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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.

The Shortwave Report

The Shortwave Report is a weekly review of global news stories recorded via shortwave radio.

Live Tuesday 5-5:30pm

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Grist for the Chill

Dave serves up a truly interesting mix of music with a focus on fingerstyle guitar and percussive groove as it relates to roots, world fusion, jazz, funk, Latin and Brazilian music, and more.

Live Thursday 11am-12pm

Replays Wednesday 3-4pm, Saturday 11pm-Sunday 12am

DJ(s):

Dave Mcasey

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Grist for the Chill

The Yolo County Breakdown

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Bluegrass, newgrass and beyond. From Bill Monroe to Billy Strings, the Yolo County Breakdown is a journey through acoustic string music ranging from the traditional to the cutting edge.

Live Friday 10-11am

Replays Sunday 3-4pm

DJ(s):

Rocky Outcrop

Twang Thang features outlaw country old and new, showcasing 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 the originators, the newcomers, and the music that happened along the way!

Live Wednesday 7-9am

Replays Saturday 1-3pm

DJ(s):

DJ Dirk

In the Key of Folk

In the Key of Folk with Karen Leyse offers music that will keep you humming or dancing along — perhaps both! The focus is on traditional and current folk music, Americana, and bluegrass, with Celtic, Nordic, and Spanish infusions — wherever Karen's travels and interests take her. In addition, the music of contra dance, an American Folk tradition that came with English and other settlers, will often be threaded through the hour. Don’t know it? Check it out.

Live Wednesday 2-3pm

Replays Tuesday 11am-12pm

DJ(s):

Karen Leyse

More programs ...

Tunes and tales to listen to, as you tend to trick-or-treaters tonight

Mon, 10/31/2022 - 8:39am | Bill Buchanan

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Halloween is here. Need a soundtrack? Check these out these locally produced shows:

https://kdrt.org/audio/davis-music-connections-october-25-2022

https://kdrt.org/audio/15th-annual-constant-grin-halloween-special

https://kdrt.org/audio/live-tracks-oct-27-2022-songs-stories-and-outreac...

https://kdrt.org/audio/sounds-so-sweet-600pm-oct-26th-2022

https://kdrt.org/audio/golden-road-700pm-oct-26th-2022

... or just explore KDRT's schedule, find a style you like, and explore. It's like walking up to a house on Halloween when you're a kid. You don't know exactly what you'll get when you ring that doorbell, but you know it'll be a treat.

Bapu, ballads and ballots: Bapu Vaitla on music that inspires, Listening Lyrics, Oct. 28, 2022

Fri, 10/28/2022 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Bapu Vaitla, running to represent district 1 on the Davis City Council, talks about music and share tracks that inspire and galvanize all our efforts towards building a better world today on Listening Lyrics.

From his campaign website: “Bapu Vaitla was born in rural India and spent his childhood in Chicago and Los Angeles. He came to UC Davis for his undergraduate studies, where he forged strong bonds with the social and environmental justice community in town, learning about the power of science to change the world.

The 15th annual Constant Grin Halloween special

Fri, 10/28/2022 - 2:30pm | Chris Mussen

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Thirty minutes of spooky surf rock, macabre metal, ghoulish gothic country, frightening folk, and eerie electronica ... oh my!

A Constant Grin playlist for 10/28/2022

Live Tracks, Oct. 27, 2022: Songs, stories, and outreach from beyond

Thu, 10/27/2022 - 9:10pm | Jim Buchanan

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We all know what's lurking just ahead ... and tonight's Live Tracks has tales and tunes to match the calendar, including Beat the Reaper, a tale from Heidi, and a visit from the Ghost of Halloween Future.

Davis Garden Show, Oct. 27, 2022

Thu, 10/27/2022 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today's program: November garden activities, growing hibiscus for tea, onions, asparagus, rhubarb, houseplant issues, and more.

The Folk Brothers for Oct. 26, 2022: Folk Songs of Black British Experience

Wed, 10/26/2022 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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Angeline Morrison, daughter of a Jamacian father and Scottish mother, has just released a landmark album, The Sorrow Songs: Folk Songs of Black British Experience. Each track features the story of an African -- mainly brought to Britain enslaved in the 18th century -- whose life stories were poignantly resurrected through Morrison's extensive research.

This morning, we played "Black John" about John Ystumilyn, who was brought to a Welsh estate as a boy in the early 1800s and subsequently became a freeman and a respected horticulturist.

The Folk Brothers playlist for 10/26/2022

Jazz After Dark, Oct. 25, 2022

Tue, 10/25/2022 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight we'll hear from: Art Pepper, Frank Morgan, Gigi Gryce, Chico Hamilton, Louis Armstrong with Oscar Peterson, Stan Getz, Bill Evans, Boogaloo Joe Jones, Mel Tormé, Helen Merrill, and Lee Konitz & the Brazilian Band.

Davisville, Oct. 24, 2022: A new way to deal with all the surplus stuff in Davis

Mon, 10/24/2022 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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Old rooftop TV antennas can become shovel handles. Discarded bedframes can be feedstock. Owners of balky vacuum cleaners can learn how to maintain them, instead of trash them. Boomers with a house full of unwanted possessions can get advice on handing them off to new uses. Community Mercantile, a new nonprofit store stocked with re-used items that offers this kind of serious recycling to the town, has its grand opening this Sunday, Oct. 30. Today on Davisville, we talk with co-founders Larry Fisher and Stephanie Koop about what they’re doing, and why.