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: A Tribute to Rosalie Sorrels (1933-2017).
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| Rosalie Sorrels & Mike Regenstreif (1993) |
Rosalie Sorrels, who died in 2017 at age 83, was a great, highly influential and legendary singer, songwriter and storyteller.
I was still a teenager when I met Rosalie for the first time when she played a four- or five-night stand at the Back Door Coffee House in Montreal, sometime around 1970. It was while she was in Montreal for that gig that Rosalie wrote “Travelin’ Lady,” which quickly became her signature song. Rosalie became a great friend and I worked with her often presenting her in concerts in Montreal and at The Golem, the folk club I ran in the ‘70s and ‘80s. In the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, I ran a small booking agency for about five years and Rosalie was one of my clients.
The show includes some of Rosalie’s recordings and versions of songs from her repertoire – some of which she wrote and some of which she made her own – as performed by many other artists; as well as a couple of songs written in tribute to her.
Rosalie Sorrels- Travelin’ Lady
Travelin’ Lady (Sire)
Penny Lang- If I Could be the Rain
Stone + Sand + Sea + Sky (Borealis)
John Gorka- I Think of You
So Dark You See (Red House)
Bonnie Koloc- Up is a Nice Place to Be
Wild and Recluse (Epic)
Peter Rowan- Go with Me
Tribute to the Travelin’ Lady Rosalie Sorrels (Tribute to Rosalie Sorrels)
Rosalie Sorrels- One More Next Time
If I Could Be the Rain (Folk-Legacy)
Nanci Griffith- Ford Econoline
Tribute to the Travelin’ Lady Rosalie Sorrels (Tribute to Rosalie Sorrels)
Rosalie Sorrels- Then Came the Children
Then Came the Children (Green Linnet)
Utah Phillips- The Telling Takes Me Home
The Telling Takes Me Home (Philo)
Finest Kind- The Goodnight-Loving Trail
Lost in a Song (Fallen Angle)
The Short Sisters- Rock Salt and Nails
Love and Transportation (Black Socks Press)
Rosalie Sorrels- Rock Me to Sleep
Travelin’ Lady (Sire)
Robin & Linda Williams- Borderline Heart
Tribute to the Travelin’ Lady Rosalie Sorrels (Tribute to Rosalie Sorrels)
Terry Garthwaite- Apple of My Eye
Tribute to the Travelin’ Lady Rosalie Sorrels (Tribute to Rosalie Sorrels)
Rosalie Sorrels- Hitchhiker in the Rain
Borderline Heart (Green Linnet)
As I was preparing this show, I got the sad news that Jane Voss died on June 20 at age 78. So, I’ll be remembering Jane on Part 1 of next week’s edition of Stranger Songs.
Jane Voss & Hoyle Osborne- Postcard from India (Keep On Rockin’)
Sparkle and Shine (Front Hall)
Tom Russell- Pork Roast and Poetry
Tribute to the Travelin’ Lady Rosalie Sorrels (Tribute to Rosalie Sorrels)
Rosalie Sorrels- The Caterpillar and the Butterfly
Always a Lady (Green Linnet)
Penny Lang- My Last Go Round
Stone + Sand + Sea + Sky (Borealis)
Rosalie Sorrels- Rosalie, You Can’t Go Home Again
Travelin’ Lady (Sire)
Next week: Part 1 – Remembering Jane Voss (1948-2026); Part 2 – Remembering David Clayton-Thomas (1941-2026).
--Mike Regenstreif
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