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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 313: Janie Rothfield (Clifftop '22)

August 24, 2022 07:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Janie Rothfield! We recorded this at Clifftop a few weeks ago. Tunes in this episode: * Merriweather (01:36) * Tater Patch (08:56) * Zoe in the Pines (18:00) * Five Miles from Town (31:14) * Old Bob (39:27) * Bonus track: Greasy Coat Visit Janie Rothfield’s website: https://janierothfield.com/ Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/getupinthecool Buy Get Up in the Co...

Episode 312: Jerron Paxton (Parable Telling, Palatable Truth, and Raggin' It)

August 17, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 84.1 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Jerron Paxton! We recorded this back in July in Port Townsend, Washington. Tunes in this episode: * The Sunflower Breakdown (0:29) * Altamont (21:55) * Unidentified Rag (42:24) * The Old Yellow Dog Went Trotting Through the Meetinghouse (49:20) * Unidentified Polish Wedding Mazourka (57:32) * Bonus track: Lady’s Quadrille Like and Follow Jerron Paxton on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Je...

Episode 311: Cary Lung (Old Time Mandolin, Counterpoint, and Kenny Hall)

August 10, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 91.5 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Cary Lung, with special guests Maya Whitmont and Clyde Curley! We recorded this back in July in Port Townsend, Washington. Tunes in this episode: * The Third of July (0:42) * The Old Hometown Band (15:54) * Portsmouth Aires (31:46) * Baby Ben (47:54) * Lee’s Retreat from Gettysburg (59:59) * Bonus track: John Riley the Shepherd Catch Tall Poppy String Band on their Colorado tour in August! h...

Episode 310: Nic Gareiss (Upbuilding, Pleasure, and Harm Reduction)

August 03, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 84.8 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Nic Gareiss! We recorded this back in June in Lansing, Michigan, right after Earful of Fiddle Music & Dance Camp. Tunes in this episode: * On Christmas Eve (1:02) * Black Tar on a Stick (19:15) * Pride of America (34:18) * Rhode Island Regimental March (44:02) * D. Ray White’s Cindy (56:47) * Bonus track: Lonesome Road Watch the full video episode here: https://youtu.be/CA5EKXv_29Q Visit Ni...

Episode 309: Madeline Levy (feat. Bertram Levy)

July 27, 2022 07:00 - 37 minutes - 51.2 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Madeline Levy, with special guest Bertram Levy! We recorded this a few weeks ago in Port Townsend, Washington. Tunes in this episode: * Sandy River Belle (0:50) * Johnny Lover’s Gone / Liza Jane (10:58) * Cold Frosty Morning (18:35) * Shoes and Stockings (25:16) * The Route (29:12) * Four-Bladed Barlow (33:13) * Bonus track: Give the Fiddler a Dram Buy Madeline Levy’s album Hand-me-downs on...

Episode 308: Sophie Wellington (Live at Earful of Fiddle '22)

July 20, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 70.3 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Sophie Wellington, with lots of special guests! We recorded this back in June in Rodney, Michigan at Earful of Fiddle Music and Dance Camp in front of a live audience of campers and staff. Special thanks to Kris Stableford, Bruce Bauman, and Nic Gareiss for hosting a live podcast taping and for creating such a lovely camp! Tunes in this episode: * Marcus Martin’s Boatman w/ Nic Gareiss (0:5...

Episode 307: Rollie Tussing (Pop Tunes From the 20's and 30's)

July 13, 2022 07:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Rollie Tussing. We recorded this back in June in Rodney, Michigan at Earful of Fiddle Music and Dance Camp. Tunes in this episode: * Ain’t Gonna Worry No More (0:39) * Free Little Bird (13:06) * Cocaine Blues (20:03) * The Itsy Bitsy Spider (26:16) * I Lost My Gal From Memphis (28:19) * Bonus track: Ain’t It Hard Visit Rolling Tussing’s website: https://www.rollietussing.com/ Support Get U...

Episode 306: Rachel Reeds (Cape Breton Fiddling)

July 06, 2022 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Rachel Reeds. We recorded this back in June in Rodney, Michigan at Earful of Fiddle Music and Dance Camp. Tunes in this episode: * Simon’s Great Smile (0:40) * The Judique Consolidated High School 1991 Grads (13:38) * Corkscrew Rush (22:20) * Maybelle Chisholm McQueen’s Compliments to Her Brother Cameron / Glenora (29:36) * Up da Stroods the Sailor Goes (35:39) * Bonus track: Golden Ticket ...

Episode 305: Lindsay McCaw (Jolly Tunes)

June 29, 2022 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 Lindsay McCaw. We recorded this last week in Rodney, Michigan at Earful of Fiddle Music and Dance Camp. Tunes in this episode: * Silver Strand (0:30) * Silver Lake Polka (12:07) * The Lost Hornpipe (21:59) * Dallas Rag (27:54) * Little Brown Jug (36:51) * Bonus track: Hickman Rag Visit Corn Potato String Band’s website for albums and tour dates: https://cornpotato.com/ Visit the website of...

Episode 304: Betsy Brown (Fiddle Mentors)

June 22, 2022 07:00 - 41 minutes - 38.5 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Betsy Brown. We recorded this two weeks ago in her home in Seattle. Tunes in this episode: * Going Back to Chattanooga (0:36) * Jonesboro (10:11) * Moses Hoe Your Corn (20:53) * Melvin Wine’s Cold Frosty Morning (27:48) * Bob Tailed Mule (37:27) * Bonus track: Roy Marshall’s Columbus Follow Betsy’s blog Update from an Epidemic: https://betsybrownmd.substack.com/ Like and follow Victory Chi...

Episode 303: Alex MacLeod (Melodically Crooked Tunes, Instrument Building, and Square Dance Calling)

June 15, 2022 07:00 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Alex MacLeod. We recorded this last weekend in his home in Seattle. Tunes in this episode: * Chinquapin Hunting (0:37) * New Castle (8:58) * Granddad’s Favorite (18:06) * Boatin’ Up Sandy (33:03) * Gone Indian (40:58) * Bonus track: Brushy Fork of John’s Creek Join the Seattle Old-Time Music Facebook group for news about Tractor Tavern dances and more: https://www.facebook.com/groups/16604...

Episode 302: Alan Garren (Grit Rhythm)

June 08, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Alan Garren. We recorded this on Monday in my home in Portland, Oregon. Tunes in this episode: * Polly Put the Kettle On (01:14) * Leake County Two Step (16:05) * Cat On a Leash (33:44) * Jenny on the Railroad (49:11) * Bibb County Hoedown (53:06) * Bonus track: Dunbar Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/getupinthecool Buy Get Up in the Cool merch like t-shirts, ...

Episode 301: Scott Killops (Old Time Facilitator)

June 01, 2022 07:00 - 53 minutes - 49.6 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Scott Killops. We recorded this last week in my home in Portland, Oregon. Tunes in this episode: * Get Up in the Cool (0:38) * Hell and Grace (18:24) * Breaking In the String (from Mark Simos) (25:24) * Valse des Poeles (40:47) * Cripple Creek (from Marion Thede’s The Fiddle Book) (49:51) * Bonus track: Come Back Alive (from Greg Canote) Learn more about Not Too Late - Rebecca Solnit and Th...

Episode 300: Bruce Molsky (Conversation without the Encumbrance of Words)

May 25, 2022 07:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MB

Welcome to the 300th episode of Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s special guest on Get Up in the Cool is Bruce Molsky. We recorded this at Wintergrass back in February. Tunes and songs in this episode: * Dandy Jim (02:32) * Geese Honking (12:34) * Hambo Etter Knut Ramlet (26:09) * Tostando Concho (44:19) * Kennedy Rag (53:37) * Bonus track: Breakin’ Up Christmas Buy Bruce Molsky’s new album Everywhere You Go on his website: https://brucemolsky....

Episode 299: Kelsey Nelsen (Square Dance Calling, Crankies, and Ballads)

May 18, 2022 07:00 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Kelsey Nelsen. We recorded this a couple weeks ago in her home outside of Port Townsend, Washington when she hosted Tall Poppy String Band during our tour. Squares, Tunes, and songs in this episode: * Dip and Dive (to Chattanooga) (0:34) * Uptown Downtown (to Salt River) (19:20) * Undone in Sorrow (31:41) * Who Killed Cock Robin (42:39) * Ouvre La Porte (54:10) * Bonus track: Three Little B...

Episode 298: Mark Harris (Facebook Live AMA)

May 11, 2022 07:00 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Mark Harris! We recorded this a last week in my home in Portland, Oregon. Tunes and songs in this episode: * Sullivan’s Hollow (01:08) * Fortunes (25:17) * Mark’s G Tune (36:24) * Barker’s Vale (46:07) * Shucking the Brush (53:38) * Bonus track: Dorrigo Visit Mark Harris’ website to buy their albums and ask them about lessons: https://www.markharrisguitar.com/ Follow them on Instagram: http...

Episode 298: Morgan Harris (Facebook Live AMA)

May 11, 2022 07:00 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MB

*note: Morgan Harris is called by a different name in this episode because they've since changed it. Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Morgan Harris! We recorded this a last week in my home in Portland, Oregon. Tunes and songs in this episode: * Sullivan’s Hollow (01:08) * Fortunes (25:17) * Morgan’s G Tune (36:24) * Barker’s Vale (46:07) * Shucking the Brush (53:38) * Bonus track: Dorrigo Visit Morgan Harris’ website to bu...

Episode 297: Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms (Old Time Country and Mandolin)

May 04, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Caleb Klauder and Reeb Wilms. We recorded this a few weeks ago in my home in Portland, Oregon. Tunes and songs in this episode: * Stagecoach Rush (01:35) * Little Annie (21:12) * Whispering Forest (42:18) * Putting Up the Wood (48:01) * Lonesome Song (54:34) * Bonus track: Kailey's Reel Visit Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms’ websites to buy their albums, check their tour dates, and sign up f...

Episode 296: Paul Silveria (The Hidden Curriculum of Square Dance Calling)

April 27, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 63.9 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Paul Silveria. We recorded this a few weeks ago in my home in Portland, Oregon. Tunes and songs in this episode: * Valley Forge (01:38) * Sugar Hill (12:50) * Cumberland Gap (34:16) * Sarah Armstrong’s Tune (56:31) * Hunting the Buffalo (01:05:13) * Bonus track: Big Eyed Rabbit Support Paul Silveria on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/paulsilveria Get Paul Silveria’s albums and square dance...

Episode 295: Rachel Baiman (Fiddle Tunes, Love Songs About Songs, and Money vs. Art)

April 20, 2022 07:00 - 43 minutes - 39.8 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 last week in my home in Portland, Oregon. Tunes and songs in this episode: * Willow Creek (01:41) * Woodchuck (12:22) * Old Songs Never Die (Rachel Baiman original) (19:23) * Farewell Trion (30:20) * John Riley the Shepherd (35:10) * Bonus track: Half Past Four Visit Rachel Baiman’s website: https://www.rachelbaiman.com/ Follow her on Instagram: https://www.i...

Episode 294: Joe Pomianek (Old Time Flatpicking Guitar and Mandolin)

April 13, 2022 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Joe Pomianek. We recorded this last week in my home in Portland, Oregon. Tunes and songs in this episode: * Marcus Martin’s Boatsman (01:34) * Green River Ramble (12:58) * Gilsaw / Katie Bar the Door (21:36) * Duck River (26:35) * Bull at the Wagon (31:00) * Bonus track: Shaking Down the Acorns / Squirrel Hunters Visit Varelse’s website: https://varelsemusic.com/ Visit Joe Pomianek’s websit...

Episode 293: Noa (Old Time Melodic Bass)

April 06, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 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 in my home in Portland, Oregon. Tunes and songs in this episode: * Salt Spring (0:34) * Mississippi Waltz (19:16) * Lost Girl (39:25) * Blackberry Blossom (51:33) * Road to Columbus (58:52) * Bonus track: Salt Creek Support Fog Holler’s Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fogholler/fog-hollers-first-studio-album?ref=project_link Visit their webs...

Episode 292: Kate Sheie (Old Time Drive, Punk, DIY, and Musical Parenting)

March 30, 2022 07:00 - 45 minutes - 42.3 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Kate Sheie. We recorded this two weeks ago in my home in Portland, Oregon. Tunes and songs in this episode: * Merriweather (0:35) * Jaybird Died of the Whooping Cough (12:42) * Whiteface (24:42) * Squirrel Hunters (33:57) * Henry King’s Reel (41:34) * Bonus track: Eadle Alley Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/getupinthecool Buy Get Up in the Cool merch like t-shi...

Episode 291: Chris Miller (Old Time Tenor Saxophone)

March 23, 2022 07:00 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Chris Miller. We recorded this back in February at Wintergrass in Bellevue, Washington. Tunes and songs in this episode: * Katy Hill (0:47) * Dorrigo (13:50) * The Blackest Crow (28:50) * Torrid Romance / Wedding Reel (46:46) * Done Gone (53:00) * Bonus track: Hang Me The Faux Paws https://thefauxpawsmusic.com/ The Revelers https://revelersband.com/ Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon: ht...

Episode 290: Maddie Witler (Old Time and Bluegrass Mandolin)

March 16, 2022 07:00 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Maddie Witler. We recorded this back in February at Wintergrass in Bellevue, Washington. Tunes and songs in this episode: * Pony Boy (from Mark Simos) (1:28) * Big Footed Man in the Parking Lot (18:50) * Southern Flavor (24:43) * Paddy on the Turnpike (35:13) * Anita’s Theme (41:51) * Bonus track: Shove the Pig’s Foot a Little Further into the Fire Follow Maddie Witler on Instagram: https://...

Episode 289: Betse & Clarke (Ozark Feel and Missouri Rules)

March 09, 2022 08:00 - 52 minutes - 48 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Betse & Clarke. We recorded this a couple weeks ago at Wintergrass in Bellevue, Washington. Tunes and songs in this episode: * Going Across the Sea (1:02) * Bob Holt's Molly Put the Kettle On (14:50) * Ernie Carpenter’s Cripple Creek (34:29) * Twilight Is Stealing (38:37) * Brushy Run (47:44) * Bonus track: Cameron solo bonus track Visit Betse & Clarke’s website: https://www.betseandclark...

Episode 288: Eli West (Make Your Normal Different)

March 02, 2022 08:00 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Eli West. We recorded this on Sunday at Wintergrass in Bellevue, Washington. Tunes and songs in this episode: * Ora Lee (0:31) * Sweet Marie (14:20) * The Hearth (22:09) * Cumberland Gap (34:27) * Tapered Point of Stone (41:18) * Bonus track: Dull Chisel Visit Eli West’s website: https://eliwest.com/ Buy Tapered Point of Stone on Bandcamp: https://elidoes.bandcamp.com/ Support Get Up in th...

Episode 287: Linnea Spitzer (A tunes, Whiskey Pacts, and Old Time Socializing)

February 23, 2022 08:00 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Linnea Spitzer. We recorded this Monday night at my home in Portland, Oregon. Tunes and songs in this episode: * Horny Ewe (0:34) * Jon Bekoff’s Give the Fiddler a Dram (15:11) * Last of Callahan (22:49) * Jenny Ran Away in the Mud in the Night (30:48) * Going to the Free State (38:52) * Bonus track: Cold Frosty Morning Visit Flat Rock Stringband’s website: https://www.flatrockstringband.com...

Episode 286: Alex Sturbaum (The Vashon Sessions, Old Time Accordion, Lift vs. Groove, and Wholesome Chanteys)

February 16, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 61.2 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Alex Sturbaum. We recorded this last week when they visited me at my home in Portland, Oregon. Tunes and songs in this episode: * Rocky Road to Dublin (0:49) * Dorrigo (20:00) * Eklunda Polska #1 and #3 (25:31) * Cumberland Gap (35:24) * Captains and Ships (47:52) * New Harbor (from Don Stratton) (1:01:37) * Bonus track: Isham Monday’s Fire on the Mountain Download The Vashon Sessions: Volum...

Episode 285: Erik Killops (Portland Trad Music Scenes, Earl White Acolytes, and Bowing for Old Time)

February 09, 2022 08:00 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Erik Killops. We recorded this last week at my home in Portland, Oregon. Tunes and songs in this episode: * Old Time Fire on the Mountain (0:52) * Ora Lee (19:37) * Wolves A’ Howlin’ (26:30) * Old Hen She Cackled (40:07) * Road to Malvern (49:22) * Bonus track: Walk Along John to Kansas Visit Erik Killop’s band’s website: https://www.narosai.com/ See Erik and friends play Sundays and Monday...

Episode 284: Tall Poppy String Band (w/ Special Guest Host Jake Blount!)

February 02, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 67 MB

*note: Morgan Harris is called by a different name and different pronouns in this episode because they've since changed both. Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Morgan Harris, George Jackson, and me, as Tall Poppy String Band, with special guest host Jake Blount. We recorded this during IBMA back in February in Raleigh, NC. Tunes and songs in this episode: * The Coo Coo (John Snipes) * Old Cow Died * Go Away Pharaoh * Kis...

Episode 283: Clinton Davis (Kentucky Fiddle Tunes and Missouri Rules)

January 26, 2022 08:00 - 42 minutes - 39.4 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Clinton Davis. We recorded a few weeks ago at my home in Portland, Oregon. Tunes and songs in this episode: * Gate to Go Through (0:31) * Coondog (22:17) * Plowboy Hop (29:42) * The Wild Horse (35:09) * Give the Fiddler a Dram (39:27) * Bonus track: Cherry River Rag Visit Clinton Davis’ website to buy a copy of “If I Live And I Don’t Get Killed” http://clintonrossdavis.com/ Follow Clinton D...

Episode 282: Ella Korth (Folk Songs, Flatpicking, and Clawhammer Banjo)

January 19, 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 Ella Korth. We recorded at my home in Portland, Oregon. Tunes and songs in this episode: * Tall Buildings (1:16) * Wild Heart (13:27) * Coondog (19:39) * Fare Thee Well (Dink’s Song) (26:24) * Red Prairie Dawn (31:54) * Bonus track: Free Again Visit Ella Korth’s website: https://www.ellakorth.com/ Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ella.korth/ Like and follow her on Faceboo...

Episode 281: Dwight Hawkins (Street Performing, Playing the Saw, and Black Stringband and Blues Music)

January 12, 2022 08:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Dwight Hawkins. We recorded this last week at his home in Portland, Oregon. Tunes and songs in this episode: * You Just As Well Let Her Go (0:43) * Pal Of Mine (16:55) * Chasing Rainbows (26:36) * My Gal Sal (37:07) * Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor (49:03) * Bonus track: Crow Jane Contact Dwight Hawkins for booking! Phone: (504) 442-9520 email: [email protected] Cash app: $sea4d Suppor...

Episode 280: Michelle Yu (Tunes with Nothing to Hide Behind)

January 05, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 59.6 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Michelle Yu. We recorded this on Sunday in her home in San Francisco. Tunes and songs in this episode: * Crockett’s Hornpipe (0:50) * Bitter Creek (12:10) * Poor Little Mary Sitting In a Corner / Lost Everything (31:51) * Grey Eagle (49:32) * Adieu, False Heart / Highlander’s Farewell (57:11) * Bonus track: Possum Hollow Visit Lonesome Still’s website: https://www.lonesome-still.com/ and fo...

Episode 279: Kaden Hurst (Old Time Mandolin, Never Come Down, and Sierra Fiddle Camp)

December 29, 2021 08:00 - 53 minutes - 49.6 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 a couple weeks ago at my home in Portland, OR. Tunes and songs in this episode: * Stump Tail Dolly (0:35) * Meg Gray (12:22) * Soggy’s Slip Jig (29:44) * Purdon Crossing (44:46) * Geese Honking (50:25) * Bonus track: Won’t You Come And Sing For Me Visit Kaden’s band’s website: https://nevercomedownband.com/ Follow Never Come Down on instagram: https://www.insta...

Episode 278: Kate O'Brien (Teaching and Learning the Fiddle)

December 22, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Kate O’Brien. We recorded this a couple weeks ago at my home in Portland, OR. Tunes and songs in this episode: * Polly Put the Kettle On (0:38) * Pretty Little Widow (13:12) * Snake Chapman’s Tune (31:43) * Uncle Charlie Barnett Lowe’s Tune (49:37) * Old Chattanooga (58:11) * Bonus track: Gilsaw Mosaic String Academy: https://www.mosaicstringacademy.com/ Portland Fiddle Camp: https://www.po...

Episode 277: Get Up in the Yule (with Hog-Eyed Man)

December 15, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 84.3 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Yule: Old Time Christmas Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Rob McMacon and Jason Cade of Hog-Eyed Man. We recorded this a couple weeks ago over Zoom. Tunes and songs in this episode: * The Holly and the Ivy / Joy to the World (1:13) * Marcus Martin’s Jig / Snowbird (16:35) * Lullay, Lullay / Byard Ray’s Polly Put the Kettle On (46:14) * Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella / Christmas Eve (1:13:59) * The Snowstorm (1:27:15) * Bonus track: De...

Episode 276: Emma Swartz and Baron Collins-Hill (Expat Folk Music and Maine Fiddle Camp)

December 08, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 68.1 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Emma Swartz and Baron Collins-Hill. We recorded this last Saturday at their home in Portland, Oregon. Tunes and songs in this episode: * Roaring River (0:38) * Lookout Blues (19:36) * Flatwoods (33:37) * Saturday Night Waltz (1:00:40) * Old Mother Logo (1:09:49) * Bonus track: Horses in the Canebrake Check out MandoLessons.com! https://www.mandolessons.com/ Support MandoLessons on Patreo...

Episode 275: Keith Billik (The Picky Fingers Banjo Podcast / Get Up in the Cool Crossover!)

December 01, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 93 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! Also, welcome to The Picky Fingers Banjo Podcast! Keith Billik and I did a crossover podcast back in early October at IBMA in Raleigh, North Carolina. If you’re not already subscribed, go follow Picky Fingers wherever you get your podcasts! Tunes and songs in this episode: * Farewell Trion (0:50) * Jeff Sturgeon (28:04) * Avalon Quickstep (1:01:19) * Daley’s Reel (1:13:22) * Road to Malvern (1:37:10) * Bonus trac...

Episode 274: Kate Gregory (Old Time and Irish Fiddle)

November 24, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 60.2 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 last week at my home in Portland, Oregon. Tunes and songs in this episode: * Hunting the Buffalo (0:37) * Laughing Boy (16:39) * The New Broom Sweeps Clean / The Blackbird Hornpipe (37:59) * Ducks on the Millpond (48:52) * Isham Monday’s Fire on the Mountain (1:00:10) * Bonus track: Walk Along John to Kansas Visit Ministry of Folk’s website and sign up for thei...

Episode 273: Magic Tuber Stringband (Courtney Werner and Evan Morgan)

November 17, 2021 08:00 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Courtney Werner and Evan Morgan of Magic Tuber Stringband. We recorded this in September at IBMA in Raleigh, North Carolina. Tunes and songs in this episode: * John Cole (0:42) * Fort Smith Breakdown (10:21) * Wolves in the Woods (22:35) * Lost Child (33:46) * Sleepy Joe (39:59) * Bonus track: Flander’s Dream Buy Magic Tuber Stringband’s albums on bandcamp: https://magictuberstringband.ba...

Episode 272: Sinner Friends (Country Gospel Music)

November 10, 2021 08:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Grace Van’t Hof and Conner Steven Vlietstra of Sinner Friends. We recorded this in September at IBMA in Raleigh, North Carolina. Tunes and songs in this episode: * I Live with Memories that Bless and Burn (0:33) * Broadminded (14:19) * Mythological Blues (19:12) * Nearer My God to Thee (26:18) * The Pride of Man (33:21) * Bonus track: Rita Visit Sinner Friends’ website (buy their albums a...

Episode 271: Brandi Waller-Pace, Nelson Williams, and Jake Blount (Old Time Bass, FWAAMfest, and Post-Quarantine Touring)

November 03, 2021 07:00 - 43 minutes - 40 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Brandi Waller-Pace, Nelson Williams, and Jake Blount. We recorded this in September at IBMA in Raleigh, North Carolina. Tunes and songs in this episode: * Big Sciota (0:37) * Running in the Whist Oaks (11:20) * Will Adams’ Wild Horses at Stony Point (20:11) * Sittin’ On Top of the World (31:23) * Piney Woods Gal (38:49) * Bonus track: Sally Gooden Follow Nelson Williams on Instagram: http...

Episode 270: George Jackson (Hair & Hide)

October 27, 2021 07:00 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! It’s the fourth and final week of Get Up in the Cool month; every year I post some extra special interviews in hopes that you’ll be moved to support the show. This week’s extra special guest is George Jackson! We recorded this about a month ago at IBMA in Raleigh, North Carolina. Tunes and songs in this episode: * Peter Francisco (2:18) * Town’s End (14:24) * Mississippi Sawyer (25:57) * Neighbor Mike (39:45) *...

Episode 269: The Wicked Chicken (Gus and Huck Tritsch)

October 20, 2021 07:00 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! It’s the third week of Get Up in the Cool month; I’m posting some extra special interviews in hopes that you’ll be moved to support the show. This week’s extra special guests are Gus and Huck Tritsch of The Wicked Chicken! We recorded this last month at IBMA in Raleigh, North Carolina. Tunes and songs in this episode: * Too Young to Marry (2:40) * Deviled Eggs (15:19) * Clear Cut (26:43) * Can’t Decide (43:48) ...

Episode 268: Anh Phung (Flute in Old Time and Trad Music Code-Switching)

October 13, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 62.2 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! It’s the second week of Get Up in the Cool month; where I share some extra special interviews in hopes that you’ll be moved to support the show. This week’s extra special guest is Anh Phung! You may know her as the flautist from Twisted Pine. We recorded this last month at IBMA in Raleigh, North Carolina. Tunes and songs in this episode: * Karen Collins’ Tune (2:46) * Indian Eat the Woodchuck (19:12) * Over the ...

Episode 267: Tristan Scroggins (Mandolin, IBMA, and Banjo Dads)

October 06, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 75.1 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! It’s the first week of this year’s Get Up in the Cool month; I just got back from IBMA where I recorded some extra special interviews for October in hopes that you’ll be moved to support the show. Which is why this week’s friend is Tristan Scroggins. We recorded this last week in Raleigh, North Carolina. Tunes and songs in this episode: * Chirps and Williams (2:27) * Old Reel of Eight (16:56) * Half Past Four (2...

Episode 266: Anna Sandys (Bb Tunes and Violin Making)

September 29, 2021 07:00 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friend is Anna Sandys. We recorded this in her backyard last week in Portland, Oregon. Tunes and songs in this episode: * The Bb Rag (0:18) * Sunset Waltz (13:45) * Cotton Picker’s Rag (25:28) * Chinese Breakdown (38:40) * Tanner’s Rag (51:05) * Bonus track: Hawkins Rag Visit the Sandys Violin website: http://www.sandysviolin.com/ Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/getupi...

Episode 265: Vivian Williams (Old Time Music from the Pacific Northwest)

September 22, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 74.9 MB

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friend is Vivian Williams. We recorded this in her home a couple weeks ago in Seattle, Washington. Tunes and songs in this episode: * Tennessee Grey Eagle (0:40) * The Unfortunate Dog (25:45) * St. Adele’s Reel (44:22) * Pete’s Breakdown (1:06:24) * Peter Barnes (1:11:25) * Frog Heaven (1:18:53) * Bonus track: Peekaboo Waltz Visit the Voyager Records website for Vivian and Phil’s CD’s and books: http...

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