Swing 'n' Country

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Airs at: Sat, 06/22/2024 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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A Look At The Memoir "Chinaberry Sidewalks" With Author Rodney Crowell

Airs at: Thu, 03/15/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
  Program:   Between the Covers Air date:   Thu, 03/15/2012 - 11:00am - 11:30am Short Description:   A Look At The Memoir "Chinaberry Sidewalks" With Author Rodney Crowell The memoir "Chinaberry Sidewalks" debuted in early 2011. It was the first venture into ... Read more

Swing & Country on 02/18/12

Airs at: Sat, 02/18/2012 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
 This month's program will be broken up into three 1 hour segments:   HOUR 1 will be our usual mix of country, western, country folk, country blues, rockabilly, bluegrass and western swing.   HOUR 2 guest host Retta Christie will join us as we play music from the era when "B... Read more

Swing & Country on 09/17/11

Airs at: Sat, 09/17/2011 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
 John Arthur Martinez, a singer-songwriter from the Texas Hill Country, will be the featured artist on "Swing & Country" this Saturday from 6-9 AM. We met with John Arthur in Austin during the first week of April. He will explain how music became a full time endeavor for hi... Read more

Swing & Country on 07/23/11

Airs at: Sat, 07/23/2011 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
Back in 1991 I could fit all my Hot Rod, Cars and Driving songs in one show. Over the years I've gotten so many more songs that I've split them into three months. So after the 3 hours of Hot Rod songs in June we'll have 3 hours of songs to celebrate our love of cars. 01 V-... Read more

Swing & Country on 06/25/11

Airs at: Sat, 06/25/2011 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
Once more for the 20th time KBOO will be racing Hot Rods on the SE 8th Avenue track from SE Ankeny to East Burnside.  So at 6am get in your car and start your engines! And starting at 7am all thirteen songs about the Hot Rod Race and The Hot Rod Lincoln. For more informatio... Read more

Swing & Country on 05/21/11

Airs at: Sat, 05/21/2011 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
 This month's "Swing & Country" will feature the second installment in a series focusing on the music of singer-songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker. You will hear cuts from "Jerry Jeff Walker" and "Viva Terlingua", the first two albums he recorded after setting down his roots in A... Read more

Swing & Country on 04/16/11

Airs at: Sat, 04/16/2011 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
 Legendary singer-songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker, often referred to as "The Gypsy Songman" (derived from the title of one of his earliest songs), was quite generous with his time recently and helped us pick out songs and recorded song introductions and commentary for upcoming... Read more

Swing & Country on 01/15/11

Airs at: Sat, 01/15/2011 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
 The music of Rodney Crowell, a member of the "Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame", will be featured on "Swing & Country", January 15, from 6-9 a.m. PST. Many of this prolific writer's songs will be sung by other artists, followed by select songs of Crowell's more recent mu... Read more

Rodney Crowell Featured Prior To "The Chinaberry Sidewalks Tour" Date In Portland

Airs at: Sat, 01/15/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
 Rodney Crowell was the featured artist on "Swing & Country", which aired January 15, 2011 on KBOO 90.7 FM. Crowell's memoir entitled "Chinaberry Sidewalks" was due to come out just prior to his appearance at Portland's "Aladdin Theater" on Wednesday, February 9. The follow... Read more

Swing & Country on 01/01/11

Airs at: Sat, 01/01/2011 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
Hank Williams Tribute.  Tune in on New Year morning as we bring you a tribute to the late Hank Williams.  Join Don McLaren as he presents hours of classic country & western tunes, as well as extremely rare old radio station transcription tapes of live radio performances.  T... Read more