Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – April 30, 2024: Remembering Pete Seeger

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/595/64978.html

Theme: Remembering Pete Seeger (1919-2014)

Pete Seeger – who died in 2014 at age 94 – was a folksinger, musician, songwriter, author and activist at the vanguard of the folk revival from the 1940s until his death. Virtually all of us who came into the folk scene over the past seven decades or more, stand on Pete’s shoulders.

Pete Seeger- Tomorrow is a Highway

If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope and Struggle (Smithsonian Folkways)

The Weavers- Kisses Sweeter Than Wine

The Weavers at Carnegie Hall (Vanguard)

Nanci Griffith with Odetta, The Indigo Girls, Kennedy Rose, John Prine, James Hooker, Barry & Holly Tashian, John Gorka, David Mallett, Marlin Griffith & Jim Rooney- Wimoweh (Mbube)

Other Voices/Other Rooms (Elektra)

Perla Batalla- Guantanamera

Discoteca Batalla (Mechuda Music)

Peter Paul & Mary- If I Had a Hammer

Peter Paul and Mary (Warner Bros.)

Noel Paul Stookey- Not That Kind of Music

At Home: The Maine Tour (Neworld)

Pete Seeger with Arlo Guthrie & Shenendoah- Precious Friend You Will Be There

Precious Friend (Warner Bros.)

Bruce Cockburn- Turn, Turn, Turn

Rarities (True North)

Kronos Quartet with Sam Amidon, Brian Carpenter, Lee Knight & Aoife O'Donovan- Where Have All the Flowers Gone

Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet & Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger (Smithsonian Folkways)

Magpie- Last Train to Nuremburg

Endless River (Long Tail)

Ken Whiteley- Quite Early Morning

Ken Whiteley and the Beulah Band (Borealis)

Pete Seeger- One Grain of Sand

Dangerous Songs!? (Columbia/Legacy)

Tom Paxton, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer (The Power of Song)

All New (Community Music)

Annie Patterson- Pastures of Plenty

Meet Me By the Moonlight (Annie Patterson)

Arlo Guthrie with Shenendoah- Sailing Down This Golden River

Outlasting the Blues (Rising Son)

Pete Seeger- Of Time and Rivers Flowing

Pete (Living Music)

Reggie Harris- High Over the Hudson

On Solid Ground (Reggie Harris Music)

Happy Traum- Empty Pocket Blues

I Walk the Road Again (Roaring Stream)

Rosalie Sorrels- Old Devil Time

Report from Grimes Creek (Green Linnet)

Penny Lang- Oh, Had I a Golden Thread

Carry On Children (She-Wolf)

Pete Seeger- Both Sides Now

Young vs. Old (Columbia)

John McCutcheon with Hot Rize- Well May the World Go

To Everyone in All the World: A Celebration of Pete Seeger (Appalsongs)

Next week: Songs for Mothers.

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – April 23, 2024: Songs of Shel Silverstein

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/595/64883.html

Theme: Songs of Shel Silverstein (1930-1999)

Shel Silverstein – who died of a heart attack in 1999 at age 68 – was a renaissance man: an author, poet, cartoonist, singer-songwriter, musician, and playwright.

Shel Silverstein- Folk Singer’s Blues

Inside Folk Songs (Water)

Tom Paxton, Anne Hills & Bob Gibson- Sing for the Song

Best of Friends (Appleseed)

Bob Gibson- Whistlers & Jugglers

Makin’ a Mess: Bob Gibson Sings Shel Silverstein (Asylum)

Martin Simpson- In the Hills of Shiloh

Rooted (Topic)

Sarah Jarosz with Black Prairie- Queen of the Silver Dollar

Twistable, Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein (Sugar Hill)

Shel Silverstein- Bury Me in My Shades

Inside Folk Songs (Water)

John Prine- This Guitar is for Sale

Twistable, Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein (Sugar Hill)

The Irish Rovers- The Unicorn

The Best of The Irish Rovers (MCA)

Dr. Hook- Sylvia’s Mother

Gold (Crimson)

Johnny Cash- A Boy Named Sue

The Legend of Johnny Cash (American/Columbia/Legacy)

Shel Silverstein- 25 Minutes to Go

Inside Folk Songs (Water)

Gordon Lightfoot- On Susan’s Floor

Don Quixote (Reprise)

Bob Gibson- Stops Along the Way

Makin’ a Mess: Bob Gibson Sings Shel Silverstein (Asylum)

Lucinda Williams- The Ballad of Lucy Jordan

Twistable, Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein (Sugar Hill)

Papa John Kolstad & Wildman Mike Turk- Beans Taste Fine

Beans Taste Fine (Wampus Cat)

Shel Silverstein- Have Another Espresso

Inside Folk Songs (Water)

The Folk Legacy Trio- The Mermaid

Homecoming (The Folk Legacy Trio)

Rosalie Sorrels- You’re Always Welcome at Our House

Be Careful, There’s a Baby in the House (Green Linnet)

Shel Silverstein- Boa Constrictor

Inside Folk Songs (Water)

Nanci Griffith- The Giving Tree

Twistable, Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein (Sugar Hill)

Bobby Bare- Rosalie’s Good Eats Café

Bobby Bare Sings Lullabys, Legends and Lies (RCA)

Bob Gibson- Living Legend

The Living Legend Years (Bob Gibson Legacy).

Next week: Remembering Pete Seeger.

--Mike Regenstreif 

Saturday Morning with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Saturday April 20, 2024

Saturday Morning is an eclectic roots-oriented program on CKCU, 93.1 FM, in Ottawa 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. 

This episode of Saturday Morning was recorded and can be streamed on-demand, now or anytime, by clicking on “Listen Now” at … https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/128/64837.html

Finest Kind- April Morning

Heart’s Delight (Fallen Angle)

Annie Patterson & Mike Regenstreif (2018)

Annie Patterson- Gone, Gonna Rise Again

Mountain Side (Annie Patterson)

The Spain Brothers- Wild Rose of the Mountain

Bright and Better Morning (The Spain Brothers)

Katie Oates- When the Morning Breaks

We Go On: Si Kahn’s Songs of Hope in Hard Times (Hollow Reed Arts Recordings)

Mike Regenstreif & Si Kahn (1995)

Si Kahn & The Looping Brothers- Aragon Mill

Aragon Mill: The Bluegrass Sessions (Strictly Country)

Jay Linden- Boat on a River

Ordinary Sunrise (Americana North) 

Simon & Garfunkel- Old Friends/Bookends Theme

Bookends (Columbia)

Tom Rush- The Circle Game

The Circle Game (Elektra)

Chris Smither- Leave the Light On

Leave the Light On (Signature Sounds/True North)

Mason Daring & Jeanie Stahl- Marblehead Morning

Recordings Celebrating 50 Years of a Musical Partnership (Mason Daring & Jeanie Stahl)

Stan Rogers- Three Fishers

Songs of a Lifetime: For the Family (Fogarty’s Cove/Borealis) 

Wendy Grossman- The Jeannie C.

The Last Trip Home (Riverlark)

The Short Sisters- Home Dearie Home

A Little Gracefulness (Black Socks Press)

Tom Lewis & Mike Regenstreif (2006) photo: David Shapiro

Tom Lewis- Rolling Home

Mixed Cargo (Borealis)

Tim Grimm- Broken Truth

Broken Truth – single (Vault)

Connie Kaldor- Not a Sentimental Song

Keep Going (Coyote Entertainment)

Gentle Sparrow- Only Love in My Heart

River (Heart Alchemy Music)

Vince Halfhide- Memphis Rounder

Vince Halfhide (Vince Halfhide)

Annie Patterson- Shady Grove

Meet Me By the Moonlight (Annie Patterson)

Arnie Naiman & Chris Coole- Willie Moore

5 Strings Attached – Volume 2 (Merriweather)`

Judy Collins & Mike Regenstreif (2014)

Judy Collins- The Bells of Rhymney

3 & 4: Judy Collins #3 (Wildflower)

American Patchwork Quartet- Cuckoo Bird

American Patchwork Quartet (Carolina Jasmine)

Kate & Anna McGarrigle- Goin’ Back to Harlan

Matapedia (Hannibal)

Kim & Reggie Harris- Go Down Moses

Steal Away: Songs of the Underground Railroad (Appleseed)

Peter, Paul & Mary- Tell It on the Mountain

In the Wind (Warner Bros.)

The Klezmatics- Moses Smote the Water

Brother Moses Smote the Water (Piranha)

Mike Regenstreif & David Clayton-Thomas (2006)

David Clayton-Thomas- Holy Moses

A Blues for the New World (Antoinette Music Productions)

Jesse Winchester- Pharaoh’s Army

Learn to Love It (Stony Plain)

Shelley Posen- And We Sang ‘Ha Lakhma Anya’

Manna (Well Done Music)

Kiran Ahluwalia- Jaane Jahan

Comfort Food (Kiran Ahluwalia)

Bill Hearne- Snowin’ on Raton

Always Trust Your Cape (Howlin’ Dog)

Sue Foley- Oh Babe, It Ain’t No Lie

One Guitar Woman: A Tribute to the Female Pioneers of Guitar (Stony Plain)

Mike Regenstreif & Eric Bibb (2005)

Eric Bibb- Bring Me Little Water, Sylvie

Live at the Scala Theatre (Stony Plain)

Nick Gravenites- Poor Boy

Rogue Blues (M.C.)

Todd Burge- Weed

Seed (Todd Burge)

James Gordon- Wild Wind Blows

Wrinkles and Scars (James Gordon)

Kristen Grainger & True North- Oceans Rising

Oceans Rising – single (Kristen Grainger & True North)

Annie Patterson- The L&N Don’t Stop Here Anymore

Mountain Side (Annie Patterson)

Eve Goldberg & Mike Regenstreif (2013)

Eve Goldberg- Sweet Sorrow in the Wind

Ever Brightening Day (Sweet Patootie Music)

Jean Ritchie & Sons- One More Mile

Mountain Born (Greenhays)

Evenchick & Hucul- Where Alexandra Goes

This is My Story (Melissa Hucul & Mark Evenchick)

Anne Hills- Alexandra Leaving

Points of View (Appleseed)

Ana Egge- We Lay Roses

Between Us (StorySound)

Rob Lutes- Shediac Bridge

Come Around (Lucky Bear)

Lisa Redfern- The Best Part

The Best Part (Lisa Redfern)

Rachael Sage- Deepest Dark

Another Side (MPress)

I’ll be hosting Saturday Morning next on May 18. I also host Stranger Songs on CKCU every Tuesday from 3:30-5 pm.

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – April 16, 2024: New York State of Mind

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/595/64765.html

Theme: New York State of Mind

All the songs on this show have something or other to do with New York City.

Tony Bennett & Billy Joel- New York State of Mind

Playin’ with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues (RPM/Columbia)

Bob Dylan- Talkin’ New York

Bob Dylan (Columbia/Legacy)

Tex König- Zen Koans Gonna Rise Again

Königsblende (Music Cellar)

Lucy Wainwright Roche & Suzzy Roche- Bleecker Street

Mud & Apples (Lucy Wainwright Roche & Suzzy Roche)

Garnet Rogers- American Jerusalem

The Outside Track (Snow Goose Songs)

Orit Shimoni- New York 

Winnipeg (Orit Shimoni) 

Mike Regenstreif & David Amram (2017)

David Amram & The Colorado Symphony Orchestra- Variation VI: Street Sounds of New York B) Klezmer Wedding Celebration and Middle Eastern Bazaar

This Land: Symphonic Variations on a Song by Woody Guthrie (Newport Classic)

Suzanne Vega- New York is My Destination

An Evening of New York Songs and Stories (Cooking Vinyl)

Mike Regenstreif & Erik Frandsen (1976) photo: Felicity Fanjoy

Erik Frandsen- Unique New York 

Antiques: New & Used (Erik Frandsen) 

Christine Lavin- Another New York Afternoon

The Seasons Project: Spring (Christine Lavin) 

Tom Russell- Biggest Bordertown

Old Songs Yet to Sing (Frontera)

Mike Regenstreif & Chaim Tannenbaum (1976) photo: Felicity Fanjoy

Chaim Tannenbaum- Brooklyn 1955

Chaim Tannenbaum (StorySound)

The Klezmatics- Mermaid’s Avenue

Wonder Wheel: Lyrics by Woody Guthrie (Jewish Music Group)

Frank London’s Klezmer Brass Allstars featuring Michel “Meshach” Nestor- Unity (Carnival in Crown Heights) 

Chronika (Borscht Beat) 

Mike Regenstreif & Lucy Kaplansky (2012)

Lucy Kaplansky- Brooklyn Train

The Red Thread (Red House)

Nat King Cole- Harlem Blues

St. Louis Blues (Capitol)

Reggie Harris- Harlem Renaissance

Ready to Go (Reggie Harris Music)

Lena Horne & Harry Belafonte- There’s a Boat That’s Leaving Soon for New York

Porgy & Bess (RCA)

Harry Nilsson- I Guess the Lord Must Be In New York City

Harry (RCA)

Chava Alberstein- Fellini in New York 

End of the Holiday (Rounder) 

Mike Regenstreif & Priscilla Herdman (2000)

Priscilla Herdman- Goodnight, New York

The Road Home (Redwing Music)

Frank Sinatra- (Theme from) New York, New York

The Reprise Collection (Reprise)

Next week: Songs of Shel Silverstein.

--Mike Regenstreif 

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – April 9, 2024: Songs I’ve Heard Tom Rush Sing

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/595/64667.html

Theme: Songs I’ve Heard Tom Rush Sing.

Tom Rush – who is now 83 years old – has been performing and recording for more than 60 years. This show includes songs from Tom’s new album, “Gardens Old, Flowers New,” as well as other artists doing songs Tom has recorded over the years.

Tom Rush- Sailing

Gardens Old, Flowers New (Appleseed) 

Woody Guthrie- Do Re Mi

This Land is Your Land: The Asch Recordings Vol. 1 (Smithsonian Folkways)

Ian Tyson- Windy Bill

Old Corrals and Sagebrush & Other Cowboy Culture Classics (Stony Plain)

Eric Von Schmidt- Joshua Gone Barbados

Baby, Let Me Lay It On You (Gazell)

Blind Willie McTell- Statesboro Blues

The Rough Guide to Blind Willie McTell (World Music Network)

Tom Rush- Gimme Some of It

Gardens Old, Flowers New (Appleseed) 

The Duhks- Mighty Storm

Fast Paced World (Sugar Hill)

Lauren Sheehan- I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate

The Light Still Burns (Wilson River)

Emmylou Harris- No Regrets

Bluebird (Reprise)

Bruce Cockburn- One Day I Walk

Greatest Hits (1970-2020) (True North)

Jesse Winchester- Biloxi 

Jesse Winchester (Stony Plain) 

Tom Rush- The Harbor

Gardens Old, Flowers New (Appleseed) 

Joni Mitchell- Urge for Going

Archives – Volume 2: The Reprise Years (1968-1971) (Rhino)

Murray McLauchlan- Old Man’s Song

Songs from the Street: The Best of Murray McLauchlan (True North)

Eddie Holstein- Jazzman

Eddie Holstein (Eddie Holstein)

David Wiffen- Driving Wheel

David Wiffen (Fantasy)

Tom Rush- It All Comes Down to Love

Gardens Old, Flowers New (Appleseed) 

3’s a Crowd- Gnostic Serenade

Christopher’s Movie Matinee (Dunhill)

Michael Smith- This Here Mandolin (Hobo’s Mandolin)

There (Flying Fish)

Bonnie Koloc- Colors of the Sun

Rediscovered (Mr. Biscuit)

Guy Clark- Desperados Waiting for a Train

Keepers: a live recording (Sugar Hill)

Tom Rush- Glory Road 

Gardens Old, Flowers New (Appleseed) 

Tom Rush- One More Time Around the Sun

Gardens Old, Flowers New (Appleseed) 

Next week: New York State of Mind.

--Mike Regenstreif