Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Tuesday July 6, 2021

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif finds connections and develops themes in various genres. The show is broadcast on CKCU in Ottawa on Tuesday afternoons from 3:30 until 5 pm (Eastern time) and is also available 24/7 for on-demand streaming.

CKCU can be heard live at 93.1 FM in Ottawa and https://www.ckcufm.com/ on the web.

This episode of Stranger Songs was prerecorded at home and can already be streamed on-demand by clicking on “Listen Now” at … https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/595/52602.html

Theme: The Fourth Stranger Songs Fantasy Concert, a whole show of music recorded live in concert while we look forward to returning to concerts, clubs and festivals.

Eric Andersen- Blue River
Woodstock Under the Stars (Y&T Music)

Ian & Sylvia- Summer Wages
The Lost Tapes (Stony Plain)
Tom Russell & The Norwegian Wind Ensemble- St. Olav’s Gate
Aztec Jazz (Frontera)
Rosalie Sorrels- Girls In Our Town
Then Came the Children (Green Linnet)

Joseph Spence- Out on the Rolling Sea
Encore: Unheard Recordings of Bahamian Guitar and Singing (Smithsonian Folkways)
Bill Staines- I Bid You Goodnight
Bridges (Red House)

Hoyle Osborne- Maple Leaf Rag
Live at The Diamond Belle (Ripple)

David Amram- Pull My Daisy
Pull My Daisy (Premier)
Asleep at the Wheel- Route 66
Live at Billy Bob’s Texas (Smith)

Anna McGarrigle & Lily Lanken- Jacques et Gilles
Sing Me the Songs: Celebrating the Works of Kate McGarrigle (Nonesuch)
Linda Thompson & Richard Thompson- Go Leave
Sing Me the Songs: Celebrating the Works of Kate McGarrigle (Nonesuch)
Anna McGarrigle, Chaim Tannenbaum, Lily Lanken, Rufus Wainwright & Martha Wainwright- Dink’s Song
Sing Me the Songs: Celebrating the Works of Kate McGarrigle (Nonesuch)

The Wailin' Jennys- Bring Me Little Water Sylvie
Live at The Mauch Chunk Opera House (Outside)
Saul Broudy- Cool Colorado
Ten Great Years at Kerrville, Volume One (Silverwolf)
Eric Taylor with Nanci Griffith- Mission Door
Live at the Red Shack (Blue Ruby)

Mike Regenstreif & Missy Burgess (2014)

Debi Smith- Intertwined
Deep Tracks (Degan Music)
Missy Burgess- Picture in a Frame
Missy Burgess with The Blue Train Live (Missy Burgess)
Lynn Miles with Keith Glass- Rust
Road (Lynn Miles)
Bob Franke- A Healing in This Night
The Other Evening in Chicago (Waterbug)

Hoyle Osborne- The Entertainer
Live at The Diamond Belle (Ripple)

Next week – Songs About Refugees with guest Diana Jones

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--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Tuesday May 4, 2021

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif finds connections and develops themes in various genres. The show is broadcast on CKCU in Ottawa on Tuesday afternoons from 3:30 until 5 pm (Eastern time) and is also available 24/7 for on-demand streaming.

CKCU can be heard live at 93.1 FM in Ottawa and https://www.ckcufm.com/ on the web.

This episode of Stranger Songs was prerecorded at home and can already be streamed on-demand by clicking on “Listen Now” at … https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/595/51831.html

Theme: The Second Stranger Songs Fantasy Concert, a whole show of music recorded live in concert. We will have a "Stranger Songs Fantasy Concert" on our first show of every month until it’s safe for us to return to live music in person.

Big Daddy Wilson- Stranger
Live in Europe: From Bremen to Paris (Phamosa)

Sneezy Waters & His Very Fine Band- Walkin’ Round Town
Live (Sneezy Waters)
James Talley- Down on the Corner
Journey – The Second Voyage (Cimarron)
Penny Lang- Jailer, Bring Me Water
Penny Lang & Friends Live (She-Wolf)
Taj Mahal & The Hula Blues Band- Corinna
Live from Kauai (Kuleana)
Odetta with The Holmes Brothers- This Little Light of Mine
Gonna Let It Shine (M.C.)

Mike Regenstreif & Barbara Dane (2017)

Arlo Guthrie- St. James Infirmary
Here Come the Kids (Rising Son)
Barbara Dane- Mama Yancey’s Advice
Hot Jazz, Cool Blues & Hard-Hitting Songs (Smithsonian Folkways)
Bonnie Koloc- Jazzman
Seems Like Yesterday (Mr. Biscuit)
Eddie Holstein- Back in the Saddle Again
Eddie Holstein (Eddie Holstein)

Norah Jones- (Talk to Me of) Mendocino
Sing Me the Songs: Celebrating the Works of Kate McGarrigle (Nonesuch)
Anna McGarrigle, Sylvan Lanken & Lily Lanken- On My Way to Town
Sing Me the Songs: Celebrating the Works of Kate McGarrigle (Nonesuch)
Martha Wainwright- Matapedia
Sing Me the Songs: Celebrating the Works of Kate McGarrigle (Nonesuch)

Eva Cassidy- Tall Trees in Georgia
Live at Blues Alley (Blix Street)
Doug McArthur- Black Eyed Susan
Thunder Into Heaven (Patio)
The Wailin' Jennys- Begin
Live at The Mauch Chunk Opera House (Outside)

Mary Gauthier- The Rocket
Live at Blue Rock (In the Black)
Bill Chambers- I Drink
Live at the Pub Tamworth (Universal)
Tom Mitchell- Wasted Rose
1976 live recording – used with permission

Next week – Songs Inspired by the Pandemic

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--Mike Regenstreif

Playlist: Folk Roots/Folk Branches- January 11-17, 2014

Folk Roots/Folk Branches with Mike Regenstreif is a thematic program streamed on the radio service at Roots Music Canada. – http://www.rootsmusic.ca/

A new show debuts every Saturday and repeats daily through the rest of the week.

January 11-17, 2014 

Theme: Songs from my top 13 folk rooted and folk-branched albums of 2013. 

Pharis & Jason Romero- Long Gone Out West Blues

Long Gone Out West Blues (Lula)

Guy Davis featuring Fabrizio Poggi- Lost Again

Juba Dance (M.C.)

David Francey- Weather Vane

So Say We All (Laker)

Eric Bibb- They Know

Jericho Road (Stony Plain)

Tom Russell- In the American Grain

Museum of Memories Vol. 2: 1972-2013 (Frontera)

Diana Jones- Sparrow

Museum of Appalachia Recordings (Proper)

Anna McGarrigle & Lily Lanken- Jacques et Gilles

Sing Me the Songs: Celebrating the works of Kate McGarrigle (Nonesuch)

Rosanne Cash with John Leventhal- Pretty Boy Floyd

Woody Guthrie at 100! Live at the Kennedy Center (Legacy)

Bob Dylan- Railroad Bill

Another Self Portrait (1969-1971): The Bootleg Series Vol. 10 (Columbia/Legacy)

Lynn Miles- My Road

Downpour (Lynn Miles)

Laura Smith- What Goes Around (Comes Around)

Everything is Moving (Borealis)

Dave Van Ronk- Tell Old Bill

Down in Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection (Smithsonian Folkways)

Tom Russell & the Norwegian Wind Ensemble- Nina Simone

Aztec Jazz (Frontera)

This show can be heard at http://www.rootsmusic.ca/radio/ on:

Saturday, January 11 – 10-11 am

Sunday, January 12 – 10-11 am

Monday, January 13 – 4-5 pm

Tuesday, January 14 – 4-5 pm

Wednesday, January 15 – 12-1 pm

Thursday, January 16 – 12-1 pm

Friday, January 17 – 12-1 pm.

The times listed are Eastern Standard Time. Please adjust the schedule for whatever time zone you're in.

Next week’s theme: Tributes and tributees.

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--Mike Regenstreif

Canadian Spaces – CKCU – Saturday August 3, 2013

CKCU can be heard at 93.1 FM in Ottawa and ckcufm.com on the web.

This week’s show was co-hosted by Mike Regenstreif and Chris White.

Canadian Spaces on CKCU in Ottawa is Canada’s longest-running folk music radio program. It is heard Saturday mornings from 10:00 am until noon (Eastern time). It was hosted for more than 33 years by the late Chopper McKinnon and is now hosted by Chris White and a rotating cast of co-hosts. Today was my third time in the co-host’s chair.

Guest: Sneezy Waters

Steel Rail- Cool, Cool Walls

River Song (Crossties Music)

Bill Garrett & Sue Lothrop- The Hill

Red Shoes (Borealis)

Russ Kelley- Sometimes It’s So Simple

Crazy Shades of Blue (Ark Road)

Allan Fraser- Dancehall Girls

Supermoon preview (Allan Fraser)

The Short Sisters- Upon Finding Just One

Downsized (Black Socks Press)

Ana Miura- Get Free

Dancing Alone: Songs of William Hawkins (True North)

Me & My Uncle- Next Train Blues

Me & My Uncle (Laughing Cactus)

Jayme Stone- Radio Wassoulou

The Other Side of the Air (Jayme Stone)

Tom Russell & the Norwegian Wind Ensemble- St. Olav’s Gate

Aztec Jazz (Frontera)

Night Sun- Summer Songs

One Moment of Grace (Borealis)

Anna McGarrigle, Chaim Tannenbaum, Lily Lanken, Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright- Dink’s Song

Sing Me the Songs: Celebrating the Works of Kate McGarrigle (Nonesuch)

The Good Lovelies- Hallelujah

Live at Revolution (Six Shooter)

The next six songs punctuated our conversation with Sneezy Waters.

Sneezy Waters & Mike Regenstreif (Photo: Chris White)

Sneezy Waters- Bill Morgan and His Gal

Live in the studio

Sneezy Waters- License to Kill

Live in the studio

Sneezy Waters- Do Re Mi

Live in the studio

Sneezy Waters- The Eddystone Light

Live in the studio

Sneezy Waters- I Heard the Bluebird Sing

Sneezy Waters (Sneezy Waters)

Sneezy Waters- Stars Fell on Alabama

Live in the studio

The rest of the songs on the show were by artists who will be at the Ottawa Folk Festival, September 4-8. ottawafolk.com

Emmylou Harris- My Songbird

Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town (Warner Bros./Rhino)

Amanda Rheaume- Ancient Rime

Keep a Fire (Amanda Rheaume)

Lynn Miles- Million Brilliant

Downpour (Lynn Miles) – new release

Chris Smither- Miner’s Blues

Time Stands Still (Signature Sounds)

The show is now available for online listening. cod.ckcufm.com/programs/129/13030.html

I’ll be co-hosting Canadian Spaces again on October 19.

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--Mike Regenstreif

Canadian Spaces – CKCU – Saturday June 29, 2013

CKCU is at 93.1 FM in Ottawa or ckcufm.com on the web.

This week’s show was co-hosted by Mike Regenstreif and Chris White.

Canadian Spaces on CKCU in Ottawa is Canada’s longest-running folk music radio program. It is heard Saturday mornings from 10:00 am until noon (Eastern time). It was hosted for more than 33 years by the late Chopper McKinnon and is now hosted by Chris White and a rotating cast of co-hosts. Today was my first time in the co-host’s chair and I had a ball hosting live radio again for the first time since ending the almost-14 year run of Folk Roots/Folk Branches on CKUT in Montreal in 2007.

Guests: Bec & Rusty (Rebecca Campbell and Russell Levia)

Ron Hynes- 30 for 60

            Stealing Genius (Borealis)

Anna McGarrigle & Lily Lanken- Jacques et Gilles

            Sing Me the Songs: Celebrating the Works of Kate McGarrigle (Nonesuch)

Tom Russell & the Norwegian Wind Ensemble- Guadalupe

            Aztec Jazz (Frontera)

Lynn Miles- More

            Downpour (Lynn Miles)

Garnet Rogers- Summer Lightning

            Summer Lightning (Snow Goose)

Bruce Cockburn- Child of the Wind

            Slice O Life: Live Solo (True North)

Ladysmith Black Mambazo- Rain Rain Beautiful Rain

            Live at the Royal Albert Hall (Shanachie)

Laura Smith- Magdalen McGillivray

            Everything is Moving (Borealis)

Bruce Murdoch- I Intend to be the Last Man Standing

            Sometimes I Wonder Why the World (Bruce Murdoch)

Stan Rogers- The Mary Ellen Carter

            Between the Breaks…Live! (Fogarty’s Cove/Borealis)

Deborah Holland- I Wanna Be a Canadian

            Vancouver (Rage On)

Lennie Gallant- Peter’s Dream

            Lennie Gallant Live (Revenant)

The next five songs punctuated our conversation with Bec & Rusty.

Bec & Rusty- River Road

            Live in the studio

           

Bec & Rusty- Tea for Two

            Live in the studio

Bec & Rusty- A Good Woman’s Love

            Live in the studio

Bec & Rusty- Too Far Gone

            Tea for Two (Canal)

Bec & Rusty- Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off

            Live in the studio

Jesse Winchester- I Turn to My Guitar

            Love Filling Station (Appleseed)

Jay Aymar- That Old Ravine

            Overtime (Jay Aymar)

The show is now available for online listening at cod.ckcufm.com/programs/129/12561.html.

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--Mike Regenstreif