Old time front porch music, on High Country Music Radio!

From the front porch on High Country Music Radio today are Alison Brown with Steve Martin, Sierra Hull, Kaia Kater, Mississippi John Hurt, New Grass Revival, the Carolina Chocolate Drops, David Grier, the Slocan Ramblers, Doc Watson with David Holt, Etta Baker and Taj Mahal, Sister Sadie, and AJ Lee & Blue Summit.

Davisville, Aug. 12, 2024: Through his prolific sketches, Pete Scully is conversing with Davis

Pete Scully, who moved to Davis from London, has been sketching scenes in Davis for most of two decades and counting. He’s not sketching for a salary — his job as chief administrative officer for the Department of Statistics at UC Davis covers that requirement — but as a way of conversing with his surroundings and capturing views that he enjoys and expects might change. He draws for himself but makes his work available on his website and on Instagram, X (ex-Twitter), and Flickr. Today on Davisville we talk about why and what he draws, and where this work might eventually reside. He’s creating a portrait of Davis in the first part of the 21st century.

This photo from his X (ex-Twitter) account shows one of his 21 drawings (so far) of the Varsity Theatre.

In the Key of Folk for Aug. 7, 2024

This afternoon the 2 p.m. program, In the Key of Folk, includes music by Aoife O'Donovan and Hawktail, Anna Tivel, One for the Foxes, The Crannua Collective, Karan Casey, Amber Cross, Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson, Shawn Hess, I See Hawks in La, and former and current contra dance musicians Jamie Lavall, and The Figments. Come join in for a melodic afternoon of traditional and "new traditional" folk, some waltzes, and contemporary singer-songwriter offerings.

Jazz After Dark, Aug. 6, 2024

On tonight’s show:

  • King Cole Trio, Baby, Baby, All the Time
  • Django Reinhardt, Manoir de mes Rêves
  • Django Reinhardt, Brazil
  • Clark Terry, Paul Gonsalves, Daylight Express
  • Sonny Clark, Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise
  • Gerry Mulligan & Ben Webster, Fajista (Master Take)
  • Gerry Mulligan & Ben Webster, Blues in B Flat
  • Vince Guaraldi, Blues for Peanuts
  • Vince Guaraldi, Jitterbug Waltz
  • Ella Fitzgerald, Sweet and Slow
  • Dianne Reeves, Who's Minding the Store?
  • Dianne Reeves, When I Fall In Love (Instrumental)
  • Diana Krall, 'Deed I Do

Join Us for Suds & Sounds – July 31!

Come on down for Suds & Sounds at Armadillo Music, 207 F St., in sunny downtown Davis on Wednesday, July 31, from 4 to 6 p.m. Meet and greet KDRT DJs, friends, and fans ... pick up a new K-DiRT shirt ... grab a sticker (or two) ... select some vinyl to spin! Beverages are available at the Bootleg Bar ... cheers!

This gathering repeats monthly on the last Wednesday of each month — mark your calendars!

Jazz After Dark, July 30, 2024

On tonight's show:

  • Bunny Berigan (Kay Little vocals), Somebody Else Is Taking My Place
  • Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers, Grandpa's Spells
  • King Cole Trio, I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)
  • Don Ewell  with Sidney Bechet, Careless Love
  • Earl Bostic, What, No Pearls
  • Duke Ellington (Ray Nance vocals), Tulip or Turnip
  • Duke Ellington with Ella Fitzgerald, Perdido
  • Sarah Vaughan, They Can't Take That Away From Me
  • Gerry Mulligan, Good Bait
  • Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra, Manteca
  • Dinah Washington, Time After Time
  • Henry Mancini, The Pink Panther Theme
  • Boots Randolph, Crazy Rhythm
  • Eddie Jefferson, Sister Sadie
  • Claude Bolling, Begin The Beguine
  • Tony Bennett, Steppin' Out With My Baby
  • Ennio Morricone, The Crave
  • The Spencer Wyatt Big Band, Blue Note Boogie