Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – October 6, 2026: John Prine at 80

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: John Prine at 80.

John Prine – who died of COVID-19 in 2020 – would have turned 80 this week on October 10. This show includes some of John’s recordings, versions of some of his songs by other artists, and two tribute songs to him.

John Prine- Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow)

Live at the Old Town School of Folk Music (Oh Boy)

Bonnie Raitt- Angel from Montgomery

Streetlights (Warner Bros.)

Valdy & Gary Fjellgaard- Speed of the Sound of Loneliness

Contenders Two: Still in the Running (Stony Plain)

John Prine- Summer’s End

The Tree of Forgiveness (Oh Boy)

Bob Gibson- Sam Stone

Bob Gibson (Capitol)

John Prine- Jesus, the Missing Years

Live at the Old Town School of Folk Music (Oh Boy)

Bette Midler- Hello in There

Jackpot: The Best of Bette (Rhino)

John McCutcheon- The Night That John Prine Died 

Cabin Fever: Songs from the Quarantine (Appalsongs)

Steve Goodman & John Prine- Souvenirs

Affordable Art (Red Pajamas)

Brandi Carlile- I Remember Everything

Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2 (Oh Boy)

John Prine- Illegal Smile

John Prine (Atlantic)

Marley's Ghost featuring Emmylou Harris- Unwed Fathers

Jubilee (Sage Arts)

Jim Ringer- Paradise

Waitin’ for the Hard Times to Go (Folk-Legacy)

Iris DeMent- One Red Rose

Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2 (Oh Boy)

John Prine- Blue Umbrella

Souvenirs (Oh Boy)

Bobby Dove- Dreamt I Met John Prine

Fortune Teller (New Motor)

Bonnie Koloc- Clocks and Spoons

Close-Up (Epic)

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

The Tree of Forgiveness (Oh Boy)

John Prine- When I Get to Heaven 

The Tree of Forgiveness (Oh Boy)

John Prine- Lake Marie

Live at the Old Town School of Folk Music (Oh Boy)

--Mike Regenstreif