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In a rare tip of my cap, this program opens with two songs featuring
Wand’rin Willie and Willy the Wandering Gypsy. Willie is my nickname.
In my research for related song titles I discovered that Wandering Willie is
a ground cover weed, and that Sir Walter Scott wrote...
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It’s June and it feels a lot like summer at times even here in the usually
soggy in springtime Pacific NW. I’ll be featuring songs about bicycling to
get you in the mood to go out for a bike ride in the fine June weather.
Also featured are summer-y songs about the St Lawr...
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An Absolutely Irish Pastures of Plenty
On Pastures of Plenty this week (May 22, 2024) we feature the music of
Ireland, showcased from a PBS program entitled "Absolutely Irish". Included
are some of Ireland's best musicians including John Doyle, Séamus Egan,
Eileen Ivers...
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"Rise and Shine" from Balsam Range opens Pastures of Plenty on May 8th,
perhaps before you’ve had your first cup of coffee? The first set ends with
Flatt & Scruggs "Polka on the Banjo".
The program gives some thought to topics such as street singers (Kate Wolf;
Joh...
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May has traditionally been celebrated as the beginning of summer in much of
Europe, with many celebrations, like the Celtic summer celebration Beltane,
centered on May 1. We’ll start the show with traditional British songs
welcoming in May followed by songs celebrating B...
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On Pastures of Plenty this week (April 24, 2024) we honor the music of the
late Pete Seeger, who would have been so tickled to hear the news of the
successful union vote at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Seeger's birthday is on May 3, and the union vote ...
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