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2025 Pickathon is almost here

Produced for:  KBOO
Big Names and Local Bands are ready to slay at 2025 Pickathon Big-name bands at Portland’s most unique  music festival, 2025 Pickathon, include Portugal. The Man, Taj Mahal, Ocie Elliott, Julien Baker & Torres, and Haley Heynderickx.  But Pickathon (July 31–Aug. 3 at Pen... Read more

Out, Proud, and Loud

Airs at: Sat, 09/20/2025 at 10:00pm - Sun, 09/21/2025 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Queery
Celebrate the end of KBOO's Fall Drive, KBOO Out Loud, with a fresh batch of queer music. I promise all the music will be out, proud, and very loud! Read more

Fresh Folk for September on Cascadia Coffeehouse

Airs at: Fri, 09/19/2025 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for:  Cascadia Coffeehouse
Join us for Cascadia Coffeehouse this Friday morning when we'll enjoy great new music from Carla Gover, Eli West, Laurie Lewis, Chris Walz, The Faux Paws and The Magpies, as well as favorites from John Prine, Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms, Tom Rush, Lucy Kaplansky, Peter R... Read more

Folk Espresso - The Other Side of Summer

Airs at: Mon, 09/08/2025 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for:  Folk Espresso
Ripe, juicy songs for the end of summer. This episode of Folk Espresso brings you an assorted mix of contemporary and heirloom folk music, ranging from sweet to savory. You’ll hear of dewy mornings, ripe tomatoes, grandma’s canning, wildfire, moonlight, and harvest. A... Read more

Rise When the Rooster Crows on 09/04/25

Airs at: Thu, 09/04/2025 at 5:30am - 7:00am
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The Monday Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 09/01/2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
This Singer Songwriter Labor Day special  of the Monday Sampler is a great collection of Union songs as well as some great new music.   ALso in today show is an interview with  Daniel Boling. Read more

Curtain #28

Airs at: Thu, 08/28/2025 at 3:00am - 5:30am
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Fresh Folk on Cascadia Coffeehouse

Airs at: Fri, 08/29/2025 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for:  Cascadia Coffeehouse
Join us for Cascadia Coffeehouse this Friday morning when we'll enjoy great new music from Laurie Lewis, the Foreign Landers, Willie Watson, I'm With Her, the Horsenecks and Joseph Decosimo (playing together at The Showdown in SE Portland on Weds Sept. 3rd - see link bel... Read more

Rise When the Rooster Crows - with Jonathan Lay

Airs at: Thu, 08/28/2025 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Traditional music of North America, it's roots, branches, and beyond. Artists in this episode include: Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson; Bruce Molsky; Larry Hanks; Timberbound; Maria Fairchild; Jesse Milnes & Emily Miller; Foghorn Stringband; Bela Fleck & The Flecktones... Read more

Pastures of Plenty September 3, 2025: Trains, Woody, and Democracy

Airs at: Wed, 09/03/2025 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for:  Pastures of Plenty
We live in troubled times and music can be a soothing balm as well as providing apt social commentary. I love train songs, so the program starts with some classics performed by Portland blues greats along with some scratchy old recordings that date back to 1929. Woody ... Read more