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KDRT is low-power grassroots radio located in Davis, California, airing an eclectic mix of music and public affairs programming, and building community by promoting dialogue, encouraging artistic expression, and acting as a forum for people who typically lack media access. Noncommercial radio KDRT 95.7 FM is a project of Davis Media Access (DMA.)  DMA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Our mission reflects our values: localism, social equality, public participation, media literacy, diversity, and, of course, community media. Read more...

OUR PROGRAMS

Twang Thang

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Twang Thang features outlaw country old and new, featuring the folks who sowed the harder-edged musical seeds for what we today call Americana, as well as the newer artists who continue the tunes and outlaw ethos forward. George Jones, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Lucinda Willimans, Steve Earle, Dwight Yoakum, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Billie Jo Shaver...Americana music didn't just show up one day; it has deep and varied country music roots. Twang Thang explores both the originators and the newcomers, checking out a bunch of the music that happened along the way.

Live Sunday 8-10am
Replays Monday 10am-12pm, Wednesday 8-10pm
DJ(s): 
DJ Dirk
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Davis Garden Show

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Nursery pro Don Shor has been gardening and selling plants in Davis for more than three decades. Join Don and co-host Lois Richter as they discuss and answer your questions on all things for the garden. 

Live Thursday 12-1pm
Replays Saturday 9-10am
DJ(s): 
Lois Richter, Don Shor
Homepage URL: 
Davis Garden Show on the Web
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Cowboy Tracks

Join Nancy around the campfire to hear authentic western music and cowboy poetry. Something deep in your soul will resonate to stories from the early wranglers, Mexican vaqueros, old West adventurers, Silver Screen buckaroos, contemporary real cowboys, and all who appreciate wide open spaces, freedom, and the western lifestyle.

 

Live Friday 1-2pm
Replays Monday 7-8pm, Saturday 6-7pm
DJ(s): 
Nancy Flagg
Homepage URL: 
Cowboy Tracks
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Dinner Bell Roundup

Join DJ Cliff and friends for Dinner Bell Roundup’s tasty plateful of swinging country, western, and Americana music. Come and get it!

Live Saturday 4-6pm
DJ(s): 
Cliff Gamble
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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 Monday 8-9pm, Sunday 2-3pm
DJ(s): 
Frank aka Dr Doowop Fox, doowopdave
Homepage URL: 
DrDoowop
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Davisville, Feb. 15, 2021: Link21 would bring Davis closer to Bay Area by reducing travel times

Mon, 02/15/2021 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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Eastbound Capitol Corridor train leaving Davis, February 2021

If San Francisco were an hour closer to Davis, how would that change life in Davis? We might find out in the next 10 to 20 years, thanks to a program that is starting to take shape now. Link21, sponsored by BART and the Capitol Corridor, would add a second transbay rail crossing as part of an ambitious, expensive plan to extend rail connections throughout the 21-county megaregion that stretches from Yuba County to Monterey. The program’s components include faster Capitol Corridor train service between Sacramento and San Francisco, among other changes. People throughout the region will have a chance to shape what gets built, and doing it all fairly is one of the major goals.

Today we talk with Camille Tsao, Capitol Corridor project manager for Link21, about what’s in the works.

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Billy D. Thompson Beats His Own Drum: The Interview, Feb. 12, 2021, on Listening Lyrics

Fri, 02/12/2021 - 4:00pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Billy D. Thompson is a Sacramento-based musician, songwriter, and producer. He is active in the local music scene, performing and recording with several groups including The Gold Souls, City of Trees Brass Band, and Ten Foot Tiger.

Listening Lyrics playlist for 02/12/2021
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That's Lisa Henderson

Thu, 02/11/2021 - 1:00pm | Lois Richter

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Lisa & Lois

Lisa Henderson is a dynamo!  She is always very busy, yet never too busy to help if help is needed.  Lois and Lisa have worked together on many genealogy activities -- Davis Genealogy Club presentations (and now zoom meetings), the DGC website, IGGC (the International German Genealogy Conference) in 2019 and other events. We have also shared some just-for-fun times.  This chat was recorded during the pandemic (summer of 2020) and does not have current announcements. 

History!  It's all HISTORY !!  (Family history, that is.)  Enjoy!

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Jazz After Dark - February 9th, 2021

Tue, 02/09/2021 - 8:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark - Artie Shaw, Shelly Manne, Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, Ray Bryant, Chet Baker & Gerry Mulligan, Dollar Brand & Johnny Dyani, Eva Cassidy, Hank Jones, Billy Taylor. Jazz After Dark broadcasts locally at 8 pm Tuesdays on KDRT-LP, 95.7 FM in Davis, CA.  Replays Monday 11 pm . Show page here:  https://kdrt.org/program/jazz-after-dark

 Look for us on iTunes (you can listen to the live broadcast via their Radio link; just search for KDRT) or your favorite podcast site.  https://player.fm/featured/jazz

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3rd Streaming Feb 9th, 2021 - For Valentine's Day

Tue, 02/09/2021 - 3:10pm | Gary Chew

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Time for vintage Valentine music this week on KDRT's 3rd Streaming.  Rachmaninoff, as heard in the "Birdman" movie from a few years back, kicks off the first hour. Then in hour two, music by Gabriel Faure, Igor Stravinsky, Jeff Beal and Jacques Brel.

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Davis Music Connections - Feb 9, 2021 - With Special Guest Gary Chew from KDRT's 3rd Streaming

Tue, 02/09/2021 - 3:00pm | nedatnight

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This week's show starts out with a 15-minute tribute to Christopher Plummer and Cloris Leachman who both recently passed this year.  Hosts Ned and Clyde are then joined via phone by their friend and fellow KDRT DJ Gary Chew, who regularly hosts 3rd Streamng - a show that combines classical, jazz and film music.  

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COVID-19 Community Report -Feb 9th, 2021 - Speaking With John Bowes Superintendent for DJUSD

Tue, 02/09/2021 - 12:40pm | Autumn Labbe-Renault

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This month, I'm doing a series on the return to in-person instruction in area schools. This is Part 1, and future episodes will feature teachers, parents, and hopefully students.

My guest for Episode 51, which airs Feb. 9, 2021 is Dr. John Bowes, who has served as superintendent for the Davis Joint Unified School District since July 2016. For the past 30 years, he has led thousands of certificated, classified staff and students throughout the state, working to promote 21st century teaching and learning; to create safe and welcoming campuses; to close achievement and opportunity gaps, and to further the work of diversity, equity and inclusion.

I want to note we recorded this interview last week, on the heels of a school board meeting that lasted until 12:30 am—just one of many long meetings in recent weeks—and in the midst of a several-day website outage that’s part of a widespread external platform problem.

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Celtic Songlines Feb 9, 2021- An Interview with Rebecca Lomnicky, Fiddler from Scottish Trio "The Fire"

Mon, 02/08/2021 - 5:44pm | David A. Reynolds

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This week we feature The Fire's new album "Marigold" and interview band member Rebecca Lomnicky. The Fire is a high energy traditional music band that combines world class performances of blazing Scottish music with a distinctly Californian flare. The group includes our guest today  International Scottish Fiddle Champion Rebecca Lomnicky, dynamic bagpiper and multi-instrumentalist David Brewer, and Royal Conservatoire of Scotland graduate Adam Hendey on guitar, bouzouki, and harmonium. All three band members have lived and studied in Scotland, and work together to further contribute to the traditions of Scottish music in America through performances and tours, as well as workshops funded by agencies such as the National Endowment for the Arts.  New releases from artists are a reminder that despite the difficult year musicians continue to create fine music. 

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Album of the Week features Terence Trent D'Arby's breakthrough album, Feb. 3, 2021

Wed, 02/03/2021 - 4:00pm | Pieter Pastoor

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The latest Album of the Week features Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby. Sananda Francesco Maitreya (born Terence Trent Howard, March 15, 1962), better known by his former stage name Terence Trent D'Arby, is an American singer and songwriter who came to fame with this debut studio album in 1987. It includes the singles "If You Let Me Stay," "Sign Your Name," "Dance Little Sister," and the No. 1 hit "Wishing Well."

Album of the Week, hosted by rotating DJs, features albums from many genres every Wednesday at 4 p.m. THESE SHOWS ARE NOT ARCHIVED, SO LISTEN LIVE -- it's the only way.

Visit Terence at sanandamaitreya.com

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Jazz After Dark - Feb 2nd, 2021 - Classics!

Tue, 02/02/2021 - 9:10pm | Don Shor

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Classic jazz coming up tonight on Jazz After Dark! Ledisi, Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday, Charlie Shavers and Maxine Sullivan, Dinah Washington, Artie Shaw, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Gene Ammons, Stanley Cowell, Stanley Turrentine, Piano Connection & Marcs Boogie.  Jazz After Dark broadcasts locally at 8 pm Tuesdays on KDRT-LP, 95.7 FM in Davis, CA.  Replays Monday 11 pm. Show page here: https://kdrt.org/program/jazz-after-dark  Look for us on iTunes (you can listen to the live broadcast via their Radio link; just search for KDRT) or your favorite podcast site https://player.fm/featured/jazz

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