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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

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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The Cerealist

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The Cerealist curates chilling broadcasts of loud + bizarre soundscapes from an ancient cave bellowing death metal from around the globe, with smoky stage lights on music from American, Swedish, and Norwegian shredders. Tune in every week for 30 brutal minutes of blast-beat heaven!

Live Wednesday 7:30-8pm
DJ(s): 
The Cerealist
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Davis Music Connections

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Davis has a very unique musical scene — from the Mondavi Center’s formal performances to the local clubs where bands and upcoming artists hone their craft. Local and visiting musicians  are captured by Jim Buchanan on our Live Tracks program. On Davis Music Connections, we play past Davis bands of note, along with those who are currently touring, taking a little bit of Davis to the rest of the world.

Live Monday 3-4pm
Replays Sunday 9:30-10:30pm
DJ(s): 
Ned, Connections Clyde
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Jazz After Dark

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Join jazz aficionado Don Shor as he explores the diverse and fascinating world of jazz. Jazz After Dark spans the gamut, from roots in boogie-woogie, blues, and ragtime through traditional and straight-ahead jazz, soul jazz, bossa nova, and more. 

Live Tuesday 8-9pm
Replays Thursday 10-11pm
DJ(s): 
Don Shor
Homepage URL: 
Jazz After Dark on the Web (blog with playlists)
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Eye on Sports

Eye On Sports is a talk radio show focused on local sports in the Sacramento/Davis area that occasionally covers National Sports. Hosts Chuck and Cody have been involved with sports both nationally and locally for more than 15 years and want to share their opinions and initiate discussion to the public through conversation and occasional outside interviews. This show will not be politically driven in anyway. The conversation will cover the results , local impact, business and psychology of sports.

Live Thursday 6-7pm
Replays Friday 8-9am
DJ(s): 
Cody Westergaard, ChuckGarcia7
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Davis Garden Show, May 12, 2022

Thu, 05/12/2022 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today's program: Some easy tomatoes, fruitless Nandina varieties, leaf-footed bugs, and more.

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The Folk Brothers for May 11, 2022: On the road with Chatham Rabbits

Wed, 05/11/2022 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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North Carolinians Sarah and Austin McCombie -- aka Chatham Rabbits -- have a new album and a new PBS series. Produced by WUNC -- and available everywhere on PBS Passport -- the series follows the Rabbits as they take their new five-piece string band on the road throughout their home state, playing shows and hanging with some of North Carolina's many great folk and bluegrass musicians.

Fun fact: the couple met at a Mandolin Orange show at Carrborro's Cats Cradle when Sarah was on stage playing banjo with the opening band.

Also this morning, Brother Bill previews upcoming local live music with Todd Snider and Didar Singh Khalsa.

The Folk Brothers playlist for 05/11/2022
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Jazz After Dark, May 10, 2022

Tue, 05/10/2022 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark: Anita O Day with Roy Eldridge and Gene Krupa, and then with Stan Kenton. We’ll hear Joe Holiday, Peggy Lee , Nat "King" Cole and His Trio, Milt Jackson & Ray Charles, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Ella Fitzgerald & Paul Weston and His Orchestra, Charles Mingus, Buddy DeFranco Quartet, Earl "Fatha" Hines, Eddie Harris, and Shirley Horn.

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Davis Garden Show, May 5, 2022

Thu, 05/05/2022 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today we revisit tomato varieties and issues, plus discuss whiteflies, blossom end rot, and more.

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The Folk Brothers for May 4, 2022: Curlew sounds in the Simmerdim

Wed, 05/04/2022 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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It's getting to be the time of year when the Arctic Circle experiences "Simmerdim," the Scottish term for the long twilight when the sun drops just below the horizon for only a few hours each night. Orcadian singer-songwriter Merlyn Driver's forthcoming album honors the (now endangered) Eurasian Curlew, which wades and sings on the shorelines of those northern islands, during those hours of dim light. Proceeds from his forthcoming album Simmerdim: Curlew Sounds will support efforts by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds to restore Curlew habitat.

The Folk Brothers playlist for 05/04/2022
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Jazz After Dark, May 3, 2022

Tue, 05/03/2022 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark: Sidney Bechet, Benny Goodman, The Mills Brothers, Erroll Garner, Gene Krupa, Oscar Peterson, Etta Jones, Jean-Pierre Sasson, Wes Montgomery, Herbie Mann, Freddie Hubbard, Trudy Desmond, Bud Shank, and Christian Mcbride

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Davisville, May 2, 2022: By finding tiny crocheted Triceratops, UC Davis students are finding each other

Mon, 05/02/2022 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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As the Covid pandemic dials down in Davis, people are finding different ways to reconnect. Today’s story presents a way that’s off the scale in charm and whimsy -- it involves tiny crocheted triceratops that students are making and hiding on the UC Davis campus, for other students to find. Just for the fun of doing it. A Discord server for the project has more than 3,400 members so far, and Berkeley might be next.

Today we hear from the founder and two co-leaders of the Davis Triceratops community: UC Davis undergraduates Jennine Eng, Ada Lei, and Sebastian Carpintero. This photo (from left) shows Ada, Jennine, and Sebastian with three of the hundreds of dinosaurs created so far.

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Alex Jenkins discusses his music and life as a percussionist, on Listening Lyrics, April 29, 2022

Fri, 04/29/2022 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Due to his in-depth study of the music of different cultures, Alex Jenkins' playing transcends musical traditions and boundaries. His expression of rhythm is heavily influenced by his study of tabla (a north Indian classical percussion instrument), and he is known for his creative approach to music and for his unique ability to fuse rhythmic ideas from various disciplines into one cohesive sound.

Alex has studied music, drums and percussion at California State University Sacramento, the Ali Akbar Khan School of Music in San Rafael, and Drummers Collective in New York. He spent three months in India studying north Indian music. He performs and records regularly, around California and beyond, playing a variety of music (on both drums and tabla) including jazz, Afro-Cuban, rock, blues, fusion, Indian classical, and just about everything in between.

Alex leads The Alex Jenkins Trio, which keeps a very busy performing schedule. He also teaches workshops and clinics for various schools, including Sacramento State, American River College, Cosumnes River College, California College of the Arts in Oakland, UC Merced, and many more. His extensive private teaching roster has more than 50 students per week. He will appear with the trio on:

  • 5/2  @ Luna's Cafe Sacramento, 8 p.m., all ages
  • 5/6 @ Drakes (West Sacramento), 6-9 p.m., all ages
  • 5/15 @ Jets (Sacramento, Midtown), 7:30-10 p.m., all ages
  • 5/21 @ Shady Lady (Sacramento), 8-11 p.m.
  • 7/8 @ Morgan's Mill (Woodland), 7-9 p.m., all ages

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Davis Garden Show, April 28, 2022

Thu, 04/28/2022 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today's program: watering during drought restrictions, information about vernal pools, and much more.

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The Folk Brothers for April 27, 2022: Transatlantic collaborations

Wed, 04/27/2022 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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This morning we presented tracks featuring exciting new musical collaborations between American and Scottish artists: Orcadian Kris Drever and Rachel Baimans' cover of Eliza Gilkyson's "Hard Times In Babylon"; Heidi Talbot and Lousiana-based Dirk Powell with "Empty Promise Land"; and Brooklyn-based Hannah Read (fiddle) and Michael Starkey (banjo), who met at an Appalachian old-time musical session in Edinburgh.

Also today: new tracks from Kate Rusby with Ladysmith Black Mambazo, The Unthanks, Peter Rowan, Nashville Honeymoon, and more!

The Folk Brothers playlist for 04/27/2022
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