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ABOUT US

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.

Classical radio programs often focus on well-known light classics and ignore challenging and imaginative masterworks, especially from the rich repertoire of 20th century music, which is very diverse. This results in listeners who are unaware of many wonderful works. Excursions will present short and longer works by famous as well as less known composers, with insightful commentary by a composer with years of experience in radio, classical marketing, and music education.

Live on the first, third and occasional fifth Friday of the month.

Live Friday 11am-1pm

Replays Sunday 9-11am

DJ(s):

Greg LaTraille

Jazz After Dark

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 Wednesday 10-11pm

DJ(s):

Don Shor

Homepage URL:

Jazz After Dark on the Web (blog with playlists)

Taste, Talk and Whine: All about Wines

Tune in for weekly discussions on topics related to wine making and wine enjoyment — plus occasional guests and engagement with listeners. Topics will span the spectrum from technical growing, making, and tasting to what we're drinking to the best places to find a bottle locally.

Live Tuesday 5:30-6pm

DJ(s):

Nicole Salengo Lee, Tree Kilpatrick

Reggae Cruise

Reggae music from over 100 nations highlighting the global reach and how the components have contributed to its evolution with a focus on the 21st century. No dancehall.

Live Friday 11pm-Saturday 12am

Homepage URL:

Reggae Cruise

Listening Lyrics

Welcome to an hour of Listening Lyrics, right here on KDRT 95.7 FM in Davis, California.

No musical passports required. Folk can sit next to funk, jazz can dance with rock, and a singer-songwriter might end up sharing a park bench with a reggae band. Listening Lyrics is your invitation to escape the noise of the day and enter a world of elaborate sounds, unexpected discoveries, and songs that have something to say.

This is the kind of journey only commercial-free community radio can provide.

So close your eyes. Open your ears. Relax your mind. Join me, Pieter Pastoor, as we send color to your ears and wander through the vast landscape of music and lyrics—the grand meeting place of rhythm, imagination, and the remarkable human ability to create art. Whether it's a whisper, a roar, a groove, or a melody you've never heard before, it all belongs here.

Remember: Real Music. Real Community. Real Good Music.

Live Friday 4-5pm

Replays Sunday 11am-12pm

DJ(s):

Pieter Pastoor

Homepage URL:

Listening Lyrics on Facebook

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

Photo: Brian Stansberry, copper moonshine still

The Folk Brothers playlist for 03/10/2021

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

For podcasts, look for us on iTunes or your favorite podcast site. https://player.fm/featured/jazz

COVID-19 Community Report, March 9, 2021: Student Voices Part 2

Tue, 03/09/2021 - 12:40pm | Autumn Labbe-Renault

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Episode 55 wraps up my monthlong series on reopening the schools in the Davis Joint Unified School District. Last week's chats with elementary and junior high school students, and the two segments with high-school seniors this week, are among the more important interviews I've done this year. These young folks are going to be living with the post-pandemic reality for a very long time, and their varied perspectives are fascinating to hear. I believed it was important to give them a voice at this point in time.