A trio of Asheville\u2019s most popular award-winning songwriters and entertainers\u2014David Holt, David Wilcox, and David LaMotte\u2014return to Diana Wortham Theatre at 8 p.m. on Saturday, February 20, for their second annual \u201cThe Three Davids\u201d concert. The evening will feature all new original songs interwoven with humorous and thought-provoking stories.<\/p>\n
David Holt is a four-time Grammy Award winner and an amazingly talented musician. \u201cI have always performed a few of my own songs in concert,\u201d says David, \u201cbut with The Three Davids, I get to feature my original songs and work with two of my favorite singer\/songwriters.\u201d He adds, \u201c(We) have great fun performing as The Three Davids. The concerts give us a chance to back each other up as a band, plus stretch out and present our own songs.\u201d<\/p>\n
When it comes to writing songs, David says, \u201cI like to wait until something really catches my attention. I met an old fellow who said he\u2019d been married 77 years. I asked him what his secret was. He said, \u2018Always make sure the man has the last word: Yes, Dear.\u2019\u201d That led to a song David titled \u201cLet It Slide.\u201d<\/p>\n
David Wilcox is many things\u2014father, husband, musician\u2014but he is also an adventurer who always seems to be on a journey to somewhere. In fact, it was a bike ride through North Carolina when he was a teenager that, upon reflection, he says seemed destined to bring him to his career.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs my friend and I bicycled the full length of the Blue Ridge Parkway, we were asking people we met, \u2018Where can we find musicians?\u2019 because we were traveling light and didn\u2019t have our instruments. (They) told us about this hippie school, Warren Wilson College.\u201d After spending a week in Asheville, he decided to enroll at the college where he became more serious about his pursuit of music. He was soon playing gigs every Tuesday, an experience he says taught him how to keep them fresh and how to respond to an audience.<\/p>\n
David LaMotte\u2019s music has taken him around the world, performing 2,500 concerts on five continents. BBC Radio praises his \u201cCharm, stories, humour, insightful songs, sweet voice, and dazzling guitar ability.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to his 11 albums, David also strives to put into action the hopeful ideas about which he sings and writes. He suspended his music career in 2008 to accept a Rotary World Peace Fellowship, earning a master\u2019s degree in international studies, peace, and conflict resolution from the University of Queensland in Brisbane Australia.<\/p>\n