Episode 231: Annie Staninec (The Bluegrass vs. Old Time Dichotomy, Improvisation, and Musical Upbringing)

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Annie Staninec! We recorded this in person, outside my front door, socially distant back in early November.

Tunes and songs in this episode:

Salt River

Steely Rag

Old Dirty Boot (Betse Ellis original)

All the Way Across Texas (Paul Schelasky original)

I’ve Always Been a Rambler

Bonus track: Elzic’s Farewell

Annie Staninec’s website: https://anniestaninec.com/

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Attend "A Place in the Band: Women in Bluegrass and American Roots Music" on February 26: lhttps://www.blueridgemusiccenter.org/concert-calendar/a-place-in-the-band/

Get your tickets for the Winter Online Old Time Banjo Festival, January 29-31! https://www.cathymarcy.com/winter-online-old-time-banjo-festival/

Sign up for my workshops with the Old Town School of Folk Music:

February 21: Anticipated Notes and Ghost Strokes: https://www.oldtownschool.org/classes/detail/?courseid=6812

February 28: Slides from Every Angle: https://www.oldtownschool.org/classes/detail/?courseid=6813

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