Episode 343: Tray Wellington (Bluegrass Banjo and Oppositional Self Expression)

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Tray Wellington. We recorded this last month in Bellevue, Washington at Wintergrass. Tune in this episode: Half Past Four (1:20) Squirrel Hunters (21:55) Crooked Mind (Tray Wellington original) (33:41) Moon in Motion One (Tray Wellington original) (41:02) Valley Forge (49:06) Bonus track: Art Stamper’s Chinquapin Hunting Tray Wellington’s website Follow him on Instagram Facebook The CBA Summer Music Camp takes place June 11th through the 14th at the beautiful Nevada County Fairgrounds in Grass Valley, California. Daily instrument classes, workshops, jams, square dances, and faculty concerts are all attended outdoors among the pine trees. This year’s world class faculty include: Jake Blount, Allison de Groot and Tatiana Hargreaves, Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms, John Reischman, Mike Witcher, and the band Mile Twelve, among others. You can learn more about the camp and register online at cbacamp.com Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon Buy Get Up in the Cool merch like t-shirts, phone cases, and masks! Sign up at Pitchfork Banjo for my clawhammer instructional series! Schedule a banjo lesson with Cameron Check out Cameron’s other podcast, Think Outside the Box Set Check out Cameron’s old time trio Tall Poppy String Band Support Get Up in the Cool