Pastures of Plenty April 1, 2026: April Roses

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Jack Bohl
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Pastures of Plenty
Air date: 
Wed, 04/01/2026 - 5:30am to 7:00am
April Roses on Pastures of Plenty

This episode of Pastures of Plenty features the best of Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin.

April Fools!

This program does feature songs about April Fool’s Day, songs about the month of April, and songs about roses. It turns out there are a LOT of songs about roses!

Featured artists include John McCutcheon, Ronnie Lane, Paul Stookey (of Peter, Paul, and Mary), Steve Goodman, Lou and Peter Berryman, Greg Brown, Kate Rusby, Madeleine Peyroux, Jody Stecher and Krishna Bhatt, Pentangle, Mary Black, Lui Collins and Dana Robinson, Mediaeval Baebes, Kris Delmhorst, The Chieftains with Nanci Griffith, John Prine, June Tabor, and Ledward Kaapana.

COOL INTERVIEW WITH JODY STECHER ABOUT THE CD RASA: https://youtu.be/0epLiEpj31I?si=npA7T6FrryMKZRzP

 

Topic tags: 
Music
Genre(s): 
Folk

Episode Playlist

  • Time
    5:30
    Artist
    John McCutcheon
    Song
    April Fool
    Album
    John McCutcheon's Four Seasons: Springsongs
    Label
    Rounder
  • Time
    5:32
    Artist
    Ronnie Lane
    Song
    April Fool
    Album
    Live in Austin
    Label
    Sideburn Records (2000, performance in 1988)
  • Time
    5:35
    Artist
    SJ Tucker
    Song
    April Fool's Day
    Album
    Blessings
    Label
    SJ Tucker
  • Time
    5:39
    Artist
    Noel Paul Stookey
    Song
    April Fool
    Album
    Wait'll You Hear This (Live)
    Label
    Newpax
  • Time
    5:42
    Artist
    Steve Goodman
    Song
    (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such As I
    Album
    Unfinished Business
    Label
    Red Pajama Records
  • Time
    5:48
    Artist
    Lou & Peter Berryman
    Song
    April May
    Album
    What, Again?!
    Label
    Cornbelt Recording
  • Time
    5:50
    Artist
    Kristy Bromley
    Song
    'Twas on One April Morning
    Album
    Time Ashore
    Label
    Kristy Bromley
  • Time
    5:55
    Artist
    Greg Brown
    Song
    Sleeper
    Album
    Dream Cafe
    Label
    Red House Records
  • Time
    6:00
    Artist
    Kate Rusby
    Song
    A Rose In April
    Album
    Hourglass
    Label
    Pure Records
  • Time
    6:05
    Artist
    Madeleine Peyroux
    Song
    La Vie En Rose
    Album
    Dreamland
    Label
    Atlantic Records
  • Time
    6:09
    Artist
    Jody Stecher and Krishna Bhatt
    Song
    The Bramble and the Rose
    Album
    Rasa
    Label
    Don Giovanni Records
  • Time
    6:17
    Artist
    Pentangle
    Song
    Sally Go 'Round the Roses
    Album
    Basket of Light
    Label
    Reprise
  • Time
    6:20
    Artist
    Mary Black
    Song
    Rose of Allendale
    Album
    Festival Folk, Vol. 3
    Label
    Arran Records
  • Time
    6:25
    Artist
    Lui Collins (with Dana Robinson)
    Song
    Rarest Rose
    Album
    Leaving Fort Knox
    Label
    Molly Gambin Music
  • Time
    6:33
    Artist
    Mediaeval Baebes
    Song
    Ring a Ring O' Roses
    Album
    A Pocketful of Posies
    Label
    Bellissima Records
  • Time
    6:34
    Artist
    Kris Delmhorst
    Song
    Garden Rose
    Album
    Five Stories
    Label
    Signature Sounds Recordings
  • Time
    6:40
    Artist
    The Chieftains & Nanci Griffith
    Song
    Red Is the Rose (Live)
    Album
    An Irish Evening (Live At the Grand Opera House, Belfast)
    Label
    RCA Victor
  • Time
    6:43
    Artist
    Eva Cassidy
    Song
    My Love Is Like a Red Red Rose
    Album
    Somewhere
    Label
    Blix Street Records
  • Time
    6:47
    Artist
    John Prine
    Song
    One Red Rose
    Album
    Storm Windows
    Label
    Rhino/Elektra
  • Time
    6:50
    Artist
    June Tabor
    Song
    The Rose Is White, the Rose Is Red / Dargason
    Album
    Rosa Mundi
    Label
    Topic
  • Time
    6:55
    Artist
    Ledward Kaapana
    Song
    Green Rose Hula
    Album
    Live at Enchanted Lake, Honolulu
    Label
    (Self-released)

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Submitted by jack bohl on Sun, 03/29/2026 - 2:26pm

APRIL KBOO FOLK CONCERT CALENDAR

Before heading out to any event, be sure to check the venue or musician’s website for show status.

Every Monday is Blue Monday with Lloyd Jones at the Muddy Rudder in SE Portland at 8 pm

Friday, April 3rd
First Friday with Lloyd Jones and Special Guest Courtney Von Drehele (3 Leg Torso)
Artichoke Music, SE Portland, 7 pm

Saturday, April 4th
Dar Williams
The Aladdin Theatre, SE Portland; 8pm

Wichita (Lauren Sheehan & Pete Krebs)
Burlingame Space, Terwilliger Blvd in SW Portland; 7pm

Teja Gerken Acoustic fingerstyle guitar
House of Doolescu, Laurelhurst in NE Portland, doors 6:30 pm, show 7 pm

Sunday, April 5th
Wichita (Lauren Sheehan & Pete Krebs)
Laurelthirst Pub, NE Portland; 1pm

Thursday, April 9th
Kate Power & friends
Artichoke Music, SE Portland; 1pm

Saturday, April 11th
The Portland Folk Music Society presents the Katie Jane Band
Southminster Presbyterian Church, Beaverton; 7:30pm

Buffalo Nichols Delta blues
Stone/Levy Concerts, SW Portland, doors 7 pm, show 7:30 pm RSVP

Sunday April 12th
Mary Flower & Leon Cotter
Artichoke Music, SE Portland; 7pm

Tuesday, April 14th
Richard Thompson
Revolution Hall, SE Portland; 8pm

Friday, April 17th
Sofia Talvik Americana/Folk w/Swedish roots
MarxHouse Concerts, SE Portland; doors 7 pm show 730 pm

Sunday, April 19
Jaimee Harris Texas Americana singer-songwriter
Bleu Dog Presents & Parrott House Concerts, Lake Oswego, doors 4pm, show 5pm

Thursday, April 23rd
Sierra Hull
The Elsinore Theatre, Salem; 7:30pm

Friday, April 24th
Iris DeMent
The Aladdin Theatre, SE Portland; 8pm

Tony Furtado
Polaris Hall, NE Portland; 8pm

Wednesday, April 29th
Dervish
The Alberta Rose Theatre, NE Portland; 7:30pm

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