On this afternoon's In the Key of Folk, we'll play a couple of tracks from the new album by banjoists extraordinaire, Alison Brown and Steve Martin, along with several other nice new releases. Then we'll walk down a dark twisty trail to visit with some rather sinister songs of long ago, all in honor of this Friday. Traditional, but not always so sweet. Enjoy, my little dearies!
TODAY – Wednesday, Oct. 29 – please come on down to Suds & Sounds, our monthly meet & greet + live music from Nancy Northrup + on-tap beverages + potential (optional) costumery to celebrate this spooky season! See you at 4 p.m. at Armadillo Music in downtown Davis!
On tonight's show, lots of live concert performances:
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This week on IMPLOSION, your host Nick Saloman presents tracks from the Endd, the Fifth Order, the Hi-Numbers, the Who, the Fraternity of Man, and many more groups and groovers. Tune in at 8 p.m. Pacific on KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org! Listen on demand via the web and the podcast apps!
It's almost In the Key of Folk time again. When, you ask? We are live at 2 p.m. every Wednesday, and that's today! We'll include new releases from the world of contra dance and Quebecois musicians, featuring Eloise & Co, the Engine Room, and Le Vent du Nord. We'll also play tracks from 1st nations singer William Prince; the Irish brothers band, Ye Vagabonds; more from Carla Gover's new album Kentucky Queen; along with past tunes from other folksters. Tune in to check it out!
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On tonight's show:
The Explorit Science Center in Davis, which suspended operations this year after the death of a major donor, has begun to form plans for how it might return. It has a $50,000 pledge from one of its founding families — the nonprofit started in 1982 — and, says Explorit board President Ken Kaplan, a rough-draft idea for the center to evolve into an “education hub” focusing on science, nature and technology.
A project to raise matching funds and more should go public later this year or in early 2026, Kaplan says on today’s Davisville, adding that community support will make or break the revival. Our topics include Explorit’s hands-on approach to learning, a tough year for nonprofits in general, the public shift toward digital and away from in-person events, strengthening connections between UC Davis and Davis (Kaplan is a UC Davis professor of cell and molecular biology), and other aspects of Explorit’s efforts this year to find its way back.
