Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – September 2, 2025: "Crazy Blues" and Other Crazy Songs

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/595/71788.html

Theme: “Crazy Blues” and other Crazy Songs.

Mamie Smith- Crazy Blues

The Rough Guide to Blues Women (World Music Network)

Patsy Cline- Crazy

The Unforgettable Patsy Cline (Polygram)

Steven Fromholz- I’d Have to Be Crazy

A Rumor in My Own Time (Capitol)

Rosalie Sorrels- We Were Kinda Crazy Then 

Travelin’ Lady Rides Again (Green Linnet)

Lennie Gallant- She’s Gonna Drive You Crazy

Shelter from the Storms (Lennie Gallant)

J.J. Cale- Crazy Mama

Naturally (Mercury)

Ball & Chain & The Wreckers- Crazy Arms

Live at the Bayou (Ball & Chain)

Durham County Poets- Good Kind of Crazy

Out of the Woods (Durham County Poets)

Jim Kweskin & The Jug Band- Crazy Words, Crazy Tune

Greatest Hits (Vanguard)

Leon Redbone- I’m Crazy ‘Bout My Baby

Whistling in the Wind (Rounder)

John Prine- Egg & Daughter Night, Lincoln Nebraska, 1967 (Crazy Bone)

The Tree of Forgiveness (Oh Boy)

Bebop Cowboys- Crazy Rhythm

Début (Bebop Cowboys)

Tom Paxton- Crazy John

Tom Paxton 6 (Elektra)

Michael Smith- Crazy Mary

Love Letter on a Fish (Tales from the Tavern)

Carla Gover & Brett Ratliff- Crazy

Kentucky Queen (Redbird)

Russ Kelley- Crazy Shades of Blue

Crazy Shades of Blue (Ark Road Music Productions)

Billie Holiday- Crazy He Calls Me

Lady’s Decca Days, Volume One (Decca)

Sunny and Her Joy Boys- You’re Driving Me Crazy

Introducing Sunny and Her Joy Boys (Stony Plain)

J. Reissner- Crazy Swing

Portrait in Blue (J. Reissner)

Ana Gasteyer- Crazy People

I’m Hip (Henry’s Girl)

Ian Robb- Champion at Driving ‘Em Crazy

Ian Robb & Hang the Piper (Folk-Legacy)

Leonard Cohen- Crazy to Love You

Old Ideas (Columbia)

Shirley Eikhard- Crazy from the Heat

Going Home (Artisan Music)

Tom Russell- The Other Side of Crazy

Who’s Gonna Build Your Wall? (HighTone)

Barbara Dane- Crazy Blues

On My Way (Dreadnaught Music)

Next week: Part 1 – Songs and Conversation with author David Eisenstadt; Part 2 – Car Talk.

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – August 26, 2025: Songs of August & Highway 61 Revisited – Revisited

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/595/71687.html

Themes: Part 1 – Songs of August; Part 2 – Highway 61 Revisited – Revisited.

Part 1 – Songs of August

Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tran- August Flower

From China to Appalachia (Community Music)

Emily Triggs- Beautiful August

The Great Escape (Emily Triggs)

Jay Linden- August Night

Satchel (Jay Linden)

The Lucky Sisters- On an August Night

So Lucky (Patio)

Preservation Hall Jazz Band- August Nights

That’s It (Legacy)

Joan Baez- The 33rd of August

Blessed Are (Vanguard)

Jeanie Stahl- The August of Our Years

Mysteries (Daring)

Benny Carter- August Moon

Aspects (United Artists)

Part 2 – Highway 61 Revisited – Revisited.

It was 60 years ago, on August 30, 1965, that Bob Dylan released his monumental folk-rock album, Highway 61 Revisited.

Rory Block- Like a Rolling Stone

Positively 4th Street: A Tribute to Bob Dylan (Stony Plain)

Tim O’Brien- Tombstone Blues

Red On Blonde (Sugar Hill)

Ian Hanchet- It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry

Dealin’ from the Bottom (of My Heart) (Ian Hanchet)

Bob Dylan- From a Buick 6

Highway 61 Revisited (Columbia)

Ben Sidran- Ballad of a Thin Man

Dylan Different (Bonsai)

Emma Swift- Queen Jane Approximately

Blonde on the Tracks (Tiny Ghost/CRS)

Ray Benson- Highway 61 Revisited

Swingin’ and Skankin’ (Primary Wave Music)

Tom Russell & Joe Ely- Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues

Folk Hotel (Frontera)

Bill Camplin- Desolation Row

Bob Dylan Project One (Bill Camplin)

Bob Dylan recorded versions of the next three songs during the sessions for Highway 61 Revisited but did not include them on the album.

Lucinda Williams- Positively 4th Street

The Village: A Celebration of the Music of Greenwich Village (429)

Bob Dylan & The Hawks- Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window (single version)

Side Tracks (Columbia/Legacy)

Bob Dylan- Sitting On a Barbed Wire Fence

The Best of the Cutting Edge 1965-1966 (Columbia/Legacy)

Next week: Crazy Blues and Other Crazy Songs.

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – August 19, 2025: The Original Sloth Band at 60

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/595/71585.html

Theme: The Original Sloth Band at 60.

The Original Sloth Band – teenaged brothers Chris Whiteley and Ken Whiteley and their friend Tom Evans – played their first gig in 1965. Their band name for that gig was Tubby Fats Original Allstar Downtown Syncopated Big Rock Jug Band but they soon evolved into the Original Sloth Band. Sadly, Tom Evans passed away from cancer in 2009, but, in June, Chris and Ken with some guest musicians played a concert at Hugh’s Room in Toronto to mark the milestone anniversary.

Original Sloth Band- The New Heartbreak Blues

Whoopee After Midnight (Sloth)

Samoa Wilson with The Jim Kweskin Band- (I Just Want to Be) Horizontal

I Just Want to Be Horizontal (Kingswood)

Tony Rice- Temperance Reel

Tony Rice (Rounder)

Jeff Healey- Sheik of Araby

The Best of the Stony Plain Years: Vintage Jazz, Swing and Blues (Stony Plain)

Amos Milburn- Johnson Rag

Rockin’ and Drinkin’: Greatest Hits and More 1946-1959 (Jasmine)

Original Sloth Band- Heaven

Whoopee After Midnight (Sloth)

The Dumptrucks- Stealin’

Selections (Laughing Cactus)

Original Sloth Band- I’m a Vulture (for Horticulture)

Whoopee After Midnight (Sloth)

Leon Redbone- Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone

Champagne Charlie (Warner Bros.)

Jenny Whiteley- Things are Coming My Way

The Original Jenny Whiteley (Black Hen Music)

Jay McShann- Sunny Side of the Street

Still Jumpin’ the Blues (Stony Plain)

Mose Scarlett- How Long Blues

The Fundamental Things (Pyramid)

Original Sloth Band- Get a Job 

Whoopee After Midnight (Sloth)

Maria Muldaur- Organ Grinder Blues

One Hour Mama: The Blues of Victoria Spivey (NOLA Blues)

Duke Ellington & Ivie Anderson- Get Yourself a New Broom (and Sweep the Blues Away)

Ellington in Order, Volume 5 (1932-33) (Legacy)

Duke Ellington & The Mills Brothers- Diga Diga Do

Ellington in Order, Volume 5 (1932-33) (Legacy)

Jimmy Bracken's Toe Ticklers- It’s Tight Like That

Jack Teagarden: The Definitive Collection (Master Tape)

Original Sloth Band- Shout Baby Shout

Hustlin’ & Bustlin’ (Woodshed)

The Boswell Sisters- Cheek to Cheek

Cheek to Cheek (Classic)

The Central Park Sheiks- Honeysuckle Rose

Honeysuckle Rose (Flying Fish)

Bessie Smith- Gimme a Pigfoot (and a Bottle of Beer)

Bessie Smith: The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection (Big3)

Carolina Chocolate Drops- Memphis Shakedown

Carolina Chocolate Drops & Joe Thompson (Music Makers Recordings)

Original Sloth Band- Hustlin’ and Bustlin’ for Baby

Hustlin’ & Bustlin’ (Woodshed)

Ken Whiteley- Fast Freight Train

Unseen Hands: 12 Songs 12 Strings (Ken Whiteley)

Chris Whiteley- I’ve Got to Split

It’s the Natural Thing to Do (Electro-Fi)

Next week: Songs for August and Highway 61 Revisited – Revisited.

--Mike Regenstreif

Saturday Morning with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – August 9, 2025

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/128/71495.html

Mike Regenstreif & David Francey (2019)

David Francey- Annie’s House

Maps (Laker Music)

Maggie’s Wake- Maid of Fortune

Maggie’s Wake (Maggie’s Wake)

Graham Lindsey- The Islander

Tune Machine (Graham Lindsey)

Cassie & Maggie- Nancy

Gold and Coal (Cassie and Maggie)

Jez Lowe- Oubliette

Oubliette (Tantobie)

Maggie’s Wake- Arcane

Maggie’s Wake (Maggie’s Wake)

Christine Lavin- The Best Summer

Drum School Dropout (Christine Lavin)

Tom Mitchell & Mike Regenstreif (1999)

Tom Mitchell- Nuts for Bolts

Tom Mitchell (Philo)

Mike Regenstreif & Steve Gillette (1994)

Steve Gillette- Home by Dark

Best of (Compass Rose Music)

Rodney Dillard- Let the Rough Side Drag

Let the Rough Side Drag (Flying Fish)

Jim Byrnes- Step By Step

Long Hot Summer Days (Black Hen Music)

Mary Black- Lay Down Your Burden

The Holy Ground (Gifthorse)

Mike Regenstreif & Lucy Kaplansky (2012)

Lucy Kaplansky- Everybody Knows but Me

The Tide (Red House)

Jesse Winchester & Mike Regenstreif (2000)

Jesse Winchester- Blow On, Chilly Wind

Let the Rough Side Drag (Stony Plain)

The Limeliters- Until We Can’t Sing Anymore

Until We Can’t Sing Anymore (The Limeliters)

Mike Regenstreif, Anne Hills & Tom Paxton (2001)

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

Best of Friends (Appleseed)

Peter Campbell- Emigré

Burden of Hope (Peter Campbell)

Eliza Gilkyson & Mike Regenstreif on Zoom (2022)

Eliza Gilkyson- Holy

Dark Ages (Realiza)

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band- My City of Ruins

Land of Hope and Dreams (Columbia)

Kemp Harris- Don’t You Hear Them America

The America Chronicles (Righteous Mischief)

Perla Batalla & Julie Christensen- Anthem

Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man (Verve)

John Wort Hannam- Acres of Elbow Room

Acres of Elbow Room (John Wort Hannam)

Mary Chapin Carpenter- Paint + Turpentine

Personal History (Lambent Light/Thirty Tigers)

Mike Regenstreif & Garnet Rogers (2006)

Garnet Rogers with Doug Long- This Shirt

Summer Lightning: Live (Snow Goose)

Ponyfolk- Midnight on the Water

The Woods Have Shown Us (Hestehus)

Eva Cassidy- Summertime

Walkin’ After Midnight (Blix Street)

Maria Muldaur- My Handy Man

One Hour Mama: The Blues of Victoria Spivey (NOLA Blues)

Victoria Spivey- Black Snake Swing

Queen Victoria (Frank Goldy)

Roy Book Binder & Fats Kaplin- Hesitation Blues

Ragtime Millionaire (Blue Goose)

Rory Block- Me and My Chauffeur Blues

Heavy on the Blues (M.C.)

Dee Robinson- Spike Driver Blues

Dee from Decatur (Riverlark Music)

The Accidentals- Someday We Won’t Live Here Anymore

Time Out 3 (The Accidentals)

David Francey- Lonely Road

Maps (Laker Music)

Sylvia Tyson & Mike Regenstreif (1997)

Ian & Sylvia- Long Lonesome Road

Four Strong Winds (Vanguard)

Special Consensus- I’ve Been All Around This World

Been All Around This World (Compass)

Diana Jones & Mike Regenstreif on Zoom (2021)

Diana Jones- Pony

My Remembrance of You (Newsong Recordings)

Mike Regenstreif & Orit Shimoni (2025)

Orit Shimoni- Dear Marla

Lorem Ipsum (Orit Shimoni)

Mike Regenstreif & Lisa Gutkin (2025)

Lisa Gutkin & Aaron Halva- Rifkele and Manke Secret Kiss

Indecent: Original Broadway Cast Recording (Yellow Sound Label)

Jill Sobule- I Kissed a Girl

F_ck 7th Grade Original Cast (Pinko)

The Zozo Sisters: Linda Ronstadt & Ann Savoy- Marie Mouri

Adieu False Heart (Vanguard)

Benoît LeBlanc- Lé zoñon

Mô kouzin, mô kouzinn (Benoît LeBlanc)

JP LeBLANC- Wanda’s Bar

All in My Blood/Je l’ai dans l’sang (Acadian Connection)

Preservation Brass- Climax Rag

For Fat Man (Sub Pop)

NEeMA- Eternity

Watching You Think (Neemaste/Sony)

Lennie Gallant- Old Friends

Shelter from the Storms (Lennie Gallant)

Patty Griffin- All the Way Home

Crown of Roses (PGM/Thirty Tigers)

Mike Ward- Why Not

The Time That Remains (Psychosongs)

Mary Gick- Michael’s Tune

Six Tunes and a Song (Mary Gick)

I’ll be hosting Saturday Morning next on September 6. I also host Stranger Songs on CKCU every Tuesday from 3:30-5 pm.

--Mike Regenstreif