Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – May 5, 2026: 1966

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/595/75251.html

Theme: 1966.

All the recordings on this show were first released 60 years ago in 1966.

Gordon Lightfoot- Early Morning Rain

Lightfoot! (United Artists)

Sylvia Tyson & Mike Regenstreif (1997)

Ian & Sylvia- The French Girl

Play One More (Vanguard)

Noel Paul Stookey & Mike Regenstreif on Zoom (2023)

Peter, Paul & Mary- Hurry Sundown

Album (Warner Bros.)

Doc Watson- Southbound

Southbound (Vanguard)

Simon & Garfunkel- Homeward Bound

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (Columbia)

Mike Regenstreif & Tom Paxton (2009)

Tom Paxton- Leaving London

Outward Bound (Elektra/Rhino)

Fred Neil- The Dolphins

Fred Neil (Capitol)

Bob Dylan- I Want You

Blonde On Blonde (Columbia)

Percy Sledge- When a Man Loves a Woman

When a Man Loves a Woman (Atlantic)

The Beach Boys- Good Vibrations

Good Vibrations/Let’s Go Away for Awhile (Capitol)

Judy Collins & Mike Regenstreif (2014)

Judy Collins- Pirate Jenny

In My Life (Elektra) 

Dave Van Ronk- Alabama Song

No Dirty Names (Verve Forecast)

Tom Rush- Joshua Gone Barbados

Take a Little Walk with Me (Elektra)

Eric Andersen & Mike Regenstreif (2000)

Eric Andersen- Thirsty Boots 

‘Bout Changes and Things (Vanguard)

Jim Kweskin & The Jug Band (lead vocal: Maria Muldaur)- Richland Woman

See Reverse Side for Title (Vanguard)

Mississippi John Hurt- I’m Satisfied

Today (Vanguard)

The Lovin' Spoonful- Daydream

Daydream (Sony/Legacy)

Tim Hardin- Don’t Make Promises

Tim Hardin 1 (Verve Forecast)

Bobby Darin- If I Were a Carpenter

If I Were a Carpenter (Atlantic)

The Greenbriar Boys- Different Drum

Better Late Than Never (Vanguard)

The Beatles- Eleanor Rigby

Revolver (Parlophone)

The Rolling Stones- Paint It Black

Aftermath (London)

Buffalo Springfield- For What It’s Worth

For What It’s Worth/Do I Have to Come Right Out and Say It (Atco)

The Mamas & The Papas- Monday, Monday

If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears (Dunhill)

Julie Felix- Gifts are for Giving

Changes (Fontana)

Next week: Klezmer Tunes and Yiddish Songs.

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – January 13, 2026: Lightfoot! Revisited and Kate & Anna McGarrigle Revisited

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/595/73656.html

Theme: Lightfoot! Revisited and Kate & Anna McGarrigle Revisited.

Lightfoot! Revisited

Gordon Lightfoot’s debut album – Lightfoot! – was released 60 years ago in January 1966. It was reissued as part of a 3-CD set called The Original Lightfoot.

Gordon Lightfoot- Rich Man’s Spiritual 

The Original Lightfoot – The United Artists Years: Lightfoot! (EMI)

J.P. Cormier- Long River

The Long River: A Personal Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot (Flash Publishing)

Julie Felix- The Way I Feel

Changes (Fontana)

Ian & Sylvia- For Lovin’ Me

Early Morning Rain (Vanguard)

Bonnie Dobson- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

Philadelphia Folk Festival – 40th Anniversary (Sliced Bread)

Phil Ochs- Changes

Phil Ochs In Concert (Elektra/Rhino)

Rodney Brown- Early Morning Rain

The Gales of November: Songs of Gordon Lightfoot (Rodney Brown)

Spanky & Our Gang- Steel Rail Blues 

Live (Mercury)

Bill Hearne- Sixteen Miles 

Always Trust Your Cape (Howlin’ Dog)

Tony Rice- I’m Not Sayin’

Tony Rice Sings Gordon Lightfoot (Rounder) 

Hamilton Camp- Pride of Man

Paths of Victory (Collectors’ Choice Music)

Bruce Cockburn- Ribbon of Darkness

Rarities (True North)

Gordon Lightfoot- Oh, Linda

The Original Lightfoot – The United Artists Years: Lightfoot! (EMI)

Gordon Lightfoot- Peaceful Waters

The Original Lightfoot – The United Artists Years: Lightfoot! (EMI)

Kate & Anna McGarrigle Revisited

Kate & Anna McGarrigle’s self-titled debut album was released 50 years ago in January 1976. It was reissued as part of a 3-CD set called Tell My Sister.

Rufus Wainwright, Anna McGarrigle & Martha Wainwright- Kiss and Say Goodbye

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

Kate & Anna McGarrigle- My Town 

Tell My Sister: Kate & Anna McGarrigle (Nonesuch)

Kate McGarrigle- Blues in D 

Tell My Sister: Kate & Anna McGarrigle (Nonesuch)

June Tabor- Heart Like a Wheel

At the Wood’s Heart (Topic)

Wade Hemsworth- Foolish You

The Songs of Wade Hemsworth (Blackfly Music)

Priscilla Herdman- Talk to Me of Mendocino

Forgotten Dreams (Flying Fish)

Kate & Anna McGarrigle- Complainte pour Ste-Catherine

Tell My Sister: Kate & Anna McGarrigle (Nonesuch)

Peggy Seeger- Tell My Sister

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

Loudon Wainwright III- The Swimming Song 

Attempted Moustache (Columbia/Legacy)

Kate & Anna McGarrigle- Jigsaw Puzzle of Life

Tell My Sister: Kate & Anna McGarrigle (Nonesuch)

Linda Thompson & Richard Thompson- Go Leave 

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

Chaim Tannenbaum- Travelling On for Jesus

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

Next week: Duets.

--Mike Regenstreif

Saturday Morning with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – November 29, 2025

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/128/73041.html

Bradsteet & Keesee- Renaissance

Live in London (Street)

Mike Regenstreif & Lynn Miles (2013)

Lynn Miles- Wintery Feeling 

Winter (Lynn Miles)

Mike Regenstreif & Jesse Winchester (2006)

Jesse Winchester- A Touch on the Rainy Side

A Touch on the Rainy Side (Stony Plain)

Pierce Pettis- A Showman’s Life

Father’s Son (Compass)

Kathy Mattea- Little Glass of Wine 

Pretty Bird (Captain Potato)

Albert & Gage- I’m Looking for a Miracle

Jumpin’ Tracks (MoonHouse)

Boreal- Warm Hands

Winterbirds (Boreal)

Mike Regenstreif & Tim Grimm (2025)

Tim Grimm- New Boots

The Little In-Between (Vault)

Judy Collins & Mike Regenstreif (2014)

Judy Collins- My Father 

Forever: An Anthology (Elektra)

Daniel Kahn & Jake Shulman-Ment- Mayn Tatns Hoyz (My Father’s House)

The Building and Other Songs (Oriente Musik)

Woody Guthrie- Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)

Woody At Home – Vol 1 + 2 (Shamus)

Mike Regenstreif & David Amram (2004)

The David Amram Quintet- Pastures of Plenty

David Amram Honors Guthrie and Ochs: Old Souls (Guthrie Legacy)

John Gorka & Mike Regenstreif (2012)

John Gorka- Favorite Place

unentitled (Red House)

Tom Russell & Mike Regenstreif (2000)

Tom Russell- I Grew Up On Western Movies

Mount Olive (Frontera)

James “Sparky” Rucker- Jesse James

Heroes and Hard Times: Black American Ballads and Story Songs (Tremont)

New Riders of the Purple Sage- Glendale Train

New Riders of the Purple Sage (Columbia)

Mike Regenstreif & Michael Smith (2014)

Michael Smith- Ballad of Dan Moody

Michael Smith/Love Stories (Flying Fish)

Mike Regenstreif & Anne Hills (2001)

Anne Hills- The Ghost of Lash LaRue

Every Town: More Songs by Michael Smith (Hand & Heart Music)

Lynne Hanson- Princess and Her Pea

Just a Poet (Lynne Hanson)

Alison Brown & Steve Martin featuring Tim O’Brien- 5 Days Out, 2 Days Back

Safe Sensible and Sane (Compass)

The Unfaithful Servants- Endless Highway

Fallen Angel (Servants)

Rodney Brown- Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

The Gales of November: Songs of Gordon Lightfoot (Rodney Brown)

Mara Levine- Bitter Green

Facets of Folk (Mara’s Creations)

Mike Regenstreif & Rick Fines (2011)

Rick Fines- Ribbon of Darkness

Solar Powered (Rick Fines)

Eva Cassidy- Early Morning Rain

Imagine (Blix Street)

Gordon Lightfoot- Rich Man’s Spiritual

Lightfoot! (United Artists)

Mavis Staples- Anthem

Sad and Beautiful World (Anti-)

Veronneau- Carey

Blue Tapestry (Antidote Sounds)

Caroline Herring- Cactus Tree 

Golden Apples of the Sun (Signature Sounds)

Julie Christensen- Hejira

The Price We Pay for Love (Wirebird)

Joni Mitchell- For the Roses

For the Roses (Asylum)

Brandi Carlile- Joni

Returning to Myself (Interscope/Lost Highway)

Cole Quest & The City Pickers- Where I’m From

Homegrown (Jalopy)

Lonesome Ace Stringband- Stage Fright

Big Wing (Lonesome Ace Stringband)

Sage Christie- Rabbit Through the Woods

Little Deaths (Dignified Deathlings)

Steve Howell & Fats Kaplin- Blue Ridge Mountain Blues

Know You From Old (Out of the Past Music)

Mike Regenstreif & Maria Dunn (2017)

Maria Dunn- Walking the Miles

Hardscrabble Hope (Distant Whisper Music)

Bonnie Dobson & The Hanging Stars- Dreams

Dreams (Loose Music)

Tone of Voice OrchestraCHESTRA- Dominoes

Running from the Devil (Word for Word)

The Klezmatics- Bulgar á la Klezmatics

Rhythm + Jews Revisited (Piranha)

Willie Nelson- If We Make It Through December

Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle (Legacy)

I’ll be hosting Saturday Morning next on December 27. I also host Stranger Songs on CKCU every Tuesday from 3:30-5 pm.

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – July 1, 2025: Songs for Canada Day

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/595/70878.html

Theme: Songs for Canada Day.

Stan Rogers- Northwest Passage

Northwest Passage (Fogarty’s Cove/Borealis)

Ian & Sylvia- Four Strong Winds

Four Strong Winds (Vanguard)

Maria Dunn- In the Shadow of the Rockies/As I Walk Through Canada

We Were Good People (Distant Whisper)

James Keelaghan- My Skies

History: The First 25 Years (Borealis)

Bonnie Dobson- Peter Amberley

Take Me for a Walk in the Morning Dew (Hornbeam)

Finest Kind- The Maple Leaf Forever

Silks & Spices (Fallen Angle Music)

Wade Hemsworth with The Mountain City Four (lead vocal: Kate McGarrigle)- The Log Driver’s Waltz

Wade Hemsworth with the Mountain City Four (Peter Weldon)

Gordon Lightfoot- Canadian Railroad Trilogy

Songbook (Warner Archives/Rhino)

Leonard Cohen- Suzanne

Songs of Leonard Cohen (Columbia/Legacy)

Steel Rail- Wooden Ships

River Song (Crossties)

Jesse Winchester- I Wave Bye Bye

Gentleman of Leisure (Sugar Hill)

Connie Kaldor- Wood River

Wood River (Coyote Entertainment)

Shelley Posen- Canoeing My Troubles Away

Roseberry Road (Well Done Music)

Durham County Poets & Michael Jerome Browne- Diamonds on the Water

Grimshaw Road (Durham County Poets)

Yonder Hill- Northern Lights

Yonder Hill (Yonder Hill)

Notre Dame de Grass- New Canada Road

New Canada Road (Notre Dame de Grass)

Willie Dunn- Louis Riel

Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology (Light in the Attic)

Amanda Rheaume- Unforgettable

The Truth We Hold (Ishkõdé)

Prairie Comeau- Un Canadien errant

L’emprunt(e) (La Compagnie du Nord)

Chris Rawlings- Song of the Old Bush Pilot

Northern Spirits (Cooking Fat Music)

David Bradstreet- The Land Beyond

Hindsight (David Bradstreet)

Night Sun- A Canadian Song

Drive (Borealis)

Next week: Peggy Seeger at 90.

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – October 22, 2024: Remembering Nick Gravenites, Kris Kristofferson, JD Souther, and Billy Edd Wheeler

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/595/67349.html

Theme: Remembering Nick Gravenites, Kris Kristofferson, JD Souther, and Billy Edd Wheeler – four important songwriters who passed away in September.

Songs of Billy Edd Wheeler (1932-2024)

Billy Edd Wheeler – who died on September 16 at age 91 – was a singer, songwriter and playwright from West Virginia whose songs were widely covered by folk, country, pop and rock artists. Long before the environmental movement began, Billy Edd Wheeler was writing songs about the terrible effects of coal mining on the land and on the lives of coal miners.

Judy Henske- High Flying Bird

The Elektra Albums: High Flying Bird (Ace)

Judy Collins- Red-Winged Blackbird

Judy Collins 3 & 4: The Judy Collins Concert (Wildflower)

Priscilla Herdman- The Coming of the Roads

Darkness into Light (Flying Fish)

Laurie MacAllister- Coal Tattoo

The Things I Choose to Do (Laurie MacAllister)

Billy Edd Wheeler- The Reverend Mr. Black

Wild Mountain Flowers (Flying Fish)

Songs of Nick Gravenites (1938-2024)

Nick Gravenites was a blues artist, songwriter and record producer who died on September 18 at age 85. He grew up in Chicago and met Paul Butterfield and Mike Bloomfield there when they were all students. 

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band- Born in Chicago

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (Elektra)

Nick Gravenites- My Labors

My Labors (Columbia)

Amos Garrett- Buried Alive in the Blues

Off the Floor Live! (Stony Plain)

Janis Joplin- Work Me, Lord

I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues Again, Mama (Columbia)

Nick Gravenites- Blues Singers

Rogue Blues (M.C.) 

Songs of JD Souther (1945-2024)

JD Souther – who died on September 17 at age 78 – was a singer, songwriter and actor, known for his own albums and for writing or co-writing songs for such artists as Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor and The Eagles.

JD Souther- The Sad Café

Natural History (Eone)

The Eagles- New Kid in Town

Hotel California (Asylum)

James Taylor with JD Souther- Her Town Too

Dad Loves His Work (Columbia)

Linda Ronstadt with JD Souther- Faithless Love

Heart Like a Wheel (Capitol)

JD Souther- Prisoner in Disguise

Natural History (Eone)

Songs of Kris Kristofferson (1936-2024)

Kris Kristofferson – who died on September 28 at age 88 – was a singer, a highly influential songwriter, and an actor. I knew Kris a little bit. In 2007, he participated in a panel discussion that I moderated on Woody Guthrie at the Ottawa Folk Festival, and, in 2017, we had a nice visit before Kris performed at the International Folk Music Awards ceremony in Kansas City when I was inducted into the Folk DJ Hall of Fame created by Folk Alliance International. The photo of Kris was taken that night.

Kris Kristofferson- To Beat the Devil

Me and Bobby McGee (Monument)

Johnny Cash- Just the Other Side of Nowhere

Cash Unearthed Volume 1: Who’s Gonna Cry (American)

Anne Hills- Here Comes That Rainbow Again

Woman of a Calm Heart (Flying Fish)

Gordon Lightfoot- Me and Bobby McGee

If You Could Read My Mind (Reprise)

Katie Moore- Sunday Morning Coming Down

Only Thing Worse (Borealis)

Kris Kristofferson- The Pilgrim: Chapter 33

The Silver Tongued Devil and I (Monument)

Next week: Skies and Stars (CKCU Funding Drive)

--Mike Regenstreif 

Saturday Morning with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Saturday May 18, 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/128/65234.html

Tex König- One Morning in May

Königsblende (Music Cellar)

Wendy Grossman- My Sweet Wyoming Home

The Last Trip Home (Riverlark)

The Spain Brothers- Roseville Fair

Bright and Better Morning (The Spain Brothers)

Mason Daring & Jeanie Stahl- River

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

Bill Staines- Rompin’ Rovin’ Days

Journey Home (Red House)

Penny Lang- Come Across to You

Gather Honey (Borealis)

Bruce Murdoch- First Robin of Springtime

Matters of the Heart (Bruce Murdoch)

Jaspar Lepak- Dandelion

The Seasons Project: Spring (Christine Lavin)

Hilary Field- Esperanza (Hope)

The Seasons Project: Spring (Christine Lavin)

Kat Goldman- Weight of the World

The Seasons Project: Spring (Christine Lavin)

Declan O’Rourke- The Harbour

The Seasons Project: Spring (Christine Lavin)

Christine Lavin- Another New York Afternoon

The Seasons Project: Spring (Christine Lavin)

Bill Hearne- Sixteen Miles

Always Trust Your Cape (Howlin’ Dog)

Brittany Jean- Early Morning Rain

Colors & Covers (Brittany Jean)

Gordon Lightfoot- Long River

The Original Lightfoot (EMI)

Stephen Mendel- Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Sing Me a Story (Stephen Mendel)

Evenchick & Hucul- Under Your Wing

This is My Story (Melissa Hucul & Mark Evenchick)

Gentle Sparrow- Shining a Light Over You

River (Heart Alchemy Music)

Boreal- Warm Hands

Recorded for a future album release

Kate Weekes- Tea in Reykjavik

Taken By Surprise (Artiste Extrordinaire Originals)

Tom Lewis- Chicken on a Raft

Sea-Dog, See Dog! (Flying Fish)

Maddy Prior & June Tabor- The Grey Funnel Line

Silly Sisters (Shanachie)

Garnet Rogers- Sammy’s Bar

Summer Lightning: Live (Snow Goose Songs)

Bruce Cockburn- O Sun By Day O Moon By Night

O Sun O Moon (True North)

Lynne Hanson- Hemingway’s Songbird

Just Words (Lynne Hanson)

Ana Egge- Door Won’t Close

Sharing in the Spirit (StorySound)

Paula Cole- Follow the Moon

Lo (675)

Eric Bibb- 500 Miles

Live at the Scala Theatre (Stony Plain)

Steve Howell & The Mighty Men- God’s Gonna Cut You Down

99½ Won’t Do (Out of the Past Music)

Jay Linden- Another Day

Ordinary Sunrise (Americana North)

Tom Mitchell- My Newest Friend

When the Moon is Right (Truesongs)

Heather Little- Saint Christopher

By Now (Heather Little)

James Talley- My Little Corner of the World

Bandits, Ballads and Blues (Cimarron)

Robin Holcomb- Be Still

One Way or Another, Vol. 2 (Robin Holcomb)

Gretchen Peters with Tom Russell- Guadalupe

One to the Heart, One to the Head (Scarlet Letter/Frontera)

Steve Young- Angel of Lyon

Switchblades of Love (Watermelon)

Tom Russell & Mike Regenstreif (2005)

Tom Russell & The Norwegian Wind Ensemble- Goodnight Juarez

Aztec Jazz (Frontera)

Magpie- I Just Roll Along

Endless River (Long Tail)

Rosalie Sorrels- Elegant Hobo

What Ever Happened to the Girl That Was (Paramount)

Paul Geremia- I’ll Be Goin’

Just Enough (Folkways)

Judy Roderick- Born in the Country

Woman Blue (Vanguard)

Chris Smither- All About the Bones

All About the Bones (Signature Sounds)

Mike Regenstreif & David Amram (2004)

David Amram- Waltz from After the Fall

No More Walls (Flying Fish)

I’ll be hosting Saturday Morning next on June 15. I also host Stranger Songs on CKCU every Tuesday from 3:30-5 pm.

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – April 23, 2024: Songs of Shel Silverstein

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/595/64883.html

Theme: Songs of Shel Silverstein (1930-1999)

Shel Silverstein – who died of a heart attack in 1999 at age 68 – was a renaissance man: an author, poet, cartoonist, singer-songwriter, musician, and playwright.

Shel Silverstein- Folk Singer’s Blues

Inside Folk Songs (Water)

Tom Paxton, Anne Hills & Bob Gibson- Sing for the Song

Best of Friends (Appleseed)

Bob Gibson- Whistlers & Jugglers

Makin’ a Mess: Bob Gibson Sings Shel Silverstein (Asylum)

Martin Simpson- In the Hills of Shiloh

Rooted (Topic)

Sarah Jarosz with Black Prairie- Queen of the Silver Dollar

Twistable, Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein (Sugar Hill)

Shel Silverstein- Bury Me in My Shades

Inside Folk Songs (Water)

John Prine- This Guitar is for Sale

Twistable, Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein (Sugar Hill)

The Irish Rovers- The Unicorn

The Best of The Irish Rovers (MCA)

Dr. Hook- Sylvia’s Mother

Gold (Crimson)

Johnny Cash- A Boy Named Sue

The Legend of Johnny Cash (American/Columbia/Legacy)

Shel Silverstein- 25 Minutes to Go

Inside Folk Songs (Water)

Gordon Lightfoot- On Susan’s Floor

Don Quixote (Reprise)

Bob Gibson- Stops Along the Way

Makin’ a Mess: Bob Gibson Sings Shel Silverstein (Asylum)

Lucinda Williams- The Ballad of Lucy Jordan

Twistable, Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein (Sugar Hill)

Papa John Kolstad & Wildman Mike Turk- Beans Taste Fine

Beans Taste Fine (Wampus Cat)

Shel Silverstein- Have Another Espresso

Inside Folk Songs (Water)

The Folk Legacy Trio- The Mermaid

Homecoming (The Folk Legacy Trio)

Rosalie Sorrels- You’re Always Welcome at Our House

Be Careful, There’s a Baby in the House (Green Linnet)

Shel Silverstein- Boa Constrictor

Inside Folk Songs (Water)

Nanci Griffith- The Giving Tree

Twistable, Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein (Sugar Hill)

Bobby Bare- Rosalie’s Good Eats Café

Bobby Bare Sings Lullabys, Legends and Lies (RCA)

Bob Gibson- Living Legend

The Living Legend Years (Bob Gibson Legacy).

Next week: Remembering Pete Seeger.

--Mike Regenstreif 

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Tuesday May 16, 2023: Remembering Gordon Lightfoot

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/595/60419.html

Theme: Remembering Gordon Lightfoot (1938-2023).

One of our greatest singer-songwriters – whose songs have done much to help define Canadian identity and culture – Gordon Lightfoot passed away on May 1st at age 84.

Gordon Lightfoot- Long River

The Original Lightfoot (EMI)

Bruce Cockburn- Ribbon of Darkness

Beautiful: A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot (Borealis/NorthernBlues)

Matthew Alexander- Steel Rail Blues

Soul River (Caravan)

Ilsey Juber- The Way I Feel

Ladies Sing Lightfoot (Sunset Blvd.)

Gordon Lightfoot- Bitter Green

Songbook (Warner Archives/Rhino)

Johnny Cash- For Lovin’ Me

The Man in Black 1963-’69, Plus (Bear Family)

George Hamilton IV- Did She Mention My Name

In the 4th Dimension (RCA)

Stephen Fearing- Early Morning Rain

Vejpoesi (Stephen Fearing)

Gordon Lightfoot- Alberta Bound

Songbook (Warner Archives/Rhino)

Murray McLauchlan- Home from the Forest

Beautiful: A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot (Borealis/NorthernBlues)

Katy Moffatt- Canadian Railroad Trilogy

Ladies Sing Lightfoot (Sunset Blvd.)

Connie Kaldor- If You Could Read My Mind

Beautiful: A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot (Borealis/NorthernBlues)

Gordon Lightfoot- Cold on the Shoulder

Songbook (Warner Archives/Rhino)

The Kennedys- Cotton Jenny

Ladies Sing Lightfoot (Sunset Blvd.)

Special Consensus- Brave Mountaineers

Great Blue North (Compass)

John McLachlan with Marc Atkinson & Scott White- The Patriot’s Dream

50 Years Since Don Quixote: A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot (John McLachlan)

Gordon Lightfoot- The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Songbook (Warner Archives/Rhino)

Darling West- Sundown

Ladies Sing Lightfoot (Sunset Blvd.)

Tony Rice- Walls

Tony Rice Sings Gordon Lightfoot (Rounder) 

Quartette- Song for a Winter’s Night

Rocks and Roses (Outside Music)

Gordon Lightfoot- A Painter Passing Through

A Painter Passing Through (Reprise)

Next week: The traditional folk and blues songs of Bob Dylan.

Find me on Facebook. facebook.com/mikeregenstreif

--Mike Regenstreif

Saturday Morning with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Saturday April 22, 2023

Saturday Morning is an eclectic roots-oriented program on CKCU in Ottawa heard 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 Saturday Morning and base my programming on the Folk Roots/Folk Branches format I developed at CKUT in Montreal.

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

This episode of Saturday Morning was recorded and can already be streamed on-demand at … https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/128/60194.html

Judy Collins- Mr. Tambourine Man 

Live at the Metropolitan Museum of Art at the Temple of Dendur (Wildflower)

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

Tom Paxton- Whose Garden Was This

The Compleat Tom Paxton (Even Compleater) (Rhino Handmade)

The Rifters- The Dollar Worth of Mother Earth

The Enchanted World (Howlin' Dog)

Jaeger & Reid- Fire (For Greta)

Fire (For Greta) – single (Judi Jaeger & Bob Reid)

Debra Mann- Big Yellow Taxi

Full Circle: The Music of Joni Mitchell (Whaling City Sound)

Kuné- Earth I

Universal Echoes (Kuné)

Lynn Miles- Moody

tumbleWeedyWorld (True North)

Stephen Fearing- As the Crow Flies

Vejpoesi (Stephen Fearing)

Jason Lang- Carry On Children

Handled with Care (Famgroup/Genison Music)

Penny Lang- Ain’t Nobody Got the Blues Like Me

Live at the Yellow Door (She-Wolf)

Meredith Moon- Constellations

Constellations (True North)

Gordon Lightfoot- Sixteen Miles

The Original Lightfoot: The United Artists Years (EMI)

Chris Coole & John Showman- The Julia Belle Swain

Much Further Out Than Inevitable: A Fiddle and Banjo Tribute to Some Music of John Hartford (Chris Coole)

Dom Flemons- Tough Luck

Traveling Wildfire (Smithsonian Folkways)

Martin Hayes & The Common Ground Ensemble- Longford Tinker

Peggy’s Dream (Faction)

Colleen Kattau- In the Garden

In the Garden – single (Wind Light Studios)

Amelia Hogan- The Woodthrush’s Song

Taking Flight (Amelia Hogan)

Kuné- Earth II

Universal Echoes (Kuné)

Kuné- Earth III

Universal Echoes (Kuné)

Tom Chapin- This Pretty Planet II

This Pretty Planet (Sundance Music)

Eddie Redmayne & Cast- Wilkommen

Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club – London Cast Recording (Decca)

Jessie Buckley & Cast- Cabaret

Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club – London Cast Recording (Decca)

Coco Love Alcorn- Good News

Wonderland (Coco Love Alcorn)

Odetta- Freedom Trilogy: Oh Freedom/Come & Go with Me/I’m On My Way

Gonna Let It Shine (M.C.)

Jenny Whiteley- Needle in a Haystack

Hopetown (Black Hen Music)

Tim Grimm- Lonesome All the Time

The Little In-Between (Vault)

Ray Lemelin- Grandma’s Hands

Dark/Out of Phase (Ray Lemelin)

Eric Bibb featuring Harrison Kennedy- Call Me By My Name

Ridin’ (Stony Plain)

Dakota Dave Hull- Oh, Didn’t Ramble

Better Late Than Never: The Classic American Guitar-Banjo (Arabica)

Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer- All Wigged Out

All Wigged Out: Songs from the Musical (Community Music)

Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer- Amy’s of Denmark

All Wigged Out: Songs from the Musical (Community Music)

Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer- Car Wash

All Wigged Out: Songs from the Musical (Community Music)

Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer- Tipsy All the Time

All Wigged Out: Songs from the Musical (Community Music)

Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer- Where’d You Get That Hat

All Wigged Out: Songs from the Musical (Community Music)

Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer- Jesus is My Backstreet Driver

All Wigged Out: Songs from the Musical (Community Music)

Tom Russell & Mike Regenstreif (2005)

Tom Russell- Pork Roast and Poetry

Tribute to the Travelin’ Lady Rosalie Sorrels (Tribute to Rosalie Sorrels)

Rosalie Sorrels- Singing in the Country

Report from Grimes Creek (Green Linnet)

Andy Hedges & Tom Russell- Old Dolores

Roll On, Cowboys (Andy Hedges)

Chaim Tannenbaum- Brooklyn 1955

Chaim Tannenbaum (StorySound)

Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt- Flatbush Sunset

Hello World (Crooked Cyclone)

Mike Ward- The Currency of Forgiveness

Love Never Rests (Psychosongs)

Grace Morrison- Oh, Colorado

Maybe Modern (Grace Morrison)

Chris Coole- Where the Light Begins

The Old Man and the C Chord (Chris Coole)

Greg Greenway- That’s Where the Hope Comes From

Between Hello & Goodbye (Greg Greenway)

Polky- Kolomyjka

Songs from Home (Polky)

I’ll be hosting Saturday Morning next on May 20. I also host Stranger Songs on CKCU every Tuesday from 3:30-5 pm. 

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--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Tuesday March 7, 2023: Songs of Kris Kristofferson

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/595/59628.html

Theme: Songs of Kris Kristofferson.

Kris Kristofferson performs at The International Folk Music Awards (2017)

Kris Kristofferson – who recently retired from performing and recording – had tremendous success as a singer and songwriter, and, as an actor. 

I met Kris a couple of times. In 2007, we spent an hour together onstage, and a few minutes chatting beforehand, when I moderated a panel discussion at the Ottawa Folk Festival on the enduring legacy of Woody Guthrie and Kris, along with Nora Guthrie and Jimmy LaFave, was one of the panelists. Then, in 2017, I was an award recipient at the International Folk Music Awards in Kansas City during the Folk Alliance International conference, and Kris was one of the artists who performed at the ceremony, and we had a nice chat at the reception. In both of my encounters with him, Kris couldn’t have been nicer or more humble.

Kris Kristofferson- To Beat the Devil

Me and Bobby McGee (Monument)

Gordon Lightfoot- Me and Bobby McGee

If You Could Read My Mind (Reprise)

Katie Moore- Sunday Morning Coming Down

Only Thing Worse (Borealis)

Johnny Cash- Just the Other Side of Nowhere

Cash Unearthed Volume 1: Who’s Gonna Cry (American)

The Little Willies- For the Good Times

For the Good Times (Milking Bull)

Kris Kristofferson- The Silver Tongued Devil and I

The Silver Tongued Devil and I (Monument)

I noted that Kris Kristofferson was a panelist in a discussion on the enduring influence of Woody Guthrie that I moderated at the Ottawa Folk Festival in 2007. At one point, we were talking about Woody Guthrie’s song, “Tom Joad,” which was essentially a synopsis of John Steinbeck’s book, The Grapes of Wrath, and I mentioned to Kris that one of the few parts of the book that Woody left out of his song was the scene that Kris described in his song, “Here Comes That Rainbow Again.”

Mike Regenstreif, Nora Guthrie, Kris Kristofferson & Jimmy LaFave (2007)

Anne Hills- Here Comes That Rainbow Again

Woman of a Calm Heart (Flying Fish)

Willie Nelson- The Legend

The Pilgrim: A Celebration of Kris Kristofferson (American Roots Publishing)

Marta Gómez- The Circle

The Pilgrim: A Celebration of Kris Kristofferson (American Roots Publishing)

Kris Kristofferson- Duvalier’s Dream

Me and Bobby McGee (Monument)

Jessica Chastain- Help Me Make It Through the Night

George & Tammy soundtrack (Sony Masterworks)

Roy Orbison- Something They Can’t Take Away from Me

For the Good Times: The Songs of Kris Kristofferson (Ace)

Joan Osborne- Please Don’t Tell Me How the Story Ends

Pretty Little Stranger (Vanguard)

Chris Hillman- The Taker

Morning Sky (Sugar Hill)

Kris Kristofferson- Jody and the Kid

The Silver Tongued Devil and I (Monument)

Kris Kristofferson- Broken Freedom Song

The Cedar Creek Sessions (KK)

Johnny Cash- Casey’s Last Ride

Cash Unearthed Volume 1: Who’s Gonna Cry (American)

Rosanne Cash- Lovin’ Him was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)

The Pilgrim: A Celebration of Kris Kristofferson (American Roots Publishing)

Russell Crowe & The Ordinary Fear of God- Darby’s Castle

The Pilgrim: A Celebration of Kris Kristofferson (American Roots Publishing)

Kris Kristofferson- The Pilgrim: Chapter 33

The Silver Tongued Devil and I (Monument)

Janis Joplin- Me and Bobby McGee

Pearl (Columbia)

Next week: Gamblers.

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--Mike Regenstreif

Saturday Morning with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Saturday January 28, 2023

Saturday Morning is an eclectic roots-oriented program on CKCU in Ottawa heard 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 Saturday Morning and base my programming on the Folk Roots/Folk Branches format I developed at CKUT in Montreal.

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

This episode of Saturday Morning was recorded and can already be streamed on-demand at … https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/128/59164.html

Three songs in memory of David Crosby (1941-2023).

The Byrds- Mr. Tambourine Man

Mr. Tambourine Man (Columbia)

Crosby, Stills & Nash- Long Time Gone

Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic)

David Crosby- Traction in the Rain

If I Could Only Remember My Name (Atlantic)

Ben Bedford- Leaping

Valley of Stars (Hopeful Sky)

Geoff Bartley- Talkin’ Jumping Frog Blues

The Ballad of Billy Bridger (Magic Crow)

Bob Jensen- Sit Down Young Stranger

For the Sake of the Song (Bob Jensen)

J.P. Cormier- Approaching Lavender

The Long River: A Personal Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot (Flash Publishing)

Nicki Parrott- If You Could Read My Mind

If You Could Read My Mind (Arbors)

Gordon Lightfoot- Saturday Clothes

If You Could Read My Mind (Reprise)

The Vanier Playboys- Born in the Country

Deux (The Vanier Playboys)

Ball & Chain & The Wreckers- Come on Up to the House

Satisfied (Ball & Chain)

VickiKristinaBarcelona- Gun Street Girl

Pawn Shop Radio (StorySound)

Mike Regenstreif & David Amram (2004) photo: Ron Petronko

David Amram- Waltz from After the Fall

No More Walls (Flying Fish)

Three songs in memory of Steve James (1950-2023).

Steve James- Stack Lee’s Blues

Boom Chang (Burnside)

Steve James- Buddy Bolden’s Blues

Art & Grit (Discovery)

Steve James & Del Rey- Tappin’ That Thing

Tonight (Hobemian)

Three songs in memory of Thad Beckman (1952-2023).

Thad Beckman- Lay My Burden Down

Blues Gone By (Thadzooks)

Thad Beckman- Street of Disaster

Streets of Disaster (Thadzooks)

Thad Beckman, Mike Regenstreif & Tom Russell (2012)

Thad Beckman & Tom Russell- Blue Wing

Streets of Disaster (Thadzooks)

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

Aztec Jazz (Frontera)

Danny Britt- Bar Stool

All Over the Map (Red Dawg Music)

Creedence Clearwater Revival- Bad Moon Rising

Green River (Fantasy)

The Dumptrucks- Closing Time

Selections (Laughing Cactus)

Alex Cuba- Quiero Quedarme

Quiero Quedarme – single (Caracol)

Le Vent du Nord- L’auberge

20 Printemps (La Compagnie du Nord)

Christopher Mark Jones / Bernard Pozier- Rendez-vous sous la pluie

Montréal Encore (Small Batch Music)

Pat Guadango & Mary McCrink- Boots of Spanish Leather

1964 (Campbell Music)

Annie Capps- Learning

How Can I Say This? (Yellow Room)

Tim Ball- Sugar in the Gourd

Upstate Crossroads (Irelandville)

The next two songs punctuated my conversation with Christine Graves, recorded on January 17 via Zoom.

Christine Graves- Despite the News

Everyday Life (Christine Graves)

Christine Graves- Here’s My Song

Everyday Life (Christine Graves)

Four songs to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27).

Payadora Tango Ensemble featuring Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk- Sabina’s Letter: Some of Us Must Survive

Silent Tears: The Last Yiddish Tango (Six Degrees)

Brendan Nolan- Parallel Limbs

Beneath White Stars: Holocaust Profiles in Song (AlmondSeed Media)

Lenka Lichtenberg- Our feet are marching, two and two

Thieves of Dreams (Six Degrees)

Shelley Posen- Packed

Mazel (Well Done Music)

The Squirrel Hillbillies- Mama Just Wants to Barrelhouse All Night Long

Rhizomes (The Squirrel Hillbillies)

Bruce Cockburn- Whole Night Sky

Rarities (True North)

Lucie Blue Tremblay- The Paradise Club

So Many Wows (Maggie & Shanti Musique)

The Heart Collectors- Pieces II

Timeless Space (Spins the Gold)

Sue Horowitz- January

Strings, Wings and Curious Things (Sue Horowitz)

Bill Staines- January Snow

The First Million Miles, Volume II (Rounder)

Mike Regenstreif & Priscilla Herdman (1978) photo: Ron Petronko

Priscilla Herdman- January Thaw

Forgotten Dreams (Flying Fish)

Michael Kaeshammer- Bourbon Street Parade

The Warehouse Sessions (Linus)

I’ll be hosting Saturday Morning next on February 25. I also host Stranger Songs on CKCU every Tuesday from 3:30-5 pm. 

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--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Tuesday September 13, 2022: Songs of Gordon Lightfoot

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/595/57590.html

Theme: Songs of Gordon Lightfoot.

Gordon Lightfoot- Sit Down Young Stranger

Songbook (Warner Archives/Rhino)

Eva Cassidy- Early Morning Rain

Imagine (Blix Street)

Spanky & Our Gang- Steel Rail Blues

Live (Mercury)

Mara Levine- Bitter Green

Facets of Folk (Mara’s Creations)

George Hamilton IV- Long Thin Dawn

Canadian Pacific (RCA)

Gordon Lightfoot- Rich Man’s Spiritual

Lightfoot! (United Artists)

Frida’s Brow- The Way I Feel

Frida’s Brow (Frida’s Brow)

Frank Christian- Did She Mention My Name

Mister So and So (Palmetto)

Gordon Lightfoot- Sixteen Miles

Lightfoot! (United Artists)

Ronnie Hawkins- Home from the Forest

The Giant of Rock & Roll (Monument)

Ian & Sylvia- For Lovin’ Me

Early Morning Rain (Vanguard)

Josh White, Jr.- Wherefor and Why

Live at the Raven Gallery (Silverwolf)

James Keelaghan- Canadian Railroad Trilogy

Beautiful: A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot (Borealis/NorthernBlues)

Gordon Lightfoot- Don Quixote

Songbook (Warner Archives/Rhino)

Rick Fines- Ribbon of Darkness

Solar Powered (Rick Fines)

Gathering Time- If You Could Read My Mind

Old Friends (Triple-G Records)

Claire Lynch & Bryan McDowell- It’s Worth Believin’

North By South (Compass)

Punch Brothers- Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Hell on Church Street (Nonesuch)

Gordon Lightfoot- Old Dan’s Records

Songbook (Warner Archives/Rhino)

Nanci Griffith- Ten Degrees and Colder

Other Voices/Other Rooms (Elektra)

Jesse Winchester- Sundown

Beautiful: A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot (Borealis/NorthernBlues)

Maria Muldaur- That Same Old Obsession

Beautiful: A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot (Borealis/NorthernBlues)

Stephen Mendel- Song for a Winter’s Night

Sing Me a Story (Stephen Mendel)

Gordon Lightfoot- The Pony Man

Songbook (Warner Archives/Rhino)

Next week: At the Intersection of Folk Street and Jazz Avenue.

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--Mike Regenstreif