Saturday Morning with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – April 18, 2026

Saturday Morning is an eclectic roots-oriented program on CKCU, 93.1 FM, in Ottawa on Saturday mornings from 7 until 10 am (Eastern time) and available for on-demand streaming anytime. I am one of the four rotating hosts of the Saturday Morning show. 

This episode of Saturday Morning was recorded and can be streamed on-demand, now or anytime, by clicking on “Listen Now” at … https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/128/74996.html

Mason Daring & Jeanie Stahl- Marblehead Morning

Marblehead Morning – Mason Daring & Jeanie Stahl: 50 Years in Harmony (Daring)

Le Vent du Nord- Bienvenue

Voisinages (La Compagnie du Nord)

Mike Regenstreif & April Verch (2025)

Newberry & Verch- Thankful for You

Blessing on the Wing (Slab Town)

The Heart Collectors- One Voice

Twilight Tales (Spins the Gold)

The Wailin' Jennys- Keep Me in Your Heart

Fifteen (True North)

In memory of Greg Kelly (1953-2026)

Greg Kelly- The Good Fight

Broken Windows (Greg Kelly)

Greg Kelly- A Rainy Day in My Heart

Slow Horses (Greg Kelly)

Greg Kelly- Crooked Lines and Broken Fences

Ghosts (Greg Kelly)

Ken Whiteley- Everybody’s Got to be Tried

Keep Going (Pyramid)

Eleanor Ellis & William Lee Ellis- Riley & Spencer

Whistlin’ Past the Graveyard (Riverlark Music)

Martin Grosswendt- Sweetheart Nancy

Dog on a Dance Floor (Philo)

Tom Mitchell & Mike Regenstreif (1999)

Tom Mitchell- Eastern Beer

Tom Mitchell (Philo)

Motel Sundown- Watch Which Way the Wind Blows

Signs in the Rush of Light (Motel Sundown)

Bonnie Dobson & The Hanging Stars- Trouble

Dreams (Loose Music)

Pressgang Mutiny- Mingulay

Departure (Slammin Media)

Paul Mills- Last Steam Engine Train

The Other Side of the Glass (Borealis)

Mike Regenstreif & James Keelaghan (2017)

James Keelaghan- Eulalie

Second-Hand (Borealis)

Susie Burke & David Surette- I Turn to My Guitar 

Waiting for the Sun (Madrina Music)

Mike Regenstreif & Jesse Winchester (2006)

Jesse Winchester- Sham-A-Ling-Dong-Ding 

Love Filling Station (Appleseed)

Judy Collins & Mike Regenstreif (2014)

Judy Collins- Spanish is the Loving Tongue

Bread & Roses (Elektra)

Andy Hedges- The Westerner

The Westerner (Andy Hedges)

Tom Russell & Mike Regenstreif (2000)

Tom Russell- Where the Cows Turn Their Backs Against the Wind 

Mount Olive (Frontera)

In memory of David Wiffen (1942-2026)

David Wiffen- Mr. Wiffen (Is Incommunicado Today)

David Wiffen (Fantasy)

Tom Rush- Drivin’ Wheel

Tom Rush Celebrates 50 Years of Music (Appleseed)

David Wiffen- Coast to Coast Fever

Coast to Coast Fever (EMI)

Blackie & The Rodeo Kings- Skybound Station

Kings of Love (True North)

Eric Andersen & Mike Regenstreif (2000)

Eric Andersen- More Often Than Not

Blue River Live in Tokyo (EARecords)

David Wiffen- South of Somewhere

South of Somewhere (True North)

Anne Kalmering & Stahlhammer Klezmer Classic- Ale Brider

Tshiribim (Kakafon)

Annie & Rod Capps- Stupid Things

Never Done (Yellow Room)

Eric Burdon & The Animals- St. James Infirmary

Everyone of Us (MGM)

Jefferson Ross- Walking Around New Orleans

Low Country Wedding (Jefferson Ross)

Center of the River- Hannibal

Americana Art Music from the Mississippi (CotR)

Mike Regenstreif & Anne Hills (2001)

Anne Hills- Here Comes Love

Live recording from Anne’s Princeton Folk Music Society concert on February 20, 2026

Dave Gunning- World of Make Believe

Field Notes (Wee House of Music)

Mary Gauthier- Mercy Now 

Mercy Now (Lost Highway)

Amy Speace- Kindness

The Blue Rock Session (Windbone)

The Klezmatics featuring Joshua Nelson & Lavendar Gospel Choir- We Were Made for These Times

We Were Made for These Times (Shamus)

Robert Thomas & Mike Regenstreif (2025)

Robert Thomas & the sessionmen- Just Passing Through

The Way We Roll (Gas)

Joe Ely- For the Sake of the Song

Love + Freedom (Rack ‘Em)

DIVKA- Zhuravel

folk fatale (DIVKA)

Chris Crilly- Music for the Church of the Wailing Banshees

Music for the Church of the Wailing Banshees (Chris Crilly)

I’ll be hosting Saturday Morning next on May 16. I also host Stranger Songs on CKCU every Tuesday from 3:30-5 pm.

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – June 24, 2025: 1965

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/595/70807.html

Theme: 1965.

All the recordings on this show were first released 60 years ago in 1965.

The Byrds- Mr. Tambourine Man

Mr. Tambourine Man (Columbia)

The Beatles- In My Life

Rubber Soul (Parlophone)

Donovan- Sunny Goodge Street

Fairy Tale (Elite)

Martin Carthy- The Queen of Hearts

Martin Carthy (Topic)

Bert Jansch- Rambling’s Gonna Be the Death of Me

Bert Jansch (Castle)

Tom Jones- It’s Not Unusual

Along Came Jones (Decca)

Petula Claek- I Know a Place

The EP Collection (See for Miles)

The Zombies- She’s Not There

The Zombies (Parrot)

The Rolling Stones- (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction

Out of Our Heads (London)

The Lovin’ Spoonful- Do You Believe in Magic

Do You Believe in Magic (Sony/Legacy)

The Beach Boys- California Girls

Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!) (Capitol)

Mike Regenstreif & Bruce Murdoch (2014)

Bruce Murdoch- Rompin’ Rovin’ Days

Singer-Songwriter Project (Elektra)

Carolyn Hester- Outward Bound

At Town Hall (Bear Family)

Mike Regenstreif & Tom Paxton (2001) photo: Janice Hanson

Tom Paxton- Hold On to Me Babe

Ain’t That News (Elektra)

Noel Paul Stookey & Mike Regenstreif on Zoom (2023)

Peter, Paul & Mary- Early Morning Rain

See What Tomorrow Brings (Warner Bros.)

Sylvia Tyson & Mike Regenstreif (1997)

Ian & Sylvia- Red Velvet

Early Morning Rain (Vanguard)

Phil Ochs Dodger Rag

I Ain’t Marching Anymore (Elektra)

Judy Collins & Mike Regenstreif (2014)

Judy Collins- Carry It On

Fifth Album (Elektra)

Mimi & Richard Fariña- Pack Up Your Sorrows

Celebrations for a Grey Day (Vanguard)

Mike Regenstreif & Joan Baez (2003)

Joan Baez- It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue

Farewell, Angelina (Vanguard)

Barry McGuire- Eve of Destruction

Eve of Destruction (Dunhill)

David Wiffen- Times are Getting Hard

At the Bunkhouse Coffeehouse, Vancouver BC (Universal International)

Tom Rush- Solid Gone

Tom Rush (Elektra)

Fred Neil- Blues on the Ceiling

Bleecker & MacDougal (Elektra)

Jackson C. Frank- Blues Run the Game

Blues Run the Game (Mooncrest)

Aretha Franklin- Muddy Water

Yeah!!! (Columbia)

B.B. King- Every Day I Have the Blues

Live at The Regal (ABC)

Nina Simone- Trouble in Mind

Pastel Blues (Philips)

Oscar Peterson- Blues of the Prairies

Canadiana Suite (Verve)

Next week: Songs for Canada Day.

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Tuesday June 27, 2023: Songs of Bruce Cockburn

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif finds connections and develops themes in various genres. The show is broadcast on CKCU in Ottawa on Tuesdays 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 recorded and can already be streamed on-demand by clicking on “Listen Now” at … https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/595/60977.html

Theme: Songs of Bruce Cockburn.

The show features songs from Bruce Cockburn’s new album, O Sun O Moon, and versions of some of his songs by other artists.

Mike Regenstreif & Bruce Cockburn (2017)

Bruce Cockburn- On a Roll

O Sun O Moon (True North)

3's a Crowd- Bird Without Wings

Christopher’s Movie Matinee (Dunhill)

Tom Rush- One Day I Walk

Ladies Love Outlaws (Columbia)

Teresa Ennis- Going to the Country

Space (BeaverBank Empire)

Claire Lynch- All the Diamonds in the World

North By South (Compass)

Claudia Schmidt combines Bruce Cockburn’s song, “For the Birds,” with her poem, “Replenish.”

Claudia Schmidt- For the Birds/Replenish

Reimagining (Claudia Schmidt)

Bruce Cockburn- When You Arrive

O Sun O Moon (True North)

Canadian Brass- 13th Mountain

Canadiana (Linus/Canadian Brass)

Bruce Cockburn- To Keep the World We Know

O Sun O Moon (True North)

ES:MO (Elizabeth Shepherd & Michael Occhipinti)- Lovers is a Dangerous Time

The Weight of Hope (ES:MO)

David Wiffen- Up on the Hillside

Coast to Coast Fever (EMI)

Colin Linden- Anything, Anytime, Anywhere

Raised By Wolves (True North)

Bruce Cockburn- Colin Went Down to the Water

O Sun O Moon (True North)

Grace Griffith- Wondering Where the Lions Are

Minstrel Song (Blix Street)

Salamander Crossing- Child of the Wind

Henry Street – A Retrospective (Signature Sounds)

Special Consensus- Mighty Trucks of Midnight

Great Blue North (Compass)

The Squirrel Hillbillies Mama Just Wants to Barrelhouse All Night Long

Rhizomes (The Squirrel Hillbillies)

Bruce Cockburn- Into the Now

O Sun O Moon (True North)

Judy Collins- Pacing the Cage

Portrait of an American Girl (Wildflower)

Maria Muldaur- Southland of the Heart

Southland of the Heart (Telarc)

Christine Collister- The Whole Night Sky

The Dark Gift of Time (Koch)

Bruce Cockburn- O Sun By Day O Moon By Night

O Sun O Moon (True North)

Bruce Cockburn- Haiku

O Sun O Moon (True North)

Next week: Songs and Conversation with Sneezy Waters.

--Mike Regenstreif

Saturday Morning with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Saturday November 24, 2018

Saturday Morning is an eclectic roots-oriented program on CKCU in Ottawa heard live on Saturday mornings from 7 until 10 am (Eastern time) and then available for on-demand streaming. I am one of the four rotating hosts of Saturday Morning and base my programming on the Folk Roots/Folk Branches format I developed at CKUT in Montreal.

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

This episode of Saturday Morning can be streamed on-demand at … https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/128/40368.html

Extended feature: Songs of Bob Dylan, Part 2.

Larry Hanks- South Coast

The Last Wagon (Zippety Whippet Music)

Catherine & Ronny Cox- Jesus Velarde

Jesus Velarde – single (Ronny Cox)

Eric Bibb- Hoist Up the Banner

Global Griot (Stony Plain)

Yale Strom's Broken Consort- The Fool Over Yonder *

Shimmering Lights (Arc)

Chris White- Hold Fast to Your Memories

Music All Around (Chris White)

*Due to a faulty CD only part of “The Fool Over Yonder” was heard.

The Roches- Pretty and High

Where Do I Come From: Selected Songs (StorySound)

Debi Smith- Gone, Gone

Deep Tracks (Degan Music)

Doc & Merle Watson- Deep River Blues

Sittin’ Here Pickin’ the Blues (Rounder)

Michael Jerling- When Words Still Mattered

Family Recipe (Fool’s Hill Music)

Noah Zacharin- No Oxygen

A Startle of Wings (Noah Zacharin)

Ken Tizzard- 1962

A Good Dog is Lost: A Collection of Ron Hynes Songs (Ken Tizzard)

Kat Danser- Goin’ Gone

Goin’ Gone (Black Hen)

Three O'Clock Train- Bluer Than You

Cuatro de Los Angeles (Three O’Clock Train)

The Ennis Sisters- Wheels

Keeping Time (The Ennis Sisters)

The rest of the show was the extended feature: Songs of Bob Dylan, Part 2.

Loudon Wainwright III w/Kate McGarrigle- You Ain’t Going Nowhere

Years in the Making (StorySound)

Ian & Sylvia- Tomorrow is a Long Time

Four Strong Winds (Vanguard)

Robin & Linda Williams- Boots of Spanish Leather

Back 40 (Red House)

David Wiffen- Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right

At the Bunkhouse Coffeehouse, Vancouver BC (Universal International)

Bob Dylan- Bob Dylan’s Dream

The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan (Columbia/Legacy)

The Balladeers- Blowin’ in the Wind

It’s About Time (Balladeers Productions)

Jane Lewis- I Shall Be Released

Stay with Me (Jane Lewis)

Andrew & Casey Calhoun- When the Ship Comes In

Skeins (Waterbug)

Jenny Whiteley- Oxford Town

The Original Jenny Whiteley (Black Hen)

Bob Dylan- Farewell, Angelina

The Best of the Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 (Columbia/Legacy)

Jimmy LaFave- My Back Pages

Peace Town (Music Road)

The Brothers & Sisters- Chimes of Freedom

Dylan’s Gospel (Columbia)

Finest Kind- The Times They Are A-Changin’

Silks & Spices (Fallen Angle)

Bob Dylan- It Ain’t Me Babe

Another Side of Bob Dylan (Columbia/Legacy)

Penny Lang- One Too Many Mornings

Stone + Sand + Sea + Sky (Borealis)

Happy & Artie Traum- It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry

The Test of Time (Roaring Stream)

Sneezy Waters- Visions of Johanna

Sneezy Waters Live (Sneezy Waters)

Tom Russell & Joe Ely- Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues

Folk Hotel (Frontera)

Bob Dylan- Mr. Tambourine Man

Bringing It All Back Home (Columbia/Legacy)

Mariane Faithfull- It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue

Negative Capability (BMG)

Ben Sidran- Ballad of a Thin Man

Dylan Different (Bonsai)

Joan Baez- Love is Just a Four-Letter Word

Any Day Now (Vanguard)

Dawn Tyler Watson- Forever Young

Jawbreaker (Dawn Tyler Watson)

Bob Dylan- Desolation Row

The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 (Columbia/Legacy)

J.D. Crowe & the New South- Nashville Skyline Rag

Flashback (Rounder)

I’ll be hosting Saturday Morning next on January 5.

Find me on Twitter. @MikeRegenstreif

And on Facebook. facebook.com/mikeregenstreif

--Mike Regenstreif

Canadian Spaces – CKCU – Saturday July 16, 2016

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

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.

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

Guests: Garnet Rogers; Julie Corrigan; Darryl Poulsen (Slocan Ramblers); Charlie Sohmer

Maria Dunn- Music in the Meadow

Gathering (Distant Whisper)

Arnie Naiman- Maggie at the Door

My Lucky Stars (Merriweather)

Po' Girl- Gone in Pawn (Shake Sugaree)

Po’ Girl (Jericho Beach)

David Wiffen- Four Strong Winds

At The Bunkhouse Coffeehouse, Vancouver BC (Universal International)

Bill Staines- Rompin’ Rovin’ Days

Journey Home (Red House)

Reid Jamieson- Bird on the Wire

Dear Leonard: The Cohen Collection (Reid Jamieson) NR

Kate & Anna McGarrigle- Come Back Baby

Pronto Monto (Omnivore) NR

Chaim Tannenbaum- (Talk to Me of) Mendocino

Chaim Tannenbaum (StorySound) NR

Priscilla Herdman- Forty-Five Years

Forgotten Dreams (Flying Fish)

Stan Rogers- The Flowers of Bermuda

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

Garnet Rogers- Night Drive

Night Drive (Snow Goose)

*Garnet Rogers' book, "Night Drive: Travels with My Brother," is available at garnetrogers.com. A book review will be published on the Folk Roots/Folk Branches blog in the coming weeks.

Julie Corrigan- Home

Live in the studio

Slocan Ramblers- Groundhog

Coffee Creek (The Slocan Ramblers)

Adam Hill- Down by the Riverside

Old Paint (Adam Hill)

Charlie Sohmer & Shoe Drop- What’s the Use in Fighting

Demo

Charlie Sohmer- High Low

Live in the studio

Christine Graves- Summerlea

Stray (Christine Graves)

The show is now available for online listening. http://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/129/28081.html

I’ll be co-hosting Canadian Spaces again on August 6.

Find me on Twitter. @MikeRegenstreif

And on Facebook. facebook.com/mikeregenstreif

--Mike Regenstreif