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Episode 130: Robin Fischer (Square Dance Calling) Feb 20, 2019

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Robin Fischer! We recorded this in my home on the Friday of the Portland Old Time Music Gathering.

Tunes we’ll play:
Porter’s Reel
Sugar Hill
Booth Shot Lincoln
Black Eyed Susie
Irish Waltz
Bonus track: Chattanooga

Do you love playing old-time music with friends? Do you enjoy playing tunes in the beauty of nature? Are you up for an adventure? Then come to the fourth annual Old-Time Weekend in the Alps, happening this fall in Switzerland! Join us from September 20th-22nd 2019 for a gathering of old-time musicians from around Europe. We have the pleasure of welcoming Jane Rothfield as our tutor this year. You’re sure to make some international friends as you learn new tunes and techniques in the majestic setting of the Swiss Alps. For more information and to register, check out https://www.oldtimemusic.ch/.

Hire Robin Fischer as a caller, performer, or fiddle teacher: http://www.robinrfischer.com/
Robin’s band, The Bearcat Stringband: http://www.bearcatstringband.com/
And Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/bearcatstringband

Bay Area Square Dances:
North Oakland Square Dance on 1st and 3rd Fridays (Robin is calling March 15 and April 19): https://www.facebook.com/NorthOaklandSquareDance/
Feral Fourth Friday Dance on 4th Fridays: https://www.facebook.com/FeralFourthFridayDance/

Dare to Be Square: https://www.facebook.com/DareToBeSquare
Dare to Be Square West: https://www.facebook.com/DareToBeSquareWest/

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Thanks to Elderly Instruments in Lansing, Michigan for supporting the show. Visit their website: https://www.elderly.com/.

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Episode 129: Jamie Fox (Métis Fiddling in the US) Feb 13, 2019

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Jamie Fox! Also joining us, for his third appearance on Get Up in the Cool, is Scotty Leach. We recorded this in January at my home in Portland, Oregon.

Tunes we’ll play:
Barn Raising/Ice on the Road/Blue Mountain Hornpipe
Reel of 4/Drops of Brandy
Empty Canoe
Moccasin Shuffle/Saddle Old Paint
The Teardrop Waltz
Bonus track: Zacha Reel

Check out Jamie's feature on The Old Time Tiki Parlour: http://oldtimetikiparlour.com/2019/01/metis-fiddler-jamie-fox-visits-the-tiki-parlour/

This episode is brought to you by the Earful of Fiddle Music & Dance Camp! Earful of Fiddle is an immersive lakeside music and dance camp in Rodney, Michigan, whose mission is the use of traditional music and dance as community-building entertainment fostering creative arts practice. Now in its eleventh year, Earful of Fiddle provides instruction in percussive dance, song, fiddle, guitar, banjo, mandolin, cello and uke as well as informal music sessions and evening dances from June 23-28, 2019. This year’s instructors include: Ruby John, Bruce Bauman, Jake Blount, Micah Ling, Nic Gareiss and Danielle Enblom. To register, visit www.earfuloffiddle.com.

Thanks to Elderly Instruments in Lansing, Michigan for supporting the show. Visit their website: https://www.elderly.com/.

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Episode 128: Ellie Hakanson (The Importance of Bass Moms, Cute Grandma Tunes, and Rocky Top) Feb 06, 2019

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

Tunes we’ll play:
Ashland Breakdown
A Few Old Memories
Snow Dear
Hard Times Come Again No More
Utpick Waltz
Garfield’s Blackberry Blossom
Bonus track: Jerusalem Ridge

Ellie's band, Jeff Scroggins & Colorado’s website: http://www.jeffscrogginsandcolorado.com/
Follow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jeffscrogginsandcolorado/
Buy their album Over the Line: http://yhst-1309885141442.stores.yahoo.net/prpacdjescco.html

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Thanks to Elderly Instruments in Lansing, Michigan for supporting the show. Visit their website: https://www.elderly.com/.

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Episode 127: Ashlee Watkins and Andrew Small (Live at Dorrigo Folk and Bluegrass Festival 2018) Jan 30, 2019

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Ashlee Watkins and Andrew Small! We recorded this in the green room trailer at the Dorrigo Folk and Bluegrass Festival back in October. Dorrigo is held on Gumbaynggirr Country. Sovereignty never ceded.

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Tunes we’ll play:
Sleepy Cindy
Brown’s Dream
My Better Years
Hello Stranger
Wasted Words
Reuben’s Train
Bonus track: Walkin’ in the Parlour

Like and follow The New Macedon Rangers on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashleeandandrew/
Listen to The New Macedon Rangers on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/newmacedonrangers?fbclid=IwAR32I8wPbLKrB6-U8nNlbID8xbw8HStuWb3eKpzXVdG7WQr1WIea5Y5BmMc
Like and follow The Haywood Billy Goats: https://www.facebook.com/HaywoodBillyGoats/
Check out Ashlee and Andrew’s Dorrigo Old-Time Music School: https://www.dorrigofolkbluegrass.com.au/dorrigo-folk-music-school.html

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Episode 126: Jim Childress (Live at Clifftop 2018) Jan 23, 2019

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Jim Childress! Also joining us is former guest of the show Pete Vigour on guitar. This is the last remaining episode from last summer’s Clifftop sessions.

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Tunes we’ll play:
Meadowhawk
Shadowdragon
Eye of the Beholder
Cumberland Gap
I Come to Win (Fair If I Can)
Bonus track: Walk the Cat

Buy Jim Childress albums on CDBaby: https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/JimChildress
Buy Uncle Henry’s Favorites’ album on CDBaby: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/unclehenrysfavs

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Episode 125: Amy Alvey and Mark Kilianski (Live at Dorrigo Folk and Bluegrass Festival 2018) Jan 16, 2019

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Amy Alvey and Mark Kilianski! We recorded this in front of an audience on stage in a community garden at the Dorrigo Folk and Bluegrass Festival in October. And I apologize for not mentioning this last episode, but Dorrigo is held on Gumbaynggirr Country. Sovereignty never ceded.

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Tunes we’ll play:
Ida Red
Milwaukee Blues
Cherry River Rag
The Brood of Hate
Looking for Money
Bonus track: Trombone Rag

Amy and Mark's new website: https://www.hootandhollermusic.com/
Buy Milkers and Hollers, Amy and Mark's new album: https://hootandhollermusic.bandcamp.com/album/milkers-and-hollers
Like and Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hootandhollermusic/
and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hootandhollermusic/

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Thanks to Elderly Instruments in Lansing, Michigan for supporting the show. Visit their website: https://www.elderly.com/.

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Episode 124: Whoa Mule (Live at Dorrigo Folk and Bluegrass Festival 2018) Jan 09, 2019

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! I’ve got so many great friends this week! A whole band actually: Miriam Jones, Naomi Jones, Sujata Allan and Kate Barker from Sydney’s own Whoa Mule. We recorded this in the campgrounds at the Dorrigo Folk and Bluegrass Festival in October on Gumbaynggirr Country. Sovereignty never ceded.

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Tunes we’ll play:
Half Irish
Garfield’s Blackberry Blossom
John Riley the Shepherd
Little Black Train
Cold in Coburg/Hell Among the Yearlings/New Five Cent Piece
Bonus track: My Love Flies

Order Whoa Mule's CD on CDBaby: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/whoamule2
Download their digital album on Bandcamp: https://whoamule.bandcamp.com/album/get-your-house-in-order
Listen to Whoa Mule on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4f91N1j7wja0Y6q0wKuObC?si=1ctQBJFORoeik4H5JJLo3Q
Like and Follow Whoa Mule on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whoamulemusic/
and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whoamulemusic/
Contact Whoa Mule an email: whoamulemusic@gmail.com
Miriam Jones’ article about murder ballads: https://overland.org.au/2017/11/why-do-we-love-to-sing-murder-ballads-tradition-feminism-and-bluegrass/

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Episode 123: Paul Brown (Live at Mountaingrass 2018) Jan 02, 2019

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Paul Brown. We recorded this in front of a live audience at Mountaingrass in Central VIC, AUS, November of 2018.

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Tunes we’ll play:
Lady of the Lake
Mississippi Sawyer
Pretty Little Girl
When the Train Comes Along
Red Clay Country
The Girl I Love Blues
Bonus track: Cumberland Gap

Paul Brown’s website: http://www.paulbrown.us.com/
Buy Red Clay Country: https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/PaulBrown1
Buy Red Dog: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/paulbrowncompany
Buy Bryant & Brown: http://oldtimetikiparlour.com/product/bryant-brown/
Buy Paul Brown’s solo album/DVD: http://oldtimetikiparlour.com/product/paul-brown-cd-dvd-set/

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Thanks to Elderly Instruments in Lansing, Michigan for supporting the show. Visit their website: https://www.elderly.com/.

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Episode 122: John Reischman and Eli West (Writing Viral Tunes and Australian Wildlife) Dec 26, 2018

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are John Reischman and Eli West. We recorded this right before they caught a plane to Tasmania, on the front porch of the cabin in the backyard of Hunter and Suzy Owens’ house in Sydney.

Tunes we’ll play:
Road to Malvern
Salt River
Salt Spring
Sweet Marie
Walk Along John
Bonus track: Norman D, or Johnny Wombat

This episode is brought to you in part by Elderly Instruments in Lansing, Michigan. When the urge to buy more instruments surfaces, or you just need more music accessories like picks and tuners and strings, go stock up at https://www.elderly.com/.

John’s website: http://www.johnreischman.com/
John’s albums: http://www.johnreischman.com/recordings
Eli’s website: http://eliwest.fyi/
Eli’s albums: https://elidoes.bandcamp.com/album/the-both

Contact Cameron for clawhammer lessons: https://getupinthecool.fireside.fm/contact
Get Up in the Cool Vol. 2 is now available: https://camerondewhitt.bandcamp.com/
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Cameron DeWhitt's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/camerondewhitt?sub_confirmation=1
Listen to Think Outside the Box Set: http://boxset.website

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Episode 121: David Hoffmann (So Uncool it's Cool) Dec 19, 2018

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is David Hoffmann. We recorded this in the backyard of Hunter and Suzy Owens’ house in Sydney.

Tunes we'll play:
Forked Deer
Five Miles of Ellum Wood
Redbird
Hanged Man’s Reel
Far on the Mountain
Bonus track: 9th of January

This episode is brought to you in part by Elderly Instruments in Lansing, Michigan. It’s a great place to look for new and vintage instruments and stock up on picks and tuners and strings. If you’re not anywhere near their brick and mortar store, you should checkout their online store at https://www.elderly.com/.

Narrownecks website: https://www.narrownecks.com/
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