Blues

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Celebrating Peter Rowan's 80th Birthday on Cascadia Coffeehouse

Airs at: Fri, 07/01/2022 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for:  Cascadia Coffeehouse
Join us for the Cascadia Coffeehouse this Friday morning as we celebrate the birthday of Peter Rowan, who turns 80 on Monday, July 4th.  He has a fantastic new release out called Calling You From My Mountain, with a hot young band and guest appearances from Molly Tuttle, Bi... Read more

Waterfront Blues Festival preview with Ty Curtis and Rich Lawrence

Airs at: Thu, 06/23/2022 at 11:00am - 11:30am
On today's episode, we celebrate the return of the Waterfront Blues Festival. It’s a Portland tradition, going back 35 years, but, due to the pandemic, there was a change in plans during the past two years. In 2020, KBOO partnered with WBF to present a virtual festival. We ... Read more

Folk Espresso on 06/20/22

Airs at: Mon, 06/20/2022 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for:  Folk Espresso
Guest host: Dan Shramek Read more

Fresh Folk for June on Cascadia Coffeehouse

Airs at: Fri, 06/24/2022 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for:  Cascadia Coffeehouse
Join us for the Cascadia Coffeehouse this Friday morning as we share new music from Patty Griffin, Molly Tuttle, the Slocan Ramblers, Bonny Light Horsemen, Kathy Kallick, Hilary Hawke and others. We'll also hear favorites from Alison Krauss, David Rawlings & friends, Lucy K... Read more

Waterfront Blues Festival 2022 Artists

Airs at: Sat, 06/11/2022 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Blues Junction
Get your tickets and come on down! Read more

Rhythm Shack Waterfront Blues Fest / Summer Special

Airs at: Mon, 06/13/2022 at 3:00am - 5:30am
Produced for:  Rhythm Shack
  Tune in to Rhythm Shack Monday from 3am-5:30am or listen to the archive anytime at KBOO.FM/Program/Rhythm-Shack!...   Summer is almost officially here and so is the Portland Waterfront Blues Festival, happening July 1-4, where KBOO will be broadcasting live each day!  S... Read more

Folk and Roots Favorites on Cascadia Coffeehouse

Airs at: Fri, 06/10/2022 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for:  Cascadia Coffeehouse
Join us for the Cascadia Coffeehouse this Friday morning as we share new music from the iGrass (Irish bluegrass) band Jigjam, Canadian singer-songwriter Abigail Lapell, the Ashland duo called Fellow Pynins, Ian Noe, Pharis & Jason Romero and others.  We'll also hear favorit... Read more

Swing 'n' Country

Airs at: Sat, 06/04/2022 at 6:30am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
The first two hours of the Robert/Graham Parish-produced Swing ’n’ Country will feature archival programming as Graham is off celebrating his birthday! Two episodes from June 2020 and June 2021 will be on the airwaves between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. Musical selections from ... Read more

Rhythm Shack - Road Songs Special!

Airs at: Mon, 05/30/2022 at 3:00am - 5:30am
Produced for:  Rhythm Shack
  Hitting the road for a summer vacation?  Rhythm Shack's Road Songs Special this Monday brings you 2 1/2 hours of songs to rock you down the highway!   Tune in Monday from 3am-5:30am or listen to the archive anytime at KBOO.FM/Program/Rhythm-Shack.  Rhythm Shack host Mike... Read more

New and Favorite Folk on Cascadia Coffeehouse

Airs at: Fri, 05/27/2022 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for:  Cascadia Coffeehouse
Join us for the Cascadia Coffeehouse this Friday morning as we share new music from Peter Rowan & Molly Tuttle, Darol Anger's quartet Mr. Sun, John R. Miller & Arlo McKinley, Brittany Haas and others.  We'll also hear a set of music from the British Isles featuring Siobhan ... Read more