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Folk Favorites of 2019

Airs at: Fri, 12/06/2019 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Movin' On
2019 was a good year for folk music. On Friday, December 6th, 12 noon to 1:30, Movin' On will feature some of Don Jacobson's favorite folk music of this year. As a bonus for your support of KBOO, a very limited of Cathy Fink and Marcy  Marxer's new CD Wahoo! and Katherine R... Read more

A Real Live Songcircle, with Little Sue, Jeremy Wilson, and Heart Hunters!

Airs at: Fri, 11/22/2019 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Produced for:  The Songcircle
The Songcircle was inspired by the tradition of singer-songwriters sitting around in, yes, a circle, taking turns trading songs and stories. Every once in a while, we have the chance to replicate that tradition in radio form, and we're doing it again this week, with two of ... Read more

Buscando America on 11/19/19

Airs at: Tue, 11/19/2019 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
En esta emisión tuvimos al canta autor Salvadoreño Tito Amaya en cabina. Desde Santiago de Chile, un reporte del periodista americano Josh Harper con opiniones sobre la crisis en Chile. En Krónicas de Viaje Karen Torrente  presenta a Maria Compás música y poeta  que musica... Read more

Buscando America on 11/12/19

Airs at: Tue, 11/12/2019 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
Escucha sobre la liberación de Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva y sobre la crisis actual en Bolivia en una conversación con  Gisela Rodríguez socióloga y docente del Portland State University. Krónikas de Viaje presenta al poeta chiapaneco Balam Rodrigo con poemas de su Libro Cen... Read more

Buscando America on 11/05/19

Airs at: Tue, 11/05/2019 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
En esta emisión hablamos sobre las precarias condiciones que se viven en los centros de detención con las activistas y defensoras Maru Mora Villalpando y Colleen Flynn. En krónicas de Viaje, Karen Torrente contextualiza el conflicto chileno desde los años 90´s. Foto: La Res... Read more

Annual Gales of November Show

Airs at: Wed, 11/20/2019 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Pastures of Plenty
Join hosts Jack, Jonathan, and Gordy for a special Pastures of Plenty program of nautically themed folk songs of merriment and mayhem that is our Annual Gales of November show. The show takes its name from the immortal 1976 Gordon Lightfoot song "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzger... Read more

Honky Tonkin' in Nashville

Airs at: Sat, 11/02/2019 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
Molly's just back from Nashville! Join her in a tour through the Country Music Hall of Fame where we'll hear the well-known greats and think about who got left out. Plus check the current Nashville scene from the American Legion hall with Laura Mae Socks (pictured) and Mart... Read more

The Songcircle on 11/01/19 featuring Ron Artis II Live!

Airs at: Fri, 11/01/2019 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Produced for:  The Songcircle
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The Songcircle welcomes Ron Artis II

Produced for:  The Songcircle
This week, we're pleased to welcome acclaimed singer-songwriter Ron Artis II, who has charmed audiences at festivals and concerts in Portland and beyond in recent years. Looking forward to hearing his soulful folk music and learning about his connection to Portland and his ... Read more

A Song about Class

Airs at: Mon, 10/28/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement presents a song by Leon Rosselson, "Who Reaps The Profits, Who Pays The Price". It’s a working class indictment of the capitalist imperative to turn everything – our lives and the earth – into money. It’s a beautiful and powerful call to overthrow that system. H... Read more