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Get Up in the Cool

422 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 196 ratings

Get Up in the Cool features conversations and musical collaborations with some of Old Time music's heaviest hitters, like Ken Perlman, Adam Hurt, Spencer & Rains, and Jake Blount. As an interviewer, Cameron balances an effusive curiosity for the potential of traditional music with a dogged respect for its origins. Serving as audience surrogate, Cameron asks illuminating questions to Old Time's best and brightest while telling the larger story of the tradition's modern era.

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Episodes

Episode 409: Call Up in the Cool No. 4

June 26, 2024 07:00 - 58 minutes - 135 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are a handful of listeners who called in with a question and a tune or song request because this is another Call Up in the Cool episode. Tunes in this episode: * Last Chance (1:34) * Policeman (25:40) * Twenty Eighth of January (32:40) * Kenny Baker's Sail Away Ladies (52:54) * Hares on the Mountain (55:28) * Bonus Track: Roll Them Simmons Help Arrwa Ahmed Yafai’s family evacuate Gaza (http...

Episode 408: Northern Resonance (with Tall Poppy String Band)

June 19, 2024 07:00 - 54 minutes - 125 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Anna Ekborg Hans-ers, Jerker Hans-ers, and Petrus Dillner of Northern Resonance, with special guests George Jackson and Morgan Harris! We recorded this in Viroqua, Wisconsin towards the end of our tour back in April. Tune in this episode: * Pride of America (0:54) * Polska efter Carl Sved (12:19) * Marion Reece’s Cumberland Gap (29:15) * Over the Pacific (Petrus Dillner original) (39:01) ...

Episode 407: Steve Rosen (Banjo Whimsy)

June 12, 2024 07:00 - 46 minutes - 107 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Steve Rosen. We recorded this at The Old Town School of Folk Music. Tune in this episode: * Forked Deer (0:57) * Chief O’Neill’s (13:08) * Nail that Catfish to a Tree (Steve Rosen original) (26:52) * Mississippi Sawyer (35:15) * Mary Blacksmith (42:54) * Bonus Track: Reel St. Joseph Visit Steve Rosen’s website (https://nailthatcatfish.tripod.com/) Sign up for my Crooked Tunes workshop serie...

Episode 406: Smack Young Walser (Sweet-tooth Fiddling)

June 05, 2024 07:00 - 48 minutes - 112 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Smack Young Walser. We recorded this at his home in Minneapolis. Tune in this episode: * Luther Davis’ Sugar in the Gourd (0:34) * Dick Sand’s Hornpipe (11:35) * Old Mother Logo (32:02) * Gotta Get a Job (Dave Landreth original) (38:20) * Poor Little Johnny’s Gone to War (43:47) * Bonus Track: Ernie Carpenter’s Cripple Creek Sign up for my Crooked Tunes workshop series! (https://www.camerond...

Episode 405: Bobcat Opossum (Tune Scavengers)

May 29, 2024 07:00 - 56 minutes - 130 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Ellen Coplin and Sean Michael Hoffman of Bobcat Opossum. We recorded this at their home in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Tune in this episode: * Charles Bee’s Old 22 (0:30) * 12/31/23 (Sean Michael Hoffman original) (10:14) * Bill Malley’s Polkas (25:03) * South Wind / The Connaghtmans (38:26) * The Bravest Cowgirl / Cowboy’s Dream (52:24) * Bonus Track: Quail Is a Pretty Bird Visit Bobcat Opossum’...

Episode 404: Calvin Woodring (Old Time Harmonica)

May 22, 2024 07:00 - 45 minutes - 104 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Calvin Woodring. We recorded this at his home in Madison, Wisconsin. Tune in this episode: * Merriweather (1:08) * Mama Blues (14:08) * Zinger (21:47) * The Walker Street Reel (35:51) * Polecat Blues (41:11) * Bonus Track: Rocky Road to Jordan The Stop and Listen (https://thestopandlisten.com/) Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/getupinthecool) Sign up at Pitchfor...

Episode 403: Lillian Werbin (Elderly Instruments)

May 15, 2024 07:00 - 51 minutes - 118 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Lillian Werbin. We recorded this at Elderly Instruments in Lansing, MI. Tune in this episode: * High on the Mountain (1:13) * West Virginia, My Home (12:38) * Red Rocking Chair (26:20) * Darling Corey (42:30) * Handsome Molly (48:07) * Bonus Track: Troubles Visit Elderly Instruments’ online store! (https://www.elderly.com/) Learn more about The Banjo Gathering (https://banjogathering.weebly....

Episode 402: Sweet Milk and Peaches (Midwestern Schottisches, Polkas, and Jigs)

May 08, 2024 07:00 - 50 minutes - 116 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Liz Voz and Jesse Downs of Sweet Milk and Peaches. We recorded this last week in Viroqua, Wisconsin. Tune in this episode: * Step Up, Susie (1:10) * Little Red Barn (9:02) * Grandma’s March (18:34) * A Capital Ship (28:42) * The Cuckoo Schottische (39:50) * Bernard Johnson’s Under the Double Eagle (45:35) * Bonus Track: Sally Ann Johnson Thanks to AltStrings Academy for sponsoring this epi...

Episode 401: Keala Venema (Old Time Fiddle, Shamisen, and Chatting with Instruments)

May 01, 2024 07:00 - 49 minutes - 114 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Keala Venema. We recorded this last week in Lansing, Michigan. Tune in this episode: * Texas (1:04) * Candy Girl (16:39) * Cluck Old Hen (33:58) * Julianne Johnson (39:52) * Billy in the Lowground (44:38) * Bonus Track: Big Scioty Follow Keala Venema on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kealavenema/) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070188200872) Visit her band Who...

Episode 400: Emily Mann (Relaxed, Notey, G Tunes and Nashville Spring Distractions)

April 24, 2024 07:00 - 55 minutes - 128 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Emily Mann. We recorded this yesterday in Nashville at the home of Rachel Baiman and George Jackson. Tune in this episode: * Burl Hammons’ Shelvin’ Rock (0:46) * Forks of Reedy (13:51) * Clyde Davenport’s Sally Johnson (29:19) * Long John (41:58) * Hell Up Coal Holler (50:30) * Bonus Track: Icy Mountain Visit Paper Wings’ website (https://paperwingsband.com/) Follow them on Instagram (https:...

Episode 399: Ian Desiderio (Old Time Jam Democracy)

April 17, 2024 07:00 - 57 minutes - 133 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Ian Desiderio. We recorded this yesterday at my home in Portland, OR. Tune in this episode: * Chinquapin Hunting * The Gray Funnel Line * Short Song About God Being Spatial Awareness (Ian Desiderio original) * Road to Malvern * Farther Along * Bonus Track: John Brown’s Dream Visit Elbow Room’s website (https://www.elbowroompdx.org/) and follow them on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/elb...

Tomorrow's episode will be delayed until midday; sorry!

April 16, 2024 23:00 - 26 seconds - 1.7 MB

Tomorrow's episode will be delayed until midday; sorry!

Episode 398: Noa (Bowing Bass and Physical Melodies)

April 10, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 165 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Noa. We recorded this last week at my home in Portland, OR. Tune in this episode: * Hunting the Buffalo (1:05) * Squirrel Hunters (25:09) * Dry (Judy Hyman original) (42:57) * Fast Down (51:35) * Red Prairie Dawn (1:06:55) * Bonus Track: Red Rocking Chair Buy Fog Holler’s albums and check their tour dates (https://www.fogholler.band/) Follow them on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/fogho...

Episode 397: The Carolina Rose (Caroline Oakley and Rose Minkler)

April 03, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 157 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Caroline Oakley and Rose Minkler of The Carolina Rose. We recorded this last week at my home in Portland, OR. Tune in this episode: * The Boll Weevil Drag (1:32) * Cranberry Rock (16:39) * I Once Loved a Sailor (34:42) * Muskrat (57:54) * Dora Dean (1:05:01) * Bonus Track: Lowe Bonnie Visit Caroline Oakley’s website (http://www.squaredancefever.com/) Check Tall Poppy String Band’s April to...

Episode 396: Church for Dogs (New Converts to Contra Dance)

March 27, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 186 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are the members of my new contra dance band, Church for Dogs! Kate Gregory and Jonathan Craig Roberts. We recorded this last week at my home in Portland, OR. Tune in this episode: * Isham Monday’s Fire on the Mountain (0:58) * Halifax (22:05) * Old Blind Sow She Stole the Middlins (36:02) * Polly Put the Kettle On (1:03:04) * The Old Yeller Dog Went Trotting Through the Meetinghouse (1:14:01) ...

Episode 395: Kaden Hurst (Mandolin's Place in Old Time, Gender in Ballads, and Making a Nice Sound)

March 20, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 139 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Kaden Hurst. We recorded this last week at my home in Portland, OR. Tune in this episode: * Tater Roll (1:05) * Five Miles from Town (18:36) * Cold Mountains (34:58) * Rye Straw (48:43) * Poor Man’s Song (56:35) * Bonus Track: High Up on Tug Visit Never Come Down’s website (https://nevercomedownband.com/) and follow them on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/nevercomedownband) Study Mando...

Episode 394: Hal Cannon (Old Time in Utah and Cowboy Music)

March 13, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 148 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Hal Cannon. We recorded this last week at my home in Portland, OR. Tune in this episode: * Peter Francisco (0:54) * Frosted Horses (Hal Cannon original) (14:02) * Dust Devil (Hal Cannon original) (28:47) * Crippled Up Blues (Hal Cannon original) (36:12) * Utah Trail March (Hal Cannon original) (51:17) * Texas Traveler (1:00:09) * Bonus Track: Hometown (Hal Cannon original) Buy Deseret Strin...

Episode 393: Kendl Winter (Banjo Mantras)

March 06, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 144 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Kendl Winter! We recorded this last week at my home in Portland, OR. Tune in this episode (all Kendl Winter originals): * Tuesday’s Noods (0:57) * Corduroy Pillows (23:59) * Roscoe’s Blooping (33:25) * Apple Core (48:54) * One Blanket to Rule them All (59:06) * Bonus Track: Island Mantra Buy Kendl Winter’s Banjo Mantras (https://merch.ambientinks.com/collections/thelowestpair) Visit The Lowe...

Episode 392: Hayden Stern (Blasphemy and Hot Nonsense)

February 28, 2024 08:00 - 53 minutes - 123 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Hayden Stern! We recorded this a couple weeks ago in Olympia, WA. Tune in this episode: * Loren McKowen’s (0:55) * Dry and Dusty (14:26) * Noon Lasses (28:23) * Hawk is a Mule (Andrew Marlin original) (38:22) * Farewell Trion (48:39) * Bonus Track: Fishing at Orbost Visit Hayden Stern’s website (https://www.haydenstern.com/) Follow Hayden Stern on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/biolumi...

Episode 391: Adam Roszkiewicz (Old Time Tunes on Finger-style Guitar)

February 21, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 157 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Adam Roszkiewicz! I’ll be calling him Rosco in the interview. We recorded this last weekend at his home in Olympia, WA. Tune in this episode: * Cumberland Gap (0:37) * Farewell Trion (19:02) * A Prairie Jewel (John Reischman original) (35:33) * Tennessee Politics (John Hartford original) (53:05) * …? (Adam Roszkiewicz original) (1:03:54) * Bonus Track: Jeff Sturgeon Sign up for Julian Family...

Episode 390: Call Up in the Cool No. 3

February 14, 2024 08:00 - 58 minutes - 136 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are YOU ALL. Or rather, 5 of you. Thanks for submitting your questions and tune requests. Tune in this episode: * Old Bowback (0:43) * Davy Come Back and Act Like You Ought To (15:51) * J.P. Fraley’s Dry and Dusty (36:34) * a special non-old time song (45:14) * Halifax (53:53) * Bonus Track: Jenny Get Around Find out more about The Old Time 100 (https://www.patreon.com/georgejackson/posts) Fo...

Episode 389: Matthew Lynn (Banjo Maker)

February 07, 2024 08:00 - 56 minutes - 130 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Matthew Lynn! We recorded this earlier this week at my home in Portland, OR. Tune in this episode: * Wandering Boy (0:39) * Snake River Reel (14:33) * Chinquapin Hunting (29:55) * Chirps and Williams (Calvin Vollrath) (41:17) * Banjonique (Walt Koken original) (52:54) * Bonus Track: Fortune Follow Matthew Lynn on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mrmatthewlynn/) Sign up for Cameron’s upco...

Request for questions and tune requests!

February 06, 2024 17:00 - 1 minute - 4.42 MB

Send those questions and tune requests to [email protected] Thanks!

Episode 388: Miriam Hacksaw and Rye (Old Time and Samba)

January 31, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 149 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Miriam Hacksaw and Rye! We recorded this earlier this week at my home in Portland, OR. Tune in this episode: * I’ll Reap What I’ve Sown / Who’s Been Here Since I’ve Been Gone (0:31) * Come on in my Kitchen / Black Jack Grove (19:08) * Half Irish / Boll Weevil (44:19) * Mississippi Heavy Water Blues (51:59) * Little Red Fox (Miriam Hacksaw original) (1:00:13) * Bonus Track: New Orleans (lyr...

Episode 387: The Canote Twins (with Larry Edelman)

January 24, 2024 08:00 - 56 minutes - 131 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Greg and Jere Canote, with special guest Larry Edelman! We recorded this a couple weeks ago at the NW Portland Hostel in Portland, OR. Tune in this episode: * Hoyt Ming’s Bonnie Blue Flag (0:46) * Alabama Walk-Around (Greg Canote original) (16:15) * George Hammon’s Tune (30:01) * Rio Grande (43:33) * J&K Rag (Greg Canote original) (53:14) * Bonus Track: Uncle Charlie Higgins’ Angeline Bake...

Episode 386: Nadine Landry & Stephen "Sammy" Lind (Old Time in Quebec and Foghorn Stringband)

January 17, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 139 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Nadine Landry & Stephen “Sammy” Lind. We recorded this last week at my place in Portland, OR. Tune in this episode: * Gentleman from Virginia (1:01) * Roland Cyr’s Reel (17:02) * Waltz of No Return (31:55) * Your Long Journey (48:12) * Doney (57:04) * Bonus Track: Pretty Little Gal Visit Nadine and Sammy’s website (https://www.nadineandsammy.com/) Follow them on Facebook (https://www.faceb...

Episode 385: Lillian Sawyer and Patrick Gunning (All Joy, No Wisdom)

January 10, 2024 08:00 - 56 minutes - 129 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Lillian Sawyer and Patrick Gunning. We recorded this last week at my place in Portland, OR. Tune in this episode: * Shaking Down the Acorns (1:13) * Johnny Court the Widow (11:58) * Willow on the Lake (Rayna Gellert original) (24:10) * Polonäs från Reventlow (38:50) * Rockingham Cindy (47:03) * Bonus Track: Slängpolska efter Magnus Theorin Follow Lillian Sawyer on Instagram (https://www.i...

Episode 384: Nate Calkins (Banjo Maker)

January 03, 2024 08:00 - 49 minutes - 114 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Nate Calkins. We recorded this a few weeks ago at his home in Portland, OR. Tune in this episode: * Cumberland Gap (0:29) * Sail Away Ladies (20:04) * Soldier’s Joy (30:14) * Marching Jaybird (37:46) * Western Country (45:33) * Bonus Track: Sugar Hill Visit Nate Calkins’ website (https://calkinsbanjos.com/) and follow him on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/calkinsbanjos/) Support Get ...

Episode 383: Countercurrent (Alex Sturbaum and Brian Lindsay)

December 27, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 143 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Alex Sturbaum and Brian Lindsay of Countercurrent. We recorded this a couple weeks ago at my home in Portland, OR. Tune in this episode: * Cats in the Henhouse / Free Little Bird / Fair Wind (0:31) * Whiteface (14:06) * The Margaret Keene (from Mile 12) (28:10) * Little Pine Siskin (41:51) * Her Bright Smile / Skating on the Harbourfront (46:59) * Fiddler’s Prerogative (57:00) * Bonus Tra...

Episode 382: River & Annie (Old Time in Olympia, WA)

December 20, 2023 08:00 - 43 minutes - 99.6 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are River & Annie, River Scheuerell and Annie Davis’ new duo. We recorded this a few weeks ago at Annie’s place in Olympia, WA. Tune in this episode: * Waverly (0:35) * Table for One (Courtney Marie Andrews original)(8:47) * Johnny Court the Widow (15:24) * Rockingham Cindy (31:41) * Going Across the Sea / Lost (37:11) * Bonus Track: Who Shot the Rooster Follow Annie Davis on Instagram (https:...

Episode 381: Evan Snoey (NW Fiddling, Playing for Dances, and Fiddle Tunes on Saxophone)

December 13, 2023 08:00 - 43 minutes - 101 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Evan Snoey. We recorded this a couple weeks ago in Olympia, WA. Tune in this episode: * Forked Deer (0:37) * Chirps and Williams (12:51) * Gobbler’s Knob (25:29) * Acorn Stomp (35:09) * Burl Hammons' Shelvin' Rock (40:32) * Bonus Track: Wink the Other Eye Visit Evan Snoey’s website (https://evansnoey.com/) Follow him on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/snoeymusic/) and Facebook (https://...

Episode 380: Isabel Dammann (Creativity in Tradition)

December 06, 2023 08:00 - 56 minutes - 129 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Isabel Dammann. We recorded this last week at my home in Portland, OR. Tune in this episode: * Valley Forge (0:40) * Shove that Pig’s Foot a Little Further into the Fire (15:44) * Bright Morning Stars (27:21) * Red Bench (Isabel Dammann original) (41:34) * Hell and Scissors (50:40) * Bonus Track: Late to the Dance Buy Sprig of That’s album Bloom (https://www.sprigofthat.com/music-1) and foll...

Episode 379: Neil Pearlman (TradCafe Crossover)

November 29, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 160 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! AND welcome to Tradcafe with Neil Pearlman. Because this is a trad music podcast crossover episode! Haven’t done one in a while. We recorded this at my home in Portland, OR a couple weeks ago. Tune in this episode: * Old Aunt Jenny with Her Nightcap On (0:54) * Booth (14:58) * Brushy Run (31:30) * Sandy River Belle (58:05) * Spotted Pony (1:05:17) * Bonus Track: Sullivan’s Hollow Visit Neil Pearlman’s website (ht...

Episode 378: Morgan Harris (Old Time Backup Guitar)

November 22, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 147 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Morgan Harris with special guest fiddler George Jackson. We recorded this at my home in Portland, OR at the end of our recent tour as Tall Poppy String Band. Tune in this episode: * Roaring River (0:47) * Polly Put the Kettle On (15:36) * Rats Gone to Rest (25:44) * Apple Blossom (50:46) * Trouble on My Mind (59:05) * Bonus Track: Icy Mountain Visit Morgan Harris’ website (https://www.morgan...

Episode 377: Jonathan Vocke (Two-Finger Banjo, Fiddle, and the Subdivision Train)

November 15, 2023 08:00 - 48 minutes - 111 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Jonathan Vocke. We recorded this at his home in Baltimore, Maryland. Tune in this episode: * Goin’ to Town (0:38) * Mississippi Sawyer (16:22) * Camp Meeting on the Fourth of July (23:48) * Cumberland Gap (36:02) * Blue Bonnet (44:01) * Bonus Track: Last of Harris Visit Jonathan Vocke’s website (vockemusic.com) Buy Spotted Pony on Bandcamp (https://jonathanvocke.bandcamp.com/album/spotted-po...

Episode 376: Neal Pressley (Raising an Old Time Community)

November 08, 2023 08:00 - 55 minutes - 127 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Neal Pressley. We recorded this at his home in Lancaster, PA. Tune in this episode: * Trouble on my Mind (1:01) * Get Up in the Cool (15:27) * Chinquapin Hunting (29:58) * Irish Polka (47:37) * Greasy String (52:24) * Bonus Track: Mike in the Wilderness Tall Poppy String Band is touring the PNW in November! (https://www.tallpoppystringband.com/shows) Sign up for my Learning Tunes on the Fl...

Episode 375: Call Up in the Cool No. 2

November 01, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 186 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This is a special call-in episode. Thanks for submitting your questions and requests, folks! I'd love to do this again, so send submissions to getupinthecool@gmail (thanks)! Tune in this episode: * Icicle Creek (Josie Toney) (7:14) * Bonaparte Crossing the Alps (29:36) * Romani Dance (58:49) * Broom People (The Mountain Goats) (1:06:55) * The Lost Girl (1:16:51) * Bonus Track: Charleston Gals Tall Poppy String Ba...

Episode 374: Mark Graham (Old Time Harmonica)

October 25, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 137 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week's friend is Mark Graham. We recorded this last weekend at the Old Growth Old Time Festival in Seattle, WA. Tune in this episode: * Fall On My Knees (1:30) * Ed Haley’s Lost Indian (13:06) * John Henry (29:20) * Evening Prayer Blues (49:16) * Sullivan’s Hollow (53:45) * Bonus Track: I Get My Whiskey From Rockingham Buy Mark Graham’s albums on Bandcamp (https://markgraham1.bandcamp.com/) Tall Poppy String...

Episode 373: Tristan Clarridge (Old Time Cello)

October 18, 2023 07:00 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week's friend is Tristan Clarridge. We recorded this at Valley of the Moon. Tune in this episode: * Washington’s March (1:23) * Today (John Hartford) (12:49) * Great Big Taters (21:05) * Old Blind Sow, She Stole The Middlins (29:45) * Rushad Eggleston’s D Tune (34:33) * Bonus Track: Little Birdie The Bee Eaters (http://beeeaters.com/) Crooked Still (https://crookedstill.com/) Tall Poppy String Band is touri...

Send in your tune requests and questions for Call Up in the Cool No. 2!

October 16, 2023 18:00 - 48 seconds - 1.86 MB

Send in your tune requests and questions to [email protected] and I might feature them on next week's episode! Bonus points for sending a voice memo recorded on your phone.

Episode 372: Natalie Haas (Old Time Cello)

October 11, 2023 07:00 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week's friend is Natalie Haas. We had a lovely little jam and chat at Valley of the Moon between classes. Tune in this episode: * Pony Boy (1:20) * Highlander’s Farewell (15:23) * Red Prairie Dawn (30:00) * Ora Lee (38:06) * Tater Roll (42:57) * Bonus Track: Shove that Pig's Foot a Little Further into the Fire Visit Natalie Haas’ website (https://nataliehaas.com/) Buy HAAS on Bandcamp (https://brittanyhaas.b...

Episode 371: Rachel Baiman (John Hartford, Fiddle Camp Kids, and Commercial Validation)

October 04, 2023 07:00 - 46 minutes - 43 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Rachel Baiman. We recorded this at Valley of the Moon. Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/getupinthecool) Tune in this episode: * Fisher’s Hornpipe (2:08) * Over the Road to Maysville (14:11) * Self Made Man (24:44) * Lovers and Leavers (35:43) * Lost Girl (40:43) * Bonus Track: Old Songs Never Die Rachel Baiman’s website (https://www.rachelbaiman.com/) Follow Rac...

Episode 370: Evie Ladin (Body Music, Banjo, and Fiddling for Fun)

September 27, 2023 07:00 - 56 minutes - 52.3 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Evie Ladin. We recorded this at her home in Oakland, CA. Tune in this episode: * My Epitaph (1:38) * Horse and Buggy-O (26:14) * Only You (33:43) * Jenny Get Around (41:36) * John Brown’s Dream (50:15) * Bonus Track: Swing Lady Home Visit Evie Ladin’s website (https://evieladin.com/events/) Follow Evie Ladin on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/evieladin/) and Facebook (https://www.facebo...

Episode 369: Dante & Eros Faulk (In Person at Valley of the Moon)

September 20, 2023 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Dante & Eros Faulk. We recorded this at the Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddling Camp in the Santa Cruz mountains. Tune in this episode: * Remember What You Told Me (1:24) * Castle Kelly’s (12:42) * Dan’s Dream (18:12) * Gweebarra Bridge (27:03) * The New Five Cent Piece (33:14) * Bonus Track: Le Reel fu Forgeron Follow Dante & Eros Faulk on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/dante_and_e...

Episode 368: Laura Risk (Québécois Fiddle)

September 13, 2023 07:00 - 56 minutes - 52.4 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Laura Risk. We recorded this at the Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddling Camp in the Santa Cruz mountains. Tune in this episode: * Grondeuse à Elzéar (1:33) * Hommage à Gaston Nolet (17:30) * Eva’s Tune (36:24) * Charlie Drody's (49:23) * Fleur de Mandragore (53:19) * Bonus Track: Reel St. Jean Visit Laura Risk’s website and buy her new album Traverse (https://laurarisk.com/) See Tall Poppy ...

Episode 367: Suzy Thompson (Cultural Appropriation and Extraction, Women in Old Time, and the BOTMC)

September 06, 2023 07:00 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Suzy Thompson! We recorded this in her home in Berkeley, California. Tune in this episode: * The Shores of Lake Erie (0:37) * Hog Eyed Man (13:45) * Jenny Run Away in the Mud in the Night (28:11) * The Spring’s All Muddy and the Pond’s All Dry (39:24) * Acadian Waltz (45:31) * Bonus Track: Marion Reece’s Scolding Wife Learn more about the Berkeley Old Time Music Convention (https://www.berk...

Episode 366: Erica Weiss (Old Time Guitar)

August 30, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Erica Weiss with special guest friend and fiddler Mitch Depew. We recorded this at Clifftop! Tune in this episode: * Bucking Mule (0:37) * Old Time Sally Ann (15:06) * Marion Reece’s Cumberland Gap (25:45) * Jim Bowles’ Christmas Eve (42:12) * Jaybird in a High Oak Tree (56:20) * Bonus Track: Jim Bowles’ Calico Visit Erica Weiss’ website (http://www.ericaweiss.com/) Buy Galax, NYC from Squa...

Episode 365: Drew Najor (Old Time in Michigan, Pretty Shaky String Band, and Age in Fiddle Tune Titles)

August 23, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Drew Najor. We recorded this in his home in Detroit, Michigan. Tune in this episode: * Seneca Square Dance (0:30) * Josie-O (17:20) * Old Melinda (31:08) * Walking Back to Texas (39:51) * Three Forks of Cheat (54:44) * Bonus Track: Old Kentucky Whiskey Drew Najor’s Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/druenatur/) Annick Odom’s Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/odomann/) Great Lakes Music ...

Episode 364: Liz Pickard (Old Time Guitar)

August 16, 2023 07:00 - 48 minutes - 44.9 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Liz Pickard on guitar with special guest friend and fiddler Clarke Williams. Tune in this episode: * John Henry (1:06) * June Apple (14:28) * Sourwood Mountain (26:39) * Shortnin’ Bread (33:02) * Midnight (45:08) * Bonus Track: Pretty Little Gal Red Betty Honky Tonk band (https://www.instagram.com/redbetty_band/) Sign up for Cameron’s D Tunes Up the Neck Banjo Workshop (https://camerondewhit...

Episode 363: Hills of Belgium (Jérémie Fraboni and Lorcan Fahy)

August 09, 2023 07:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Jérémie Fraboni and Lorcan Fahy of the old time duo Hills of Belgium. We recorded this last week at Clifftop. Tune in this episode: * The Falls of Richmond (0:35) * Hills of Mexico (10:38) * Mann's Creek (Lorcan Fahy Original) (20:28) * Richmond Blues (29:17) * Farewell Princeton (38:06) * Bonus Track: I Don’t Wanna Get Married Follow Hills of Belgium on Instagram (https://www.instagram.c...

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