Sunday, March 5, 2023

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Tuesday March 14, 2023: Roving Gamblers


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.

This episode of Stranger Songs was recorded and can already be streamed on-demand by clicking on “Listen Now” at … https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/595/59680.html

Theme: Roving Gamblers.

All of the songs have something or other to do with gamblers and/or gambling.

Mike Regenstreif & Ramblin' Jack Elliott (2010)

Ramblin' Jack Elliott- Roving Gambler
Kerouac’s Last Dream (Appleseed)

Sean Gagnier- South Coast
Circle Harbor (Sean Gagnier)
Mary McCaslin- Ballad of Weaverville
Prairie in the Sky (Philo)

Willie P. Bennett- John Henry, the Gambler
Blackie and the Rodeo King (Bnatural Music)
Jim Kwesskin & The Neo-Passé Jazz Band- Staggerlee
Jump for Joy (Vanguard)
Papa John Kolstad with Wildman Mike Turk- Black Dog Blues
Beans Taste Fine (Wampus Cat)
Roy Book Binder- Poker Playin’ Papa
The Good Book (PegLeg)
Tom Paxton- The Name of the Game is Stud
Ain’t That News (Elektra)

Judy Collins & Mike Regenstreif (2014)

Judy Collins
- The Dealer (Down and Losin’)
True Stories and Other Dreams (Elektra)
Ian & Sylvia- Summer Wages
The Lost Tapes (Stony Plain)
Ian Tyson- Gallo del Cielo
Old Corrals and Sagebrush & Other Cowboy Culture Classics (Stony Plain)
Tom Russell- Throwing Horseshoes at the Moon
Old Songs Yet to Sing (Frontera)
Rosalie Sorrels- Aces, Straights and Flushes
Be Careful, There’s a Baby in the House (Green Linnet)

Mike Regenstreif & Bill Morrissey (2005)

Bill Morrissey- Gambler’s Blues
Inside (Philo)
Mollie O'Brien- Gambling Man
Big Red Sun (Sugar Hill)
Paul Geremia- Dying Crapshooter’s Blues
Live from Uncle Sam’s Backyard (Red House)
Michael Jerome Browne- Gambling Blues
Double (Borealis)
Big Joe Turner- Born to Gamble
I Don’t Dig It (Jukebox Lil)

Steve Goodman- The Lovin’ of the Game
Somebody Else’s Troubles (Sequel)
Mary Coughlan- The Dice
Under the Influence (EastWest)
Artie Traum & Mike Regenstreif (2006)

Happy & Artie Traum- Gambler’s Song
Hard Times in the Country (Rounder)
Jerry Jeff Walker- Ballad of Honest Sam
It’s About Time (Tried & True Music)
Frankie Laine- Dead Man’s Hand
Deuces Wild (Columbia)
The Clancy Brothers & Robbie O'Connell- Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Willie
Older But No Wiser (Vanguard)

Mike Regenstreif & David Clayton-Thomas (2006)

David Clayton-Thomas
- Go Down Gamblin’
In Concert: A Musical Biography (Justin Time)

Next week: "Shout, Sister, Shout" and Other Songs from the Repertoire of Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

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--Mike Regenstreif

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