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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. Click on LISTEN NOW to hear this show. Click on LISTEN to hear the current CKCU broadcast.
fragment of The Stranger Song
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy Canadian
Nothing but a Breeze
Jesse Winchester - Nothing but a Breeze - Stony Plain Canadian
Yankee Lady
Jesse Winchester - Jesse Winchester - Stony Plain Canadian
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 Canadian New
Biloxi
Lisa Moscatiello - Second Avenue - Machine Heart Canadian
Skip Rope Song
Kate & Anna McGarrigle & Emmylou Harris - The McGarrigle Hour - Hannibal Canadian
That’s What Makes You Strong
Rick Fines - Solar Powered Too - Rick Fines Canadian
It’s a Shame About Him
Jesse Winchester - Love Filling Station - Appleseed Canadian
fragment of The Stranger Song
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy Canadian
Isn't That So
Myles Goodwyn - And Friends of the Blues - Linus Canadian
Mississippi You're On My Mind
Bailey Bigger - Coyote Red - Madjack Canadian New
All of Your Stories
William Bell - This is Where I Live - Stax Canadian
Defying Gravity
Mimi Fariña with Lowell Levinger - Live in Germany: To Benefit Bread & Roses - Dogfish Music Canadian
Black Dog
Jesse Winchester - Seems Like Only Yesterday – Live in Montreal 1976 - Real Gone Music Canadian
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 New
Brand New Tennessee Waltz
Ralph Stanley & Del McCoury - Man of Constant Sorrow - Cracker Barrel Canadian
L’air de la Louisiane
Christine Albert - Paris, Texafrance - MoonHouse Canadian
I Turn to My Guitar
Susie Burke & David Surette - Waiting for the Sun - Madrina Music Canadian
Sham-A-Ling-Dong-Ding
Jesse Winchester - Love Filling Station - Appleseed Canadian
My Songbird
Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers - Ramble in Music City: The Lost Concert 1990 - Nonesuch Canadian
Thanks to You
Chris Smither - Small Revelations - HighTone Canadian
Everybody Knows but Me
Lucy Kaplansky - The Tide - Red House Canadian
Blow On, Chilly Wind
Jesse Winchester - Let the Rough Side Drag - Stony Plain Canadian
I Wave Bye Bye
Steve Lundquist & Mike Fjerstad - Unreleased recording – used with permission Canadian
Just So Much
Jesse Winchester - A Reasonable Amount of Trouble - Appleseed Canadian
Interactive CKCU
hillbilly
Great!!! merci!

3:37 PM, May 3rd, 2022
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks Hillbilly.

3:44 PM, May 3rd, 2022
Helen
Love Jesse, love his songs. Thanks for this very special show. A show to come back and play again and again. The sequencing is perfect.

4:33 PM, May 3rd, 2022
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks Helen.

4:35 PM, May 3rd, 2022
Terry
Excellent curation! Kudos.

4:46 PM, May 3rd, 2022
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks Terry.

4:47 PM, May 3rd, 2022
Bobby calzone
Thank you, Mike! Just came back from a very hard day...at the hospital, sitting down at home , listening to your show... brought me back instantly to his last show at the spectrum in Montréal, for which I was blessed to expérience...i needed that "douceur "

5:04 PM, May 3rd, 2022
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks Bobby. I was at that Spectrum show.

5:10 PM, May 3rd, 2022
Biti
Love this. What a great compilation. Good to hear Bob Stark.

5:40 PM, May 6th, 2022
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks Biti.

11:12 PM, May 6th, 2022