Episode 63: Hunter Walker (Dulcimer Ambassador)

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friend is Hunter Walker from Long Point String Band, with special guest guitarist and also friend Brian Bell! Hunter plays the mountain dulcimer, an instrument I haven’t had much exposure to, so… I’m probably not qualified to say this, but I think he’s probably the best. I heard him play for the first time the night before we recorded this and I had an immediate, physically emotional reaction. The man’s music is breathtaking. And when it’s not breathtaking, it’s super fun and clever. I'm excited for you all to hear it! Tunes we’ll play: Hangman’s Reel Shelvin’ Rock Marlboro County So Sang the Mountain Maysville Bonus track: Piney Woods Long Point String Band's Self-titled album: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/longpointstringband  Like and follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/longpointstringband/?ref=br_rs Subscribe to their YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxa_uACCXmbtwD9j3c8xq0g  Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/getupinthecool Support Get Up in the Cool

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Get Up in the Cool features conversations and musical collaborations with some of Old Time music's heaviest hitters, like Ken Perlman, Adam Hurt, Spencer & Rains, and Jake Blount. As an interviewer, Cameron balances an effusive curiosity for the potential of traditional music with a dogged respect for its origins. Serving as audience surrogate, Cameron asks illuminating questions to Old Time's best and brightest while telling the larger story of the tradition's modern era.