Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – January 13, 2026: Lightfoot! Revisited and Kate & Anna McGarrigle 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/595/73656.html

Theme: Lightfoot! Revisited and Kate & Anna McGarrigle Revisited.

Lightfoot! Revisited


Gordon Lightfoot’s debut album – Lightfoot! – was released 60 years ago in January 1966. It was reissued as part of a 3-CD set called The Original Lightfoot.

Gordon Lightfoot- Rich Man’s Spiritual 
The Original Lightfoot – The United Artists Years: Lightfoot! (EMI)

J.P. Cormier- Long River
The Long River: A Personal Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot (Flash Publishing)
Julie Felix- The Way I Feel
Changes (Fontana)
Ian & Sylvia- For Lovin’ Me
Early Morning Rain (Vanguard)
Bonnie Dobson- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Philadelphia Folk Festival – 40th Anniversary (Sliced Bread)
Phil Ochs- Changes
Phil Ochs In Concert (Elektra/Rhino)
Rodney Brown- Early Morning Rain
The Gales of November: Songs of Gordon Lightfoot (Rodney Brown)

Spanky & Our Gang- Steel Rail Blues 
Live (Mercury)

Bill Hearne- Sixteen Miles 
Always Trust Your Cape (Howlin’ Dog)
Tony Rice- I’m Not Sayin’
Tony Rice Sings Gordon Lightfoot (Rounder) 
Hamilton Camp- Pride of Man
Paths of Victory (Collectors’ Choice Music)
Bruce Cockburn- Ribbon of Darkness
Rarities (True North)
Gordon Lightfoot- Oh, Linda
The Original Lightfoot – The United Artists Years: Lightfoot! (EMI)
Gordon Lightfoot- Peaceful Waters
The Original Lightfoot – The United Artists Years: Lightfoot! (EMI)

Kate & Anna McGarrigle Revisited


Kate & Anna McGarrigle
’s self-titled debut album was released 50 years ago in January 1976. It was reissued as part of a 3-CD set called Tell My Sister.

Rufus Wainwright, Anna McGarrigle & Martha Wainwright- Kiss and Say Goodbye
Sing Me the Songs: Celebrating the Works of Kate McGarrigle (Nonesuch)
Kate & Anna McGarrigle- My Town 
Tell My Sister: Kate & Anna McGarrigle (Nonesuch)
Kate McGarrigle- Blues in D 
Tell My Sister: Kate & Anna McGarrigle (Nonesuch)
June Tabor- Heart Like a Wheel
At the Wood’s Heart (Topic)
Wade Hemsworth- Foolish You
The Songs of Wade Hemsworth (Blackfly Music)
Priscilla Herdman- Talk to Me of Mendocino
Forgotten Dreams (Flying Fish)

Kate & Anna McGarrigle- Complainte pour Ste-Catherine
Tell My Sister: Kate & Anna McGarrigle (Nonesuch)
Peggy Seeger- Tell My Sister
Sing Me the Songs: Celebrating the Works of Kate McGarrigle (Nonesuch)
Loudon Wainwright III- The Swimming Song 
Attempted Moustache (Columbia/Legacy)
Kate & Anna McGarrigle- Jigsaw Puzzle of Life
Tell My Sister: Kate & Anna McGarrigle (Nonesuch)
Linda Thompson & Richard Thompson- Go Leave 
Sing Me the Songs: Celebrating the Works of Kate McGarrigle (Nonesuch)

Chaim Tannenbaum- Travelling On for Jesus
Sing Me the Songs: Celebrating the Works of Kate McGarrigle (Nonesuch)

Next week: Duets.

--Mike Regenstreif

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