David Holt (musician)

David Holt (born October 15, 1946 in Gatesville, Texas ) performs and Preserves traditional American music and stories . A four-time Grammy Award winner, [1] Holt plays with acoustic instruments and has released recordings of traditional mountain music and southern folktales , hosts 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 .

Holt Performed with Doc Watson from 1998 to 2012. Holt performs wearing his trademark fedora , preferring vintage examples from the 1930s and 1940s. [ Citation needed ]

Holt and his wife, Ginny, have two children. His sun worked for NBC in New York City . His daughter mayest in 1989 at age 10 volgende a car crash. [3]

Discography

Year title label Awards Notes
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 video or It High Windy Audio Grammy nominee
1996 Folk Rhythms (DVD) Homespun
2000 Stellaluna High Windy Audio Grammy award
2000 Why the Dog Chases the Cat High Windy Audio Grammy nominee w / Bill Mooney
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 w / Sutton, Holt and Coleman
2015 David Holt’s State of Music High Windy Audio
2016 Good Medicine High Windy Audio w / Josh Goforth

References

  1. Jump up^ “David Holt | Profile on” . Ted.com. 22 February 2009 . Retrieved 23 June 2012 .
  2. Jump up^ “David Holt – Host Profile” . riverwalkjazz.stanford.edu.
  3. Jump up^ Reinhardt, Susan (2 June 2013). “On grievance after the loss of a child.” Asheville Citizen-Times .