Bio - David Holt
WEBDavid takes the audience from his beginnings as a Texas bones player to a rock and roll drummer in the 60′s to a nationally acclaimed Southern Appalachian musician. Accompanied by his son, Zeb, David entertains with humor, music and true-life stories.
David Holt: The stories and song of Appalachia - YouTube
WEBDavid Holt: The stories and song of Appalachia. http://www.ted.com Folk musician and storyteller David Holt plays the banjo and shares photographs and old wisdom from the Appalachian...
David Holt – The Banjo Reserve
WEBAn evening with David Holt offers tales, ballads and tunes told, sung and played on the banjo, slide guitar, guitar, harmonica, bones, spoons and jaw harp.
David Holt and the History of the Banjo - YouTube
WEBAsheville's booming and award-winning music scene has its roots in Appalachian traditions of song and storytelling. We sat down with Grammy-winner David Holt to discuss the origin story of the...
It began with the banjo: David Holt’s long affair with traditional ...
WEBIn 1969 David Holt packed up his truck and drove from California to North Carolina. “That was the same summer as Woodstock, and I was going to wood stick,” he jokes. But the Texas-born multi-instrumentalist, who got his start as a jazz and rock drummer, had fallen in love with the banjo.
David Holt – Full Bio- from the book “12 Notables of Western …
WEBDavid Holt dreamed about a life of adventure while harboring a passion to become an old-time banjo player. In 1969, David began his journey to fulfillment by traveling into the heart of remote Appalachian Mountain communities like Kingdom Come in Kentucky and Sodom Laurel in North Carolina, where he found hundreds of old-time mountaineers to ...
On a Personal Note: David Holt - The Laurel of Asheville
WEBIn 1969, David started learning the banjo and returned to NC looking for old banjo players. “I found hundreds of musicians playing mountain music,” he says. “I fell in love with the people, the place, the traditional music and made it my home.” David is as much a storyteller as a musician.
David Holt Interview: Pt 3 Wade Mainer on Banjo - YouTube
WEBDavid Holt Interviews old time banjo player Wade Mainer (97 years old) about his life and innovative two finger banjo style. Wade and Julia Mainer play the...
David Holt: The joyful tradition of mountain music | TED Talk
WEBFolk musician and storyteller David Holt plays the banjo and shares photographs and old wisdom from the Appalachian Mountains. He also demonstrates some unusual instruments like the mouth bow -- and a surprising electric drum kit he calls "thunderwear." Talk details.
David Holt Biography
WEBIn 1968, David Holt found his life’s journey in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains. With a passion to become an old-time banjo player, David traveled to remote mountain communities like Kingdom Come, Kentucky and Sodom Laurel, North Carolina searching for the best traditional musicians.