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"I hereby dub thee The Old Fiddlin' Merchant. Any better yet?"

Mark Weems replied Jun 13, 2014 to Hot off the Press! The Music of Old Joe Sweeny

 12 Jun 14, 2014
Reply by Michael Pasquerette

"It features 21 versions of twelve songs and tunes. This is just a little first print…"

Mark Weems replied Jun 12, 2014 to Hot off the Press! The Music of Old Joe Sweeny

 12 Jun 14, 2014
Reply by Michael Pasquerette

"I was on an elevator at a theater with him 5 years ago and noticing he was having tr…"

Mark Weems replied May 20, 2014 to Not Minstrel Banjo, but Worth Noting

 3 May 20, 2014
Reply by Mark Weems

"Four Sweeny pieces - Jenny Get Your Hoe Cake Done, Jonny Boker, Ole Tare River, Ole…"

Mark Weems replied May 19, 2014 to DNA of melodies

 10 May 20, 2014
Reply by Wes Merchant

"Indeed John! While I love the sound of open strings on the banjo, I certainly agree…"

Mark Weems replied May 9, 2014 to Look Ma! No Thumb String!

 91 May 10, 2014
Reply by Leonidas (Lee) Jones

"Canaan, whatever search you did is not accurate. We have several members from  those…"

Mark Weems replied May 7, 2014 to Early Banjo Gathering in The South?

 2 May 7, 2014
Reply by Canaan Myskowski

"Yes, Tim's recordings are a great way to get all these tutor tunes in your head whil…"

Mark Weems replied May 7, 2014 to Banjo Recordings at AEBG

 14 May 13, 2014
Reply by Tim Twiss

"Dan'l, actually, there is no evidence that 5 string banjo's were commonly played in…"

Mark Weems replied May 6, 2014 to Look Ma! No Thumb String!

 91 May 10, 2014
Reply by Leonidas (Lee) Jones

"We really don't "know" these things Dan'l. They have been assumed. The pictorial rec…"

Mark Weems replied May 5, 2014 to Look Ma! No Thumb String!

 91 May 10, 2014
Reply by Leonidas (Lee) Jones

"Joseph, not only possible, but to my mind, highly plausible. A cursory study of the…"

Mark Weems replied May 2, 2014 to Look Ma! No Thumb String!

 91 May 10, 2014
Reply by Leonidas (Lee) Jones

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