Ruthie Foster
Blues artist Ruthie Foster has a voice like liquid gold and a distinctive way with old songs that makes you think you’re hearing them for the first time.
Episodes
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Ruthie Foster
S6 E4 - 24m 41s
Blues artist Ruthie Foster has a voice like liquid gold and a distinctive way with old songs that makes you think you’re hearing them for the first time.
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Becky Buller
S6 E3 - 24m 41s
Becky Buller is a powerhouse fiddler and bluegrass vocalist with impressive songwriting chops. Find out why she’s an enthusiastic songwriter but a reluctant band leader.
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Jontavious Willis
S6 E2 - 24m 41s
David visits with Jontavious Willis, a young guitarist and singer from Georgia who embodies the rhythms and feeling of traditional country blues.
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David Holt, Paul Brown, Terri McMurray
S6 E1 - 24m 41s
Host David Holt talks to Paul Brown and Terri McMurray about their mentor Tommy Jarrell, and they play the old fiddle tune “Sally Ann.”
Extras + Features
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Episode 6 Preview | Celtic Music Masters
S6 E6 - 30s
Celtic folk music thrives in America as well as on its home turf. David visits with masters of Celtic music John Doyle, Will MacMorran, and Andrew Finn Magill.
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Episode 5 Preview | Darrell Scott
S6 E5 - 30s
David visits with renowned singer-songwriter Darrell Scott, whose music is intensely personal but also universal.
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Episode 4 Preview | Ruthie Foster
S6 E4 - 30s
Blues artist Ruthie Foster has a voice like liquid gold and a distinctive way with old songs that makes you think you’re hearing them for the first time.
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Ruthie Foster - “Ring of Fire”
S6 E4 - 3m 33s
Blues vocalist Ruthie Foster, known for fresh arrangements of vintage songs, performs “Ring of Fire.”
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Episode 3 Preview | Becky Buller
S6 E3 - 30s
Becky Buller is a powerhouse fiddler and bluegrass vocalist with impressive songwriting chops. Find out why she’s an enthusiastic songwriter but a reluctant band leader.
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Becky Buller Band
S6 E3 - 3m 8s
Host David Holt talks to Becky Buller about teaching music, and her band plays an original bluegrass tune called “Inglewood Upon Stratford.”
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Episode 2 Preview | Jontavious Willis
S6 E2 - 30s
David visits with Jontavious Willis, a young guitarist and singer from Georgia who embodies the rhythms and feeling of traditional country blues.
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Jontavious Willis - “The World Is In a Tangle”
S6 E2 - 2m 21s
Host David Holt talks about country blues artist Jontavious Willis and joins him in one of his original songs, “The World Is In a Tangle.”
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Episode 1 Preview | David Holt, Paul Brown, Terri McMurray
S6 E1 - 30s
Homemade music gets taken to the next level by modern masters who learned the old-time way. Host David welcomes Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer, Paul Brown, and Terri McMurray.
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David Holt, Paul Brown, Terri McMurray and "Sally Ann"
S6 E1 - 3m 2s
Host David Holt talks to Paul Brown and Terri McMurray about their mentor Tommy Jarrell, and they play the old fiddle tune “Sally Ann.”
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Season 3 Preview
S6 - 30s
"David Holt's State of Music" showcases rising stars and masters of traditional and new acoustic music on location around the South. Season 6 features Ruthie Foster; the Becky Buller Band; Darrell Scott; Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer; Paul Brown and Terri McMurray; John Doyle with Andrew Finn Magill and Will MacMorran; and Jontavious Willis.
Schedule
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