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Grassroots gratitude from KDRT: Thank you all!

updated Dec. 10

THANK YOU for supporting your local grassroots radio by donating to KDRT! Our DJs enjoyed visiting their colleagues' shows during on-air fundraising, and seeing many of you at the variety of live music events during the past two weeks.  We're thrilled that your generosity so far has brought us to within 85 percent of our $7,000 goal. If it's slipped your mind, no worries, there's still time to donate.

This week on Celtic Songlines: The Shee, Salt House, Gerry O'Connor and a lot more

This week's Celtic Songlines features fiddler Gerry O'Connor, Cherish the Ladies, Ian MacInnes, from Scotland The Shee (pictured), Ashley Davis, Anúna with Michael McGlynn, Martin Hayes with The Common Ground Ensemble, from the UK the band Salt House, The Furrow Collective, Runa and the trio Molloy, Brady & Peoples.

Jake Mann live on KDRT

This afternoon at 3pm, DJ Dug Deep will be hosting formerly Davis-based singer-songwriter-guitarist Jake Mann live on the air on another edition of "Live Dirt". Jake's new release is Outta Mind A While on Crossbill Records. You can find it on Bandcamp. Jake is playing a solo set tomorrow night at Delta of Venus beginning at 7pm. Hope you can tune in today at 3.

Jake Mann live on KDRT

This afternoon at 3pm, DJ Dug Deep will be hosting formerly Davis-based singer-songwriter-guitarist Jake Mann live on the air on another edition of "Live Dirt". Jake's new release is Outta Mind A While on Crossbill Records. You can find it on Bandcamp. Jake is playing a solo set tomorrow night at Delta of Venus beginning at 7pm. Hope you can tune in today at 3.

The News Cycle asks Davis High students: Is it OK for teenagers to go trick or treating?

Are high schoolers too old to go trick or treating? On this week’s News Cycle, students from Davis High School’s Blue Devil Hub "dive into the spooky season":

 • Rowan Reising interviews Spanish teacher Carlos Diaz about Dia de los Muertos, and how he celebrates with his class

 • Marion Delarue reports on Halloween traditions

 • And Alessandra Trask investigates whether or not high schoolers are too old to trick-or-treat.

'Is It Alive? Tracks' brings out its annual Halloween show

Dead Tracks.

It's Alive! It’s Alive! It’s Alive! Tracks.

Live Tracks That Head Off Into the Snow and Inexplicably Vanish.

It’s difficult to come up with a proper title for this week’s Live Tracks, the KDRT program nearly as old as that derelict house in the woods that has been empty for decades but where a faint light sometimes flickers in the attic window after midnight.

Songs, skits, Vincent Price recordings, atmospheric sounds ... as host Jim says, it’s one heck of a Halloween program. “Turn out the lights and grab a recreational beverage. A lava lamp is sweet, also.”