- Bio - David Holt
Four-time Grammy Award winner David Holt is a musician, storyteller, historian, television host and entertainer, dedicated to performing and preserving traditional American music and stories
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- About - David Holt
Four-time Grammy Award winner David Holt is a musician, storyteller, artist, historian and radio and television host For more than forty years, he as collected and performed the songs and stories of the Blue Ridge Mountains
- Fact sheet - David Holt
Mentors and Friends: a touring exhibition of David’s black and white photos taken throughout his career (2016-present) Fully Exposed: mixed media painting exhibit (2014)
- David Holt: Whats New
Tap your toes and sing along as David brings to life his vast array of musical instruments: banjo, slide guitar, washboard, paper bag, Jack Daniel's bottle and more Accompanied by his son, Zeb, David will entertain you with humor, music and stories he's lived and gathered from coast to coast
- Music - David Holt
The music I play is based in the traditional music of the Southern Mountains It is a living music, full of variety and excitement At its heart it is a combination of music from England, Scotland, Ireland and Africa mixed with American spirit There are old folk songs, ballads and fiddle tunes as well as newly created material It is a vital, thriving music that is both as old as the hills
- David Holt – Full Bio- from the book “12 Notables of Western North . . .
No one has worked harder than David Holt, or enjoyed greater success in bringing national and international acclaim to the music traditions and history of western North Carolina
- Storytelling - David Holt
The storytelling revival started in 1973 with the first National Storytelling Festival in Jonesboro, TN I had been collecting mountain songs and stories since the late 1960s and started incorporating narrative tales into my music concerts, unaware that other folks were becoming professional storytellers In 1976 I was invited to tell at the National Festival What a thrill it was to meet
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