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Stranger Songs
Tuesday April 21st, 2026 with Mike Regenstreif
Swingtime in Springtime

The theme this week on Stranger Songs is Swingtime in Springtime. 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
Swingtime in Springtime
Lew London - Swingtime in Springtime - Philo
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
Ella Fitzgerald with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook - Verve
Breakfast Feud
Benny Goodman - The Benny Goodman Small Bands Collection 1935-45 - Acrobat
At the Swing Cats Ball
Catherine Russell - Send for Me - Dot Time
Dinah
Jackie Washington - Midnight Choo Choo - Borealis Canadian
No Regrets
Susie Arioli Swing Band featuring Jordan Officer - Pennies from Heaven - Justin Time Canadian
He Ain’t Got Rhythm
Michael Jerome Browne - Drive On - Borealis Canadian
Belleville rendez-vous
Annabelle Chvostek - String of Pearls - Annabelle Chvostek Canadian
Pull My Daisy
David Amram with Lynn Sheffield - No More Walls - Flying Fish
fragment of The Stranger Song
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy Canadian
If I Were a Bell
Laura Smith - As Long As I’m Dreaming - Borealis Canadian
Take Me Back to Tulsa
Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys - Take Me Back to Tulsa - Rounder
San Antonio Rose
Asleep at the Wheel - Western Standard Time - Epic
Deep Water
Bebop Cowboys - Début - Bebop Cowboys Canadian
Cactus Swing
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer - Voice on the Wind - Rounder Canadian
River of Swing
Dakota Dave Hull & Sean Blackburn - River of Swing - Arabica
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Sunny and Her Joy Boys - Introducing Sunny and Her Joy Boys - Stony Plain
Stompin’ at the Savoy
Guy Van Duser & Billy Novick - Guy & Billy - Daring
I'll See You in My Dreams
Dave Van Ronk - Sweet & Lowdown - Justin Time
Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen/Diga Diga Do
The Hot Sardines - Live at Joe's Pub - The Hot Sardines
I’d Rather Lead a Band
Loudon Wainwright III with Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks - I’d Rather Lead a Band - Search Party
Jumpin' at the Woodside
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross with Count Basie & His Orchestra - Sing a Song of & Along with Basie - Jasmine
Home in Pasadena
Finest Kind - Heart's Delight - Fallen Angle Canadian
Three Little Words
Jeff Healey - The Best of the Stony Plain Years: Vintage Jazz, Swing and Blues - Stony Plain Canadian
Bye Bye Blues
Sussex - Shine - Lucky Bear Canadian
fragment of The Stranger Song
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy Canadian
Interactive CKCU
John Coleman
Thoughts of SPRING !! We need that !! Fresh new beginnings .. BRING IT ON . Great theme and show Mike.

10:53 AM, April 20th, 2026
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks John.

11:25 PM, April 20th, 2026
Neil & Dancer
Awesome looking show, Mike. Just came in from cleaning and pruning my rose and raspberry plots; getting in the spring vibe outside

2:01 PM, April 21st, 2026
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks Neil.

2:34 PM, April 21st, 2026
Joanne Hurley
Just what we need on a cool, not so Spring-y day. Good show, Mike.

3:37 PM, April 21st, 2026
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks Joanne.

3:54 PM, April 21st, 2026