Swing 'n' Country

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A wide variety of entertaining country style music.
Country/Western
Hosted by: 
Robert Parish, Wayne Johnson, Will Selzer, Mary Rondthaler, Gary Baysinger
Produced by: 
KBOO
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Every Saturday morning from 6-9 am

Music in the Country style including: western & western swing, cowboy & country blues, country folk, bluegrass, rockabilly, hillbilly, Americana, and honky tonk.

1st Saturday - Robert Parish along with son Graham play sets featuring particular artists as well as sets with a variety of artists.

2nd Saturday - Wayne and Kathy - Variety of Country, Western, Western Swing, Country Folk, Country Blues, Bluegrass, Rockabilly and Americana Music 

3rd Saturday - Will Selzer - Blends all types & styles of country music from 50+ years, rooted in mid-20th century, men and women artists equally.  The goal is to entertain our listeners and to have fun. 

4th Saturday - Mary - Bringing a musician’s ear to the collective with a focus on older country and Western swing from the ‘30s to the ‘70s, always with a good dose of women artists

5th Saturday - Gary - Countrypolitan Blues - A mix of Eastern Philosophy and Western Swing; the yin, the yang, and the do-si-do

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Comments/Questions contact us at swingncountry@kboo.org

Streams: 
KBOO Stream 1
Program status: 
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Ready for the Times to Get Better?

Airs at: Sat, 04/19/2025 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
This week’s Swing’n’Country on Saturday April 19th includes music from Jean Sheppard, Charley Pride, Brennen Leigh, Jesse Winchester, Mary McCaslin, Jerry Reed, Chuck Brodsky and of course Crystal Gayle - scattered throughout the program.  If you want more, you could hea... Read more

Swing 'n' Country on 04/12/25

Airs at: Sat, 04/12/2025 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
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Swing 'n' Country

Airs at: Sat, 04/05/2025 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
Spring has sprung and first Saturday hosts, Graham and Robert Parish, have carefully planted three hours of classic country music as  well as tributes to two extraordinary creatives (a singer/songwriter and an eccentric novelist) who rose to prominence in the 1960's.   ... Read more

Don Gibson, The Sad Poet

Airs at: Sat, 03/29/2025 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
Don Gibson, The Sad Poet   In another life, I write historical fiction novels.  When I was writing my new novel What We Say in the Dark and trying to come up with a name for the main character, Don Gibson popped into my head. Don was a singer-songwriter popular in the ... Read more

Swing 'n' Country w/Mary - Women's History Month Special

Airs at: Sat, 03/22/2025 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
It’s time again for my annual all-women’s Swing ‘n’ Country show! March is a great month to celebrate the accomplishments of women in country music and I’ll be bringing you an all-new episode jam-packed with great women singers, songwriters and players. We’ll explore the... Read more

Sweet Talkin’ Big Boss Man

Airs at: Sat, 03/15/2025 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
The title for this week's Swing’n‘Country reflects two of my favorite male singers in fine entertaining form: Charlie Rich "Big Boss Man (You’re just tall that’s all)" and Delbert McClinton "Sweet Talkin’ Man".   I wish I had a cartoon showing how each title could apply ... Read more

Honky-tonk Heroines & Swingin' Sweethearts: International Women's Day Special!!

Airs at: Sat, 03/08/2025 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Please join me today for an all-women's Swing 'n' Country show in celebration of women's History Month! I'll play lots of favorites and tell a few stories about the artists, as well as offer up a rebroadcast of an interview I did two years ago with Louise Rowe, the only ... Read more

The Delines

Airs at: Sat, 03/01/2025 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
  Local guitarist and songwriter Willy Vlautin joins me in the studio to talk about the release of the Delines' new album, Mr. Luck and Ms. Doom. Described by All Music Guide as: More trademark tales of down-and-outers, ragged couples on the run and dark tales with glimm... Read more

Swing 'n' Country with Mary 2/22/25

Airs at: Sat, 02/22/2025 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
On this week's episode of Swing 'n' Country, I've got a special set of Oklahoma songs and I'll spend the 7-8 o'clock hour of the show talking about the yodel and its history and playing many examples of yodels, including some from other parts of the world as well as some... Read more

It’s Hard to Find a Honky Tonk

Airs at: Sat, 02/15/2025 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
  Another Saturday morning, another Swing’n’Country show coming your way on KBOO 90.7fm  (6-9 am).  Starting with The Old Yellers from Portland "It’s Hard to Find a Honky Tonk" and featuring some guitar magic from Pat Donohue "Stealin’ From Chet", you can count on lots ... Read more