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Pastures of Plenty
Contemporary and Traditional Folk Music to start your day with a smile

Every Wednesday from 5:30am to 7:00am. 

Traditional and Contemporary Folk Music to start your day with a smile

HOSTS: Jack Bohl hosts first Wednesdays, Will Setzer does 2nd Wednesdays, John Risley is on third Wednesdays, Ed Mellnik does 4th Wednesdays. with rotating hosts on the 5th Wednesdays

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Music
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Folk
Related program(s): 
Rise When the Rooster Crows, Cascadia Coffeehouse, Folk Espresso, Early Morning Gumbo
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KBOO Stream 1
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A Musical Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot

Airs at: Wed, 06/07/2023 at 5:30am - 7:00am
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On May 1 we lost Gordon Lighhtfoot, one of the greatest songwriters of our time. His biographer Nicholas Jennings said, "His name is synonymous with timeless songs about trains and shipwrecks, rivers and highways, lovers and loneliness." Today’s program is a musical tri... Read more

Pastures of Plenty SUMMER THEME SPECIAL!

Airs at: Wed, 05/31/2023 at 5:30am - 7:00am
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  Tune in to Pastures of Plenty from 5:30am-7:00am or listen to the archive anytime at KBOO.FM/Program/Pastures-Plenty Summer is almost officially here and Wednesday's Pastures of Plenty with Mike Fisher will feature 90 minutes of fun, eclectic summer-themed tunes to g... Read more

Pastures of Plenty Pays Homage to Gordon Lightfoot - A True Giant in the Annals of Folk Music

Airs at: Wed, 05/24/2023 at 5:30am - 7:00am
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This week's show (May 24, 2023) is devoted exclusively to the music of Gordon Lightfoot. He was perhaps the first Singer/Songwriter before that label came to define a genre of music. We'll explore a number of Lightfoot's original recordings, as well as cover versions of... Read more

Pastures of Plenty on 05/17/23

Airs at: Wed, 05/17/2023 at 5:30am - 7:00am
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Pastures of Plenty

Airs at: Wed, 05/17/2023 at 5:30am - 7:00am
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There's Folk Music in Mining

Airs at: Wed, 05/10/2023 at 5:30am - 7:00am
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Pastures of Plenty on May 10th features a few songs about coal mining and manual labor from Glenn Yarbrough, Tennessee Ernie Ford,  and especially songwriter Merle Travis.  Other artists in today’s program include Odetta, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Tim O’Brien, Delta Reign a... Read more

Harry Belafonte, Transatlantic Sessions, and Cinco de Mayo

Airs at: Wed, 05/03/2023 at 5:30am - 7:00am
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We lost a great figure in American music, culture, and politics when Harry Belafonte died April 25 at age 96. He was a supporter of the Civil rights movement in the 1960s who helped organize and fund the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom where Martin Luther K... Read more

Pastures of Plenty on 04/26/23

Airs at: Wed, 04/26/2023 at 5:30am - 7:00am
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Pastures of Plenty on 04/19/23

Airs at: Wed, 04/19/2023 at 5:30am - 7:00am
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Folk Music for the Masses

Airs at: Wed, 04/12/2023 at 5:30am - 7:00am
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There’s plenty of thoughtful music and plenty of entertainment in today’s Pastures of Plenty. The music starts with Alison Krauss and Union Station - "Pastures of Plenty", and ends with Michael Hearnes - "I’m a Senior", a humorous look at human conditions that visit almo... Read more