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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 362: Sam & Charlie Sheie (Old Time Fiddle and Guitar)

August 02, 2023 07:00 - 33 minutes - 31.3 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Sam and Charlie Sheie. We recorded this last week at my home in Portland, OR. Tune in this episode: * Squirrel Hunters (0:31) * Blackberry Blossom (7:26) * I’m Not Fed Up with the Pacific Ocean (Ola Bäckström original) / The Rolling Waves (13:53) * Going Across the Sea (24:37) * La Guenille (29:40) * Bonus Track: Tuttle’s Reel RSVP for the Shnoll Family String Band’s upcoming house show! ...

Episode 361: Finn Tobias (Flatpicking Old Time Tunes)

July 26, 2023 07:00 - 49 minutes - 46.4 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Finn Tobias. We recorded this a few weeks ago in Port Townsend, WA. Tune in this episode: * Old Beech Leaves (1:11) * Wheel Hoss (14:56) * Red Mountain Wine (23:52) * Chirps and Williams (39:10) * Honey Come On (45:40) * Bonus Track: Jeff Davis Follow Finn Tobias on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/finntobias_/) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010743332425) Bu...

Episode 360: Nora Brown & Steph Coleman (Old Time in NYC and Chicago)

July 19, 2023 07:00 - 39 minutes - 37 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Nora Brown & Steph Coleman. We recorded this a couple weeks ago in Portland, OR. Tune in this episode: * Last Chance (0:55) * Cotton Eyed Joe (11:32) * You’ve Been Gone So Long (20:38) * Sally Ann / Money in Both Pockets (27:51) * Shady Grove (35:57) * Bonus Track: Tater Roll Nora Brown’s Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/little.nb/) Steph Coleman’s Instagram (https://www.instagram.co...

Episode 359: Athena McKown (Cotillions, Hand-Me-Down Fiddles, and Barbed Wire Radios)

July 12, 2023 07:00 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Athena McKown. We recorded this last week in Port Townsend, WA. Tune in this episode: * Henry Lee Hudson’s Natchez Under the Hill * Barb’s Tune * Byard Ray’s Flight of the Wild Geese * Hanging Around the Kitchen Til the Cook Comes Home * Last of the Mexican (Rob Pine original) * Bonus Track: New Job Sign up for Cameron’s upcoming banjo workshop! (https://www.camerondewhitt.com/store) Suppo...

Episode 358: Shohei Tsutsumi (Melorhythmic Guitar and Lap Dulcimer)

July 05, 2023 07:00 - 56 minutes - 52.7 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Shohei Tsutsumi. We recorded this last month in Osaka, Japan. Tune in this episode: * Johnson Boys (0:54) * Darling Nellie Gray (17:29) * Chilly Winds (32:02) * Train on the Island (39:54) * Old Lonesome Road (Shohei Tsutsumi original) (53:09) * Bonus Track: Buffalo Gals (on the baritone ukulele) Buy Shohei’s music on Bandcamp (https://oldtimerjp.bandcamp.com/) Follow them on Youtube (https:...

Episode 357: Call Up in the Cool No. 1

June 28, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 141 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: * Marion Reece’s Cumberland Gap (8:39) * Black Jack Grove (20:06) * Backwater Boys Breakdown (34:04) * Oh How He Lied (48:54) * Lonesome Road (54:28) * Bonus Track: Shady Grove Sign up for Cameron’s A Tunes Up the Neck o...

Episode 356: Brooks Masten (Banjo Making and Custom Ordered Happiness)

June 21, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 106 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Brooks Masten. We recorded this last week at his home in Portland, OR. Tune in this episode: * Booth (1:02) * The Old Yeller Dog Come Trotting Through the Meetinghouse (20:32) * Tippin’ Back the Corn (39:48) * Jake Phelps’ Durang’s Hornpipe (1:02:46) * Maggots in the Sheep Hide (1:12:31) * Bonus Track: Sarah Armstrong’s Tune Buy a Brooks Banjo! (https://www.brooksbanjos.com/) Follow him on I...

Episode 355: Kate Kerr (Pretty Shaky String Band, Authenticity, and Old Time in Colorado)

June 14, 2023 07:00 - 39 minutes - 55.1 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Kate Kerr with special guest guitarist Morgan Harris. We recorded this last month at Kate’s home in Lyons, CO. Tune in this episode: * Rock the Cradle Joe (0:41) * Crook Brothers’ Breakdown (11:00) * Doc Roberts’ Shortnin’ Bread (20:33) * Sweet Nell (28:25) * Shelvin’ Rock (36:34) * Bonus Track: Grub Springs (The Portland Book version) Follow Fair and Square String Band on Facebook (https:...

Call in episode announcement and request for questions!

June 11, 2023 21:00 - 1 minute - 2.22 MB

Hey everybody I want to do a CALL IN episode of sorts and I need y’all to submit questions and tune recommendations! The deadline is this Wednesday, June 14th at 11:59pm. Just email your questions to [email protected] or use the contact form at getupinthecool.com. EXTRA CREDIT for those of you who make a voice memo on your phone and send that to me so I can play it on the air. The questions can be about anything, but you know the topic of the show. My plan is to play call-in radio DJ ...

Episode 354: Needle & Thread (Ella and Maddy Zuellig)

June 07, 2023 07:00 - 37 minutes - 51.7 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Ella and Maddy Zuellig of Needle & Thread. We recorded this last week at their home in Fort Collins, CO. Tune in this episode: * Dry and Dusty (0:46) * Undone in Sorrow (10:02) * Mayday (Clara Delfina original) (18:58) * Duct Tape (Needle & Thread original) (30:35) * Mining Camp Blues (34:24) * Bonus Track: Wolves A-Howling Follow Needle & Thread Music on Instagram (https://www.instagram....

Episode 353: George Jackson (The Old Time 100)

May 31, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 102 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is George Jackson. We recorded this last week at Bob Zuellig’s house in Fort Collins, CO. Tune in this episode: * J. P. Fraley’s Forked Deer (0:39) * Dubuque (18:09) * Waynesboro (34:11) * Burl Hammons’ Big Scioty (50:03) * Sugar in the Gourd (1:07:54) * Bonus track: Dull Chisel Subscribe to George Jackson’s Patreon to get The Old Time 100 (https://www.patreon.com/georgejackson) Visit George’s...

Episode 352: Alan Murray and Andrew Finn Magill (Trad Music Mythology and Old Time Curious Bouzouki)

May 24, 2023 07:00 - 38 minutes - 53 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Alan Murray and Andrew Finn Magill. We recorded on Saturday at my home in Portland, OR. Tune in this episode: * Big Scioty (0:36) * Squirrel Hunters (13:58) * Duck River (21:02) * John Brady’s / Australian Waters / The Bank of Turf (26:45) * Walk Along John to Kansas (33:22) * Bonus track: Irish Leather Britches Follow Alan Murray on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/alan.g.murray.9) Vis...

Episode 351: Six Dollar String Band (Traditional Trance Music)

May 17, 2023 07:00 - 58 minutes - 81.3 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are the members of Six Dollar String Band: Tony Holmquist, Brendan Shafer, Stephen Sellers, and Robin Davis. We recorded this last month at the Durango Bluegrass Meltdown in Colorado. Tune in this episode: * Cumberland Gap (0:34) * Speed the Plow (13:34) * Big Eyed Rabbit (34:20) * Down by the Riverside (45:38) * Jimmy in the Swamp (55:18) * Bonus track: Breakin’ Up Christmas Visit Six Dollar...

Episode 350: Adrian Gross (Slocan Ramblers, John Hartford's Windows, and the Gifts of a Small Scene)

May 10, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 86.3 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Adrian Gross. We recorded this last month at the Durango Bluegrass Meltdown in Colorado. Tune in this episode: * Josie O (0:46) * Old Melinda (16:34) * Wild Horses at Stony Point (29:08) * Happy Hollow (51:12) * Tipping Back the Corn (Jordan Wankoff) (57:08) * Bonus track: Road to Malvern (Jim Childress original) Slocan Ramblers (https://slocanramblers.com/) Adrian Gross’ website (https://a...

Episode 349: The Arcane Ramblers (Old Time in Taos, NM)

May 03, 2023 07:00 - 36 minutes - 34 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are The Arcane Ramblers: Robert Quijano, Tom Robison, and Bud Branch. We recorded this last month in Bud’s home in Taos, NM. Tune in this episode: * Squirrel Hunters (1:04) * La Cuna (7:41) * Grey Owl (19:13) * Swing 42 (28:33) * Kitchen Girl (32:26) * Bonus track: Red Haired Boy / June Apple Stream and buy The Arcane Ramblers on Bandcamp (https://arcaneramblers.bandcamp.com/) Follow them on ...

Episode 348: Tone Dog (Old Time in Durango, CO)

April 26, 2023 07:00 - 40 minutes - 38 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are the members of Tone Dog: Tony Holmquist, Alex Graf, and Silas Hamilton. We recorded this last weekend at the Durango Bluegrass Meltdown in Colorado. Tune in this episode: * Sally in the Turnip Patch (0:38) * Old Time Cotton Eyed Joe (9:01) * Maid off the Mountain (17:59) * Lady of the Lake (28:43) * Farewell Swan Song (Alex Graff original) (34:22) * Bonus track: Cherry River Line Tone Dog’...

Episode 347: Kate Gregory (Claiming Old Time Status, Hiking Social Hierarchy, and the Ministry of Folk)

April 19, 2023 07:00 - 43 minutes - 40.9 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Kate Gregory. We recorded this a couple weeks ago in my home in Portland, OR. Tune in this episode: * Tie Hacker Tune #1 (1:27) * Pikes Peak (9:55) * Rosin on the Gourd (18:35) * The Old Yellow Dog Come Trotting Through the Meeting House (26:28) * One Year Since (Kate Gregory original) (39:36) * Bonus track: Hog Eyed Man Ministry of Folk’s website (https://www.ministryoffolk.com/) Kate Grego...

Episode 346: Jhana Allan (Old Time, Romanian Music, and Songwriting)

April 12, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.9 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Jhana Allan. We recorded this back in February in Kansas City. Tune in this episode: * Elzic’s Farewell (0:34) * The Concert Reel (11:11) * Hora Moldoveneasca (21:58) * Scheming Plans (Jhana Allan original) (34:18) * Chapel Hill Deer Stalk (George Jackson original) (46:47) * Bonus track: Shaking Down the Acorns JhanaAllanMusic on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jhanaallanmusic/) Sign up...

Episode 345: Sweater Weather String Band (The Cascadia Book of Fiddle Tunes)

April 05, 2023 07:00 - 39 minutes - 36.7 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Sweater Weather String Band. We recorded this last month in my home in Portland, Oregon. Tune in this episode: * Grandma’s in the Kitchen (She Ain’t Got No Shoes On) (1:49) * Coyote Highway (13:46) * Little Pine Siskin (20:02) * Blossom Bar / Mule Canyon (28:55) * The Star of Munster (35:46) * Bonus track: The Sun Sets Faster Every Day Visit Sweater Weather String Band’s website (https://s...

Episode 344: Flynn Cohen (Edden Hammons, Irish Music, and Flatpicking Fiddle Tunes)

March 29, 2023 07:00 - 48 minutes - 45.1 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Flynn Cohen. We recorded this last month in my home in Portland, Oregon. Tune in this episode: * Shetland Jumper / Andrea Corr’s Jig (1:20) * Fine Times at Our House / The Falls of Richmond (15:28) * Young Emily (33:03) * The Girl Who Broke My Heart / Murphy’s Hornpipe / Tuamgraney Castle (37:57) * Neo-Gothic Revival Breakdown (45:27) * Bonus track: Fletch Taylor / The Cleveland Boy Flynn Co...

Episode 343: Tray Wellington (Bluegrass Banjo and Oppositional Self Expression)

March 22, 2023 07:00 - 54 minutes - 50.9 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Tray Wellington. We recorded this last month in Bellevue, Washington at Wintergrass. Tune in this episode: * Half Past Four (1:20) * Squirrel Hunters (21:55) * Crooked Mind (Tray Wellington original) (33:41) * Moon in Motion One (Tray Wellington original) (41:02) * Valley Forge (49:06) * Bonus track: Art Stamper’s Chinquapin Hunting Tray Wellington’s website (https://traywellington.com/) Fo...

Episode 342: Carolyn Kendrick (Old Time Identity vs. Old Time Enjoyment)

March 15, 2023 07:00 - 38 minutes - 36.2 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Carolyn Kendrick. We recorded this a few weeks ago in Bellevue, Washington on the last day of Wintergrass. Tunes in this episode: * Hooker’s Hornpipe (0:54) * Muddy Creek (12:32) * Over the Hill (21:02) * Art Stamper’s Chinquapin Hunting (26:21) * Jenny on the Railroad (33:30) * Bonus track: L&N Rag Carolyn Kendrick’s website (https://www.carolynkendrick.com/) Follow them on Instagram (http...

Episode 341: Amelia and Dirk Powell (Making and Sustaining Musical Family)

March 08, 2023 08:00 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Amelia and Dirk Powell, with special guest friends Jason Sypher and River Scheuerell. We recorded this last week in Bellevue, Washington on the last evening of Wintergrass. Songs in this episode: * Greasy Coat (1:04) * Jack of Diamonds (11:32) * Breakin’ Up Christmas (23:01) * I Ain't Playing Pretty Polly (Dirk Powell original) (35:02) * Fortune (42:25) * Bonus track: Polecat Blues Visit D...

Episode 340: Noah VanNorstrand (Playing for Contras and Trad Music Family)

March 01, 2023 08:00 - 52 minutes - 48.8 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Noah VanNorstrand. We recorded this in an AirBnB in Kansas City about a month ago. Tunes in this episode: * Christmas Eve (0:37) * Billy in the Lowground (16:25) * Asheville Farewell (Noah VanNorstrand original) (26:24) * Wingspan (Noah VanNorstrand original) (41:04) * Ways of the World (49:14) * Bonus track: Apple Blossom Great Bear Music’s website (https://greatbearmusic.com/) Follow them...

Episode 339: Cristina Vane (Old Time Banjo, Delta blues, and Songwriting)

February 22, 2023 08:00 - 41 minutes - 38.8 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Cristina Vane. We recorded this a few weeks ago in her home in Nashville. Songs in this episode: * Pretty Little Shoes (0:39) * Duck River (11:25) * The Mountain (Cristina Vane original) (22:29) * Nine Pound Hammer (33:21) * Backstep Cindy (38:38) * Bonus track: Rock Andy Follow Cristina Vane on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/cristinavanemusic/) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/cris...

Episode 338: Rachel Krause (Sensitive Missouri Fiddle Tunes, Bethel Youth Fiddle Camp, and Music for the Body)

February 15, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 61.8 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Rachel Krause. We recorded this a couple weeks ago in their home in Kansas City, Missouri. Songs in this episode: * Lee Stoneking’s Sally Johnson (0:40) * Old Grey Goose (14:34) * Old Mother McCarthy (37:56) * Johnny Don’t Come Home Drunk (55:36) * The Red Fox Waltz (1:03:10) * Bonus track: Mississippi Snagboat Rachel Krause on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/_sauer.krause/) The Oddbal...

Episode 337: Meredith Moon (Folk Revival, Recorded Friends, and Bob Carlin Confidence)

February 08, 2023 08:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Meredith Moon. We recorded this last weekend in Kansas City, Missouri. Songs in this episode: * Soldier’s Joy (0:34) * Black Eyed Susie (9:34) * The Hills of Mexico (15:31) * Waterbound (23:06) * Snowdrop (27:21) * Bonus track: Chilly Winds Visit Meredith Moon’s website to pre-order her new album Constellations and see her tour dates! (https://www.meredithmoon.com/) Buy tickets to her album...

Episode 336: Corner House (Brighton House, Berklee, and Paths to Old Time Music)

February 01, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 56 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Corner House. We recorded this last week in my home in Portland, OR. Songs in this episode: * Farewell Trion (0:39) * Muddy Creek (12:51) * Mags’ 21st (28:39) * Rolling Home (45:50) * Caribou Party (55:34) * Bonus track: They Stole My Wife Last Night Corner House’s website (https://www.cornerhouseband.com/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/hellocornerhouse/) Facebook (https://www.fac...

Episode 335: The Alum Ridge Boys and Ashlee (Old Time Music as Performance)

January 25, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 58 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are The Alum Ridge Boys and Ashlee. We recorded this a couple weeks ago in Jinny Macrae’s home in Portland, OR. Thanks Jinny! Songs in this episode: * 16 Days in Georgia (0:51) * Wild Over Me (15:25) * Let Me Fall (31:49) * I’ll Be No Stranger There (49:35) * Cold Wind (58:38) * Bonus track: East Virginia Blues No. 1 Alum Ridge Boys (https://alumridgeboys.com/) and their Facebook (https://ww...

Episode 334: Sujata Allan (Sourcing Music from Friends and Naming Tunes After Dogs)

January 18, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Sujata Allan. We recorded this last week in my home in Portland, OR. Songs in this episode: * Fortune (0:53) * Sleepy Cooper (Sujata Allan original) (12:55) * Possum on a Rail (22:42) * Mist in the Valley / Crumpet Amongst the Chickens (Jhana Allan originals) (35:33) * Dorrigo (42:51) * Bonus track: Nest of Leaves (Sujata Allan original) Whoa Mule on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/artist...

Episode 333: Karen Dale (Old Time, Irish, and Contra Dance Music)

January 11, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 63.5 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Karen Dale. We recorded this on Monday in my home in Portland, OR. Songs in this episode: * Banished Misfortune (1:20) * Over the Waterfall (20:32) * Elzic’s Farewell (33:04) * Miss McLeod’s Reel / Hop Light Ladies (47:52) * Da D Jig / Crossing Over (1:04:47) * Bonus track: Over the Moor to Maggie / Waynesboro Find out more about Karen Dale’s Tune Explorers series! https://trailjams.org/eve...

Episode 332: Patrick Gunning (Melodic Old Time Guitar, Cittern, and Swedish Fiddle)

January 04, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 60.6 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Patrick Gunning. We recorded this last week in my home in Portland, OR. Songs in this episode: * Sandy River Belle (in D) (1:25) * Skråp-Ollas Polska efter Glysen (22:26) * Sexdrega Polonӓs #32 (45:55) * Slӓngpolska från Mörkö (55:39) * Road to Malvern (1:01:15) * Bonus track: Coondog Thanks to Anna Sandys Violins for sponsoring this episode! http://www.sandysviolin.com/ Stay tuned for news...

Episode 331: Devin Forest-Hines (Bring Nonchalant Back to Old Time)

December 28, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Devin Forest-Hines. We recorded this last week in my home in Portland, OR. Songs in this episode: * Boatin’ Up Sandy (0:58) * Give My Dogs Away (14:29) * West Virginia Highway (28:39) * Sugar in the Gourd (34:56) * Cousin Sally Brown (46:19) * Bonus track: Salyer’s Barlow Knife Book Rats Gone to Rest for your square dance: [email protected] Sign up for my January beginner and interme...

Episode 330: Dave Mount (Old Time Phases, Kentucky Square Bowing, and Learning Fiddle Under Pressure)

December 21, 2022 08:00 - 38 minutes - 36 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Dave Mount. We recorded this last week in my home in Portland, OR. Songs in this episode: * Uncle Bunt Stephens’ Sail Away Ladies (0:32) * Rooshin’ Rabbit (8:06) * Bob Walters’ Cuckoo’s Nest (23:26) * Bill Driver’s Scott #2 (28:04) * The Beaux (36:23) * Bonus track: Thomas Dillon’s Grey Eagle Subscribe to Dave Mount YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@gambarunner Sign up for my January begi...

Episode 329: Don Minnerly (Learning from Tommy Jarrell)

December 14, 2022 08:00 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Don Minnerly. We recorded this last week in his home in Portland, OR. Songs in this episode: * Arkansas Traveler (1:34) * Jimmy Sutton (12:42) * Cumberland Gap (18:13) * John Henry (27:48) * June Apple (31:28) * Bonus track: John Brown’s Dream Love old-time music, dance, art, & craft? Immerse yourself in Appalachian culture at the beautiful John C. Campbell Folk School. Located in Western N...

Episode 328: Lillian Sawyer (Leaving Bluegrass for Sparkly Tunes)

December 07, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Lillian Sawyer. We recorded this last week in my home in Portland, OR. Songs in this episode: * Golden Ticket (1:02) * Willow Creek (14:21) * Polska i Smålandstradition (31:38) * Booth Shot Lincoln (39:31) * Jeff Sturgeon (45:15) * Bonus track: Chinquapin Hunting Love old-time music, dance, art, & craft? Immerse yourself in Appalachian culture at the beautiful John C. Campbell Folk School. ...

Episode 327: Kendl Winter (Clawhammer and Three-Finger Banjo)

November 30, 2022 08:00 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Kendl Winter (and maybe a special guest in the middle of the episode). We recorded this last weekend at her home in Olympia, WA. Songs in this episode: * Farewell Princeton (1:25) * Sandy Boys (12:50) * Escape from Yellowstone (Palmer T. Lee original) (25:20) * This House (Adam Roszkiewicz original) (31:24) * Lost Girl (38:04) * Bonus track: Roscoe’s Gone (Hank Bradley original) Visit The ...

Episode 326: Maya Whitmont and Melissa Mark (Old Time in the Pacific Northwest)

November 23, 2022 08:00 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Maya Whitmont and Melissa Mark. We recorded this last weekend at their home in Seattle. Songs in this episode: * Tater Roll (0:47) * Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine (14:31) * Lafayette (27:52) * Betsy (45:22) * Twinkle Little Star (51:01) * Bonus track: Sally Johnson Love old-time music, dance, art, & craft? Immerse yourself in Appalachian culture at the beautiful John C. Campbell Folk Schoo...

Episode 325: Chris Bracken and Nicole Singer (Social Singing and Centering Youth in Traditional Music)

November 16, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 58 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Chris Bracken and Nicole Singer. We recorded this two weekends ago at Raise the Rafters Traditional Song Weekend in Rhododendron, OR. Songs in this episode: * Cape Cod Girls (1:20) * Dashing Away with a Smoothing Iron (18:44) * Bright Morning Stars (29:38) * Rattlin’ Bog (52:16) * Three Jolly Fisherman (58:17) * Bonus track: Pleasant and Delightful Registration opens December 1st for Yout...

Episode 324: Mary Garvey (Writing Regional Traditional Songs)

November 09, 2022 08:00 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Mary Garvey. We recorded this last weekend at Raise the Rafters Traditional Song Weekend in Rhododendron, OR. Songs in this episode: * Bring the Salmon Home (2:20) * Tie It Up and Let It Rot (12:24) * The Forest and the Tree (18:30) * Oysterman (34:22) * The Harp that Once Through Tara’s Halls (39:39) * Astoria’s Bar (45:46) * Bonus track: Salmon Calling Song Email Mary to buy her CDs! maryo...

Episode 323: Jake Loew (MIDI Fiddle Tunes, Old Time Trolling, and Missouri Repertoire)

November 02, 2022 07:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Jake Loew. We recorded this in August at his home in Denver, Colorado. Tunes in this episode: * Arkansas Traveler (2:17) * Who’s Gonna Talk to Dinah (15:30) * Saddle Old Spike (27:35) * Wiley Laws (34:01) * Maysville (40:45) * Gilsaw (50:23) * Bonus track: Ship in the Clouds Buy and Stream Jake Loew’s album Return of the Son of Old-Time Fiddle: https://jakeloew.com/ Follow him on YouTube: ...

Episode 322: Sam Armstrong-Zickefoose (Banjo Identity Crises and Bonus Notes)

October 26, 2022 07:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Sam Armstrong-Zickefoose. We recorded this in August at Swallow Hill in Denver, Colorado. Tunes in this episode: * Josie-O (0:51) * Katydid (13:50) * Hop High (26:36) * Heart of Mine (41:06) * Jinny Pup (50:06) * Bonus track: Little Billy Wilson Visit Sam’s website for their albums, merch, and lessons: https://samazmusic.com/ Follow them on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/banjosamjo/ a...

Episode 321: Frank Evans (Clawhammer, Clifftop, and Nashville)

October 19, 2022 07:00 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Frank Evans. We recorded this in August at Clifftop in West Virginia. Tunes in this episode: * Grub Springs (0:43) * Chinese Breakdown (10:33) * Miss McLeod’s Reel (20:24) * Muskrat (32:04) * Indian Ate the Woodchuck (39:25) * Bonus track: Arkansas Traveler Visit Frank Evans’ website to contact him for lessons: https://frankevansmusic.com/ Visit The Slocan Ramblers’ website: https://slocan...

Episode 320: Megan Lynch Chowning (Contest Fiddling, the Pleasure of Teaching, and The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project)

October 12, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 115 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Megan Lynch Chowning. We recorded this in August at the home of Rachel Baiman and George Jackson in Nashville, TN. Tunes in this episode: * Forked Deer (1:12) * Leather Britches (15:35) * St. Anne’s Reel (38:18) * John Rice (Hartford) (58:40) * Tennessee Politics (Hartford) (1:19:34) * Bonus track: Whiskey Before Breakfast Visit Megan’s website at https://www.fiddlestar.com/ Instagram https...

Episode 319: Stillhouse Junkies (Off the Clock Music)

October 05, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 104 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Stillhouse Junkies. We recorded this in September at my home in Portland, Oregon. Tunes in this episode: * Bob’s Farewell (2:06) * Dry and Dusty (23:33) * Roscoe (42:04) * Haskell Town (57:21) * Road to Malvern (1:11:12) * Bonus track: Isham Monday’s Fire on the Mountain Visit Stillhouse Junkies’ website to buy their new album Small Towns and check their tour schedule: https://stillhouseju...

Episode 318: Bill Meyer (Old Time in the 70's and 80's)

September 28, 2022 07:00 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Bill Meyer. We recorded this last week at his home in Seattle. Tunes in this episode: * Snowbird in the Ashbank (0:36) * Cotton Eyed Joe (09:39) * J.B. Miller’s Hornpipe (19:00) * Bob Wills Stomp (29:20) * Root Hog or Die (35:49) * Lake Erie (39:35) * Bonus track: Grand Spy Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/getupinthecool Buy Get Up in the Cool merch like t-shirt...

Episode 317: Daniel Ullom (Old Time Mandolin, Guitar Dads, and Ella Haley)

September 21, 2022 07:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Daniel Ullom. We recorded this last week at his home in Puyallup, Washington. Tunes in this episode: * Grey Eagle (0:51) * Wild Horse (11:24) * Ragtime Annie (24:44) * Haleys’ Ida Red (33:54) * Wild Hog in the Woods (43:18) * Bonus track: Clyde Davenport’s Lost Girl Visit Daniel Ullom’s website and buy his new album The Swannanoa Sessions: https://danielullom.com/ Support Get Up in the Cool...

Episode 316: Josie Toney (Contra Dance Band Names, Paying Kids for Music, and Whether or Not Fiddling Is Cool)

September 14, 2022 07:00 - 44 minutes - 101 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Josie Toney! We recorded this at the home of Rachel Baiman and George Jackson in Nashville in August. Tunes in this episode: * Smith’s Reel (0:43) * Far From Home (13:23) * Sweet Fern (22:58) * Safe Harbor Rag (32:46) * Icicle Creek (Winder Slide) (39:55) * Bonus track: Burl Hammons Shelvin’ Rock Visit Josie Toney’s website to contact her for lessons and booking: https://www.josietoney.com/ ...

Episode 315: Joe Overton (Punk to Old Time Pipeline and Southern Identity)

September 07, 2022 07:00 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Joe Overton! We recorded this at the home of Rachel Baiman and George Jackson in Nashville in August. Tunes in this episode: * Pretty Little Shoes (0:33) * Dinah (15:43) * Give the Fiddler a Dram (32:46) * Susannah Gal (37:30) * Willow Creek (43:49) * Bonus track: Great Big Taters in the Sandy Land Visit Nora Jane Struthers’ website: https://www.norajanestruthers.com/ Visit Joe Overton’s we...

Episode 314: Hemlock & Hickory (Dakota Karper and Brendan Hearn)

September 01, 2022 20:00 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Dakota Karper and Brendan Hearn of Hemlock & Hickory! We recorded this at Clifftop back in August. Tunes in this episode: * Coondog (1:27) * Grumbling Old Man Growling Old Woman (18:48) * Aunt Ellen in the Hallway (30:41) * Jack in the Pulpit (39:12) * Josie O (45:20) * Bonus track: Cumberland Gap Visit Hemlock & Hickory’s website: https://www.hemlockandhickory.com/ Follow them on Instagr...

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