Jonathan Lay Creative Arts

My next folk music radio show beams and streams your way on Christmas morning. Catch it fresh and early, or listen later to the archive or podcast. Air time: 5:30-7:00 a.m. Pacific.
Artists in this episode: Misty River; The Trail Band; Michael O'Domhnaill & Kevin Burke; Shanghaied on the Willamette; Tommy Jarrell; Carl Jones; Ian & Silvia; John McCutcheon; The Beers Family; The Watersons; The Chieftains; Tiller's Folly; Michael Martin Murphey; Ashley Hutchings; Blackthorn; Jack White; Yankee Clipper; Jeff Warner; The Red Clay Ramblers; The Fretless; Johnny Cunningham, Susan McKeown and Aidan Brennan.

Rise When the Roster Crows - Traveling Star This episode of Rise When the Rooster Crows, Traveling Star, celebrates the season with traditional North American folk music, roots, branches and beyond. Among the roots and branches in this episode are songs and tunes from Ireland and England, cowboy songs, poetry, and morris tunes. Join host Jona...

Tune in early Thanksgiving morning to catch my "Giving Thanks" episode of Rise When the Rooster Crows. Listen early as you get the kitchen fired up, or later when you are ready to kick back for some down time. It's folk music on KBOO, Portland.

Rise When the Rooster Crows - Giving Thanks Start your Thanksgiving morning with a mug of something warm and folk music on KBOO. This episode of Rise When the Rooster Crows features songs and fiddle tunes to get your Thanksgiving day off to a good start.

TrailJams is a tune learning & music community building project that I've been working at over the past five years. Here's a kind review of my TrailJams website that was just posted on YouTube.

Introducing a New Helpful Resource: the TrailJams Website In this video I share a new resource I recently found that I know most everyone in the community will appreciate. It is the TrailJams website.Here is a link ...

My next episode of Folk Espresso airs and streams Monday morning, Sept 8. Catch it fresh and early or listen later.
Artists in this episode include: Greg Brown; Kate Power & Steve Einhorn; Altan; David Francey; John Hartford; Guy Clark; Mary Black; Ian & Silvia; Jonathan Lay; The Watersons; The Corries; Joss Whedon; Dar Williams; Louden Wainwright III; William Pint & Felicia Dale; Garnet Rogers; Avery Hill; Danny Carnahan & Robin Petrie; Deadwood Revival; Talisman; Sting; James Keelaghan.
Air time: Monday, Sept 8, 2025. KBOO, Portland.

Folk Espresso - The Other Side of Summer Ripe, juicy songs for the end of summer. This episode of Folk Espresso brings you an assorted mix of contemporary and heirloom folk music, ranging from sweet to savory. You’ll hear of dewy mornings, ripe tomatoes, grandma’s canning, wildfire, moonlight, and harvest.