Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Brandon Olszewski! We recorded this in October, 6 feet apart in Melissa Takush’s backyard in Eugene, OR. Tunes and songs in this episode: Lawry’s Reel New Five Cents Pig Ankle Rag Duck’s Eyeball Wish I’d Stayed in the Wagon Yard Bonus track: Cincinnati Rag Breakers Yard’s: https://breakersyardmusic.com/ Mud City Old Time Society: http://www.mudcityoldtime.org/ Get your early bird tickets for the...
Dec 30, 2020•52 min
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Melissa Takush! We recorded this in October, 6 feet apart in her backyard in Eugene, OR. Tunes and songs in this episode: Roscoe Gentleman From Virginia Waynesboro Skagit (Gabrielle Macrae original) In the Moment (Jane Rothfield original) Bonus track: I’ll Reap What I’ve Sown (Rhys Jones original) Mud City Old Time Society: http://www.mudcityoldtime.org/ Get your early bird tickets for the Winte...
Dec 23, 2020•1 hr
*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 friend is Morgan Harris! We recorded last month over Skype and I recorded my musical parts afterwards. Tunes and songs in this episode: * Sid Hemphill’s Rye Straw * Lost Girl * High Up On Tug * Ducks on the Millpond * Benton’s Dream * Bonus track: Yew Piney Mountain Visit Morgan’s ...
Dec 16, 2020•51 min
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Kathleen Parks! We recorded last month over Skype and I recorded my musical parts afterwards. Tunes and songs in this episode: Willow Creek Other Than Yourself $7.50 to Denmark Spider Shoe Long Hot Summer Day Bonus track: Blue Yodel Number Three Visit Kathleen Parks’ website for fiddle lessons, recordings, and news: http://www.kathleenparksmusic.com/ Visit Twisted Pine’s website: https://www.twi...
Dec 09, 2020•58 min
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Molly McBride! We recorded this in October in Melissa Takush’s backyard in Eugene, Oregon, 6 feet apart. Tunes in this episode: Goodbye My Honey I’m Gone Brass Town Byard Ray’s Polly Put the Kettle On Elderberry, Maple, and a Cow’s Horn Benton Flippen’s Bile Them Cabbages Down Bonus track: Jake’s Got a Belly Ache Come watch “Georgia On Our Minds” on Sunday, December 6th at 5:30pm, Pacific! https...
Dec 02, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! It’s the final week of Get Up in the Cool month; the month where I release some extra-special interviews I’ve been saving in hopes that you’ll support the show. This week’s friend is Adam Hurt! We recorded this a few weeks ago over skype and I recorded my musical parts afterwards. Tunes in this episode: Bowback Horses in the Canebrake / The Morning Star Biddy Wolves in the Wood Lily of the Valley Bonus track: Waiting...
Nov 25, 2020•1 hr 18 min
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 saved some very special interviews hoping you’ll be moved to support the show. This week’s friend is songwriter, old time musician, and banjoist Kaia Kater. We recorded this last month over skype and I recorded my musical parts afterwards. Tunes in this episode: Little Pink Valley Forge Undone in Sorrow Skating on the Harbourfront (Chris Coole (https://www.chriscoole...
Nov 18, 2020•1 hr 14 min
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; I’ve been saving some very special interviews in hopes that you’ll be moved to support the show. This week’s friend is Kim Johnson, banjo player for legendary West Virginia fiddlers such as Frank George, Lester McCumbers, and Wilson Douglas. Also joining us on the fiddle is Cody Jordan, her bandmate in The Modock Rounders. We recorded this last month over skype and I ...
Nov 11, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! It’s the first week Get Up in the Cool month; I’ve been saving up some very exciting interviews in hopes that you’ll be moved to support the show. Which is why this week’s friend is ballad singer and banjoist Elizabeth LaPrelle. We recorded this last month over skype and I recorded my musical parts afterwards. Songs in this episode: The Wagoner’s Lad The Hills of Mexico The House Carpenter Love Has Brought Me To Desp...
Nov 04, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Armand Aromin and Benedict Gagliardi of The Vox Hunters! We recorded this last week over Skype and I recorded my musical parts afterwards. Tunes in this episode: Magtanim ay di Biro (Planting Rice is No Joke) Chotis Vintarina Prelude Etnika The Violin Maker’s Alphabet Have You Got a Girlfriend Yet? Jesusita en Chihuahua (Palo-sebo) Bonus track: Cariñosa The Vox Hunters’ website: https://thevox...
Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 11 min
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Linda Danielson! We recorded this last weekend in person, socially distanced, in her carport in Eugene, Oregon. Tunes in this episode: Spruce Topper’s Polka Soldier’s Joy My Dad’s Polish Wedding Waltz Little Burnt Potato Sacramento Mountain Rag Bonus track: Paddy on the Handcar “Live and Kickin’” from the Slow Ponies, can be purchased at bandcamp.com or on the Ponies’ website: https://www.slowpo...
Oct 21, 2020•49 min
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Karen Celia Heil! We recorded this last week over Skype and I recorded my musical parts afterwards. Tunes in this episode: Possum Up a Gum Stump Clyde Davenport’s Blackberry Blossom The Kimble Family Bill Cheatham Marion Reece’s Jimmy Sutton Angeline the Baker Bonus track: Jim Bowles’ Calico Visit Karen Celia Heil’s website for lessons and to learn more about her projects: https://www.karencelia...
Oct 14, 2020•1 hr 7 min
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 a couple days ago in front of my house, over 6 feet apart. Tunes and songs in this episode: Boxing Day Big Black Bird Like You Would / Kitty’s Gone A-Clinking / The Buffet Double Song for McConnell Tom Paine’s Bones Stand Steady Bonus track: Minnie White’s / Hughie Wentzell’s / Fogo Island Mussels (Singles) Alex Sturbaum’s website (bio, links to all albums, contac...
Oct 07, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Rachel Dunaway! We recorded this a couple weeks ago over Skype and I recorded my musical parts afterwards. Tunes in this episode: L&N Rag Ashland Breakdown Logan County Blues Caroll County Blues Jeff Sturgeon Bonus track: Hell and Scissors Email Rachel Dunaway for banjo lessons: racheldunaway6@gmail.com Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/getupinthecool Buy Get Up ...
Sep 30, 2020•43 min
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Ian Boone! We recorded this in person on Monday evening on my front porch, 6 feet apart with masks. Tunes in this episode: Josie-O Old Aunt Jenny With Her Nightcap On Matokie Slaughter’s Georgie Lee Sexton’s Cumberland Gap Duck on a Mountain Bonus track: Matokie Slaughter’s Big Eyed Rabbit Follow Ian Boone on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ianbooneanimation/ Support Get Up in the Cool on P...
Sep 23, 2020•1 hr 19 min
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Matt Brown! We recorded this last week over Skype and I recorded my musical parts afterwards. Songs in this episode: June Apple Wildwood Flower Wade Ward’s Shady Grove Down the Road Rachel Bonus track: Sandy River Belle Matt Brown’s Two-Finger Banjo site: https://twofingerbanjo.com/ Matt Brown’s Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/mattbrownsdream Matt Brown’s Two-Finger Facebook group: https://ww...
Sep 16, 2020•56 min
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Leela Grace! We recorded this last week in person in her backyard, a little more than six feet apart. Songs in this episode: Squirrel Hunters Water, Wood, and Wind Queen of the Earth, Child of the Stars Rock the Cradle Joe Sundown Bonus track: Needlecase Leela’s website: http://leelagracemusic.com Rose City Folk School website: http://rosecityfolkschool.com Her email address: leelagracemusic@gma...
Sep 09, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Aaron Jonah Lewis and special guest accompanist Grace van’t Hof! We recorded this in June for Earful of Fiddle Music and Dance Camp, over Zoom in front of a lovely Zoom audience. Songs in this episode: Banjoland Walk Round Frog Legs Rag Three In One Two Step Freight Train Moan Bonus track: Albie’s Waltz Support Aaron Jonah Lewis on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aaronjonahlewis Visit Aaron J...
Sep 02, 2020•59 min
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Grace van’t Hof! We recorded this via Skype a few weeks ago and I recorded my musical parts afterwards. Songs in this episode: I’m Sad (Grace van’t Hof original) I’m Free From The Chain Gang Now My Wife Went Away And She Left Me Mr. Mary Blues Big Bad Bill Is Sweet William Now Bonus track: Sadegurer Chusidl Visit Grace van’t Hof’s website: http://www.gracevanthof.com/ Visit Sinner Friends’ websi...
Aug 26, 2020•1 hr 8 min
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 via Skype last week and I recorded my musical parts afterwards. Tunes in this episode: Poplar Bluff Dunbar Cranberry Rock Cherry River Rag Bonaparte’s Retreat Bonus track: John Henry Della Mae on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/firstsongdancers/posts and website: https://www.dellamae.com/ Lonely Heartstring Band’s record with Maddie Witler: http://smarturl.it/pod...
Aug 19, 2020•48 min
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Nicole Singer! We recorded this via Skype two weeks ago and I recorded my musical parts afterwards. Tunes in this episode: Long Hot Summer Day When I Get To The Other Side Way-Worn Traveler Nobody Knocking Witch Hazel Flower Bonus track: The Old Church Yard Visit Nicole’s website: https://nicolesinger.com/ Buy Nicole’s album Long Hot Summer Days: https://nicolesinger.bandcamp.com/releases Visit ...
Aug 12, 2020•1 hr 8 min
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Rupert Deese! We recorded this in person in July in front of my home in Portland, Oregon. Tunes in this episode: Dull Chisel Willie Moore Wink the Other Eye Hand Me Down My Old White Hat Apple Blossom Bonus track: Waiting for Nancy Support and participate in the next Far Flung Fiddle Contest! https://www.patreon.com/farflungfiddlecontest Follow Far Flung Fiddle Contest on Facebook: https://www.f...
Aug 05, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Tatiana Hargreaves! We recorded this via Skype last week and I recorded my musical parts afterwards. Tunes in this episode: Vesta Johnson’s Sugar In My Coffee-O Rabbit Where’s Your Mammy Denver Belle Emma Lee Dickerson’s Blackberry Blossom Laughing Boy Bonus track: Waynesboro Visit Tatiana Hargreaves’ website to buy her albums and contact her for lessons: https://www.tatianahargreaves.com/ Like ...
Jul 28, 2020•54 min
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Brandi Pace! We recorded this via Skype last week and I recorded my musical parts afterwards. Tunes in this episode: Brother Can You Spare a Dime Sittin’ On Top of the World Brandi’s Tune Say Darlin’ Say Feat. Phoenix Pace Fort Worth Blues Bonus track: Ain’t Misbehavin’ DONATE TO DECOLONIZE THE MUSIC ROOM: https://decolonizingthemusicroom.com/donate Decolonizing the Music Room’s website: https:/...
Jul 22, 2020•1 hr 20 min
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer! We recorded this via Skype last week and I recorded my musical parts afterwards. Tunes in this episode: Hold Each Other Up Shout and Shine Jump Up Ginger Maybelle Played Guitar Tear Down the Fences Bonus track: Angeline the Baker Join email list at https://www.cathymarcy.com/ Follow on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cathyandmarcy/ Take lessons online with Cathy...
Jul 15, 2020•1 hr 4 min
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Josh Larios! We recorded this via JamKazam last week, Josh in Seattle, me in Portland, and unlike my recent Skype episodes, we played the musical portions at the same time, while hearing each other, and this episode is all about how that is possible! Tunes in this episode: Five Miles of Ellum Wood Buffalo Gals Mace Bell’s Civil War March Five Miles to Town Nickerson’s Reel Bonus track: Johnny Do...
Jul 08, 2020•57 min
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Albin Ekman! We recorded this via Skype recently and I recorded my musical parts afterwards. Tunes in this episode: Handlarns Vals Chased Old Satan Polska efter Axel Sundström Swedish Drinking Song Kadrilj efter Lorens Brolin Farängladagen Slängpolska Andreas Dalgren Bonus track: Policeman Like and follow Happy Heartaches’ Facebook page: https://facebook.com/happyheartaches Follow Albin on In...
Jul 01, 2020•1 hr 22 min
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s guest HOST is Rachel Eddy! They graciously agreed to interview me for this, Get Up in the Cool’s 200th episode. We recorded this via Skype recently and I recorded my musical parts afterwards. Tunes in this episode: Porter’s Reel Sarah Armstong’s Paddy on the Turnpike The Heel and Toe Polka Grey Eagle Gays of the World Bonus track: Buffalo Girls Visit Rachel’s website to contact them for lessons, book them...
Jun 24, 2020•1 hr 41 min
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Jake Blount! We recorded this via Skype a couple weeks ago and I recorded my musical parts afterwards. Tunes in this episode: Old-Timey Grey Eagle Roustabout Brown Skin Baby The Angels Done Bowed Down Beyond This Wall Bonus track: Rocky Road to Dublin Buy Spider Tales from Bandcamp on June 19: https://jakeblountmusic.bandcamp.com/album/spider-tales And buy it on Free Dirt the rest of the time: h...
Jun 17, 2020•1 hr 26 min
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Tony Mates, with special guest guitarist Kate Lichtenstein! This is my last pre-covid 19 episode. We recorded this in Olympia Washington during the Oly Old Time Festival. Tunes in this episode: Midnight Serenade Coming Through the Canebrake (To Shoot the Buffalo) Little Brown Jug Chattanooga The Good Indian Bonus track: Muddy Roads Join the Seattle Old-Time Music group on Facebook for jam and da...
Jun 10, 2020•42 min
