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Stranger Songs
Tuesday November 28th, 2023 with Mike Regenstreif
Stormy Weather

The theme on this edition of Stranger Songs is "Stormy Weather." All of the songs on this show have something or other to do with stormy weather. Some of them are literally about storms and some use storms as metaphors for human emotions and relationships. 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
Stormy Weather
Doc & Merle Watson - Sittin’ Here Pickin’ the Blues - Rounder
Ready for the Storm
Stephen Mendel - Sing Me a Story - Stephen Mendel Canadian
Leaves in the Storm
Sylvia Tyson - At the End of the Day - Stony Plain Canadian New
Storm on the Mountain
Ian Tamblyn - Scenes Through a Mirror - North Track Canadian New
Storm Comin'
The Wailin' Jennys - Bright Morning Stars - True North Canadian
A Thousand Miles of Snow
Steel Rail - A Thousand Miles of Snow - Crossties Canadian
Holed Up in Mason City
John Gorka - Bright Side of Down - Red House
Don't Want to Die in the Storm
Anna & Elizabeth - Anna & Elizabeth - Free Dirt
Here Comes Hurricane Season
Christine Lavin - Happydance of the Xenophobe - Yellow Tail
Raging Storm
Don Armstrong - Mother Don’t Give Up on Me Now - Ronstadt Record Co.
Under a Stormy Sky
Christine Albert - TexaFrance-Encore! - MoonHouse Canadian
Calm Before the Storm
Eliza Gilkyson - Paradise Hotel - Red House
(Song of the) Wheelhouse Door
Sean Gagnier - Circle Harbor - Sean Gagnier Canadian
White Squall
Stan Rogers - From Fresh Water - Fogarty's Cove/Borealis Canadian
Blowin’ Like a Bandit
Guy Clark - Craftsman - Philo
Louisiana 1927
Michael Jerome Browne - That’s Where It’s At! - Borealis Canadian
Louisiana Storm
Bill Staines - The Second Million Miles - Red House
Wasn't That a Mighty Storm
Tom Rush, Jamie Hartford, Odetta, Emmylou Harris, Carolyn Hester, Nanci Griffith & Frank Christian - Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful) - Elektra
Hallelujah! The Great Storm is Over
Garnet Rogers - Speaking Softly in the Dark - Snow Goose Songs Canadian
Lillooet
Chris Rawlings - Pearl Soup - Cooking Fat Music Canadian
Snowbund
David Mallett - Open Doors & Windows - Flying Fish
The Blizzard
Judy Collins & Jonas Fjeld - Winter Stories - Wildflower/Cleopatra
The Snowstorm
Jay Ungar & Molly Mason - The Pleasures of Winter - Fiddle & Dance
fragment of The Stranger Song
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy Canadian
Interactive CKCU
Paul Mills
Another wonderful show…thank you Mike!

10:31 AM, November 26th, 2023
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks Paul.

9:29 AM, November 27th, 2023
Joanne Hurley
Great playlist today, Mike. So many favourites: Sylvia, John Gorka, Steel Rail, Stan... even songs about storms can be uplifting! Look forward every week to Stranger Songs on Tuesday afternoons.

2:51 PM, November 28th, 2023
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks Joanne.

3:13 PM, November 28th, 2023
Bobby Watt
Great playlist Mike!

3:56 PM, November 28th, 2023
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks Bobby.

4:01 PM, November 28th, 2023
hb
👍🎶🎵🎶

4:12 PM, November 28th, 2023
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks HB.

4:15 PM, November 28th, 2023
Robert Melanson
Always a great playlist, from the "caretaker of folk":)! Just adored Song of the) Wheelhouse Door version by Sean Gagnier. Thanks Mike!

4:26 PM, November 28th, 2023
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks Robert. Wheelhouse is my favorite of Sean's songs.

4:28 PM, November 28th, 2023
hb
Garnet sounds like his Bro, Stan....I've seen him live & didn't notice....

4:43 PM, November 28th, 2023
Eloise
Geez Louis, catch me a chill great Excitement, burst of Energy Wild speed, Wilder Wind Essence of Life lived

4:57 PM, November 28th, 2023
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Must be the genes. Garnet will be my guest on Stranger Songs in January.

4:57 PM, November 28th, 2023