Get Up in the Cool Podcast

Get Up in the Cool

Cameron DeWhitt
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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.
Episode 458: Micah Ling (Dressing Tradition)
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friend is Micah Ling! We recorded this at her home in Lansing, MI, then we ran out of time, and we finished at Wheatland Traditional Arts Weekend. Songs and tunes in this episode: Le Valse de la Rebec (Bruce Ling original) (1:05) Are You Tired of Me, My Darling (19:19) Maggie Meade (46:43) Sister Thou Art Mild and Lovely (1:21:24) Adieu False Heart (1:32:55) BONUS TRACK: Coleman’s March Email Micah Ling if you want to read her dissertation: [email protected] Buy her album Kingdom Come The last Earful of Fiddle Music & Dance Camp will happen in central Michigan on June 22-27. Join me, Becky Hill, Ben Nelson, AJ Srubas, Rina Rossi, Ruby John, Sheila Graziano, Bruce Bauman, Ethan Setiawan, Louise Bichan, Grace van’t Hof, Lindsay McCaw, and more for 5 days of classes, jams and dances. Learn from and hang with world-class contemporary trad musicians and dancers in a beautiful lakeside setting. For more information or to register, go to earfuloffiddle.com, which is linked in the show notes. See you at Earful! Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon Send Tax Deductible Donations to Get Up in the Cool through Fracture Atlas Sign up at Pitchfork Banjo for my clawhammer instructional series! Schedule a banjo lesson with Cameron Visit Tall Poppy String Band’s website and follow us on Instagram Support Get Up in the Cool
Jun 4
1 hr 36 min
Episode 457: Gray Buchanan (Wheatland Traditional Arts Weekend and Original Tunes from Friends)
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friend is Gray Buchanan! We recorded this on Sunday at the Wheatland Traditional Arts Weekend in Remus, Michigan. Thanks again for bringing Tall Poppy String Band out, Wheatland! Tunes in this episode: Oysters in the Half Shell (1:09) (Claire Silbernagel original) Winter Break (8:56) (Isaac McCarthy original) Bitter Star (18:00) (Gray Buchanan original) One-Legged Cow on a Scratching Post (27:58) (Corey Johnson-Erday original) Ramp Narrows (35:29) (Mary Linscheid original) BONUS TRACK: Roscoe Visit The Hillbilly Biscuits’ website [Visit The Starlight Darlins’ website]​​(https://thestarlightdarlins.com/) buy their EP and follow them on Instagram Visit Clover-Lynn and The Hellfires’ website and follow them on Instagram Follow The Weevils on Instagram Follow Moon Holler on Instagram Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon Send Tax Deductible Donations to Get Up in the Cool through Fracture Atlas Sign up at Pitchfork Banjo for my clawhammer instructional series! Schedule a banjo lesson with Cameron Visit Tall Poppy String Band’s website and follow us on Instagram Support Get Up in the Cool
May 28
41 min
Episode 456: Joseph Decosimo (Shiny New Tunes and Human Limits)
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friend is Joseph Decosimo! We recorded this about a month ago at Sonya Badigian’s place in Durham, NC. Thanks again for hosting us, Sonya! Tunes in this episode: Blackberry Blossoms (0:41) Betty Baker (14:48) Two O’Clock (50:50) Flowery Girls (1:13:46) Puncheon Camps (1:16:20) BONUS TRACK: Peas in the Pot (played by Cameron, because we ran out of time) Visit Joseph Decosimo’s website for lessons and performance dates Buy Beehive Cathedral and Joseph’s other albums on Bandcamp Buy tickets to see Morgan Harris and Cameron DeWhitt at Detroit Folk School [and at The Robin Theatre in Lansing](Morgan Harris & Cameron DeWhitt at The RobinThe Robin Theatrehttps://www.therobintheatre.com › events › morgan-har…) See Tall Poppy String Band at Wheatland Traditional Arts Weekend Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon Send Tax Deductible Donations to Get Up in the Cool through Fracture Atlas Sign up at Pitchfork Banjo for my clawhammer instructional series! Schedule a banjo lesson with Cameron Visit Tall Poppy String Band’s website and follow us on Instagram Support Get Up in the Cool
May 21
1 hr 20 min
Episode 455: SunFish Duo (Sarah Ells Fish and Dan Fish)
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friends are Sarah Ells Fish and Dan Fish, also known as Sunfish Duo! We recorded this a couple weeks ago at my home in Portland, OR. Tunes in this episode: The Cuckoo (0:48) Going to the West (10:25) Aragon Mill (29:50) Midnight on the Stormy Deep (45:46) Winding Stream (1:01:20) BONUS TRACK: The Happy Sunny Side of Life Buy SunFish Duo’s albums on Bandcamp Follow them on Facebook [See them at The Grand Dalles Music Festival](The Grand Dalles Music FestivalThe Grand Dalles Music Festivalhttp://www.thegranddallesmusicfestival.com) Buy tickets to see Morgan Harris and Cameron DeWhitt at Detroit Folk School [and at The Robin Theatre in Lansing](Morgan Harris & Cameron DeWhitt at The RobinThe Robin Theatrehttps://www.therobintheatre.com › events › morgan-har…) See Tall Poppy String Band at Wheatland Traditional Arts Weekend Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon Send Tax Deductible Donations to Get Up in the Cool through Fracture Atlas Sign up at Pitchfork Banjo for my clawhammer instructional series! Schedule a banjo lesson with Cameron Visit Tall Poppy String Band’s website and follow us on Instagram Support Get Up in the Cool
May 14
1 hr 5 min
Episode 454: Kristina R. Gaddy (Early Black American Fiddle and Banjo Music)
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friend is Kristina R. Gaddy! We recorded this at Brad Kolodner’s place in Baltimore. Tunes in this episode: Pompey Ran Away (0:45) Throw the Banjo Out of Tune (12:15) Congo Prince Jig (36:39) Congo (55:55) Poor Rosy (1:07:45) BONUS TRACK: That’s My Rabbit My Dog Caught It Buy Kristina R. Gaddy’s and Rhiannon Giddens’ book Go Back and Fetch It Visit Kristina R. Gaddy’s website Buy tickets to see Morgan Harris and Cameron DeWhitt at Detroit Folk School [and at The Robin Theatre in Lansing](Morgan Harris & Cameron DeWhitt at The RobinThe Robin Theatrehttps://www.therobintheatre.com › events › morgan-har…) See Tall Poppy String Band at Wheatland Traditional Arts Weekend Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon Send Tax Deductible Donations to Get Up in the Cool through Fracture Atlas Sign up at Pitchfork Banjo for my clawhammer instructional series! Schedule a banjo lesson with Cameron Visit Tall Poppy String Band’s website and follow us on Instagram Support Get Up in the Cool
May 7
1 hr 10 min
Episode 453: Brian Dolphin (Writing Original Tunes)
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friend is Brian Dolphin! We recorded this recently in Baltimore. Tunes in this episode: Ducks on the Pond (0:40) Old Ford (Brian Dolphin original) (12:28) Squirrel in the Fig Tree (Brian Dolphin original) (28:12) Robin in the Field (Brian Dolphin original) (42:22) Daylight Savings (Brian Dolphin original) (47:18) John Newlin’s Waltz (Brian Dolphin original) (1:01:35) BONUS TRACK: Annie’s Tune (Brian Dolphin original) Visit Brian Dolphin’s website Join his Patreon Buy his album on Bandcamp Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon Send Tax Deductible Donations to Get Up in the Cool through Fracture Atlas Sign up at Pitchfork Banjo for my clawhammer instructional series! Schedule a banjo lesson with Cameron Visit Tall Poppy String Band’s website and follow us on Instagram Support Get Up in the Cool
Apr 30
1 hr 6 min
Episode 452: Shanice Richards (Jamaican Church, The Little Mercies, and Old Time with Somethin’ Sassy)
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friend is Shanice Richards! We recorded this on Monday in Baltimore. Tunes in this episode: The Girl I Left Behind (0:59) New Jordan (7:12) Jenny on the Railroad (30:26) Three Forks of Cheat (46:05) Jubilee (56:09) Bonus Track: Snake’s Wild Tune Visit The Little Mercies’ website Follow them on Instagram Buy their album on Bandcamp [Buy tickets for my April duo bill tour with Morgan Harris](morganharrisguitar.com/live) Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon Send Tax Deductible Donations to Get Up in the Cool through Fracture Atlas Sign up at Pitchfork Banjo for my clawhammer instructional series! Schedule a banjo lesson with Cameron Visit Tall Poppy String Band’s website and follow us on Instagram Support Get Up in the Cool
Apr 23
1 hr
Episode 451: Morgan Harris (April Duo Bill Tour with Cameron DeWhitt)
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 last week at my home in Portland, OR. Tunes in this episode: Little Rose (0:40) Waverly (15:44) Done Gone (25:11) Puncheon Camps (34:14) Clyde Davenport’s Lost Girl (41:45) Bonus Track: Hell and Scissors [Buy tickets for my April duo bill tour with Morgan Harris](morganharrisguitar.com/live) Buy her album and take a lesson with her Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon Send Tax Deductible Donations to Get Up in the Cool through Fracture Atlas Sign up at Pitchfork Banjo for my clawhammer instructional series! Schedule a banjo lesson with Cameron Visit Tall Poppy String Band’s website and follow us on Instagram Support Get Up in the Cool
Apr 16
46 min
Episode 450: Creekbed Carter Hogan (Labor Songs)
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friend is Creekbed Carter Hogan! We recorded this last week at my home in Portland, OR. Tunes in this episode: If I Were a Bell (lyrics by Vera Moller, melody by Creekbed Carter Hogan) (0:51) Union Maid (10:51) Where the Fraser River Flows (22:12) If I Was (Creekbed Carter Hogan original) (40:05) Bread and Roses (55:09) Bonus Track: Rise (Creekbed Carter Hogan original) Buy Creekbed Carter Hogan’s album Creekbed Carter Hogan on Substack and follow him on Instagram and Facebook Buy tickets for my April duo bill tour with Morgan Harris Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon Send Tax Deductible Donations to Get Up in the Cool through Fracture Atlas Sign up at Pitchfork Banjo for my clawhammer instructional series! Schedule a banjo lesson with Cameron Visit Tall Poppy String Band’s website and follow us on Instagram Support Get Up in the Cool
Apr 9
59 min
Episode 449: Joy Adams and Hazel Royer (The Low End of Big Richard)
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friends are Joy Adams and Hazel Royer of Big Richard! We recorded this last week at my home in Portland, OR. Tunes in this episode: Been All Around this World (0:57) In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain (14:56) Elk River Blues (26:37) Oh My Little Darling (please write in if you know the true title and source) (50:22) Billy in the Lowground (1:01:43) Bonus Track: No Corners (but Joy insists it’s called Wheel Moss) (Gus Tritsch original) Visit Big Richard’s website and buy their new album Girl Dinner and follow them on Instagram Sign up for Earful of Fiddle [Buy tickets for my April duo bill tour with Morgan Harris](morganharrisguitar.com/live) Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon Send Tax Deductible Donations to Get Up in the Cool through Fracture Atlas Sign up at Pitchfork Banjo for my clawhammer instructional series! Schedule a banjo lesson with Cameron Visit Tall Poppy String Band’s website and follow us on Instagram Support Get Up in the Cool
Apr 2
1 hr 5 min
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