Mareva Linda and Jay Desrosiers (Old Time Music in Illinois)

Episode 502 · April 8th, 2026 · 1 hr 7 mins

About this Episode

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friends are Mareva Lindo and Jay Desrosiers! We recorded this on Saturday at Jake Blount’s home in Providence, RI.

Tunes in this episode:

  • Jump that Log (0:32)
  • Noah Beavers’ Cotton Eyed Joe (12:58)
  • Biford Tite’s Old Shawneetown (31:24)
  • Eleanor Gibson’s Molly Bond (53:25)
  • Jamie’s on the Stormy Sea (a Garry Harrison old time adaptation of an Irish tune) (1:03:29)
  • BONUS TRACK: Damn the Reservoir (Garry Harrison original)

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