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ABOUT US

KDRT 95.7 FM is grassroots radio from Davis, CA, airing an eclectic mix of music and public-affairs programming. A project of nonprofit Davis Media Access, KDRT streams worldwide via KDRT.org.

 

OUR PROGRAMS

Song of Dinosaurs

Sound of Dinosaurs

Songs of Dinosaurs presents songs from the prehistoric era: reptilian rhythms, lizard lyrics, triassic tones, and mammoth melodies with Professor A.

Live Friday 8-10pm
Replays Sunday 7:30-9:30pm
DJ(s): 
Professor A
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Silver Nine Volt Heart

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Join your host Rodriguez as he swings the gate wide open for a cool musical trip featuring sounds from all points of the compass.  Being mindful that "everything connects to everything else," on Silver Nine Volt Heart  you will find the many colorful threads that make up the tapestry of recorded sound ... just click it on and let the music start. 

Live Thursday 4-6pm
Replays Friday 10pm-Saturday 12am, Saturday 2-4pm
DJ(s): 
Rodriguez
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High Country Music Radio

Bluegrass, country, blues, music

HIGH COUNTRY MUSIC 

Tune into High Country Music with host David Arthur Reynolds, for a celebration of bluegrass, old-time music and country blues. Spend an hour on the front porch with High Country Music as we follow the high lonesome sound of contemporary musicians and legendary roots artists, maintaining a vibrant connection to our folk and country songbook. 

Live Tuesday 11am-12pm
DJ(s): 
David A. Reynolds
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Davisville

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Davis has interesting people, ideas, connections, and events. On Davisville, host Bill Buchanan presents stories that have some connection to Davis. The program has won 14 Excellence in Journalism awards from the San Francisco Press Club since 2018, plus a national Hometown Media Award for excellence from the Alliance for Community Media in 2024. Contact: davisville @ dcn.org

Live Monday 5:30-6pm
Replays Saturday 8:30-9am
DJ(s): 
Bill Buchanan
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In the Key of Folk

In the Key of Folk with Karen Leyse offers music that will keep you humming or dancing along — perhaps both! The focus is on traditional and current folk music, Americana, and bluegrass, with Celtic, Nordic, and Spanish infusions — wherever Karen's travels and interests take her. In addition, the music of contra dance, an American Folk tradition that came with English and other settlers, will often be threaded through the hour. Don’t know it? Check it out.

Live Wednesday 2-3pm
Replays Thursday 7-8am, Sunday 10-11am
DJ(s): 
Karen Leyse
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Cowboy Tracks, Feb. 1, 2023: Elko Cowboy Gathering 2023

Wed, 02/01/2023 - 2:10pm | Nancy Flagg

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This episode of Cowboy Tracks previews some of the artists performing this week at the annual National Cowboy Poetry & Music Gathering in Elko, Nev.

Here's the playlist:

Song -- Title -- Artist -- Album

Milk Cow Blues (instrumental) -- Jimmy Day & Herb Remington, A Day With Remington

Come Ride With Me -- Dave Stamey, Come Ride With Me

Mountain Water -- Carin Mari, Rambling Daughter

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Jazz After Dark, Jan. 31, 2023

Tue, 01/31/2023 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark: vocals by Louis Armstrong, then cool jazz, soul jazz, and lots of rhythm. Instrumentals by Gerry Mulligan & Paul Desmond, Chico Hamilton, Erroll Garner, Herbie Mann, Ray Barretto, Ramsey Lewis, Billy Butler, and the Jonny Lewis Quartet.

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Music from the Celtic Lands!

Tue, 01/31/2023 - 11:00am | David A. Reynolds

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Arise and go forth! This week's Celtic Songlines opens with sweet sounds from the band Arise & Go; a taste of Cape Breton with Stephen MacDonald and Natalie MacMaster; Ohio's The Drowsy Lads; from Rachel Newton & Lauren MacColl, "a humanizing tribute to the women who were accused in the Scottish witch trials"; the brilliant sounds of Aoife Scot;, the band Open the Door for Three; a bit of Marrakesh from Shane Hennessy; Magpie Lane's Speed the Plough; and a lively tune from the band Flook!

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The News Cycle, Jan. 30, 2023: Davis mourns victims of California shootings

Mon, 01/30/2023 - 12:00am | DHS Journalism Class

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Davis held a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Monterey Park, California shooting last week. We also covered a new restaurant in Davis, as well as the recent Yo Yo Ma concert.

Packages by Max Davis-Housefield, Naneh Grigor, and Alex Miyamoto. Produced by Maria Anderson and Naneh Grigor. Music by Daniel Ruiz Jimenez.

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Imagining Yolo Davis

Imagining Yolo Davis

Imagining Yolo Davis interviews citizens (imaginers) of this community who are imagining projects that will affect all of us for the greater good. From recycling, music, community groups to park clean-up groups ... the list goes on — private imaginers using their talents to enrich our community.

What makes these imaginers tick and what is so important? The health and well being of our community.

DJ(s): 
Pieter Pastoor
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Silver Nine Volt Heart speaks with Maurice Tani, Jan. 26, 2023

Thu, 01/26/2023 - 6:10pm | Rodriguez

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DJ Rodriquez invites you to tune in to Silver Nine Volt Heart from 4-6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26 for a live interview with Bay Area musician Maurice Tani. This special broadcast highlights the sounds from Maurice's new album, All In, on the Little Village Foundation record label.

After a long career playing with legendary Bay Area bands such as The Flamin' Groovies, Big Bang Beat and the Zasu Pitts Memorial Orchestra, Maurice has embarked upon a new trail of solo creativity he calls "Americana, without limits." We speak with him about his new adventures and his plans for the upcoming live performance at the Thursday Live! concert at the Odd Fellows Hall in Davis on Feb. 2.

Silver Nine Volt Heart playlist for 01/26/2023
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Davis Garden Show, Jan. 26, 2023

Thu, 01/26/2023 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today we talk about planting bareroot trees, citrus planting issues, tree damage from recent windstorms, summer bulbs, and more.

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The Folk Brothers for Jan. 25, 2023: 'Tribute to a Songpoet'

Wed, 01/25/2023 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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Eric Andersen -- who has had a long, distinuished career as a singer-songwriter -- was the subject of a 2021 PBS documentary The Songpoet, and now the recepient of a just-released, 3-CD tribute album featuring contributions from Bob Dylan (who covers "Thirsty Boots") and 40 other artists. This morning we played contributions from Mary Chapin Carpenter, Amy Helm, Richard Shindell and others.

The Folk Brothers playlist for 01/25/2023
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Jazz After Dark, Jan. 24, 2023

Tue, 01/24/2023 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight’s program features Lester Young and Billie Holiday from the 1940s in the first half. We’ll year Young with the Kansas City Six, with Nat "King" Cole and Buddy Rich, and accompanying Holiday. West Coast cool in the second half: Bud Shank, Gerry Mulligan, Stan Getz with Kenny Barron, the Dave Brubeck Quartet, and Victor Biglione.

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Kelsie Sorensen, Dixonite and creator of The Buzz Bar, on Meraki Radio

Tue, 01/24/2023 - 12:30pm | Alison B

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On this episode of Meraki Radio, Kelsie Sorensen joins us thanks to Michael Gangitano. Michael provides a solid introduction followed by some additional bio about Kelsie. After the break, we discuss her pursuit to create and run The Buzz Bar -- a horse- trailer-turned-mobile-bar that she hopes will be used for all kinds of events. She has ideas and enthusiasm -- tune in to learn more.

You can learn more about The Buzz Bar here:

https://www.buzzbarmobile.com/

https://www.instagram.com/buzzbarmobile/

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