Swing 'n' Country

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A trip back to 1959-60
Three hours of entertaining country style music.
Country/Western
Hosted by: 
Robert Parish, Wayne Johnson, Will Selzer, Mary Rondthaler, Gary Baysinger
Produced by: 
KBOO
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Every Saturday morning from 6-9 am

Music in the Country style including: western & western swing, cowboy & country blues, country folk, bluegrass, rockabilly, hillbilly, Americana, and honky tonk.

1st Saturday - Robert Parish along with son Graham play sets featuring particular artists as well as sets with a variety of artists.

2nd Saturday - Wayne and Kathy - Variety of Country, Western, Western Swing, Country Folk, Country Blues, Bluegrass, Rockabilly and Americana Music 

3rd Saturday - Will Selzer - Blends all types & styles of country music from 50+ years, rooted in mid-20th century, men and women artists equally.  The goal is to entertain our listeners and to have fun. 

4th Saturday - Mary - Bringing a musician’s ear to the collective with a focus on older country and Western swing from the ‘30s to the ‘70s, always with a good dose of women artists

5th Saturday - Gary - Countrypolitan Blues - A mix of Eastern Philosophy and Western Swing; the yin, the yang, and the do-si-do

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Streams: 
KBOO Stream 1
Program status: 
Current

Looking Back & Looking Ahead

Airs at: Sat, 01/12/2019 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
Wayne & Kathy will talk with Tish Hinojosa about her latest CD and her upcoming concert in Portland on February 15. The interview will be during the final hour. The first two hours of the program will be dedicated to remembering artists and songwriters who passed away duri... Read more

Country Harmonies Part 2

Airs at: Sat, 01/05/2019 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
Country harmonies bring that special feeling to your heart. Tune in for Part 2 of Swing'n'Country Harmony Edition. Plus extras from little known as a country music writer- Shel Silverstein! Read more

Final Edition for 2018

Airs at: Sat, 12/29/2018 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
Will Selzer a former news director for Ketchikan's KRBD FM will guest host with Wayne & Kathy on the final Swing 'n' Country program of 2018. Read more

Swing 'n' Country on 12/22/18

Airs at: Sat, 12/22/2018 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
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Wanted! Your Support For Community Radio

Airs at: Sat, 12/15/2018 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
  In 1976 RCA records released a compilation effort featuring musical outlaws Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Jessi Colter and Tom Glaser. Described as "raucous, rebellious and decidedly uninterested in the blend of pop and country that was storming the charts at the time.... Read more

Swing 'n' Country with Wayne & Kathy

Airs at: Sat, 12/08/2018 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
Along with a variety of tunes there will be some seasonal songs, some familiar and some not. Also a set of current rockabilly artists and one set paying tribute to the late John D. Loudermilk. Read more

Harmony

Airs at: Sat, 12/01/2018 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
One of my favorite parts of country music is the harmonies... listening to voices combine and veer apart, each singing a different part but coming together to make something greater than a voice alone.  This week on the show we'll hear harmonies from family acts like the Ev... Read more

Swing 'n' Country on 11/24/18

Airs at: Sat, 11/24/2018 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
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He'll Have To Go

Airs at: Sat, 11/17/2018 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
  A top artist in both pop and country music fields, velvet voiced Jim Reeves refered to his singing style as a "happy medium" between the two. Born in Texas in 1924 Jim was given his first professional job at the age of ten singing with the staff band at KMRD in Shrevepor... Read more

Hall Of Fame Edition of Swing 'n' Country

Airs at: Sat, 11/10/2018 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
All the recordings played on this Saturday's Swing 'n' Country program will be by artists who are members of the Country Music Hall of Fame. In the final hour special attention will be focused on the three most recent inductees, Johnny Gimble, Dottie West and Ricky Skaggs. Read more