Swing 'n' Country

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Trains, Fort Worth, Willie's B-Day & Moms
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
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Swing & Country on 05/21/11

Airs at: Sat, 05/21/2011 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
 This month's "Swing & Country" will feature the second installment in a series focusing on the music of singer-songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker. You will hear cuts from "Jerry Jeff Walker" and "Viva Terlingua", the first two albums he recorded after setting down his roots in A... Read more

Swing & Country on 04/16/11

Airs at: Sat, 04/16/2011 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
 Legendary singer-songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker, often referred to as "The Gypsy Songman" (derived from the title of one of his earliest songs), was quite generous with his time recently and helped us pick out songs and recorded song introductions and commentary for upcoming... Read more

Swing & Country on 01/15/11

Airs at: Sat, 01/15/2011 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
 The music of Rodney Crowell, a member of the "Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame", will be featured on "Swing & Country", January 15, from 6-9 a.m. PST. Many of this prolific writer's songs will be sung by other artists, followed by select songs of Crowell's more recent mu... Read more

Rodney Crowell Featured Prior To "The Chinaberry Sidewalks Tour" Date In Portland

Airs at: Sat, 01/15/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
 Rodney Crowell was the featured artist on "Swing & Country", which aired January 15, 2011 on KBOO 90.7 FM. Crowell's memoir entitled "Chinaberry Sidewalks" was due to come out just prior to his appearance at Portland's "Aladdin Theater" on Wednesday, February 9. The follow... Read more

Swing & Country on 01/01/11

Airs at: Sat, 01/01/2011 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
Hank Williams Tribute.  Tune in on New Year morning as we bring you a tribute to the late Hank Williams.  Join Don McLaren as he presents hours of classic country & western tunes, as well as extremely rare old radio station transcription tapes of live radio performances.  T... Read more

Open Mic Live on Swingin' Country

Airs at: Fri, 12/28/2007 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
 Bill Stites, King Nik, The Touch of Soul, and Henry and Moggy perform live during the 5th Saturday Open Mic on the "Swingin' Country"program. Read more