David Holt's State of Music

David visits with the Steep Canyon Rangers on location at a farm in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Brevard, North Carolina.

In a 19th century textile mill, David talks and plays mill songs with bluegrass legend Alice Gerrard, singer-songwriter Laurelyn Dossett, and fiddle virtuoso Rayna Gellert.

Wayne Henderson shares some secrets of guitar-making, and Jeff Little shows that the piano can be an outstanding bluegrass instrument.

David visits with breakout artist Amythyst Kiah, who puts a fresh spin on old tunes, and interviews the young band Mipso, known for their close harmonies and original material.

David introduces viewers to the virtuoso Kruger Brothers, Swiss masters of American traditional music transplanted to the mountains of Wilkes County, NC.

David interviews bluegrass legend Doyle Lawson about his life in music and travels to Wilson, NC to hear the St. John AME Zion Unity Choir.

At a historic general store, David visits with "American Songster" Dom Flemons, a founder of the Carolina Chocolate Drops.

Recorded live onstage, the season finale features crossover star Rhiannon Giddens with Dirk Powell and Jason Sypher, blue grass powerhouse Balsam Range, multi-instrumentalist Josh Goforth and gospel torch-bearers The Branchettes.