Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – May 13, 2025: A Tribute to The Klezmatics


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/595/70184.html

Theme: A Tribute to The Klezmatics as they mark their 40th year as a band.


The show features music by The Klezmatics, including some of their many collaborations with other artists, as well as some non-Klezmatics recordings by members and former members of the band.

The Klezmatics- Man in a Hat
Live at Town Hall (Klezmatics Disc)

The Klezmatics- Ale Brider
Shvaygn = Toyt: Heimatklänge of the Lower East Side (Rounder)
The Klezmatics with Alan Bern- NY Psycho Freylekhs
Rhythm + Jews (Rounder)
Alicia Svigals- Dem Trisker Rebns Khosid
Fidl (Traditional Crossroads)
The Klezmatics featuring Margot Leverett- Bobe Tanz
Live at Town Hall (Klezmatics Disc)
Margot Leverett & The Klezmer Mountain Boys- Lonesome Fiddle Blues & Sid’s Bulgars
Margot Leverett & The Klezmer Mountain Boys (Traditional Crossroads)
The Klezmatics- Dzhankoye
Shvaygn = Toyt: Heimatklänge of the Lower East Side (Rounder)

The Klezmatics- Bukoviner Freylekhs
Rhythm + Jews (Rounder)

Itzhak Perlman & The Klezmatics- Fisherlid
In the Fiddler’s House (Angel)

The Klezmatics- Come When I Call You
Wonder Wheel: Lyrics by Woody Guthrie (Jewish Music Group)
The Klezmatics- Mermaid’s Avenue
Wonder Wheel: Lyrics by Woody Guthrie (Jewish Music Group)
The Klezmatics- Holy Ground
Wonder Wheel: Lyrics by Woody Guthrie (Jewish Music Group)
Lisa Gutkin- Gonna Get Through This World
From Here On In (Lisa Gutkin)

Natalie Merchant with The Klezmatics- The Dancing Bear
Leave Your Sleep (Nonesuch)
Chava Alberstein & The Klezmatics- Di Krenitse (The Well)
The Well (Rounder)
Susan McKeown & Lorin Sklamberg- Heart’s Blood: Fort a yidele fort arroys (A Young Man Rode Out)/The Cruel Brother
Saints & Tzadiks (World Village)
Sasha Lurje & Lorin Sklamberg- A idisher kvartet
Jac Weinstein’s Helsinki Yiddish Cabaret (Global Music Centre)

The Klezmatics with Joshua Nelson & Kathryn Farmer- Oh Mary Don’t You Weep
Brother Moses Smote the Water (Piranha)
Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars featuring Michel “Mesach” Nestor- Unity (Carnival in Crown Heights) 
Chronika (Borscht Beat) 
Frank London with Karim Sulayman- Amore en
Ghetto Songs (Felmay)

The Klezmatics- Shushan Purim
Apikorsim/Heretics (World Village)

Next week: Variations on Hallelujah.

--Mike Regenstreif

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