The Songcircle

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Airs at: Fri, 05/24/2024 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Hosted by: 
Jeff Rosenberg, Phil G, Leigh Anne Kranz
Produced by: 
KBOO
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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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SongCircle on 08/10/12

Airs at: Fri, 08/10/2012 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Produced for:  The Songcircle
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SongCircle on 08/03/12

Airs at: Fri, 08/03/2012 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Produced for:  The Songcircle
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SongCircle on 07/20/12

Airs at: Fri, 07/20/2012 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Produced for:  The Songcircle
Join Jeff and guest host Robyn Shanti as we give a fond look back upon the career of Portland songwriting great Dave Carter on the tenth anniversary of his death. Featuring a live conversation with very special guest Tracy Grammer. 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM, this Friday, July 20. Read more

SongCircle on 03/30/12

Airs at: Fri, 03/30/2012 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Produced for:  The Songcircle
Some as fresh as today's headlines, some timeless. Songs of injustice, and the struggle against it, today on the Songcircle. Featuring Bob Dylan, Prince, Sharon Jones, Richard and Linda Thompson, Jim Page, Peter Tosh, Iris DeMent, Bruce Springsteen, Carolina Chocolate Drops... Read more

SongCircle on 01/27/12

Airs at: Fri, 01/27/2012 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Produced for:  The Songcircle
This afternoon on the 'Circle, I'll be joined by singer-songwriter Brian Cutean (QTN) as well as Terry Currier of Music Millennium. to discuss the career of the folk guitarist David Rea, who passed away in Portland last fall. David began his career in Canada as accompanist ... Read more

SongCircle on 08/26/11

Airs at: Fri, 08/26/2011 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Produced for:  The Songcircle
What can the Songcircle do this week but pay tribute to the dearly departed Jerry Leiber and Nicholas Ashford? Nothing. Tune in to hear some surprising, and some familiar, versions of both men's many masterpieces. Featuring Joni, Smokey, Dion, Aretha, Loudon, Lennon, Shirle... Read more

SongCircle on 07/01/11

Airs at: Fri, 07/01/2011 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Produced for:  The Songcircle
To preface the start of the 2011 Waterfront Blues Festival, KBOO's live coverage of which kicks off immediately following today's Songcircle, we'll feature the legendary audio documentary, Blues in the Mississippi Night, featuring famous folklorist Alan Lomax's 1948 intervi... Read more

SongCircle on 05/27/11

Airs at: Fri, 05/27/2011 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Produced for:  The Songcircle
All of Bob's friends are coming over today! It's a 70th birthday party to beat the band -- featuring The Band! And: Johnny Cash, George Harrison, Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Mavis Staples, and... Wynton Marsalis! Among many more. And hopefully, YOU too! Read more

SongCircle on 05/20/11

Airs at: Fri, 05/20/2011 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Produced for:  The Songcircle
Continuing our month o' Bob, we present a diverse selection of Dylan covers, Dylan imitators, and Dylan parodies. Featuring the likes of Solomon Burke, William Shatner, Jimi Hendrix, Christopher Guest, Nina Simone, and many more. Not Bob Dylan, but an incredible simulation ... Read more

SongCircle on 05/13/11

Airs at: Fri, 05/13/2011 at 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Produced for:  The Songcircle
Lucky Wilbury's Friday the 13th Dylan Fest! Just days away is the 70th birthday of one Robert Allen Zimmerman, a.k.a. Shabtai Zisel ben Avraham, a.k.a. Elston Gunn, a.k.a. Bob Landy, a.k.a. Boo and/or Lucky Wilbury, a.k.a. Blind Boy Grunt, a.k.a. Jack Frost, a.k.a. Alias --... Read more