Karen Leyse's blog

It is almost the solstice, the darkest time of the year. Fear not though, the sun will be returning shortly!

So join us at In the Key of Folk this afternoon from 2 to 3 PM, to hear tidings of the holiday season, followed by music that will keep you energized for the afternoon and beyond.

Selections include pieces on the solstice and holiday season by Ashley Hutchings, Silly Sisters, the Melrose Quartet, and additional tunes by noted fiddler Rodney Miller and the Stringrays, the Syncopaths, Nova, and Nightingale. And, BTW, you are looking at Rodney Miller, Jeff Spero, and TJ Crow of the Rhythm Raptors, providing contra dance music this New Year's season. Thank you for listening and thank you for your support! KDRT 95.7 fm | KDRT.org

Tune in to The Key of Folk this afternoon from 2 to 3 PM for twice the DJ pleasure as Bill Wagman joins me for the hour. Musical offerings will include pieces from Watchhouse, the Evie Ladin Band, Laurie Lewis, Adrienne Young, Kathy Barwick, and The Atlantic Folk Trio. So join in and hear a little mouth music, and body music thanks to two of the groups. It's a great time to support the station at KDRT.org/donate! Just click the link and you're there, how easy can it get? Thanks for listening and thanks for your support!

Join us at 2PM this afternoon on In the Key of Folk. You'll hear a new track from an upcoming album by Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis and Karine Polwart, along with more music by Kalos, Triton, Lula Wiles, Lady Maisery, RURA, Kora Feder and more. Some old favorites and some new favorites! I hope to see you then on KDRT 95.7 fm | KDRT.org

Join us this afternoon on In the Key of Folk to hear a mix of genres with members of The Bluegrass Reunion; the rising young musician, Yasmin Williams; Laurie Lewis; Richard Thompson; traditional/contra dance tunes by Kalos, Stringray and the Syncopaths; and a bit of Scandinavian music. It's bound to keep you awake and moving. It's a great day to exercise your radio (or streaming capabilities), so tune in at 2 PM this afternoon, if you haven't tuned in already. Join us at KDRT.org!

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 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!

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.

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.

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

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.