Pastures of Plenty

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Airs at: Wed, 04/24/2024 at 5:30am - 7:00am

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Jack Bohl, Will Selzer, John Risley, Steven Smith, Mike Fisher

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Contemporary and Traditional Folk Music to start your day with a smile

Every Wednesday from 5:30am to 7:00am.

Traditional and Contemporary Folk Music to start your day with a smile

HOSTS: Jack Bohl hosts first Wednesdays, Will Setzer does 2nd Wednesdays, John Risley is on third Wednesdays, Steven Smith does 4th Wednesdays. with rotating hosts 5th Wednesdays

Topic tags:

Music

Genre(s):

Folk

Streams:

KBOO Stream 1

Program status:

Current

Early in the Morning

Airs at: Wed, 07/12/2023 at 5:30am - 7:00am

Produced for: Pastures of Plenty

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From Harry Nilsson "Early in the Morning" to Honey Don’t "Son of a Gun", today’s Pastures of Plenty folk music show is well worth a listen, says here. A sampling shows a variety of folk sounds and styles, including Guy Clark "Jack of All Trades"; Melissa Carper & Rebe... Read more

Pastures of Plenty

Airs at: Wed, 07/05/2023 at 5:30am - 7:00am

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Portland had a vibrant music scene in the 1970s and 1980s, especially the blues, personified by blues greats Paul deLay, Lloyd Jones, Curtis Salgado, and Norman Sylvester. Musical trends have come and gone, and sadly we lost Paul deLay in 2007, but the blues are still alive... Read more

Pastures of Plenty - June 28, 2023

Airs at: Wed, 06/28/2023 at 5:30am - 7:00am

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This month's Pastures of Plenty reminds us of the varied and assorted sources of what makes up what we call Folk music. Blues, Bluegrass, Country, Alternative and all the shades in between merge from one into the other. This week's show (June 28, 2023) includes some tast... Read more

Pastures of Plenty on 06/21/23

Airs at: Wed, 06/21/2023 at 5:30am - 7:00am

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Folk Music in the Morning

Airs at: Wed, 06/14/2023 at 5:30am - 7:00am

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Welcome to K-Boo’s folk music program for Wednesday June 14th, Pastures of Plenty. Please join me. The show starts at 5:30 am with a protest written and performed by Dave Cohen "I Like to Sleep Late in the Morning". Near the end of the show there’s another protest, agai... Read more

A Musical Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot

Airs at: Wed, 06/07/2023 at 5:30am - 7:00am

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On May 1 we lost Gordon Lighhtfoot, one of the greatest songwriters of our time. His biographer Nicholas Jennings said, "His name is synonymous with timeless songs about trains and shipwrecks, rivers and highways, lovers and loneliness." Today’s program is a musical tribut... Read more

Pastures of Plenty SUMMER THEME SPECIAL!

Airs at: Wed, 05/31/2023 at 5:30am - 7:00am

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Tune in to Pastures of Plenty from 5:30am-7:00am or listen to the archive anytime at KBOO.FM/Program/Pastures-Plenty Summer is almost officially here and Wednesday's Pastures of Plenty with Mike Fisher will feature 90 minutes of fun, eclectic summer-themed tunes to get ... Read more

Pastures of Plenty Pays Homage to Gordon Lightfoot - A True Giant in the Annals of Folk Music

Airs at: Wed, 05/24/2023 at 5:30am - 7:00am

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This week's show (May 24, 2023) is devoted exclusively to the music of Gordon Lightfoot. He was perhaps the first Singer/Songwriter before that label came to define a genre of music. We'll explore a number of Lightfoot's original recordings, as well as cover versions of hi... Read more