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Mike Regenstreif

Mike Regenstreif

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I'm a retired journalist who curates and hosts Stranger Songs (weekly) and Saturday Morning (every fourth week) on CKCU in Ottawa. Visit the Folk Roots/Folk Branches blog at https://frfb.blogspot.com/.

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Mike Regenstreif @mikeregenstreif.bsky.social · 2d

I hosted the #CKCU funding drive edition of #StrangerSongs today and you can hear the show now, or anytime, by visiting this link and clicking on “Listen Now.”

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The theme is Conversation and Songs with #ConnieKaldor. You’ll hear my conversation with Connie and 11 of her songs.

CKCU Funding Drive Week 2: Conversation and Songs with Connie Kaldor - Stranger Songs - 2025-11-04

The theme on this CKCU Funding Drive Edition of Stranger Songs is Conversation and Songs with Connie Kaldor. The photo of me and Connie Kaldor was taken in 2015. Click on LISTEN NOW to hear this sho...

Mike Regenstreif @mikeregenstreif.bsky.social · 5d

I hosted the #CKCU funding drive edition of #SaturdayMorning today and you can hear the show anytime at this link.

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#JudyCollins #JesseWinchester #AnneHills #DaveVanRonk #JohnGorka #Odetta #TimGrimm #ElizaGilkyson #Ian&Sylvia #GretchenPeters #AlisonBrown&SteveMartin

Mike Regenstreif @mikeregenstreif.bsky.social · 9d

Remembering #BobFranke and #DannyThompson was this week’s theme on a #CKCU funding drive edition of #StrangerSongs.

Hear the show anytime at this link.

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#StanRogers #Kim&ReggieHarris #NoelPaulStookey #GarnetRogers #Pentangle #MarianneFaithfull #JuneTabor #EricBibb

Mike Regenstreif @mikeregenstreif.bsky.social · 16d

Songs I’ve heard #MissyBurgess Sing was the #StrangerSongs theme this week on #CKCU. Hear the show anytime at this link.

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#Po’Girl #Odetta #PennyLang #MaryGauthier #RosanneCash #KimmieRhodes #WillieNelson #JayLinden #MichaelBurgess #SteveEarle #MadeleinePeyroux

Songs I’ve Heard Missy Burgess Sing - Stranger Songs - 2025-10-21

The theme this week on Stranger Songs is Songs I’ve Heard Missy Burgess Sing. The photo of me and Missy Burgess was taken in 2014. Click on LISTEN NOW to hear this show. Click on LISTEN to hear the ...

Mike Regenstreif @mikeregenstreif.bsky.social · 23d

#TheDutchman and Other Songs of #MichaelSmith was this week’s theme on #StrangerSongs on #CKCU. Hear the show anytime at this link.

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#AnneHills #JamieO’Reilly #TomRush #SteveGoodman #TomRussell #BonnieKoloc #JohnGorka #Skyline #JoshWhiteJr #BarbaraBarrow

The Dutchman and Songs of Michael Smith (1941-2020) - Stranger Songs - 2025-10-14

The theme this week on Stranger Songs is The Dutchman and Songs of Michael Smith (1941-2020). The photo of me and Michael Smith was taken in 2014. Click on LISTEN NOW to hear this show. Click on LIS...

Mike Regenstreif @mikeregenstreif.bsky.social · Oct 7

#WhoByFire: Live Tribute to #LeonardCohen was this week’s #StrangerSongs theme on #CKCU.

You can hear the show anytime, at this link.

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#FirstAidKit #NinaZanjani #MaiaHansson-Bergqvist #FridaHyvönen #LoneyDear #JesperLindell #MajaFrancis #AnnikaNorlin

Who By Fire: Live Tribute to Leonard Cohen - Stranger Songs - 2025-10-07

The theme this week on Stranger Songs is Who By Fire: Live Tribute to Leonard Cohen. Click on LISTEN NOW to hear this show. Click on LISTEN to hear the current CKCU broadcast.

Mike Regenstreif @mikeregenstreif.bsky.social · Oct 4

I hosted the Saturday Morning show today on CKCU and you can hear the show anytime at this link.

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#JesseWinchester #StanRogers #JoanBaez #Kate&AnnaMcGarrigle #TomRussell #ElizaGilkyson #LouisArmstrong #ConnieKaldor #PeterPaul&Mary #EvaCassidy #AnneHills #Ian&Sylvia

Mike Regenstreif @mikeregenstreif.bsky.social · Sep 30

#NationalDayForTruthAndReconciliation was this week’s theme on #StrangerSongs on #CKCU. Hear the show anytime at this link.

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#WillieDunn #AmandaRheaume #SultansOfString #LeelaGilday #DukeRedbird #JerryCans #MorganToney #JulianTaylor #TomWilson #WilliamPrince

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - Stranger Songs - 2025-09-30

The theme this week on Stranger Songs is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Click on LISTEN NOW to hear this show. Click on LISTEN to hear the current CKCU broadcast.

Mike Regenstreif @mikeregenstreif.bsky.social · Sep 16

#Pancho&Lefty & Other Songs of #TownesVanZandt is the #StrangerSongs theme this week on #CKCU. Hear the show anytime at this link. cod.ckcufm.com/programs/595...

#NanciGriffith #GuyClark #DavidOlney #DavidBroza #GretchenPeters #TomRussell #JohnGorka #LucyKapansky #SteveEarle #EmmylouHarris

Pancho & Lefty & Other Songs of Townes Van Zandt - Stranger Songs - 2025-09-16

The theme this week on Stranger Songs is Pancho & Lefty and Other Songs of Townes Van Zandt. Click on LISTEN NOW to hear this show. Click on LISTEN to hear the current CKCU broadcast.

Mike Regenstreif @mikeregenstreif.bsky.social · Sep 9

Songs and Conversation with author #DavidEisenstadt and Riding in My Car are the themes this week on #StrangerSongs on #CKCU. You can hear the show anytime at this link…

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#WoodyGuthrie #MoeKoffman #JoniMitchell #BruceSpringsteen #ConnieKaldor #HansTheessink

Mike Regenstreif @mikeregenstreif.bsky.social · Sep 6

I hosted #SaturdayMorning today on #CKCU. Hear the show anytime at this link

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#TomPaxton #Kate&AnnaMcGarrigle #JesseWinchester
#ConnieKaldor #ElizaGilkyson #LeonardCohen #ShelleyPosen #MaryChapinCarpenter #PerlaBatalla #EmmylouHarris #JenniferWarnes #BruceSpringsteen

44 songs for a Saturday morning in September - Saturday Morning - 2025-09-06

Mike Regenstreif hosts this edition of Saturday Morning featuring 44 songs for a Saturday morning in September. Pictured: Mike Regenstreif and Connie Kaldor at the 2015 Ottawa Grassroots Festival. ...

Mike Regenstreif @mikeregenstreif.bsky.social · Sep 2

#CrazyBlues & Other #CrazySongs was the theme this weel on #StrangerSongs on #CKCU/

You can hear the show anytime at this link.

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#MamieSmith #PatsyCline #RosalieSorrels #LeonRedbone #JohnPrine #TomPaxton #BillieHoliday #AnaGasteyer #LeonardCohen #TomRussell #JJCale

Crazy Blues and Other Crazy Songs - Stranger Songs - 2025-09-02

The theme this week on Stranger Songs is Crazy Blues and Other Crazy Songs – all the songs have something or other to do with crazy. Click on LISTEN NOW to hear this show. Click on LISTEN to hear the...

Mike Regenstreif @mikeregenstreif.bsky.social · Aug 26

Songs of August and #Highway61Revisited – Revisited are the themes for this week’s edition of #StrangerSongs on #CKCU. Hear the show anytime at this link.

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#BobDylan #RoryBlock #TimO’Brien #BenSidran #LucindaWilliams #TomRussell #JoeEly #RayBenson
#PreservationHall

Part 1 – Songs of August; Part 2 – Highway 61 Revisited – Revisited - Stranger Songs - 2025-08-26

The themes this week on Stranger Songs are Songs of August in Part 1 and Highway 61 Revisited – Revisited in Part 2. Click on LISTEN NOW to hear this show. Click on LISTEN to hear the current CKCU br...

Mike Regenstreif @mikeregenstreif.bsky.social · Aug 19

I hosted #StrangerSongs on #CKCU today and you can hear the show anytime at this link.

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The theme is The #OriginalSlothBand at 60.

#KenWhiteley #ChrisWhiteley #TomEvans #LeonRedbone #MariaMuldaur #JennyWhiteley #DukeEllington #JayMcShann #CarolinaChocolateDrops

The Original Sloth Band at 60 - Stranger Songs - 2025-08-19

The theme this week on Stranger Songs is The Original Sloth Band at 60. Click on LISTEN NOW to hear this show. Click on LISTEN to hear the current CKCU broadcast.

Mike Regenstreif @mikeregenstreif.bsky.social · Jul 29

I hosted #StrangerSongs today on #CKCU. The theme was Remembering my dear and close friend #RobertResnik. You can hear the show now, or anytime at this link.

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#DaveVanRonk #Kate&AnnaMcGarrigle #JesseWinchester #ShelleyPosen #FinestKind #LaBottineSouriante

Remembering Robert Resnik (1953-2025) - Stranger Songs - 2025-07-29

The theme this week on Stranger Songs is Remembering Robert Resnik. The photo of Robert and me was taken on February 21, 2025 during the Folk Alliance International conference in Montreal. Click on ...

Mike Regenstreif @mikeregenstreif.bsky.social · Jul 22

#FloodWater was the theme today on #StrangerSongs on #CKCU and you can hear the show anytime at this link.

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#EricBibb #JoanBaez #JoshWhite #GuyDavis #MichaelJeromeBrowne #BillStaines #TomRussell #JohnnyCash #Ramblin'JackElliott #TomRush #NanciGriffith #JoelMabus

Flood Water - Stranger Songs - 2025-07-22

The theme this week on Stranger Songs is Flood Water. There have always been floods but, with climate change, they’re happening more often and in more places. I began to think about this theme earli...

Mike Regenstreif @mikeregenstreif.bsky.social · Jul 15

#BluesInTheNight was the theme today on #StrangerSongs #CKCU and you can hear the show anytime at this link.

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#EvaCassidy #MelTormé #DavidAmram #AnaEgge #JoniMitchell #LeonardCohen #ElizaGilkyson #TomRussell #Dr.John #WillieNelson #WyntonMarsalis #BillMorrissey

Blues in the Night - Stranger Songs - 2025-07-15

The theme this week on Stranger Songs is Blues in the Night – all the songs have something or other to do with nighttime. Click on LISTEN NOW to hear this show. Click on LISTEN to hear the current C...

Mike Regenstreif @mikeregenstreif.bsky.social · Jul 12

I hosted Saturday Morning today on #CKCU and you can hear the show anytime at this link.

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#JimmyLaFave #Klezmatics #EricAndersen #MaryChapinCarpenter #JesseWinchester #BruceSpringsteen #ElizaGilkyson #NanciGriffith #ArloGuthrie #SuzyThompson #Schmaltz&Pepper

44 songs for a Saturday morning in July. - Saturday Morning - 2025-07-12

Mike Regenstreif hosts this edition of Saturday Morning featuring 44 songs for a Saturday morning in July. Pictured: Mike Regenstreif and Jimmy LaFave at the 2017 Folk Alliance Conference in Kansas C...

Mike Regenstreif @mikeregenstreif.bsky.social · Jul 8

#PeggySeeger at 90 was the theme for #StrangerSongs today on #CKCU. You can hear the show anytime at this link.

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#EwanMacColl #Kate&AnnaMcGarrigle #RufusWailwright #MikeSeeger #RosalieSorrels #Fourtold #BonnieDobson #LindaRonstadt #Ian&Sylvia #Sheesham&Lotus&Son

Peggy Seeger at 90 - Stranger Songs - 2025-07-08

The theme this week on Stranger Songs is Peggy Seeger at 90. Peggy turned 90 on June 17 and has just announced her retirement from touring. Click on LISTEN NOW to hear this show. Click on LISTEN to ...

Mike Regenstreif @mikeregenstreif.bsky.social · Jul 1

I hosted the Canada Day edition of Stranger Songs today on CKCU and you can hear the show anytime at this link.

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#StanRogers #Ian&Sylvia #MariaDunn #JamesKeelaghan #BonnieDobson #GordonLightfoot #LeonardCohen #JesseWinchester #ConnieKaldor #WadeHemsworth #WillieDunn

Songs for Canada Day - Stranger Songs - 2025-07-01

The theme this week on Stranger Songs is Songs for Canada Day. Click on LISTEN NOW to hear this show. Click on LISTEN to hear the current CKCU broadcast.

Mike Regenstreif @mikeregenstreif.bsky.social · Jun 24

I hosted #StrangerSongs today on #CKCU and you hear the show anytime at this link.

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The theme is #1965 and you’ll hear music released 60 years ago.

#Byrds #Beatles #Donovan #RollingStones #TomPaxton #JoanBaez #JudyCollins #Mimi&RichardFariña #ArethaFranklin #BBKing

Mike Regenstreif @mikeregenstreif.bsky.social · Jun 17

#MusicFor88Keys was the theme for #StrangerSongs today on #CKCU. You can hear the show anytime at this link.

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#Kate&AnnaMcGarrigle #JesseWinchester #Odetta #Dr.John #TomWaits #OscarPeterson #CountBasie #JayMcShann #MaryChapinCarpenter #MemphisSlim #JulianFauth

Music for 88 Keys - Stranger Songs - 2025-06-17

The theme this week on Stranger Songs is Music for 88 Keys – all of the songs and instrumentals feature the piano as a primary instrument. Click on LISTEN NOW to hear this show. Click on LISTEN to he...

Mike Regenstreif @mikeregenstreif.bsky.social · Jun 14

I hosted the #SaturdayMorning show today on #CKCU and you can hear the show anytime at this link.

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#SteveGillette #GordonLightfoot #Payadora #SuzyThompson #ElizaGilkyson #JesseWinchester #PaulSiebel #StanRogers #MaryChapinCarpenter #TimGrimm #GuyDavis #RoyBookBinder

51 songs for a Saturday morning in June. - Saturday Morning - 2025-06-14

Mike Regenstreif hosts this edition of Saturday Morning featuring 51 songs for a Saturday morning in June. Pictured: Mike Regenstreif and Steve Gillette (1994). Steve wrote or co-wrote the first four...

Mike Regenstreif @mikeregenstreif.bsky.social · Jun 10

#Dreams was the theme for today’s edition of #StrangerSongs on #CKCU. You can hear the show anytime at this link.

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#BobDylan #ElizaGilkyson #TomRussell #GarnetRogers #PriscillaHerdman #EricBogle #JimmyLaFave #Lovin'Spoonful #JohnStewart #BetteMidler #PuppiniSisters

Mike Regenstreif @mikeregenstreif.bsky.social · Jun 6

#DanaBash, referring to someone who hates the #freeworld as "the leader of the free world" is just plain dumb. #CNN