Episode 511: Miriam Hacksaw (Malayali Tunes, Political Music, and Liberatory Spirituality) from Get Up in the Cool

Episode 511: Miriam Hacksaw (Malayali Tunes, Political Music, and Liberatory Spirituality)

58 minutes Posted Jun 10, 2026 at 7:00 am.

Thunhayenikkeshuvaam

Silent Bullet (Miriam Hacksaw original)

Kuttanadan Punjayile

Vandi Pukavandi

Sally in the Garden

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friend is Miriam Hacksaw! We recorded this last weekend at TransTrad in Olympia, WA.

Tunes in this episode:

Thunhayenikkeshuvaam (0:41)

Silent Bullet (Miriam Hacksaw original) (17:02)

Kuttanadan Punjayile (32:14)

Vandi Pukavandi (49:24)

Sally in the Garden (54:24)

BONUS TRACK: Waterbound (Dirk Powell original)

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