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David Holt's State of Music

Season 5 · 6 episodes · May 1, 2021

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    Episode 1

    Keb' Mo'

    May 1, 2021

    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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    Episode 2

    Zoe & Cloyd

    May 8, 2021

    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.

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    Episode 3

    John McCutcheon

    May 15, 2021

    John McCutcheon and series host David Holt have been friends since the 1970s. They meet to share songs and stories.

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    Episode 4

    Muriel Anderson

    May 22, 2021

    Virtuoso instrumentalist Muriel Anderson visits with David and demonstrates the harp guitar as conversation ranges from John Philip Souza to Chet Atkins.

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    Episode 5

    Lakota John and Tray Wellington

    May 29, 2021

    David visits with talented young musicians Tray Wellington and Lakota John Locklear. Tray Wellington is an African American banjo player who has won the IBMA Momentum Award; John Locklear is a member of the Lumbee tribe who excels at the blues.

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    Episode 6

    Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley

    Jun 5, 2021

    Rob Ickes played dobro in the award-winning bluegrass band Blue Highway. He left that band to work with phenomenal young singer and guitarist Trey Hensley, whose performances dazzled Earl Scruggs, Marty Stuart, and other country legends.