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Stranger Songs
Tuesday August 5th, 2025 with Mike Regenstreif
Songs of Steve Gillette and John Stewart

The theme this week on Stranger Songs is Songs of Steve Gillette and John Stewart. The photo of Steve Gillette and me was taken in 1994 at the Champlain Valley Folk Festival. 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
Songs of Steve Gillette (born 1942)

Steve Gillette wrote or co-wrote the songs in the first half of the show. Steve's new album, Best of, are newly recorded versions of some of Steve's classics.
The Old Trail
Steve Gillette - Best of - Compass Rose Music New
Darcy Farrow
Stephen Mendel - Sing Me a Story - Stephen Mendel Canadian
Molly and Tenbrooks
Ian & Sylvia - Play One More - Vanguard Canadian
Share Me With Texas
Chuck Pyle - Keepin' Time By the River - Bee ‘n’ Flower
Down Where the River Meets the Road
Steve Gillette - Best of - Compass Rose Music New
Happy Hour
Ted Hawkins - Happy Hour - Rounder
Healing Hands
Don Williams - Reflections - Sugar Hill
Two Men in the Building
Fourtold - Fourtold - Appleseed
fragment of The Stranger Song
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy Canadian
A Number and a Name
Linda Ronstadt - Hand Sown…Home Grown - Capitol
Grapes on the Vine
Marty Morrissey - The Ancient Ground - Marty Morrissey
2:10 Train
Carolyn Hester - At Town Hall - Bear Family
Back on the Street Again
Steve Gillette - Best of - Compass Rose Music New
Songs of John Stewart (1939-2008).

John Stewart wrote or co-wrote the songs in the second half of the show,
Hope You Understand
The Kingston Trio - Nick Bob John - Folk Era
Mucky Truckee River
John Stewart & Buffy Ford - Signals Through the Glass - Folk Era
California Bloodlines
Dave Alvin - West of the West - Yep Roc
July, You’re a Woman
Josh White, Jr. - By Request - Silverwolf
Some Lonesome Picker
Eddy Arnold - Standing Alone - RCA
Mother Country
John Stewart - California Bloodlines - Capitol
Daydream Believer
Anne Murray - The Ultimate Collection - Universal Canadian
Anna on a Memory
John Stewart - Cannons in the Rain - RCA
Some Kind of Love
Kate Wolf - Give Yourself to Love - Rhino
Chilly Winds
Bill Staines - Going to the West - Red House
Same Old Heart
Buffy Ford Stewart - Same Old Heart - Global Recording Artists
Sweet Dreams Will Come
Nanci Griffith & John Stewart - Little Love Affairs - MCA
Shackles and Chains
John Stewart - California Bloodlines - Capitol
fragment of The Stranger Song
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy Canadian
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