web02.fireside.fm Sun, 17 May 2026 03:43:25 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Get Up in the Cool - Episodes Tagged with “Black Banjo” https://getupinthecool.fireside.fm/tags/black%20banjo Wed, 07 May 2025 00:00:00 -0700 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. en-us episodic Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends Cameron DeWhitt 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. no old time music, old time, old-time, old-time music, clawhammer, clawhammer banjo, banjo, old time banjo, interview, fiddle, old time fiddle, old-time fiddle, bluegrass Cameron DeWhitt camerondewhitt@gmail.com Episode 454: Kristina R. Gaddy (Early Black American Fiddle and Banjo Music) https://getupinthecool.fireside.fm/454 7150b30d-f6fe-4c1e-b86b-d6a242be776c Wed, 07 May 2025 00:00:00 -0700 Cameron DeWhitt full Cameron DeWhitt Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friend is Kristina R. Gaddy! We recorded this at Brad Kolodner’s place in Baltimore. 1:10:32 yes <p>Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friend is Kristina R. Gaddy! We recorded this at Brad Kolodner’s place in Baltimore. </p> <p>Tunes in this episode:</p> <ul> <li>Pompey Ran Away (0:45)</li> <li>Throw the Banjo Out of Tune (12:15)</li> <li>Congo Prince Jig (36:39)</li> <li>Congo (55:55)</li> <li>Poor Rosy (1:07:45)</li> <li>BONUS TRACK: That’s My Rabbit My Dog Caught It</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://uncpress.org/book/9781469690575/go-back-and-fetch-it/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Buy Kristina R. Gaddy’s and Rhiannon Giddens’ book Go Back and Fetch It</a><br> <a href="https://www.kristinagaddy.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Visit Kristina R. Gaddy’s website</a></p> <p><a href="https://detroitfolkschool.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Buy tickets to see Morgan Harris and Cameron DeWhitt at Detroit Folk School</a><br> [and at The Robin Theatre in Lansing](Morgan Harris &amp; Cameron DeWhitt at The RobinThe Robin Theatrehttps://<a href="http://www.therobintheatre.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">www.therobintheatre.com</a> › events › morgan-har…)<br> <a href="https://www.wheatlandmusic.org/Online/Online/Events/Traditional-Arts-Weekend.aspx" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">See Tall Poppy String Band at Wheatland Traditional Arts Weekend</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/getupinthecool" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon</a><br> <a href="https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/get-up-in-the-cool" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Send Tax Deductible Donations to Get Up in the Cool through Fracture Atlas</a><br> <a href="https://www.pitchforkbanjo.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Sign up at Pitchfork Banjo for my clawhammer instructional series!</a> <br> <a href="https://www.camerondewhitt.com/banjolessons" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Schedule a banjo lesson with Cameron</a><br> <a href="https://www.tallpoppystringband.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Visit Tall Poppy String Band’s website</a><br> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tallpoppystringband/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">and follow us on Instagram</a> </p> banjo, old time banjo, minstrel banjo, tackhead banjo, fiddle, old time fiddle, Black American music, Black Banjo Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friend is Kristina R. Gaddy! We recorded this at Brad Kolodner’s place in Baltimore.

Tunes in this episode:

  • Pompey Ran Away (0:45)
  • Throw the Banjo Out of Tune (12:15)
  • Congo Prince Jig (36:39)
  • Congo (55:55)
  • Poor Rosy (1:07:45)
  • BONUS TRACK: That’s My Rabbit My Dog Caught It

Buy Kristina R. Gaddy’s and Rhiannon Giddens’ book Go Back and Fetch It
Visit Kristina R. Gaddy’s website

Buy tickets to see Morgan Harris and Cameron DeWhitt at Detroit Folk School
[and at The Robin Theatre in Lansing](Morgan Harris & Cameron DeWhitt at The RobinThe Robin Theatrehttps://www.therobintheatre.com › events › morgan-har…)
See Tall Poppy String Band at Wheatland Traditional Arts Weekend

Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon
Send Tax Deductible Donations to Get Up in the Cool through Fracture Atlas
Sign up at Pitchfork Banjo for my clawhammer instructional series!
Schedule a banjo lesson with Cameron
Visit Tall Poppy String Band’s website
and follow us on Instagram

Support Get Up in the Cool

]]> Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friend is Kristina R. Gaddy! We recorded this at Brad Kolodner’s place in Baltimore.

Tunes in this episode:

  • Pompey Ran Away (0:45)
  • Throw the Banjo Out of Tune (12:15)
  • Congo Prince Jig (36:39)
  • Congo (55:55)
  • Poor Rosy (1:07:45)
  • BONUS TRACK: That’s My Rabbit My Dog Caught It

Buy Kristina R. Gaddy’s and Rhiannon Giddens’ book Go Back and Fetch It
Visit Kristina R. Gaddy’s website

Buy tickets to see Morgan Harris and Cameron DeWhitt at Detroit Folk School
[and at The Robin Theatre in Lansing](Morgan Harris & Cameron DeWhitt at The RobinThe Robin Theatrehttps://www.therobintheatre.com › events › morgan-har…)
See Tall Poppy String Band at Wheatland Traditional Arts Weekend

Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon
Send Tax Deductible Donations to Get Up in the Cool through Fracture Atlas
Sign up at Pitchfork Banjo for my clawhammer instructional series!
Schedule a banjo lesson with Cameron
Visit Tall Poppy String Band’s website
and follow us on Instagram

Support Get Up in the Cool

]]> Episode 418: Joe Z. Johnson (Black Banjo Scholar) https://getupinthecool.fireside.fm/418 c5efa564-9a13-4422-8fd5-d00588d0e6dc Wed, 28 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 Cameron DeWhitt full Cameron DeWhitt Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Joe Z. Johnson. We recorded this last month at Augusta Old Time Week in Elkins, WV. 52:03 yes <p>Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Joe Z. Johnson. We recorded this last month at Augusta Old Time Week in Elkins, WV. </p> <p>Tunes in this episode:</p> <ul> <li>Camptown Hornpipe (0:37)</li> <li>John Snipes’ The Coo Coo (14:53)</li> <li>Marching Jaybird (31:11)</li> <li>Leather Britches (43:57)</li> <li>Altamont (49:29)</li> <li>Bonus Track: Cora Dye</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/notsoaveragjoe/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Follow Joe Z. Johnson on Instagram</a><br> <a href="https://www.joezavaanjohnson.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Visit his website</a><br> <a href="https://www.joezavaanjohnson.com/projects/african-american-banjo-players-at-the-library-of-congress" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Check out his work with the Library of Congress</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/getupinthecool" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon</a><br> <a href="https://www.pitchforkbanjo.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Sign up at Pitchfork Banjo for my clawhammer instructional series!</a> <br> <a href="https://www.camerondewhitt.com/banjolessons" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Schedule a banjo lesson with Cameron</a><br> <a href="https://www.tallpoppystringband.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Visit Tall Poppy String Band’s website</a><br> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tallpoppystringband/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">and follow us on Instagram</a> </p> old time banjo, banjo duet, old time guitar, Black banjo, Black history Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Joe Z. Johnson. We recorded this last month at Augusta Old Time Week in Elkins, WV.

Tunes in this episode:

  • Camptown Hornpipe (0:37)
  • John Snipes’ The Coo Coo (14:53)
  • Marching Jaybird (31:11)
  • Leather Britches (43:57)
  • Altamont (49:29)
  • Bonus Track: Cora Dye

Follow Joe Z. Johnson on Instagram
Visit his website
Check out his work with the Library of Congress

Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon
Sign up at Pitchfork Banjo for my clawhammer instructional series!
Schedule a banjo lesson with Cameron
Visit Tall Poppy String Band’s website
and follow us on Instagram

Support Get Up in the Cool

]]> Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Joe Z. Johnson. We recorded this last month at Augusta Old Time Week in Elkins, WV.

Tunes in this episode:

  • Camptown Hornpipe (0:37)
  • John Snipes’ The Coo Coo (14:53)
  • Marching Jaybird (31:11)
  • Leather Britches (43:57)
  • Altamont (49:29)
  • Bonus Track: Cora Dye

Follow Joe Z. Johnson on Instagram
Visit his website
Check out his work with the Library of Congress

Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon
Sign up at Pitchfork Banjo for my clawhammer instructional series!
Schedule a banjo lesson with Cameron
Visit Tall Poppy String Band’s website
and follow us on Instagram

Support Get Up in the Cool

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