Stranger Songs
Tuesday May 3rd, 2022 with Mike Regenstreif
Songs of – or inspired by – Jesse Winchester (1944-2014)
Our theme on this edition of Stranger Songs is Songs of – or inspired by – Jesse Winchester (1944-2014). Jesse was a masterful singer-songwriter who grew up in the American South and lived most of his adult life in Canada. Jesse wrote most of the songs on this show, two songs were inspired by him.
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fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy |
Nothing but a Breeze Jesse Winchester - Nothing but a Breeze - Stony Plain |
Yankee Lady Jesse Winchester - Jesse Winchester - Stony Plain |
Bob Stark describes "I Can’t Be Sure" as a fictional sequel to Jesse Winchester’s "Yankee Lady." |
I Can't Be Sure Bob Stark - Sculpted Pieces of Love - Bon Stark |
Biloxi Lisa Moscatiello - Second Avenue - Machine Heart |
Skip Rope Song Kate & Anna McGarrigle & Emmylou Harris - The McGarrigle Hour - Hannibal |
That’s What Makes You Strong Rick Fines - Solar Powered Too - Rick Fines |
It’s a Shame About Him Jesse Winchester - Love Filling Station - Appleseed |
fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy |
Isn't That So Myles Goodwyn - And Friends of the Blues - Linus |
Mississippi You're On My Mind Bailey Bigger - Coyote Red - Madjack |
All of Your Stories William Bell - This is Where I Live - Stax |
Defying Gravity Mimi Fariña with Lowell Levinger - Live in Germany: To Benefit Bread & Roses - Dogfish Music |
Black Dog Jesse Winchester - Seems Like Only Yesterday – Live in Montreal 1976 - Real Gone Music |
Steve Lundquist's "Tennessee Kid" was inspired by Jesse Winchester. The title is a reference to a line in Jesse’s classic, "Brand New Tennessee Waltz." |
Tennessee Kid Steve Lundquist - My Life in Song - Steve Lundquist |
Brand New Tennessee Waltz Ralph Stanley & Del McCoury - Man of Constant Sorrow - Cracker Barrel |
L’air de la Louisiane Christine Albert - Paris, Texafrance - MoonHouse |
I Turn to My Guitar Susie Burke & David Surette - Waiting for the Sun - Madrina Music |
Sham-A-Ling-Dong-Ding Jesse Winchester - Love Filling Station - Appleseed |
My Songbird Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers - Ramble in Music City: The Lost Concert 1990 - Nonesuch |
Thanks to You Chris Smither - Small Revelations - HighTone |
Everybody Knows but Me Lucy Kaplansky - The Tide - Red House |
Blow On, Chilly Wind Jesse Winchester - Let the Rough Side Drag - Stony Plain |
I Wave Bye Bye Steve Lundquist & Mike Fjerstad - Unreleased recording – used with permission |
Just So Much Jesse Winchester - A Reasonable Amount of Trouble - Appleseed |
Great!!! merci!
3:37 PM, May 3rd, 2022