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Stranger Songs
Tuesday March 14th, 2023 with Mike Regenstreif
Roving Gamblers

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The theme on this edition of Stranger Songs is "Roving Gamblers" – all of the songs have something or other to do with gamblers and/or gambling. 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
Roving Gambler
Ramblin' Jack Elliott - Kerouac’s Last Dream - Appleseed
South Coast
Sean Gagnier - Circle Harbor - Sean Gagnier Canadian
Ballad of Weaverville
Mary McCaslin - Prairie in the Sky - Philo
John Henry, the Gambler
Willie P. Bennett - Blackie and the Rodeo King - Bnatural Music Canadian
Staggerlee
Jim Kweskin & The Neo-Passé Jazz Band - Jump for Joy - Vanguard
Black Dog Blues
Papa John Kolstad with Wildman Mike Turk - Beans Taste Fine - Wampus Cat
Poker Playin' Papa
Roy Book Binder - The Good Book - PegLeg
The Name of the Game is Stud
Tom Paxton - Ain't That News - Elektra
fragment of The Stranger Song
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy Canadian
The Dealer (Down and Losin')
Judy Collins - True Stories and Other Dreams - Elektra Canadian
Summer Wages
Ian & Sylvia - The Lost Tapes - Stony Plain Canadian
Gallo del Cielo
Ian Tyson - Old Corrals and Sagebrush & Other Cowboy Culture - Stony Plain Canadian
Throwing Horseshoes at the Moon
Tom Russell - Old Songs Yet to Sing - Frontera
Aces, Straights and Flushes
Rosalie Sorrels - Be Careful, There’s a Baby in the House - Green Linnet
Gambler’s Blues
Bill Morrissey - Inside - Philo
Gambling Man
Mollie O'Brien - Big Red Sun - Sugar Hill
Dying Crapshooter's Blues
Paul Geremia - Live from Uncle Sam’s Backyard - Red House
Gambling Blues
Michael Jerome Browne - Double - Borealis Canadian
Born to Gamble
Big Joe Turner - I Don’t Dig It - Jukebox Lil
The Lovin' of the Game
Steve Goodman - Somebody Else’s Troubles - Sequel
The Dice
Mary Coughlan - Under the Influence - EastWest
Gambler's Song
Happy & Artie Traum - Hard Times in the Country - Rounder
Ballad of Honest Sam
Jerry Jeff Walker - It’s About Time - Tried & True Music
Dead Man's Hand
Frankie Laine - Deuces Wild - Columbia
Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Willie
The Clancy Brothers & Robbie O'Connell - Older But No Wiser - Vanguard
Go Down Gamblin'
David Clayton-Thomas - In Concert: A Musical Biography - Justin Time Canadian
Interactive CKCU
Benoît
JUDY COLLINS! What a voice! I had to check, a voice so pure, so blue...

4:02 PM, March 14th, 2023
Benoît
And good day. I came onto the show 20 minutes ago, in the car. Now home.

4:04 PM, March 14th, 2023
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks for listening, Benoît.

4:11 PM, March 14th, 2023
Benoît
I'll gamble heavy it took you a while to a) find that many gambling songs, but mostly to then choose and sequence them. Or have computers...?

4:50 PM, March 14th, 2023
Robert Melanson
Huh? Never thought i would hear Frankie Laine on Mike Regenstref's show! On aura tout vu:) not always posting, but ALWAYS listening. Thanks Mike!

4:52 PM, March 14th, 2023
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Benoît, I do spend a lot of time researching and sequencing all my shows.

5:25 PM, March 14th, 2023
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Robert, you never know who might turn up on one of my shows when they have material that fits the theme. I played The Clash when I did a London theme.

5:26 PM, March 14th, 2023
Robert Melanson
The Clash! Sacrebleu! Yeah, but Mike ? Where s the St patty s show??? :)

5:35 PM, March 14th, 2023
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Here you go, Robert. https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/595/51230.html

5:44 PM, March 14th, 2023