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The Folk Brothers for Nov. 3, 2021: Song to a Refugee

Diana Jones' latest album, Song to a Refugee, is a collection of songs based on the narratives of people seeking asylum from violence and political retribution in their homelands. This morning we played "We Believe You," inspired by Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's testimony of the dehumanizing consitions she encountered on the USA/Mexican border. The song features co-vocals from Steve Earle and Peggy Seeger, as well as Richard Thompson's unique guitar-stylings.

Also on today's show: new music from Reg Meuross, Jake Xerxes Fussell, Anais Mitchell, The Punch Brothers, Dave Nachmanoff, and more!

Celtic Songlines November 2nd 2021

Featured this week on Celtic Songlines KDRT 95.7FM is Brìghde Chaimbeul, Brìghde performs with the Scottish smallpipes, a bellows-powered set of bagpipes with a double-note drone. Her music opens and closes today's session. Also featured are the extraordinary sounds of the fiddle with Davis' own Florie Brown and of the harp, Margie Butler. Both are alumnae of the band Golden Bough. We'll also hear from Eliza Carthy, Lisa Lynne (harp) with Aryeh Frankfurter (keyed fiddle) and from Russia with hurdy-gurdy is Andrey Maslenskaya. We also have a listen with Fairport Convention and Scotland's Old Blind Dogs.

Tune in live on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to noon at KDRT 95.7FM, stream at @kdrt.org, or subscribe to the Celtic Songlines podcast on Apple podcasts. The program replays on KDRT each Wednesday 1-2 p.m., Thursday 6-7 p.m., Sunday 4-5 p.m.

Davisville, Nov. 1, 2021: It's not only the pandemic that's making labor scarce

We're living in a labor shortage, and signs like this one in downtown Davis aren't hard to find. The pandemic is a huge part of the reason but other factors are also at work, such as childcare, more people working for themselves, the cushion provided by benefits and a high savings rate, and baby boomers retiring. And yet California has the highest unemployment rate of any state except Nevada.

Today's guest is Suzy Taherian, a lecturer in the Graduate School of Management at the University of California at Davis, and the chief financial officer of Xpansiv, an international company based in San Francisco. She describes conditions she and other CFOs are seeing as we talk about reasons for the labor shortage, including some you might not have heard yet; how employers are responding; how it might resolve; and how employees can take advantage of the opportunities it presents.

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