Pastures of Plenty

One of the classic American myths is the lure of the highway, of adventure on the open road, wherever it may lead. We’ll take a musical journey down lonesome roads and blue highways for the first hour of the show, then we’ll hear a musical tribute to Earth Day, a celebra... Read more

The late Bill Staines opens the program and Butch Baldassari closes.  In between there’s a variety of folk singers and players from Alison Krauss, Chris Smither and Sarah Jarosz to Burl Ives, Alice Howe and Irishman Ally Harron.  There’s a set of Bob Dylan tunes to test ... Read more

March is Women’s History Month, so this show features songs of women’s struggles and stories as sung by some great women artists. We’ll hear from Native American women, pioneers in womens’s blues, folk music from Palestine, and stories of women from American history and ... Read more

Today’s Pastures of Plenty starts with "A Toast to the Times" from Pete Seeger and Lorre Wyatt and ends with "A Better Day A-Coming" from Robin and Linda Williams.  In between is a variety of folkish music to help you through early Wednesday morning from 5:30 till the ne... Read more

Groundhog Day is the biggest celebration of the year for us meteorologists and weather nerds. It has also proved a fertile topic for songs, which start the show. And even better, February 5 is National Weather Person’s Day! The first hour of the show features songs about... Read more