Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Tuesday July 5, 2022: Just Who Was It Who Wrote That Song?

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif finds connections and develops themes in various genres. The show is broadcast on CKCU in Ottawa on Tuesdays from 3:30 until 5 pm (Eastern time) and is also available 24/7 for on-demand streaming.

CKCU can be heard live at 93.1 FM in Ottawa and https://www.ckcufm.com/ on the web.

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Theme: Just Who Was It Who Wrote That Song?

These are songs that have been widely covered by other artists, or that were hits by other artists, but these versions are by the original songwriters.

Kris Kristofferson- Me and Bobby McGee
Me and Bobby McGee (Monument)

Sylvia Tyson & Mike Regenstreif (1997)

Ian & Sylvia- Four Strong Winds (Ian Tyson)
Four Strong Winds (Vanguard)
Ian & Sylvia- You Were On My Mind (Sylvia Tyson)
Northern Journey (Vanguard)
Steve Gillette- Darcy Farrow
Steve Gillette (Vanguard)
Gordon Lightfoot- Early Morning Rain
Songbook (Warner Archives/Rhino)

Kate & Anna McGarrigle & Mike Regenstreif (1976) Photo: Felicity Fanjoy

Kate & Anna McGarrigle- Heart Like a Wheel (Anna McGarrigle)
Tell My Sister: Kate & Anna McGarrigle (Nonesuch)
Kate & Anna McGarrigle- Talk to Me of Mendocino (Kate McGarrigle)
Tell My Sister: Kate & Anna McGarrigle (Nonesuch)
Fred Neil- Everybody’s Talkin’
The Many Sides of Fred Neil (Collectors’ Choice Music)

Mike Regenstreif & Michael Smith (2014)

Shel Silverstein- The Unicorn
Inside Folk Songs (Water)
Steve Goodman- City of New Orleans
No Big Surprise: The Steve Goodman Anthology (Red Pajamas)
Michael Smith- The Dutchman
Michael Smith/Love Stories (Flying Fish)

Elizabeth Cotten- Freight Train
Freight Train and Other North Carolina Folk Songs and Tunes (Smithsonian Folkways)
Jesse Fuller- San Francisco Bay Blues
San Francisco Bay Blues (Good Time Jazz)
John Hartford- Gentle On My Mind
Gentle On My Mind and Other Originals (RCA)
Jerry Jeff Walker- Mr. Bojangles
Five Years Gone (Atco)

Ron Hynes & Mike Regenstreif (2007)

Jesse Winchester- The Brand New Tennessee Waltz
Jesse Winchester (Stony Plain)
Ron Hynes- Sonny’s Dream
Face to the Gale (Artisan Music)
Bonnie Dobson- Morning Dew
Take Me for a Walk in the Morning Dew (Hornbeam)
Joni Mitchell- Both Sides Now
Clouds (Reprise)
Leonard Cohen- Hallelujah
Various Positions (Columbia)

John Stewart- Daydream Believer
The Lonesome Picker Rides Again (Collectors’ Choice Music)
Townes Van Zandt- Pancho & Lefty
Sunshine Boy: The Unheard Studio Sessions and Demos (Omnivore)

Tom Paxton- The Last Thing On My Mind
The Compleat Tom Paxton (Even Compleater) (Rhino Handmade)

Next week: Songs of Woody Guthrie, Part 1: Classic Songs

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--Mike Regenstreif