Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – May 12, 2026: Klezmer Tunes and (Mostly) Yiddish 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/595/75320.html

Theme: Klezmer Tunes and (Mostly) Yiddish Songs.

Klezmer musicians in Ukraine, circa 1925

Schmaltz & Pepper
- Stirring the Pot
Schmaltz & Pepper (Schmaltz & Pepper)

Socalled with The Kaiser Quartett- Yiddish Meydl
Di Frosh and other Yiddish Songs (Membran)
Shtreiml- Sirba Amen Sela
Har Meron (I.J. Rosenblatt)
Abby Rosenblatt- Mayn Rue Platz
What’s New Bobenyu (Abigail Rosenblatt)
Jeff Warschauer- A Slow Hora for Those Who Wait for Freedom
The Singing Waltz: Klezmer Guitar & Mandolin (Omega)
Honey Novick- Di Mezinke Oysgegebn
Rising Towards the Seraphim (Honey Novick)
Beyond the Pale- Roumanian Fantasy
Routes (Borealis)
Shelley Posen- Sheyne Punim
Manna (Well Done Music)

Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band- Golem Nights
Sweet Return (Flying Bulgar Recordings)

Daniel Kahn & Jake Shulman-Ment- Yeder Eyner Veys (Everybody Knows)
The Building and Other Songs (Oriente Musik) 

The Klezmatics featuring Janis Siegel- Ich Ken Nit Zogn Vitsn (I Can’t Tell Jokes)
We Were Made for These Times (Shamus)
Roger Davidson & The Frank London Klezmer Orchestra- Dance of the Five Olives
Villages of Old (Soundbrush)
Anne Kalmering & Stahlhammer Klezmer Classic- Dire-Gelt (The Rent)
Tshiribim (Kakafon)
Brave Old World- The Band
Blood Oranges (Red House)
The Klezmer Conservatory Band- Tsatske Kazatske
A Touch of Klez! (Vanguard)

Alice Zawadzki- Karlovke
Yiddish Glory: The Silenced Songs of World War II (Six Degrees)
Aviva Chernick & Payadora Tango Ensemble- Silent Tears 
Silent Tears: The Last Yiddish Tango (Six Degrees)

Margot Leverett & The Klezmer Mountain Boys- Zaydn’s Tants
2nd Avenue Square Dance (Traditional Crossroads)
Mark Rubin – Jew of Oklahoma- Berish Katz Breakdown
Dispatches: Songs from a World Gone Mad (Rubinchik)
Theodore Bikel- Yossel der Klezmer
Theodore Bikel Sings Yiddish Theatre & Folk Songs (Elekta)
The Klezmorim- Af Shabes in Vilna
First Recordings 1976-78 (Arhoolie)
Nikitov- A Glezele Yash
Vanderlust (Chamsa)
Metropolitan Klezmer- Metropolitan Raisins
Yiddish for Travelers (Rhythm Media)
Sasha Lurje & Lorin Sklamberg- A idisher kvartet 
Jac Weinstein’s Helsinki Yiddish Cabaret (Global Music Centre)
Michael Winograd- Tipsy
Michael Winograd Plays Tanz! Live in New York City (Borscht Beat)

Isle of Klezbos- Abi Gezunt: Molly’s Cautionary Tale
Yiddish Silver Screen (Rhythm Media)

Next week: Songs and Conversation with Judy Collins.

--Mike Regenstreif