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 – January 14, 2025: Remembering Peter Yarrow

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/595/68573.html

Theme: Remembering Peter Yarrow (1938-2025).

The theme on this edition of Stranger Songs is Remembering Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul & Mary. Peter died on January 7 at age 86 following a four-year battle with bladder cancer.

This program includes songs performed by Peter and Peter, Paul & Mary, as well as some songs from his or their repertoire performed by several other artists.

Peter Yarrow- Don’t Ever Take Away My Freedom

Peter (Warner Bros.)

Peter, Paul & Mary- Puff (The Magic Dragon)

Moving (Warner Bros.)

Dave Van Ronk- River Come Down (Bamboo)

Down in Washington Square (Smithsonian Folkways)

Priscilla Herdman- Autumn to May

Stardreamer (Stardreamer Music)

Kronos Quartet with Sam Amidon, Brian Carpenter, Lee Knight & Aoife O'Donovan- Where Have All the Flowers Gone

Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet & Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger (Smithsonian Folkways)

Bethany Yarrow with Peter Yarrow- The Cruel War

Rock Island (Little Monster)

Peter, Paul & Mary- Blowin’ in the Wind

In the Wind (Warner Bros.)

Peter Yarrow & Richie Havens- The Great Mandala (The Wheel of Life)

Lifelines Live (Warner Bros.)

Cliff Eberhardt- 500 Miles

500 Miles (Red House)

Grayson Capps- Early Morning Rain

Heartbreak, Misery & Death (Royal Potato Family)

Penny Lang- If I Had a Hammer

Live at the Yellow Door (She-Wolf)

Peter, Paul & Mary- Rich Man Poor Man

Late Again (Warner Bros.)

Tom Paxton- The Last Thing On My Mind

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

Peter Yarrow- Tall Pine Trees

Peter (Warner Bros.)

Stan Rogers- Delivery Delayed

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

Peter, Paul & Mary- Day is Done

The Very Best of Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner Bros./Rhino)

Noel Paul Stookey & Peter Yarrow with The Paul Winter Consort- Et Misericordia

Something New and Fresh (Neworld)

Peter Yarrow- Freedom Medley: Woke Up This Morning with My Mind on Freedom/Oh Freedom/This Train is Bound for Glory/Twelve Gates to the City/Down by the Riverside/We Shall Overcome

Lifelines Live (Warner Bros.)

Peter Yarrow- Weave Me the Sunshine

Peter (Warner Bros.)

Peter, Paul & Mary with Tom Paxton, Fred Hellerman, Ronnie Gilbert, Odetta, Richie Havens, Dave Van Ronk, Susan Werner, Buddy Mondlock & John Sebastian- River of Jordan

Lifelines Live (Warner Bros.)

Next week: Blood on the Tracks Revisited.

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – January 7, 2025: Remembering Josh White, Jr. , Alan Senauke and David Mallett

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/595/68479.html

Theme: Remembering Josh White, Jr. (1940-2024), Alan Senauke (1947-2024) and David Mallett (1951-2024).

The theme on this edition of Stranger Songs is Remembering Josh White Jr., Alan Senauke and David Mallett, three old friends who passed away last month. I’d known all three of them since the 1970s and all of them had played at the Golem, the Montreal folk club I ran in the 1970s and ‘80s.

Josh White, Jr. died on December 28 at age 84. Josh – who was affectionately known as Donny off stage – began his career at age 4 when his father, Josh White, the legendary blues and folk singer and guitarist, began bringing the young boy up on stage to perform a song or two with him. Josh White Jr. had a remarkable career that literally spanned 80 years. Josh was a wonderful performer of folk and blues material and a masterful interpreter of his father’s repertoire.

Josh White, Jr.- Say a Prayer for a Stranger

Live at the Raven Gallery (Silverwolf)

Josh White, Jr.- The Dutchman

Live at the Raven Gallery (Silverwolf)

Josh White, Jr.- It’s Chilly Out Tonight

Live at the Raven Gallery (Silverwolf)

Josh White, Jr.- Cortelia Clark

Cortelia Clark (Silverwolf)

Josh White, Jr.- One Meatball

Live at the Raven Gallery (Silverwolf)

Josh White, Jr. & Robin Batteau- St. James Infirmary

Jazz, Ballads & Blues (Ryko)

I first met Alan Senauke – who died on December 22 at age 77 – in the late-1970s when he was the editor of Sing Out, the authoritative folk music magazine, and performing with Howie Tarnower as The Fiction Brothers. He was also a member of several other groups including The Blue Flame Stringband – with Kate Brislin and Suzy & Eric Thompson – and a solo artist.

Country Cooking with The Fiction Brothers- The Harder They Come

Country Cooking with The Fiction Brothers (Flying Fish)

Country Cooking with The Fiction Brothers- Joe Hill’s Will

Country Cooking with The Fiction Brothers (Flying Fish)

Alan Senauke- Wise County Jail

Wooden Man: Old Songs from the Southern School (Native and Fine)

Alan Senauke- Meeting is Over

Wooden Man: Old Songs from the Southern School (Native and Fine)

Blue Flame String Band- Blues Stay Away from Me

Blue Flame String Band (Flying Fish)

David Mallett was a gifted singer and songwriter from Maine who died on December 17 at age 73. In addition to his own recordings and performances, David’s songs were widely sung and recorded by many other artists.

David Mallett- Fire

Inches & Miles 1977-1980 (Flying Fish)

Peter, Paul & Mary- Garden Song

Around the Campfire (Warner Bros.)

Miscellaney of Folk- Moon Upon the Left

Atlantic Sounds (Miscellaney of Folk)

Tommy Makem & Liam Clancy- Ballad of St. Anne’s Reel

The Makem & Clancy Collection (Shanachie)

David Mallett- Dulcimer

Inches & Miles 1977-1980 (Flying Fish)

David Mallett- Open Doors & Windows

Open Doors & Windows (Flying Fish)

Kathy Mattea- Summer of My Dreams

Time Passes By (Mercury)

Priscilla Herdman- Thanks to Mother Mercy

Seasons of Change (Flying Fish)

David Mallett- Hope for One and All

…In the Falling Dark (Vanguard)

Next week: Remembering Peter Yarrow.

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – May 21, 2024: Even More Songs of Bob Dylan

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/595/65281.html

Theme: Even More Songs of Bob Dylan.

Bob Dylan – who turns 83 this week on May 24 – is, arguably, but certainly in my opinion, the most important and influential songwriter ever. All of the songs on this show have never been heard on any previous edition of Stranger Songs.

Bob Dylan- Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again

Blonde On Blonde (Columbia)

The Clancy Brothers with Louis Killen- Girl from the North Country

Save the Land! (Audio Fidelity)

Joan Baez- Love Minus Zero/No Limit

Any Day Now (Vanguard)

Pete Seeger- Who Killed Davey Moore?

We Shall Overcome: The Complete Carnegie Hall Concert, June 8, 1963 (Columbia)

Happy Traum with Bob Dylan- Let Me Die in My Footsteps

The Best of Broadside 1962-1988 (Smithsonian Folkways)

Bob Dylan- Ballad of Hollis Brown

The Times They Are A-Changin’ (Columbia)

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

Flashback (Rounder)

Odetta- Walkin’ Down the Line

Odetta Sings Dylan (RCA)

The Brothers & Sisters- Just Like a Woman

Dylan’s Gospel (Columbia)

Julie Felix- It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)

Starry Eyed and Laughing… Songs by Bob Dylan (Remarkable)

Bob Dylan- Blind Willie McTell

The Bootleg Series, Volume 3 (Columbia)

Tom Russell- John Wesley Harding

Tonight We Ride EP (HighTone)

Ian & Sylvia- Tears of Rage

Long Long Time (Vanguard)

Peter, Paul & Mary- Too Much of Nothing

Late Again (Warner Bros.)

Bob Dylan- If Dogs Run Free

New Morning (Columbia)

Jimmy LaFave- You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go

Peace Town (Music Road)

Ian Hanchet- If Not for You

Dealin’ from the Bottom (of My Heart) (Ian Hanchet)

Caroline Doctorow- Time Passes Slowly

Dreaming in Vinyl (Narrow Lane)

Bob Dylan- Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands

Blonde On Blonde (Columbia)[MR1]

Next week: 50 years ago I took over The Golem.

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – April 30, 2024: Remembering Pete Seeger

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/595/64978.html

Theme: Remembering Pete Seeger (1919-2014)

Pete Seeger – who died in 2014 at age 94 – was a folksinger, musician, songwriter, author and activist at the vanguard of the folk revival from the 1940s until his death. Virtually all of us who came into the folk scene over the past seven decades or more, stand on Pete’s shoulders.

Pete Seeger- Tomorrow is a Highway

If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope and Struggle (Smithsonian Folkways)

The Weavers- Kisses Sweeter Than Wine

The Weavers at Carnegie Hall (Vanguard)

Nanci Griffith with Odetta, The Indigo Girls, Kennedy Rose, John Prine, James Hooker, Barry & Holly Tashian, John Gorka, David Mallett, Marlin Griffith & Jim Rooney- Wimoweh (Mbube)

Other Voices/Other Rooms (Elektra)

Perla Batalla- Guantanamera

Discoteca Batalla (Mechuda Music)

Peter Paul & Mary- If I Had a Hammer

Peter Paul and Mary (Warner Bros.)

Noel Paul Stookey- Not That Kind of Music

At Home: The Maine Tour (Neworld)

Pete Seeger with Arlo Guthrie & Shenendoah- Precious Friend You Will Be There

Precious Friend (Warner Bros.)

Bruce Cockburn- Turn, Turn, Turn

Rarities (True North)

Kronos Quartet with Sam Amidon, Brian Carpenter, Lee Knight & Aoife O'Donovan- Where Have All the Flowers Gone

Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet & Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger (Smithsonian Folkways)

Magpie- Last Train to Nuremburg

Endless River (Long Tail)

Ken Whiteley- Quite Early Morning

Ken Whiteley and the Beulah Band (Borealis)

Pete Seeger- One Grain of Sand

Dangerous Songs!? (Columbia/Legacy)

Tom Paxton, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer (The Power of Song)

All New (Community Music)

Annie Patterson- Pastures of Plenty

Meet Me By the Moonlight (Annie Patterson)

Arlo Guthrie with Shenendoah- Sailing Down This Golden River

Outlasting the Blues (Rising Son)

Pete Seeger- Of Time and Rivers Flowing

Pete (Living Music)

Reggie Harris- High Over the Hudson

On Solid Ground (Reggie Harris Music)

Happy Traum- Empty Pocket Blues

I Walk the Road Again (Roaring Stream)

Rosalie Sorrels- Old Devil Time

Report from Grimes Creek (Green Linnet)

Penny Lang- Oh, Had I a Golden Thread

Carry On Children (She-Wolf)

Pete Seeger- Both Sides Now

Young vs. Old (Columbia)

John McCutcheon with Hot Rize- Well May the World Go

To Everyone in All the World: A Celebration of Pete Seeger (Appalsongs)

Next week: Songs for Mothers.

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – November 21, 2023: Conversation and Songs with Noel Paul Stookey

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/595/62799.html

Theme: Conversation and Songs with Noel Paul Stookey.

The conversation with Noel Paul Stookey – recorded on Zoom on November 21 – was punctuated by these songs:

Peter, Paul & Mary- Whatshername

Album 1700 (Warner Bros.)

Peter, Paul & Mary- The House Song

Album 1700 (Warner Bros.)

Noel Paul Stookey & Mike Regenstreif on Zoom (2023)

Noel Paul Stookey- John Henry Bosworth

Paul and (Newworld)

Noel Paul Stookey- Not That Kind of Music

At Home: The Maine Tour (Neworld)

Peter, Paul & Mary- State of the Heart

No Easy Walk to Freedom (Gold Castle)

Noel Paul Stookey- Wedding Song (There is Love)

Paul and (Newworld)

Noel Paul Stookey- El Salvador

Just Causes (Neworld)

Noel Paul Stookey- Jean Claude

Just Causes (Neworld)

Noel Paul Stookey- Revolution (1 X 1)

Facets (Neworld)

Noel Paul Stookey, Peter Yarrow, Jonathan Edwards, Tom Chapin, Holly Near, Josh White, Jr., David Mallett, Barry Ollman, David Roth & Maureen McGovern- I Will Stand (Work Together)

Summerfallwinterspring (Neworld)

Noel Paul Stookey- For the Love of It All

At Home: The Maine Tour (Neworld)

Noel Paul Stookey- America

At Home: The Maine Tour (Neworld)

Noel Paul Stookey- Dance to the Manulenjo

Dance to the Manulenjo – single (Neworld)

Noel Paul Stookey- In These Times

Just Causes (Neworld)

Bonus – for on-demand listeners – a verse from the theme song from The Birds of Paradise, Noel’s rhythm & blues band while he was in high school:

Noel Paul Stookey- Birds of Paradise

Sung spontaneously on Zoom

Next week: Stormy Weather.

--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 September 19, 2023: September Songs – That’s How the Summer Slips Away

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/595/61962.html

Theme: September Songs – That’s How the Summer Slips Away.

Steel Rail- That’s How the Summer Slips Away

River Song (Crossties)

Cheryl Wheeler- Summer’s Almost Over

Defying Gravity (Philo)

Peter, Paul & Mary- 75 Septembers

LifeLines (Warner Bros.)

Eric Bibb- Done Laid Around (Gotta Travel On)

Good Stuff (Earthbeat!)

Rosanne Cash- September When It Comes

Rules of Travel (Capitol)

Mike Regenstreif & David Francey (2019)

David Francey- Far End of Summer

Far End of Summer (Laker)

Night Sun- Summer Songs

One Moment of Grace (Borealis)

Rickie Lee Jones- September Song

Pieces of Treasure (BMG Modern)

Bill Morrissey- When Summer’s Ended

You’ll Never Get to Heaven (Philo)

Randall Kromm- Late September

Late September (Randall Kromm)

Mike Regenstreif & Garnet Rogers (2006)

Garnet Rogers- Summer’s End

The Best Times After All: Live (Snow Goose Songs)

Julie Gold- It’s Hard to Love September

Try Love (Gadfly)

Bruce Murdoch- September 4 – 4 East

Unreleased 1969 tape – used with permission

Kate Wolf- September Song

Safe at Anchor (Rhino)

Jay Linden- Blue Skies of September

Satchel (Jay Linden)

Laura Smith & Mike Regenstreif (2013)

Laura Smith- My Bonny

As Long As I’m Dreaming (Borealis)

Rod Stewart- Maggie May

Every Picture Tells a Story (Mercury)

The Kennedys- Late September Breeze

Headwinds (The Kennedys)

Jesse DeNatale- Late September

The Hands of Time (Blue Arrow)

Lynn Miles- Deep September Blue

Winter (Lynn Miles)

Klezmer-ish- September Sun

Dusty Roads (Riverboat)

Next week: Remembering Gram Parsons (1946-1973).

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Tuesday September 5, 2023: Joni Mitchell and Others at the Newport Folk Festival

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/595/61791.html

Theme: Joni Mitchell and Others at the Newport Folk Festival.

Brandi Carlisle- Introduction

Joni Mitchell at Newport (Rhino)

Joni Mitchell featuring Lusius- Big Yellow Taxi

Joni Mitchell at Newport (Rhino)

Joni Mitchell featuring Brandi Carlisle & Marcus Mumford- A Case of You

Joni Mitchell at Newport (Rhino)

Joni Mitchell featuring Taylor Goldsmith- Amelia

Joni Mitchell at Newport (Rhino)

Joni Mitchell- Both Sides Now

Joni Mitchell at Newport (Rhino)

Joni Mitchell- Just Like This Train

Joni Mitchell at Newport (Rhino)

Joni Mitchell- Summertime

Joni Mitchell at Newport (Rhino)

Joni Mitchell featuring Brandi Carlisle- Carey

Joni Mitchell at Newport (Rhino)

Joni Mitchell featuring Celisse- Help Me

Joni Mitchell at Newport (Rhino)

Joni Mitchell featuring Taylor Goldsmith- Come in from the Cold

Joni Mitchell at Newport (Rhino)

Joni Mitchell featuring Brandi Carlisle- Shine

Joni Mitchell at Newport (Rhino)

Joni Mitchell- The Circle Game

Joni Mitchell at Newport (Rhino)

Ian & Sylvia- C.C. Rider

Live at Newport (Vanguard)

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee- Drink Muddy Water

Newport Folk Festival: Best of the Blues 1959-68 (Vanguard)

Mississippi John Hurt- Candy Man

Newport Folk Festival: Best of the Blues 1959-68 (Vanguard)

Joan Baez- Farewell, Angelina

Live at Newport (Vanguard)

Tom Paxton- Ramblin’ Boy

Best of the Vanguard Years (Vanguard)

Reverend Gary Davis- I Won’t Be Back No More (I’m Going to Sit Down on the Banks of the River)

Live at Newport (Vanguard)

Peter, Paul & Mary- If I Had My Way (Samson and Delilah)

At Newport 1963-1965 (Shout! Factory)

Jean Carignan- Le Reel du Diable (Devil’s Dream)

Newport Folk Festival 1963: The Evening Concerts, Vol 2 (Vanguard)

Next week: Part 1 – Songs and Conversation with author David Eisenstadt; Part 2 – Songs of Dave Carter.

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Tuesday August 8, 2023: He was a Friend of Mine – Thinking of Dave Van Ronk

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.

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/595/61381.html

Theme: He was a Friend of Mine: Thinking of Dave Van Ronk.

Dave – who died of cancer on February 10, 2002 at age 65 – was a tremendously influential artist, both to his contemporaries on the folk scene in the late 1950s and ‘60s – and to countless others who came along later.

Dave Van Ronk- St. James Infirmary

…and the tin pan bended, and the story ended… (Smithsonian Folkways)

Bob Dylan- House of the Rising Sun

Bob Dylan (Columbia/Legacy)

Dave Van Ronk- Song to Woody

Somebody Else, Not Me (Philo)

Peter, Paul & Mary- Bamboo

Peter, Paul and Mary (Warner Bros.)

Peter Keane- Sunday Street

Another Kind of Blue (Broken White)

Dakota Dave Hull- Sheridan Square Rag

Under the North Star (Arabica)

Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Emmylou Harris, Loudon Wainwright III- Green Green Rocky Road

The McGarrigle Hour (Hannibal)

Tex König- Zen Koans Gonna Rise Again

Königsblende (Music Cellar)

Hans Theessink- He was a Friend of Mine

Songs from the Southland (Blue Groove)

Dave Van Ronk & The Ragtime Jug Stompers- Stealin’

Ragtime Jug Stompers (Oldays)

Tom Russell- Van Ronk

Hotwalker (HighTone)

Dave Van Ronk- Bird on the Wire

Van Ronk (Polydor)

Dave Van Ronk- Four Strong Winds

Live in Monterey (Omnivore)

Dave Van Ronk- Urge for Going

…and the tin pan bended, and the story ended… (Smithsonian Folkways)

David Massengill- Dave Van Ronk’s Last Cigar

Dave on Dave: A Tribute to Dave Van Ronk (Gadfly)

The Village Dudes- Another Time and Place

Another Time and Place (Blue Flute Music)

Dave Van Ronk & Christine Lavin- Two Sleepy People

Hummin’ to Myself (Gazell)

Dave Van Ronk- Cocaine

Live at Sir George Williams University (Just a Memory)

Dave Van Ronk- Gaslight Rag

Two Sides of Dave Van Ronk (Fantasy)

Tom Paxton- The Mayor of MacDougal Street

Redemption Road (Pax)

Dave Van Ronk- The Entertainer

Somebody Else, Not Me (Philo)

Next week: Remembering Tony Bennett (1926-2023).

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Tuesday April 4, 2023: Songs of the Passover and Easter Legends

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/595/60013.html

Theme: Songs of the Passover and Easter Legends.

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.)

Rabbi Jonathan Kliger & Reggie Harris- Man Come Into Egypt

Let My People Go: A Jewish & African American Celebration of Freedom (Appleseed)

Caroline Doctorow- Wade in the Water

That Changes Everything (Narrow Lane)

The Short Sisters- Moses

A Planet Dancing Slow (Black Socks Press)

The Klezmatics- Moses Smote the Water

Brother Moses Smote the Water (Piranha)

Charlie Haden & Hank Jones- Wade in the Water

Steal Away: Spirituals, Hymns and Folk Songs (Verve)

Michael Jerome Browne & Harrison Kennedy- Pharaoh

That’s Where It’s At! (Borealis)

Jesse Winchester- Pharaoh’s Army

Learn to Love It (Stony Plain)

Bob Franke- Walkin’ in the Wilderness

The Desert Questions (Robert J. Franke)

Shelley Posen- And We Sang ‘Ha Lakhma Anya’

Manna (Well Done Music)

David Olney- Jerusalem Tomorrow

The Stone (Deadbeet)

David Olney- Brays

The Stone (Deadbeet)

David Olney- Brains

The Stone (Deadbeet)

David Olney- Flesh and Blood

The Stone (Deadbeet)

David Olney- Barabbas

The Stone (Deadbeet)

David Olney- A Soldier’s Report

The Stone (Deadbeet)

Reverend Gary Davis- Crucifixion

A Little More Faith (Prestige/Bluesville)

Ralph McTell- Jesus Wept

Sand in Your Shoes (Red House)

Charlie Haden & Hank Jones- Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?

Come Sunday (EmArcy)

Next week: Old Friends.

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--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Tuesday January 3, 2023: Songs of Tom Paxton

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 iNn 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/595/58909.html

Theme: Songs of Tom Paxton.

Note: On January 1st, from 7-10 pm (ET), the Greenwich Village Folk Festival is presenting a free, on-line concert celebrating Tom Paxton featuring Dan Boling; Tom Chapin; Judy Collins; The Don Juans; Cliff Eberhardt; Jackson Emmer; Eric Erickson; Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer; Tim Grimm; Janis Ian; Christine Lavin; Chris Lowe; Kathy Mattea; Amanda McBroom; John McCutcheon; Holly Near; Noel Paul Stookey & Peter Yarrow; Josh White, Jr.; and Tom Paxton – with MCs Ron Olesko of the Folk Music Notebook and Mike Regenstreif. You can watch the concert at … https://greenwichvillagefolkfestival.org/

Mike Regenstreif & Tom Paxton (2009)

Tom Paxton- Wish I Had a Troubadour

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

Nanci Griffith- Can’t Help But Wonder Where I’m Bound

Other Voices/Other Rooms (Elektra)

Doc Watson- Leaving London

Portrait (Sugar Hill)

Cindy Mangsen- Outward Bound

Long Time Traveling (Compass Rose Music)

Tom Paxton- Victoria Dines Alone

Morning Again (Elektra)

Peter, Paul & Mary- The Last Thing On My Mind

See What Tomorrow Brings (Warner Bros.)

Pete Seeger- (My) Ramblin’ Boy

We Shall Overcome: The Complete Carnegie Hall Concert, June 8, 1963 (Columbia)

Tom Paxton- Has Annie Been in Tonight

Up & Up (Mountain Railroad)

Bob Dylan- Annie’s Going to Sing Her Song

Another Self Portrait 1969-1971: The Bootleg Series Vol. 10 (Columbia/Legacy)

Tom Paxton- When Annie Took Me Home

New Songs for Old Friends (Reprise)

Geoff Bartley- Central Square

Blackbirds in the Pie (Geoff Bartley)

Judy Collins- The Hostage

True Stories and Other Dreams (Elektra)

Magpie- What If, No Matter

A Tiding (Longtail)

Tom Paxton, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer- When the Big Bad Books Go ‘Boo!’

All New (Community Music)

Mike Regenstreif, Anne Hills & Tom Paxton (2001)

Anne Hills- Mother

The Things I Notice Now: Anne Hills sings the songs of Tom Paxton (Appleseed)

Tim Grimm- Fare Thee Well, Cisco

Thank You Tom Paxton (Vault)

Dave Van Ronk- Did You Hear John Hurt?

Somebody Else, Not Me (Philo)

Tom Paxton & The DonJuans- Bottle of Wine

Live (Pax)

Josh White, Jr.- (Coming Through) And Loving You

By Request (Silverwolf)

Kate Wolf- Hold on to Me, Babe

Looking Back at You (Rhino)

Patrick Sky- Everytime

Patrick Sky (Vanguard)

Tom Paxton- Comedians and Angels

Comedians & Angels (Appleseed)

Tom Paxton- The Honor of Your Company

Wearing the Time (Sugar Hill)

Next week: Remembering Ian Tyson

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Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Tuesday December 6, 2022: Songs of Eric Andersen

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/595/58558.html

Theme: Songs of Eric Andersen

Eric Andersen, who will turn 80 on February 14, and who is still actively performing and writing, has been a significant singer-songwriter since he started on the folk scene in the early-1960s. I’ve known Eric for about 40 years – the first time he played at the Golem, the folk club I was then running in Montreal, was on February 12, 1983.

Eric Andersen & Mike Regenstreif (2000)

Eric Andersen- Thirsty Boots

Woodstock Under the Stars (Y&T Music)

Pete Seeger- My Land is a Good Land

God Bless the Grass (Columbia/Legacy)

Peter, Paul & Mary- Rolling Home

Album 1700 (Warner Bros.)

Eric Andersen- I Shall Go Unbounded

Woodstock Under the Stars (Y&T Music)

Mary Chapin Carpenter- Violets of Dawn

Tribute to a Songpoet: Songs of Eric Andersen (Y&T Music) or The Village: A Celebration of Greenwich Village (429)

The Kennedys- Waves of Freedom

Tribute to a Songpoet: Songs of Eric Andersen (Y&T Music)

Cliff Eberhardt- Dusty Box Car Wall

Tribute to a Songpoet: Songs of Eric Andersen (Y&T Music)

Dom Flemons- Song to J.C.B.

Tribute to a Songpoet: Songs of Eric Andersen (Y&T Music)

Happy Traum- Mary, I’m Coming Back Home

Tribute to a Songpoet: Songs of Eric Andersen (Y&T Music) or There’s a Bright Side Somewhere (Lark’s Nest Music)

Denice Franke- Baby, I’m Lonesome

Tribute to a Songpoet: Songs of Eric Andersen (Y&T Music)

Eric Andersen- Sign of a Desperate Man

Eric Andersen (Warner Bros.)

Alice Howe- Is It Really Love at All

Tribute to a Songpoet: Songs of Eric Andersen (Y&T Music)

David Buskin & Robin Batteau- Wind and Sand

Tribute to a Songpoet: Songs of Eric Andersen (Y&T Music)

Linda Ronstadt- (I Ain’t Always Been) Faithful

Tribute to a Songpoet: Songs of Eric Andersen (Y&T Music) or Linda Ronstadt (Capitol)

Jim Wurster- Sheila

Tribute to a Songpoet: Songs of Eric Andersen (Y&T Music)

Amy Helm- Blue River

Tribute to a Songpoet: Songs of Eric Andersen (Y&T Music)

Lucy Kaplansky- Eyes of the Immigrant

Tribute to a Songpoet: Songs of Eric Andersen (Y&T Music)

Eric Andersen- Rain Falls Down in Amsterdam

Woodstock Under the Stars (Y&T Music)

Eric Andersen (2019)

Eric Andersen- Just a Country Dream

A Country Dream (Vanguard)

Next week: Joni Mitchell.

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--Mike Regenstreif

Saturday Morning with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Saturday August 13, 2022

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 at home and can already be streamed on-demand at … https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/128/57252.html

Happy Traum- There’s a Bright Side Somewhere
There’s a Bright Side Somewhere (Lark’s Nest Music)

The next 12 songs are a tribute to Peter, Paul & Mary’s self-titled debut album, released 60 years ago.

Peter, Paul & Mary- Early in the Morning
Peter, Paul and Mary (Warner Bros.)
Alice Howe- 500 Miles
Americana Railroad (Renew/BMG)
Ken Whiteley- Man of Constant Sorrow
Long Time Travelling (Ken Whiteley)
Louis Armstrong- This Train
Louis and the Good Book (Verve)
Dave Van Ronk- River Come Down (Bamboo)
Down in Washington Square (Smithsonian Folkways)
Peter, Paul & Mary- It’s Raining
Peter, Paul and Mary (Warner Bros.)

Reverend Gary Davis- Samson and Delilah (If I Had My Way)
Live at Newport (Vanguard)
Bethany Yarrow with Peter Yarrow- The Cruel War
Rock Island (Little Monster)
Peter, Paul & Mary- Lemon Tree
Peter, Paul and Mary (Warner Bros.)
Nanci Griffith & Friends- IF I Had a Hammer
Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful) (Elektra) 
Priscilla Herdman- Autumn to May
Stardreamer (Stardreamer Music)
Kronos Quartet with Sam Amidon, Brian Carpenter, Lee Knight & Aoife O'Donovan- Where Have All the Flowers Gone
Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet & Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger (Smithsonian Folkways)

Hoyt Axton- We’ll Sing in the Sunshine
Mr. Greenback Dollar Man (Surrey)
Gale Garnett- Settle Down
The Many Faces of Gale Garnett (RCA)
Kim Beggs- I Wanna Be a Flower
Steel and Wool (Out of a Paper Bag Productions)
The Goddamsels- Wayward Daughter
Wayward Daughter (The Goddamsels)

Pharis & Jason Romero- Old Bill’s Tune
Tell ‘Em You Were Gold (Smithsonian Folkways)

Joy Zimmerman, Erin McGrane, Danielle Anderson & Eboni Fondren- Hear Our Voices
Hear Our Voices – single (Cultivate Joy)
Colleen Kattau- Hands Off
Besos Kisses (Windlight Studios)

Brendan Nolan- Packing Her Bag
Beneath White Stars: Holocaust Profiles in Song (AlmondSeed Media)
Mella Barnes- Between the Lines
Beneath White Stars: Holocaust Profiles in Song (AlmondSeed Media)
Lenka Lichtenberg- Zas v slunci zlatém/In golden sunlight
Thieves of Dreams (Six Degrees)

Archie Roach- Took the Children Away
The Songs of Charcoal Lane (Bloodlines)
Windborne- Parcel of Rogues
Of Hard Times & Harmony (Wand’ring Feet)
Allison Russell- Little Rebirth
Outside Child (Fantasy)

Adler & Hearne- It’s Summer and We’re Burning
The Ties That Bind Us (Howlin’ Dog)
Guy Davis- Flint River Blues
Be Ready When I Call You (M.C.)
Tiffany Williams- All Those Days of Drinking Dust
All Those Days of Drinking Dust (Blue Redbird)

Mike Regenstreif & David Clayton-Thomas (2006)

Peter Mulvey & SistaStrings- Old Men Drinking Seagram’s
Love is the Only Thing (Righteous Babe)
David Clayton-Thomas- This Town
Say Somethin’ (Linus)

Apple & Setser- It Doesn’t Matter Anymore
Apple & Setser (Bell Buckle)
Chaim Tannenbaum, Kate & Anna McGarrigle & Lily Lanken- Young Love
The McGarrigle Hour (Hannibal)
Last Forever- Duke of Earl
Trainfare Home (StorySound)
Steve Howell & The Mighty Men- Such a Night
Been Here and Gone (Out of the Past Music)

Marc Von Em- Stay
Goodbye, Cloudy Sky (Marc Von Em)
Onna Lou- Qué hiciste con mi querer
Diamante (Onna Lou)
The Hot Sardines- Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen/Diga Diga Do
Live at Joe’s Pub (The Hot Sardines)

Kevin Head & Mike Regenstreif (2013) (Photo: Vanessa Burnett)

Jon Burrowes- Sure I Got the Blues

One More Ride (Jon Burrowes)
Kate & Edith- Make Me a Pallet On Your Floor
Live at Kelso Hall (Kate & Edith)
Kevin Head- Digby Lament
Hear Them Callin’ (Kevin Head)
Mama's Broke- Windows
Narrow Line (Free Dirt)
Dan Navarro- Horizon Line
Horizon Line (Red Hen)

Tom Paxton, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer- Grandpa Danced the Charleston
All New (Community Music)
Moore & McGregor- Dancing Shoes
Dream with Me (Ivernia)
Missy Burgess- Dance Me Slow
Play Me Sweet (Missy Burgess)
Nanci Griffith- Spin on a Red Brick Floor
One Fair Summer Evening (MCA)

Happy Traum- Santa Cruz Blues
There’s a Bright Side Somewhere (Lark’s Nest Music)

I’ll be hosting Saturday Morning next on September 10. I also host Stranger Songs on CKCU every Tuesday from 3:30-5 pm. And, I’ll be hosting Canadian Spaces on Saturday August 27 from 10 am-noon.

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--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Tuesday November 30, 2021: Woody Guthrie’s Happy Joyous Hannukah and other Hannukah songs

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/595/54351.html

Theme: Woody Guthrie’s Happy Joyous Hannukah and other Hannukah songs

The Klezmatics- Happy Joyous Hanukkah
Woody Guthrie’s Happy Joyous Hanukkah (Jewish Music Group)

The Klezmatics- Hanukkah’s Flame
Woody Guthrie’s Happy Joyous Hanukkah (Jewish Music Group)
Shelley Posen- Light One Candle
Manna (Well Done Music)
Vocolot- Ocho Kandelikas
Heart Beat (Oyster Albums)
Yale Strom’s Broken Consort- Maoz Tzur
Shimmering Lights (Arc)

Shelley Posen- Put the Latkes on to Fry
Manna (Well Done Music)

Woody Guthrie- The Many and the Few
Hard Travelin’: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 3 (Smithsonian Folkways)
Yale Strom’s Broken Consort- Akht Kleyne Brider
Shimmering Lights (Arc)
Peter, Paul & Mary- Light One Candle
Around the Campfire (Warner Bros.)

The Klezmatics- Honeyky Hanukkah
Woody Guthrie’s Happy Joyous Hanukkah (Jewish Music Group)
Yale Strom’s Broken Consort- Khanike, Oi, Khanike
Shimmering Lights (Arc)
SONiA disappear fear- Light in You
By My Silence (Disappear Records)
Herdman, Hills & Mangsen- Hanerot Halalu
Voices of Winter (Gadfly)
Jay Ungar & Molly Mason with Ruth Ungar Merenda and Laurel Massé- Lights of Chanukah
The Pleasures of Winter (Fiddle & Dance)
The Klezmatics- Hanukkah Bell
Woody Guthrie’s Happy Joyous Hanukkah (Jewish Music Group)

Shelley Posen- The La-La-Latke Song
Manna (Well Done Music)
Shelley Posen- My Mother’s Latkes
Manna (Well Done Music)
The Klezmatics- Hanukkah Gelt
Woody Guthrie’s Happy Joyous Hanukkah (Jewish Music Group)
The Klezmer Conservatory Band- The Dreydl Song
Oy Chanukah! (Rounder)
Socalled with The Kaiser Quartett- Drei Dreidl
Di Frosh and other Yiddish Songs (Membran)

Woody Guthrie- Hanukkah Dance
Hard Travelin’: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 3 (Smithsonian Folkways)
The Klezmatics- Hanukkah Dance
Woody Guthrie’s Happy Joyous Hanukkah (Jewish Music Group)

Next week: Joni Mitchell at Le Hibou, Ottawa, March 19, 1968

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--Mike Regenstreif