Swing 'n' Country

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Country/Western
Hosted by: 
Robert Parish, Wayne Johnson, Will Selzer, Mary Rondthaler, Gary Baysinger
Produced by: 
KBOO
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Every Saturday morning from 6-9 am

Music in the Country style including: western & western swing, cowboy & country blues, country folk, bluegrass, rockabilly, hillbilly, Americana, and honky tonk.

1st Saturday - Robert Parish along with son Graham play sets featuring particular artists as well as sets with a variety of artists.

2nd Saturday - Wayne and Kathy - Variety of Country, Western, Western Swing, Country Folk, Country Blues, Bluegrass, Rockabilly and Americana Music 

3rd Saturday - Will Selzer - Blends all types & styles of country music from 50+ years, rooted in mid-20th century, men and women artists equally.  The goal is to entertain our listeners and to have fun. 

4th Saturday - Mary - Bringing a musician’s ear to the collective with a focus on older country and Western swing from the ‘30s to the ‘70s, always with a good dose of women artists

5th Saturday - Gary - Countrypolitan Blues - A mix of Eastern Philosophy and Western Swing; the yin, the yang, and the do-si-do

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Comments/Questions contact us at swingncountry@kboo.org

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Swing 'n' Country on 05/05/18

Airs at: Sat, 05/05/2018 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
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Summer's Here, Let's Get Country

Airs at: Sat, 04/28/2018 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
Swing'n'Country is celebrating the start of summer with special guest Brian Slaughter who's bringing in stacks of the newest finds in old country music.  Plus, choice tracks off John Prine's latest release, The Tree of Forgiveness.  And tune in for a ticket giveaway for Eil... Read more

Spring Membership Drive Special

Airs at: Sat, 04/21/2018 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
  Music recorded and edited at KBOO Studios featured KBOO volunteer programmers and engineers use the station resources in order to record and edit local, regional and national music artists for live on-air or pre-recorded sessions. Contributions from KBOO members for the ... Read more

Beyond Nashville 04/14/18

Airs at: Sat, 04/14/2018 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
Beyond Nashville   The roots and driving spirit of Country music have mostly come from far beyond Nashville. Artists from places as disparate as Bakersfield and New York City have a history of fusing Country with Rock, R & B, Folk and even Punk. Welcome to beyond Nashvill... Read more

Swing 'n' Country on 04/07/18

Airs at: Sat, 04/07/2018 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
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Swingin' and Countryin'

Airs at: Sat, 03/31/2018 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
The infamous 1948 Flxible Clipper Texas Top Hands Western Swing Band tour bus, photo by Angi English. The bus was parked in front of the Austin, Texas iconic dance hall & saloon, The Broken Spoke... and now is at the Texas Pride Barbecue outside San Antonio. Read more

Smoke, Smoke, Smoke that cigarette Tex Williams.

Airs at: Sat, 03/24/2018 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
       Although not  nearly as well known as figures like Bob Wills or the Maddox Brothers, Tex Williams was an important Western swing performer. He helped develop country music from its rural acoustic origins to a more danceable, city-fied, and electrified form with a mu... Read more

Swing 'n' Country on 03/17/18

Airs at: Sat, 03/17/2018 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
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Detour

Airs at: Sat, 03/10/2018 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
  In 2016 pop star Cyndi Lauper took a detour to Nashville. With a little help from Vince Gill and Emmylou Harris she recorded an album of classics. Tune in Saturday morning as Swing & Country takes the scenic route.  Read more

Swing 'n' Country on 03/03/18

Airs at: Sat, 03/03/2018 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
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