Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – November 11, 2025: Remembrance Day; Remembering Archie Fisher

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/595/72781.html

Themes: Part 1 – Remembrance Day; Part 2 – Remembering Archie Fisher (1939-2025).

Part 1 – Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day, the anniversary of the end of the First World War in 1918, is observed annually in Canada on November 11.

Garnet Rogers- 11:11

Sparrow’s Wing (Snow Goose Songs)

Eric Bogle- In Flanders Fields 

A Toss of the Coin (Greentrax)

Jimmy Rankin- Missing at the Somme

Harvest Highway (Song Dog Music/Linus)

Bobby Watt- Remembrance Day/Flowers of the Forest

Watt Next? (Glenashdale Music)

Priscilla Herdman- No Man’s Land 

Forgotten Dreams (Flying Fish)

Mason Daring- The Great War

The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century (Daring)

Part 2 – Remembering Archie Fisher (1939-2025)

Archie Fisher, who died on November First at age 86 from lung cancer, was one of Scotland’s greatest and most influential interpreters of traditional and contemporary folk songs and a great songwriter whose original material was decidedly in the tradition. He was also a folk music radio host for many years on the BBC.

Archie Fisher- Reynardine

Archie Fisher (XTRA)

Andrew & Casey Calhoun- Open the Door Softly

Skeins (Waterbug)

Small Potatoes- The Terror Time

Time Flies (Folk Era)

Archie Fisher- Farewell She

Archie Fisher (XTRA)

Eva Cassidy- Dark Eyed Molly

American Tune (Blix Street)

Stan Rogers- The Witch of the Westmorland

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

Maria Dunn- Jock Stewart

Gathering (Distant Whisper)

Red Horse (John Gorka, Eliza Gilkyson & Lucy Kaplansky)- Coshieville

Red Horse (Red House)

Archie Fisher- South Wind

The Man with a Rhyme (Folk-Legacy)

Archie Fisher & Garnet Rogers- Borderland

Off the Map (Snow Goose Songs)

Archie Fisher- Gunsmoke & Whisky

Sunsets I’ve Galloped Into… (Snow Goose Songs)

Archie Fisher & Garnet Rogers- Make and Break Harbour

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

Archie Fisher & Garnet Rogers- The Final Trawl

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

Bill Staines- Bill Hosie

Looking for the Wind (Red House)

Archie Fisher- Windward Away

Windward Away (Red House)

Archie Fisher- The Parting Glass

A Silent Song (Red House)

Next week: Toms, Dicks and Harrys.

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – July 15, 2025: Blues in the Night

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/595/71087.html

Theme: Blues in the Night – all the songs have something or other to do with nighttime.

Eva Cassidy- Blues in the Night

Eva By Heart (Blix Street)

Dr. John- Such a Night

The Atco/Atlantic Singles 1968-1972 (Omnivore)

Judy Henske- Every Night When the Sun Goes In

The Elektra Albums: Judy Henske (Ace)

Stephen Barry Band- Every Night About This Time

Bluesville (Bros)

Michael Jerome Browne- Black Nights

That’s Where It’s At! (Borealis)

Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis- Night Life

Two Men with the Blues (Blue Note)

Tom Northcott- Night in the City

Sunny Goodge Street: The Warner Bros. Recordings (Wounded Bird)

Kim Wallach- Dark and Rainy Night

Chatter of the Finches (Black Socks Press)

Joni Mitchell- Rainy Night House

Ladies of the Canyon (Reprise)

Leonard Cohen- The Night of Santiago

Thanks for the Dance (Columbia/Legacy)

ES:MO (Elizabeth Shephers & Michael Occhipinti)- Night Comes On

The Weight of Hope (ES:MO)

Eliza Gilkyson- Dark Night of the Soul

Dark Ages (Realiza)

Susie Burke & David Surette- A Healing In This Night

Sometimes In the Evening (Madrina Music)

Anne Hills- Acquainted with the Night

Accidental August (Hand & Heart Music)

Ana Egge- Stay the Night

Is It the Kiss (StorySound)

Kerri Powers- Train in the Night

Kerri Powers (Kerri Powers)

David Amram- Subway Night

Subway Night (RCA)

Montreal- A Summer’s Night

A Summer’s Night (Stormy Forest)

Bill Morrissey- Summer Night

Standing Eight (Philo)

Tom Russell- The Night the Chinese Restaurant Burned Down

Play One More: The Songs of Ian & Sylvia (True North)

Mel Tormé- Blues in the Night

Tormé (Verve)

Next week: Flood Water.

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – February 27, 2024: Take the ‘A’ Train: A Tribute to Duke Ellington

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/595/64083.html

Theme: Take the ‘A’ Train: A Tribute to Duke Ellington (1899-1974)

Duke Ellington, who died in 1974 at age 75, was born Edward Kennedy Ellington in 1899 in Washington, DC. He was a pianist, bandleader and composer, and arguably, the greatest and most influential figure in the history of jazz.

Jackie Washington- Take the ‘A’ Train

Keeping Out of Mischief (Pyramid)

Duke Ellington- East St. Louis Toodle-oo

Ellington in Order, Volume 1 (1927-28) (Legacy)

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy- Diga Diga Do

Rattle Them Bones (Savoy Jazz)

Ken Whiteley, Jackie Washington & Mose Scarlett- Mood Indigo

Sitting on a Rainbow (Borealis)

Eva Cassidy- It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)

American Tune (Blix Street)

Sneezy Waters- Solitude

Sneezy Waters (Sneezy Waters)

Duke Ellington- Stompy Jones

Ellington in Order, Volume 6 (1934-36) (Legacy)

Ella Fitzgerald with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra- Drop Me Off in Harlem

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (Verve)

Taj Mahal- Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me

Savoy (Stony Plain)

Lambert, Hendricks & Ross- In a Mellow Tone

The Hottest New Group in Jazz (Columbia/Legacy)

Claudia Schmidt- I’m Beginning to See the Light

Out of the Dark/New Goodbyes, Old Helloes (Flying Fish)

Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington- Duke’s Place

The Complete Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington Sessions (Roulette)

Duke Ellington- A Tone Poem to Harlem (The Harlem Suite)

Ellington Uptown (Columbia)

Willie Nelson- Don’t Get Around Much Anymore

Stardust (Columbia)

Judy Collins- I Didn’t Know About You

Bread and Roses (Elektra)

Dave Van Ronk- Lucky So and So

Hummin’ to Myself (Gazell)

Thelonious Monk- Black and Tan Fantasy

Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington (Riverside)

Susie Arioli Swing Band featuring Jordan Officer- I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)

It’s Wonderful (Susie Arioli Swing Band)

Catherine Russell- I’m Checkin’ Out, Goom’bye

Strictly Romancin’ (World Village)

Duke Ellington & Count Basie- Battle Royal

First Time! The Count Meets the Duke (Columbia)

Next week: Title Characters.

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Tuesday September 13, 2022: Songs of Gordon Lightfoot

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 prerecorded and can already be streamed on-demand by clicking on “Listen Now” at … https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/595/57590.html

Theme: Songs of Gordon Lightfoot.

Gordon Lightfoot- Sit Down Young Stranger

Songbook (Warner Archives/Rhino)

Eva Cassidy- Early Morning Rain

Imagine (Blix Street)

Spanky & Our Gang- Steel Rail Blues

Live (Mercury)

Mara Levine- Bitter Green

Facets of Folk (Mara’s Creations)

George Hamilton IV- Long Thin Dawn

Canadian Pacific (RCA)

Gordon Lightfoot- Rich Man’s Spiritual

Lightfoot! (United Artists)

Frida’s Brow- The Way I Feel

Frida’s Brow (Frida’s Brow)

Frank Christian- Did She Mention My Name

Mister So and So (Palmetto)

Gordon Lightfoot- Sixteen Miles

Lightfoot! (United Artists)

Ronnie Hawkins- Home from the Forest

The Giant of Rock & Roll (Monument)

Ian & Sylvia- For Lovin’ Me

Early Morning Rain (Vanguard)

Josh White, Jr.- Wherefor and Why

Live at the Raven Gallery (Silverwolf)

James Keelaghan- Canadian Railroad Trilogy

Beautiful: A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot (Borealis/NorthernBlues)

Gordon Lightfoot- Don Quixote

Songbook (Warner Archives/Rhino)

Rick Fines- Ribbon of Darkness

Solar Powered (Rick Fines)

Gathering Time- If You Could Read My Mind

Old Friends (Triple-G Records)

Claire Lynch & Bryan McDowell- It’s Worth Believin’

North By South (Compass)

Punch Brothers- Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Hell on Church Street (Nonesuch)

Gordon Lightfoot- Old Dan’s Records

Songbook (Warner Archives/Rhino)

Nanci Griffith- Ten Degrees and Colder

Other Voices/Other Rooms (Elektra)

Jesse Winchester- Sundown

Beautiful: A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot (Borealis/NorthernBlues)

Maria Muldaur- That Same Old Obsession

Beautiful: A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot (Borealis/NorthernBlues)

Stephen Mendel- Song for a Winter’s Night

Sing Me a Story (Stephen Mendel)

Gordon Lightfoot- The Pony Man

Songbook (Warner Archives/Rhino)

Next week: At the Intersection of Folk Street and Jazz Avenue.

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--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Tuesday October 5, 2021: Songs of Autumn

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/595/53657.html

Theme: Songs of Autumn

Martin Simpson- October Song
Home Recordings (Topic)

David Mallett- Autumn
This Town (Vanguard)
Ian & Sylvia- Changes
Play One More (Vanguard)
Kate & Anna McGarrigle- Talk to Me of Mendocino
Tell My Sister: Kate & Anna McGarrigle (Nonesuch)
Jesse Winchester- Yankee Lady
Jesse Winchester (Stony Plain)
Sally Rogers & Claudia Schmidt- Who Knows Where the Time Goes
We are Welcomed (Pragmavision)

Terry Tufts- October Gold
Two Nights Solo (Borealis)

Laura Smith & Mike Regenstreif (2013)

Laura Smith- My Bonny
As Long As I’m Dreaming (Borealis)
Tommy Makem & Liam Clancy- White Swans and Black/Grey October Clouds
Two for the Early Dew (Shanachie)
Archie Fisher & Garnet Rogers- Waltz Into Winter
The Best Times After All: Live (Snow Goose Songs)
Joni Mitchell- Urge for Going
Archives – Volume 1: The Early Years (1963-1967) (Rhino)

Bill Garrett & Mike Regenstreif (2014)

Bill Garrett- Thanksgiving Eve
Seems to Me (Borealis)
Nanci Griffith- October Reasons
Poet In My Window (Philo)
Amy Speace with The Orphan Brigade- There Used to Be Horses Here
There Used to Be Horses Here (Windbone)
Nina Ricci- Goodbye Sandals, Hello Boots
Goodbye Sandals, Hello Boots – single (Nina Ricci)

Eva Cassidy- Autumn Leaves
Simply Eva (Blix Street)
John McCutcheon- Finally
Bucket List (Appalseed)
Sharon Goldman- Lone Black Crow
Every Trip Around the Sun (Sharon Goldman)
Steel Rail- Winter Wren
Coming Home (Crossties)
Vance Gilbert- The Day Before November
Good Good Man (Disismye Music)

David Broza- Autumn Longing
En Casa Limón (S-Curve)

Next week: Drinking Songs

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--Mike Regenstreif