Get Up in the Cool

Call in episode announcement and request for questions!

June 11th, 2023  |  1 min 13 secs

Hey everybody I want to do a CALL IN episode of sorts and I need y’all to submit questions and tune recommendations! The deadline is this Wednesday, June 14th at 11:59pm. Just email your questions to [email protected] or use the contact form at getupinthecool.com. EXTRA CREDIT for those of you who make a voice memo on your phone and send that to me so I can play it on the air.

Episode 354: Needle & Thread (Ella and Maddy Zuellig)

June 7th, 2023  |  37 mins 13 secs

banjo, clara delfina, clawhammer banjo, fiddle, ola belle reed, old time banjo, old time fiddle, old time guitar, old time music, old time songs, twin fiddling

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Ella and Maddy Zuellig of Needle & Thread. We recorded this last week at their home in Fort Collins, CO.

Episode 353: George Jackson (The Old Time 100)

May 31st, 2023  |  1 hr 13 mins

banjo, clawhammer banjo, fiddle, old time banjo, old time fiddle, old time music

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is George Jackson. We recorded this last week at Bob Zuellig’s house in Fort Collins, CO.

Episode 352: Alan Murray and Andrew Finn Magill (Trad Music Mythology and Old Time Curious Bouzouki)

May 24th, 2023  |  38 mins 11 secs

banjo, bouzouki, clawhammer banjo, fiddle, irish music, jigs, old time banjo, old time bouzouki, old time fiddle, old time music

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Alan Murray and Andrew Finn Magill. We recorded on Saturday at my home in Portland, OR.

Episode 351: Six Dollar String Band (Traditional Trance Music)

May 17th, 2023  |  58 mins 47 secs

banjo, clawhammer banjo, double bass, drop d, drop d guitar, fiddle, guitar, old time banjo, old time bass, old time fiddle, old time guitar, old time music, string bass, upright bass

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are the members of Six Dollar String Band: Tony Holmquist, Brendan Shafer, Stephen Sellers, and Robin Davis. We recorded this last month at the Durango Bluegrass Meltdown in Colorado.

Episode 350: Adrian Gross (Slocan Ramblers, John Hartford's Windows, and the Gifts of a Small Scene)

May 10th, 2023  |  1 hr 2 mins

banjo, clawhammer banjo, mandolin, old time mandolin, old time music

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Adrian Gross. We recorded this last month at the Durango Bluegrass Meltdown in Colorado.

Episode 349: The Arcane Ramblers (Old Time in Taos, NM)

May 3rd, 2023  |  36 mins 31 secs

banjo, bluegrass banjo, clawhammer banjo, fiddle, mandolin, old time banjo, old time fiddle, old time music

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are The Arcane Ramblers: Robert Quijano, Tom Robison, and Bud Branch. We recorded this last month in Bud’s home in Taos, NM.

Episode 348: Tone Dog (Old Time in Durango, CO)

April 26th, 2023  |  40 mins 47 secs

banjo, bass, clawhammer banjo, fiddle, old time banjo, old time bass, old time fiddle, old time guitar, old time music, twin fiddling

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are the members of Tone Dog: Tony Holmquist, Alex Graf, and Silas Hamilton. We recorded this last weekend at the Durango Bluegrass Meltdown in Colorado.

Episode 347: Kate Gregory (Claiming Old Time Status, Hiking Social Hierarchy, and the Ministry of Folk)

April 19th, 2023  |  43 mins 57 secs

banjo, clawhammer banjo, fiddle, old time banjo, old time fiddle, old time music, original tunes

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 a couple weeks ago in my home in Portland, OR.

Episode 346: Jhana Allan (Old Time, Romanian Music, and Songwriting)

April 12th, 2023  |  51 mins 37 secs

banjo, clawhammer banjo, fiddle, mandolin, old time fiddle, old time mandolin, old time music, original songs, romanian music

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Jhana Allan. We recorded this back in February in Kansas City.

Episode 345: Sweater Weather String Band (The Cascadia Book of Fiddle Tunes)

April 5th, 2023  |  39 mins 25 secs

banjo, bass, clawhammer banjo, double banjos, fiddle, guitar, old time banjo, old time fiddle, old time guitar, old time music, old time string band, original tunes, string band

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Sweater Weather String Band. We recorded this last month in my home in Portland, Oregon.

Episode 344: Flynn Cohen (Edden Hammons, Irish Music, and Flatpicking Fiddle Tunes)

March 29th, 2023  |  48 mins 35 secs

ballad singing, banjo, clawhammer banjo, drone, edden hammons, irish music, mandolin, old time banjo, old time mandolin, old time music, shruti box

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Flynn Cohen. We recorded this last month in my home in Portland, Oregon.

Episode 343: Tray Wellington (Bluegrass Banjo and Oppositional Self Expression)

March 22nd, 2023  |  54 mins 54 secs

banjo duet, bluegrass banjo, clawhammer banjo, old time music, original tunes

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Tray Wellington. We recorded this last month in Bellevue, Washington at Wintergrass.

Episode 342: Carolyn Kendrick (Old Time Identity vs. Old Time Enjoyment)

March 15th, 2023  |  38 mins 53 secs

banjo, clawhammer banjo, fiddle, old time banjo, old time fiddle, old time music

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Carolyn Kendrick. We recorded this a few weeks ago in Bellevue, Washington on the last day of Wintergrass.

Episode 341: Amelia and Dirk Powell (Making and Sustaining Musical Family)

March 8th, 2023  |  47 mins

banjo, clawhammer banjo, fiddle, old time banjo, old time fiddle, old time guitar, old time music, string bass, twin fiddling, upright bass

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Amelia and Dirk Powell, with special guest friends Jason Sypher and River Scheuerell. We recorded this last week in Bellevue, Washington on the last evening of Wintergrass.

Episode 340: Noah VanNorstrand (Playing for Contras and Trad Music Family)

March 1st, 2023  |  52 mins 34 secs

banjo, clawhammer banjo, contra dance music, contra dancing, contra fiddle, fiddle, old time banjo, old time fiddle, old time music

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Noah VanNorstrand. We recorded this in an AirBnB in Kansas City about a month ago.