Pastures of Plenty

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Airs at: Wed, 05/08/2024 at 5:30am - 7:00am

Ninety minutes of folk music to start the day.

Hosted by:

Jack Bohl, Will Selzer, John Risley, Steven Smith, Mike Fisher

Produced by:

KBOO

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Contemporary and Traditional Folk Music to start your day with a smile

Every Wednesday from 5:30am to 7:00am.

Traditional and Contemporary Folk Music to start your day with a smile

HOSTS: Jack Bohl hosts first Wednesdays, Will Setzer does 2nd Wednesdays, John Risley is on third Wednesdays, Steven Smith does 4th Wednesdays. with rotating hosts 5th Wednesdays

Topic tags:

Music

Genre(s):

Folk

Streams:

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Program status:

Current

High Flying Birds

Airs at: Wed, 01/11/2023 at 5:30am - 7:00am

Produced for: Pastures of Plenty

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Today’s program starts with a few songs about birds (from Richie Havens, Marianne Faithfull and others), and ends with another, followed by songs from the following birds: an eagle, seagulls, crows, an osprey, a robin and sparrows. My photo is an Osprey ready to dive for a... Read more

2022: The Year in Song

Airs at: Wed, 01/04/2023 at 5:30am - 7:00am

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2022- It wasn’t the best of years, but thankfully it wasn’t the worst of years. But there was a lot of great music in 2022. This first Pastures of Plenty of 2023 features a review of the year 2022 in song, ending with a musical salute to the courage of the people of Ukrain... Read more

Pastures of Plenty on 12/31/22

Airs at: Sat, 12/31/2022 at 4:30am - 6:00am

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Please Donate to the End of Year Membership Drive and strengthen local, volunteer-powered community radio.

Airs at: Wed, 12/28/2022 at 5:30am - 7:00am

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Join us this week for another wide ranging roster of artists. We have a new songwriter we're very excited about - his name is Wes Collins and his tune "Jenny and James" leads off our show. In addition, we feature tracks from Unsung Hero - A Tribute to the Music of Ron Davie... Read more

Pastures of Plenty on 12/21/22

Airs at: Wed, 12/21/2022 at 5:30am - 7:00am

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Mid December Folk Music

Airs at: Wed, 12/14/2022 at 5:30am - 7:00am

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This Wednesday morning folk music program starts with Canadian sisters Kate and Anna McGarrigle, who sing "Heart Like a Wheel" to open the show. Also in the first set are: Adler & Hearne, who have served as Official Texas Touring Artists since 2014; Singer Mollie O’Brie... Read more

Pastures of Plenty: Outlaws

Airs at: Wed, 12/07/2022 at 5:30am - 7:00am

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Outlaws are not uniquely American, but the myth of the outlaw is deeply embedded in the folklore of American history from the Western Frontier Days of the late19th Century into the Dust Bowl and Great Depression and right up DB Cooper in 1971. Folk music has always served a... Read more

Pastures of Plenty

Airs at: Wed, 11/30/2022 at 5:30am - 7:00am

Produced for: Pastures of Plenty

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Mike Fisher here, hosting Pastures of Plenty this Wednesday 5:30am-7am. KBOO's End of Year fund drive starts on Giving Tuesday this week. To hopefully get you in the giving mood, I'll start the show with some giving songs, like the classic by Bruce Cockburn (pictured a... Read more

Another wide-ranging selection of music this episode.

Airs at: Wed, 11/23/2022 at 5:30am - 7:00am

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Join us this week for another wide ranging roster of artists from around the globe. That's right, we have folk music from Australia, England, Ireland, Scotland and Sweden. As well as an eclectic group of songs from some familiar folk artists stretching their genre limits. I... Read more