Cameron DeWhitt

Get Up in the Cool

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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

Episode 345: Sweater Weather String Band (The Cascadia Book of Fiddle Tunes) 05.04.2023 39:25

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Sweater Weather String Band. We recorded this last month in my home in Portland, Oregon. Tune in this episode: Grandma’s in the Kitchen (She Ain’t Got No Shoes On) (1:49) Coyote Highway (13:46) Little Pine Siskin (20:02) Blossom Bar / Mule Canyon (28:55) The Star of Munster (35:46) Bonus track:...

Episode 344: Flynn Cohen (Edden Hammons, Irish Music, and Flatpicking Fiddle Tunes) 29.03.2023 48:35

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Flynn Cohen. We recorded this last month in my home in Portland, Oregon. Tune in this episode: Shetland Jumper / Andrea Corr’s Jig (1:20) Fine Times at Our House / The Falls of Richmond (15:28) Young Emily (33:03) The Girl Who Broke My Heart / Murphy’s Hornpipe / Tuamgraney Castle (37:57) Neo-Goth...

Episode 343: Tray Wellington (Bluegrass Banjo and Oppositional Self Expression) 22.03.2023 54:54

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Tray Wellington. We recorded this last month in Bellevue, Washington at Wintergrass. Tune in this episode: Half Past Four (1:20) Squirrel Hunters (21:55) Crooked Mind (Tray Wellington original) (33:41) Moon in Motion One (Tray Wellington original) (41:02) Valley Forge (49:06) Bonus track: Art Stam...

Episode 342: Carolyn Kendrick (Old Time Identity vs. Old Time Enjoyment) 15.03.2023 38:53

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Carolyn Kendrick. We recorded this a few weeks ago in Bellevue, Washington on the last day of Wintergrass. Tunes in this episode: Hooker’s Hornpipe (0:54) Muddy Creek (12:32) Over the Hill (21:02) Art Stamper’s Chinquapin Hunting (26:21) Jenny on the Railroad (33:30) Bonus track: L&N Rag Carol...

Episode 341: Amelia and Dirk Powell (Making and Sustaining Musical Family) 08.03.2023 47:00

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 Pol...

Episode 340: Noah VanNorstrand (Playing for Contras and Trad Music Family) 01.03.2023 52:34

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Noah VanNorstrand. We recorded this in an AirBnB in Kansas City about a month ago. Tunes in this episode: Christmas Eve (0:37) Billy in the Lowground (16:25) Asheville Farewell (Noah VanNorstrand original) (26:24) Wingspan (Noah VanNorstrand original) (41:04) Ways of the World (49:14) Bonus track:...

Episode 339: Cristina Vane (Old Time Banjo, Delta blues, and Songwriting) 22.02.2023 41:44

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Cristina Vane. We recorded this a few weeks ago in her home in Nashville. Songs in this episode: Pretty Little Shoes (0:39) Duck River (11:25) The Mountain (Cristina Vane original) (22:29) Nine Pound Hammer (33:21) Backstep Cindy (38:38) Bonus track: Rock Andy Follow Cristina Vane on Instagram Fac...

Episode 338: Rachel Krause (Sensitive Missouri Fiddle Tunes, Bethel Youth Fiddle Camp, and Music for the Body) 15.02.2023 1:06:40

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Rachel Krause. We recorded this a couple weeks ago in their home in Kansas City, Missouri. Songs in this episode: Lee Stoneking’s Sally Johnson (0:40) Old Grey Goose (14:34) Old Mother McCarthy (37:56) Johnny Don’t Come Home Drunk (55:36) The Red Fox Waltz (1:03:10) Bonus track: Mississippi Snagbo...

Episode 337: Meredith Moon (Folk Revival, Recorded Friends, and Bob Carlin Confidence) 08.02.2023 30:09

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Meredith Moon. We recorded this last weekend in Kansas City, Missouri. Songs in this episode: Soldier’s Joy (0:34) Black Eyed Susie (9:34) The Hills of Mexico (15:31) Waterbound (23:06) Snowdrop (27:21) Bonus track: Chilly Winds Visit Meredith Moon’s website to pre-order her new album Constellatio...

Episode 336: Corner House (Brighton House, Berklee, and Paths to Old Time Music) 01.02.2023 1:00:28

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Corner House. We recorded this last week in my home in Portland, OR. Songs in this episode: Farewell Trion (0:39) Muddy Creek (12:51) Mags’ 21st (28:39) Rolling Home (45:50) Caribou Party (55:34) Bonus track: They Stole My Wife Last Night Corner House’s website Instagram Facebook TikTok Bandcamp...

Episode 335: The Alum Ridge Boys and Ashlee (Old Time Music as Performance) 25.01.2023 1:02:46

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are The Alum Ridge Boys and Ashlee. We recorded this a couple weeks ago in Jinny Macrae’s home in Portland, OR. Thanks Jinny! Songs in this episode: 16 Days in Georgia (0:51) Wild Over Me (15:25) Let Me Fall (31:49) I’ll Be No Stranger There (49:35) Cold Wind (58:38) Bonus track: East Virginia Blues...

Episode 334: Sujata Allan (Sourcing Music from Friends and Naming Tunes After Dogs) 18.01.2023 51:26

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Sujata Allan. We recorded this last week in my home in Portland, OR. Songs in this episode: Fortune (0:53) Sleepy Cooper (Sujata Allan original) (12:55) Possum on a Rail (22:42) Mist in the Valley / Crumpet Amongst the Chickens (Jhana Allan originals) (35:33) Dorrigo (42:51) Bonus track: Nest of L...

Episode 333: Karen Dale (Old Time, Irish, and Contra Dance Music) 11.01.2023 1:08:58

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Karen Dale. We recorded this on Monday in my home in Portland, OR. Songs in this episode: Banished Misfortune (1:20) Over the Waterfall (20:32) Elzic’s Farewell (33:04) Miss McLeod’s Reel / Hop Light Ladies (47:52) Da D Jig / Crossing Over (1:04:47) Bonus track: Over the Moor to Maggie / Waynesbor...

Episode 332: Patrick Gunning (Melodic Old Time Guitar, Cittern, and Swedish Fiddle) 04.01.2023 1:05:46

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Patrick Gunning. We recorded this last week in my home in Portland, OR. Songs in this episode: Sandy River Belle (in D) (1:25) Skråp-Ollas Polska efter Glysen (22:26) Sexdrega Polonӓs #32 (45:55) Slӓngpolska från Mörkö (55:39) Road to Malvern (1:01:15) Bonus track: Coondog Thanks to Anna Sandys Vi...

Episode 331: Devin Forest-Hines (Bring Nonchalant Back to Old Time) 28.12.2022 51:01

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Devin Forest-Hines. We recorded this last week in my home in Portland, OR. Songs in this episode: Boatin’ Up Sandy (0:58) Give My Dogs Away (14:29) West Virginia Highway (28:39) Sugar in the Gourd (34:56) Cousin Sally Brown (46:19) Bonus track: Salyer’s Barlow Knife Book Rats Gone to Rest for your...

Episode 330: Dave Mount (Old Time Phases, Kentucky Square Bowing, and Learning Fiddle Under Pressure) 21.12.2022 38:57

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Dave Mount. We recorded this last week in my home in Portland, OR. Songs in this episode: Uncle Bunt Stephens’ Sail Away Ladies (0:32) Rooshin’ Rabbit (8:06) Bob Walters’ Cuckoo’s Nest (23:26) Bill Driver’s Scott #2 (28:04) The Beaux (36:23) Bonus track: Thomas Dillon’s Grey Eagle Subscribe to Dav...

Episode 329: Don Minnerly (Learning from Tommy Jarrell) 14.12.2022 36:09

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Don Minnerly. We recorded this last week in his home in Portland, OR. Songs in this episode: Arkansas Traveler (1:34) Jimmy Sutton (12:42) Cumberland Gap (18:13) John Henry (27:48) June Apple (31:28) Bonus track: John Brown’s Dream Love old-time music, dance, art, & craft? Immerse yourself in...

Episode 328: Lillian Sawyer (Leaving Bluegrass for Sparkly Tunes) 07.12.2022 51:16

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Lillian Sawyer. We recorded this last week in my home in Portland, OR. Songs in this episode: Golden Ticket (1:02) Willow Creek (14:21) Polska i Smålandstradition (31:38) Booth Shot Lincoln (39:31) Jeff Sturgeon (45:15) Bonus track: Chinquapin Hunting Love old-time music, dance, art, & craft?...

Episode 327: Kendl Winter (Clawhammer and Three-Finger Banjo) 30.11.2022 42:10

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Kendl Winter (and maybe a special guest in the middle of the episode). We recorded this last weekend at her home in Olympia, WA. Songs in this episode: Farewell Princeton (1:25) Sandy Boys (12:50) Escape from Yellowstone (Palmer T. Lee original) (25:20) This House (Adam Roszkiewicz original) (31:2...

Episode 326: Maya Whitmont and Melissa Mark (Old Time in the Pacific Northwest) 23.11.2022 54:22

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Maya Whitmont and Melissa Mark. We recorded this last weekend at their home in Seattle. Songs in this episode: Tater Roll (0:47) Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine (14:31) Lafayette (27:52) Betsy (45:22) Twinkle Little Star (51:01) Bonus track: Sally Johnson Love old-time music, dance, art, & craf...

Episode 325: Chris Bracken and Nicole Singer (Social Singing and Centering Youth in Traditional Music) 16.11.2022 1:02:58

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Chris Bracken and Nicole Singer. We recorded this two weekends ago at Raise the Rafters Traditional Song Weekend in Rhododendron, OR. Songs in this episode: Cape Cod Girls (1:20) Dashing Away with a Smoothing Iron (18:44) Bright Morning Stars (29:38) Rattlin’ Bog (52:16) Three Jolly Fisherman (5...

Episode 324: Mary Garvey (Writing Regional Traditional Songs) 09.11.2022 47:29

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Mary Garvey. We recorded this last weekend at Raise the Rafters Traditional Song Weekend in Rhododendron, OR. Songs in this episode: Bring the Salmon Home (2:20) Tie It Up and Let It Rot (12:24) The Forest and the Tree (18:30) Oysterman (34:22) The Harp that Once Through Tara’s Halls (39:39) Astor...

Episode 323: Jake Loew (MIDI Fiddle Tunes, Old Time Trolling, and Missouri Repertoire) 02.11.2022 53:17

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Jake Loew. We recorded this in August at his home in Denver, Colorado. Tunes in this episode: Arkansas Traveler (2:17) Who’s Gonna Talk to Dinah (15:30) Saddle Old Spike (27:35) Wiley Laws (34:01) Maysville (40:45) Gilsaw (50:23) Bonus track: Ship in the Clouds Buy and Stream Jake Loew’s album Ret...

Episode 322: Sam Armstrong-Zickefoose (Banjo Identity Crises and Bonus Notes) 26.10.2022 53:20

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Sam Armstrong-Zickefoose. We recorded this in August at Swallow Hill in Denver, Colorado. Tunes in this episode: Josie-O (0:51) Katydid (13:50) Hop High (26:36) Heart of Mine (41:06) Jinny Pup (50:06) Bonus track: Little Billy Wilson Visit Sam’s website for their albums, merch, and lessons: https:...

Episode 321: Frank Evans (Clawhammer, Clifftop, and Nashville) 19.10.2022 43:39

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Frank Evans. We recorded this in August at Clifftop in West Virginia. Tunes in this episode: Grub Springs (0:43) Chinese Breakdown (10:33) Miss McLeod’s Reel (20:24) Muskrat (32:04) Indian Ate the Woodchuck (39:25) Bonus track: Arkansas Traveler Visit Frank Evans’ website to contact him for lesson...