Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – March 4, 2025: Remembering Roberta Flack; A Tribute to Fats Domino on Mardi Gras 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/595/69216.html

Themes: Part 1 – Remembering Roberta Flack (1937-2025); Part 2 – A Tribute to Fats Domino (1928-2017) on Mardi Gras Day.

Part 1 – Remembering Roberta Flack (1937-2025)

Roberta Flack, who died on February 24 at age 88, was a singer and pianist who blended elements of R&B, jazz, folk, blues and pop music.

Roberta Flack- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

First Take: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Atlantic/Rhino)

Roberta Flack- Ballad of the Sad Young Men

First Take: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Atlantic/Rhino)

Roberta Flack- Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye

First Take: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Atlantic/Rhino)

Roberta Flack- Reverend Lee

Chapter Two: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Atlantic/Rhino)

Roberta Flack- Just Like a Woman

Chapter Two: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Atlantic/Rhino)

Part 2 – A Tribute to Fats Domino (1928-2017) on Mardi Gras Day

Fats Domino was born in New Orleans in 1928 and died there in 2017 at age 89. One of the all-time greats of New Orleans music, Fats Domino was one of the true pioneers of rock ‘n’ roll.

Fats Domino- When the Saints Go Marching In

Fats in Stereo 1959-1962: Imperial Hit Singles As & Bs (Jasmine)

Bobby Charles with Fats Domino- Walking to New Orleans

Wish You Were Here Right Now (Stony Plain)

Norah Jones- My Blue Heaven

Goin’ Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino (Vanguard)

Taj Mahal & The New Orleans Social Club- My Girl Josephine

Goin’ Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino (Vanguard)

Robert Plant & The Soweto Gospel Choir- Valley of Tears

Goin’ Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino (Vanguard)

Fats Domino- Bo Weevil

Fats Rocks! (Bear Family)

Lowell Levinger- Blue Monday

Down to the Roots (Grandpa Raccoon)

J.D. Crowe & The New South- I’m Walkin’

J.D. Crowe & The New South (Rounder)

Saul Broudy- I’m Gonna Be a Wheel Someday

Travels with Broudy (Saul Broudy)

Hans Theessink & Terry Evans- Let the Four Winds Blow

Visions (Blue Groove)

Fats Domino- Country Boy

Fats Rocks! (Bear Family)

George Benson- Ain’t That a Shame

Walking to New Orleans: Remembering Chuck Berry and Fats Domino (Provogue)

Lucinda Williams- Honey Chile

Goin’ Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino (Vanguard)

Bruce Cockburn with Margo Timmins- Blueberry Hill

Breakfast in New Orleans, Dinner in Timbuktu (True North)

Bonnie Raitt & Jon Cleary- I’m in Love Again/All By Myself

Goin’ Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino (Vanguard)

Fats Domino- Lady Madonna

Fats is Back (Bullseye Blues & Jazz)

Pau McCartney featuring Allen Toussaint- I Want to Walk You Home

Goin’ Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino (Vanguard)

Dr. John- Don’t Leave Me This Way

Goin’ Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino (Vanguard)

Fats Domino- Shu Rah

Fats Rocks! (Bear Family)

Next week: Hello in There.

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – January 28, 2025: Harmonica

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/595/68751.html

Theme: Harmonica.

Jerry Jeff Walker- Harmonica Talk

Bein’ Free (Atco)

Sonny Terry

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee- Harmonica Blues

Sonny Terry’s New Sound (Folkways)

Guy Davis & Fabrizio Poggi- Freight Train

Sonny & Brownie’s Last Train (M.C.)

Paul Rishell & Annie Raines- Key to the Highway

I Want You to Know (Tone-Cool)

James Cotton with Joe Louis Walker & Charlie Haden- Country Boy

Deep in the Blues (Verve)

Michael Jerome Browne with JJ Milteau & Eric Bibb- Shake ‘Em on Down

Gettin’ Together (Borealis/Stony Plain)

Vince Halfhide with Steve Marriner- Sonny Boy Said

Vince Halfhide (Vince Halfhide)

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band- Blues with a Feeling

An Anthology: The Elektra Years (Elektra)

Corky Siegel

Corky Siegel- Movement I – Filisko’s Dream

Symphonic Blues No. 6 (Dawnserly)

Corky Siegel- Movement II – Slow Blues

Symphonic Blues No. 6 (Dawnserly)

Corky Siegel- Movement III – Allegro

Symphonic Blues No. 6 (Dawnserly)

Larry Adler- Blues in the Night

Harmonica Virtuoso (Audio Fidelity)

Paul Reddick- Breathless Girls

Sugar Bird (NorthernBlues Music)

Mike Stevens- Clarinet Polka

The World is Only Air (Borealis)

Saul Broudy- Bei Mir Bist Du Sheyn

Travels with Broudy (Saul Broudy)

Shtreiml- Uncle Tibor’s Spicy Paprikash

Spicy Paprikash (I.J. Rosenblatt)

Toots Thielmans- Five O’Clock Whistle

The Soul of Toots Thielmans (Dr. Jazz)

John Sebastian & David Grisman- Harmandola Blues

Satisfied (Acoustic Disc)

Grant Dermody- Waterbound

Lay Down My Burden (Grant Dermody)

Charlie Musselwhite- Blues Up the River

Mississippi Sun (Alligator)

Marc Nerenberg- This Time Around: A Banjo Harmonica Duet

Little Birdie: Birds, Beasts & Banjo Blues (Marc Nerenberg)

Next week: Remembering Garth Hudson (1937-2025).

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – September 17, 2024: Hank Williams 101

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/595/66859.html

Theme: Hank Williams 101.

The theme on this edition of Stranger Songs is Hank Williams 101 as the air date for this show –  September 17, 2024 – is the 101st anniversary of the birth of Hank Williams. Hank was just 29 years old when he died on January 1, 1953, but his contributions to the history of music are immense. Most of the songs on this show were written by Hank Williams or are from his repertoire – the rest were inspired by him.

Hank Williams- Move It On Over

40 Greatest Hits (Polydor)

Ball & Chain- I Just Don’t Like This Kind of Livin’

Trouble All the Time (Ball & Chain)

Robert Jones & Matt Watroba- Mind Your Own Business

Common Chords (Common Chords)

Hank Williams- Lost Highway

40 Greatest Hits (Polydor)

Kevin Head- Thanks Hank

Live (Kevin Head Music)

Norah Jones- Cold, Cold Heart

Come Away with Me (Blue Note)

Leon Redbone- Long Gone Lonesome Blues

No Regrets (Sugar Hill)

Martha Seyler & Robert Resnik- Your Cheatin’ Heart

Martha Sings & Robert Plays (Martha Seyler & Robert Resnik)

Hank Williams- Moanin’ the Blues

40 Greatest Hits (Polydor)

John Gorka- Hank Senior Moment

The Company You Keep (Red House)

The Lonesome Ace Stringband- The Log Train

The Log Train – single (The Lonesome Ace Stringband)

The Wailin' Jennys- Weary Blues from Waiting

Fifteen (True North)

Jim Byrnes- Honky Tonk Blues

I Hear the Wind in the Wires (Black Hen Music)

Mose Allison- Hey, Good Lookin’

V-8 Ford Blues (Epic/Legacy)

Hank Williams- Settin’ the Woods on Fire

40 Greatest Hits (Polydor)

Tom Russell- Hank and Audrey

Museum of Memories 1972-2002 (Dark Angel)

Sneezy Waters- Lovesick Blues

Sneezy Waters Sings Hank Williams (Borealis)

Steve Young- Ramblin’ Man

Stars in the Southern Sky (Omnivore)

Jim Rooney & Rooney's Irregulars- House of Gold

My Own Ignorant Way (JRP)

Hank Williams- I Saw the Light

40 Greatest Hits (Polydor)

Lou Dominguez- Hank Songs at the Luna Star

Hanging at the Luna Star (Lou Dominguez)

Hans Theessink- I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry

Songs from the Southland (Blue Groove)

Saul Broudy- Alone and Forsaken

Travels with Broudy (Saul Broudy)

Linda Ronstadt- I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still in Love with You)

Heart Like a Wheel (Capitol)

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band & The Del McCoury Band- Jambalaya

American Legacies (McCoury)

Hank Williams- My Bucket’s Got a Hole In It

40 Greatest Hits (Polydor)

Robin & Linda Williams- Rolling and Rambling (The Death of Hank Williams)

Devil of a Dream (Sugar Hill)

Johnny Cash & Waylon Jennings- The Night Hank Williams Came to Town

Johnny Cash is Coming to Town (Mercury)

Next week: Leonard Cohen at 90.

--Mike Regenstreif 

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – June 25, 2024: 50 years ago, I took over The Golem, Part 3/Songs and Conversation with Michael Jerome Browne & Mary Flower

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/595/65724.html

Themes: 50 years ago, I took over The Golem, Part 3/Songs and Conversation with Michael Jerome Browne & Mary Flower

50 years ago, I took over The Golem, Part 3

Mike Regenstreif at The Golem (1987) (Montreal Gazette photo)

It was just over 50 years ago, on May 24, 1974, that I took over running The Golem, Montreal folk club. 

The Golem had been established in 1973 in the McGill Hillel building at 3460 Stanley Street by Saul Markowicz. I had done my basic training in folk club management with Chuck Baker at the Yellow Door, and had been producing concerts in Montreal at Dawson College and McGill University for about two years when Saul approached me in the spring of 1974 and asked if I’d be interested in taking over The Golem.

I actually ran The Golem twice – from 1974 until 1976 and from 1981 until 1987. The Golem was also run for about a year after my first tenure by Marc Nerenberg (who, by the way, is responsible for keeping the Yellow Door going still). The Golem was closed between 1977 and when I returned and re-opened it in 1981. And, after my second tenure, a committee including Helen Fortin and Dave Clarke of Steel Rail fame kept the Golem going until 1991.

All of the songs on this part of the show were played back in the day by artists who performed during my two tenures running the Golem.

Connie Kaldor- Wood River

Wood River (Coyote Entertainment)

The Friends of Fiddler's Green- The Golden Vanity

This Side of the Ocean (FOFG Productions)

Margaret Christl- Rattlin Roarin Willie

The Picture in My Mind (Waterbug)

Willie P. Bennett- Me and Molly

Tryin’ to Start Out Clean (Bnatural Music)

Mike Regenstreif & Steve Gillette (1994)

Steve Gillette- Darcy Farrow

Steve Gillette (Vanguard)

Jack Hardy- Potter’s Field

The Nameless One (Great Divide)

Stephen Barry Band- Poor Boy

Live (Fix it in the Mix Music)

Saul Broudy & Mike Regenstreif (1993)

Saul Broudy- Bei Mir Bist Du Sheyn

Travels with Broudy (Saul Broudy)

“50 years ago, I took over The Golem, Part 1” was heard on the May 28 edition of Stranger Songs and can be streamed at this link. https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/595/65341.html

“50 years ago, I took over The Golem, Part w” was heard on the June 18 edition of Stranger Songs and can be streamed at this link. https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/595/65644.html

Songs and Conversation with Michael Jerome Browne & Mary Flower

My conversation with Michael Jerome Browne and Mary Flower was recorded earlier this month on Zoom. I was in Ottawa, Michael was in Montreal and Mary was in Portland, Oregon. 

Michael Jerome Browne with John Sebastian, Happy Traum & John McColgan- Living with the Blues

Gettin’ Together (Borealis/Stony Plain)

Mary Flower- Livin’ with the Blues Again

Livin’ with the Blues Again (Little Village Foundation)

Michael Jerome Browne & Mary Flower- I’ve Got the Big River Blues

Gettin’ Together (Borealis/Stony Plain)

Michael Jerome Browne & Mary Flower with John Sebastian- Coffee Blues

Gettin’ Together (Borealis/Stony Plain)

Michael Jerome Browne & Mary Flower- Black Dog Blues

Gettin’ Together (Borealis/Stony Plain)

Michael Jerome Browne & Mary Flower- Married Man Blues

Gettin’ Together (Borealis/Stony Plain)

Michael Jerome Browne & Mary Flower- Wisecrack

Gettin’ Together (Borealis/Stony Plain)

Mary Flower- See See Rider

Livin’ with the Blues Again (Little Village Foundation)

Stephen Barry Band featuring Michael Jerome Browne- Sugar Baby

Happy Man (Bros)

MARY FLOWER- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime

Bywater Dance (Yellow Dog)

Michael and Mary will be here in Ottawa at Red Bird Live on Saturday June 29. They’re also doing a guitar workshop in Ottawa that afternoon. They’ll also be at Hugh’s Room Live in Toronto on Wednesday June 26, at Emmanuel United Church in Waterloo on Thursday June 27, and at a house concert in Morin Heights, Quebec on Monday July 1. More information and links to buy tickets at this link. https://www.michaeljeromebrowne.com/shows

Next week: 1964.

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – November 14, 2023: Songs of Utah Phillips

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/595/62730.html

Theme: Songs of Bruce “Utah” Phillips (1935-2008).

Utah Phillips & Mike Regenstreif (1976) photo: Felicity Fanjoy

Utah Phillips- The Telling Takes Me Home

The Telling Takes Me Home (Philo)

Saul Broudy- Starlight on the Rails

Singing Through the Hard Times: A Tribute to Utah Phillips (Righteous Babe)

Pop & Bodie Wagner & Dakota Dave Hull- Old Buddy, Goodnight

Singing Through the Hard Times: A Tribute to Utah Phillips (Righteous Babe)

Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen- Going Away

Live in Concert (Compass Rose)

The Sorry Muthas Wolverine 14

Greatest Hits Vol. 3 (Wampus Cat)

Utah Phillips- Phoebe Snow

Good Though! (Philo)

Finest Kind- The Goodnight-Loving Trail

Lost in a Song (Fallen Angle)

Rosalie Sorrels- Rock Me to Sleep

Travelin’ Lady (Sire)

John Gorka- I Think of You

So Dark You See (Red House)

Penny Lang- If I Could be the Rain

Stone + Sand + Sea + Sky (Borealis)

Kate Wolf- Clearing in the Forest

The Wind Blows Wild (Rhino)

The Short Sisters- Rock Salt and Nails

Love and Transportation (Black Socks Press)

Utah Phillips & Mike Regenstreif (2005)

Utah Phillips- Frisco Road

Good Though! (Philo)

Finest Kind- He Comes Like Rain

Singing Through the Hard Times: A Tribute to Utah Phillips (Righteous Babe)

Bruce Brackney- Hood River, Roll On

Singing Through the Hard Times: A Tribute to Utah Phillips (Righteous Babe)

Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin- Walking Through Your Town in the Snow

Heart Songs: The Old Time Country Songs of Utah Phillips (Rounder)

Priscilla Herdman & Utah Phillips- I Remember Loving You

Darkness into Light (Flying Fish)

Fred Holstein- Nevada Jane

Fred Holstein: A Collection (Fred Holstein)

Rosalie Sorrels- Ashes on the Sea

Strangers in Another Country: The Songs of Bruce “Utah” Phillips (Red House)

Margaret Christl & Simon Christl- The Green Rolling Hills of West Virginia

House of Song (Margaret Christl)

Utah Phillips- Eddy’s Song

The Telling Takes Me Home (Philo)

Magpie, Dan Schatz, Emma's Revolution- Singing Through the Hard Times

Singing Through the Hard Times: A Tribute to Utah Phillips (Righteous Babe)

Next week: Songs and Conversation with Noel Paul Stookey.

--Mike Regenstreif 

Saturday Morning with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Saturday July 15, 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 the Saturday Morning show.

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/128/61213.html

Bill Camplin- Mr. Tambourine Man

Bob Dylan Project One (Bill Camplin)

Saul Broudy & Mike Regenstreif (1993)

Saul Broudy- Cool Colorado

Ten Great Years at Kerrville, Volume One (Silverwolf)

Rosalie Sorrels- Then Came the Children

Then Came the Children (Green Linnet)

John Stewart- July, You’re a Woman

California Bloodlines (Capitol)

Ed Snodderly- Better Just Ride the Mule

Chimney Smoke (Need to Know Music)

Montreal- A Summer’s Night

A Summer’s Night (Stormy Forest)

Johnny Rivers- Summer Rain

A Touch of Gold/Wild Night (BGO)

Kat Goldman- Summersong

Gypsy Girl (Kat Goldman)

The Lovin’ Spoonful- Summer in the City

Hums of The Lovin’ Spoonful (Sony/Legacy)

Lara Wong with Melón Jiménez- A compás en Usera

Rosa de los Vientos (Lara Wong)

James Talley- La Rosa Montaña

The Road to Torreon (Cimarron)

Perla Batalla- Cuando Sale la Luna

Discoteca Batalla (Mechuda Music)

Michael Jerome Browne- Reverend Strut

Gettin’ Together (Borealis/Stony Plain)

Bruce Cockburn- To Keep the World We Know

O Sun O Moon (True North)

Tim Grimm- Sowin’ on the Mountain

Heart Land Again (Vault)

Aleksi Campagne- Rome

For the Giving/Sans Rien Donner (Aleksi Campagne)

The Scooches- Stop This Climate Change

Lift You Up (On the Bol)

Crowes Pasture- Barranco

Don’t Blink (Crowes Pasture)

David Bradstreet- The Land Beyond

Hindsight (David Bradstreet)

Johnny Eaton- This is Migration

here’s the thing (Johnny Eaton)

The Klezmatics- Dzhankoye

Live at Town Hall (Klezmatics Disc)

Rod MacDonald- Heal the World

Rants and Romance (Blue Flute Music)

Eliza Gilkyson- World Keeps on Singing

Home (Realiza)

Stephen Fearing- Christine

Vejpoesi (Stephen Fearing)

Christine Graves- Hitting My Stride

Everyday Life (Christine Graves)

Matt Andersen- Shoes

The Big Bottle of Joy (Sonic)

Jason Lang- Handle with Care

Handled with Care (Famgroup/Genison Music)

Anat Cohen & Marcello Gonçalves- Never Dreamed You’d Leave in Summer

Reconvexo (Anzic)

Too Sad for the Public featuring Ana Egge- Railroad Bill (pt 1)

Too Sad for the Public, Vol.2 – Yet and Still: Traditional American Folk Song-Stirring by Dick Connette (StorySound)

Kate & Anna McGarrigle & Roma Baran- Willie Moore

Tell My Sister (Nonesuch)

Peggy Seeger- Tell My Sister

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

Rufus Wainwright & John Legend- Heading for Home

Folkocracy (BMG)

Too Sad for the Public featuring Chaim Tannenbaum- Railroad Bill (pt 2)

Too Sad for the Public, Vol.2 – Yet and Still: Traditional American Folk Song-Stirring by Dick Connette (StorySound)

Vance Gilbert- Black Rochelle

The Mother of Trouble (Vance Gilbert)

Katie Dahl- Both Doors Open

Seven Stones (Leaky Boat)

Terre & Maggie Roche- Moonruns

Kin Ya See That Sun (Earth Rock Wreckerds)

Owen Walsh-Well Well, Hey Hey, Bye Bye

On My Way (Wrong Road)

Allison Brown- Tomorrow Night

Just Another Memory (Allison Brown)

Bob Dylan- Queen Jane Approximately

Shadow Kingdom (Columbia/Legacy)

Duke Robillard- Watching the River Flow

Six Strings of Steel (M.C.)

The Silas Powell Band- All Along the Watchtower

Makin’ a Run (East Run)

Socalled (Josh Dolgin) with The Kaiser Quartett- Roumanishe Kretchme

Di Frosh and other Yiddish Songs (Membran)

I’ll be hosting Saturday Morning next on August 12. I also host Stranger Songs on CKCU every Tuesday from 3:30-5 pm. 

--Mike Regenstreif