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Journeys of Discovery: American-folk musician, storyteller David Holt

David Holt
Musician David Holt.

A summer of ‘69 road trip through southern Appalachia struck a cord with musician David Holt and determined his future as a passionate advocate for traditional American folk music and the rural story telling tradition. Join correspondent Tom Wilmer for a conversation with David Holt, along with some of his music and storytelling. 

Holt, elected to the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 2016, has been nominated for nine Grammys, and winner of four. He is a sought-after performer at live concerts throughout the Southeast. 

You may remember Holt as the host of the syndicated public radio show “Riverwalk Jazz,” broadcast from San Antonio, Texas. He’s appeared on numerous Nashville Network TTN shows, and spent nine years as a regular on "Hee Haw" from 1980 through 1989.

Holt was featured in the Hollywood film, "Brother Where Art Thou," and served as host of Nashville Network’s "Fire on the Mountain" and "American Music Shop." Since 2004, Holt has hosted the "Great Scenic Railways" television series airing over PBS stations across the country.  

The Journeys of Discovery show featuring David Holt initially aired on August 14, 2017, and is reposted as  one of a 'best-of-the-best' Journeys show that has aired over the past 30 years.

You are invited to subscribe to the Lowell Thomas Award-winning travel show podcast, Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer, featured on the NPR Podcast DirectoryApple PodcastiHeartRadio, the NPR One App & Stitcher.com. Twitter: TomCWilmer. Instagram: Thomas.Wilmer. Member of the National Press Club in Washington D.C. Underwriting support provided by the Society of St. Vincent De Paul.

Tom Wilmer produces on-air content for Issues & Ideas airing over KCBX and is producer and host of the six-time Lowell Thomas award-winning NPR podcast Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer. Recorded live on-location across America and around the world, the podcasts feature the arts, culture, music, nature, history, science, wine & spirits, brewpubs, and the culinary arts--everything from baseball to exploring South Pacific atolls to interviewing the real Santa Claus in the Arctic.
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