David Holt
Acting·October 15, 1946 — 79 years old·Gatesville, Texas, USA
David Holt (born October 15, 1946, in Gatesville, Texas) performs and preserves traditional American music and stories.
A four-time Grammy Award winner, Holt plays ten acoustic instruments and has released recordings of traditional mountain music and southern folktales, hosted Riverwalk, a jazz program on public radio, Folkways, a television program on folk music and culture, Great Scenic Railway Journeys and North Carolina Mountain Treasures on North Carolina public television.
He is the host of David Holt's State of Music, a public television series distributed nationwide by PBS. The program was nominated for a Midsouth Regional Emmy in 2015.
Known For
Filmography · 8
2017The Porchlight SessionsSelf2016David Holt's State of MusicTVSelf - Host2015David Holt's State of MusicHimself - Host2008Storyville - Live at Antone'sHimself2004Great Scenic Railway JourneysTVHost2000O Brother, Where Art Thou?Village Idiot1997Clawhammer BanjoDavid Holt1990American Music ShopTVSelf - Host