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Stranger Songs
Tuesday December 13th, 2022 with Mike Regenstreif
Songs of Joni Mitchell

The theme for this edition of Stranger Songs is "Songs of Joni Mitchell." Joni Mitchell, who is now 79 years old, is one of the most influential and popular of all the artists who came out of the 1960s folk scene. Click on LISTEN NOW to hear this show. Click on LISTEN to hear the current CKCU broadcast.
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Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy Canadian
Marcie
Joni Mitchell - Archives – Volume 2: The Reprise Years (1968-1971) - Rhino Canadian
Tin Angel
Tom Rush - The Circle Game - Elektra Canadian
Cactus Tree
Caroline Herring - Golden Apples of the Sun - Signature Sounds Canadian
Songs to Aging Children
Tigger Outlaw - Alice’s Restaurant soundtrack - Ryko Canadian
Roses Blue
Joni Mitchell - Clouds - Reprise Canadian
Both Sides Now
Pete Seeger - Young vs. Old - Columbia Canadian
The Circle Game
Buffy Sainte-Marie - Best of the Vanguard Years - Vanguard Canadian
Rainy Night House
Joni Mitchell - Ladies of the Canyon - Reprise Canadian
The Jungle Line
Herbie Hancock & Leonard Cohen - River: The Joni Letters - Verve Canadian
That Song About the Midway
Judy Collins - Portrait of an American Girl - Wildflower Canadian
The Last Time I Saw Richard
Colleen Kattau - The Last Time I Saw Richard – single - Windlight Studios Canadian New
For the Roses
Joni Mitchell - For the Roses - Asylum Canadian
Urge for Going
Dave Van Ronk - …and the tin pan bended, and the story ended… - Smithsonian Folkways Canadian
River
Lilli Lewis - River – single - Louisiana Red Hot Canadian
Court and Spark
Herbie Hancock & Norah Jones - River: The Joni Letters - Verve Canadian
Help Me
Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark - Asylum Canadian
Cherokee Louise
Marianne Trudel & Karen Young - Portraits: Songs of Joni Mitchell - Productions Marianne Trudel Canadian
Magdalene Laundries
Terri Camilari - Magdalene Laundries – single - Terri Camilari Canadian New
Little Green
Joni Mitchell - Blue - Reprise Canadian
The Silky Veils of Ardor
Joni Mitchell - Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter - Asylum Canadian
Interactive CKCU
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3:50 PM, December 13th, 2022
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks Hillbilly.

3:59 PM, December 13th, 2022
Hipster Huck
Leonard Cohen and Herbie Hancock turned a Joni Mitchell song into jazz poetry. Very cool.

4:14 PM, December 13th, 2022
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks Huck.

4:15 PM, December 13th, 2022
hb
looked up Belmont...didn't know.... I spent 1st 8 on Madison...ate raw corn from Benny farms...use to hitchhike to clubs in Montreal & Quebec city from TO....don't remember names!;-)

4:17 PM, December 13th, 2022
Mike Regenstreif (host)
HB, I moved to Montreal at age 14 in 1968. I guess you were long gone by then.

4:20 PM, December 13th, 2022
Mike Regenstreif (host)
BTW, you can see a picture of the "Rainy Night House" at this link. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leonard_Cohen%27s_Childhood_Home,_599_Belmont_Avenue,_Westmount,_Montr%C3%A9al.jpg

4:23 PM, December 13th, 2022
PeterB
Terrific show. THANK YOU. I woulda heard Joni (and Neil Young etc etc too) , on my 14" wheel bike on Yorkville, in Toronto, then a hippy hangout, circa late 60's. There was an odd aroma in the air.... ;^)

4:55 PM, December 13th, 2022
hb
wow! attached but big! Our apt was 3 floors walkup...rope for fireescape! by traintracks....

4:56 PM, December 13th, 2022
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks PeterB. Thanks again HB.

4:58 PM, December 13th, 2022
Terri Camilari
Thank you so much , Mike! Humbled to be on the play list with so many pets and heroes! Most grateful🌻

4:28 PM, December 16th, 2022