Episode 463: Afton Coombs (Flatfooting)

Update: 2025-07-09

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friend is Afton Coombs! I recorded them in June at Earful of Fiddle in Rodney, MI.

Here's the link to the YouTube playlist of tunes from this episode!

Tunes in this episode:

Devil in the Strawstack (1:05 )

John Lusk’s Apple Blossom (13:33 )

The Blackest Crow (26:39 )

Cookhouse Joe (39:37 )

Great Big Taters (46:36 )

BONUS TRACK: The Cuckoo

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Episode 463: Afton Coombs (Flatfooting)

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Episode 463: Afton Coombs (Flatfooting)

Cameron DeWhitt

Episode 463: Afton Coombs (Flatfooting)