Canadian Spaces – CKCU – Saturday March 25, 2017

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

This particular show is now available for on-demand listening. http://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/129/31635.html

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: Sneezy Waters; Brooklyn Doran and Gillian Nicola; Ray Montford; Hannah Shira Naiman and Arnie Naiman; Lynne Hanson

Sneezy Waters- I Threw It All Away

Sneezy Waters Live (Sneezy Waters)

David Clayton-Thomas- Sonny’s Dream

Canadiana (Antoinette/ILS)

Jayme Stone, Moira Smiley, Sumaia Jackson, Joe Phillips, Felicity Williams, & Denzal Sinclaire- Candy Gal

Jayme Stone’s Folklife (Borealis)

April Verch- Light in the Window

The April Verch Anthology (Slab Town)

Murray McLauchlan- When You’re at the Top

Love Can’t Tell Time (True North)

Amanda Rheaume w/Chantal Kreviazuk- Red Dress

Holding Patterns (Amanda Rheaume)

Eric Bibb & Michael Jerome Browne- Blacktop

Migration Blues (Stony Plain)

The Wailin Jennys- Bring Me Little Water, Sylvie

The Wailin’ Jennys (The Wailin’ Jennys)

Jenny Whiteley w/Chris & Ken Whiteley- Things are Coming My Way

The Original Jenny Whiteley (Black Hen)

Maria Dunn- When I was Young

Gathering (Distant Whisper)

James Keelaghan & Oscar Lopez- Gathering Storm

History: The First 25 Years (Borealis)

Wyatt Easterling- Pacing the Cage

Divining Rod (Phoenix Rising)

Doug McArthur- Stumble From Vesuvio

Tears Like Rain (Doug McArthur)

Brooklyn Doran & Gillian Nicola- I Found a Home

Live in the studio

Gillian Nicola & Brooklyn Doran- Oh Marie

Live in the studio

Claire Lynch- Black Flowers

North By South (Compass)

Ray Montford- Let Your River Flow

Live in the studio

Ray Montford- An untitled (so far) tune

Live in the studio

Hannah Shira Naiman & ARNIE NAIMAN- Know the Mountain

Live in the studio

Arnie Naiman & Hannah Shira Naiman- Playing Jane

Live in the studio

Lynne Hanson- Carry Me Home

Uneven Ground (Song Shop)

Lynne Hanson- Just for Now

Live in the Studio

I’ll be co-hosting Canadian Spaces again on May 27.

In the meantime, I’ll be hosting Saturday Morning (7-10 am) on April 1, April 29 and May 27.

Find me on Twitter. @MikeRegenstreif

And on Facebook. facebook.com/mikeregenstreif

--Mike Regenstreif

Canadian Spaces – CKCU – Saturday March 14, 2015

Chopper McKinnon

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 – a tribute to Chopper McKinnon on the second anniversary of his passing – was co-hosted by Mike Regenstreif, Lynne Hanson and Chris White.

Guests: Tony Turner, Hannah Shira Naiman

Ferron- Ain’t Life a Brook

Testimony (Cherrywood Station)

Bruce Murdoch- I Can See You Now

Matters of the Heart (Bruce Murdoch)

Bill Garrett- Crossties on a Railroad

Bill Garrett (Borealis)

Lynn Miles- Drunks and Fools

Black Flowers Vol. 3 (Lynn Miles)

Ron Hynes- I Love You More Than God

Stealing Genius (Borealis)

Connie Kaldor- Winter

Love is a Truck (Coyote)

Mike Regenstreif & Chris White (Photo: Lynne Hanson)

Roy Forbes- I Remember You

Some Tunes for that Mother of Mine (AKA)

Missy Burgess- My Buddy

Pour Me a Song (Patio)

Stephen Fearing- The Parting Glass

That’s How I Walk (True North)

Finest Kind- Who Will Sing for Me

Heart’s Delight (Fallen Angle)

Stan Rogers- The Mary Ellen Carter

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

Tony Turner- A Good Finish

Live in the studio

Melwood Cutlery- Chopper’s Room

Recorded at a gathering at Irene’s to celebrate Chopper’s life

Sneezy Waters- Circle of Friends

Sneezy Waters (Sneezy Waters)

Hannah Shira Naiman- The Way to Go Home

Tether My Heart (Merriweather)

Bob Stark- Me and Mrs. Parker

Life on a Postcard (Bob Stark)

Lynne Hanson- This Too Shall Pass

Live in the studio

The show is now available for online listening. http://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/129/21143.html

I’ll be co-hosting Canadian Spaces again on May 9.

Find me on Twitter. twitter.com/@mikeregenstreif

And on Facebook. facebook.com/mikeregenstreif

--Mike Regenstreif

Canadian Spaces – CKCU – Saturday May 31, 2014

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

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

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.

Guests: Fred Eaglesmith (phone); Judy Collins (phone); Shari Ulrich (studio) and Julia Graff (phone).

Sneezy Waters- Papa’s on the Housetop

Sneezy Waters (Sneezy Waters)

Hannah Shira Naiman- I’m Going to Find My Joy

Tether My Heart (Merriweather)

Mary Gauthier- The Rocket

Live at Blue Rock (In the Black)

Colleen Rennison- Blue Wing

See the Sky About to Rain (Black Hen)

Tom Russell & the Norwegian Wind Ensemble- Mississippi River Running Backwards

Aztec Jazz (Frontera)

Eliza Gilkyson- Eliza Jane

The Nocturne Diaries (Red House)

Max Layton- Halfway to Heaven

It’s a Mystery to Me (Maximus)

Tower of Song- Hey That’s No Way to Say Goodbye

In City and in Forest (Tower of Song)

Garnet Rogers- Sailor’s Rest

Summer’s End (Snow Goose)

Dave Van Ronk- Four Strong Winds

Live in Monterey (Omnivore)

Fred Eaglesmith- 18 Wheels

Milly’s Café (AML)

Phone conversation with Fred Eaglesmith.

Judy Collins- Pacing the Cage

Portrait of an American Girl (Wildflower)

Judy Collins- Suzanne

Judy Collins Sings Leonard Cohen: Democracy (Elektra/Rhino)

Phone conversation with Judy Collins.

Note: I also did an hour-long Folk Roots/Folk Branches special on Judy Collins for Roots Music Canada via this link.

The next three songs punctuated our studio visit with Shari Ulrich. Her daughter and record producer, Julia Graff, joined us on the phone.

Shari Ulrich- Free Fall

Everywhere I Go (Borealis)

Shari Ulrich- This Life

Live in the studio

Shari Ulrich- Making Friends with Gone

Everywhere I Go (Borealis)

The show is now available for online listening. http://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/129/17226.html

I’ll be co-hosting Canadian Spaces again on August 9.

Find me on Twitter. twitter.com/@mikeregenstreif

And on Facebook. facebook.com/mikeregenstreif

--Mike Regenstreif