Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Tuesday June 27, 2023: Songs of Bruce Cockburn

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/595/60977.html

Theme: Songs of Bruce Cockburn.

The show features songs from Bruce Cockburn’s new album, O Sun O Moon, and versions of some of his songs by other artists.

Mike Regenstreif & Bruce Cockburn (2017)

Bruce Cockburn- On a Roll

O Sun O Moon (True North)

3's a Crowd- Bird Without Wings

Christopher’s Movie Matinee (Dunhill)

Tom Rush- One Day I Walk

Ladies Love Outlaws (Columbia)

Teresa Ennis- Going to the Country

Space (BeaverBank Empire)

Claire Lynch- All the Diamonds in the World

North By South (Compass)

Claudia Schmidt combines Bruce Cockburn’s song, “For the Birds,” with her poem, “Replenish.”

Claudia Schmidt- For the Birds/Replenish

Reimagining (Claudia Schmidt)

Bruce Cockburn- When You Arrive

O Sun O Moon (True North)

Canadian Brass- 13th Mountain

Canadiana (Linus/Canadian Brass)

Bruce Cockburn- To Keep the World We Know

O Sun O Moon (True North)

ES:MO (Elizabeth Shepherd & Michael Occhipinti)- Lovers is a Dangerous Time

The Weight of Hope (ES:MO)

David Wiffen- Up on the Hillside

Coast to Coast Fever (EMI)

Colin Linden- Anything, Anytime, Anywhere

Raised By Wolves (True North)

Bruce Cockburn- Colin Went Down to the Water

O Sun O Moon (True North)

Grace Griffith- Wondering Where the Lions Are

Minstrel Song (Blix Street)

Salamander Crossing- Child of the Wind

Henry Street – A Retrospective (Signature Sounds)

Special Consensus- Mighty Trucks of Midnight

Great Blue North (Compass)

The Squirrel Hillbillies Mama Just Wants to Barrelhouse All Night Long

Rhizomes (The Squirrel Hillbillies)

Bruce Cockburn- Into the Now

O Sun O Moon (True North)

Judy Collins- Pacing the Cage

Portrait of an American Girl (Wildflower)

Maria Muldaur- Southland of the Heart

Southland of the Heart (Telarc)

Christine Collister- The Whole Night Sky

The Dark Gift of Time (Koch)

Bruce Cockburn- O Sun By Day O Moon By Night

O Sun O Moon (True North)

Bruce Cockburn- Haiku

O Sun O Moon (True North)

Next week: Songs and Conversation with Sneezy Waters.

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Tuesday June 20, 2023: The Philosophy of Modern Song, Part 2

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/595/60948.html

Theme: The Philosophy of Modern Song, Part 2.

Bob Dylan wrote about each of the songs on this show in his book, The Philosophy of Modern Song. Except where noted, these tracks are the versions of the songs that Dylan cites.

Dylan cites the 1956 version of “Ruby, Are You Mad at Your Man?” by The Osborne Brothers.

Carolina Chocolate Drops- Ruby, Are You Mad at Your Man?

Leaving Eden (Nonesuch)

Dylan cites the 1958 version of “Volare” by Domenico Modugno.

The Gipsy Kings- Volare

The Best of The Gipsy Kings (Nonesuch/Elektra)

The Clash- London Calling

London Calling (Epic)

Hank Williams- Your Cheatin’ Heart

40 Greatest Hits (Polydor)

Roy Orbison- Blue Bayou

In Dreams (Monument)

Dylan cites the 1970 version of “Midnight Rider” by The Allman Brothers.

Greg Allman- Midnight Rider

T-Bone Burnett presents The Speaking Clock Revue: Live from The Beacon Theatre (Shout! Factory)

Carl Perkins- Blue Suede Shoes

The Rockin’ Guitar Man: The Singles 1955-1962 (Jasmine)

Little Richard- Long Tall Sally

18 Greatest Hits (Rhino)

Warren Zevon- Dirty Life and Times

The Wind (Artemis)

Mose Allison- Everybody Cryin’ Mercy

I’ve Been Doin’ Some Thinkin’ (Atlantic)

Johnny Cash- Big River

The Legend of Johnny Cash (American Recordings)

Ernie K-Doe- A Certain Girl

Finger Poppin’ and Stompin’ Feet: 20 Classic Allen Toussaint Productions for Minit Records 1960-1962 (Crescent City Soul)

Dylan cites the 1964 version of “Blue Moon” by Dean Martin.

Ian Tyson- Blue Moon

Live at Longview (Stony Plain)

Waylon Jennings- I’ve Always Been Crazy

Nashville Rebel (RCA/Legacy)

Judy Garland- Come Rain or Come Shine

Judy (Capitol)

Jimmy Reed- Big Boss Man

Found Love (Vee-Jay)

Dylan cites the 1928 version of “Old and Only in the Way” by Charlie Poole.

Loudon Wainwright III- Old and Only in the Way

High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project (2nd Story Sound)

Nina Simone- Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood

Broadway-Blues-Ballads (Philips)

Pete Seeger- Waist Deep in the Big Muddy

Waist Deep in the Big Muddy and Other Love Songs (Columbia)

Elvis Presley- Viva Las Vegas

Viva Las Vegas (RCA)

Dylan cites the 1996 version of “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” by Jimmy Webb.

Susie Arioli Band featuring Jordan Officer- By the Time I Get to Phoenix

Learn to Smile Again (Justin Time)

Frank Sinatra- Strangers in the Night

Greatest Love Songs (Reprise)

Santana- Black Magic Woman

Abraxis (Columbia)

Next week: Songs of Bruce Cockburn.

--Mike Regenstreif

Saturday Morning with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Saturday June 17, 2023

Saturday Morning is an eclectic roots-oriented program on CKCU in Ottawa heard on Saturday mornings from 7 until 10 am (Eastern time) and available for on-demand streaming anytime. I am one of the four rotating hosts of the Saturday Morning show.

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

This episode of Saturday Morning was recorded and can already be streamed on-demand at … https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/128/60881.html

 

The Persuasions- Mr. Tambourine Man

Knockin’ On Bob’s Door (Zoho)

Stan Rogers- The Last Watch

From Fresh Water (Fogarty’s Cove/Borealis)

Tex König- Northwest Passage

Königsblende (Music Cellar)

Ian Robb- Make and Break Harbour

From Different Angels (Fallen Angle)

Priscilla Herdman- Forty-Five Years

Forgotten Dreams (Flying Fish)

Stan Rogers- The Flowers of Bermuda

Between the Breaks…Live! (Fogarty’s Cove/Borealis)

Artisan- Mary Ellen Carter

Driving Home (Bedspring Music)

Mountain City Four- The Log Driver’s Waltz

Mountain City Four (Omnivore)

Chaim Tannenbaum- Moonshiner

Chaim Tannenbaum (StorySound)

Rufus Wainwright with Anna McGarrigle, Chaim Tannenbaum, Lily Lanken, Lucy Wainwright Roche & Martha Wainwright- Wild Mountain Thyme

Folkocracy (BMG)

Terre & Maggie Roche- Apostrophe to the Wind

Kin Ya See That Sun (Earth Rock Wreckerds)

Vance Gilbert- Honeysuckle Fences

The Mother of Trouble (Vance Gilbert)

Rod MacDonald & Mike Regenstreif (2005)

Rod MacDonald- Enough About Me

Rants and Romance (Blue Flute Music)

Terre & Maggie Roche- Kin Ya See That Sun

Kin Ya See That Sun (Earth Rock Wreckerds)

Larry & Joe- Los Doce

Nuevo South Train (Larry & Joe)

The Refugees- Monday Monday

California (Wahubo/Longhouse)

Rufus Wainwright with Susanna Hoffs, Chris Stills & Sheryl Crow- Twelve-Thirty (Young Girls are Coming to the Canyon)

Folkocracy (BMG)

The Mamas & The Papas- Dancing Bear

The Mamas & The Papas (MCA)

Natalie Merchant & The Klezmatics- The Dancing Bear

Leave Your Sleep (Nonesuch)

Dave Van Ronk- Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear

To All My Friends in Far-Flung Places (Gazell)

Ball & Chain & The Wreckers- Merle

Satisfied (Ball & Chain)

Tom Russell- Tulare Dust/They’re Tearing the Labor Camps Down

Tulare Dust: a songwriters’ tribute to Merle Haggard (RockBeat)

Preservation Hall Jazz Band & Merle Haggard- Basin Street Blues

Preservation (Preservation Hall)

Terra Spencer & Ben Caplan- Good Friends

Old News (Terra Spencer & Ben Caplan)

Bruce Cockburn- King of the Bolero

O Sun O Moon (True North)

Eliza Gilkyson & Mike Regenstreif (2006)

Eliza Gilkyson- Here Comes the Night

Home (Realiza)

William Prince- Tanqueray

Stand in the Joy (Six Shooter)

Bob Dylan- Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues

Shadow Kingdom (Columbia/Legacy)

Eliza Gilkyson & Mary Chapin Carpenter- Sparrow

Home (Realiza)

Chris Vallillo- Ma Belle

Forgottonia (Go Ridge Music)

Tim O'Brien- Cup of Sugar

Cup of Sugar (Howdy Skies)

Queen Esther- All That We Are

Rona (EL)

Tim Grimm- Stirrin’ Up Trouble

The Little In-Between (Vault)

Jaspar Lepak- Ever Gonna Fly

Desert Ghosts (Jaspar Lepak)

Michael Jerome Browne, Mike Regenstreif & Eric Bibb (2005)

Michael Jerome Browne with J.J. Milteau & Eric Bibb- Shake ‘Em on Down

Gettin’ Together (Borealis/Stony Plain)

Eric Bibb with Taj Mahal & Jontavious Willis- Blues Funky Like Dat

Ridin’ (Stony Plain)

Taj Mahal- Summertime

Savoy (Stony Plain)

Aaron Smith & The Coal Biters- The Way to Sam’s Throne

The Legend of Sam Davis and Other Stories of Newton County, Arkansas (Aaron Smith)

The Sherpas- A Ways to Go

Promise to Harry (Trifecta)

John & Sheila Ludgate- The Gift of an Ordinary Day

The Kitchen Sessions (John & Sheila Ludgate)

Matthew Alexander- My Children’s Children

Midnight Dream Station (Caravan)

The Bombadils- Bicycle

Dear Friend (The Bombadils)

Jay Linden- I Wish

Ordinary Sunrise (Americana North)

Lea Michele- Don’t Rain On My Parade

Funny Girl – New Broadway Cast Recording (Sony Masterworks Broadway)

Lea Michele & Ramin Karimloo- Sadie, Sadie

Funny Girl – New Broadway Cast Recording (Sony Masterworks Broadway)

Tovah Feldshuh & Jared Grimes- Who Taught Her Everything She Knows

Funny Girl – New Broadway Cast Recording (Sony Masterworks Broadway)

Meredith Moon- Needlecase Medley

Constellations (True North)

I’ll be hosting Saturday Morning next on July 15. I also host Stranger Songs on CKCU every Tuesday from 3:30-5 pm. 

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Tuesday June 13, 2023: Train Songs, Volume II

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/595/60788.html

Theme: Train Songs, Volume II.

Bill Garrett & Mike Regenstreif (2014)

Bill Garrett- Railroad Line

Bill Garrett (Borealis)

Mason Daring & Jeanie Stahl- Chattanooga Choo Choo

Forty (Daring)

Jackie Washington- Sleepy Town Train

Keeping Out of Mischief (Pyramid)

Rory Block- Midnight Train to Georgia

Ain’t Nobody Worried: Celebrating Great Women of Song (Stony Plain)

The Whiteley Brothers- When the Train Comes Along 

Bluesology (Pyramid)

Doc & Merle Watson- Freight Train Boogie

Elementary Doctor Watson (Tomato)

Ball & Chain & The Wreckers- Golden Rails

Satisfied (Ball & Chain)

Paul Mills- Last Steam Engine Train

The Other Side of the Glass (Borealis)

Stan Rogers- Guysborough Train

From Coffee House to Concert Hall (Fogarty’s Cove)

Anne Hills- Maria Took the Train to Town

Tracks (Hand & Heart Music)

Steel Rail- (Just) Waiting for a Train

Coming Home (Crossties)

David Mallett- Dulcimer

Inches & Miles 1977-1980 (Flying Fish)

Doug McArthur- Tears Like Rain

Tears Like Rain (Doug McArthur)

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee- Southern Train

London, 1958 (Jasmine)

Erynn Marshall & Carl Jones- Southern Special

Old Tin (Dittyville Music)

Larry & Joe- Nuevo South Train

Nuevo South Train (Larry & Joe)

Bill Staines- Railroad Blues

Third Time Around (Catfish)

Eric Bibb- 500 Miles

Ridin’ (Stony Plain)

Tom Russell- The Santa Fe at Midnight

Borderland (HighTone)

Caitlin Hanford- That Lonesome Whistle Sound

Bluer Skies (Denon)

Priscilla Herdman & Utah Phillips- I Remember Loving You

Darkness into Light (Flying Fish)

Mike Regenstreif & Ronny Cox (2013)

Ronny Cox- Cortelia Clark

How I Love Them Old Songs: Ronny Cox Sings Mickey Newbury (Bay Sound)

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy- Whistle Stop

Louie Louie Louie (Savoy Jazz)

NRBQ- Next Stop Brattleboro

High Noon – A 50-Year Retrospective (Omnivore)

Next week: The Philosophy of Modern Song, Part 2.

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--Mike Regenstreif