David Holt's State of Music

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.

Phenomenal guitarist Trey Hensley and Dobro master Rob Ickes play "Rugged Road" for a Season 5 episode of David Holt’s State of Music.

African American banjo phenom Tray Wellington plays a folk tune with his instructor at East Tennessee State University, bluegrass guitarist Dan Boner.

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.

Virtuoso guitarist Muriel Anderson talks to host David Holt about inspiration and plays an original tune, "View from Space," on the harp guitar.

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

Host David Holt and guest John McCutcheon swap stories from their longtime friendship, and John plays a tune called "Niskayuna Reel" on the hammered dulcimer.

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

Host David Holt talks to Natalya Zoe Weinstein and John Cloyd Miller (Zoe & Cloyd) about Natalya's family background in klezmer music, and they play an original tune.

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.

Five-time Grammy winner Keb' Mo' plays "Put a Woman in Charge" for a Season 5 episode of "David Holt's State of Music."

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.