Name: David Holt's State of Music
Released: 2015-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: David Holt

TV Show · Music · Documentary

Four-time Grammy winner David Holt interviews and plays tunes with modern masters of traditional music in the southern mountains. Featured artists: guitar phenom Bryan Sutton, multi-faceted musician and ballad singer Josh Goforth, breakout star Rhiannon Giddens of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, fiddle virtuoso Bruce Molsky, African-American gospel torch bearers Lena Mae Perry and Wilbur Tharpe (The

2015 · 55m

Starring David Holt

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

Featured artists include Bryan Sutton, Rhiannon Giddens, Josh Goforth, the Branchettes, Bruce Molsky, and Balsam Range. Musical styles include traditional ballad singing, blues, old-time string band, bluegrass, and more.

54m
EPISODE 1

Steep Canyon Rangers

David visits with the Steep Canyon Rangers on location at a farm in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Brevard, NC.

24m
EPISODE 2

Glencoe Mill - Alice Gerrard, Rayna Gellert and Laurelyn Dossett

In a 19th century textile mill, David talks and plays mill songs with bluegrass legend Alice Gerrard, singer-songwriter Laurelyn Dossett, and fiddle virtuoso Rayna Gellert.

24m
EPISODE 3

Wayne Henderson and Jeff Little

Wayne Henderson shares some secrets of guitar-making, and Jeff Little shows that the piano can be an outstanding bluegrass instrument.

24m
EPISODE 4

Amythyst Kia and Mipso

David visits with breakout artist Amythyst Kiah, who puts a fresh spin on old tunes, and interviews the young band Mipso, known for their close harmonies and original material.

24m
EPISODE 5

The Kruger Brothers

David introduces viewers to the virtuoso Kruger Brothers, Swiss masters of American traditional music transplanted to the mountains of Wilkes County, NC.

24m