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I guess you could think this program is about politics. But really, it’s
about the music related to politics. There are two sets of music from
Canadians in the 2nd half of the show: music and musicians may be the best
Canadian imports into this country. One of the ...
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Spring has sprung, so the first half of the program celebrates spring, April,
and April showers. Earth Day is April 22 so the program ends with a musical
salute to our home planet.
Featured artists include Tracy Grammer, Greg Brown, Show Ponies, T Sisters,
Josh Ritter, ...
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Lots of classic folk from the 60s and 70s. Doc Watson, Gordon Lightfoot,
Peter Paul & Mary, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and much more!
Join me as we blast into the past.
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The show starts with Gordon Lightfoot live - "Song for a Winter’s Night"
and ends with the assurance from Tracy Grammer -"April Come She Will" as the
seasons change. I try to stay on top of these things. Of course, there
are many fine folk songs in between. Standouts f...
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A recent 10 day visit to the Big Island of Hawaii spurred an interest in
Hawaiian music and culture, so I did some research and produced a travelogue
of the Big Island in traditional Hawaiian music. The big Island offers
dramatic volcanic landscapes as well as iconic Haw...
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Tune in to Pastures of Plenty for 90 minutes of old and new folk music from
Black American artists in recognition of Black History Month. We will be
featuring Odetta, Leyla McCalla, Rhiannon Giddens, Elizabeth Cotton,
Mississippi John Hurt, Eric Bibb, Nina Simone and ma...
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Today’s Pastures of Plenty showcases a wide-ranging mix of styles, from Mac
Wiseman at the beginning, Janis Ian at the end, and a set of live folk
music performances in the middle, from Portland and across the country.
Thanks for listening to the week day morning Folk...
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Today’s program is dedicated to the memory of Diane Karl, who died in
December 2024.
Diane brought so much joy to our world during the 27 years she hosted the
Early Morning Gumbo program every Tuesday morning on KBOO radio in Portland,
OR.
She had a magical gift for ta...
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