Pastures of Plenty October 1, 2025: October, Trains, Gales of November Preview

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Jack Bohl
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KBOO
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Pastures of Plenty
Air date: 
Wed, 10/01/2025 - 5:30am to 7:00am
Mt Rainier Sunrise Oct 2022
October, Trains, Gales of November Preview

Today’s program opens with my favorite songs about my favorite month, October.

I love train songs, which are usually the purview of male singers. So today I’ll feature train songs sung by women.

The Edmund Fitgerald sunk in a November Gale on November 10, 1975, which inspired Gordon Lightfoot’s classic song Wreck of the Edmund Fitgerald. Inspired by that Gordon Lightfoot classic, fellow KBOO folk strip DJs Jonathan and Gordy and I have done an annual Gales of November program featuring songs about shipwrecks, the great Lakes, and nautical lore in November for the past 20 years. Our Gales of November show will air on November 10 this year, the 50th anniversary of the demise of the Ed Fitz, so we’ll get a preview of songs you’ll hear during our special Gales of November program then.

Featured artists include James Taylor, Bill Staines, Robin &Linda Williams, Siobhan O’Brien, Sandy Denny, Ralph Stanley & Iris Dement, Kerri Powers, Rory Block, Elizabeth Cotton, Rosalie Sorrels, Eliza Gilkyson, Eva Cassidy, Karan Casey, Capercaillie, Leo Kottke, and Portland artists Tom May, Dave Carter and Eagle McCall.

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Episode Playlist

  • Time
    5:30
    Artist
    James Taylor
    Song
    October Road
    Album
    October Road (Limited Edition)
    Label
    Columbia
  • Time
    5:34
    Artist
    Tom May
    Song
    October Again
    Album
    Blue Northern
    Label
    Vignette Productions
  • Time
    5:38
    Artist
    Bill Staines
    Song
    October Winds
    Album
    The First Million Miles
    Label
    Rounder Records
  • Time
    5:41
    Artist
    Robin and Linda Williams
    Song
    This October Light
    Album
    Deeper Water
    Label
    Red House Records
  • Time
    5:46
    Artist
    Mary Flower
    Song
    Mystery Train
    Album
    Rosewood & Steel
    Label
    Bluesette Records
  • Time
    5:51
    Artist
    Siobhán O'Brien
    Song
    The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore
    Album
    Songs I Grew Up To
    Label
    Little Red Hen Music
  • Time
    5:56
    Artist
    Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer
    Song
    Hey Conductor
    Album
    Tanglewood Tree
    Label
    Signature Sounds Recordings
  • Time
    6:00
    Artist
    Sandy Denny
    Song
    3:10 to Yuma
    Album
    Sandy Denny and Johnny DeSilvo
    Label
    Saga Eros
  • Time
    6:03
    Artist
    Ralph Stanley
    Song
    Ridin' That Midnight Train (feat. Iris DeMent)
    Album
    Clinch Mountain Sweethearts
    Label
    Rebel Records
  • Time
    6:06
    Artist
    Kerri Powers
    Song
    Train in the Night
    Album
    Kerri Powers
    Label
    Kerri Powers
  • Time
    6:10
    Artist
    Rory Block
    Song
    I want to go home on the morning train
    Album
    Blues Walkin' Like a Man – A Tribute To Son House
    Label
    Stony Plain Records
  • Time
    6:15
    Artist
    Elizabeth Cotten
    Song
    Freight Train
    Album
    Folk Songs and Instrumental with Guitar
    Label
    Folkways
  • Time
    6:18
    Artist
    Rosalie Sorrels
    Song
    The Wreck of the Number Nine
    Album
    Classic Railroad Songs (From Smithsonian Folkways)
    Label
    Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
  • Time
    6:20
    Artist
    Eliza Gilkyson
    Song
    Runaway Train (Demo Mix) [Bonus Track]
    Album
    Beautiful World (Bonus Track Version)
    Label
    Red House Records
  • Time
    6:24
    Artist
    Eva Cassidy
    Song
    People Get Ready
    Album
    Simply Eva
    Label
    Blix Street Records
  • Time
    6:29
    Artist
    Pastures of Plenty Host Jack Bohl
    Song
    October Folk Music Concert Calendar
    Album
    Label
  • Time
    6:32
    Artist
    David Francey & Mike Ford
    Song
    The Seaway
    Album
    Seaway
    Label
    Laker Music
  • Time
    6:34
    Artist
    Dan Hall
    Song
    Mcsorley and the Lady of the Storm
    Album
    It's Quiet Where They Sleep
    Label
    Dan Hall Music
  • Time
    6:37
    Artist
    Eagle McCall
    Song
    The Song of the Peter Iredale
    Album
    Song of the Seas
    Label
    Eagle Music
  • Time
    6:45
    Artist
    Karan Casey
    Song
    When Will We All Be Free
    Album
    Chasing the Sun
    Label
    Vertical Records
  • Time
    6:48
    Artist
    Capercaillie
    Song
    Who Will Raise Their Voice?
    Album
    Choice Language
    Label
    Castle Communications
  • Time
    6:53
    Artist
    The Burns Sisters
    Song
    No More Silence
    Album
    In This World
    Label
    Rounder Records
  • Time
    6:56
    Artist
    Leo Kottke
    Song
    Vaseline Machine Gun
    Album
    6- and 12-String Guitar
    Label
    Takoma Records

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Submitted by jack bohl on Mon, 09/29/2025 - 12:13pm

Folk Calendar
October 2025

Before heading out to any event, be sure to check the venue or musician’s website for show status and for any current policies that might be in place.

BIG OCTOBER EVENT:
October 9-12
FAR WEST FOLK ALLIANCE CONFERENCE AT THE HILTON HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER,WA
Annual conference that include Showcase Concerts and private late night performances in hotel rooms every night
Tickets to Evening Showcases and late night concerts are available here:
https://whova.com/portal/registration/q3EUecQKnxdPMO-Jf0jD/8i7j15pg

Saturday October 4th
The Portland Folk Music Society presents Jenner Fox & Jeremy Elliott from Bellingham at Southminster Presbyterian Church
12250 SW Denney Road, Beaverton, OR 97008
Doors 7 Concert 730
https://portlandfolkmusic.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=748368&mod...

Sunday, Oct. 5th
An afternoon house concert with Mary Flower & friends
Featuring the Blues in the Gorge faculty, including Mary, Candace Ivory, Nick Pence, and Cory Seznic
Hart House Concerts, Beaverton; 4pm
www.harthouseconcerts.net

House concert with Irish guitarist John Doyle
Abbie Weisenbloom’s house concert series, SE Portland; 7:30pm
https://froggie.com/calendar-2025/

Thursday, Oct. 9th
Banjo player Noam Pikelny & friends
The Reser, Beaverton; 7:30pm
https://thereser.org/event/noam-pikelny-friends/

Saturday Oct 11th
The Soulard Boys – Johnny B Connolly, Kevin Buckley, Dan Lowery, Cary Novotny
When: Saturday, October 11, 2025 - 6:45 doors, 7:30 show
Where: Winona Grange #271 8340 SW Seneca St, Tualatin, OR 97062
https://oregonirishsociety.org/eventdetail/2nd-saturday-community-concert/

Sunday, Oct. 12th
Charlie Parr
The Showdown, SE Portland; 8pm
https://www.showdownpdx.com/tm-event/charlie-parr/

Sunday, Oct. 19th
Sam Bush & his band
The Aladdin Theatre, SE Portland; 8pm

Tuesday, Oct. 21st
Fiddler Ken Waldman & the Wild Ones feat. Mick Doherty & Evan Coombs
The White Eagle, NE Portland; 7pm
https://www.mcmenamins.com/events/270651-ken-waldman-the-wild-ones

Saturday, Oct. 25th
The Portland Folk Music Society presents Maya DeVitry (formerly lead singer of The Stray Birds)
Reedwood Friends Church, SE Portland; 7:30pm
Doors 7 Concert 730
https://portlandfolkmusic.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=748368&mod...

Wichita (Lauren Sheehan & Pete Krebs)
Artichoke Music, SE Portland; 7pm
https://www.laurensheehanmusic.com/calendar.php

Sunday, Oct. 26th
Jeffrey Foucault
Mississippi Studios, NE Portland; 8pm

Wednesday, Oct. 29th
Canadian S/S Abigail Lapell
The White Eagle, NE Portland; 8pm
https://www.mcmenamins.com/events/269973-abigail-lapell

Friday, Oct. 31st
The Scottish group called Breabach
The Alberta Rose Theatre, NE Portland; 8pm
https://albertarosetheatre.com/event/breabach-2/alberta-rose-theatre/por...

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