Music to Go to the Dump By

Ken calls in to give us a preview of Thunder Road's Memorial Day Classic, talk whether we'll see Governor Phil Scott on the racetrack this year, and a touch of racing history along the way as well.

Farmer Dave explains his barter system for helping his neighbor till his garden as well as his troubles with his lawnmower. Ken calls in during the second half of the show to talk baseball.

Ken calls the show and he, Jack, Kia, and Farmer Dave talk about the legacy of WDEV. The gang plays some old favorites and talks about some of the memories that accompany the songs. And Saturday was Farmer Dave's birthday so the crew celebrates that as well.

We celebrate the day every year where Vermonters get out and make our state more beautiful by cleaning up after ourselves. Ken calls in to reminisce about WDEV's legacy.

Ken Squier calls in for the entire show to talk about the Green Up Day song from the Magical Marvelous Musical Mystery Lady and gives us an update on how he's doing.

With the weather warming up, the gang celebrates the beginning of gardening season with John Prine and other crowd favorites. Ken calls in to give a sneak peak into what the 90th anniversary of WDEV will hold for our listeners.

Saturday was Ken's birthday, so Jack, Brent, and Farmer Dave wish him a happy birthday. And Ken calls in to check in on the show.

We welcome back Brent Curtis to the show after taking some time off to bring us High School Basketball. General Manager Steve Cormier calls in to tell us what's going on with Ken (we hope to have him back on WDEV soon). Farmer Dave outlines his plan for the pit in the middle of downtown Burlington where the Town Center Mall once stood, and it involves nuclear power.

While maple open house weekend has been more or less cancelled again due to the pandemic, March is still maple sugaring season in Vermont. Kia, Jack, and Farmer Dave salute our maple farmers and encourage you to support our local sugarhouses.

Kia, Farmer Dave, and Jack celebrate the warm weather and the approach of spring with some great spring music. Wade Pierson of Northeast Slopes confirms the ski season there may be over but there's still a bit of time to get your guesses in the Joe's Pond Ice Out competition and fundraiser.

The gang of Kia, Jack, and Farmer Dave play a collection of songs to celebrate the upcoming St. Patrick's Day holiday.

Jack, Kia, and Farmer Dave talk about all the things they miss due to the pandemic and realize they're very excited for when it eventually ends. To try to get their minds off it and have a little fun, they play some great tunes and talk to a couple of community members over the phone.

Farmer Dave starts off the show by issuing an apology for a potentially offensive song last week. So this week, the gang pushes the bar even further. Tune in next week to see if anyone gets fired. And we play some listener requests along the way as well.

Kia brings in some new music to the show, but Jack wants to keep some of the old favorites in constant rotation. So today's show is a mix of new and old music.

We usually play a lot of songs about dogs and the joy of owning dogs. So on this show we try to throw some love to cats; and for some reason we have a song about donkeys.

Brent, Jack, and Farmer Dave preview the big football game for Sunday and talk about the recent news that High School Basketball will be returning on February 12th.

This past week would have been the annual Farm Show, the yearly celebration of agriculture was canceled this year due to the pandemic. So we reminisce on our favorite Farm Show memories and pay homage to Vermont's rich farming heritage.

Brent, Jack, and Farmer Dave talk about retired Norwich University Hockey Coach Mike McShane's newest award he's won for his outstanding performance over his 20+ seasons at Norwich. They also salute the ice fishers and talk to Wade Pierson of Northeast Slopes on their season so far for the local ski area.

We play a couple songs for the skiers coming up to Vermont for the MLK holiday weekend. Wade Pierson from Northeast Slopes calls in to give an update on how things are looking at the small ski mountain in East Corinth.

After last week's show was stuffed with your phone calls of overwhelming support for the program, we decided to keep the show going in Ken's absence. General Manager Steve Cormier calls in to share the great news. And we had no time to play music due to all of your calls last week, so we're going to make it up to you this week. And Brian Harwood calls in to talk about the history of Music to Go to...

Ken's daughter Ashley joins WDEV General Manager Steve Cormier to give everyone an update on how Ken's recovery is going and they share an announcement on the future of the show.

Jack, Brent, and Farmer Dave take your requests for some of the songs we didn't get to last week during the Christmas Craptacular.

Kia puts together a Christmas themed playlist for this special episode of Music to go to the Dump By. Happy holidays to everyone out there in WDEV land.

Jack, Brent, and Farmer Dave are doing something different for Music to go to the Dump By: playing holiday music BEFORE the holiday instead of after. Stay tuned next week for an even bigger Christmas show.

Steve Cormier, General Manager of the Radio Vermont Group, joins Kia and Jack on the show to give the latest update on how Ken is doing as he recovers from COVID-19. We are asking anyone who wishes to send along their thoughts to Ken to send a card. Our address is 9 Stowe St. Waterbury, Vermont 05676. Thank you to everyone in the community for hanging in there with us and thinking of Ken, it means...