The theme this week on Stranger Songs is Remembering Robert Resnik.
The photo of Robert and me was taken on February 21, 2025 during the Folk Alliance International conference in Montreal.
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| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy 
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| My dear and close friend Robert Resnik of Burlington, Vermont passed away on July 21 at age 72 after struggling with several health issues including Parkinson’s disease. Robert was a singer and musician who played many different instruments in many styles of folk music. For the past 29 years, Robert hosted All the Traditions, a great folk music show on Vermont Public Radio. In 2023, Robert was inducted into the Folk Radio Hall of Fame sponsored by Folk Alliance International. Professionally, Robert was a librarian for about 30 years at the Fletcher Free Library in Burlington, Vermont.
Robert and I were the closest of friends for decades and spent a lot of time together over the years in Vermont, Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa. For two years, 2000 and 2001, we did the artistic programming for the Champlain Valley Folk Festival together. My deepest condolences to Robert's wife, Maureen, and to their sons, Max and Ben, and to his siblings Judy and Marty, and to all of his other friends and I’m thinking particularly at the moment of his longtime musical partner and close friend Gigi Weisman with whom we shared many great times over the years. |
| O’Carolan Medley Robert Resnik - Playing Favorites - Thunder Ridge |
| The Highland Weavers were Robert Resnik, Marty Morrissey and Tim Whiteford. |
| The Road to Mandalay Highland Weavers - Going Home - Highland Weavers |
| Old Rose & Crown Highland Weavers - Going Home - Highland Weavers
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| Mary Ellen Carter Highland Weavers - Going Home - Highland Weavers
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| Them Dance Hall Girls Robert Resnik with Mary McGinness - Playing Favorites - Thunder Ridge
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| Come a Long Way Robert Resnik with Mary McGinness & Kristina Stykos - Playing Favorites - Thunder Ridge
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| Sing When the Spirit Says Sing Robert Resnik & Gigi Weisman - Sweet Potatoes and Home Grown Tomatoes - Fletcher Free Library |
| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy
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| Inland Waterways Robert Resnik & Marty Morrissey - Vermont Songs Old & New - Robert Resnik & Marty Morrissey |
| All Kinds of Weather Robert Resnik & Marty Morrissey - Old & New Songs of Lake Champlain - Robert Resnik & Marty Morrissey |
| Magic Penny Robert Resnik & Gigi Weisman - Sweet Potatoes and Home Grown Tomatoes - Fletcher Free Library |
| Swing & Tears was Robert Resnik, Gigi Weisman and Marty Morrissey. |
| The Coffee Set: Coffee in the Morning and Kisses in the Night/Let’s Have Another Cup of Coffee/Java Jive Swing & Tears - Swing & Tears - Swing & Tears |
| Black Fly Song Swing & Tears - Swing & Tears - Swing & Tears
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| Tennessee Blues Martha Seyler & Robert Resnik - Martha Sings & Robert Plays - Martha Seyler & Robert Resnik |
| Farewell to the Gold Martha Seyler & Robert Resnik - Martha Sings & Robert Plays - Martha Seyler & Robert Resnik |
| Robert and I spent countless hours over the course of more than 30 years talking about the music we loved. The rest of the show is a very small sampling of songs and artists Robert loved. |
| St. James Infirmary Dave Van Ronk - …and the tin pan bended, and the story ended… - Smithsonian Folkways |
| Mournin’ Blues Martin Grosswendt - Payday! - Martin Grosswendt |
| Yankee Lady Jesse Winchester - Live from Mountain Stage - Blue Plate
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| Jacques et Gilles Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Matapedia - Hannibal
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| Down from Canada Patti Casey - Under Different Skies - Long Shot Music |
| Le Gourmand La Bottine Souriante - Appelation d’origine contrôlée - Borealis
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| Finders, Kippers Shelley Posen - Menorah: Songs from a Jewish Life - Well Done Music
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| A Pilgrim’s Way Finest Kind - Lost in a Song - Fallen Angle Music
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| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy
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