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Saturday February 11th, 2023 with Stephen Neale
Bury Me Beneath the Weeping Willow (The C.A. & Sonny Show on CKCU)

Automatic Version
Penthouse Allstars - Digital Single (Automatic Riddim) - Penthouse Records (2009)
Jah Love
Exco Levi - Reggae Sunset Riddim - Wicked Vybz (2022) Canadian
Rasta No Pickpocket
Junior Byles - Rasta No Pickpocket - Nighthawk Records (1986)
A Change Is Gonna Come
Jennifer Lara - Studio One Presents Jennifer Lara - Studio One (1) (1974; subject to several reissues)
Why Don't You Take
Young Israelites Band - Endlessly - BoomShack Productions (2022) New
Love is Good to Go
Glen Washington - Mr. Washington - Love Injection Productions (2022) New
Stormy Weather (featuring Bobby Ellis)
The Revolutionaries - 12" Single - High Note Records (1978)
Sima Na Ngai featuring M'bilia Bel
Tabu Ley Rochereau (L'Orchestre Afrisa International) - Kiwelewele, Na Zali Mwasi (Compilation) - Ngoyarto (2002; orig. circa. 1984)
Marie-José
Lokassa Ya Mbongo - Adiza - Syllart Records (1985)
Mahwi featuring Nel Ngabo
Butera Knowless - Digital Single - Kina Music (2022)
Ziphi'Nkomo
Hugh Masekela - Sixty - Shanachie (2000)
Tribulations
Cinephonic - Visions - Marlow Records (2023) Canadian New
Body and Soul
Kenny Carter - Showdown: The Complete 1966 RCA Recordings - KENT Soul (2020; prev. 1966 RCA Victor 7" single; B-side is I've Gotta Have Her)
I Saw You Standing in the Dark
Lee Brackett - Good Guys Don't Always Win - KENT Soul (1998; previously unreleased - recorded 1973)
God Bless the Children
The Sons of Truth - A Message from the Ghetto - Gospel Truth (1972)
His Eye is on the Sparrow
The Blind Boys of Mississippi - There's A God Somewhere - ABC Peacock (1974)
A Good Mother
Sister Sadie & The Famous Biblettes - A Good Mother - Shurfine Gospel Records (1986)
Love's Death Bed (feat. Allison Russell & Chris Pierce)
Sunny War - Anarchist Gospel - New West Records (2023) New
Come On Over My House
Dave Rawlings Machine - Poor David's Almanack - Acony Records (2017)
Crying My Heart Out Over You
Flatt & Scruggs - 7" Single - Columbia (1959; A-side is Foggy Mountain Rock)
Forgive Me, John
Jean Shepard and Ferlin Husky - 7" Single - Capitol (1953; A-side is My Wedding Ring)
I'm Gonna Tear Down the Mailbox
Wilf Carter (Montana Slim) - x - (1951; B-side is 'Neath A Blanket Of Stars)
Old Dan Tucker
Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers - The Skillet Lickers Vol. 1 - JSP Records (2012; orig. 1928)
The C.A. & Sonny Show on CKCU

An Ottawa-based duo focused on preserving the tradition of Folk music.

Today: The Carter Family

You can catch C.A. & Sonny every week at Irene's Pub, 885 Bank St, on Saturday afternoons from 1-3pm, or on Sunday evenings as part of the Sunday Night Revue.

Intro music is State Street Rag – Written and originally recorded by Howard Armstrong and Ted Bogan March 23, 1934 for Bluebird, performed by C.A. & Sonny. Also a snippet of Keep on the Sunny Side recorded by the Carter Family May 9, 1928 for Victor.
Bury Me Beneath the Weeping Willow
The Carter Family - Orig. 10" Shellac, 78 RPM - Victor (1927; rec. August 1, 1927; B-side is Little Log Cabin By The Sea)
Single Girl, Married Girl
The Carter Family - Orig. 10" Shellac, 78 RPM - Victor (1927; rec. August 2, 1927; B-side is The Storms Are On The Ocean)
I Never Will Marry
The Carter Family - Orig. 10" Shellac, 78 RPM - Victor (1930; rec. May 24, 1930; A-side is Worried Man Blues)
Jimmie Brown, The Newsboy
C.A. & Sonny - The C.A. & Sonny Show on CKCU - Recorded for the CA and Sonny Show on CKCU (2023; orig. Victor (1931; rec. Nov. 25, 1929; A-side is There's Someone Awaiting For Me) Canadian
Jealous Hearted Me
The Carter Family - Orig. 10" Shellac, 78 RPM - Decca (1936; rec. June 8, 1936; B-side is My Native Home)
Worried Man Blues
Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston - Muleskinner Blues: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 2 - Smithsonian Folkways (1998; rec. 1940s)
Lulu Wall
C.A. & Sonny - The C.A. & Sonny Show, Vol. 1 - Independent (2022; originally recorded by The Carter Family as Lula Walls on May 10, 1935) Canadian
Sonny Aiken: guitar, banjo, fiddle, voice
C.A. Jackson: banjo, guitar, voice
Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming
The Bombadils - Dear Friend - Independent (2023) Canadian New
Cannot Change It All
Pharis & Jason Romero - tell'em you were gold - Smithsonian Folkways (2022) Canadian
Don't Mean to Wake You
Ken Yates - Cerulean - Independent (2022) Canadian
Waiting on the Blue
Josh Rouse - Going Places - Yep Roc Records (2022)
Leave to Come Home
Just A Season - xLeave to Come Home - Northern Electric (2022) Canadian
Interactive CKCU
Stephen Neale (host)
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7:23 AM, February 11th, 2023
hillbilly
Anarchist Gospel! Luv em! very cool harp.

8:54 AM, February 11th, 2023
Stephen Neale (host)
It is a good record, hillbilly. Love's Death Bed is the throbbiest track on the record.

9:02 AM, February 11th, 2023
hb
C.A. & Sonny!! Thank you! Learning some guitar stuff!!

9:36 AM, February 11th, 2023
Stephen Neale (host)
Indeed, hb: Thank you to CA & Sonny!

9:44 AM, February 11th, 2023
Carmela
Enjoying your show. Thanks for the tunes.

9:58 AM, February 11th, 2023
Elorious Cain
Always a treat to hear Tabu Ley music and the enchanting voice of M'bilia Bel!

7:27 AM, February 15th, 2023