Swing 'n' Country

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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

Airs at: Sat, 11/04/2017 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Swing 'n' Country
This week's show features music country stations wouldn't play. From Loretta Lynn's "The Pill" about the power women get from having access to birth control to Merle Haggard's "Irma Jackson," a song about doomed inter-racial love- we'll explore what was deemed "inappropriat... Read more

Country & Western Swing

Airs at: Sat, 10/28/2017 at 6:00am - 9:00am
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  This week: primarily country, western swing, boogie and western from non-Southwest performers. A couple of very spooky tunes & songs as well. This Saturday, from 6-9am. Read more

Remembering Don Williams

Airs at: Sat, 10/21/2017 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Swing 'n' Country
Country Music Hall of Fame member Don Williams passed away on September 8th. Williams regularly topped the country charts during the 1970's and 80's with his gentle, reflective ballads. We'll feature many of his songs during this Saturday's Swing 'n' Country Program. Read more

I'm Not Lisa

Airs at: Sat, 10/14/2017 at 6:00am
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  Her name is Jessi Colter. Before she became an outlaw she topped the country and pop charts with her smash hit "I'm Not Lisa" from her album "I'm Jessi Colter." Tune in Saturday as we present this album live, in long playing format. We believe that this is the first time... Read more

Swing 'n' Country on 10/14/17

Airs at: Sat, 10/14/2017 at 6:00am - 9:00am
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Swing'n'Country

Airs at: Sat, 10/07/2017 at 6:00am - 9:00am
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Jimmie Rodgers, born in 1897,  grew up loving trains and loving to perform. His mom died of tuberculosis when Jimmie was just a kid, leaving Jimmie to hang around the trainyards with his father who was a maintenance man.  This Saturday on Swing'n'Country we'll explore Jimmi... Read more

Mary Ford

Airs at: Sat, 09/30/2017 at 6:00am - 9:00am
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  Born Iris Colleen Summers on July 7, 1924, in Pasadena, CA, singer Mary Ford is best known for her work with husband/legendary guitarist Les Paul. The pair met in the late '40s (while Ford was a country singer), and quickly began reeling off a string of hit jazz standard... Read more

Texas Western Swing & Country Greats, pre-1965

Airs at: Sat, 09/23/2017 at 6:00am - 9:00am
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  We'll be hearing from the Texas greats, pre-1965, both well-known and lesser so. I'll be happy to take your Texan requests (pre-1965), so add a comment here or on Facebook, or call in during the show when you become a member or up your membership - 877-500-5266. To get ... Read more

Hank Songs A-Z Part 2

Airs at: Sat, 09/16/2017 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Swing 'n' Country
The 9/17/2016 edition of "Swing 'n' Country" fell on Hank Williams birthday, so we played songs written by Hank in their alphabetical order by various artists and Hank himself. The program is still archived at https://kboo.fm/media/52568-hank-songs-z. This September we will... Read more

O Canada

Airs at: Sat, 09/09/2017 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Swing 'n' Country
  Tune in Saturday morning to Swing & Country as we head true north and celebrate the music of our neighbors.  It's Canada day at KBOO Read more