This week in Folk Roots/Folk Branches history (June 8-June 14)

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 41st 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 9, 1994: Extended feature- Pete Seeger; Guest- Raylene Rankin (Rankin Family).
June 8, 1995: Extended feature- Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen.
June 13, 1996: Extended feature- Songs of Bruce Cockburn.
June 12, 1997: Show Theme- Tribute to Mississippi John Hurt.
June 11, 1998: Guest- Fred Eaglesmith.
June 14, 2007: Guest- Joe Boyd.
June 12, 2008 (Folk Roots/Folk Branches feature): Remembering Stan Rogers.
June 11, 2009 (Folk Roots/Folk Branches feature): Songs of Steve Gillette.

Pictured: Mike Regenstreif and Steve Gillette at the 1994 Champlain Valley Folk Festival.

--Mike Regenstreif