Thursday, November 30, 2023

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – December 5, 2023: Songs from my top 10 folk-rooted and folk-branched albums of 2023


Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif finds connections and develops themes in various genres. The show is broadcast on CKCU, 93.1 FM, in Ottawa on Tuesdays from 3:30 until 5 pm (Eastern time) and is also available 24/7 for on-demand streaming.

This episode of Stranger Songs was recorded and can be streamed on-demand, now or anytime, by clicking on “Listen Now” at … https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/595/62989.html

Theme: Songs from my top 10 folk-rooted and folk-branched albums of 2023.


Number 10 – Gettin’ Together by Michael Jerome Browne


Michael Jerome Browne with Mary Flower & John Sebastian- Coffee Blues
Gettin’ Together (Borealis/Stony Plain)
Michael Jerome Browne with John Sebastian, Happy Traum & John McColgan- Living with the Blues.

Number 9 – The Breath Between by David Francey


David Francey
- The Breath Between 
The Breath Between (Laker Music) 
David Francey- Two Shadows 
The Breath Between (Laker Music) 

Number 8 – Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert by Cat Power


Cat Power
- Desolation Row
Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert (Domino)

Number 7 – Savoy by Taj Mahal


Taj Mahal
- Stompin’ at the Savoy
Savoy (Stony Plain)
Taj Mahal- Sweet Georgia Brown
Savoy (Stony Plain)

Number 6 – Vol. 2 – Yet and Still: Traditional American Folk Song-Stirring by Dick Connette by Too Sad for the Public


Too Sad for the Public featuring Ana Egge
- Shake Sugaree 
Vol.2 – Yet and Still: Traditional American Folk Song-Stirring by Dick Connette (StorySound) 
Too Sad for the Public featuring Rayna Gellert- Train Your Child
Vol.2 – Yet and Still: Traditional American Folk Song-Stirring by Dick Connette (StorySound) 

Number 5 – Home by Eliza Gilkyson


Eliza Gilkyson
- Sunflowers
Home (Realiza)
Eliza Gilkyson & Robert Earl Keen- How Deep 
Home (Realiza) 

Number 4 – At the End of the Day by Sylvia Tyson


Sylvia Tyson
- Long Chain of Love
At the End of the Day (Stony Plain)
Sylvia Tyson- At the End of the Day
At the End of the Day (Stony Plain)

Number 3 – Together by Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon


Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon
- This Campfire 
Together (Appalseed Productions) 
Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon- Christmas in the Desert
Together (Appalseed Productions) 

Number 2 – The Building and Other Songs by Daniel Kahn & Jake Shulman-Ment


Daniel Kahn & Jake Shulman-Ment
- Yeder Eyner Veys (Everybody Knows) 
The Building and Other Songs (Oriente Musik) 
Daniel Kahn & Jake Shulman-Ment- Tom Trauberts Kloglid (Tom Traubert’s Blues) 
The Building and Other Songs (Oriente Musik) 

Number 1 – Silent Tears: The Last Yiddish Tango by Payadora Tango Ensemble


Payadora Tango Ensemble featuring Aviva Chernick
- Silent Tears
Silent Tears: The Last Yiddish Tango (Six Degrees)
Payadora Tango Ensemble featuring Lenka Lichtenberg & Marta Kosiorek- Bitter Winter
Silent Tears: The Last Yiddish Tango (Six Degrees)

Note: I’m taking the next four weeks off and Stranger Songs will feature some repeat shows from 2021. You can see the playlists and stream the shows by clicking on the links.





New programs will resume on January 9.

--Mike Regenstreif

No comments:

Post a Comment