Home

In this episode we’ll hear from some of the musicians who will be in concert soon in the Portland area, and we’ll hear songs of summer and autumn, all stirred into a tasty folk music assortment. It’s contemporary and eclectic folk music to energize your day, with host Jonat... Read more

  Miseducating for the Economy Frann Michel hosts this rebroadcast from KPFA's Against the Grain: Better Education, Better Jobs? We often hear how poorly educated American students are, ill prepared for 21st century tech jobs, which go to other workers in other countries.... Read more

On July 20, a dark plume of smoke rose from the center of Ross Island, a much abused island in the Willamette River south of downtown Portland. Ash and smoke blew into the adjoining neighborhoods and the fire burned for several hours. Neighbors stood along the bluff above t... Read more

Fortunato returns with more of KBOO's Shake Up The Neighborhood Fall Membership Drive with a jam packed line up of virtuoso performances . Starting with Django Reinhart, Mary Lou Williams, Lester Young, Sarah Vaughn,,and Johnny Hodges to Paul Desmond, June Christie, Herbie ... Read more

On September 2, 2024, host Karen James spoke with people at the annual Hands Across the Bridge event about addiction, recovery and deflection.  In 2020 Oregonians, realizing that arresting and punishing people for drug use is a failed approach, passed Measure 110 which decr... Read more

Boxcar Willie starts the show with "Hank and the Hobo."  A bit later, Merle Haggard singing "Under the Bridge" leads a set of music focusing on human troubles.  The set also includes Mary Gauthier, Leonard Cohen and Dale Ann Bradley (with Tina Adair).   This episode of Pas... Read more

Join us for Cascadia Coffeehouse this Friday morning as we share some great new music from Nuala Kennedy & Eamon O'Leary, the Irish bluegrass band called JigJam, the East Texas singer-songwriter Heather Little, the Celtic trio Open the Door for Three, Laurie Lewis and other... Read more

Fun show today featuring shows from September.  Please remember that KBOO is currently in our Fall Membership Drive - Wake Up the Neighborhood. We are trying to raise $30,000 by September 21st.    Read more