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...

Pour a warm mug and tune in on Monday morning, December 8, for my next Folk Espresso radio show. Artists in this episode: Mark Graham & Orville Johnson; Mary Garvey; Shanghaied On The Willamette; Sweet Honey In the Rock; The Bothy Band; Alex Sturbaum; Ian Robb & Hang The Piper; Franz Sanger and Susan Frances; Joel Mabus; Wake the Dead; John Gorka; Theresa O'Grady; Andy Irvine & Paul Brady; Stephanie Davis; Jay Speakman and Jon Broderick; Chris Smither; Tim O'Brien; Niamh Parsons; Joe Jenks; Lisa Bastoni; Margaret Christl, Ian Robb & Grit Laskin; The Crossing. https://kboo.fm/media/130764-folk-espresso-jonathan-lay
Catch the fresh broadcast and stream at 5:30 a.m., or listen later from the KBOO website or podcast.

Folk Espresso - With Jonathan Lay Contemporary and eclectic folk music to energize your day.

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.

Tune in on Monday, November 10 for GALES OF NOVEMBER on KBOO. My next folk music radio show is the 20h annual Gales of November show, hosted by Jack Bohl, Jonathan Lay, and Gordy Euler. This one is on the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Catch the show fresh, live, and early, or listen later from the archive. Airtime: Monday, November 10, 2025, 5:30-7 a.m.

November 10, 2025: 20th Annual Gales of November Program November 10 marks the 50th Anniversary of the mighty Gales of November storm that sent the Great Lakes freighter Edmund Fitzgerald to a watery grave on the bottom of Lake Superior back in 1975. The late great Gordon Lightfoot introduced the term Gales of November into pop culture with his classic 19...

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 Rise When the Rooster Crows airs and streams on Thursday morning, September 25. Catch it fresh and early, or listen later from the archive or podcast. Folk music on KBOO, Portland, Oregon.
https://kboo.fm/media/129499-rise-when-rooster-crows-give-fiddler-dram
Artists in this episode include: Larry Hanks; Michael Cooney; Countercurrent; Meryle Korn; Foghorn String Band; Ruth Moody; Doc Watson; Derek Copley; Joel Mabus; Kate MacLeod & Kat Eggleston; Rich Hartness; Tim O'Brien & Darrell Scott; Todd Phillips; Frank Lee & Allie Burbrink; David Rea; Rafe Stefanini; Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin; Tim O'Brien; Tony Ellis; Steve Rosen; John Hartford.
Air time: 5:30 a.m. Pacific, Thursday, September 25, 2025. KBOO Portland, Oregon.

Rise When the Rooster Crows - Give the Fiddler a Dram 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.

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.

My next folk music radio show airs and streams Thursday morning, August 28, 2025, on KBOO, Portland. It's Rise When the Rooster Crows: Traditional music of North America, it's roots, branches, and beyond. Catch the fresh stream or broadcast, or listen later from the KBOO website. https://kboo.fm/media/129013-rise-when-rooster-crows-jonathan-lay
Artists in this episode include: Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson; Bruce Molsky; Larry Hanks; Timberbound; Maria Fairchild; Jesse Milnes & Emily Miller; Foghorn Stringband; Bela Fleck & The Flecktones; Mustard's Retreat; Rick Lee; Slim Smith; David Grisman & Jerry Garcia; Uncle Dave Macon; The Downtown Mountain Boys; Scott Nygard, John Reishman, Sharon Gilchrist; Cabin Fever NW; Crooked Still; Dave McCarn; Enda Scahill & Paul Brock; Tim O'Brien; Bing Bang Boys; The New Lost City Ramblers; The Rankin Family; Jimmy Gaudreau & Moondi Klein; Tony Furtado; The Red Clay Ramblers; Clyde Curley and the Oxymorons; Abigail Washburn.
Air time: 5:30-7:00 a.m. Pacific, August 28, 2025.

Rise When the Rooster Crows - with Jonathan Lay Traditional music of North America, it's roots, branches, and beyond.

My next episode of Folk Espresso airs and streams on Monday morning, May 12, from KBOO, Portland, Oregon. Catch it fresh and early, or stream it later from the KBOO website, app, or podcast. https://kboo.fm/media/127127-folk-espresso-jonathan-lay
Artists in this episode include: Mark Graham & Orville Johnson; Kat Eggleston; Tony Furtado; Brian Robertson; Mary Garvey; John Gorka; Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas; Great Big Sea; John Hammond Jr; Kate Rusby; John Roberts & Tony Barrand; Tom Brown; David Rea; Chris Smither; Iris DeMent; Three Strong Winds; Tim O'Brien; Jon Campbell; Mike Seeger & Peggy Seeger; Guy Clark; Joel Mabus; Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer; The Bills; Lee Murdock.
Air time: 5:30 - 7:00 a.m. Pacific, May 12, 2025.

Folk Espresso - With Jonathan Lay Join host Jonathan Lay for another fresh-brewed batch of folk music. In this episode, we’ll range from wishes and mysteries, to oceans, boats, bridges, mules and gardens.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 is Earth Day. So as the sun rises that morning, KBOO will be airing my folk music radio show "Early Morning Gumbo - Old-Time Earth Day." Tune in to the stream & broadcast if you can. Or listen later from KBOO's website, podcast, or app.
Artists in this episode include Molsky's Mountain Drifters; Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn; True North; Betty and the Baby Boomers; Walt Koken; The Watersons; Alex Sturbaum; The Fretless; Joel Mabus; Finest Kind; Yankee Clipper; John McCutcheon; Them Eastport Oyster Boys; Tim O'Brien & Darrell Scott; Tom Lewis; Ken Perlman; Lui Collins; Jean Ritchie; John Reischman; John Prine; Erynn Marshall & Carl Jones.
https://kboo.fm/media/126733-early-morning-gumbo-old-time-earth-day

I’ll be serving up a fresh batch of folk music for you on Monday morning, April 14. It’s Folk Espresso, on KBOO radio, Portland. You can catch the early-morning stream or broadcast, or listen later from KBOO’s podcast, app, or website. Air time is 5:30-7am Pacific.
Artists in this episode include: Mary Garvey; Theresa O'Grady; Dick Gaughan; Archie Fisher; Tom Swearingen; Casey Neill; Kate MacLeod & Kat Eggleston; Johnny Collins; Common & John Legend; Niamh Parsons; Spinnaker; Bruce Springsteen; Caswell Carnahan; Fintan Vallely; David Rea; The Rattling Kind; Alex Sturbaum; Gallowglass; Ashley Hutchings; David Francey; George Chudacoff; Great Big Sea; True North; Elizabeth Mitchell.

Folk Espresso - With Jonathan Lay A fresh warm batch of folk music, served up by Jonathan Lay. It's contemporary and eclectic folk music to energize your day. Artists in this episode include: Mary Garvey; Theresa O'Grady; Dick Gaughan; Archie Fisher; Tom Swearingen; Casey Neill; Kate MacLeod & Kat Eggleston; Johnny Collins; Common &...