The Songcircle on 01/05/24: A Tribute to Robyn Shanti and The Dharma Wheel

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Fri, 01/05/2024 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm
Highlights from the archives of live performances on Robyn's long-running KBOO show.

Beloved longtime KBOO broadcaster Robyn Shanti passed away peacefully December 16, 2023,  following a long illness. Robyn's popular program, The Dharma Wheel, was a KBOO highlight for many years. I had the privilege of cohosting the show with her in the late '90s and early '00s, and it's this period that we revisit on today's Songcircle, taking a dive into our archive of live performances on the program.

Robyn's explicit mission with The Dharma Wheel was to energize and inspire the activist community, particularly during the vibrant years of the forest defense movement in the 1990s. We'll present a selection of musicians who sprang from that movement. We'll also hear from national and international artists who appeared as guests on the show..Featured performers include Laura Veirs, Greg Brown, Dan Bern, Eliza Gilkyson, Casey Neill, Jim Page, Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer, and others, including the legendary Jesse Colin Young with a definitive rendering of his classic song, "Darkness, Darkness".

Other upcoming episodes of The Songcircle will continue to salute Robyn's contribution to KBOO and the Portland community. A celebration of Robyn's life will be held Sunday, March 24, 2024, at noon, at the Alberta Rose Theater.

Episode Playlist

  • Time
    1:35
    Artist
    Peg Millett
    Song
    Medicine Wheel
    Album
    Live on The Dharma Wheel
    Label
  • Time
    1:37
    Artist
    Casey Neill Trio
    Song
    Hallowed Be Thy Ground (Live on KBOO)
    Album
    Live on The Dharma Wheel
    Label
  • Time
    1:40
    Artist
    Robert Hoyt
    Song
    Red River (Live on KBOO)
    Album
    Live on The Dharma Wheel
    Label
  • Time
    1:43
    Artist
    Robert Hoyt
    Song
    Bad Cop, No Donut (Live on KBOO)
    Album
    Live on The Dharma Wheel
    Label
  • Time
    1:46
    Artist
    Danny Dolinger
    Song
    Hillbilly Hippy (Live on KBOO)
    Album
    Live on The Dharma Wheel
    Label
  • Time
    1:49
    Artist
    Danny Dolinger
    Song
    Walking in Power (Live on KBOO)
    Album
    Live on The Dharma Wheel
    Label
  • Time
    1:55
    Artist
    Timothy Hull
    Song
    Nailed and Boarded (Live on KBOO)
    Album
    Live on The Dharma Wheel
    Label
  • Time
    1:59
    Artist
    Brian QTN
    Song
    A Small Word (Live on KBOO)
    Album
    Live on The Dharma Wheel
    Label
  • Time
    2:07
    Artist
    Jim Page
    Song
    Didn't We (Live on KBOO)
    Album
    Recorded for The Dharma Wheel
    Label
  • Time
    2:13
    Artist
    Rory McLeod & Aimee Leonard
    Song
    When Mum and Daddy Made Me (Live on KBOO)
    Album
    Live on The Dharma Wheel
    Label
  • Time
    2:18
    Artist
    Rory McLeod
    Song
    Huge Sky (intro) (Live on KBOO)
    Album
    Live on The Dharma Wheel
    Label
  • Time
    2:20
    Artist
    Rory McLeod & Aimee Leonard
    Song
    Huge Sky (Live on KBOO)
    Album
    Live on The Dharma Wheel
    Label
  • Time
    2:25
    Artist
    Martyn Joseph
    Song
    Thunder and Rainbows (Live on KBOO)
    Album
    Live on The Dharma Wheel
    Label
  • Time
    2:31
    Artist
    Laura Veirs
    Song
    You're Not Alone (Live on KBOO)
    Album
    Live on The Dharma Wheel
    Label
  • Time
    2:34
    Artist
    Dan Bern
    Song
    Talking Al Kida (Live on KBOO)
    Album
    Live on The Dharma Wheel
    Label
  • Time
    2:39
    Artist
    Greg Brown w/Karen Savoca & Pete Heitzman
    Song
    Your Town Now (Live on KBOO)
    Album
    Live on The Dharma Wheel
    Label
  • Time
    2:42
    Artist
    Greg Brown w/Karen Savoca & Pete Heitzman
    Song
    I Shall Not Be Moved (Live on KBOO)
    Album
    Live on The Dharma Wheel
    Label
  • Time
    2:46
    Artist
    Eliza Gilkyson
    Song
    Hard Times In Babylon (Live on KBOO)
    Album
    Live on The Dharma Wheel
    Label
  • Time
    2:51
    Artist
    Jesse Colin Young
    Song
    Darkness, Darkness (Live on KBOO)
    Album
    Live on The Dharma Wheel
    Label
  • Time
    2:55
    Artist
    Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer
    Song
    The Mountain (Live on KBOO)
    Album
    Live on The Dharma Wheel
    Label

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