For enthusiasts of early banjo
Mark Weems's Videos (161)
Traditional Gourd Drum
Use headphones or speakers for full effect. A whole cut in the side like an Udu drum really makes t… Mark Weems Nov 18, 2017 39 views
Newlin, Weems & Woods-Valdez at Bennett Place Historic Site, 2017
The rain made playing our period banjos and tambo impossible, but we still had fun. Mark Weems Nov 9, 2017 118 views
Calimbe
Mark Weems Nov 5, 2017 120 views
Peasant's Dance from Queen Mab
From James Aird's Collection, 1780's. Mark Weems Oct 25, 2017 74 views
Regatta Minuet
A lovely tune collected in Southside, Virginia, late 18th century. Mark Weems Oct 21, 2017 126 views
Musieu Bainjo Mister Banjo
4 String Gourd Banjo, Ashborn Parlor Guitar (c.1850), Tambourine, Shakere, Whistle. Mark Weems Oct 15, 2017 156 views
Jim Along Josie (Sweeney Early Banjo Convergence, 2017)
Mark Weems Sep 22, 2017 100 views
Jenny Get Your Hoecake Done
Joe Ayers, Mark Weems, & Paul Draper on the Meeks General Store porch during the Sweeney Banjo… Mark Weems Sep 11, 2017 58 views
Torps Waltz
Played on a circa 1850 James Ashborn guitar. Mark Weems Jul 25, 2017 108 views
Riding With Old Mosby
My just acquired original James Ashborn guitar from the late 1840's. Mark Weems Jul 1, 2017 196 views
Mid 19th Century Minstrel Tambourine
A great reproduction made by Dave Kirchner in Maryland. Goat skin head. Mark Weems Jun 13, 2017 637 views
Old Dominion Reel
G.P Knauff (1839) tune on a tied-gut fretted gourd. Mark Weems Jun 11, 2017 100 views
Seprewa & Gourd Banjo Improv #1
Mark Weems May 22, 2017 64 views
Seprewa Power of Music
These two instruments were collected by Sloane on his trip to Jamaica in the 1680's. Early banjo tu… Mark Weems Jan 27, 2017 128 views
Rakes of Mallow
A popular Irish polka from the 1700's on a fretted Ashborn reproduction banjo. Mark Weems Jan 7, 2017 106 views
Butler's Jig on a Fretted Ashborn Banjo
My new Ashborn reproduction banjo. Only five of these were ever made and now I've got one! Mark Weems Dec 19, 2016 108 views
Gumbo Chaff
One of the most popular comic songs of the 1830's. Played on a 4 string "Liberty" gourd banjo made… Mark Weems Nov 21, 2016 116 views
The Reverend Robert Jones playing Josh Thomas' "Roustabout"
The Rev. playing his giant 4 string gourd banjo and singing! Mark Weems Oct 24, 2016 196 views
Circus Jig: Tom Berghan & Mark Weems
Sweeney Minstrel, 4 String Gourd, Percussion, and Vocal! Mark Weems Oct 12, 2016 116 views
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