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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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The Dark is this week’s #StrangerSongs theme on #CKCU. You can hear the show anytime at this link.

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#GuyClark #SteelRail #KateCampbell #AnaEgge #ArloGuthrie #ElizaGilkyson #CarolineDoctorow #EricAndersen #LeonardCohen #TomRussell #JohnnyCash #CarrieNewcomer
The Dark - Stranger Songs - 2025-12-09
The theme on this edition of Stranger Songs is The Dark. Click on LISTEN NOW to hear this show. Click on LISTEN to hear the current CKCU broadcast.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Many Rivers to Cross was the #StrangerSongs theme this week on #CKCU. You can hear the show anytime at this link.

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#JimmyCliff #TomRussell #SteelRail #PeterPaul&Mary #BillStaines #TomPaxton #ElizaGilkyson #MasonDaring&JeanieStahl #JamesKeelaghan #Sheesham&Lotus&Son
Many Rivers to Cross - Stranger Songs - 2025-12-02
The theme on this edition of Stranger Songs is Many Rivers to Cross. Click on LISTEN NOW to hear this show. Click on LISTEN to hear the current CKCU broadcast.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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I hosted #SaturdayMorning today on #CKCU and you can hear the show anytime at this link.

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#JesseWinchester #GordonLightfoot #JoniMitchell #WoodyGuthrie #DavidAmram #Klezmatics
#MichaelSmith #TomRussell #JohnGorka #TimGrimm #LynnMiles #MavisStaples #MariaDunn
November 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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If It Wasn’t for the Work of #TheWeavers was this week’s theme on #StrangerSongs on #CKCU. Hear the show anytime at this link.

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#WoodyGuthrie #LeadBelly #BruceSpringsteen #PerlaBatalla #ArloGuthrie #Ramblin'JackElliott #PeterPaul&Mary #Kim&ReggieHarris #Odetta
If It Wasn’t for the Work of The Weavers - Stranger Songs - 2025-11-25
The theme on this edition of Stranger Songs is If It Wasn’t for the Work of The Weavers. Click on LISTEN NOW to hear this show. Click on LISTEN to hear the current CKCU broadcast.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Toms, Dicks & Harrys is the theme this week on #StrangerSongs on #CKCU. Hear the show anytime at this link.

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#TomRussell #DickConnette #HarryBelafonte #TomPaxton #DickHyman #HarryManx #TomMitchell #DickCurless #HarryChapin #TomChapin #DickNolan #HarryNilsson
#TomWaits
November 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Happy 95th Birthday to mentor and friend of more than 51 years, and one the great wonders of the music world, the Maestro: #DavidAmram.
November 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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#RemembranceDay and Remembering #ArchieFisher were the #StrangerSongs themes today on #CKCU and you can hear the show anytime at this link.

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#GarnetRogers #EricBogle #BobbyWatt #PriscillaHerdman #EvaCassidy #StanRogers #MariaDunn #BillStaines #RedHorse #JimmyRankin
November 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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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...
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November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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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
November 1, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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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
October 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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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 ...
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October 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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#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...
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October 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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#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.
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October 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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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
October 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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#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.
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September 30, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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#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.
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September 16, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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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
September 9, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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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. ...
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September 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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#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...
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September 2, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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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...
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August 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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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.
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August 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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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 ...
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July 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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#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...
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July 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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#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...
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July 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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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...
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July 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM