Episode 401: Keala Venema (Old Time Fiddle, Shamisen, and Chatting with Instruments)

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Keala Venema. We recorded this last week in Lansing, Michigan.

Tune in this episode:

• Texas (1:04)


• Candy Girl (16:39)


• Cluck Old Hen (33:58)


• Julianne Johnson (39:52)


• Billy in the Lowground (44:38)


• Bonus Track: Big Scioty

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