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Saturday October 12th, 2019 with Mike Regenstreif
Extended Feature: Remembering Bessie Smith

This week's show includes lots of great folk-rooted and folk-branched music and the extended feature is Remembering Bessie Smith. Visit the Folk Roots/Folk Branches blog at https://frfb.blogspot.com.
Turnagain Arm
The Refugees - How Far It Goes - The Refugees New
Darlin’ Corey
Marc Nerenberg - Delia’s Gone: Murder Ballads & Other Songs of Love & Death - Marc Nerenberg Canadian New
Caney Fork River
Linda McRae - Going to the Well - 42 RPM Canadian New
Jump Up Ginger
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer - Wahoo! - Community Music New
Darcy Farrow
Ian & Sylvia - The Lost Tapes - Stony Plain Canadian New
Grapes on the Vine
Marty Morrissey - The Ancient Ground - Marty Morrissey
When the First Leaves Fall
Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen - A Sense of Place - Redwing
Urge for Going
Katherine Rondeau - Unfortunate Point of View - Katherine Rondeau Canadian
Changes
Disappear Fear - Get Your Phil - Disappear Records
Lone Black Crow
Sharon Goldman - Every Trip Around the Sun - Sharon Goldman New
October in the Railroad Earth
Tom Russell - October in the Railroad Earth - Frontera
Hey Marguerite
Gathering Sparks - All That's Real - Borealis Canadian New
Emily
Shelley Posen - Ontario Moon - Well Done Music Canadian New
Helen
Katie Dahl - Wildwood - Leaky Boat New
Jane
Christine Lavin - The Best of Christine Lavin - Christine Lavin New
Extended Feature: Remembering Bessie Smith (1894-1937). Versions of the next 15 songs were recorded by Bessie Smith between 1923 and 1937.
Weeping Willow Blues
Rory Block - A Woman’s Soul: A Tribute to Bessie Smith - Stony Plain
Careless Love
Penny Lang - Stone + Sand + Sea + Sky - Borealis Canadian
Jazzbo Brown from Memphis Town
Jim Kweskin & The Neo-Passé Jazz Band - Jump for Joy - Vanguard
Do Your Duty
Ann Rabson - In a Family Way - Emit Doog Music
I'm Wild About That Thing
Bessie Smith - Bessie Smith: The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection - Big3
I Ain’t Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
Vassar Clements & Maria Muldaur - Livin' with the Blues - Acoustic Disc
Empty Bed Blues
Judy Henske - The Elektra Albums - Ace
You've Been a Good Old Wagon
Dave Van Ronk - …and the tin pan bended, and the story ended… - Smithsonian Folkways
Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl
Gaye Adegbalola - Bitter Sweet Blues - Alligator
Gimme a Pigfoot (and a Bottle of Beer)
Bessie Smith - Bessie Smith: The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection - Big3
After You've Gone
Martin Grosswendt & Susanne Salem-Schatz - New Songs, Old Hats - Martin Grosswendt & Susanne Salem-Schatz
Black Mountain Blues
Tom Rush - Tom Rush/Take a Little Walk with Me - BGO
Rich Man Blues (Poor Man’s Blues)
Odetta - Blues Everywhere I Go - M.C.
Backwater Blues
Memphis Slim - The Folkways Years 1959-1973 - Smithsonian Folkways
On Revival Day
Bessie Smith - Bessie Smith: The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection - Big3
The Durham County Poets perform tonight at the Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield. www.theblacksheepinn.com/
Hand Me Down Blues
Durham County Poets - Hand Me Down Blues - Durham County Poets Canadian New
Ball & Chain and the Wreckers perform tonight at Irene’s. http://irenespub.ca/
Surrender
Ball & Chain and the Wreckers - Surrender - Ball & Chain Canadian
Sneezy Waters performs at Irene’s on Wednesday, October 23. http://irenespub.ca/
Bird of Paradise
Sneezy Waters - A Letter Home - Sneezy Waters Canadian
Rob Lutes performs Thursday, October 24 at the National Arts Centre Fourth Stage. https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/21896
Hardest Thing of All
Rob Lutes - Walk in the Dark - Lucky Bear Canadian
“Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story,” starring Ben Caplan, returns to the Babs Asper Theatre at the National Arts Centre from October 17-27. https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/21514
You’ve Arrived
Ben Caplan - Old Stock - Rhyme and Reason Canadian
Sing
The Small Glories - Assiniboine & The Red - Red House Canadian New
Tom Traubert’s Blues (performed by The Wild Reeds)
Various Artists - Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits - Dualtone New
So, Here's to You
Bill Jones - Wonderful Fairy Tale - Brick Wall Music New
A Ti, Espanya
Aviva Chernick - La Serena - Aviva Chernick Canadian New
Cucurrucucu Paloma
Perla Batalla - Discoteca Batalla - Mechuda Music
La Mujeres
Alex Cuba - Sublime - Caracol Canadian New
Ontario Tune Set
Allison Lupton - Words of Love - Allison Lupton Music Canadian New
Interactive CKCU
Dick Alltavista
Changes. Great Gene Clark tune. Great show. Thanks

7:35 AM, October 12th, 2019
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks Dick. Changes was written by Phil Ochs -- I'll have to look for Gene Clark's version.

7:39 AM, October 12th, 2019
Dick Altavista
Well I learn something new everyday. Thanks

7:46 AM, October 12th, 2019
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Don't we all?

7:56 AM, October 12th, 2019
A. Thomas
Thanks Mike for remembering the great Bessie Smith.

9:05 AM, October 12th, 2019
Mike Regenstreif (host)
A seminal artists, for sure.

9:13 AM, October 12th, 2019
glenn
Thanks for your excellent attention to detail. Great music. Good work!

9:45 AM, October 12th, 2019
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks Glenn.

9:47 AM, October 12th, 2019
Ed K
Great to hear Bill Jones and Allison Lupton as I caught the tail end of the show coming back from the market this morning.

10:10 AM, October 12th, 2019