The Best of Old-Time Country Music
David Holt (#2003)
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One of the country's finest acoustic musicians and storytellers, Grammy award-winner David Holt, performs an interesting mixture of songs played on an even more interesting array of musical instruments. He sings, dances, plays the harmonica, steel guitar, the mouth bow, the paper bag, the bottle, the washboard, the bones, the spoons and the banjo. He solos and he accompanies himself. Songs include: ' "Boatman," "Black-eyed Suzy," "Pretty Polly," "Rain Crow Bill," "Johnson Boys," "Georgia Camp Meeting," "Walk On," "Bones Tune," "Sittin' On Top of the World," "Race Train and Hound Dogs," and "John Henry."
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Golden Harvest Performs "Twisted Vines" (#2106)
Golden Harvest, a bluegrass band from Omaha, Nebraska, performs original songs and traditional favorites with every member ... 03:09
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The Wilders Perform "Ida Red" (#2107)
The Wilders are from Kansas City and play tunes from the golden age of country music (the '20s-'40s). Members include Ike ... 02:16
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Mike Seeger Performs "Free Little Bird" (#2103)
Mike Seeger has been preserving and performing traditional music since the 1950s. While singing old-time tunes, he accompanies ... 02:59
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Cathy Barton and Dave Para Perform "The Cumberland ... (#2105)
Cathy Barton and Dave Para, from Missouri, perform what they like to call "hand-me-down music." This versatile vocal duo ... 02:42
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The Ezells Perform "Old 97" (#2105)
The Ezells have appeared at many Iowa bluegrass and old-time country music festivals. Marge Ezell, who is lead singer and ... 01:53
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All Upcoming Episodes
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David Holt (#2003)
Grammy award-winner David Holt performs an interesting mixture of songs played on an even more interesting array of musical instruments.
- Thu, December 11, 6:30 PM on IPTV
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The Sons of the San Joaquin (#507)
Starring the group Sons of the San Juan along with Bob Everhart. Length: 27:50 Rights: copyright 1993 unrestricted broadcast ...
- Thu, December 18, 6:30 PM on IPTV
Past Episodes
These episodes of The Best of Old-Time Country Music aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.
- Special Consensus (#2004)
- Volo Bogtrotters (Part 1 of 2) (#2002)
- The Makem Brothers (#807)
- The Makem Brothers (#802)
- The Rarely Herd (#708)
- Norman and Nancy Blake (#702)
- Peter Ostroushko (#607)
- Stoney Lonesome (#604)
- Don Edwards (#506)
- Jim & Jesse and the Virginia Boys (#503)
- The Matney Sisters (#502)
- Mac Wiseman (#403)
- Bob Everhart & OTCM Band/Gordon MacMasters (#306)


