David Holt (born October 15, 1946 in Gatesville, Texas) is a musician who performs traditional American music and stories. A four-time Grammy Award winner,[1] Holt plays 10 acoustic instruments and has released recordings of traditional mountain music and southern folktales, hosted Riverwalk, a jazz program on public radio,[2] Folkways, a television program on folk music and culture, Great Scenic Railway Journeys, and North Carolina Mountain Treasures on North Carolina public television.
David Holt | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | October 15, 1946 Gatesville, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | folk music |
| Website | davidholt.com |
He is the host of David Holt's State of Music, a public-TV series distributed nationwide by PBS. The program is produced and directed by Will and Deni McIntyre and was nominated for a Midsouth Regional Emmy in 2015.[3]
Holt performed with Doc Watson from 1998 to 2012. He performs wearing his trademark fedora, preferring vintage examples from the 1930s and 1940s.[citation needed]
Holt and his wife, Ginny, have a son, Zeb, who worked for NBC in New York City. Their daughter, Sarah Jane, died in 1989 at age 10 following a car crash.[4]
Discography
edit| Year | Title | Label | Awards | Notes |
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| 1981 | It Just Suits Me | June Appal | w/ Bob Jordan, Mike Hunter, and Buddy Davis | |
| 1986 | Reel & Rock | High Windy Audio | NAIRD Folk Record of the Year | w/ Doc and Merle Watson |
| 1991 | Grandfather's Greatest Hits | High Windy Audio | Grammy nominee | |
| 1994 | I Got a Bullfrog: Folksongs for the Fun of It | High Windy Audio | Grammy nominee | |
| 1994 | Why the Dog Chases the Cat | High Windy Audio | Grammy nominee | w/ Bill Mooney |
| 1996 | Folk Rhythms (DVD) | Homespun | ||
| 2000 | Stellaluna | High Windy Audio | Grammy award | |
| 2002 | Spiders in the Hairdo | High Windy Audio | Grammy nominee | w/ Bill Mooney |
| 2002 | Legacy - Doc Watson and David Holt | High Windy Audio | Grammy award | |
| 2003 | Live and Kickin' at the National Storytelling Festival | High Windy Audio | Grammy nominee | w/ Zeb Holt |
| 2003 | Blue Ridge Parkway (DVD) | UNC-TV | ||
| 2004 | Great Scenic Railway Journeys - The West (DVD) | Wide Eye Productions | Emmy award | |
| 2004 | Clawhammer Banjo 1 (DVD) | Homespun | ||
| 2004 | Clawhammer Banjo 2 (DVD) | Homespun | ||
| 2005 | Let It Slide | High Windy Audio | ||
| 2006 | Hairyman Meets Tailybone | High Windy Audio | ||
| 2006 | Mostly Ghostly Stories | High Windy Audio | ||
| 2006 | David Holt & The Lightning Bolts | High Windy Audio | ||
| 2009 | Cutting Loose | High Windy Audio | Grammy nominee | w/ Josh Goforth |
| 2012 | Great Scenic Railway Journeys - Trains Around North America (DVD) | Wide Eye Productions | Emmy award | |
| 2013 | Clawhammer Banjo - The Basics and Beyond (DVD) | Homespun | ||
| 2014 | Ready For The Times | High Windy Audio | as Sutton, Holt and Coleman | |
| 2015 | David Holt's State of Music | High Windy Audio | ||
| 2016 | Good Medicine | High Windy Audio | w/ Josh Goforth |
References
edit- ^ "David Holt | Profile on". Ted.com. 22 February 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ "David Holt - Host Profile". riverwalkjazz.stanford.edu.
- ^ "Emmy Nominations 2015" (PDF).
- ^ Reinhardt, Susan (2 June 2013). "On grief after the loss of a child". Asheville Citizen-Times.
External links
edit- Official website
- Performance by David Holt at TED, March 2004
- Culture Unplugged
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