This week in Folk Roots/Folk Branches history (June 29-July 5)

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 44th 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 30, 1994: Show theme- All Canadian music.
June 29, 1995: Show theme- All Canadian music.
July 3, 1997: Guest- Guy Davis.
July 2, 1998: Guest- Chris Smither.
July 1, 1999: Show theme- All Canadian music.
July 4, 2002: Guest- David Amram.
July 3, 2003: Guests- Jay McShann and Duke Robillard.
July 1, 2004: Show theme- All Canadian music.
June 30, 2005: Guests- Eric Bibb and Michael Jerome Browne.

June 29, 2006: Guest- David Clayton-Thomas.
July 5, 2007: Guests- Chris Jagger; Eleni Mandell.

Pictured (top): Michael Jerome Browne, Mike Regenstreif and Eric Bibb at CKUT during Folk Roots/Folk Branches on June 30, 2005.

Pictured (lower): Mike Regenstreif and David Clayton-Thomas at CKUT during Folk Roots/Folk Branches on June 29, 2006.

--Mike Regenstreif