Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Saturday Morning with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Saturday July 18, 2020


Saturday Morning is an eclectic roots-oriented program on CKCU in Ottawa heard live on Saturday mornings from 7 until 10 am (Eastern time) and then available for on-demand streaming. 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 prerecorded at home and can already be streamed on-demand at … https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/128/48384.html



Eric Andersen- Violets of Dawn
Woodstock Under the Stars (Y&T Music)

Paul Mills- 45 Weeks from Now
Unreleased parody of Stan Rogers’ “45 Years” with new words by Shelley Posen – used with permission
John McCutcheon- When All of This is Over
Cabin Fever: Songs from the Quarantine (Appalsongs)
Skinner & T'witch- Working from Home
Working from Home – single (Skinner & T’witch)

Lynn Miles- In the Wilderness
We’ll Look for Stars (Must Have Music)
Ken Tizzard & Music for Goats- King of Broken Hearts
Living the Dream: Live at the Little Pub (Ken Tizzard)

Orit Shimoni- George Street
Strange and Beautiful Things (Orit Shimoni)
Steel Rail- (Just) Waiting for a Train
Coming Home (Crossties)

Sharon Goldman- Woody and Marjorie
Woody and Marjorie – single (Sharon Goldman)
The Klezmatics- Mermaid’s Avenue
Wonder Wheel (Jewish Music Group)

Eliza Gilkyson- Beach Haven
2020 (Red House)
Folk Uke- Small One
Small One – single (Folk Uke)

Judy Mayhan- Morning and an Oldsmobile
Judy Mayhan (Decca)
Lynn Miles- Old Soul
We’ll Look for Stars (Must Have Music)
VickiKristinaBarcelona- Jersey Girl
Pawn Shop Radio (StorySound)

Extended feature: Remembering Dave Van Ronk (1936-2002). Some of the next 14 songs were written by Dave Van Ronk. Others are from his repertoire, or written in tribute to him.

Peter, Paul & Mary- Bamboo
Peter, Paul and Mary (Warner Bros.)
Tex König- Zen Koans Gonna Rise Again
Königsblende (Music Cellar)
Dave Van Ronk- Gaslight Rag
Two Sides of Dave Van Ronk (Fantasy)
Tom Paxton- The Mayor of MacDougal Street

Photo: Jack Mancini
The Village Dudes- Another Time and Place
Another Time and Place (Blue Flute Music)
Andy Antipin- Sunday Street
I’m Gonna Sit at the Welcome Table (Andy Atipin)
Dave Van Ronk- St. James Infirmary
Live in Monterey (Omnivore)
Dakota Dave Hull- Sheridan Square Rag
Under the North Star (Arabica)

Dave Van Ronk- To All My Friends in Far-Flung Places
To All My Friends in Far-Flung Places (Gazell)
David Massengill- Dave Van Ronk’s Last Cigar
Dave on Dave: A Tribute to Dave Van Ronk (Gadfly)

Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Emmylou Harris, Loudon Wainwright III- Green Green Rocky Road
The McGarrigle Hour (Hannibal)
Hans Theessink- He was a Friend of Mine
Songs from the Southland (Blue Groove)
Dave Van Ronk- Urge for Going
…and the tin pan bended, and the story ended… (Smithsonian Folkways)
Tom Russell- Van Ronk
Hotwalker (HighTone)

Humphrey & The Dumptrucks- Merry Mansion Quadrology: Merry Mansion; Magician; Front Door; Red White & Blue
Six Days of Paper Ladies (Boot)

Ronny Cox- Quintanaroo
Live at the Kitchen Sink (Ronny Cox)
Don Armstrong- Stay in the Game
Mother Don’t Give Up on Me Now (Ronstadt Record Co.)
David Bromberg Band- Lovin’ of the Game
Big Road (Red House)

Stephen Mendell- Old Ties and Companions
Sing Me a Story (Stephen Mendel)
Julie & John Pennell- Keep On Walkin’
Keep On Walkin’ (JPE Records)
Nina Ricci- Oh, What a Beautiful City (Twelve Gates to the City)
Oh, What a Beautiful City – single (Nina Ricci)

Corin Raymond- Rec Room
Dirty Mansions (Local Rascal Records)
The Kingston Trio- Tom Dooley
The Kingston Trio (Capitol)

Mandy Marylane- Romance Anónimo-The Dance
Mandy Marylane (Y&T Music)
Jenny Reynolds- Dance for Me
Any Kind of Angel (Jenny Reynolds)
Jackie Washington- I’m Happy Darling Dancing with You
The World of Jackie Washington (Borealis)
Vi Wickam & Paul Anastasio featuring Albanie Falletta- Birthday Dance
Swingin’ at the Savoy (Vi Wickam & Paul Anastasio)

Dick Weissman- Banjo in the Mist
No Ceiling (Dick Weissman)

I’ll be hosting Saturday Morning next on August 15.

Find me on Twitter. @MikeRegenstreif


--Mike Regenstreif

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Saturday Morning with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Saturday June 20, 2020


Saturday Morning is an eclectic roots-oriented program on CKCU in Ottawa heard live on Saturday mornings from 7 until 10 am (Eastern time) and then available for on-demand streaming. 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 prerecorded at home and can be streamed on-demand at … https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/128/48118.html



Mike Glick- If You’re Not Outraged (You Are Not Listening)
Alternative Facts & Other White Lies (Generations Music)

Willie Dunn- I Pity the Country
Metallic (Aural Tradition)
Eliza Gilkyson- My Heart Aches
2020 (Red House)
Reggie Harris- The Times They are A-Changin’
Ready to Go (Reggie Harris Music)
Sam Cooke- A Change is Gonna Come
The Man and His Music (RCA)

Dion featuring Paul Simon- Song for Sam Cooke (Here in America)
Blues with Friends (KTBA)

Steel Rail- Argyle Street
Coming Home (Crossties)
Stan Rogers- Barrett’s Privateers
Between the Breaks…Live! (Fogarty’s Cove/Borealis)

John McCutcheon- Front Line
Cabin Fever: Songs from the Quarantine (Appalsongs)
Orit Shimoni- Delicate Times
Strange and Beautiful Things (Orit Shimoni)
Judy Collins & The Global Virtual Choir- Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace – single (Rhino)

Saro Lynch-Thomason & Sam Gleaves- The Border
I Have Known Women: Songs by Si Kahn Celebrating Women’s Lives and Struggles (Strictly Country)
Sultans of String featuring Yasmin Levy- Asi Soy (This is Me)
Refuge (Sultans of String)

Julian Taylor- The Ridge
The Ridge (Howling Turtle)
Dakota Dave Hull- Cannonball Blues
This Earthly Life (Arabica)

Extended feature: Songs of Richard Thompson. The next 14 songs were written by Richard Thompson.
Photo: Pamela Littky

Linda Ronstadt- King of Bohemia
The Zozo Sisters: Adieu False Heart (Vanguard)
Bill Garrett- How Will I Ever Be Simple Again
Seems to Me (Borealis) 
Richard & Linda Thompson- For Shame of Doing Wrong
Dreams Fly Away: A History of Linda Thompson (Hannibal) 

Ann Savoy & Linda Ronstadt- Burns’ Supper
The Zozo Sisters: Adieu False Heart (Vanguard)
Martin Grosswendt- Down Where the Drunkards Roll
Pay Day! (Martin Grosswendt) 
Linda McRae- Dimming of the Day
Going to the Well (42 RPM)
Richard Thompson- Beeswing
Acoustic Classics (Beeswing)

Lucy Kaplansky- When I Get to the Border
The Tide (Red House)
Kate Campbell- From Galway to Graceland
The K.O.A. Tapes (Vol.1) (Large River Music)
The Kennedys- Wall of Death
River of Fallen Stars (Green Linnet)
Richard Thompson- Pharaoh
Acoustic Classics II (Beeswing)

Red Molly- 1952 Vincent Black Lightning
The Red Album (Red Molly)
Dori Freeman- I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
Letters Never Read (Blue Hens Music)
Richard Thompson & Danny Thompson- Sweetheart on the Barricade
Industry (Hannibal)

Perla Batalla featuring Bill Gable- Dance Me to the End of Love
Bird on the Wire: The Songs of Leonard Cohen (Mechuda Music)
Leonard Cohen- It’s Torn
Thanks for the Dance (Columbia/Legacy)
Marshall Chapman- Tower of Song
Songs I Can’t Live Without (Tallgirl)

VickiKristinaBarcelona- Cold Cold Ground
Pawn Shop Radio (StorySound)
Missy Burgess with The Blue Train- Yesterday is Here
Live (Missy Burgess)

Don Armstrong- Break by the River
Mother Don’t Give Up on Me Now (Ronstadt Record Co.)
Doug McArthur- Heavy Horses on the Highway
The Horses of the Sea: A Personal Exploration of Ireland (dougimac.com)
Jenny Reynolds- Any Kind of Angel
Any Kind of Angel (Jenny Reynolds)

Steel Rail- Kate’s Song
Coming Home (Crossties)
Kate McGarrigle- (Talk to Me of) Mendocino
Tell My Sister (Nonesuch)
Pink Martini with Rufus Wainwright & The Von Trapps- Kitty Come Home
Get Happy (Audiogram)

John McCutcheon- The Night John Prine Died
Cabin Fever: Songs from the Quarantine (Appalsongs)
John Prine- Boundless Love
The Tree of Forgiveness (Oh Boy)

Wynton Marsalis- Muskrat Ramble
Bolden: Music from the Original Soundtrack (Blue Engine)

I’ll be hosting Saturday Morning next on July 18.

Find me on Twitter. @MikeRegenstreif


--Mike Regenstreif