Videos tagged with banjomusic

This YouTube video appears to be a musical performance, likely a song titled "I'm Dying, Mother." The description and title suggest a somber or emotional theme, referencing sadness, gloom, and a sense of impending doom. The provided hashtags indicate the music genre is gospel and folk, with specific mention of banjo music and a performer named Clifton Hicks. There is no indication of any firearms-related content in the provided title or description.

This YouTube video, titled 'Strings UNDER PRESSURE', focuses on banjo maintenance and string replacement. Clifton Hicks, the presenter, advises against using steel strings on older banjos and provides a demonstration on how to switch to nylon strings. The description also promotes his Patreon page, online courses, merchandise, and music streaming platforms, highlighting his expertise in banjo heritage and performance.

This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks performing "Morphine Blues" on an old-time banjo, with a focus on clawhammer banjo technique. The video title and description highlight banjo-related content and promote Clifton Hicks's various platforms for music, lessons, and merchandise, including Patreon, Banjo Heritage, Bandcamp, Spotify, and iTunes. It also includes options for donations via PayPal and Venmo.

This YouTube video features a clawhammer banjo lesson on the tune "The Dying Soldier" (also known as "Brother Green"). The instructor, Clifton Hicks, learned the song from a recording by Rev. Buell Kazee. He specifies his instrument as a 1940s Bacon "Belmont" banjo and mentions its tuning (fCFAC ~ gDGBD). The description also includes numerous links to his Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, merchandise store, Spotify, iTunes, PayPal, Venmo, and YouTube memberships.

This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks performing a 6-string banjo rendition of the American Primitive Guitar piece "Wild Bill Jones," originally by Roscoe Holcomb. Hicks utilizes a 1960s Harmony guitar tuned to DADGAD for his performance. The description provides multiple links for supporting the artist, including Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, merchandise, Spotify, iTunes, PayPal, Venmo, and YouTube channel memberships. The video is tagged extensively with genres and related musical terms, highlighting "oldtimemusic," "folkmusic," and "rootsmusic."

This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks performing "Two White Horses," a song learned from a 1949 John Lee Hooker recording. The description highlights the song's similarity to Dock Boggs' "Rub Alcohol Blues" and its tuning to "False Hearted Lover's Blues." The video's description heavily promotes Hicks' online presence, including Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, merch store, Spotify, iTunes, PayPal, Venmo, and YouTube channel memberships, all under the "Banjo Heritage" umbrella.

This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks performing a rendition of "False Hearted Lover's Blues," a song originally recorded by Dock Boggs in 1927. Hicks notes that the melody is derived from "Hustling Gamblers," also known as "Country Blues," and mentions other artists who have recorded notable versions, including Doc Watson, Ralph Stanley, Levon Helm, Riley Baugus, and Hank III. Hicks plays an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo tuned to f♯DGAD. The description also provides links to various platforms where viewers can support the artist and access his music, including Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, and Spotify.

This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks playing "Hook and Line" on a handmade mountain banjo. He highlights that this particular banjo, based on eastern Kentucky examples, differs from North Carolina mountain banjos by having its hide tacked directly to the pot, lacking an internal tension system. The description also includes links to his Patreon, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, Venmo, and PayPal for those who wish to support his music.

This video features Clifton Hicks performing the traditional banjo folk song "German War" in 2004. The recording took place in former Wehrmacht barracks located in Buedingen, Germany. The description provides links to the artist's Patreon, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, Venmo, and PayPal for those interested in supporting his music.

This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks playing "Going Up North" on an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo tuned to fCFAC. Hicks learned the song from a John Jackson recording on the album "Black Banjo Songsters of North Carolina and Virginia." The description also promotes Hicks' Banjo Heritage online course and forums, his Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, Venmo, and PayPal.