David Holt's State of Music

David interviews mandolin legend Sam Bush, known as “The Father of NewGrass,” at an 18th-century farm outside Nashville, Tennessee. Sam and his band play traditional tunes and original songs.

David interviews and plays with young Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton at the Hayti Heritage Center in Durham, North Carolina. Jerron plays a blues- and jazz-influenced mix of traditional tunes.

David visits with Canadian champion fiddler, singer, and step-dancer April Verch at the Guitar Bar in Asheville, North Carolina.

At Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage in Tennessee, David interviews Molly Tuttle, the International Bluegrass Association (IBMA) Guitar Player of the Year for 2017 and 2018. Molly and her band play original songs rooted in traditional music.

David plays with Joe Newberry at the Haw River Ballroom in Saxapahaw, NC. Joe is a Missouri native and North Carolina transplant who became a full-time musician in midlife and now tours the world with his guitar, banjo, and fiddle.

David goes to Johnson City, Tennessee to visit with longtime friend Jerry Douglas, a 14-time Grammy winner widely recognized as the foremost master of the Dobro resonator guitar.