Episode 3 Preview | John McCutcheon
John McCutcheon and series host David Holt have been friends since the 1970s. They meet to share songs and stories.
Zoe & Cloyd - "Klezmer Tune"
Host David Holt talks to Natalya Zoe Weinstein and John Cloyd Miller (Zoe & Cloyd) about Natalya's family background in klezmer music, and they play an original tune.
Episode 2 Preview | Zoe & Cloyd
Bluegrass and klezmer traditions meet in the music of married duo Zoe & Cloyd. Fiddler Natalya Zoe Weinstein and singer/songwriter/instrumentalist John Cloyd Miller visit with host David.
Keb' Mo' - "Put a Woman in Charge"
Five-time Grammy winner Keb' Mo' plays "Put a Woman in Charge" for a Season 5 episode of "David Holt's State of Music."
Episode 1 Preview | Keb' Mo'
Blues legend Keb' Mo' visits with host David Holt. Keb' has described himself as "too happy for the blues, too bluesy for jazz, too funky for folk, and too city for country." David talks with him about how he found his place in music.
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"David Holt's State of Music" showcases rising stars and masters of traditional and new acoustic music on location around the South. Season 5 features Keb' Mo'; Zoe & Cloyd; John McCutcheon; Muriel Anderson; Lakota John Locklear; Tray Wellington; and Rob Ickes with Trey Hensley.
David Holt Performs “Ready for the Times”
Series host David Holt performs “Ready for the Times” with son Zeb and friend Josh Goforth.
David Holt Performs “Under the Tracks”
Series host David Holt performs his original song “Under the Tracks” with son Zeb Holt and friend Josh Goforth.
Episode 6 Preview | David Holt House Party 2
David’s musical career has taken him from remote mountain coves to the bright lights of TV studios and the Grand Ole Opry stage. Hear music and stories of Doc Watson, John Hartford, and more, shared with son Zeb Holt and longtime friend Josh Goforth.
David Holt Performs His Version of “The Cuckoo”
Series host David Holt performs his version of traditional song “The Cuckoo” with son Zeb and friend Josh Goforth.
David Holt and the Mouthbow
Series host David Holt talks with son Zeb Holt about unusual instruments in remote parts of southern Appalachia and performs on the mouthbow accompanied by Zeb on paper bag and Josh Goforth on stump fiddle.
David Holt Plays “Railroad Bill”
David Holt talks about mentors and plays Etta Baker’s song “Railroad Bill” with Zeb Holt and Josh Goforth.
Episode 5 Preview | David Holt House Party 1
David shares tunes and stories from his career in roots music with guest host Zeb Holt and longtime friend Josh Goforth. David’s wife Ginny joins them to reminisce about life in the Blue Ridge Mountains for two young Californians in the 1970s.
David Holt Performs “I Got Mine”
David Holt’s State of Music, series host David Holt performs “I Got Mine” with son Zeb Holt and friend Josh Goforth.
Cane Mill Road Performs “Gap to Gap”
Cane Mill Road band performs their original song “Gap to Gap” on a Season 4 episode
of David Holt’s State of Music featuring rising stars of American folk music.
David Holt and Presley Barker
Series host David Holt talks with guitar phenom Presley Barker about Doc Watson and
technique, and they play “Black Mountain Rag."
Episode 4 Preview | Rising Stars
Meet the future of roots music: Presley Barker, the Burnett Sisters, Willow Dillon, and Cane Mill Road. David shares tunes and stories with these rising stars of new acoustic music who were raised on traditional tunes in the shadow of old masters.
The Burnett Sisters and Willow Dillon
The Burnett Sisters and Willow Dillon perform “Short Life of Trouble” on a Season 4
episode of David Holt’s State of Music featuring rising stars of American folk music.
David Holt Talks with Taj Mahal
Series host David Holt talks with blues legend Taj Mahal about playing the Whiskey a Go
Go in Los Angeles in 1968, and how he got involved with the Rolling Stones Rock and Roll
Circus.
Episode 3 Preview | Taj Mahal
David visits with blues legend Taj Mahal and learns how he got his name, how he almost became a farmer, and what it’s like to tour with the Rolling Stones.
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