The Songcircle

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Airs at: Fri, 08/23/2024 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Hosted by: 
Jeff Rosenberg, Phil G, Leigh Anne Kranz
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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New Music Galore on This Week's Songcircle

Airs at: Fri, 11/05/2021 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Produced for:  The Songcircle
Seventeen of today's 23 tunes date from 2021 (albeit one that was recorded four decades ago) and an additional one's from last year. Featuring newly released music from The Rolling Stones, Elvis Costello, Billy Bragg, They Might Be Giants, Wesley Stace, Hayes Carll, Erin Mc... Read more

The Songcircle on 10/29/21

Airs at: Fri, 10/29/2021 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
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The Man in Black goes... Paisley???

Airs at: Fri, 10/22/2021 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Produced for:  The Songcircle
Hey now, Phil G here. In April 1968, right around the time that Johnny Cash released Live From Folsom Prison, he played the legendary Carousel Ballroom in San Francisco to about 1000 hippies. The Carousel soundman, Owsley Stanley III, recorded the show. The concert is being... Read more

Keeping Up with the Joneses!

Airs at: Fri, 10/15/2021 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Produced for:  The Songcircle
True giants of music make up much of today’s Songcircle playlist. Great American Songbook composers Irving Berlin and Johnny Mercer sing their own songs. Plus, Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash, The Rolling Stones, The Temptations, George Jones, The Clash, Dusty Springf... Read more

The Songcircle on 10/08/21

Airs at: Fri, 10/08/2021 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Produced for:  The Songcircle
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The Songcircle on 10/01/21

Airs at: Fri, 10/01/2021 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
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The Songcircle on 09/24/21

Airs at: Fri, 09/24/2021 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
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The Black & White Album 2: More African-American Artists Cover The Beatles

Airs at: Fri, 09/17/2021 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Produced for:  The Songcircle
We're helping to kick off KBOO's Fall Drive in style with a follow-up to one of last year's most listened-to and loved Songcircle episodes, The Black & White Album, this time around featuring a whole new batch of stellar interpretations of songs from the latter half of The ... Read more

9/11+20. Also: Blues in the Mississippi Night

Airs at: Fri, 09/10/2021 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Produced for:  The Songcircle
Jeff is back on the air to observe the anniversary of 9/11, featuring a world exclusive Laura Veirs song and a pair by Dan Bern, all recorded live in the KBOO studios in the days and months following the attacks, plus additional tracks by Ani DiFranco and Loudon Wainwright ... Read more

The Songcircle on 09/03/21

Airs at: Fri, 09/03/2021 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
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