Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – March 5, 2024: Title Characters

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/595/64157.html

Theme: Title Characters

Willie P. Bennett- Blackie and the Rodeo King

Blackie and the Rodeo King (Bnatural Music)

Jerry Jeff Walker- Mr. Bojangles

Gypsy Songman (Rykodisc)

Rosalie Sorrels- Feather Ben

Travelin’ Lady Rides Again (Green Linnet)

Eliza Gilkyson & Mike Regenstreif on Zoom (2022)

Eliza Gilkyson- Charlie Moore

Songs from the River Wind (Howlin’ Dog)

Guy Clark- Sis Draper

Cold Dog Soup (Sugar Hill)

Tom Russell & Mike Regenstreif (2000)

Tom Russell- Isaac Lewis

The Tom Russell Anthology: Veteran’s Day (Shout! Factory)

James Talley- The Love Song of Billy the Kid

Bandits, Ballads and Blues (Cimarron)

Furry Lewis- Billy Lyons and Stack O’Lee

Furry’s Blues: The Complete Vintage Recordings 1927-1929 (Document)

Emmylou Harris- Pancho and Lefty

Luxury Liner (Warner Bros./Rhino)

James Keelaghan- Jenny Bryce

Then Again (Jericho Beach Music)

Mike Regenstreif & Jesse Winchester (2006)

Jesse Winchester- Eulalie

Love Filling Station (Appleseed)

Crabtree & Mills- Miss Otis Regrets

Flight of Fancy (Free and Easy Music)

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

Tom Paxton- Victoria Dines Alone

Morning Again (Elektra)

Shelley Posen & Mike Regenstreif on Zoom (2023)

Shelley Posen- Having a Drink with Jane

The Old Songs Home (Well Done Music)

Mike Regenstreif & Michael Smith (2014)

Michael Smith- The Dutchman

Such Things are Finely Done (Tales from the Tavern)

Over the Moon- Darcy Farrow

Chinook Waltz (Borealis)

Staber & Chasnoff- Spanish Johnny

|Free to Dream (Bubkes)

Tom Mitchell & Mike Regenstreif (1999)

Tom Mitchell- Old Dan

When the Moon is Right (Truesongs)

John Prine- Sam Stone

Souvenirs (Oh Boy)

Tim Sparks- Me and Bobby McGee

Lost and Found (Acoustic Music)

Next week: The Art of the Long Song, Volume 2.

--Mike Regenstreif

Little Princess: Tim Sparks Plays Naftule Brandwein

Tim Sparks
Little Princess: Tim Sparks Plays Naftule Brandwein
Tzadik
timsparks.com


(This review was published in the September 7, 2009 issue of the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin.)

Naftule Brandwein, who came to America in 1908 and became known as the “King of the Klezmer Clarinet,” was, arguably, the greatest of the first generation klezmer musicians in the New World. His 78 RPM recordings, now reissued on CD, have provided inspiration and tunes to countless klezmer revival bands in recent years.

This set of 10 Brandwein pieces is the fourth excursion into Jewish music by Tim Sparks, a highly innovative guitarist from Minnesota best known for his recordings of folk, jazz and blues. Working with bassist Greg Cohen –- known for his work with Tom Waits –- and Brazilian percussionist Cyro Baptista, Sparks has done a superb job of reimagining music composed for the clarinet as finger-style guitar pieces.

Owing to the origin of the music, and certainly to the contributions of the percussionist, there’s an Eastern Europe-meets-South America groove to many of these tunes. These are not traditional klezmer interpretations, but it is a fine album of Jewish music that will have great appeal to lovers of sublime acoustic guitar playing.

--Mike Regenstreif