Get Up in the Cool - Episodes Tagged with “Twin Fiddling”

Episode 498: Tommy Schulz (Settings-Based Music and Shonen Irish Ballads)

Cameron DeWhitt — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0700

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friend is Tommy Schulz! We recorded this on Monday at my home in Portland, Oregon.

Tunes in this episode:

Shove that Pig’s Foot a Little Further into the Fire (0:55)
Arthur McBride (27:37)
Coleman’s March (48:28)
The Clyde Water (1:03:42)
Isambard's Waltz (Bruce Molsky original) (1:24:39)
BONUS TRACK: The Blackest Crow

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Episode 385: Lillian Sawyer and Patrick Gunning (All Joy, No Wisdom)

Cameron DeWhitt — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0800

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Lillian Sawyer and Patrick Gunning. We recorded this last week at my place in Portland, OR.

Tune in this episode:

Shaking Down the Acorns (1:13)
Johnny Court the Widow (11:58)
Willow on the Lake (Rayna Gellert original) (24:10)
Polonäs från Reventlow (38:50)
Rockingham Cindy (47:03)
Bonus Track: Slängpolska efter Magnus Theorin

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Episode 382: River & Annie (Old Time in Olympia, WA)

Cameron DeWhitt — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0800

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are River & Annie, River Scheuerell and Annie Davis’ new duo. We recorded this a few weeks ago at Annie’s place in Olympia, WA.

Tune in this episode:

Waverly (0:35)
Table for One (Courtney Marie Andrews original)(8:47)
Johnny Court the Widow (15:24)
Rockingham Cindy (31:41)
Going Across the Sea / Lost (37:11)
Bonus Track: Who Shot the Rooster

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

Cameron DeWhitt — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0700

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.

Tune in this episode:

Dry and Dusty (0:46)
Undone in Sorrow (10:02)
Mayday (Clara Delfina original) (18:58)
Duct Tape (Needle & Thread original) (30:35)
Mining Camp Blues (34:24)
Bonus Track: Wolves A-Howling

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

Cameron DeWhitt — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0700

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.

Tune in this episode:

Sally in the Turnip Patch (0:38)
Old Time Cotton Eyed Joe (9:01)
Maid off the Mountain (17:59)
Lady of the Lake (28:43)
Farewell Swan Song (Alex Graff original) (34:22)
Bonus track: Cherry River Line

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

Cameron DeWhitt — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0800

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.

Songs in this episode:

Greasy Coat (1:04)
Jack of Diamonds (11:32)
Breakin’ Up Christmas (23:01)
I Ain't Playing Pretty Polly (Dirk Powell original) (35:02)
Fortune (42:25)
Bonus track: Polecat Blues

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Episode 319: Stillhouse Junkies (Off the Clock Music)

Cameron DeWhitt — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0700

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Stillhouse Junkies. We recorded this in September at my home in Portland, Oregon.

Tunes in this episode:

Bob’s Farewell (2:06)
Dry and Dusty (23:33)
Roscoe (42:04)
Haskell Town (57:21)
Road to Malvern (1:11:12)
Bonus track: Isham Monday’s Fire on the Mountain

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Episode 308: Sophie Wellington (Live at Earful of Fiddle '22)

Cameron DeWhitt — Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0700

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Sophie Wellington, with lots of special guests! We recorded this back in June in Rodney, Michigan at Earful of Fiddle Music and Dance Camp in front of a live audience of campers and staff. Special thanks to Kris Stableford, Bruce Bauman, and Nic Gareiss for hosting a live podcast taping and for creating such a lovely camp!

Tunes in this episode:

Marcus Martin’s Boatman w/ Nic Gareiss (0:57)
Liza Jane w/ Ruby John (15:17)
Puncheon Floor w/ Bruce Bauman and Lindsay McCaw (27:45)
Let’s Hunt the Horses w/ Laurel Premo and Jake Blount (35:11)
Irish Polka (43:34)
Bonus track: John Brown’s Dream w/ Bruce Bauman, Ruby John, Micah Ling, Gray Reynolds, Jake Blount, Laurel Premo, Nic Gareiss, Emily Doebler, Tyler Schwartz, and Sheila Graziano

Watch the full video episode on YouTube!

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Episode 258: Bach Bui and Alex Kramer (G Tunes in F, Treyf Old Time, and Armchair Epidemiology)

Cameron DeWhitt — Wed, 04 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0700

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friends are Bach Bui and Alex Kramer. We recorded this at the Harry Smith Frolic in Greenfield, Massachusetts a few weeks ago.

Tunes and songs in this episode:

Blue Goose (in F) (1:36)
Old Yeller Dog Went Trotting Through the Meetinghouse (in F) (15:06)
Ghost Woman Blues (33:53)
High Up on Tug (in F) (46:54)
Marion Reece’s Cumberland Gap (in F) (57:02)
Bonus track: Marcus Martin’s Boatsman (in F)

Buy Christmas a la Mode: https://whistleandscat.bandcamp.com/releases
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See McKain Lakey and Cameron DeWhitt perform in Portland: https://www.facebook.com/events/810708219585098
And Olympia (with Alex Sturbaum): https://www.facebook.com/events/618531206201881/

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Episode 255: Dear Crow (Penka Jane Culevski and Brian Lindsay)

Cameron DeWhitt — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0700

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friends are Dear Crow, Penka Jane Culevski and Brian Lindsay! We recorded this back in June in Olympia, Washington.

Tunes and songs in this episode:

Hollow Poplar (2:32)
Sí Bheag, Sí Mhór / Hunting the Buffalo (18:11)
Liza Jane / Indian Corn (30:40)
Waiting for the Ferry with the Boys (43:03)
The Band Waltz (56:08)
Bonus track: May Day Waltz

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Episode 243: Sheila & Jesse (Twin Fiddling)

Cameron DeWhitt — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0700

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friends are Sheila & Jesse! We recorded this last week over Skype and I recorded my musical parts afterwards.

Tunes and songs in this episode:
Grayson Dervishes
New Five Cent Piece
Going Down to Georgia O
Truck, then a Bird
Shark Week
Bonus track: Jenny Get Around

This episode is brought to you in part by my dear friends at Earful of Fiddle who want to let you know about a special event coming THIS SATURDAY. Earful of Fiddle Music & Dance Camp presents Earful in the Parlour 2, a daylong virtual festival of sound and gesture to support touring artists and bring traditional arts into your homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Earful in the Parlour 2 streams Saturday, April 24, from noon-midnight EDT on Zoom. Performers include past guests of Get Up in the Cool Jake Blount, the Vox Hunters, Betse & Clarke, Ruby John, Nic Gareiss and many more! Proceeds will go directly to the artists. Visit www.earfuloffiddle.com for tickets.

Buy Sheila & Jesse’s self-titled album: https://sheilaandjesse.bandcamp.com/releases
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sheilaandjesse
Sheila Markazi’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sheilamarkazi/
Jesse Maw’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mawfiddle/
Join Jesse’s Patreon for fiddle lessons: https://www.patreon.com/mawfiddle

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Episode 66: Sasha Hsuczyk and Lyle Werner (Marcus Martin Tunes)

Cameron DeWhitt — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0800

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! These week’s friends are Sasha Hsuczyk and Lyle Werner from The Leveetoppers! When I asked what tunes they wanted to play, they said Marcus Martin tunes! It’s been awhile since we had a good old fashioned fiddler study on Get Up in the Cool, so I’m proud to bring back the edutainment.

Tunes we’ll play:
Happy Hollow
Sandy River
Jenny Ran Away in the Mud in the Night
Walking the Water
Polly Put the Kettle On
Bonus Track: Original Grey Eagle

The Leveetoppers on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theleveetoppers/ (stay tuned for January tour dates if you live between New Orleans and Philly!)
The Leveetoppers on Bandcamp: https://theleveetoppers.bandcamp.com/album/fishtown-stomp
The Wasted Lives FB: https://www.facebook.com/thewastedlives/
The Wasted Lives on Bandcamp: https://thewastedlives.bandcamp.com/album/the-wasted-lives
Esther Rose on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theWildWildRose/
Esther Rose on Bandcamp: https://estherrosemusic.bandcamp.com/releases
Todd Day Waits’ Pigpen’s Website: http://tdwpigpen.com/
FRC’s Marcus Martin collection: https://fieldrecorder.bandcamp.com/album/frc-502-marcus-martin-recordings-from-the-collection-of-peter-hoover

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Episode 64: Hen's Teeth (Jane Rothfield and Nathan Bontrager)

Cameron DeWhitt — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 00:00:00 -0700

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Jane Rothfield and Nathan Bontrager, AKA Hen’s Teeth! We played some old time music that I’m excited for you to hear. We recorded this interview a few months ago at Clifftop, and I’ve been saving it for a special occasion, which this certainly is, because it’s the last week of Get Up in the Cool month!

Tunes we’ll play:
Coondog
Day Four Jig/Day Four Reel
Chilly Winds
Sports Are Sports
Sullivan’s Hollow
Bonus Track: Tuffet

Stuff to plug:
Hire Hen’s Teeth: http://www.janerothfield.com/untitled-c6sa
Buy Off the Cuff and on the Fly: https://hensteethduo.bandcamp.com/releases
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Episode 54: Rusty and Nancy Neithammer (Twin Fiddling/Hanging Out with Tommy)

Cameron DeWhitt — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0700

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Rusty and Nancy Neithammer! I’ve been trying to get them on the show for quite a while, because they’re the best. And they have awesome stories about hanging out with Tommy Jarrell and Bruce Greene!

Tunes we’ll play:
Cindy
Moonlight
Give the Fiddler a Dram
Neithammer Honeymoon
Polly’s Mountain Kettle
Bonus Track: Aldeline Waltz

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Episode 50: Spencer & Rains (Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas Fiddle Tunes)

Cameron DeWhitt — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 00:00:00 -0700

Welcome to episode 50 of Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. That’s right! 50 episodes! Technically 53, but 3 of those are rebroadcasts or best of episodes, so they don’t count. And who better to feature on Get Up in the Cool’s 50th episode than Tricia Spencer and Howard Rains, experts in the field of traditional Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas fiddle tunes, fantastic visual artists, and, perhaps, Old Time’s cutest couple.

Tunes we’ll play:
Judge Parker Take These Shackles Off Of Me
Big Springs
Miller Boy
Kash Kersey
Cotton Eyed Joe
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Bonus Track: Ladies’ Fancy

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