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Chris Dunford, who will retire this year as president of Davis-based Freedom from Hunger, is a return guest on the current edition of “Davisville” on KDRT 95.7 FM.

Dunford last appeared on the program in early 2010. This time he draws a few lessons from his long career, updates news from Haiti and other topics from last year, and discusses whether he thinks the world is better, the same, or worse than it was when he started at the international charity nearly 30 years ago.

“Davisville,” hosted by Bill Buchanan, is recorded at Davis Media Access. The program airs at 5:30 p.m. on Mondays, 4:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, and 10:30 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. You can also find it at http://www.kdrt.org/node/4642.

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I hope you enjoyed the show this week.
Here is the track list

Tabla by Wagawaga
Mini Calcutta by Nicolas Jaar
Signal the Captain/ Of Porcelain
Dusties N 808/ Soul Keita
Cuckoo/ Tipper
Her String/ Clown N Sunset Collective
So so lovely/ Shigeto
Paradise/ Starkey
Vardo/ Beats Antique
Fuckin Classy/ Sauce
Spread Ego/ ill Gates
Cant stop me now/ Pretty Lights
Five/ Ratatat
Dualistic/ Amon Tobin
Cant go to Cuba/ Nikita Quasin
I got a woman/ Nicolas Jaar
I mind/ James Blake

I was introduced to a new artist recently, Nicolas Jaar. Really liking it. I have also been really into James Blake. And the ever lovable Tipper. His new album Broken Soul Jamboree is amazing.!!!
Catch you next week for some more beats..

Glenn Miller * Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five * Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Jazzmen * Fats Waller * Lena Horne * Tommy Dorsey * Billie Holiday * Benny Goodman * Ella Fitzgerald * Count Basie * Sarah Vaughan * Duke Ellington * Frank Sinatra And Lena Horne * Coleman Hawkins * Boots Randolph * Sidney Bechet * Lena Horne * Don Ellis

Hey There K-Dirt Listeners...

This mortal world has lost a helluva man today, but at the same time there is a new angel out there looking after all of us. Now, he may not look like your typical angel...but believe me, his spirit touched many.

In this edition of the Dinner Bell Roundup we went off the tracks and pulled a bunch of tunes off of the shelf of life and just let 'em roll.

"Has anybody here, seen my old friend George? Can you tell me where he's gone? Thought I saw him walking up over the hill... with Abraham, Martin & John."

Keep your dial tuned to K-Dirt this week...we've got a few more special moments to share with you about George Moore.

George Moore, friend and mentor to so many of us here at KDRT/Davis Media Access, passed away this morning. We send our heartfelt condolences to his wife Diane, his children and his extended family. Our community here is sad and rocked by thinking about a KDRT without George. I could tell you about George, who played show tunes, or jazz, or segments of historical Jewish radio. Or George, who helmed the KDRT Steering Committee and served on the Davis Media Access board of directors for several years. George, who opened his home for countless meetings, plodded through a rewrite of the DMA Bylaws with me, who helped me navigate ADA compliance for our new ramp at this building, who wrote policy, raised money, and vetted programming proposals. He did all of this, for years on end. He was a tireless advocate for KDRT, a fierce fighter when the chips were down, and a fun companion when it was time to celebrate.

Hi there … and welcome to Mountain Mama’s Earth Music … and today for George http://kdrt.org/station/archives/123 1) He Was A Friend of Mine, John Oates 2:43 2) Kind and Generous, Natalie Merchant 4:06 3) You Got Gold, John Prine 4:38 George Moore, our friend and fellow radio programmer (he despised the term DJ, felt we were so much more than that) died on Wednesday, Jan 19, and it's like someone took the air out of the studio. 4) Bang The Drum Slowly, Emmylou Harris 4:51 5) Timshel, Mumford & Sons 2:53 What an amazing guy ... honest, cynical, with a million dollar voice, I can picture him, headphones on, face up to the mic, mr. smooth clicking his tongue and smacking his lips getting ready to blow us all away with his knowledge of the music 6) Lucky So and So, Louis Armstrong 3:07 7) A Sunday Kind of Love, Etta James 3:19

The City of Davis presents an all-ages concert this Friday, January 21st, 7:30 pm at the Veteran's Memorial Theatre. Headlining the event will be Hardwater, a popular local band that plays an eclectic mix of folk and roots, rock and blues. Hardwater has been a longtime supporter of KDRT and headlined the DMA 20th anniversary celebration, On the Backlot in 2008. The show will close with the Davis youth band Smack Jupiter, a lively group comprised of 7th and 9th graders.

Tickets are $7 in advance and $9 at the door. Tickets are available at Davis City Hall Community Services Department and at Armadillo Music, Avid Reader and Dimple Records. For additional information about the bands visit the City of Davis website at http://cityofdavis.org/cs/shows/hardwater.cfm

Crusaders * Jimmie Noone & Earl Hines * Sidney Bechet with Noble Sissle * Harry James * Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb * Chet Baker * Nat King Cole * Woody Herman * Dianne Reeves * Cannonball Adderley Feat. Miles Davis * Stan Getz * John Klemmer * Claude Bolling * Hubert Laws * Weather Report

Kimball Sargeant, president of the Davis Community Network and one of the first people in town to have a web address nearly 20 years ago, talks about the network and technology on the latest “Davisville.”

The volunteer-run nonprofit started in 1993 with a Caltrans grant to look into telecommuting, a new idea at the time. Davis Community Network has evolved, and among other things now provides free website tools and training to more than 200 Davis nonprofits.

“Davisville,” hosted by Bill Buchanan, airs on Mondays at 5:30 p.m., Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m., and Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. The interview with Sargeant — an attorney who is interested in technology, but does not see himself as a technologist — will air through Jan. 26. It can also be heard anytime (look for the Jan. 17th program) in the “Davisville” archives at http://www.kdrt.org/station/archives/867 .

Sidney Bechet * Benny Goodman * The Mills Brothers * Erroll Garner * Tommy Gamina * Nat King Cole * Count Basie * Chet Baker * Frank Sinatra * Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd * Al Hirt * Ella Fitzgerald * Bob James * Backwoods Jazz Quartet