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

Streams: 
KBOO Stream 1
Program status: 
Current

Texas Western Swing & Country Greats, pre-1965

Airs at: Sat, 09/23/2017 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
  We'll be hearing from the Texas greats, pre-1965, both well-known and lesser so. I'll be happy to take your Texan requests (pre-1965), so add a comment here or on Facebook, or call in during the show when you become a member or up your membership - 877-500-5266. To get ... Read more

Hank Songs A-Z Part 2

Airs at: Sat, 09/16/2017 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
The 9/17/2016 edition of "Swing 'n' Country" fell on Hank Williams birthday, so we played songs written by Hank in their alphabetical order by various artists and Hank himself. The program is still archived at https://kboo.fm/media/52568-hank-songs-z. This September we will... Read more

O Canada

Airs at: Sat, 09/09/2017 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
  Tune in Saturday morning to Swing & Country as we head true north and celebrate the music of our neighbors.  It's Canada day at KBOO Read more

Hits and Bits from the 60s

Airs at: Sat, 09/02/2017 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
  As usual, I make plans, and then they gradually change into something else. I planned on a KFAT show, and we'll be visiting that, to be certain. And, we'll be playing 45s from the late sixties.  Got some requests from the late sixties? Bring 'em - 503-231-8187. We'll do ... Read more

A little bit Western Swing, a little bit old Country

Airs at: Sat, 08/26/2017 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
Nothing special, just a dose of (mostly) cheerful Western Swing, hillbilly music, and some old country. Maybe some boogie and bop if we can.  Your requests are welcome - just keep them south of 1965, please... Read more

Swing 'n' Country with Wayne & Kathy

Airs at: Sat, 08/19/2017 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
Start Saturday Morning with an eclectic mix of music. There will be no special features other than three songs by Dwight Yoakam in the final set. Dwight Yoakam will be appearing at the Oregon State Fair on August 25th. Read more

Rhinestone Cowboy

Airs at: Sat, 08/12/2017 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
  Today's show is a tribute Glen Campbell. 1936-2017. Read more

Swing'n'Country

Airs at: Sat, 08/05/2017 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
Here's two good reasons to get up early Saturday morning- beat the heat and tune in to Swing'n'Country.  Molly's your host and she's got 3 hours of country music to get your weekend started off right.  We'll hear songs by the legendary songwriter Bobby Braddock and listen t... Read more

Guitars, Cadillacs, and Dwight Yoakam Music

Airs at: Sat, 07/29/2017 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
  Johnny Cash once cited Dwight Yoakam as his favorite country singer. Chris Isaak called him as good a songwriter as ever put pen to paper. With his stripped-down approach to traditional honky tonk and Bakersfield country, he helped return country music to its roots. Time... Read more

Additional Girl Power, plus swoony heartthrob Glen Campbell

Airs at: Sat, 07/22/2017 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
  This week's theme: country, western swing, boogie and rockabilly from before 1965.   Do you have requests? Were they recorded before 1965? Please let us know before Saturday! Additional Girl Power. KBOO just got in a few new albums with fresh female voices, and I am ex... Read more