This week in Folk Roots/Folk Branches history (June 1-June 7)

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 (and around the world via the web for most of those years). Folk Roots/Folk Branches continued for some time as occasional features on CKUT, and is now a blog. Here’s the 40th 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.

June 2, 1994: Show theme- Remembering the Golem, the Montreal folk club I ran from 1974-1976 and 1981-1987, 20 years after I first took over.
June 1, 1995: Show theme- The legacy of Lead Belly.
June 6, 1996: Extended feature- Songs of Jesse Winchester.
June 4, 1998: Guest- David Amram.
June 3, 1999: Guest- Dar Williams.
June 7, 2001: Extended feature- A tribute to the late John Hartford.
June 6, 2002: Extended feature- Songs of Wade Hemsworth.
June 5, 2003: Guest- Brendan Nolan.
June 2, 2005: Guest- Seán Tyrrell.
June 1, 2006: Guest- Penny Lang.
June 5, 2008 (Folk Roots/Folk Branches feature): A tribute to the late Bruce “Utah” Phillips.

Pictured: Utah Phillips and Mike Regenstreif at the 2005 Champlain Valley Folk Festival.

--Mike Regenstreif