Tuesday, December 29, 2009

This week in Folk Roots/Folk Branches history (December 29-January 4)


Folk Roots/Folk Branches with Mike Regenstreif was a Thursday tradition on CKUT in Montreal for nearly 14 years from February 3, 1994 until August 30, 2007. Folk Roots/Folk Branches continued as occasional features on CKUT and is now also a blog. Here’s the 18th instalment of “This week in Folk Roots/Folk Branches,” a weekly look back continuing through next August at some of the most notable guests, features and moments in Folk Roots/Folk Branches history.

December 29, 1994: Show theme- Favourite new releases of 1994.
January 4, 1996: Guest- Wade Hemsworth.
January 1, 1998: Show theme- Favourites of 1997 marathon from 7:00-11:30 am.
January 4, 2001: Show theme- Woody Guthrie Special with guest Nora Guthrie.
January 1, 2004: Show theme- Favourite new releases of 2003.
December 30, 2004: Show theme- Favourite new releases of 2004.
December 29, 2005: Show theme- Favourite new releases of 2005.
January 4, 2007: Show theme- Songs of Tom Waits.

Pictured: Nora Guthrie and Mike Regenstreif at the 2007 Ottawa Folk Festival.

--Mike Regenstreif

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