The theme this week on Stranger Songs is Songs I’ve Heard Missy Burgess Sing.
The photo of me and Missy Burgess 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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| Missy Burgess is a wonderful singer and songwriter who I met shortly after I moved to Ottawa in 2007. Although she’s currently living in Sarnia, Missy remains a treasured part of the Ottawa folk scene. These are all songs I've heard Missy sing. |
| Pour Me a Song Missy Burgess - Pour Me a Song - Patio
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| Ain’t Life Sweet Po' Girl - Home to You - Nettwerk
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| Come On In My Kitchen Martin Grosswendt - Dog On a Dance Floor - Philo |
| Make Me a Pallet On Your Floor Odetta - Odetta and the Blues - Fantasy |
| Basket of Blues Missy Burgess - Lemon Pie - Missy Burgess
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| Trouble in Mind Penny Lang - Gather Honey - Borealis
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| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy
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| Mercy Now Mary Gauthier - Mercy Now - Lost Highway |
| Time Rosanne Cash - Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits - Dualtone |
| Don’t Go to Cincinnati Missy Burgess - Play Me Sweet - Missy Burgess
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| My Buddy Pete Werncik’s Live Five & Joan (Nondi) Wernick - Up All Night - Niwot |
| We’ll Meet Again Mose Scarlett, Jackie Washington & Ken Whiteley - We’ll Meet Again - Borealis
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| Picture in a Frame Kimmie Rhodes & Willie Nelson - Picture in a Frame - Sunbird |
| My Blue Sweater Missy Burgess - Lemon Pie - Missy Burgess
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| That Lucky Old Sun Jay Linden - Under the Radar - Jay Linden
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| When You Wish Upon a Star Missy Burgess & Michael Burgess - Pour Me a Song - Patio
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| Come On Up to the House Ball & Chain & The Wreckers - Satisfied - Moo Music
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| Missy’s Blues Missy Burgess - Pour Me a Song - Patio
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| Pilgrim Steve Earle & The Del McCoury Band - The Mountain - New West |
| Smile Madeleine Peyroux - Half the Perfect World - Rounder |
| Dance Me Slow Missy Burgess - Play Me Sweet - Missy Burgess
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| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy
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Hi Michael, There aren't enough good words to show you how grateful I am for this show. It's the greatest musical gift I have ever received. My entire life flashed before me while I was listening. Thank you again and again and again. Always Missy
2:35 PM, October 19th, 2025