Holly holds an M.A., Folklore from the Department of Anthropology, U.C. Berkeley, where her Master’s Thesis was entitled That’s No’ a Story, Laddie, that’s a Song! Traditional Ballads as Free-Phrase Prose Narratives among the Travelling People of Scotland
Holly taught herself mountain dulcimer int he 1960s and has devoted herself to making it easily accessible to everyone. Holly’s new CD is entitled Eat Your Triceratops.