Karen Leyse's blog

In the Key of Folk, Nov. 6, 2024

This afternoon at 2PM, tune in to In the Key of Folk to hear seletions by Kevin Burke and The Bothy Band, Solas, David Francey, Archived selections from Joni Mitchell's early days on the folk scene, Karine Polwart's song Laws of Motion, and more. Keep your ears tuned to music that soothes and calms ... a comfortable place to be on a windy day! So please join me for the hour at KDRT.org

In the Key of Folk, Oct. 30, 2024

In keeping with the season, this afternoon on In the Key of Folk we'll include both contempory and old celtic ballads that are... what -- spooky, tragic, mysterious, or just good tales?  Join us at 2 p.m. this afternoon, and listen in. Included treats are tracks from The Rheingans Sisters, Red Tail Ring, Joni Mitchell, McKasson &. McDonald, Jamie Lavall & Ashley Broder, and Lankum, plus a set of contra dance tunes in honor of the dance happening in Winters this Sunday afternoon (Nov. 3). As always enjoy the aural environment at  KDRT 95.7 | KDRT.org, no matter the time of day!

In the Key of Folk, Oct. 23, 2024

Join KDRT this afternoon at 2 PM for another ear-pleasing hour with In the Key of Folk. Dj Karen will start off with a set of tunes suitable for waltzing, should you have the urge. We'll also feature selections by David Francey, Anya Hinkle, Alison Kraus, Maz O'Connor, and others, including a set featuring contra dance musicians. I hope that you'll join us at KDRT 95.7 fm | KDRT.org. And again, that's today at 2 PM.

In the Key of Folk, Oct. 16, 2024

It's no secret that for many years KDRT's own Bill Wagman invited musicians from both sides of the Atlantic to give intimate concerts in his living room. They were special evenings. Today on In the Key of Folk at 2 p.m. we are playing a selection of the artists that filled Bill's home with music. You'll hearJamie Laval, Jez Lowe, Dana and Susan Robinson, Jim and Susie Malcolm, Ernest Troost, Anya Hinkle, and others. Find a comfortable chair, sit back, and join us at KDRT 95.7 fm | KDRT.org.

In the Key of Folk, Oct. 9, 2024

Your In the Key of Folk hostess, Karen Leyse, has spent the last week travelling to Idaho and back, so this week I bring you selections from my laptop files.

The hour will include a new release by The Rheingans Sisters, and music by Robert Earl Keen, Eliza Gilkyson, the Tim O'Brien Band, Scottish singer Emily Smith, the Berkeley-based band, Erica and Friends; and more, including the recent Väsen & Hawktail release. It's mostly relaxing music today, so get a cuppa and enjoy. Join us at 95.7 FM or online at KDRT.org

In the Key of Folk, Sept. 25, 2024

Today on In the Key of Folk we be playing a couple of new releases: by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, and also by James Kelaghan, not to mention a set of pieces featuring the Hardanger d'amore from Scandinavia and the US, two of which are recent albums. We'll also enjoy an old flashback to Way Out West, along with songs by Robert Earl Keen Jr., Karine Polwart, and Patty Griffin; something from the Trio II album by Harris, Ronstadt & Parton; and  an instrumental by Galen Fraser. Spend the 2 o'clock hour this afternoon with us and check it out at KDRT.org.

In the Key of Folk, Sept. 18, 2024

This afternoon on In the Key of Folk, we'll be covering singers from the British folk scene of the 1960s and beyond, and then finishing the hour with a few selections from more recent years.

Selections run from Anne Briggs , Dick Gaughan, Fairport Convention, Silly Sisters and June Tabor through Jim Moray and Eliza Carthy. Tune in from 2 to 3 p.m. today (Sept. 18) on KDRT.org. See you then!

In the Key of Folk, Sept. 11, 2024

Tune in at 2 p.m. today to listen to In the Key of Folk. We'll start off with a topical song by Scottish singer-songwriter Karine Polwart, followed by music featuring Sarah Jarosz, Rita Hosking, Richard Thompson, Tom Rozum, Steve Tilston and Maggie Boyle, Wild Asparagus, Patty Griffin and more. We'll also play a set by the dynamic Spanish-Celtic-American group, Atlantic Folk Trio, with Galen Fraser, Maria San Miguel, and Jésus Enrique Cuaddrado, so join us on your FM radio at 95.7 if you are local, and if you are farther from Davis, listen now or later at KDRT.org. Hope to see you then!

In the Key of Folk

Join in today at 2 p.m. on In the Key of Folk to hear a timely selection by Scottish singer-songwriter Karine Polwart, followed by selections by Sarah Jarosz, Rita Hosking, Tom Rosum, Richard Thompson, Patty Griffin, Steve Tilston and Maggie Boyle, a special set featuring the Atlantic Folk Duo, comprised of Scottish-American Galen Fraser,and Spaniards Maria San Miguel and Jésus Enrique Cuaddrado, and rounding up with a a couple of pieces from the contra dance world, in onor of this coming weekend's Echo Summit dance camp. Be sure to come join us live at 95.7 on your FM radio, or online at KDRT.org

In the Key of Folk

This afternoon at 2 p.m., In the Key of Folk will be featuring fiddlers from Celtic, Spanish, and Scandinavian genres in conjunction with performances here in Sacramento this week.  We'll feature a couple of pieces from the recent first album, Dots of Light, by San Miguel Fraser, a duo from Valladolid, Spain, comprised of Galen Fraser and his wife, Maria San Miguel, who will be performing in Sacramento this Friday. They'll be followed by a series of pieces featuring sisters Natalie and Brittany Haas, and Swedish fiddler Lena Jonsson, who gave a great show at the Sofia on Labor Day. Your hostess Karen will also be featuring pieces by the members of The Figments, a band that is a subset of the unique and marvellous contra dance band, Elixir.