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David Holt Double Thumbing Banjo Lesson Cripple Creek Posted by: banjofolk
Video duration: 580 seconds David Holt teaches clawhammer banjo players how to "double thumb." This is one lesson from a series of clawhammer banjo lessons produced by Homespuntapes.com Related: 5-string, banjo, blues, claw, clawhammer, country, creek, cripple, david, folk, hammer, holt, old, teach, time, tutor |
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David Holt and Doc Watson: Shady Grove Posted by: banjofolk
Video duration: 258 seconds David Holt and Doc Watson perform the song "Shady Grove on December 5, 1998 at the Valborg Theatre on the campus of Appalacian State University. Daivid asks Doc about the song as a courting song. Doc talks aboutthe days he sourted Rosalie, his wife of 62 years. Related: banjo, blues, claw, country, david, doc, flat, folk, grove, hammer, holt, picking, shady, watson |
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David Holt: Julia and Wade Mainer songs & banjo tricks Posted by: banjofolk
Video duration: 515 seconds David Holt introduces Julia and Wade Mainer and they play three pieces. First, "Little Log Cabin in the Lane". Then "Sit Down" followed by "Shout Little Loulie Shout, Shout." Wade demonstrates some amazing tricks with the banjo durint the last tune. Related: banjo, bluegrass, blues, cabin, claw, country, david, down, folk, hammer, holt, little, log, loulie, mainer, shout, sit, tricks, wade |
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David Holt Interview: Etta Baker Piedmont Blues Posted by: banjofolk
Video duration: 512 seconds David Holt interviews famed Piedmont Blues guitarist Etta Baker. Baker plays parts of Carolina Breakdown, Railroad Bill, On the Other Hand Baby, One Dime Blues, Knoxville Rag, John Henry and Careless Love. Related: baker, bill, blues, breakdown, carolina, country, david, dime, etta, folk, henry, holt, john, knoxville, one, piedmont, rag, railroad |
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David Holt Interview: Doc Watson guitar style Beaumont Rag Posted by: banjofolk
Video duration: 236 seconds David Holt asks Doc Watson about getting his first guitar and developing his guitar style. Then Doc plays the Beaumont Rag on December 5, 1998 at the Valborg Theatre on the campus of Appalachian State University Related: banjo, beaumont, blues, clawhammer, country, david, doc, flat, folk, guitar, holt, picking, rag, style, watson |
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David Holt Interivew: L.W. Lambert, Ray Cline - Bluegrass Posted by: banjofolk
Video duration: 482 seconds David Holt interviews L.W. Lambert about the Earl Scruggs style or "Bluegrass" banjo. With Ray Cline on guitar David Holt and L.W. Lambert play tunes including Foggy Mountain Breakdown, Sourwood Mountain, Gone Gone Gone and Lonesome Road Blues Related: banjo, bluegrass, clawhammer, cline, david, guitar, holt, l.w., lambert, ray |
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David Holt Interview: Cordell Kemp on Banjo Tricks Posted by: banjofolk
Video duration: 328 seconds David Holt interviewed and recorded Cordell Kemp October 13, 1984 demonstrating banjo tricks invented by Uncle Dave Macon Related: banjo, blues, cordell, country, dave, david, folk, holt, kemp, macon, tricks, uncle |
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David Holt interview: Kinney Rorrer Old Time Banjo Posted by: banjofolk
Video duration: 341 seconds David Holt interviews Kinney Rorrer, great nephew of Famous Banjo Player Charlie Poole. They talk about Charlie Poole's three finger banjo style that pre-dated bluegrass by 20 years. Rorrer plays on one of Poole's banjos. Kinney Rorrer teams up with Bob Carlin on guitar and Kirk Sutphin on fiddle to play "If I Lose, Let Me Lose," and "Don't Let Your Deal Go Down." Related: banjo, blues, bob, carlin, charlie, claw, clawhammer, country, david, folk, hammer, holt, kinney, kirk, old, poole, rorrer, sutphin, time |
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David Holt Interview: Josh Goforth fiddle Posted by: banjofolk
Video duration: 472 seconds David Holt interviews young fiddler Josh Goforth. From Marshall N.C. Watch for the performance of "Soldier's Joy with Benton Flippen, Arvil Freeman, Red Wilson Josh Goforth and David Holt. Goforth and Hold also play "Forked Deer" Related: arvil, banjo, benton, blues, claw, country, david, fiddle, flippen, folk, freeman, goforth, hammer, holt, josh, old, red, timey, wilson |
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David Holt and the Lightning Bolts: Washboard Posted by: banjofolk
Video duration: 249 seconds David Holt and the Lightning Bolts play a historic concert in Gstaad in September of 2002. David talks about meeting the oldest person in the world, Susie Brunson. Susie Brunson talked to David about hot to properly play the washboard. Related: banjo, blues, bolts, clawhammer, country, david, folk, gstaad, holt, lightning, washboard |
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David Holt Interview: George Higgs Piedmont Blues Posted by: banjofolk
Video duration: 447 seconds David Holt Interviews Bluesman George Higgs from Carborro N.C. Higgs plays Careless Love, Baby You Don't Have to Go, Crying Holy Unto the Lord, If You Mistreat Me Baby, Chauffer Blues Related: blues, careless, country, david, folk, george, harmonica, harp, higgs, holt, love, piedmont |
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David Holt Interview: Pt 2 Wade Mainer on Banjo Posted by: banjofolk
Video duration: 415 seconds David Holt Interviews old time banjo player Wade Mainer about his life and innovative two finger banjo style. They discuss his band "The Sons of the Mountaineers" and their performance for President Roosevelt. Tunes include: Life is Like a Mountain Railroad, Down in the Willow Garden, Also includes performance of "Jonah" with Wade and Julia Mainer. Related: banjo, david, finger, guitar, holt, julia, mainer, old, time, two, wade |
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David Holt and Doc Watson: Soldier's Joy and Ragtime Annie Posted by: banjofolk
Video duration: 130 seconds David Holt and Doc Watson perform the tunes Soldier's Joy and Ragtime Annie on December 5, 1998 at the Valborg Theatre on the campus of Appalacian State University Related: anne, banjo, blues, clawhammer, country, david, doc, flat, folk, holt, joy, picking, ragtime, soldiers, watson |
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David Holt Interview: William Cook playing the washboard Posted by: banjofolk
Video duration: 269 seconds David Holt interviews Willaim Cook in West Palm Beach Florida. William Cook, known as "Washboard Bill" is "the world's best washboard player" The interview was in 1988 when Cook was 82. Related: banjo, beach, bluegrass, blues, bones, clawhammer, cook, country, david, folk, holt, old, palm, spoons, time, washboard, west, william |
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David Holt Interview: Benton Flippen Cripple Creek on banjo Posted by: banjofolk
Video duration: 229 seconds David Holt Interviews fiddler Benton Flippen in 2002 when Flippen was 82. Flippen plays Cripple creek on the banjo, Flippen uses a two finger style. Related: banjo, benton, blues, clawhammer, country, creek, cripple, david, fiddle, finger, flippen, folk, holt, interview, style, two |
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David Holt Interview: Pt 3 Wade Mainer on Banjo Posted by: banjofolk
Video duration: 562 seconds David Holt Interviews old time banjo player Wade Mainer (97 years old) about his life and innovative two finger banjo style. Wade and Julia Mainer play the song "I can't sit down." Wade also plays "Run Boy Run" on the jew's harp. Wade and Julia also perform "Take me in Your Life Boat" Virgil Shouse plays bass. Related: banjo, david, finger, guitar, harp, holt, jaw, jews, julia, mainer, old, time, two, wade |
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David Holt Interview: Kirk Sutphin Old Time Banjo Posted by: banjofolk
Video duration: 179 seconds David Holt interviews Kirk Sutphin playing and old time fretless banjo. They talk about clawhammer banjo styles and the Formica fingerboard on Sutphin's banjo. Tunes include Yellow Rose of Texas, Sugar Hill. Related: banjo, blues, claw, clawhammer, country, david, folk, formi, hammer, hill, holt, kirk, of, old, rose, sugar, sutphin, texas, time, yellow |
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David Holt and Doc Watson Way Downtown Posted by: banjofolk
Video duration: 158 seconds David Holt and Doc Watson perform the song "Way Downtown" on December 5, 1998 at the Valborg Theatre on the campus of Appalacian State University Related: banjo, blues, clawhammer, country, david, doc, downtown, flat, folk, holt, picking, watson, way |
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Daivd Holt Doc Watson Deep River Blues Posted by: banjofolk
Video duration: 195 seconds David Holt and Doc Watson perform Deep River Blues at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival Related: bluegrass, blues, country, david, deep, doc, festival, folk, francisco, hardly, holt, river, san, srtictly, watson |
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David Holt Pretty Polly Posted by: banjofolk
Video duration: 183 seconds David Holt performs "Pretty Polly" a song he learned from Dellie Norton from Sodom, North Carolina. This is one of the oldest English ballads. Related: ballad, banjo, claw, david, dellie, english, hammer, holt, nashville, norton, now, polly, pretty |
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David Holt and Doc Watson Hambone and Harmonica Posted by: banjofolk
Video duration: 114 seconds David Holt demonstrates the rhythm of "hambone" while Doc Watson plays the Harmonica on December 5, 1998 at the Valborg Theatre on the campus of Appalachian State University Related: banjo, blues, clawhammer, country, david, doc, flat, folk, hambone, harmonica, holt, picking, watson |
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David Holt Interview: Red Wilson Posted by: banjofolk
Video duration: 409 seconds David Holt interviews Red Wilson about his old time fiddle style. Related: banjo, blues, claw, country, david, fiddle, folk, hammer, holt, old, red, timey, wilson |
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David Holt Interview: Benton Flippen Fiddle Style Posted by: banjofolk
Video duration: 468 seconds David Holt Interviews fiddler Benton Flippen in 2002 when Flippen was 82. Flippen demonstrates his left and and right hand style and plays "Souped up Whoa Mule" and other tunes Related: banjo, benton, blues, breeches, britches, clawhammer, country, david, fiddle, flippen, folk, holt, leather, style |






















