Blogs

High Country Music Radio 'Will the Circle Be Unbroken'

Mon, 05/25/2020 - 11:42am | David A. Reynolds

This week's High Country Music Radio will feature songs from "Will the Circle Be Unbroken," a 1972 album that introduced many of us to bluegrass and old-time country music. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band wanted to play alongside their bluegrass heroes and bring together two generations of musicians. The Nashville- and Appalachian-based artists include Roy Acuff, Mother Mabelle Carter, Doc Watson, Merle Travis, Norman Blake, Vassar Clements, and others. The result is a critically acclaimed album recorded with minimal processing, retaining much of the musician's dialogue between songs.

Tune in KDRT 95.7 FM Tuesday from 11 a.m. to noon, or from 7 to 8 p.m, or stream at @KDRT.org

Subscribe to High Country Music Radio on iTunes.

Thanks for listening!!

A little bit of magic & a whole lot of FM radio skip

Mon, 05/25/2020 - 8:52am | Autumn Labbe-Renault

I have a tale to tell about connection over distance, and a little bit of magic—at least it felt that way to me.

Have you ever had one of those days, only for something a little magical to turn it right around? Last Friday was such a day. I felt overwhelmed by work, and was struggling to focus. And then this email arrived:

Dear KDRT,

I wanted to drop you a line after picking up your KDRT signal on 95.7 from really far away! No, I'm not talking Vacaville, Stockton or Yuba City. I am in Laramie, Wyoming which is 875 miles away from Davis, CA.  I was truly using a regular FM radio and antenna. When the atmosphere "pukes up" just right with a combination of clouds and temperature inversions, some very freaky FM reception can occur over many many hundreds of miles.

Alright, this had my interest.

Jazz After Dark May 19 2020

Tue, 05/19/2020 - 7:12pm | Don Shor

Coming up tonight at 8 pm on Jazz After Dark: Benny Goodman, Art Pepper, Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, Gerry Mulligan & Paul Desmond, Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Getz, Les McCann Ltd. & Lou Rawls, Oscar Peterson, Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, Joe Pass, The Crusaders, Louise Tobin with Peanuts Hucko, John Klemmer.

Broadcasts 8 pm Tuesdays on KDRT-LP 95.7 FM in Davis, CA.

Replays Monday 11 pm, Tuesday 12 midnight, Wednesday 10 pm

Live-streaming at https://kdrt.org/page/listen-now

Playlists, archives, and RSS Feed here: https://kdrt.org/blogs/don-shor-0

Look for us on iTunes or your favorite podcast site.

https://player.fm/featured/jazz

High Country Music Radio May 19th 2020

Mon, 05/18/2020 - 7:30pm | David A. Reynolds

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High Country Music Radio

This Tuesday on High Country Music Radio listen to the evolving sounds of Americana, English Ballads, folk, gospel and bluegrass.

This week's playlist includes songs from The Lowest Pair, The Crooked Jades, The Cox Family, Fairport Convention, Dock Boggs, Donut Exchange, Special Consensus, Brown Bird, Chris Thomas King, Greensky Bluegrass and Jay Farrar. 

Tune in Tuesday from 11:00 am to Noon and 7:00 to 8:00 p.m at KDRT 95.7FM or stream at @KDRT.org

Replays Tuesday evening from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Live-streaming at https://kdrt.org/page/listen-now

Look for High Country Music Radio on iTunes.

Thanks for listening!!

Jazz After Dark May 12 2020

Tue, 05/12/2020 - 8:00pm | Don Shor

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Coming up tonight at 8 pm on Jazz After Dark: Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman, Fats Waller & His Rhythm, Webster Young, Billy Taylor, Anita O'Day, Ramsey Lewis Trio, Ken Sykora, Louise Tobin & Peanuts Hucko and others, Cedar Walton, Boots Randolph, Joani Taylor, Henry Young

Broadcasts 8 pm Tuesdays on KDRT-LP 95.7 FM in Davis, CA.

Replays Monday 11 pm, Tuesday 12 midnight, Wednesday 10 pm

Live-streaming at https://kdrt.org/page/listen-now

Playlists, archives, and RSS Feed here: https://kdrt.org/blogs/don-shor-0

Look for us on iTunes or your favorite podcast site.

https://player.fm/featured/jazz

High Country Music Radio May 12 2020.

Mon, 05/11/2020 - 3:13pm | David A. Reynolds

I hope all is well with everyone! You can tune into High Country Music Radio this Tuesday from 11:00 am to Noon and 7:00 to 8:00 p.m at KDRT 95.7FM or stream at KDRT.org

This week's playlist includes songs from Old Salt Union, Dave Rawlings Machine, The Steel Drivers, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Jay Farrar, Willie Nelson Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Doc Watson and Vassar Clements, Hank Williams, Otis Taylor, Gabe Lee, AJ Lee & Blue Summit and Brokedown in Bakersfield.

Replays Tuesday evenings 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Live-streaming at https://kdrt.org/page/listen-now

Look for High Country Music Radio on iTunes.

Thanks for listening!!

 

Jazz After Dark May 05 2020

Tue, 05/05/2020 - 5:10pm | Don Shor

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Some old-fashioned jazz tonight on Jazz After Dark!

Zoot Sims, Peggy Lee, The Count Basie Orchestra, Coleman Hawkins, Joe Marsala, Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney & The Duke's Men, Duke Ellington, Ellis Marsalis Trio.

Broadcasts 8 pm Tuesdays on KDRT-LP 95.7 FM in Davis, CA.

Replays Monday 11 pm, Tuesday 12 midnight, Wednesday 10 pm

Live-streaming at https://kdrt.org/page/listen-now

Playlists, archives, and RSS Feed here: https://kdrt.org/blogs/don-shor-0

Look for us on iTunes or your favorite podcast site.

https://player.fm/featured/jazz

High Country Music Radio and Song of the Traveling Daughter

Mon, 05/04/2020 - 11:25am | David A. Reynolds

Tune into High Country Music Radio KDRT 95.7FM or KDRT.org this Tuesday May 5th from 11:00 am to Noon and 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

This week's playlist includes songs from Abigail Washburn, Kora Feder, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, The Carolina Chocolate Drops, Leftover Salmon, Railroad Earth and Merle Haggard.

Replays Tuesday evenings 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Live-streaming at https://kdrt.org/page/listen-now

Look for High Country Music Radio on iTunes.

High Country Music Radio

Mon, 04/20/2020 - 8:51pm | David A. Reynolds

Tune into KDRT.org  this Tuesday at 11:00 am to Noon and 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. for High Country Music Radio

This week's playlist includes songs from Nora Jones, Rachel Harrington, Colter Wall, Gillian Welch, I'm Not Sally, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's Will the Circle Be Unbroken and more. Always more. 

The show broadcasts 11:00 a.m. (Pacific) Tuesdays on KDRT-FM 95.7 FM in Davis, CA and at KDRT.org

Replays Tuesday evenings 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Live-streaming at https://kdrt.org/page/listen-now

Look for High Country Music Radio on iTunes.

Jazz After Dark April 14 2020

Tue, 04/14/2020 - 7:59pm | Don Shor

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Coming up tonight on Jazz After Dark: focus on 1959. Doris Day, Gerry Mulligan & Johnny Hodges, Etta James, Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck. Tony Bennett & The Count Basie Orchestar, Woody Herman Sextet, Oscar Peterson & Ben Webster, Milt Jackson & John Coltrane, Tony Bennett (ok, this one was 1962),, Pete Fountain.

Broadcasts 8 pm Tuesdays on KDRT-LP 95.7 FM in Davis, CA.

Replays Monday 11 pm, Tuesday 12 midnight, Wednesday 10 pm

Live-streaming at https://kdrt.org/page/listen-now

Playlists, archives, and RSS Feed here: https://kdrt.org/blogs/don-shor-0

Look for us on iTunes or your favorite podcast site.

https://player.fm/featured/jazz