Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – July 28, 2026: Baseball

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/595/76427.html

Theme: Baseball.

Robert Resnik, Carol Scrimgeour & Gigi Weisman- Take Me Out to the Ballgame

A Little Bit Jumbled and Jivey (Fletcher Free Library)

Doc & Merle Watson- Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Songs Doc Didn’t Sing (FLI)

Tom Paxton- My Favorite Spring

Live For the Record (Sugar Hill)

Chuck Brodsky- Lefty

A Fingerpainter’s Murals (Waterbug)

David Olney- Baseball

Real Lies (Philo)

Sam Baker- Baseball

Mercy (Bull Creek)

Mabel Scott- Baseball Boogie

Fine, Baby Fine (Jukebox Lil)

Erik Balkey- Baseball in My Blood

Everything is Great (Hudson Harding)

Artie Traum & Pat Alger- The Home Run Kid

From the Heart (Rounder)

John Fogerty- Centerfield

Centerfield (Warner Bros.)

Tom Russell- Kid from Spavinaw

The Tom Russell Anthology: Veteran’s Day (Shout! Factory)

Bob Dylan- Catfish

The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 [Rare & Unreleased] 1961-1991 (Columbia)

Kim Harris- The Stars That Didn’t Shine

Rock of Ages (Appleseed)

Bob Bossin- The Secret of Life According to Satchel Paige

Gabriola V0R 1X0 (Nick)

Chaim Tannenbaum- Brooklyn 1955

Chaim Tannenbaum (StorySound)

Tom Russell- Closin’ Sunny’s Diner

Museum of Memories 1972-2002 (Dark Angel)

Christine Lavin- Ballad of a Ballgame

Beau Woes and Other Problems of Modern Life (Philo)

Peter, Paul & Mary- Right Field

No Easy Walk to Freedom (Gold Castle)

Rod MacDonald- Mojo & The St. Luke’s Flukes

Recognition (Wind River)

Steve Goodman- A Dying Cub Fan’s Last Request

No Big Surprise: The Steve Goodman Anthology (Red Pajamas)

Vince Guaraldi Trio- Baseball Theme

Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown (Craft)

Next week: The Leonard Cohen Deep Dive, Part 1.

--Mike Regenstreif

This week in Folk Roots/Folk Branches history (October 20-26)

Folk Roots/Folk Branches with Mike Regenstreif was a Thursday tradition on CKUT in Montreal for nearly 14 years from February 3, 1994 until August 30, 2007. Folk Roots/Folk Branches continued as occasional features on CKUT and is now also a blog. Here’s the eighth instalment of “This week in Folk Roots/Folk Branches,” a weekly look back continuing through next August at some of the most notable guests, features and moments in Folk Roots/Folk Branches history.

October 20, 1994: Extended feature- Arlo Guthrie.
October 26, 1995: Guest- Bill Garrett.
October 24, 1996: Guest- Steve Fruitman.
October 22, 1998: Guest- John Gorka.
October 21, 1999: Guest- Chuck Brodsky.
October 25, 2001: Guest- Lynn Miles.
October 23, 2003: Guests- Po’ Girl.
October 21, 2004: Guests- Ken Whiteley, Harry Manx.
October 20, 2005: Guests- Brian Blain, Harry Manx.
October 26, 2006: My 700th broadcast on CKUT.
October 25, 2007 (Folk Roots/Folk Branches feature): Songs about this time of year.
October 23, 2008 (Folk Roots/Folk Branches feature): Three Women Sing, Part 2.

--Mike Regenstreif