fish- Flying High

The Life and Times of Country Joe & The Fish from Haight Ashbury to Woodstock (Vanguard)

Country Joe McDonald- When the Curfew Blows

Thinking of Woody Guthrie (Vanguard)

Remembering Augie Meyers (1940-2026)

Augie Meyers

Augie Meyers – who died on March 7 at age 85 – was an organist, pianist, accordionist and singer best known as a founding member with Doug Sahm of the Sir Douglas Quintet and with Doug Sahm, Freddy Fender and Flaco Jimenez of the Texas Tornados. He was also a studio musician who worked with many artists including Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, John Hammond and Tom Russell.

Sir Douglas Quintet- Goin’ Down to Mexico

Live from Austin TX (New West)

Texas Tornados- Guacamole

Hangin’ on by a Thread (Reprise)

Tom Russell with Augie Meyers- And God Created Bordertowns

Mesabi (Shout! Factory)

Remembering Dolores Keane (1953-2026)

Dolores Keane

Dolores Keane – who died on March 16 at age 72 – was one of the greatest Irish folk singers. She was a founding member of the band De Dannan and a solo artist. She also collaborated with such artists as Tom Russell, John Prine, Emmylou Harris and Tommy Sands.

Dolores Keane- Fare Thee Well a Stór

Night Owl (Alula)

Dolores Keane- Mary Clare Molloy (American Wake)

The Man from God Knows Where (HighTone)

Remembering John Hammond (1942-2026)

John Hammond

John Hammond – who was sometimes known as John Hammond, Jr. and John Paul Hammond – died from cardiac arrest on February 28 at age 83. John said he was introduced to the blues in 1949 at age 7 when his father, the legendary record producer John Hammond, Sr., took him to see Big Bill Broonzy. In the early-1960s, John emerged as one of the great revivalists of the blues.

John Hammond- Mean Old Frisco

John Hammond (Vanguard)

John Hammond- Fore Day Rider Blues

Found True Love (Pointblank)

John Hammond- Love Changin’ Blues

Trouble No More (Pointblank)

John Hammond with Augie Meyers- Jockey Full of Bourbon

Wicked Grin (Pointblank)

Remembering Roy Book Binder (1943-2026)

Roy Book Binder

Roy Book Binder – who died on March 3 at age 82 – took up the guitar while serving in the U.S. Navy in the early-1960s. After leaving the navy, he studied with Reverend Gary Davis and then became his chauffeur and touring companion for several years. He also became close with several other blues legends, perhaps most significantly, Pink Anderson. In addition to being a great interpreter of Piedmont-style blues, Roy was also fine songwriter in the blues tradition. Roy remained an active touring artist until his death.

Roy Book Binder- Travelin’ Man

Travelin’ Man (Adelphi/Genes)

Roy Book Binder- Stack O Lee

Ragtime Millionaire (Blue Goose)

Roy Book Binder- Let Us Get Together

Polk City Ramble (Rounder)

Roy Book Binder- The Preacher Picked the Guitar

Singer-Songwriter Bluesman (PEGleg)

Roy Book Binder- Travelin’ Man Blues

Singer-Songwriter Bluesman (PEGleg)

Remembering Paul Geremia (1944-2026)

Paul Geremia & Mike Regenstreif (2012)

Paul Geremia – who died on March 14 at age 81 – was one the greatest blues revivalists. No less a figure than Dave Van Ronk said he was THE greatest. Paul was also a great songwriter. Sadly, Paul suffered a debilitating stroke in 2014 and spent his remaining years in a nursing home in his home state of Rhode Island.

Paul Geremia- I’ll Be Goin’

Just Enough (Folkways)

Paul Geremia- Elegant Hobo

Paul Geremia (Sire)

Paul Geremia- Dying Crapshooter’s Blues

Live from Uncle Sam’s Backyard (Red House)

Paul Geremia- Dr. Jazz 

Love My Stuff (Red House)

Paul Geremia- The Truth is on the Streets

Self Portrait in Blues (Red House)

Next week: A Tribute to Buddy Holly.

--Mike Regenstreif