We're joined by local blues guitarist Joe McMurrian to talk about legendary Portland native Harry Smith and his Anthology of American Folk Music (1952), which will be saluted Saturday night at the Mission Theater, 7-10:30 PM, with Harry Smith's One Kind Favor: A 90th Birthday Hometown Tribute to the Anthology of American Folk Music, featuring a host of local artists. Joe will perform a song he'll play at the show, and we'll also hear a live tune from powerhouse singer Darka Dusty. We'll listen to tracks from the Anthology as well as covers of its songs by other artists. And, to kick off our annual Dylan birthay celebration, we'll hear Bob's versions of some of 'em, too.

The Songcircle welcomes accomplished singer-songwriter/producer/session musician Kenny White to KBOO, in advance of his performance Friday night at the Alberta Rose Theatre, with Tony Furtado. White spent decades working in the field of commercial jingles in New York City, gaining experience and making connections that would serve him well upon starting his recording career in 2002. Along the way, he collaborated with, performed on, and produced many well-known musicians' albums, such as former J. Geils frontman Peter Wolf, including 2002's Sleepless, which Rolling Stone named as one of the 500 Best Albums Ever Made! Kenny will chat with us and perform a tune or two.