Get Up in the Cool
Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends
About the show
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.
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Episodes
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Episode 306: Rachel Reeds (Cape Breton Fiddling)
July 6th, 2022 | 38 mins 19 secs
banjo, cape breton fiddling, clawhammer banjo, fiddle, old time banjo, old time fiddle, old time music, original tunes, shetland tunes
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Rachel Reeds. We recorded this back in June in Rodney, Michigan at Earful of Fiddle Music and Dance Camp.
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Episode 305: Lindsay McCaw (Jolly Tunes)
June 29th, 2022 | 40 mins 45 secs
banjo, clawhammer banjo, fiddle, hornpipes, old time banjo, old time fiddle, old time music, polkas, rags
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Lindsay McCaw. We recorded this last week in Rodney, Michigan at Earful of Fiddle Music and Dance Camp.
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Episode 304: Betsy Brown (Fiddle Mentors)
June 22nd, 2022 | 41 mins 51 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 Betsy Brown. We recorded this two weeks ago in her home in Seattle.
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Episode 303: Alex MacLeod (Melodically Crooked Tunes, Instrument Building, and Square Dance Calling)
June 15th, 2022 | 45 mins 18 secs
banjo, banjo duet, clawhammer banjo, clawhammer duet, 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 Alex MacLeod. We recorded this last weekend in his home in Seattle.
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Episode 302: Alan Garren (Grit Rhythm)
June 8th, 2022 | 1 hr 24 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 Alan Garren. We recorded this on Monday in my home in Portland, Oregon.
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Episode 301: Scott Killops (Old Time Facilitator)
June 1st, 2022 | 53 mins 56 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 Scott Killops. We recorded this last week in my home in Portland, Oregon.
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Episode 300: Bruce Molsky (Conversation without the Encumbrance of Words)
May 25th, 2022 | 56 mins 29 secs
banjo, clawhammer banjo, fiddle, finger style guitar, old time banjo, old time fiddle, old time music, solo guitar
Welcome to the 300th episode of Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s special guest on Get Up in the Cool is Bruce Molsky. We recorded this at Wintergrass back in February.
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Episode 299: Kelsey Nelsen (Square Dance Calling, Crankies, and Ballads)
May 18th, 2022 | 58 mins 38 secs
ballad singing, ballads, cajun, cajun music, clawhammer banjo, crankies, guitar, old time banjo, old time music, square dance calling
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Kelsey Nelsen. We recorded this a couple weeks ago in her home outside of Port Townsend, Washington when she hosted Tall Poppy String Band during our tour.
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Episode 298: Morgan Harris (Facebook Live AMA)
May 11th, 2022 | 58 mins 36 secs
bluegrass guitar, bluegrass music, clawhammer banjo, fiddle tunes on 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 Morgan Harris! We recorded this a last week in my home in Portland, Oregon.
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Episode 297: Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms (Old Time Country and Mandolin)
May 4th, 2022 | 59 mins 44 secs
banjo, bluegrass music, clawhammer banjo, country music, country songs, mandolin, old time country, old time mandolin, old time music
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Caleb Klauder and Reeb Wilms. We recorded this a few weeks ago in my home in Portland, Oregon.
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Episode 296: Paul Silveria (The Hidden Curriculum of Square Dance Calling)
April 27th, 2022 | 1 hr 9 mins
banjo, clawhammer banjo, fiddle, old time banjo, old time fiddle, old time guitar, old time music, square dance calling, square dancing
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Paul Silveria. We recorded this a few weeks ago in my home in Portland, Oregon.
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Episode 295: Rachel Baiman (Fiddle Tunes, Love Songs About Songs, and Money vs. Art)
April 20th, 2022 | 43 mins 15 secs
banjo, clawhammer banjo, fiddle, old time banjo, old time fiddle, old time music, original songs
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Rachel Baiman. We recorded this last week in my home in Portland, Oregon.
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Episode 294: Joe Pomianek (Old Time Flatpicking Guitar and Mandolin)
April 13th, 2022 | 35 mins 35 secs
banjo, bluegrass, 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 Joe Pomianek. We recorded this last week in my home in Portland, Oregon.
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Episode 293: Noa (Old Time Melodic Bass)
April 6th, 2022 | 1 hr 2 mins
bluegrass music, clawhammer banjo, double bass, folk music, old time banjo, 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 in my home in Portland, Oregon.
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Episode 292: Kate Sheie (Old Time Drive, Punk, DIY, and Musical Parenting)
March 30th, 2022 | 45 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 Kate Sheie. We recorded this two weeks ago in my home in Portland, Oregon.
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Episode 291: Chris Miller (Old Time Tenor Saxophone)
March 23rd, 2022 | 56 mins 45 secs
banjo, bluegrass, celtic music, clawhammer, clawhammer banjo, irish music, old time banjo, old time music, old time tenor saxophone, sax, saxophone, tenor saxophone
Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Chris Miller. We recorded this back in February at Wintergrass in Bellevue, Washington.