Folk | KBOO

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

Fresh Folk for October on Cascadia Coffeehouse

Airs at: Fri, 10/10/2025 at 5:30am - 7:00am

Produced for: Cascadia Coffeehouse

Join us for Cascadia Coffeehouse this Friday morning when we'll enjoy some exciting new music from The Foreign Landers, Sarah Kate Morgan & Leo Shannon, John Gorka, Ashley Davis, Meredith Moon, and Ben Gage, as well as favorites from Billy Strings, John Prine, Richard Sh... Read more

Rise When the Rooster Crows on 10/02/25

Airs at: Thu, 10/02/2025 at 5:30am - 7:00am

Produced for: Rise When the Rooster Crows

Pastures of Plenty October 1, 2025: October, Trains, Gales of November Preview

Airs at: Wed, 10/01/2025 at 5:30am - 7:00am

Produced for: Pastures of Plenty

Today’s program opens with my favorite songs about my favorite month, October. I love train songs, which are usually the purview of male singers. So today I’ll feature train songs sung by women. The Edmund Fitgerald sunk in a November Gale on November 10, 1975, which i... Read more

Movin' On

Airs at: Fri, 10/03/2025 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Produced for: Movin' On

Rise When the Rooster Crows - Give the Fiddler a Dram

Airs at: Thu, 09/25/2025 at 5:30am - 7:00am

Produced for: Rise When the Rooster Crows

This episode’s musical journey includes apples, cats, clouds, fiddlers, hounds and even a bear. Join host Jonathan Lay for traditional music of North America, its roots, branches and beyond. Artists in this episode include: Larry Hanks; Michael Cooney; Countercurrent; M... Read more

Autumn Americana

Airs at: Fri, 09/26/2025 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Produced for: The Songcircle

This week on The Songcircle, an Autumn Harvest of Americana, Roots Rock, Alt-Country and Indy Folk. Tune in for new music by Kathleen Edwards, Neil Young, Juno Dunes, Billie Marten, Mon Rovia, Julianna Riolino, Zandi Holup, Ken Pomeroy, and Kashus Culpepper with Sierra... Read more