Episode 435: Countercurrent (Original Tunes and Writing Anti-Capitalist Folk Music)

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friends are Alex Sturbaum and Brian Lindsay of Countercurrent! We recorded this last week at my home in Portland, OR. Tunes in this episode: Mississippi Snagboat (1:16) Brighter / No Fun Allowed (Countercurrent original) (13:24) The Fox (Nancy Kerr original) (21:21) Six Workers Dead in Illinois (Alex Sturbaum original) (37:23) The Reptile Room (Countercurrent original) (51:55) Bonus Track: Ursa Minor (Countercurrent original) / Little Billy Wilson Visit Countercurrent’s website Follow Countercurrent on Instagram Sign up for Cameron’s Ear Training for Old Time workshop series Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon Send Tax Deductible Donations to Get Up in the Cool through Fracture Atlas Sign up at Pitchfork Banjo for my clawhammer instructional series! Schedule a banjo lesson with Cameron Visit Tall Poppy String Band’s website and follow us on Instagram Support Get Up in the Cool