Bob Holt (fiddler)

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Bob Holt
Born(1930-11-25)November 25, 1930
Ava, Missouri
DiedMarch 19, 2004(2004-03-19) (aged 73)
Ava, Missouri
Genres Old-time music
OccupationMusician
Instrument Fiddle
Years active1947–2004
Labels Rounder

Bob Holt was an American fiddler, playing old-time and for square dances. He was known for his lightning-fast, energetic style of playing. He played his signature song "Ninth of January" at as much as 144 beats per minute while playing for dances. [1] He was born on November 25, 1930, in Ava, Douglas County, Missouri. [2] He died March 19, 2004, in Ava.

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Holt was a recipient of a 1999 National Heritage Fellowship in the amount of $10,000 [3] from the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the United States' highest honor in the folk and traditional arts. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Marshall, Howard Wight (2017). "Lonnie Robertson". Fiddler's Dream: Old-Time, Swing, and Bluegrass Fiddling in Twentieth-Century Missouri. Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press. p. 64. ISBN   978-0-8262-2121-6. OCLC   2017933621.
  2. ↑ Govenar, Alan (2001). "Bob Holt: Anglo-American Ozark Fiddler". Masters of Traditional Arts: A Biographical Dictionary. Vol. 1 (A-J). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio. pp. 277–278. ISBN   1576072401. OCLC   47644303.
  3. ↑ "Ozarks Fiddler Honored with Heritage Fellowship". www.morninmail.com. Heritage Publishing. 1999. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  4. ↑ "NEA National Heritage Fellowships 1999". www.arts.gov. National Endowment for the Arts. Archived from the original on May 21, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.


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