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.
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Theme: Remembering Jack Hardy (1947-2011)
I first met Jack Hardy sometime around 1978. Jack was a brilliant guy, a dedicated songwriter, and, perhaps, the world’s greatest champion of the art of songwriting. He was already on his lifelong mission to help anyone dedicated to the art of song-craft find and develop their voice. He was the guiding light, the guru, of the new song movement in New York City.
Jack Hardy- The Sparrow
The Nameless One (Great Divide)
Suzanne Vega- Saint Clare
Fast Folk Musical Magazine: A Tribute to Jack Hardy (Smithsonian Folkways)
David Massengill- Tree of Rhyme
Fast Folk Musical Magazine: A Tribute to Jack Hardy (Smithsonian Folkways)
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| Diana Jones & Mike Regenstreif on Zoom (2021) |
Diana Jones- Go Tell the Savior
Fast Folk Musical Magazine: A Tribute to Jack Hardy (Smithsonian Folkways)
Jack Hardy- Dover to Dunkirk
The Nameless One (Great Divide)
Dave Van Ronk- The Drinking Song
To All My Friends in Far-Flung Places (Gazell)
Jack Hardy- Song for Dave
Coin of the Realm (Great Divide)
With the exception of “Jack’s Crows,” the songs on this program were written by Jack Hardy. Jack hosted a weekly songwriters’ exchange in his New York City apartment for more than 30 years and John Gorka was one of the many songwriters who passed through Jack’s apartment. John wrote “Jack’s Crows” as an allegorical song inspired by those songwriters’ exchanges. In the liner notes to the album, Jack’s Crows, John wrote, “Some days I look up and find I am one of Jack’s crows.”
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| John Gorka, Mike Regenstreif & Lucy Kaplansky (2012) |
John Gorka- Jack’s Crows
Jack’s Crows (High Street)
John Gorka- Down Where the Rabbits Run
Fast Folk Musical Magazine: A Tribute to Jack Hardy (Smithsonian Folkways)
Lucy Kaplansky- Forget-Me-Not
Fast Folk Musical Magazine: A Tribute to Jack Hardy (Smithsonian Folkways)
Jack Hardy- Orphan from Madrid/Guernica
Landmark (Great Divide)
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| Mike Regenstreif & Ronny Cox (2013) |
Ronny Cox- I Ought to Know
Fast Folk Musical Magazine: A Tribute to Jack Hardy (Smithsonian Folkways)
Terre Roche- The Tailor
Fast Folk Musical Magazine: A Tribute to Jack Hardy (Smithsonian Folkways)
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| Mike Regenstreif & Erik Frandsen (1976) photo: Felicity Fanjoy |
Erik Frandsen- Potter’s Field
Fast Folk Musical Magazine: A Tribute to Jack Hardy (Smithsonian Folkways)
Jack Hardy- In Memory of Federico Garcia Lorca
Noir (Great Divide)
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| Rod MacDonald & Mike Regenstreif (2005) |
Rod MacDonald- Resolution
Fast Folk Musical Magazine: A Tribute to Jack Hardy (Smithsonian Folkways)
Christine Lavin- Murder
Fast Folk Musical Magazine: A Tribute to Jack Hardy (Smithsonian Folkways)
Jack Hardy- If I Ever Pass This Way Again
The Passing (Prime CD)
Jonathan Byrd- Autumn
Fast Folk Musical Magazine: A Tribute to Jack Hardy (Smithsonian Folkways)
Nanci Griffith- Fare Thee Well
Fast Folk Musical Magazine: A Tribute to Jack Hardy (Smithsonian Folkways)
Jack Hardy- Singer’s Lament
Bandolier (Great Divide)
Next week: Songs of Eric Andersen.
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--Mike Regenstreif
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