Stranger Songs
Tuesday October 14th, 2025 with Mike Regenstreif
The Dutchman and Songs of Michael Smith (1941-2020)
The theme this week on Stranger Songs is The Dutchman and Songs of Michael Smith (1941-2020).
The photo of me and Michael Smith was taken in 2014.
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| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy 
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| The songs on this show were all written by Michael Smith, one of my all-time favorite singer-songwriters. Michael passed away in 2020 at age 78 from colon cancer. |
| Coffeehouse Days Michael Smith - Michael Margaret Pat & Kate - Wind River |
| Ballad of Elizabeth Dark Anne Hills - Every Town: More Songs by Michael Smith - Hand & Heart Music 
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| Sister Clarissa Michael Smith & Jamie O'Reilly - Songs of a Catholic Childhood - J. O’Reilly Productions |
| Hobo’s Mandolin (This Here Mandolin) Tom Rush - Ladies Love Outlaws - Columbia |
| Roving Cowboy (Ballad of Dan Moody) Steve Goodman - Words We Can Dance To - Red Pajamas |
| Such Things are Finely Done Michael Smith - Such Things are Finely Done - Tales from the Tavern |
| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy
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| Almost 25 years ago, I was talking to Tom Russell – another of my all-time favorite singer-songwriters. Michael Smith’s name came up in the conversation and I mentioned that Michael’s song, The Dutchman, was one of my favorite songs. Tom said it was one of his favorite songs, too. Tom then recorded The Dutchman on Modern Art, his next album. |
| The Dutchman Tom Russell - Modern Art - HighTone |
| Crazy Mary Bonnie Koloc - You’re Gonna Love Yourself in the Morning - Ovation |
| Spoon River (with John Gorka) Anne Hills - Every Town: More Songs by Michael Smith - Hand & Heart Music
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| Rondi's Birthday Michael Smith - Love Letter on a Fish - Tales from the Tavern |
| Stranded in the Moonlight Skyline with Tony Trischka - Ticket Back: A Retrospective - Flying Fish |
| (When I Lived in) My Grandmother’s House Josh White, Jr. - Delicate Balance - Silverwolf |
| Waving to Picasso Jamie O'Reilly - Swimming Deeper - Bird Avenue Publishing |
| There Michael Smith - Such Things are Finely Done - Tales from the Tavern |
| Memory of August Anne Hills - Every Town: More Songs by Michael Smith - Hand & Heart Music
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| I Brought My Father with Me Small Potatoes - Time Flies - Folk Era |
| A Real Good One (Every Town) Barbara Barrow - Remembering Fred: A Tribute to Fred Holstein - The Remembering Fred Group |
| Love Letter On a Fish Michael Smith - Love Letter On a Fish - Tales from the Tavern |
| Before I moved to Ottawa, I hosted a show called Folk Roots/Folk Branches on CKUT in Montreal. One of my favorite memories from that show was having Michael Smith & Anne Hills together in the studio in 2005 and I was thrilled when they sang their duet version of The Dutchman. |
| The Dutchman Anne Hills & Michael Smith - Paradise Lost and Found - Redwing Music |
| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy
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Just a great show and I have only listened to 6 songs !! Great version of Sister Clarissa !! and the version of The Dutchman from Tom Russell. The first time I heard it.. it was Steve Goodman !!
6:54 PM, October 11th, 2025