Beloved longtime KBOO broadcaster Robyn Shanti passed away peacefully December 16, 2023, following a long illness. Robyn's popular program, The Dharma Wheel, was a KBOO highlight for many years. I had the privilege of cohosting the show with her in the late '90s and early '00s, and it's this period that we revisit on today's Songcircle, taking a dive into our archive of live performances on the program.
Robyn's explicit mission with The Dharma Wheel was to energize and inspire the activist community, particularly during the vibrant years of the forest defense movement in the 1990s. We'll present a selection of musicians who sprang from that movement. We'll also hear from national and international artists who appeared as guests on the show..Featured performers include Laura Veirs, Greg Brown, Dan Bern, Eliza Gilkyson, Casey Neill, Jim Page, Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer, and others, including the legendary Jesse Colin Young with a definitive rendering of his classic song, "Darkness, Darkness".
Other upcoming episodes of The Songcircle will continue to salute Robyn's contribution to KBOO and the Portland community. A celebration of Robyn's life will be held Sunday, March 24, 2024, at noon, at the Alberta Rose Theater.
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