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    <description>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 &amp; 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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  <description>&lt;p&gt;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. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Tunes in this episode:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Camptown Hornpipe (0:37)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;John Snipes’ The Coo Coo (14:53)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Marching Jaybird (31:11)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Leather Britches (43:57)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Altamont (49:29)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Bonus Track: Cora Dye&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/notsoaveragjoe/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Follow Joe Z. Johnson on Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.joezavaanjohnson.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Visit his website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.joezavaanjohnson.com/projects/african-american-banjo-players-at-the-library-of-congress" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Check out his work with the Library of Congress&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/getupinthecool" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.pitchforkbanjo.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Sign up at Pitchfork Banjo for my clawhammer instructional series!&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.camerondewhitt.com/banjolessons" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Schedule a banjo lesson with Cameron&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.tallpoppystringband.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Visit Tall Poppy String Band’s website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/tallpoppystringband/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;and follow us on Instagram&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<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>
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<p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/notsoaveragjoe/" rel="nofollow">Follow Joe Z. Johnson on Instagram</a><br>
<a href="https://www.joezavaanjohnson.com/" rel="nofollow">Visit his website</a><br>
<a href="https://www.joezavaanjohnson.com/projects/african-american-banjo-players-at-the-library-of-congress" rel="nofollow">Check out his work with the Library of Congress</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/getupinthecool" rel="nofollow">Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon</a><br>
<a href="https://www.pitchforkbanjo.com/" rel="nofollow">Sign up at Pitchfork Banjo for my clawhammer instructional series!</a> <br>
<a href="https://www.camerondewhitt.com/banjolessons" rel="nofollow">Schedule a banjo lesson with Cameron</a><br>
<a href="https://www.tallpoppystringband.com/" rel="nofollow">Visit Tall Poppy String Band’s website</a><br>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/tallpoppystringband/" rel="nofollow">and follow us on Instagram</a> </p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/getupinthecool">Support Get Up in the Cool</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<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>
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<p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/notsoaveragjoe/" rel="nofollow">Follow Joe Z. Johnson on Instagram</a><br>
<a href="https://www.joezavaanjohnson.com/" rel="nofollow">Visit his website</a><br>
<a href="https://www.joezavaanjohnson.com/projects/african-american-banjo-players-at-the-library-of-congress" rel="nofollow">Check out his work with the Library of Congress</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/getupinthecool" rel="nofollow">Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon</a><br>
<a href="https://www.pitchforkbanjo.com/" rel="nofollow">Sign up at Pitchfork Banjo for my clawhammer instructional series!</a> <br>
<a href="https://www.camerondewhitt.com/banjolessons" rel="nofollow">Schedule a banjo lesson with Cameron</a><br>
<a href="https://www.tallpoppystringband.com/" rel="nofollow">Visit Tall Poppy String Band’s website</a><br>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/tallpoppystringband/" rel="nofollow">and follow us on Instagram</a> </p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/getupinthecool">Support Get Up in the Cool</a></p>]]>
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