Swing 'n' Country

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Airs at: Sat, 10/05/2024 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Country/Western
Hosted by: 
Robert Parish, Wayne Johnson, Will Selzer, Mary Rondthaler, Gary Baysinger
Produced by: 
KBOO
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Every Saturday morning from 6-9 am

Music in the Country style including: western & western swing, cowboy & country blues, country folk, bluegrass, rockabilly, hillbilly, Americana, and honky tonk.

1st Saturday - Robert Parish along with son Graham play sets featuring particular artists as well as sets with a variety of artists.

2nd Saturday - Wayne and Kathy - Variety of Country, Western, Western Swing, Country Folk, Country Blues, Bluegrass, Rockabilly and Americana Music 

3rd Saturday - Will Selzer - Blends all types & styles of country music from 50+ years, rooted in mid-20th century, men and women artists equally.  The goal is to entertain our listeners and to have fun. 

4th Saturday - Mary - Bringing a musician’s ear to the collective with a focus on older country and Western swing from the ‘30s to the ‘70s, always with a good dose of women artists

5th Saturday - Gary - Countrypolitan Blues - A mix of Eastern Philosophy and Western Swing; the yin, the yang, and the do-si-do

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Comments/Questions contact us at swingncountry@kboo.org

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Swing 'n Country with Mary: Women's History Month

Airs at: Sat, 03/26/2022 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Join me for my March edition of Swing 'n Country where I will be highlighting the music of some lesser-know pioneering women in western swing and country music to celebrate Women's History Month. I did this last year and it was fun! This time, I will focus on singers and in... Read more

Country Music Featuring Pianist Floyd Cramer

Airs at: Sat, 03/19/2022 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
Join me for three hours of country style music. Don Williams "Tulsa Time" leads off the show, and pianist Floyd Cramer ends it with "Is Anybody Going to San Antoine?"   That’s just one of several songs from Cramer, a popular session man in Nashville who also produced his o... Read more

Swing 'n' Country on 03/05/22

Airs at: Sat, 03/05/2022 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
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Swing 'n' Country with Mary 2/26/22

Airs at: Sat, 02/26/2022 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
On this Saturday's episode of Swing 'n' Country I'll be focusing a bit on some older roots music, specifically Black stringband, Blues and Hawaiian steel guitar songs and tunes, to give some context to the predecessors to American country, western swing, cowboy and country ... Read more

Midnight Plane to Houston Spo-Dee-O-Dee

Airs at: Sat, 02/19/2022 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
Welcome to the Swing ’n’ Country rundown for Saturday February 19th.  Today’s program allows you to choose between Texas or Tennessee, one set offers wisdom about drinking wine, and another set features some train rides for you to consider.   And consider this - while prep... Read more

Swing 'n' Country with Wayne & Kathy

Airs at: Sat, 02/12/2022 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
First half of program: sets of Western Music Assoc. Artists, Hot Rod, Car, Driving & Truck Songs and Valentine Tunes. Second half of program: A look at the influence Black musicians had on western swing, boogie woogie, rock 'n' roll and rockabilly. Read more

Swing 'n' Country on 02/05/22

Airs at: Sat, 02/05/2022 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
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Made In Americana

Airs at: Sat, 01/29/2022 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
  Made in Americana   Somewhere at the confluence of country, blues, folk and gospel lies this mythical place known as Americana. From this collision of genres has sprung a form of music that since 2010 has been a category of music recognized the Recording Academy. Join ... Read more

Swing 'n Country with Mary 1/22/22

Airs at: Sat, 01/22/2022 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
Please join me for another episode of Swing 'n Country right here on KBOO this Saturday! I'll be bringing you the usual assortment of Western Swing, old Country and some good yodels, with a few blues numbers and even a gospel song tucked in for good measure. I'll have the c... Read more

The Music of Ron Davies

Airs at: Sat, 01/15/2022 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
During his lifetime (1946-2003) he wrote more than 500 songs.  Most of the recordings in the show are from an album titled "Unsung Hero - A Tribute To the Music of Ron Davies" released in 2013. There was another tribute album - "The Mystery of Ron Davies – A Northwest Tribu... Read more