Thursday, April 18, 2024

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 

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