March is Women’s History Month, so the March 4 Pastures of Plenty show on
KBOO features songs of women’s struggles and stories as sung by some great
women artists.
We’ll hear from the pioneering women blues artists from the dawn of the
recorded music era and their desce...
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This episode of Pastures of Plenty features recordings from concerts in
Portland in recent years. The show opens with David Francey singing in
praise of our climate "Under the Portland Weather." A variety of many
other folk musicians are blended with the Portland reco...
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Mardi Gras is February 17, so the program gets off to a rollicking start
with some Cajun and Zydeco music to get you in the mood. I’d like to
dedicate this opening set to Diane Karl, our beloved former host of KBOO’s
Early Morning Gumbo program, who gave us so many memor...
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Pastures of Plenty is a year-round program, but winter mornings may be the
best time to huddle around your radio and listen to folk music. In case
that’s true, I’m going to start this show with a pair of radio songs - My
Ol’ Radio from Malcolm Holcombe and Morning Man f...
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It wasn’t the best of years, and it wasn’t the worst of years, but it’s
over, and we got some great music along the way. Join me for a look back at
beloved folk musicians we lost in 2025 plus some great music from 2025 by
well-known and lesser known artists, including lo...
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