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Tuesday April 15th, 2025 with Mike Regenstreif
“All God’s Critters Got a Place in the Choir”

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The theme on this edition of Stranger Songs is “All God’s Critters Got a Place in the Choir.” All the songs have something or other to do with animals. 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
A Place in the Choir
Bill Staines - The First Million Miles - Rounder
Old Blue
Ian & Sylvia - Ian & Sylvia - Vanguard Canadian
A Good Dog is Lost
Ron Hynes - Get Back Change - Borealis Canadian
Somewhere in the Stars (A Song for Diego)
James Talley - Ballads, Bandits and Blues - Cimarron
All the Tired Horses
Bob Dylan with Hilda Harris, Albertine Robinson & Maeretha Stewart - Another Self Portrait 1969-1971: The Bootleg Series Vol. 10 - Columbia/Legacy
Small Victory
Garnet Rogers - The Best Times After All: Live - Snow Goose Songs Canadian
There Used to Be Horses Here
Amy Speace - There Used to Be Horses Here - Windbone
Waltzing with Bears
Priscilla Herdman - Stardreamer - Alacazam
fragment of The Stranger Song
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy Canadian
Mehitabel’s Theme
Rosalie Sorrels - Always a Lady - Green Linnet
Thomas O'Malley Cat
Phil Harris - Disney’s Jazz Album: Big Band & Swing - Disneyland
The Cat Came Back
Cisco Houston - The Folkways Years 1944-1961 - Smithsonian Folkways
Gallo del Cielo
Tom Russell - Old Songs Yet to Sing - Frontera
Man Gave Names to All the Animals
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer - Get Up and Do Right - Community Music
The Fox
Odetta - At the Gate of Horn - Tradition
Foolish Frog
Paul Geremia - I Really Don’t Mind Livin’/My Kinda Place - Flying Fish
Froggy Went A-Courting
Dave Van Ronk, Anne Hills & Cindy Mangsen - Never Grow Up - Flying Fish
Mbube (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)
Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Gift of the Tortoise - Music for Little People
The Snow Hare
Amelia Hogan - Burnished - Amelia Hogan New
Inchworm
The Marigolds - The Marigolds - The Marigolds Canadian
The Derby Ram
Oscar Brand - The Riverside Folklore Series, Volume Three: Singing the New Traditions - Riverside Canadian
The Three Ravens
Deborah Robins - Lone Journey - Zippety Whippet Music
Red-Winged Blackbird
James Keelaghan - Home - Jericho Beach Music Canadian
The Snake
Jackie Washington - Midnight Choo Choo - Borealis Canadian
I’m Proud to Be a Moose
Dave Van Ronk - Peter and the Wolf - Alacazam
fragment of The Stranger Song
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy Canadian
Interactive CKCU
Neil & Drake, The Dancing Labrador
I am going to absolutely love this edition, Mike. Drake too.......woof woof !!

7:51 AM, April 15th, 2025
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks Neil. I thought Drake might like this one.

11:37 AM, April 15th, 2025
John Coleman
Thanks Mike .. Great theme for sure.. Fossie the bear Great Pyrenees did some tail wagging !!

11:59 AM, April 15th, 2025
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks John.

12:07 PM, April 15th, 2025
Neil & DL
Hey John. 'And when Fossie wags his tail I bet everyone makes lots of room for him hahahaha. And a beauty of a breed ! We need to form a 4 legged Stranger Songs possee as mascots for Mike !!

2:47 PM, April 15th, 2025
N & DL
Thanks Mike, for including Ron Hynes today (how could you not) because that is one of my very favourite dog songs of all time !!

2:49 PM, April 15th, 2025
Drake 'n Dad
Ken Tizzard & Music For Goats does a very fine cover of A Good Dog is Lost.. https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=A%20Good%20Dog%20is%20Lost%20Ron%20Hynes&mid=CA626A77086A7A5B1ED0CA626A77086A7A5B1ED0&ajaxhist=0

3:11 PM, April 15th, 2025
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Yes, I played Ken's version on the full show of Ron Hynes songs I did last year. https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/595/63443.html

3:16 PM, April 15th, 2025
Bobby Calzone
Hey, how bout a song for Drake, eh? :)

3:35 PM, April 15th, 2025
Mike Regenstreif (host)
I figured Drake might relate to the set of dog songs.

3:38 PM, April 15th, 2025
Drake's Dad
We will send this Alley Cat out to Bobby Calozone haha

4:10 PM, April 15th, 2025
Drake's Dad
That's yer new nickname bc....O'Malley The Alley Cat lol

4:13 PM, April 15th, 2025
N&DTDL
This is such a fun show, Mike !!!!!!

4:14 PM, April 15th, 2025
Mike Regenstreif (host)
LOL

4:14 PM, April 15th, 2025
Bobby Kundalini
I tell ya, I like Bobby Kundalini waaaay better! Had my first Kundalini Yoga class night. Absolutely amazing!!!

4:15 PM, April 15th, 2025
Bk
There's a singer (if you want to call him that) but a SONG named Drake! Eh, wait a minute, NICK Drake!!! How about a Nick Drake song for Drake? I actually liked.Nick Drake before Folk Roots/Folk Branches on CKUT. But I digress... à lot ;)

4:18 PM, April 15th, 2025
Mike Regenstreif (host)
;-)

4:19 PM, April 15th, 2025
Bobby Calzone
This, effectively, was a very much fun show Mike!

4:52 PM, April 15th, 2025
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks Bobby. It's been almost a week since I recorded it and I must say I've been enjoying listening to it again.

4:54 PM, April 15th, 2025
Drake 'n Dad
Yer a riot there, Kundalini hahahaha Thanks for saluting in Drake's general direction. He loves the attention! Thank you for a very entertaining episode, Sir Regenstreif..!!!

5:16 PM, April 15th, 2025
Judy Nazemetz
Wonderful! Loved every one! I met Amelia Hogan at last year's FAR-West and I was thrilled to hear "The Snow Hare."

4:06 PM, April 16th, 2025