The Songcircle

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Airs at: Fri, 04/19/2024 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Hosted by:

Jeff Rosenberg, Phil G, Leigh Anne Kranz

Produced by:

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Every Friday from 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

The Songcircle blends songs from various eras and genres to reveal new connections, exposing forgotten artists and discovering new ones, exploring connective themes and topics, or responding to the events of the day.

Studio guests have included Loudon Wainwright III, Peter Buck (REM), Rodriguez, Joe Ely, Laura Veirs, Eric Andersen, Wesley Stace (a.k.a. John Wesley Harding), Dan Bern, Richmond Fontaine, Scott McCaughey (The Minus 5/Young Fresh Fellows), Jane Siberry, Freakwater, Erin McKeown, Barry McGuire ("Eve of Destruction"), Annalisa Tornfelt, The Von Trapps, Casey Neill, Tim Buckley lyricist Larry Beckett, noted music writers Greil Marcus and Peter Guralnick, and many others, as well as phone conversations with Peter Case, Jason Isbell, Colin Blunstone and Chris White of The Zombies, Stu Cook of Creedence Clearwater Revival, Peter Asher, and Elvis Costello keyboardist Steve Nieve.

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Streams:

KBOO Stream 1

Program status:

Current

The Songcircle on 10/06/23

Airs at: Fri, 10/06/2023 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm

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The Songcircle on 09/29/23

Airs at: Fri, 09/29/2023 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm

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The Songcircle on 09/22/23

Airs at: Fri, 09/22/2023 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm

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New Season/New Music on The Songcircle

Airs at: Fri, 09/22/2023 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm

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Today, we say farewell to summer, and hello to a bunch of new music. Songs from new, forthcoming, and recent releases by.Lucinda Williams, Rhiannon Giddens, Pretenders, Tanya Tucker, Joan Osborne, Allison Russell, Casey Neill, Margo Cilker, Vance Gilbert, and Mavis Staples ... Read more

“Igul Shira” (“Songcircle” in Hebrew): A High Holidays Special [Rebroadcast from 2022]

Airs at: Fri, 09/15/2023 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm

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Celebrating Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur with some fascinating intersections of Jewish music and Sixties rock, including a wild 1968 album by The Electric Prunes and a vintage 1967 religious service combining poetry, prayer, and song. Plus some relevant tunes from Nina Simon... Read more