Podcast
Get Up in the Cool
Hosted by Cameron DeWhitt · EN
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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Episode 510: Tall Poppy String Band (Tunes You Can Jam from our Second Album)
Yesterday01:14:22Tap to summarizeWelcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friends are my friends in Tall Poppy String Band, Morgan Harris and George Jackson! Mostly Morgan, but George sent a couple fiddle recordings over. We recorded this on Monday at my home in Portland, OR. Tunes in this episode: Nine Eagle Feathers in a County Cork Park (Cameron DeWhitt original) (1:16) Seafoam (George Jackson original) (15:44) Eggshells (Morgan Harris original) (26:27) Resignation (Cameron DeWhitt original) (54:08) Mirrorball (George Jackson original) (1:05:47) BONUS TRACK: Anvil Cloud (Morgan Harris original) Support Tall Poppy String Band’s second album on Kickstarter! Tall Poppy String Band is going on tour! See Sweeten the Third at Abbie Weisenbloom’s in Portland Come to TransTrad! See Tradwife open for Creekbed Carter Hogan at The Showdown in SE Portland June 12 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 follow Sweeten the Third on Instagram Support Get Up in the Cool
Transcribe →Episode 509: Sasha Stolasz (Cool Fiddle Moms and Learning from YouTube)
1w ago00:46:20Tap to summarizeWelcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friend is Sasha Stolasz! We recorded this a couple weeks ago at my home in Portland, OR. Tunes in this episode: Duck River (0:58) Pony Boy (Mark Simos original) (9:32) Polska efter Lars August Bejtsson (23:51) Wandering Boy (35:06) Neck Belly (42:10) BONUS TRACK: Road to Westfield Follow Sasha Stolasz on Instagram for more tunes! Support Tall Poppy String Band’s second album on Kickstarter! Come to TransTrad! See Sweeten the Third at Abbie Weisenbloom’s in Portland 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 follow Sweeten the Third on InstagramSupport Get Up in the Cool
Transcribe →Episode 508: Simon Chrisman (Hammered Dulcimer)
2w ago01:13:44Tap to summarizeWelcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friend is Simon Chrisman! We recorded this Sunday at my home in Portland, OR. Tunes in this episode: Last Chance (1:25) Arkansas Traveler (15:55) Wild Hog in the Woods (33:51) Happy Hollow (1:00:05) Three Forks of Cheat (1:07:47) BONUS TRACK: Maloney Creek (David Keenan original) Visit The Bee Eaters’ website Follow Simon’s collaborators on Instagram: Jeremy Kittel Tony Furtado Wes Corbett Nic Gareiss Visit the John C Campbell Folk School’s website Support Tall Poppy String Band’s second album on Kickstarter! Come to TransTrad! See Sweeten the Third at Abbie Weisenbloom’s in Portland 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 follow Sweeten the Third on Instagram Support Get Up in the Cool
Transcribe →Episode 507: Devon Léger (Music Journalism and Publicity for Traditional Music)
3w ago01:42:00Tap to summarizeWelcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friend is Devon Léger! We recorded this Friday afternoon at his home in Seattle. Tunes in this episode: Reel de la Bière Alpine (André à Toto original) (1:12) Jig à Jos Léger (21:20) Bake the Bread (49:28) Charley Kahana’s Pigtown Fling (1:16:45) Avant-deux fredonné (1:38:35) BONUS TRACK: Valse d’Inkerman Ferry (André à Toto original) Follow Hearth Music on Instagram Support Tall Poppy String Band’s second album on Kickstarter! Come to TransTrad! See Sweeten the Third at Abbie Weisenbloom’s in Portland 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 follow Sweeten the Third on Instagram Support Get Up in the Cool
Transcribe →Episode 506: Isabelle Kirk (Women in Old Time)
4w ago01:22:12Tap to summarizeWelcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friend is Isabelle Kirk! We recorded this on Monday night at my home in Portland, OR. Tunes in this episode: Texas John (1:14) Karen Collins’ Tune (13:03) Sugar in my Coffee-O (25:18) Cross Key (44:34) The Snouts and Ears of America (1:18:21) BONUS TRACK: Red Brick House in Georgia Town Go square dance to the Wild Geese String Band [Follow Isabelle Kirk on Instagram}(https://www.instagram.com/isabellemishell/) Support Tall Poppy String Band’s second album on Kickstarter! 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 follow Sweeten the Third on Instagram Support Get Up in the Cool
Transcribe →Episode 505: Probably Polly String Band (Folk Punk, Playing for Square Dances, How to Start an Old Time Scene)
May 100:53:34Tap to summarizeWelcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friends are Andy, Mieke, Avery, Becca, Daria, and Morgan of Probably Polly String Band! We recorded this a couple hours ago at my home in Portland, OR. Sorry this one’s out late folks. Tunes in this episode: Sal’s Got Mud Between Her Tunes (0:49) Cumberland Gap (12:50) Logan County Blues (27:19) Old Home Town Band (38:47) Whiteface (48:35) BONUS TRACK: North Carolina Breakdown Come Square Dance with Probably Polly String Band on Memorial Day! Follow Go Piss Girl Collective on Instagram Visit TransTrad’s website Follow TransTrad on Instagram 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 follow Sweeten the Third on Instagram Support Get Up in the Cool
Transcribe →Episode 504: Portland Pub Sing (Ana Tighe, Ian Clemons, Asrune Reed, Claire Williams, Jonathan Lay)
Apr 2201:02:17Tap to summarizeWelcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. Lots of friends this week; we’ve got Ana Tighe, Ian Clemons, Asrune Reed, Claire Williams, and Jonathan Lay of the Portland Pub Sing! We recorded this on Monday at my home in Portland, OR. Tunes in this episode: Noah’s Ark Shanty (0:34) Garners Gay (10:40) Old Fid (31:02) The Florence Whale Song (49:16)(Claire Williams original) The Pick and the Malt Shovel (58:34)(Roger Watson original) BONUS TRACK: Drink Old Portland Dry (Ian Clemons original lyrics) Join the Portland Pub Sing Google Group Join the Portland Pub Sing at Tomorrow’s Verse Taproom! 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 follow Sweeten the Third on Instagram Support Get Up in the Cool
Transcribe →Episode 503: Sandol Astrausky (Fiddles Are Scary, Jeff Todd Titon, and Teaching Old Time Music)
Apr 1501:11:05Tap to summarizeWelcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friend is Sandol Astrausky! We recorded this earlier this month at Jake Blount’s home in Providence, RI, and he’ll join us later in the interview. Tunes in this episode: Liberty Off the Corn Liquor Still (0:35) Big Black Cat (19:21) Frank Barbee’s Hornpipe (43:29) Forked Deer (55:29) California Blues (1:07:28) BONUS TRACK: Roaring River Learn more about Brown University’s Old Time String Band class! 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 follow Sweeten the Third on Instagram Support Get Up in the Cool
Transcribe →Episode 502: Mareva Lindo and Jay Desrosiers (Old Time Music in Illinois)
Apr 801:07:10Tap to summarizeWelcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friends are Mareva Lindo and Jay Desrosiers! We recorded this on Saturday at Jake Blount’s home in Providence, RI. Tunes in this episode: Jump that Log (0:32) Noah Beavers’ Cotton Eyed Joe (12:58) Biford Tite’s Old Shawneetown (31:24) Eleanor Gibson’s Molly Bond (53:25) Jamie’s on the Stormy Sea (a Garry Harrison old time adaptation of an Irish tune) (1:03:29) BONUS TRACK: Damn the Reservoir (Garry Harrison original) 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 follow Sweeten the Third on Instagram Support Get Up in the Cool
Transcribe →Episode 501: Phoebe Sanders (Banjo, Limberjacks, and Jig Dolls)
Apr 100:36:32Tap to summarizeWelcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friend is Phoebe Sanders! We recorded this earlier this month at her home in La Mirada, CA. Tunes in this episode: Sugar Hill (0:49) Hell Broke Loose in Georgia (12:41) Cindy (21:32) Going Across the Sea (27:02) Lost Girl (32:54) BONUS TRACK: Hangman’s Reel Follow Phoebe Sanders on Instagram, TikTok, and Youtube Support her on Patreon Here’s the YouTube link to the tunes with Gilligan! Last chance to sign up for my Learning Tunes on the Fly workshop series! 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 follow Sweeten the Third on Instagram Support Get Up in the Cool
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