This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks performing "I got me a woman on the road somewhere," also known as "Got a Mule to Ride" and "Bottled in Bond." The description highlights the song's origins in early blues, railroad worker, and Appalachian camp music. Hicks plays an 1880s J.B. Schall banjo tuned several frets below standard GCGCD tuning. The video description also heavily promotes his various online platforms including Patreon, Banjo Heritage, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, and PayPal for tablature, courses, merchandise, music streaming, and donations.
This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks playing "Old Coon Dog" (Turkey Buzzard) on an 1880s Cubley banjo. The description highlights the banjo's cheap nature, unusual features contributing to an interesting sound, and the rich character developed over 140 years of use. The video also promotes various platforms for accessing exclusive content, courses, merchandise, and music by Clifton Hicks, including Patreon, Banjo Heritage, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, and PayPal.
This YouTube video showcases an antique short-scale banjo manufactured by Fairbanks & Cole, dating back to the 1880s. The description highlights the historical partnership between instrument maker A.C. Fairbanks and banjoist W.A. Cole, detailing their respective contributions to the company and its eventual dissolution around 1890. The video also promotes various resources from the creator, Clifton Hicks, including an online banjo heritage course, Patreon and SubscribeStar pages for exclusive content, Bandcamp for music downloads, Banjo Heritage merchandise, Spotify and iTunes for music streaming, and options for PayPal and Venmo donations, as well as YouTube channel memberships. The primary focus is clearly on antique musical instruments, specifically banjos.
This video showcases a rare antique "Lady Stewart" women's banjo from the 1880s-1890s. The description details its construction, including a nine-inch German silver nickel-plated rim, wire edges, a 16-inch neck with an ebony face, raised frets, position marks, 20 nickel-plated brackets with "dress protector" nuts, ebony pegs, and a white tail-piece. The creator, Clifton Hicks, promotes his Banjo Heritage online course, Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp music, merch, and other social media platforms. The video is tagged with relevant banjo and bluegrass terms, along with the creator's name and hashtags.
This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks providing a clawhammer banjo lesson for the song "Old Blue." He explains that he learned the tune from a field recording of James "Dink" Roberts from North Carolina. Hicks plays on an 1880s Fairbanks & Cole banjo tuned to fCFAC and also mentions his gDGBD tuning. The description also includes numerous links for supporting his work through Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, and other platforms, as well as links to his music on Spotify and iTunes.
This YouTube video features a banjo instrumental titled 'Coon Hunt Walkaround', presented by Clifton Hicks. The description delves into the historical origins of the tune, referencing its appearance in "BANJO WITHOUT A MASTER" by Frank Converse (1865). The creator details his instrument, an 1880s Buckbee banjo with a specific tone ring (Hoseus or Farmer) and a slightly altered tuning. The description also provides numerous links for audience engagement, including Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, Merch, Spotify, iTunes, PayPal, Venmo, and YouTube channel memberships. The presence of the term 'Coon Hunt' is noted, which has historical associations with hunting practices.
This video showcases a Lyon & Healy 5-string banjo from the late 1880s/early 1890s, manufactured in Chicago, Illinois. Key features highlighted include its 12-inch rim, 28-inch scale length, original tuners, and most of its original ball-end tension nuts. The description notes that ball-end nuts were marketed towards 'lady' banjoists to prevent clothing snags and saw a decline in popularity around 1890. The video also includes promotional links for the creator's Patreon, merchandise, and music platforms.
This video showcases a beautiful and early circa 1880 fretless banjo, identified as a New York maker, possibly Buckbee or Cubley. The instrument features flush frets and a fancy inlaid tailpiece, highlighting its historical craftsmanship and aesthetic appeal. The description also includes links to the creator's Patreon, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, Venmo, and PayPal for those interested in supporting their work or exploring their music.
This YouTube video features a detailed examination and demonstration of a J.B. Schall "Imperial" Banjo from the 1880s-1890s. The content delves into various banjo playing techniques, including overhand, clawhammer, two-finger, and thumb lead styles, as well as traditional Southern Appalachian mountain hoedown and early minstrel show techniques. The description also highlights historical, anthropological, and musicological aspects, referencing different musical genres and cultural traditions from Afro-Caribbean to indigenous North American music. It lists a significant number of influential old-time and folk musicians and artists, providing context for the instrument's historical significance.
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