Swing 'n' Country

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Airs at: Sat, 03/08/2025 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Country/Western
Hosted by: 
Robert Parish, Wayne Johnson, Will Selzer, Mary Rondthaler, Gary Baysinger, Michael Helwig
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

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KBOO Stream 1
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Swing 'n Country with Mary 1/22/22

Airs at: Sat, 01/22/2022 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
Please join me for another episode of Swing 'n Country right here on KBOO this Saturday! I'll be bringing you the usual assortment of Western Swing, old Country and some good yodels, with a few blues numbers and even a gospel song tucked in for good measure. I'll have the c... Read more

The Music of Ron Davies

Airs at: Sat, 01/15/2022 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
During his lifetime (1946-2003) he wrote more than 500 songs.  Most of the recordings in the show are from an album titled "Unsung Hero - A Tribute To the Music of Ron Davies" released in 2013. There was another tribute album - "The Mystery of Ron Davies – A Northwest Tribu... Read more

Swing 'n' Country with Wayne & Kathy

Airs at: Sat, 01/08/2022 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
Join Wayne & Kathy Saturday morning for 3 hours of a wide variety of tunes. CHAT with them from 7:30 - 9:00 am on the kboo.fm homepage! Listen to "Swing ’n' Country" on KBOO 90.7 FM, Portland, OR or at www.kboo.fm on Saturday, January 8, from 6-9am PT. Or Listen To The Arch... Read more

Happy 2022!

Airs at: Sat, 01/01/2022 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
Graham and Robert Parish dig deep into their SWING ’N’ COUNTRY archives as they share some of the best of their past programs from 2020 and 2021.   Hour One features excerpts from their first ZOOM session, which was recorded right after “lockdown” in March 2020. During the... Read more

Swing 'n Country with Mary 12/25/21

Airs at: Sat, 12/25/2021 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
Join me this Saturday (yes, Christmas morning) for a festive assortment of classic country songs about winter, Jolly old St Nick, storms, reindeer, bells, etc. It'll be fun. 6-9 am on KBOO.fm Read more

The Take-it-Easy Holiday Mix

Airs at: Sat, 12/18/2021 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
Here we are in the middle of the holiday season. Thanksgiving’s done, Hanukkah’s over, Christmas in a week, and it’ll be New Years Day before you know it.  My goal today is to reduce any holiday-induced stress you may be feeling.  So there’s just a few holiday songs mixed i... Read more

Swing 'n' Country with Wayne & Kathy

Airs at: Sat, 12/11/2021 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
Start your Saturday morning with music! Read more

Swing 'n' Country on 12/04/21

Airs at: Sat, 12/04/2021 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
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Swing 'n Country with Mary 11/27/21

Airs at: Sat, 11/27/2021 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
Please join me this Saturday for lots of "new" material (that is, old songs that are new to my playlist). Due to the weather being a bit dreary of late, I have added a song with the word SUN in the title to my sets in the first couple of hours of the show. Turns out not all... Read more

Where Violins Become Fidddles

Airs at: Sat, 11/20/2021 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
Join us for three hours of country music Saturday morning on Swing'n'Country, that magical world where violins become fiddles and join guitars, banjos, mandolins and drums with your favorite singers.  Today's entertaining program features The King of Western Swing, aka Bob ... Read more