For enthusiasts of early banjo
Mark Weems's Videos (161)
Camp Town Hornpipe
John Diamond was all the rage as a dancer on the American stage in the 1840's. The William Hall &am… Mark Weems Nov 8, 2013 138 views
Ole Virginny Break Down
Another of Sweeny's songs, published by Henry Prentiss, Boston, 1840. In all likelihood, this piece… Mark Weems Oct 29, 2013 164 views
Old Joe: "a dulcem melody"
I was playing banjo and decided to get that old dulcimer down from the wall and have a go at it. Ho… Mark Weems Oct 14, 2013 158 views
Miss Lucy Long
Old Joe Sweeny's big hit of 1842 and one of the most popular of all Minstrel Stage numbers. Mark Weems Oct 9, 2013 222 views
Old Zip Coon
Joe Ayers (banjo), Mark Weems (fiddle), James Pentecost (jawbone), Mike Wesley (guitar), and Sule G… Mark Weems Oct 5, 2013 170 views
Jenny Get Your Hoecake Done
My arrangement of one of Joel Walker Sweeney's early signature banjo pieces, first published in 184… Mark Weems Sep 2, 2013 170 views
Over the Mountain
Joe Ayers plays "Over the Mountain" with alternate fingerings from Gumbo Chaff's Banjo Preceptor (1… Mark Weems Aug 17, 2013 120 views
Old Dominion Reel
From Benteen's Virginia Reels (1843) Mark Weems Aug 13, 2013 132 views
George Booker
From G.P. Knauff's "Virginia Reels". Published in 1839. Mark Weems Jul 29, 2013 168 views
James River Reel
From "Virginia Reels, A Collection of the Most Admired Reels, Dances. Published by F.D. Benteen, Ba… Mark Weems Jul 14, 2013 156 views
Sanford Jig: The Caribbean Mix
Sanford Jig comes from Buckley's 1860 book. On this version, we took it on down to the islands. Old… Mark Weems Jun 13, 2013 198 views
The Regatta Minuet
The Regatta Minuet comes from a 1785 Buckingham County, Virgina music copybook. It is typical of th… Mark Weems Jun 11, 2013 166 views
Sweeney Convergence: Dancing Old Dan Tucker
Mike Wesley, James Pentecost, Mark Weems and Bryant Henderson are joined by Sule Greg Wilson for a… Mark Weems May 14, 2013 160 views
Boatman's Dance Blues
This is a casual home recording of Joe Ayers' arrangement of the classic early minstrel song, Boatm… Mark Weems May 1, 2013 282 views
Jenny Get Your Hoe Cake Done!
In honour of the upcoming Sweeney Banjo Convergence, the band "Ole Tare River" (Mark Weems, James P… Mark Weems Apr 23, 2013 152 views
Parlor pickin' in Person County
Mark Weems Mar 12, 2013 237 views
Joe Ayers plays "De Old Jaw Bone"
Last year I was able to get some casual footage of Joe Ayers, at his 19th century farmhouse near th… Mark Weems Feb 25, 2013 231 views
Pease Upon a Trencher
Mark Weems Feb 17, 2013 405 views
The White Joke
An 18th Century jig once popular in Colonial Virginia. We are interrupted by two clocks (the second… Mark Weems Feb 11, 2013 651 views
The New Negro
In our recent investigations of late Colonial - Early American music that works quite naturally on… Mark Weems Dec 9, 2012 400 views
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