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Old Jonny Booker
A classic Joel Walker Sweeny song from Southside Virginia. First published in 1840. Mark Weems Oct 28, 2014 102 views
Rumsey's Jig
One of my favorites from Frank Converse's Banjo Without A Master (1865) Mark Weems Oct 27, 2014 75 views
Swanee by George Gershwin. Played on Classic Banjo
From a transcription I made of the 1920 recording played by the Fred Van Eps Quartet. Piano arrange… thereallyniceman Oct 27, 2014 108 views
Camptown Races
"16 June ,1854 at Shimoda This song was composed by Stephen Collins Foster in 1850." Samurai banjo Oct 26, 2014 180 views
Massa's in de Cold, Cold Ground
"5 May 29,1854 at Hakodate. This song was composed by Stephen Collins Foster in 1852. " Samurai banjo Oct 26, 2014 110 views
Picayune Butler ~ Ladies Won't You Marry?
"American popular song by the Japanese for the first time listened. It is played at the Black Ship… Samurai banjo Oct 26, 2014 126 views
The Matthew Calbraith Perry Black Ship music account of a trip Hakodate performance
May 29th, 2014 Hakodate TV News! Samurai banjo Oct 25, 2014 70 views
The Perry's Black Ship minstrel show account of a trip digest at Yohohama
Japanese Samurai in the first time Japan listens to the popular music in America with Matthew Calbr… Samurai banjo Oct 25, 2014 62 views
Angeline the Baker
"Japanese Olio Minstrels 2014" This is pop in America where the person listened in the samurai in t… Samurai banjo Oct 25, 2014 100 views
The Matthew Calbraith Perry Black Ship music account of a trip back to in 1854
"The Matthew Calbraith Perry Black Ship music account of a trip back to in 1854." Japanese TV news!! Samurai banjo Oct 25, 2014 65 views
Angelina Baker
This song, published in 1850, was written by Stephen Foster for the Christy Minstrels. Paul Draper Oct 24, 2014 210 views
Blue Eagle Jail
From F. B. Converse's "green" book, 1865. The Monroe County Jail in Rochester, NY was given the nam… Paul Draper Oct 22, 2014 110 views
Les Sylphides (Mazourka).
From Buckley's 1868 book. Paul Draper Oct 21, 2014 92 views
A Rovin'
An Elizabethan Sea Shanty c 1560. Music only, no lyrics here. Vince Abadie Oct 13, 2014 110 views
Early American Gourd Banjo and Brazilian Berimbau
I met Berimbau player Alex Followill today at Durham's Leigh Farm Historic Site's grand opening and… Mark Weems Oct 11, 2014 89 views
The Boatman's Dance
A minstrel tune. Vince Abadie Oct 9, 2014 126 views
The Blue Bell Polka
From Kerr's First Collection. Tim Twiss Oct 6, 2014 79 views
The Old Jonny Booker Band ~ Performance Workshop
The Old Jonny Booker Band performs a history-based performance workshop at Hoppin' John Old Time an… Mark Weems Oct 5, 2014 140 views
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The Bristol Hornpipe
From Kerr's 1st Collection Tim Twiss Oct 3, 2014 25 views
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