# The joyful tradition of mountain music

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2004
- Speaker: David Holt
- Year: 2004
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Music
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/david_holt_the_joyful_tradition_of_mountain_music)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Folk musician and storyteller David Holt plays the banjo and shares photographs and old wisdom from the Appalachian Mountains. He also demonstrates some unusual instruments like the mouth bow -- and a surprising electric drum kit he calls "thunderwear."

## Lectures

1. [The joyful tradition of mountain music](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/david_holt_the_joyful_tradition_of_mountain_music/cd7fbd2e4465), 25 min (TED's player)