Pastures of Plenty

halloween_marathon_2024_banner_0.png dia_de_los_muertos_banner.png

Coming Soon

Airs at: Wed, 11/06/2024 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Pastures of Plenty Logo 2022
Hosted by: 
Jack Bohl, Will Selzer, John Risley, Steven Smith
Produced by: 
KBOO
Subscribe to podcast
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

 

Genre(s): 
Folk
Related program(s): 
Rise When the Rooster Crows, Cascadia Coffeehouse, Folk Espresso, Early Morning Gumbo
Streams: 
KBOO Stream 1
Program status: 
Current

Something's Got to Give Sooner or Later

Airs at: Wed, 06/09/2021 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for:  Pastures of Plenty
A couple of songs about the troubled state of the world highlight today's Pastures of Plenty.  Rodney Crowell's new release Something Has to Change (2021) and Eliza Gilkyson's Sooner or Later (2020) are calling for changes.  These songs are in the middle of the show. Of co... Read more

June on Pastures of Plenty

Airs at: Wed, 06/02/2021 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for:  Pastures of Plenty
The June 2 Pastures of Plenty program will feature the music of my favorite singer, Sandy Denny, and end with a musical tribute to June. Sandy made her mark in the pioneering British folk-rock group Fairport Convention before forming her own celebrated band Fotheringay for ... Read more

Pastures of Plenty on 05/19/21

Airs at: Wed, 05/19/2021 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for:  Pastures of Plenty
Read more

Balanced & Blended

Airs at: Wed, 05/12/2021 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for:  Pastures of Plenty
In this program you'll find that one song leads to another, set by set.  You can hear 25 different entertainers, including Rodney Crowell, Kate Wolf, James Taylor and Carly Simon, Bob Dylan and Joan Baez, and many others.  I hope you enjoy the music. In my opinion the high... Read more

Cinco de Mayo and Birds of Spring

Airs at: Wed, 05/05/2021 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for:  Pastures of Plenty
I was sitting on our beautiful deck in the urban woods of Arnold Creek in the wilds of Southwest Portland enraptured by the morning chorus of birds and reveling in the incredible greenness and the beautiful blossoms on our grand old apple tree and I felt the cycle of life m... Read more

Pastures of Plenty on 04/21/21

Airs at: Wed, 04/21/2021 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for:  Pastures of Plenty
Read more

Music Does Not Grow Old

Airs at: Wed, 04/14/2021 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for:  Pastures of Plenty
Much of this program harks back to folk music from the last century, from the 1960s.  It's not old music, it's just not new music.  The music lives on and on. Richie Havens "The Klan" (1968) opens the show and It's a Beautiful Day "White Bird" (1968) ends it.  Scattered in... Read more

Home on Pastures of Plenty

Airs at: Wed, 04/07/2021 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for:  Pastures of Plenty
Homelessness is a huge problem. It breaks my heart to see the homeless camps all over Portland. What is home? To quote 5th grader Wynn from Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, runner-up in the Habitat for Humanity Canada Meaning of Home Writing Contest: Home means an enjoyab... Read more

Pastures of Plenty on 03/31/21

Airs at: Wed, 03/31/2021 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for:  Pastures of Plenty
Read more

Pastures of Plenty on 03/17/21

Airs at: Wed, 03/17/2021 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for:  Pastures of Plenty
Read more