Folk Roots/Folk Branches

10/31/2024

I’ve recorded this week’s edition of the Saturday Morning show for CKCU.

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You’ll hear songs performed by Walter Hyatt; Mary Flower; El Coyote; Old Man Luedecke; Bonnie Dobson; Bill Hearne; Perla Batalla; Dave Van Ronk; Martin Simpson; Leonard Cohen; Carla Sciaky; Tom Mitchell; Amy Speace; Lenka Lichtenberg; Brendan Nolan; Chava Alberstein & The Klezmatics; Ian Robb & James Stephens; Resistance Revival Chorus featuring Rhiannon Giddens; John McCutcheon; Connie Kaldor; Carolyn Shulman; Kurt Anderson; Neale Eckstein & BettySoo; Rick Palieri; Geneviève Racette; Eric Bibb; Reggie Harris; Bettye LaVette; Jerron Paxton; Moses Crouch; Joel Mabus; Misty Blues; Odetta with Dr. John; Terra Spencer & Stephen Fearing; Steve Lundquist; Tish Hinojosa; Sav Sankaran; and the Amir Amiri Ensemble.

Mike Regenstreif hosts this CKCU Funding Drive edition of Saturday Morning featuring music from across the folk/roots spectrum. Click on LISTEN NOW to hear this show. Click on LISTEN to hear the current CKCU broadcast.

10/22/2024

I’m on CKCU hosting Stranger Songs until 5 pm (ET). Listen to the broadcast at 93.1 FM in Ottawa or stream the show now, or anytime, by copying the show link and removing the spaces before and after “ckcufm” in the link when you paste it to your browser.

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The theme is Remembering Nick Gravenites, Kris Kristofferson, JD Souther and Billy Edd Wheeler – four important songwriters who passed away in September.

You’ll hear songs performed by Judy Henske; Judy Collins; Priscilla Herdman; Laurie MacAllister; Billy Edd Wheeler; The Paul Butterfield Blues Band; Nick Gravenites; Amos Garrett; Janis Joplin; JD Souther; The Eagles; James Taylor; Linda Ronstadt; Kris Kristofferson; Johnny Cash; Anne Hills; Gordon Lightfoot; and Katie Moore.

10/21/2024

I'm very sorry to hear that Barbara Dane, a legendary folk, jazz and blues singer, and political activist, has died at age 87. In 2017, I was honored to interview Barbara for the Wisdom of the Elders panel at Folk Alliance International. I will devote the November 12 edition of Stranger Songs to Barbara's recordings and collaborations.

10/16/2024

Remembering Nick Gravenites, Kris Kristofferson, JD Souther and Billy Edd Wheeler – four important songwriters who passed away in September – is the theme for the next edition of Stranger Songs on CKCU.

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Or listen to the broadcast on Tuesday October 22, 3:30-5 pm, at 93.1 FM in Ottawa.

You’ll hear songs performed by Judy Henske; Judy Collins; Priscilla Herdman; Laurie MacAllister; Billy Edd Wheeler; The Paul Butterfield Blues Band; Nick Gravenites; Amos Garrett; Janis Joplin; JD Souther; The Eagles; James Taylor; Linda Ronstadt; Kris Kristofferson; Johnny Cash; Anne Hills; Gordon Lightfoot; and Katie Moore.

10/09/2024

Finest Kind’s Kind of Songs is the theme for the next edition of Stranger Songs on CKCU.

Finest Kind is the now mostly-retired trio of Ottawa based singers Ann Downey, Shelley Posen and Ian Robb – a trio best known for its superb vocal harmonies. All the songs on this show were recorded by Finest Kind over the years.

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Or listen to the broadcast on Tuesday October 15, 3:30-5 pm, at 93.1 FM in Ottawa.

You’ll hear songs performed by Finest Kind; Utah Phillips; Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin; Blue Murder; Windborne; Peggy Seeger; Derek Lamb; Sneezy Waters; Martyn Wyndham-Read; David Parry; Coope, Boyes & Simpson; Bill Staines; John Roberts & Tony Barrand; Bill Garrett & Sue Lothrop; The Carter Family; The Greenbriar Boys; The Brothers & Sisters; Ben E. King; and Tom Lewis.

10/02/2024

My Town and Other Towns is the theme for the next edition of Stranger Songs on CKCU.

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Or listen to the broadcast on Tuesday October 8, 3:30-5 pm, at 93.1 FM in Ottawa.

You’ll hear songs performed by Kate & Anna McGarrigle; John Prine & Dolores Keane; Bill Morrissey; Rosalie Sorrels; Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin; David Mallett; Bill Hearne; Paul Siebel; Nanci Griffith; Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer; David Essig; Mary Chapin Carpenter; David Clayton-Thomas; Bobby Charles; Cliff Eberhardt; Blackie & The Rodeo Kings & Pam Tillis; C. Daniel Boling & Tom Paxton; Shawna Caspi; Nick Justice; Amelia Curran; Dave Clarke; Judy Mayhan; and Amy Speace.

10/02/2024

I’ve recorded this week’s edition of the Saturday Morning show for CKCU.

Be the first on your block to hear the show now, or anytime, by copying the show link and removing the spaces before and after “ckcufm” in the link when you paste it to your browser.

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Or tune in at 93.1 FM in Ottawa on Saturday Morning from 7-10 am (ET).

You’ll hear songs performed by Bill Staines; Ann Savoy; Tommy Makem & Liam Clancy; Laura Smith; Dave Van Ronk; Susie Burke; David Buskin; Christine Lavin; John Gorka; Sussex; Jesse Wi******er; Priscilla Herdman; Anne Hills; Cindy Mangsen; Jenny Burtis; Ray Bonneville; James Gordon; Katherine Wheatley; Corin Raymond; Gathering Sparks; Terra Spencer; Graham Nash; Pink Martini; Ben Caplan; Old Man Luedecke; Carla Sciaky; Moira Smiley; Anna McGarrigle, Chaim Tannenbaum, Lily Lanken, Rufus Wainwright & Martha Wainwright; Andy Statman; Sonya Cohen Cramer; Ren Harvieu; Carolyn Shulman; Amy Speace; Philadelphia Jerry Ricks; Moses Crouch; Furry Lewis; Steve Lundquist; Erin Ash Sullivan; Julian Taylor; Claire Lynch; Tom Paxton; Joel Mabus; and Tom Russell & The Norwegian Wind Ensemble.

09/29/2024

I'm very sorry to hear that Kris Kristofferson has passed away at age 88. I had several conversations with Kris over the years and he was always a pleasure to talk with. This photo of me, Nora Guthrie, Kris and Jimmy LaFave was taken at the 2007 Ottawa Folk Festival when we did a panel discussion on the enduring influence of Woody Guthrie.

09/18/2024

Leonard Cohen at 90 is the theme for the next edition of Stranger Songs on CKCU.

Leonard Cohen – who died in 2016 at age 82 – was born in Montreal on September 21, 1934.

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Or listen to the broadcast on Tuesday September 24, 3:30-5 pm, at 93.1 FM in Ottawa.

You’ll hear songs Leonard Cohen songs performed by Leonard Cohen; David Clayton-Thomas; Judy Collins; Dave Van Ronk; Crowes Pasture; Annabelle Chvostek; Perla Batalla & David Hidalgo; Jennifer Warnes; SONiA disappear fear; Rob Corcoran & The Necessary Evils; Rachelle Garniez; Daniel Kahn & Jake Shulman-Ment; Anne Hills; and Leonard Cohen with Cantor Gideon Zelermyer & The Shaar Hashomayim Choir.

09/11/2024

Hank Williams 101 is the theme for the next edition of Stranger Songs on CKCU.

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Or listen to the broadcast on Tuesday September 17, 3:30-5 pm, at 93.1 FM in Ottawa.

You’ll hear songs written by Hank Williams, or from his repertoire, performed by Hank Williams; Ball & Chain; Robert Jones & Matt Watroba; Norah Jones; Leon Redbone; Martha Seyler & Robert Resnick; The Lonesome Ace Stringband; The Wailin’ Jennys; Jim Byrnes; Mose Allison; Sneezy Waters; Steve Young; Jim Rooney; Hans Theessink; Saul Broudy; Linda Ronstadt; and The Preservation Hall Jazz Band & The Del McCoury Band.

You’ll also hear songs inspired by Hank Williams by Kevin Head; John Gorka; Tom Russell; Lou Dominguez; Robin & Linda Williams; and Johnny Cash & Waylon Jennings.

09/04/2024

Conversation and Songs with Reggie Harris is the theme for the next edition of Stranger Songs on CKCU.

Hear the show now, or anytime, by copying the show URL and removing the spaces before and after “ckcufm” in the URL when you paste it to your browser.

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Or listen to the broadcast on Tuesday September 10, 3:30-5 pm, at 93.1 FM in Ottawa.

In addition to our conversation, you’ll hear eight songs – five by Reggie Harris and three by Kim & Reggie Harris.

09/04/2024

I’ve recorded this week’s edition of the Saturday Morning show for CKCU.

Be the first on your block to hear the show now, or anytime, by copying the show link and removing the spaces before and after “ckcufm” in the link when you paste it to your browser.

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Or tune in at 93.1 FM in Ottawa on Saturday Morning from 7-10 am (ET).

You’ll hear songs performed by Jay Linden; Steel Rail; Garnet Rogers; David Francey; Jim Rooney; Aaron Burdett; Della Mae & Tom Paxton; Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tran; Carolyn Shulman, Kate McDonnell; Bill & Colleen Cade; Bill Staines; Bill Hearne; Guy Clark; Portage; Greg Blake; Kate & Anna McGarrigle; Chaim Tannenbaum; Jack Nissenson/Mountain City Four; Rufus Wainwright; Priscilla Herdman; Robin Holcomb; Teni Rane; Hana Zara; Cat Power; Larry & Joe; Durham County Poets; Guy Davis; Duke Robillard; Colin James; Elvis Presley; Mountain City Four; Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup; Lynne Hanson; Larry Folk; Rosanne Cash; Bailey Bigger; Jesse Wi******er; Alice Gerrard; Tom Paxton; and Alison Brown.