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Stranger Songs
Tuesday November 14th, 2023 with Mike Regenstreif
Songs of Bruce “Utah” Phillips (1935-2008)

The theme on this edition of Stranger Songs is "Songs of Bruce 'Utah' Phillips." Utah Phillips was a legendary folksinger who was already a notable songwriter when he left Utah in the late-1960s to be a travelling performer at folk festivals, clubs, and concerts. The photo of Utah Phillips and Mike Regenstreif was taken by Felicity Fanjoy in 1976. 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
The Telling Takes Me Home
Utah Phillips - The Telling Takes Me Home - Philo
Starlight on the Rails
Saul Broudy - Singing Through the Hard Times: A Tribute to Utah Phillips - Righteous Babe
Old Buddy, Goodnight
Pop & Bodie Wagner & Dakota Dave Hu;; - Singing Through the Hard Times: A Tribute to Utah Phillips - Righteous Babe
Going Away
Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen - Live in Concert - Compass Rose
Talking Wolverine 14
The Sorry Muthas - Greatest Hits Vol. 3 - Wampus Cat
Phoebe Snow
Utah Phillips - Good Though! - Philo
The Goodnight-Loving Trail
Finest Kind - Lost in a Song - Fallen Angle Canadian
fragment of The Stranger Song
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy Canadian
Rock Me to Sleep
Rosalie Sorrels - Travelin' Lady - Sire
I Think of You
John Gorka - So Dark You See - Red House
If I Could Be the Rain
Penny Lang - Stone + Sand + Sea + Sky - Borealis Canadian
Clearing in the Forest
Kate Wolf - The Wind Blows Wild - Rhino
Rock Salt and Nails
The Short Sisters - Love and Transportation - Black Socks Press
Frisco Road
Utah Phillips - Good Though! - Philo
He Comes Like Rain
Finest Kind - Singing Through the Hard Times: A Tribute to Utah Phillips - Righteous Babe Canadian
Hood River, Roll On
Bruce Brackney - Singing Through the Hard Times: A Tribute to Utah Phillips - Righteous Babe Canadian
Walking Through Your Town in the Snow
Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin - Heart Songs: The Old Time Country Songs of Utah Phillips - Rounder
I Remember Loving You
Priscilla Herdman & Utah Phillips - Darkness into Light - Flying Fish
Nevada Jane
Fred Holstein - Fred Holstein: A Collection - Fred Holstein
Ashes on the Sea
Rosalie Sorrels - Strangers in Another Country: The Songs of Bruce “Utah” Phillips - Red House
The Green Rolling Hills of West Virginia
Margaret Christl & Simon Christl - House of Song - Margaret Christl Canadian
Eddy’s Song
Utah Phillips - The Telling Takes Me Home - Philo
Singing Through the Hard Times
Magpie, Dan Schatz & Emma’s Revolution - Singing Through the Hard Times: A Tribute to Utah Phillips - Righteous Babe
fragment of The Stranger Song
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy Canadian
Interactive CKCU
Mike Regenstreif (host)
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3:09 PM, November 14th, 2023
Joanne Hurley
Good show today, Mike. Have to admit I'm not really familiar with Utah Phillips, but I do recognize some of the songs. It was great to listen to the depth of artists who covered him, as well as the man himself.

3:42 PM, November 14th, 2023
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks Joanne.

3:46 PM, November 14th, 2023
hillbilly✊
I know what a Bindle is!;-) Cheque mailed today...BIG BUCKS!!💵💵💵

4:29 PM, November 14th, 2023
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks Hillbilly. Much appreciated.

4:34 PM, November 14th, 2023
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thank you Mat Moody for your donation.

12:07 AM, November 19th, 2023