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It's getting close to In the Key of Folk time, so tune in your radio or rev up your electronic device and tune in. Today we'll be featuring some new tracks by Sam Robbins, a Grammy-nominated folk musician. We'll also be playing tracks by Patrick Street, The Milk Carton Kids, Richard Thompson, Robert Earl Keen, and even more! So tune in today at 2 p.m. PST on KDRT 95.7 FM, Davis, or KDRT.org worldwide. Then sit back, relax, and enjoy.

Folk festivals are surely a place for good vibes!  In line with that, today In the Key of Folk will feature several additional tracks from the Vancouver Folk Festival, along with some favorite oldies from Gordon Lightfoot, and more new album releases by Watchhouse, Jez Lowe, Janet Feld, and Christine Lavin. We'll end the hour with a few contra dance tracks to invigorate you for the day! Tune in today  at 2 p.m. on KDRT 95.7 FM in Davis, CA & KDRT.org online.

Summertime is Festival Time, and today In the Key of Folk brings you a program just about straight from the Vancouver B.C. Folk Festival. We're starting off with a good-bye to Tom Lehrer. Then we're moving into festival land with tracks from the Nordic group, Víík, along with the Rumbaristas and Locarno, followed by such well-known singer-songwriters as Jake Xerces Fussell, Kris Drever, Watchhouse, and more singer-songwriters from the U.S. & Canada. So join us for some new voices from the happily independent Canadian provinces! 2 p.m. Wednesday on KDRT 95.7 FM in Davis, CA & KDRT.org online. 

It is summer and here at In the Key of Folk we're dreaming of the music of the mountains. However, if you're not out enjoying our "big backyard" of public lands, join us to hear some great music. Tracks include new releases by Steve Tilston, and the group, Ponyfolk, who provide Nordic tunes. We'll also hear tracks by Eric Anderson, MCC, Molly Tuttle, James Taylor and Alison Krauss, The Gaslight Tinkers, and more! So Join us today at 2 p.m. PST on KDRT 95.7 FM, Davis, or KDRT.org worldwide. See you then!

Sometimes we just have to do a little dancing to lift our spirits, and today In the Key of Folk will get you moving with some favorite tunes by bands that provide contra dance energy. We'll include tracks by Countercurrent, Nova, Nightingale, Syncopaths, and others. We'll also include a couple of great recent releases by Ray Lambiase. With any luck, we'll sneak in tracks with Nina Gerber and Eliza Gilkyson, and a little more. So tune in at 2 p.m. today at KDRT 95.7 FM in Davis and KDRT.org worldwide. See you soon!

This week we have some musical jewels on In the Key of Folk. Rhiannon Giddens, who was recently touring in the region, begins the hour with a quintessential demonstration of her magnificent singing. We follow with tracks by the Spell Songs project, Laurie Lewis, Steve Tilston, Le Vent du Nord, Ivan Drever, Countercurrent, Silly Sisters and others. Older classics and others ready to become new classics. So join us live at 2 p.m. today. The show repeats at 7 a.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. Sunday. All at KDRT 95.7 (Davis) and KDRT.org!

We have another day of recent releases on In the Key of Folk, including tracks by Avery Hill, I'm With Her, My Politic, Steve Gillette, and Helene Cronin. We'll also play a couple of tracks from our neighbors to the north and a few from celtic groups. So join us for another fine hour of largely acoustic music. Tune in at 2 p.m. on KDRT 95.7 FM in Davis, or online at KDRT.org where you can also find when the show replays and oh so many more things!

We are so rich in music these days, with new releases hitting the airwaves! So join us on In the Key of Folk today to hear more new releases and old gems, too.  

The hour will include tracks by Steve Gillette, Heather Hurlock, Arlon Bennett, the Weary Ramblers (love that name!), and classics by Guy Clark, Gordon Lightfoot and more. So again, join us, you might find a new favorite song! Starting soon at 2 p.m. on KDRT 95.7 FM | KDRT.org

This week we bring you more new releases from new artists, along with a few old favorites. Singer-songwriters include Oregon's Avery Hill, The Faux Pas, Ryan McCombe, Helene Cronin, Mike Ward, and the Weary Ramblers. Oh, and did we mention? ... a real oldie from Simon and Garfunkel. So join us live at 2 p.m. today to immerse yourself in new songwriter creativity for an hour. Repeats Thursday at 7a.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m. And it's available on Apple Podcast, etc.

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This is a week of new and recent releases for the most part. Join in the discoveries on In the Key of Folk at 2 p.m. today! They'll include the solo singing debut by Scottish piper Donald Lindsay, and tracks by Poor Man's Gambit, Rrinaco, The Faux Pas, Lisa Bastoni, and others. We'll also feature a track by Jaeger and Reid, who will be performing in Davis this weekend, along with another track from Kora Feder's excellent new album, Some Kind of Truth. Stay cool and find a place to tune in!

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