Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – January 14, 2025: Remembering Peter Yarrow

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.

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Theme: Remembering Peter Yarrow (1938-2025).

The theme on this edition of Stranger Songs is Remembering Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul & Mary. Peter died on January 7 at age 86 following a four-year battle with bladder cancer.

This program includes songs performed by Peter and Peter, Paul & Mary, as well as some songs from his or their repertoire performed by several other artists.

Peter Yarrow- Don’t Ever Take Away My Freedom

Peter (Warner Bros.)

Peter, Paul & Mary- Puff (The Magic Dragon)

Moving (Warner Bros.)

Dave Van Ronk- River Come Down (Bamboo)

Down in Washington Square (Smithsonian Folkways)

Priscilla Herdman- Autumn to May

Stardreamer (Stardreamer Music)

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)

Bethany Yarrow with Peter Yarrow- The Cruel War

Rock Island (Little Monster)

Peter, Paul & Mary- Blowin’ in the Wind

In the Wind (Warner Bros.)

Peter Yarrow & Richie Havens- The Great Mandala (The Wheel of Life)

Lifelines Live (Warner Bros.)

Cliff Eberhardt- 500 Miles

500 Miles (Red House)

Grayson Capps- Early Morning Rain

Heartbreak, Misery & Death (Royal Potato Family)

Penny Lang- If I Had a Hammer

Live at the Yellow Door (She-Wolf)

Peter, Paul & Mary- Rich Man Poor Man

Late Again (Warner Bros.)

Tom Paxton- The Last Thing On My Mind

The Compleat Tom Paxton (Even Compleater) (Rhino Handmade)

Peter Yarrow- Tall Pine Trees

Peter (Warner Bros.)

Stan Rogers- Delivery Delayed

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

Peter, Paul & Mary- Day is Done

The Very Best of Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner Bros./Rhino)

Noel Paul Stookey & Peter Yarrow with The Paul Winter Consort- Et Misericordia

Something New and Fresh (Neworld)

Peter Yarrow- Freedom Medley: Woke Up This Morning with My Mind on Freedom/Oh Freedom/This Train is Bound for Glory/Twelve Gates to the City/Down by the Riverside/We Shall Overcome

Lifelines Live (Warner Bros.)

Peter Yarrow- Weave Me the Sunshine

Peter (Warner Bros.)

Peter, Paul & Mary with Tom Paxton, Fred Hellerman, Ronnie Gilbert, Odetta, Richie Havens, Dave Van Ronk, Susan Werner, Buddy Mondlock & John Sebastian- River of Jordan

Lifelines Live (Warner Bros.)

Next week: Blood on the Tracks Revisited.

--Mike Regenstreif