This week in Folk Roots/Folk Branches history (August 10-16)

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 50th instalment of “This week in Folk Roots/Folk Branches,” a weekly look back, continuing through the end of this month, at some of the most notable guests, features and moments in Folk Roots/Folk Branches history.

August 11, 1994: Extended feature- Klezmer music.
August 10, 1995: Extended feature- Sister acts.
August 13, 1998: Guest- Hy Goldman of KlezKanada.
August 12, 1999: Guest- Joel Mabus.
August 15, 2002: Guest- Jim Rooney.
August 14, 2003: Extended feature- Tribute to the late Lanie Melamed; Guest- Dean Cottrill.
August 16, 2007: Extended feature- Remembering Elvis Presley on the 30th anniversary of his death.

Pictured: Joel Mabus and Mike Regenstreif at the 2001 Champlain Valley Folk Festival.

--Mike Regenstreif