Episode 420: Mark Olitsky (Changing as a Musician)

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Mark Olitsky. We recorded this last month at the Minnesota Bluegrass August Festival. Thanks for having us!

Tunes in this episode:

• John Brown’s Dream (1:05)


• Georgia Railroad (19:52)


• Elk River Blues (38:46)


• Darling Nellie Gray (59:20)


• Possum On a Rail (1:16:49)


• Bonus Track: Garfield’s Blackberry Blossom

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