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.
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Theme: Finest Kind’s Kind of Songs
Finest Kind is the now mostly-retired trio of Ottawa based singers Ann Downey, Shelley Posen and Ian Robb – a trio best known for its superb vocal harmonies. All the songs on this show were recorded by Finest Kind over the years.
Finest Kind- The Faded Roses of December
Lost in a Song (Fallen Angle Music)
Utah Phillips- The Goodnight Loving Trail
The Telling Takes Me Home (Philo)
Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin- Blue Mountain
Stay Awhile (Rounder)
Blue Murder- The Banks of Sweet Primroses
No One Stands Alone (Topic)
Windborne- Gimme Just a Little More Time
Recollections/Revolutions (Wand’ring Feet)
Finest Kind- The Storms May Roll the Ocean
Lost in a Song (Fallen Angle Music)
Peggy Seeger- Going to the West
The Folkways Years 1955-1992: Songs of Love and Politics (Smithsonian Folkways)
Derek Lamb- The Miner’s Dream of Home
She was Poor but She was Honest: Nice, Naughty and Nourishing Songs of the London Music Hall and Pubs (Folkways)
Sneezy Waters- I Heard the Bluebirds Sing
Sneezy Waters (Sneezy Waters)
Martyn Wyndham-Read- Sussex Drinking Song
A Rose from the Bush (Greenwich Village)
David Parry- In Praise of Alcohol
The Man from Eldorado: Songs and Stories of Robert W. Service (Borealis)
Coope, Boyes & Simpson- John Barleycorn
Coope, Boyes & Simpson (World Music Network)
Finest Kind- John Barleycorn Deconstructed
For Honour & For Gain (Fallen Angle Music)
Bill Staines- Only Remembered
Looking for the Wind (Red House)
John Roberts & Tony Barrand- A Pilgrim’s Way
Twiddlum Twaddlum (Golden Hind Music)
Bill Garrett & Sue Lothrop- No More Fish
Red Shoes (Borealis)
Finest Kind- Lowlands Low
For Honour & For Gain (Fallen Angle Music)
The Carter Family- Fond Affection
When the Roses Bloom in Dixieland: Their Complete Victor Recordings 1929-1930 (Rounder)
The Greenbriar Boys- At the End of a Long Lonely Day
Best of the Vanguard Years (Vanguard)
The Brothers & Sisters- The Times They are A-Changin’
Dylan’s Gospel (Columbia)
Ben E. King- Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
Ben E. King Sings for Soulful Lovers (Rhino)
Finest Kind- Jack the Jolly Tar
Silks & Spices (Fallen Angle Music)
Tom Lewis- Bully in the Alley
Tinker Tailor Soldier Singer (Self Propelled Music)
Finest Kind- Who will Sing for Me
Heart’s Delight (Fallen Angle Music)
Next week: Remembering Nick Gravenites, Kris Kristofferson, JD Souther, and Billy Edd Wheeler.
--Mike Regenstreif
