Swing 'n' Country

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Three hours of country and western style recordings.
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

Streams: 
KBOO Stream 1
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He'll Have To Go

Airs at: Sat, 11/17/2018 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
  A top artist in both pop and country music fields, velvet voiced Jim Reeves refered to his singing style as a "happy medium" between the two. Born in Texas in 1924 Jim was given his first professional job at the age of ten singing with the staff band at KMRD in Shrevepor... Read more

Hall Of Fame Edition of Swing 'n' Country

Airs at: Sat, 11/10/2018 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
All the recordings played on this Saturday's Swing 'n' Country program will be by artists who are members of the Country Music Hall of Fame. In the final hour special attention will be focused on the three most recent inductees, Johnny Gimble, Dottie West and Ricky Skaggs. Read more

The Sound of Memphis

Airs at: Sat, 11/03/2018 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
Up on a bluff above the Mississippi River sits the town of Memphis Tennessee.  From the Chickasaw Nation to the Memphis Blues and Rockabilly, we'll dig into the history of this musical city.  Home to Sun Records and the first all-girl radio station WHER, as well as the site... Read more

Great Country Music Films

Airs at: Sat, 10/27/2018 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
This Saturday we'll hear from great country music films inspired initially by Smokey and the Bandit- a great car chase if there ever was one.  I've also dug into some new releases from country legends Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson, and Wanda Jackson.  Plus new music from youn... Read more

Trio

Airs at: Sat, 10/20/2018 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
  Sometimes when you bring different artists together to collaborate on a project, it works, sometimes it doesn't. Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris were long admirers of each other's work but scheduling conflicts and the fact they were on different labels de... Read more

Swing 'n' Country with Wayne & Kathy

Airs at: Sat, 10/13/2018 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
The latter part of this month's program will be devoted to playing cuts from CD's they've received in 2018. Wayne & Kathy will be permanently hosting Swing 'n' Country on the second Saturday of each month. Read more

SWING 'N' COUNTRY OCTOBER UPDATE

Airs at: Sat, 10/06/2018 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
Molly and Rick will be switching weeks for the month of October only, so catch Rick's mix of tunes tomorrow morning. Starting this month Wayne & Kathy will be permanently hosting the second Saturday of the month and Gary will be moving to the third. Listen to "Swing ’n' Cou... Read more

The Ghost of Tom Joad

Airs at: Sat, 09/29/2018 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
  The Boss is back on Swing 'n" Country. My friend Rudy joins me in the air room as we take a trip to the country with Bruce Springsteen. Although known as a rock and roller the Boss can twang it up with the best of them. Tune in Saturday from 6 - 9 a.m.  Read more

Texas Troubadours

Airs at: Sat, 09/22/2018 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
  Rick Mitchell pays tribute to the great singers, songwriters and band leaders of Texas Country Music, from Bob Wills and Ernest Tubb to Lee Ann Womack and Miranda Lambert, and everyone in between. This is the final day of KBOO's Fall Pledge Drive. Please show your suppor... Read more

Swing 'n' Country Fall Membership Drive Program

Airs at: Sat, 09/15/2018 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
Wayne & Kathy have hand picked sets of music from their past programs dating back to 2011 hoping to give KBOO listeners an appreciation for the wide variety of music to be heard on Swing 'n' Country programs. Swing 'n' Country T-Shirts are available during this membership d... Read more