Album Notes

Four-time Grammy winner David Holt and acoustic music star Josh Goforth join together for their first live duo recording, Cutting Loose. The joy and spirit of old-time music and stories come to life in the hands of these two exceptional performers.
Hear the virtuosic sounds of guitar, banjo, fiddle, slide guitar and mandolin blended with outstanding vocal harmonies. Throw in a world of irresistible rhythm created from hambone, spoons, bones, stump-fiddle, jaw harp, even paper bag and you have quite a collection of songs, stories and amazing musicianship that thrills listeners of all ages.
David is recognized as one of the nation’s foremost folk musicians and storytellers. For 35 years he has been collecting and performing the music of the old-time Southern mountaineers.
Josh is one of the finest young musicians in North Carolina and is bringing the music that is his birthrights into the 21st century. He is a descendent of many of the old-timers David learned from in Lonesome Mountain, North Carolina. Together they deliver folk traditions that explode with creative energy and extraordinary talent.
Cutting Loose leaves no toe left untapped.