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KDRT 95.7 FM is grassroots radio from Davis, CA, airing an eclectic mix of music and public-affairs programming. A project of nonprofit Davis Media Access, KDRT streams worldwide via KDRT.org.

 

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Davisville

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Davis has interesting people, ideas, connections, and events. On Davisville, host Bill Buchanan presents stories that have some connection to Davis. The program has won 14 Excellence in Journalism awards from the San Francisco Press Club since 2018, plus a national Hometown Media Award for excellence from the Alliance for Community Media in 2024. Contact: davisville @ dcn.org

Live Monday 5:30-6pm
Replays Saturday 8:30-9am
DJ(s): 
Bill Buchanan
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Jazz After Dark

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Join jazz aficionado Don Shor as he explores the diverse and fascinating world of jazz. Jazz After Dark spans the gamut, from roots in boogie-woogie, blues, and ragtime through traditional and straight-ahead jazz, soul jazz, bossa nova, and more. 

Live Tuesday 8-9pm
Replays Thursday 10-11pm
DJ(s): 
Don Shor
Homepage URL: 
Jazz After Dark on the Web (blog with playlists)
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Davis Music Connections

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Davis has a very unique musical scene — from the Mondavi Center’s formal performances to the local clubs where bands and upcoming artists hone their craft. Local and visiting musicians  are captured by Jim Buchanan on our Live Tracks program. On Davis Music Connections, we play past Davis bands of note, along with those who are currently touring, taking a little bit of Davis to the rest of the world.

Live Monday 3-4pm
Replays Sunday 9:30-10:30pm
DJ(s): 
Ned, Connections Clyde
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The Wild Fox Party

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Tune in for a wide variety of roots music — including doo-wop, gospel, jazz, blues, rock 'n' roll, Latin, African, and hillbilly/country bluegrass — from the early 1920s to contemporary times. The Wild Fox Party focuses on vocal groups , small-group ensembles, and outstanding vocalists and instrumentalists who never or hardly ever get heard. The music provides a forum for learning about history and diverse cultures, and it does so through the exposure of music as art, highlighting points in time that will last forever via the medium of audio recordings.

Live Tuesday 10-11am
Replays Wednesday 11pm-Thursday 12am
DJ(s): 
Frank aka Dr Doowop Fox, Doo Wop Dave
Homepage URL: 
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The Cerealist

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The Cerealist curates chilling broadcasts of loud + bizarre soundscapes from an ancient cave bellowing death metal from around the globe, with smoky stage lights on music from American, Swedish, and Norwegian shredders. Tune in every week for 30 brutal minutes of blast-beat heaven!

Live Wednesday 7:30-8pm
DJ(s): 
The Cerealist
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Jazz After Dark March 16 2021

Tue, 03/16/2021 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Coming up tonight on Jazz After Dark! Some West Coast jazz sounds, and more:  Harold Land, Jim Hall & Carl Perkins, The Jimmy Giuffre 3, Bob Gordon & Jack Montrose, Tommy Flanagan, Ben Webster, The Great Jazz Trio, Jack Sheldon, Cornell Dupree, and the Benny Carter All-Star Sax Ensemble.

Jazz After Dark broadcasts locally at 8 pm Tuesdays and replays Wednesday at 3 p.m. and Thursday at 11 p.m.

Look for us on iTunes or your favorite podcast site such as https://player.fm/featured/jazz

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COVID-19 Community Report, March 16, 2021: Addressing anti-Asian racism and later, local Women's History Month

Tue, 03/16/2021 - 12:40pm | Autumn Labbe-Renault

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My guests today are Lisa Yep Salinas and Dotty Pritchard. Lisa and I will talk about the rise of anti-Asian and Pacific Islander racism and xenophobia during the pandemic. A resolution that condemns anti-Asian violence was approved unanimously by the Yolo County Board of Supervisors in February, and it is on the consent calendar for the Davis City Council meeting tonight. Dotty Pritchard and I will chat about the longtime Yolo County Women’s History Month luncheon, usually held this time of year. I'll also provide the weekly updates from Yolo County Public Health.

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Perspectives, Mar 16, 2021: Adriana Salmon, RDN on Treating COVID-19 Patients the Past Year

Tue, 03/16/2021 - 12:30pm | Alison B

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Adriana is a critical care dietitian at Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center. She enjoys nutrition support and providing care to the most critical patients in the NICU and trauma services. While a Texan girl, Adriana bleeds blue and white as she completed her Bachelor’s, dietetic internship and Master’s degree at Penn State. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her two toddlers and husband as well as teaching Bodypump.

Join us for some detailed information on prone feeding in COVID-19 patients as well as some of Adriana's cultural side - Italy and Venezuela are discussed.

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Davisville, March 15, 2021: Longtime Davis schools/arts writer Jeff Hudson calls it a career

Mon, 03/15/2021 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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Education during the pandemic, the reason why Davis schools enrolls close to a thousand students who don't live in town, the opening of the Mondavi Center at UC Davis, reviews of countless theater and music performances -- Jeff Hudson has written and reported about such subjects for the Davis Enterprise and Capital Public Radio since the 1990s. Today we talk about stories and some of the beats he has covered, and now that he has retired, what he wants to do next.

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Celtic Songlines, March 16, 2021: Live tunes to celebrate St. Paddy's Day

Mon, 03/15/2021 - 11:55am | David A. Reynolds

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This week on Celtic Songlines we'll feature live tunes and songs that reflect the magic of Ireland and celebrate St. Paddy's Day. You'll tune in to hear live sets from Solas, The Clancy Brothers, The Dubliners, Banshee in the Kitchen, Tempest, Clannad, The Chieftains and Patrick Street. 

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Twang Thang, March 14, 2021: Spring forward this week with DJ Dirk

Sun, 03/14/2021 - 10:10am | DJ Dirk

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Rise and shine! Sunday and Monday mornings arrive with new episodes of It’s A Twang Thang. DJ Dirk has a set prepped to get your week started right - especially for early risers adjusting to Daylight Saving Time. Listen in for tracks from Johnny Cash, Robbie Fulks, Paul Thorn, The Chicks, The Gourds, Buddy & Julie Miller, and so many more. Twang Thang kicks off our live programming each week at 8 AM Sundays, with replays 10 AM Mondays and 8 PM Wednesdays.

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Na Mele O Hawai'i, March 11, 2021: Featuring a visit with kumu Kaliko Beamer-Trapp

Thu, 03/11/2021 - 3:10pm | Beth Post

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This week, we pick back up where we (accidentally) left off in our exploration of mele (songs) studied in the virtual course, Papa Mele Hawai'i, taught by kumu Kaliko Beamer-Trapp through his website, 'Ōlelo Online. DJ Beth has been participating in this virtual class since last summer, where they study a song each week to assist in learning the Hawaiian language. Our nice long conversation is featured just after the start of the second hour. Mahalo e Kumu Kaliko!

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Sounds So Sweet, March 10, 2021: Women in Jug Band Music

Wed, 03/10/2021 - 8:10pm | Wayne Hagen

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Women have been an important part of Jug Band Music since Sara Martin in 1924. In honor of Women’s History Month, we'll take a look at the history of Jug Band Music and the importance of women's contributions from Sara Martin to Rhiannon Giddens. Pictured is an illustration of Lizzie Douglas (1897-1973), also known as "Memphis Minnie," who has been described as the most popular female country blues singer of all time. She transcended both gender and genre. Her recording career reached from the 1920s heyday of country blues guitar to cutting early electric sides in 1950s Chicago studios. Show host Wayne, a founding member of the California Jug Band Associaton and a member of its Board of Directors, has been hosting "Sounds So Sweet" at KDRT since 2007.

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The Folk Brothers, March 10, 2021: Who wrote 'Copper Kettle'?

Wed, 03/10/2021 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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Jake Xerxes Fussell has a great new cover of the neo-traditional, Prohibition-era ballad "Copper Kettle." Authorship of this song -- recorded by many, perhaps most memorably by Joan Baez -- is an enigmatic, almost gumshoe-like tale in itself. We won't tell that tale, but you can learn all you might want to know in Ross Altman's "Folkworks" blog. 

Also on today's show: new music from Jon Boden, Lau, Andrew Marlin, and the Paul McKenna Band. And Brother Bill delves into '70s Brit folk rock with tracks from Jade, Magna Carta and others.

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Jazz After Dark for March 09, 2021

Tue, 03/09/2021 - 8:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark! Lester Young & The Kansas City Six,  Billie Holiday, Johnny Hodges, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie & Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie & His Orchestra, Count Basie Kansas City Septem.  Jazz After Dark broadcasts locally at 8 pm Tuesdays on KDRT-LP, 95.7 FM in Davis, CA with replays Wednesday at 3 p.m. and Thursday at 11 p.m.  Show page here: https://kdrt.org/program/jazz-after-dark

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