Episode 430: Irene Herrmann (Old Time Mandolin and Fiddle and The Harmony Sisters)

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friend is Irene Herrmann! We recorded this last week at her home in Santa Cruz, CA.

Tunes in this episode:

• Walking in the Parlor (0:35)


• Betty Likens (18:25)


• Folding Down the Sheets (31:34)


• Shoes and Stockings (47:31)


• Sheep Shells Corn by the Rattle of his Horn (52:47)


• Bonus Track: Shaking Down the Acorns

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