Pastures of Plenty

"Rise and Shine" from Balsam Range opens Pastures of Plenty on May 8th, perhaps before you’ve had your first cup of coffee? The first set ends with Flatt & Scruggs "Polka on the Banjo".      The program gives some thought to topics such as street singers (Kate Wolf; Johnny... Read more

May has traditionally been celebrated as the beginning of summer in much of Europe, with many celebrations, like the Celtic summer celebration Beltane, centered on May 1. We’ll start the show with traditional British songs welcoming in May followed by songs celebrating Belt... Read more

On Pastures of Plenty this week (April 24, 2024) we honor the music of the late Pete Seeger, who would have been so tickled to hear the news of the successful union vote at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Seeger's birthday is on May 3, and the union vote by ... Read more

This week’s Pastures of Plenty broadcasts a wide variety of entertaining folk music, from Eliza Gilkyson, Hobo Jim, The Secret Sisters and Guy Clark, to name a few of the musicians we’ve called upon.   We’re going to be featuring a popular folk music group from the 1960’s, ... Read more

In this show you’ll hear songs about famous plane wrecks, train wrecks, and the most famous shipwreck of all time. I finally visited the Boeing Museum of Flight in Seattle recently, which piqued my interest in songs about airplanes, flying, and Amelia Earhart, so that is t... Read more

On Pastures of Plenty this week (March 27, 2024) we feature a globe-trotting group of artists with some great folk music from all over the world. We start in Canada with energetic fiddlers Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy, from their latest album "Canvas" with "Dance Arnol... Read more

"April She Will Come" is a song from Tracy Grammer early in the program.  Overall, from Leonard Cohen to John Gorka, and Gail Davies to The Staple Singers,  we’ll have entertaining folk music from 5:30 till 7 Wednesday morning March 13th on Pastures of Plenty.  Join the cro... Read more

March is Women’s History Month, so the March 6 Pastures of Plenty show on KBOO features songs of women’s struggles and stories as sung by some great women artists. You’ll hear women’s voices from Morocco, Ecuador, Ireland, Scotland, England, Vietnam, Canada, and the U.S. ... Read more