Pastures of Plenty

Pastures of Plenty on May 10th features a few songs about coal mining and manual labor from Glenn Yarbrough, Tennessee Ernie Ford,  and especially songwriter Merle Travis.  Other artists in today’s program include Odetta, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Tim O’Brien, Delta Reign a... Read more

We lost a great figure in American music, culture, and politics when Harry Belafonte died April 25 at age 96. He was a supporter of the Civil rights movement in the 1960s who helped organize and fund the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom where Martin Luther K... Read more

There’s plenty of thoughtful music and plenty of entertainment in today’s Pastures of Plenty. The music starts with Alison Krauss and Union Station - "Pastures of Plenty", and ends with Michael Hearnes - "I’m a Senior", a humorous look at human conditions that visit almo... Read more

The first Earth Day was April 22, 1970, a teach-in put together by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson from my home state of Wisconsin and Denis Hayes, a young Wisconsin- born environmental advocate who grew up in Camas, WA and now lives in Vancouver, WA. This celebration of our... Read more

  For some great roots music check out Pastures of Plenty Wednesday with DJ Mike Fisher or listen to the archive anytime on the program page!  We'll cue up tracks to celebrate birthdays for Sue Foley (pictured), Robert Gordon, Norah Jones (The Little Willies) & Ryan Bing... Read more

This week's show finds us welcoming old friends and discovering new talents. We feature new tracks from Aussie songwriter Vance Joy ("Every Side of You") and Swedish sister group First Aid Kit (title tune "Palomino"). We dig out chestnuts from Matthews Southern Comfort (... Read more