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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

Music · 2015 · 55 min

Starring David Holt

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

Grammy Award-winning performer David Holt has spent his life learning and performing traditional American music. It has taken him from the most remote coves of southern Appalachia to the bright lights of TV studios, and the Grand Old Opry stage. In this show, David introduces viewers to modern masters of traditional music in the southern mountains and remembers the legends who taught him.

54 min · Mar 31, 2016
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.

24 min · Apr 2, 2017
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.

24 min · Apr 2, 2017
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.

24 min · Apr 2, 2017
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.

24 min · Apr 2, 2017
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.

24 min · Apr 2, 2017

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