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Saturday September 12th, 2020 with Mike Regenstreif
Extended Feature – A Hundred Floors above in the Tower of Song: A Tribute to Hank Williams.

This week's recorded-at-home show is hosted by Mike Regenstreif and includes lots of great folk-rooted and folk-branched music. The extended feature is "A Hundred Floors above in the Tower of Song: A Tribute to Hank Williams." Visit the Folk Roots/Folk Branches blog at https://frfb.blogspot.com.
Hour 1
You Were On My Mind
Gathering Time - Old Friends - Triple-G Records Canadian New
Turn, Turn, Turn (performed by Turtle Grenade)
Various Artists - Put Down That Weapon – Make Music Not War - Y&T Music New
Which Side Are You On? (with Lee Knight)
Kronos Quartet & Friends - Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet & Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger - Smithsonian Folkways New
Old Devil Time
Pete Seeger - Singalong, Sanders Theatre, 1980 - Smithsonian Folkways
Wise Old Man/Forget About Me Not
Beppe Gambetta - Where the Wind Blows/Dove Tia O Vento - Borealis New
Willie Moore
Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton - Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton - Smithsonian Folkways
Once in a While
Steel Rail - Coming Home - Crossties Canadian New
We’ll Look for Stars
Lynn Miles - We’ll Look for Stars - Must Have Music Canadian New
Frank Mills
Rachelle Garniez - Gone to Glory - StorySound
After You've Gone
Samoa Wilson with The Jim Kweskin Band - I Just Want to Be Horizontal - Kingswood New
(Long and Lonesome) Old Freight Train
Cris Cuddy - Concert at the Slab - Vanishing Castle Canadian New
Northshore Train
Bill Garrett - Bill Garrett - Borealis Canadian
Freight Train
Boxcar Boys - Rye Whiskey - Fedora Upside Down Canadian
Mean Old Frisco
Mountain City Four - Mountain City Four - Peter Weldon Canadian
K.C. Moan
New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers - Volume 1 - Stony Plain New
Tower of Song
Leonard Cohen - I’m Your Man - Columbia Canadian
Hour 2

Extended Feature – A Hundred Floors above in the Tower of Song: A Tribute to Hank Williams. Most of the next 20 songs were written by Hank Williams (“My Bucket’s Got a Hole In It” is a traditional New Orleans song that he adapted). The fifth song in each of the four 5-song sets was inspired, in one way or another, by him.
Why Don’t You Love Me (Like You Used to Do)
Ranch Romance - Western Dream - Sugar Hill
Take These Chains from My Heart
Rosanne Cash - The List - Manhattan
You Win Again
Oh Susanna - Sleepy Little Sailor – Deluxe Edition - MVKA Canadian New
Move It On Over
Hank Williams - 40 Greatest Hits - Polydor
Thanks Hank
Kevin Head - Live - Kevin Head Music Canadian
Mind Your Own Business
Robert Jones & Matt Watroba - Common Chords - Common Chords Records
Weary Blues from Waiting
The Wailin' Jennys - Fifteen - True North Canadian
Cold, Cold Heart
Norah Jones - Come Away with Me - Blue Note
Honky Tonk Blues
Hank Williams - 40 Greatest Hits - Polydor
Hank Senior Moment
John Gorka - The Company You Keep - Red House
Jambalaya
Sneezy Waters - Sneezy Waters Sings Hank Williams - Borealis Canadian
I Just Don’t Like This Kind of Livin’
Ball & Chain - Trouble All the Time - Ball & Chain Canadian
Your Cheatin' Heart
Leon Redbone - From Branch to Branch - Emerald City
My Bucket’s Got a Hole In It
Hank Williams - 40 Greatest Hits - Polydor
Hank and Audrey
Tom Russell - Museum of Memories 1972-2002 - Dark Angel
Ramblin' Man
Blue Velvet Band - Sweet Moments with the Blue Velvet Band - Warner Bros.
I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Blow
Tim Williams - Sorrow Bound: Hank Williams Re-examined - Ruby Moon Canadian
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
Jenny Reynolds - Any Kind of Angel - Jenny Reynolds New
Moanin’ the Blues
Hank Williams - 40 Greatest Hits - Polydor
The Night Hank Williams Came to Town
Johnny Cash & Waylon Jennings - Johnny Cash is Coming to Town - Mercury
Hour 3
Six Feet Away
Jamie Anderson - Songs from Home - Jamie Anderson Canadian New
Kh’hob dem kheyshek (I am willing)
Lorin Sklamberg & Polina Shepherd w/A Besere Velt Yiddish Chorus - 150 Voices - Lorin Sklamberg & Polina Shepherd New
Now Hear This
Lara Herscovitch - Highway Philosophers - Lara Herscovitch New
Jesse Winchester's self-titled debut album was released 50 years ago. The next four songs mark that milestone.
The Brand New Tennessee Waltz
Jesse Winchester - Jesse Winchester - Stony Plain Canadian
Payday
James Taylor - Quiet About It: A Tribute to Jesse Winchester - Mailboat Canadian
Skip Rope Song
Kate & Anna McGarrigle & Emmylou Harris - The McGarrigle Hour - Hannibal Canadian
Yankee Lady
Jesse Winchester - Jesse Winchester - Stony Plain Canadian
Pray for Peace
Blind Boys of Alabama - Almost Home - BBOA
Strange Fruit
Bettye LaVette - Blackbirds - Verve New
Blues for George Floyd
Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters - Rise Up - Stony Plain New
We Shall Be Free
Mike Glick - Alternative Facts & Other White Lies - Generations Music New
The Moon Tonight
Jane Godfrey - Imagine We Have Wings - Jane Godfrey New
God’s Away on Business
VickiKristinaBarcelona - Pawn Shop Radio - StorySound New
For What It’s Worth (performed by Jim Wurster)
Various Artists - Put Down That Weapon – Make Music Not War - Y&T Music New
Water Song
Brian Blain - I'm Not Fifty Anymore - Brian Blain Canadian New
Saturday Morning
David Broza - En Casa Limón - S-Curve New
Interactive CKCU
Helen
Thanks for all the Hanks, and all the other great songs. I'm loving the show.

8:25 AM, September 12th, 2020
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks Helen.

8:30 AM, September 12th, 2020
John MacDonald in Munster
Wonderful theme and great musical choices. I'm whistling Hank tunes around the house.

8:54 AM, September 12th, 2020
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks John. Glad you can listen from such a distance.

9:04 AM, September 12th, 2020
hillbilly glenn
t'was GREAT Thanks!

10:16 AM, September 12th, 2020
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks Glenn.

10:30 AM, September 12th, 2020
Joanne Hurley
As always, thank you for including Jesse Winchester in today's broadcast. His songs have always, and always will inspire me. And his talent is sorely missed.

1:10 PM, September 12th, 2020
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Indeed, Joanne. I miss Jesse a lot, he was a dear friend for 40+ years.

10:59 AM, September 13th, 2020