Episodes
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John Doyle, Andrew Finn Magill, and Will MacMorran
S6 E6 - 24m 41s
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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Darrell Scott
S6 E5 - 24m 41s
David visits with renowned singer-songwriter Darrell Scott, whose music is intensely personal but also universal.
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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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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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Becky Buller Band
Wednesday
May 8
30 Minutes
Fiddler and bluegrass vocalist Becky Buller. -
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Ruthie Foster
Thursday
May 9
30 Minutes
Blues artist Ruthie Foster's voice makes old songs seem new. -
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Darrell Scott
Tuesday
May 14
30 Minutes
Singer-songwriter Darrell Scott's music is personal yet universal. -
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Zoe & Cloyd
Thursday
May 16
30 Minutes
Bluegrass and klezmer traditions combine in the music of fiddler Natalya Zoe Weinstein and singer-songwriter-instrumentalist John Cloyd Miller. -
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John McCutcheon
Friday
May 17
30 Minutes
Folk musician John McCutcheon presents songs and stories. -
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Muriel Anderson
Saturday
May 18
30 Minutes
Instrumentalist Muriel Anderson demonstrates the harp guitar and discusses everything from John Philip Sousa to Chet Atkins.
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