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Saturday February 4th, 2017 with Mike Regenstreif
Part 1: an eclectic selection of folk-rooted and folk-branched music. Part 2: Songs of (and about) Mississippi John Hurt

The show starts with a bunch of great songs pursuing several themes and then moves into a tribute to Mississippi John Hurt, one of the most influential of all blues and folk songsters, with versions of his songs by many artists and several tribute songs written about him.
There will Always be a Small Time
Corin Raymond - There will Always be a Small Time - Corin Raymond Canadian
Early Morning Rain
Eva Cassidy - Imagine - Blix Street Canadian
The Morning I Left Galway
Doug McArthur - Tears Like Rain - Doug McArthur Canadian New
Drunks and Fools
Lynn Miles - Black Flowers Vol. 3 - Lynn Miles Canadian
Don't Let Us Get Sick
Moore & McGregor - Dance with Me - Ivernia Canadian New
Sing-Song World
Jack Williams - Far Away, Long Ago - Wind Wiver New
I Ain’t Got No Home/Old Man Trump
Missin' Cousins - single - Missin' Cousins
Woody's Landlord
Tim Grimm - single - Tim Grimm
The Ballad of Honest Sam
Paul Siebel - Woodsmoke and Oranges - Elektra
Who’s Gonna Build Your Wall
Tom Russell - Wounded Heart of America - HighTone
Silent Night
Tom Paxton - New Songs for Old Friends - Reprise
I Cannot Tell You
Maria Dunn - Piece By Piece - Distant Whisper Canadian
Immigrant Eyes
Guy Clark - Old Friends - Sugar Hill
Ticket Back
Martha Trachtenberg - It’s About Time - Mom and Pop
Pillar of Salt
Sharon Goldman - Kol Isha/A Woman's Voice - Sharon Goldman
Apikorsim/Heretics
The Klezmatics - Apikorsim/Heretics - World Village New
Sliding Delta
Michael Jerome Browne - Sliding Delta - Borealis Canadian
Ain't No Tellin
Jackson Delta - Jackson Delta Live - Jackson Delta Canadian
Avalon, My Home Town
Bruce Cockburn - Avalon Blues: A Tribute to the Music of Mississippi John Hurt - Vanguard Canadian
Uncle John's Gospel
Bill Bourne - Farmer, Philanthropist & Musician - Blue Streak Canadian
Corrinna, Corrinna
Mississippi John Hurt - Today - Vanguard
Did You Hear John Hurt?
Tom Paxton, Anne Hills & Bob Gibson - Best of Friends - Appleseed
Louis Collins
Adam Karch - Moving Forward - Bros Canadian
Spike Driver Blues
Dave Van Ronk - Live in Monterey - Omnivore
I'm Satisfied
Rosalie Sorrels - Miscellaneous Abstract Record No. 1 - Green Linnet
Pay Day
Martin Grosswendt - Pay Day! - Martin Grosswendt
Talking Casey
Mississippi John Hurt - Today - Vanguard
Everybody Loves John
Rory Block - Avalon: A Tribute to Mississippi John Hurt - Stony Plain
If You Don't Want Me
Bill Morrissey - Songs of Mississippi John Hurt - Philo
C-H-I-C-K-E-N
Jim Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur - Penny's Farm - Kingswood
Richland Woman Blues
Maria Muldaur - Richland Woman Blues - Stony Plain
Frankie
Jim Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur - Penny's Farm - Kingswood
Coffee Blues
Mississippi John Hurt - Today - Vanguard
Poor Jessie
Peter Keane - Walkin’ Around - Flying Fish
Let the Mermaids Flirt with Me
Manitoba Hal Brolund - Flirting with Mermaids - Hal's Kitchen Canadian
Pallet on the Floor
Tim Williams - Evenings Among Friends - Cayuse Canadian
Candy Man
David Essig - Redbird Country & High Ground - Appaloosa Canadian
Keep on Knocking
Mississippi John Hurt - The Immortal Mississippi John Hurt - Vanguard
Stagolee
Rory Block - Avalon: A Tribute to Mississippi John Hurt - Stony Plain
My Creole Belle
Eve Goldberg - Ever Brightening Day - Sweet Patootie Canadian
Mississippi John
Happy & Artie Traum - Hard Times in the Country - Rounder
Interactive CKCU
Tim A
Great show Mike! That Tom Russell song is definitely a singalong.

7:49 AM, February 4th, 2017
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks Tim.

7:51 AM, February 4th, 2017
Maryanne K
Wonderful to hear Jackson Delta after so long. Bill and I are really enjoying the selection.

8:53 AM, February 4th, 2017
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks Maryanne.

8:58 AM, February 4th, 2017
Randy mac neil
Lovin this segment ,great set.thank you Mike.

9:29 AM, February 4th, 2017
Dave Aardvark (host)
Thanks for bring the Hurt Mike! ;)

9:34 AM, February 4th, 2017
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks Randy & Dave. Hope the Hurt doesn't hurt.

9:36 AM, February 4th, 2017
Tim A
Just wanted to say thanks again for this great tribute show!

9:38 AM, February 4th, 2017
Robert Allan
Great playlist today Mike, thank you!!

9:42 AM, February 4th, 2017
l Coyote
Hurt's so good. Will something from Bill Morrissey's ace 'Songs of Mississippi John...' be making an appearance perchance? Keep up the fine wireless works, Mike.

9:45 AM, February 4th, 2017
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks Robert. Thatnks Coyote. We did have one earlier from Bill Morrissey.

9:48 AM, February 4th, 2017
Maryanne K
This is such a trip down memory lane for me! thanks for all your research and knowledge of MJH's music and life.

9:51 AM, February 4th, 2017
Helen
I listened live and now I'm listening again. Like Mississippi John Hurt said about his Maxwell House coffeee, this show is good to the last drop.

11:03 AM, February 4th, 2017
Donovan
I'm a first time listener to CKCU and I am enjoying the show! I'm a big John Hurt fan and was pleasantly surprised to see the tribute part of this show! I'm based in Montreal and I'm putting on a Mississippi John Hurt tribute concert on March 8th! Keep up the awesome programming!

2:53 PM, February 11th, 2017
Donovan
I'm a first time listener to CKCU and I am enjoying the show! I'm a big John Hurt fan and was pleasantly surprised to see the tribute part of this show! I'm based in Montreal and I'm putting on a Mississippi John Hurt tribute concert on March 8th! Keep up the awesome programming!

2:54 PM, February 11th, 2017