Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – February 11, 2025: Four Strong Winds

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/595/68904.html

Theme: Four Strong Winds.

Ian & Sylvia- Four Strong Winds

Four Strong Winds (Vanguard)

John Stewart- Chilly Winds

Cannons in the Rain/Wingless Angels (One Way)

Mike Regenstreif & Jesse Winchester (2006)

Jesse Winchester- Blow On, Chilly Wind

Let the Rough Side Drag (Stony Plain)

Mike Regenstreif & Bill Staines (1993)

Bill Staines with Guy Van Duser- Canadian Winds

Old Wood and Winter Wine (Mineral River)

Amy Helm- Mandolin Wind

This Too Shall Light (Yep Roc)

Boreal- Cold North Wind

Winterbirds (Boreal)

Mike Regenstreif & Mary McCaslin (1999)

Mary McCaslin- Wayward Wind

Old Friends (Philo)

Mike Regenstreif & Jimmy LaFave (2017)

Jimmy LaFave- Catch the Wind

Cimarron Manifesto (Red House)

Eve Goldberg & Mike Regenstreif (2013)

Eve Goldberg- Sweet Sorrow in the Wind

Ever Brightening Day (Sweet Patootie Music)

Dakota Dave Hull & Sean Blackburn- The Wicked Wind of Fargo

River of Swing (Arabica)

Mike Regenstreif & Bruce Cockburn (2017)

Bruce Cockburn- High Winds White Sky

High Winds White Sky (True North)

Sam Cooke- They Call the Wind Mariah

Sam Cooke (RCA)

Mike Regenstreif & David Amram (2004)

David Amram- Wind from the Indies

No More Walls (Flying Fish)

Mike Regenstreif & David Francey (2019)

David Francey- Wind in the Wires

Torn Screen Door (Laker Music)

Jim Ringer- Any Old Wind That Blows

The Band of Jesse James: The Best of Jim Ringer (Philo)

Barrence Whitfield & Tom Russell- A Little Wind

Cowboy Mambo (Stony Plain)

Wenzel- Blow, Big Wind

Ticky Tock: Wenzel Sings Woody Guthrie (Conträr Musik) 

James Gordon- Wild Wind Blows 

Wrinkles and Scars (James Gordon) 

Mike Regenstreif & Priscilla Herdman (1978)

Priscilla Herdman- Wild Wind

The Road Home (Redwing Music)

Tex König- Wild Winds

Königsblende (Music Cellar)

Wendy Grossman- South Wind

The Last Trip Home (Riverlark Music)

Andy Cohen- Windy and Warm

Road Be Kind (Earwig)

Next week: Songs from the Gullah Traditions.

--Mike Regenstreif

Saturday Morning with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Saturday April 20, 2024

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/128/64837.html

Finest Kind- April Morning

Heart’s Delight (Fallen Angle)

Annie Patterson & Mike Regenstreif (2018)

Annie Patterson- Gone, Gonna Rise Again

Mountain Side (Annie Patterson)

The Spain Brothers- Wild Rose of the Mountain

Bright and Better Morning (The Spain Brothers)

Katie Oates- When the Morning Breaks

We Go On: Si Kahn’s Songs of Hope in Hard Times (Hollow Reed Arts Recordings)

Mike Regenstreif & Si Kahn (1995)

Si Kahn & The Looping Brothers- Aragon Mill

Aragon Mill: The Bluegrass Sessions (Strictly Country)

Jay Linden- Boat on a River

Ordinary Sunrise (Americana North) 

Simon & Garfunkel- Old Friends/Bookends Theme

Bookends (Columbia)

Tom Rush- The Circle Game

The Circle Game (Elektra)

Chris Smither- Leave the Light On

Leave the Light On (Signature Sounds/True North)

Mason Daring & Jeanie Stahl- Marblehead Morning

Recordings Celebrating 50 Years of a Musical Partnership (Mason Daring & Jeanie Stahl)

Stan Rogers- Three Fishers

Songs of a Lifetime: For the Family (Fogarty’s Cove/Borealis) 

Wendy Grossman- The Jeannie C.

The Last Trip Home (Riverlark)

The Short Sisters- Home Dearie Home

A Little Gracefulness (Black Socks Press)

Tom Lewis & Mike Regenstreif (2006) photo: David Shapiro

Tom Lewis- Rolling Home

Mixed Cargo (Borealis)

Tim Grimm- Broken Truth

Broken Truth – single (Vault)

Connie Kaldor- Not a Sentimental Song

Keep Going (Coyote Entertainment)

Gentle Sparrow- Only Love in My Heart

River (Heart Alchemy Music)

Vince Halfhide- Memphis Rounder

Vince Halfhide (Vince Halfhide)

Annie Patterson- Shady Grove

Meet Me By the Moonlight (Annie Patterson)

Arnie Naiman & Chris Coole- Willie Moore

5 Strings Attached – Volume 2 (Merriweather)`

Judy Collins & Mike Regenstreif (2014)

Judy Collins- The Bells of Rhymney

3 & 4: Judy Collins #3 (Wildflower)

American Patchwork Quartet- Cuckoo Bird

American Patchwork Quartet (Carolina Jasmine)

Kate & Anna McGarrigle- Goin’ Back to Harlan

Matapedia (Hannibal)

Kim & Reggie Harris- Go Down Moses

Steal Away: Songs of the Underground Railroad (Appleseed)

Peter, Paul & Mary- Tell It on the Mountain

In the Wind (Warner Bros.)

The Klezmatics- Moses Smote the Water

Brother Moses Smote the Water (Piranha)

Mike Regenstreif & David Clayton-Thomas (2006)

David Clayton-Thomas- Holy Moses

A Blues for the New World (Antoinette Music Productions)

Jesse Winchester- Pharaoh’s Army

Learn to Love It (Stony Plain)

Shelley Posen- And We Sang ‘Ha Lakhma Anya’

Manna (Well Done Music)

Kiran Ahluwalia- Jaane Jahan

Comfort Food (Kiran Ahluwalia)

Bill Hearne- Snowin’ on Raton

Always Trust Your Cape (Howlin’ Dog)

Sue Foley- Oh Babe, It Ain’t No Lie

One Guitar Woman: A Tribute to the Female Pioneers of Guitar (Stony Plain)

Mike Regenstreif & Eric Bibb (2005)

Eric Bibb- Bring Me Little Water, Sylvie

Live at the Scala Theatre (Stony Plain)

Nick Gravenites- Poor Boy

Rogue Blues (M.C.)

Todd Burge- Weed

Seed (Todd Burge)

James Gordon- Wild Wind Blows

Wrinkles and Scars (James Gordon)

Kristen Grainger & True North- Oceans Rising

Oceans Rising – single (Kristen Grainger & True North)

Annie Patterson- The L&N Don’t Stop Here Anymore

Mountain Side (Annie Patterson)

Eve Goldberg & Mike Regenstreif (2013)

Eve Goldberg- Sweet Sorrow in the Wind

Ever Brightening Day (Sweet Patootie Music)

Jean Ritchie & Sons- One More Mile

Mountain Born (Greenhays)

Evenchick & Hucul- Where Alexandra Goes

This is My Story (Melissa Hucul & Mark Evenchick)

Anne Hills- Alexandra Leaving

Points of View (Appleseed)

Ana Egge- We Lay Roses

Between Us (StorySound)

Rob Lutes- Shediac Bridge

Come Around (Lucky Bear)

Lisa Redfern- The Best Part

The Best Part (Lisa Redfern)

Rachael Sage- Deepest Dark

Another Side (MPress)

I’ll be hosting Saturday Morning next on May 18. I also host Stranger Songs on CKCU every Tuesday from 3:30-5 pm.

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Tuesday October 17, 2023: Remembering Kate Wolf

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/595/62361.html

Theme: Remembering Kate Wolf (1942-1986).

Kate Wolf was a very fine singer and songwriter, and folk music activist, who died of leukemia on December 10, 1986, about six weeks before she would have turned 45. Although her career as a touring and recording artist was relatively brief, Kate was, in her time, and to this day, a highly influential artist.

Kate Wolf- The Minstrel

Weaver of Visions: The Kate Wolf Anthology (Rhino)

Kate Wolf- Emma Rose

Back Roads (Rhino)

Dave Alvin- These Times We’re Living In

Treasures Left Behind: Remembering Kate Wolf (Red House)

Nanci Griffith- Friend of Mine

Treasures Left Behind: Remembering Kate Wolf (Red House)

John Gorka- Sweet Love

Treasures Left Behind: Remembering Kate Wolf (Red House)

Peter, Paul & Mary- Give Yourself to Love

Discovered: Live in Concert (Warner Bros./Rhino)

Kate Wolf- Safe at Anchor

Safe at Anchor (Rhino)

Eric Bogle- Katie and the Dreamtime Land

Something of Value (Philo)

Eric Bogle- Cornflower Blue

Treasures Left Behind: Remembering Kate Wolf (Red House)

Kate Wolf- Poet’s Heart

Poet’s Heart (Rhino)

Utah Phillips- See Here, She Said

Treasures Left Behind: Remembering Kate Wolf (Red House)

Mason Daring & Jeanie Stahl- Across the Great Divide

Forty (Daring)

Lucinda Williams- Here in California

Treasures Left Behind: Remembering Kate Wolf (Red House)

Greg Brown- Kate’s Guitar

In the Hills of California (Red House)

Kate Wolf- Old Jerome

The Wind Blows Wild (Rhino)

Kate Wolf- All He Ever Saw was You

Poet’s Heart (Rhino)

Steve Fisher- Streets of Calgary

River (SNR Music)

Eve Goldberg- Traveling Day

Ever Brightening Day (Sweet Patootie)

Rosalie Sorrels- In China, or a Woman’s Heart

Report from Grimes Creek (Green Linnet)

Steven Gellman- California (For Kate)

All You Need (Hidden Poet Music)

Kate Wolf- Bird on a Wire

Looking Back at You (Rhino)

Next week: A conversation with Terri Thal, author of My Greenwich Village: Dave, Bob and Me.

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Tuesday February 7, 2023: Songs Mississippi John Hurt Sang for the Library of Congress

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/595/59321.html

Theme: Songs Mississippi John Hurt Sang for the Library of Congress.

Mississippi John Hurt, who died in 1966 at age 73, was one of the most influential and important of the African American blues artists and songsters rediscovered in the 1960s. The songs on this program – some of which were written by Mississippi John Hurt – were all sung and recorded by him for the Library of Congress in 1963.

Mississippi John Hurt- See See Rider

Mr. Hurt Goes to Washington (Sunset Blvd.)

Bruce Cockburn- My Hometown Avalon (Avalon Blues)

Rarities (True North)

Michael Jerome Browne & Mike Regenstreif (2005)

Michael Jerome Browne- Sliding Delta

Sliding Delta (Borealis)

Maria Muldaur with John Sebastian- Richland Woman Blues

Richland Woman Blues (Stony Plain)

Mississippi John Hurt- Coffee Blues

Mr. Hurt Goes to Washington (Sunset Blvd.)

Doc & Merle Watson- Corrina, Corrina

Then and Now (Tomato)

Mississippi John Hurt- Stack O’Lee

Mr. Hurt Goes to Washington (Sunset Blvd.)

Rhiannon Giddens- The Angels Laid Him Away (Louis Collins)

Freedom Highway (Nonesuch)

“Philadelphia” Jerry Ricks- Keep On Knocking

Many Miles of Blues (Rooster Blues)

Tim Williams- Pallet on the Floor

Evenings Among Friends (Cayuse)

Mississippi John Hurt- Trouble I’ve Hall All My Day

Mr. Hurt Goes to Washington (Sunset Blvd.)

Dave Van Ronk- Spike Driver Blues

Down in Washington Square (Smithsonian Folkways)

Jim Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur- Frankie

Penny’s Farm (Kingswood)

David Essig & Mike Regenstreif (2014)

David Essig- Candy Man

Redbird Country & High Ground (Appaloosa)

Mississippi John Hurt- Got the Blues That Can’t Be Satisfied

Mr. Hurt Goes to Washington (Sunset Blvd.)

Rosalie Sorrels- I’m Satisfied

Miscellaneous Abstract Record No. 1 (Green Linnet)

Martin Grosswendt- Pay Day

Pay Day! (Martin Grosswendt)

Peter Keane- Nobody’s Dirty Business

Rural Electrification (Peter Keane)

Mississippi John Hurt- Funky Butt

Mr. Hurt Goes to Washington (Sunset Blvd.)

Happy Traum- Monday Morning Blues

Bright Morning Stars (Lark’s Nest Music)

Andy Cohen- Talkin’ Casey

Tryin’ to Get Home (Earwig)

Eve Goldberg & Mike Regenstreif (2013)

Eve Goldberg- My Creole Belle

Ever Brightening Day (Sweet Patootie)

Mississippi John Hurt- Hot Time in Old Town Tonight

Mr. Hurt Goes to Washington (Sunset Blvd.)

Next week: Love Songs.

Find me on Facebook. facebook.com/mikeregenstreif

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Tuesday July 26, 2022: On the Road Again

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 prerecorded and can already be streamed on-demand by clicking on “Listen Now” at … https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/595/57040.html

Theme: “On the Road Again” – songs about roads and highways, songs about leaving and songs about getting there.

Tom Rush- On the Road Again
Tom Rush/Take a Little Walk with Me (BGO)

Mike Regenstreif & Jimmy LaFave (2017)

Nat King Cole- (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66
The Extraordinary Nat King Cole (Capitol)
Jimmy LaFave- Rt. 66 One More Time
Highway Angels…Full Moon Rain (Night Tribe Music)
Joni Mitchell- Born to Take the Highway
Archives – Volume 1: The Early Years (1963-1967) (Rhino)
Humphrey & The Dumptrucks- Six Days of Paper Ladies
Six Days of Paper Ladies (Boot)

Eliza Gilkyson- Wanderin’
Songs from the River Wind (Howlin’ Dog)
Lynn Miles- My Road
Downpour (Lynn Miles)
Tom Russell- The Road It Gives, The Road It Takes Away
Borderland (HighTone)

Anne Hills- Follow That Road
Angle of the Light (Flying Fish)
Judy Mayhan- Morning and an Oldsmobile
Judy Mayhan (Decca)

Eve Goldberg & Mike Regenstreif (2013)

Eve Goldberg- Travelling Day
Ever Brightening Day (Sweet Patootie)
Caroline Doctorow- Northfield
I Carry All I Own: The Songs of Mary McCaslin (Narrow Lane)
Stan Rogers- Down the Road
From Coffee House to Concert Hall (Fogarty’s Cove)
Doug McArthur- Skyway
Letters from the Coast/Sisteron (Snow Goose Songs)

Lucy Kaplansky- Ford Econoline
Last Days of Summer (Lucyricky)
Rosalie Sorrels- Nevada Moon
Borderline Heart (Green Linnet)
Steel Rail- If By Midnight
Coming Home (Crossties)

David Francey- Highway 95
The Waking Hour (Jericho Beach Music)
Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer- Highway 80 (She’s a Mighty Good Road)
Drum Hat Buddha (Signature Sounds)
Hank Snow- I’ve Been Everywhere
I’ve Been Everywhere (RCA)

Mike Regenstreif & Penny Lang (2005)

Penny Lang- Senses of Your Leave
Ain’t Life Sweet (She-Wolf)
Jesse Winchester- Midnight Bus
Third Down, 110 to Go (Stony Plain)
Charlie Musselwhite- My Road Lies in Darkness
Mississippi Sun (Alligator)
Danny Marks- Going Down the Road Feeling Bad
Cities in Blue (Danny Marks)

Boxcar Boys- On the Road to Cluj
Rye Whiskey (Fedora Upside Down)

Next week: The Legacy of Johnny Cash.

Find me on Facebook. facebook.com/mikeregenstreif

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Tuesday December 14, 2021: Remembering Bill Staines (1947-2021)

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/595/54514.html

Theme: Remembering Bill Staines (1947-2021). Bill Staines was a folksinger, a songwriter, a colleague and a friend since 1970. Bill died on December 5, 2021 from an aggressive cancer at age 74.

The previously announced theme, “The Folk Roots of Rock ‘n’ Roll and the Rock ‘n’ Roll Branches of Folk Music,” has been rescheduled to the January 4, 2022 edition of Stranger Songs.

Bill Staines- Happiness Is
Somebody Blue (Champlain)
Bill Staines- Rye Whiskey Joe
Bill Staines (Evolution)
Bill Staines- Ballad of the Maples
Third Time Around (Catfish)

Mason Daring & Jeanie Stahl- The Boats They Come and the Boats They Go
The Early Years (Daring)
Nanci Griffith- Roseville Fair
One Fair Summer Evening (MCA)
Paul Mills- A Place in the Choir
Unreleased – used with permission

Bill Staines- Jubilee
The Whistle of the Jay (Folk-Legacy)

Mike Regenstreif & Bill Staines (1993)

Bill Staines- The Black Fly Song
Just Play One Tune More (Folk-Legacy)
Bill Staines- Early Morning Rain
Looking for the Wind (Red House)
Bill Staines- Rompin’ Rovin’ Days
Journey Home (Red House)
Bill Staines- The Piney Wood Hills
Journey Home (Red House)
Bill Staines- The French Girl
Beneath Some Lucky Star (Red House)

Bill Staines- Eyes to Eyes
Sandstone Cathedrals (Mineral River)
Jerry Jeff Walker- Flowers in the Snow
Navajo Rug (Rykodisc)
Priscilla Herdman- The Faith of Man
Darkness into Light (Flying Fish)
Bill Staines- Sueño
Sandstone Cathedrals (Mineral River)

Josh White, Jr..- Bridges
Live (Silverwolf)
Priscilla Herdman- Lovers and Losers
Forgotten Dreams (Flying Fish)
Bill Staines- My Sweet Wyoming Home
Miles (Mineral River)

Jeanie Stahl & Bill Staines- Music to Me
Mysteries (Daring)
Eve Goldberg- Crossing the Water
Crossing the Water (Borealis)
Mara Levine- River
Jewels and Harmony (Mara’s Creations)

Bill Staines- Traveling Shoes
Tracks and Trails (Philo)

Next week: A Stranger Songs Christmas

Find me on Twitter. www.twitter.com/mikeregenstreif

And on Facebook. facebook.com/mikeregenstreif

--Mike Regenstreif

Canadian Spaces – CKCU – Saturday August 6, 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: Pat Moore; Greg Kelly; Dawn Dewar & Ernie Fraser; Washboard Hank

This program was dedicated to the memory of Penny Lang 1942-2016.

Dan Frechette & Laurel Thomsen- Two in the Morning

Between the Rain (danandlaurel.ca)

Eve Goldberg- Down to Tennessee

Crossing the Water (Borealis)

Victor Anthony- Summer Way Down South

Mystery Loves Company (Victor Anthony)

Danny Marks- Heading Down to New Orleans

Cities in Blue (Danny Marks)

Caitlin Hanford- Red Clay Halo

Bluer Skies (Denon)

John Gorka- Down in the Milltown

Before Beginning (Red House)

Sussex- Truth and Lies

Parade Day (Lucky Bear)

Leonard Cohen- So Long, Marianne

Songs of Leonard Cohen (Columbia/Legacy)

Chaim Tannenbaum- Belfast Louis Falls in Love

Chaim Tannenbaum (StorySound)

Kate & Anna McGarrigle- Cover Up My Head

Pronto Monto (Omnivore)

Missy Burgess- Smile

Play Me Sweet (Missy Burgess)

Pat Moore- Salt Water

Live in the studio

Greg Kelly- Heaven’s Perfect Smile

Live in the studio

Mike Regenstreif & Penny Lang (2005)

Penny Lang- Come Across to You

Gather Honey (Borealis)

Penny Lang- One Too Many Mornings

Stone + Sand + Sea + Sky (Borealis)

Penny Lang- Ain’t Life Sweet

Ain’t Life Sweet (She-Wolf)

Penny Lang- Jailer, Won’t You Bring Me Water

Penny Lang & Friends Live (She-Wolf)

Penny Lang- My Last Go Round

Recorded at 2007 Ottawa Folk Festival

Ernie Fraser- Tribute to Jerry Holland

Live in the studio

Washboard Hank- You’re Not Her

Human Beans (Washboard Hank)

The show is now available for online listening. http://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/129/28381.html

I’ll be co-hosting Canadian Spaces again on November 26.

Find me on Twitter. @MikeRegenstreif

And on Facebook. facebook.com/mikeregenstreif

--Mike Regenstreif