Cameron DeWhitt
Host of Get Up in the Cool
Cameron DeWhitt is a clawhammer banjoist and Old Time musician living in Philadelphia. He hosts the weekly podcast Get Up in the Cool, which features conversations and musical collaborations with some of Old Time'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. And with over 80 episodes released and no signs of slowing, Get Up in the Cool is quickly becoming one of the largest available archives of new Old Time recordings.
Cameron is the innovator behind "pitchfork-style" banjo, a three-finger clawhammer technique that allows the player unprecedented access to melody, harmony, and rhythms typically roped off from clawhammer players. With pitchfork-style, he improvises over tunes in a way that most old time banjoists would only attempt with meticulous arrangement. In Cameron's hands, traditional melodies are transformed from repeated statements into philosophical discussions, accelerating the folk process in a single performance.
Cameron DeWhitt has hosted 440 Episodes.
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Episode 399: Ian Desiderio (Old Time Jam Democracy)
April 17th, 2024 | 57 mins 49 secs
banjo, clawhammer banjo, fiddle, guitar, old time banjo, old time fiddle, old time guitar, old time music, old time songs
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Ian Desiderio. We recorded this yesterday at my home in Portland, OR.
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Tomorrow's episode will be delayed until midday; sorry!
April 16th, 2024 | 26 secs
Tomorrow's episode will be delayed until midday; sorry!
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Episode 398: Noa (Bowing Bass and Physical Melodies)
April 10th, 2024 | 1 hr 11 mins
banjo, bass, bowed bass, clawhammer, clawhammer banjo, fiddle tunes, old time bass, old time music, upright bass
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Noa. We recorded this last week at my home in Portland, OR.
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Episode 397: The Carolina Rose (Caroline Oakley and Rose Minkler)
April 3rd, 2024 | 1 hr 8 mins
banjo, clawhammer banjo, fiddle, guitar, old time banjo, old time fiddle, old time guitar, old time music, old time songs
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Caroline Oakley and Rose Minkler of The Carolina Rose. We recorded this last week at my home in Portland, OR.
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Episode 396: Church for Dogs (New Converts to Contra Dance)
March 27th, 2024 | 1 hr 20 mins
banjo, clawhammer banjo, contra dance tunes, contra dancing, fiddle, old time banjo, old time fiddle, old time music, old time piano, piano
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are the members of my new contra dance band, Church for Dogs! Kate Gregory and Jonathan Craig Roberts. We recorded this last week at my home in Portland, OR.
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Episode 395: Kaden Hurst (Mandolin's Place in Old Time, Gender in Ballads, and Making a Nice Sound)
March 20th, 2024 | 1 hr 23 secs
ballad singing, banjo, clawhammer banjo, mandolin, old time banjo, 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 Kaden Hurst. We recorded this last week at my home in Portland, OR.
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Episode 394: Hal Cannon (Old Time in Utah and Cowboy Music)
March 13th, 2024 | 1 hr 4 mins
banjo duet, clawhammer banjo, clawhammer duet, cowboy music, old time music, original songs, original tunes
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Hal Cannon. We recorded this last week at my home in Portland, OR.
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Episode 393: Kendl Winter (Banjo Mantras)
March 6th, 2024 | 1 hr 2 mins
banjo duet, 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 Kendl Winter! We recorded this last week at my home in Portland, OR.
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Episode 392: Hayden Stern (Blasphemy and Hot Nonsense)
February 28th, 2024 | 53 mins 35 secs
banjo, clawhammer banjo, fiddle, old time banjo, old time fiddle, old time music, scottish fiddle, scottish music
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Hayden Stern! We recorded this a couple weeks ago in Olympia, WA.
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Episode 391: Adam Roszkiewicz (Old Time Tunes on Finger-style Guitar)
February 21st, 2024 | 1 hr 8 mins
5 string banjo, clawhammer banjo, finger-style guitar, guitar, old time banjo, old time guitar, old time music
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Adam Roszkiewicz! I’ll be calling him Rosco in the interview. We recorded this last weekend at his home in Olympia, WA.
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Episode 390: Call Up in the Cool No. 3
February 14th, 2024 | 58 mins 56 secs
banjo, call-in, clawhammer banjo, old time banjo, solo banjo
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are YOU ALL. Or rather, 5 of you. Thanks for submitting your questions and tune requests.
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Episode 389: Matthew Lynn (Banjo Maker)
February 7th, 2024 | 56 mins 19 secs
banjo, banjo duet, clawhammer banjo, fiddle, old time banjo, old time fiddle, old time guitar, old time music
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Matthew Lynn! We recorded this earlier this week at my home in Portland, OR.
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Request for questions and tune requests!
February 6th, 2024 | 1 min 37 secs
Request for questions and tune requests!
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Episode 388: Miriam Hacksaw and Rye (Old Time and Samba)
January 31st, 2024 | 1 hr 4 mins
banjo, clawhammer banjo, fiddle, old time banjo, old time fiddle, old time music, pandeiro, samba
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Miriam Hacksaw and Rye! We recorded this earlier this week at my home in Portland, OR.
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Episode 387: The Canote Twins (with Larry Edelman)
January 24th, 2024 | 56 mins 55 secs
banjo, clawhammer banjo, fiddle, guitar, old time banjo, old time fiddle, old time guitar, old time music, original fiddle tunes
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Greg and Jere Canote, with special guest Larry Edelman! We recorded this a couple weeks ago at the NW Portland Hostel in Portland, OR.
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Episode 386: Nadine Landry & Stephen "Sammy" Lind (Old Time in Quebec and Foghorn Stringband)
January 17th, 2024 | 1 hr 35 secs
banjo, cajun music, clawhammer banjo, fiddle, guitar, old time backup guitar, old time banjo, old time fiddle, old time guitar, old time music
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Nadine Landry & Stephen “Sammy” Lind. We recorded this last week at my place in Portland, OR.