The Songcircle

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Hosted by: 
Jeff Rosenberg, Phil G, Leigh Anne Kranz, dickenbock, Dan Shramek
Produced by: 
KBOO
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Every Friday from 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

The Songcircle blends songs from various eras and genres to reveal new connections, exposing forgotten artists and discovering new ones, exploring connective themes and topics, or responding to the events of the day.

Studio guests have included Loudon Wainwright III, Peter Buck (REM), Rodriguez, Joe Ely, Laura Veirs, Eric Andersen, Wesley Stace (a.k.a. John Wesley Harding), Dan Bern, Richmond Fontaine, Scott McCaughey (The Minus 5/Young Fresh Fellows), Jane Siberry, Freakwater, Erin McKeown, Barry McGuire ("Eve of Destruction"), Annalisa Tornfelt, The Von Trapps, Casey Neill, Tim Buckley lyricist Larry Beckett, noted music writers Greil Marcus and Peter Guralnick, and many others, as well as phone conversations with Peter Case, Jason Isbell, Colin Blunstone and Chris White of The Zombies, Stu Cook of Creedence Clearwater Revival, Peter Asher, and Elvis Costello keyboardist Steve Nieve.

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KBOO Stream 1
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The Return of the Stumptown Soul Holiday Spectacular!

Airs at: Fri, 12/15/2017 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Produced for:  The Songcircle
Our fledgling annual holiday tradition was nipped in the bud by a winter storm last year, but now the skies are clear, and so, for the third time in four years, the gang from the Stumptown Soul Holiday Spectacular (a benefit for Shriners Hospital for Children, taking pla... Read more

Turn Up The Eagles, The Neighbors are Listening

Airs at: Fri, 12/08/2017 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
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Phil G here. I'll be sitting in for Jeff on the SongCircle this week. THere are some cool new releases out just in time for Winter Holidays; I'll be playing some of that and some of this; Ramones, Wilco, Eagles, Doors, and a couple other things. I may thow in some of my ... Read more

The Songcircle on 12/01/17

Airs at: Fri, 12/01/2017 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
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The Songcircle on 11/24/17

Airs at: Fri, 11/24/2017 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
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The Songcircle on 11/17/17

Airs at: Fri, 11/17/2017 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
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The Songcircle on 11/10/17

Airs at: Fri, 11/10/2017 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
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The Songcircle on 11/03/17

Airs at: Fri, 11/03/2017 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
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Annalisa Tornfelt and Gideon Freudmann Live on the ‘Circle

Airs at: Fri, 10/27/2017 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
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Singer-songwriter and Black Praire vocalist Annalisa Tornfelt has graced the Songcircle airwaves twice before, with her guitar and the exotic nyckelharpa in tow. Her latest project is a duo with the Portland Cello Project’s Gideon Freudmann, who combines classical, folk,... Read more

The Songcircle on 10/20/17

Airs at: Fri, 10/20/2017 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
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It’s The Bookcircle, feat. Loudon Wainwright III! Plus, Pat Thomas on Jerry Rubin!

Airs at: Fri, 10/13/2017 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
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Today, The Songcircle is delighted to welcome one of our musical heroes, Loudon Wainwright III, to KBOO to discuss his brand-new memoir, Liner Notes: On Parents & Children, Exes & Excess, Death & Decay, & a Few of My Other Favorite Things. Of course, we’ll also focus on ... Read more