This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks, a musician who handmade his Kentucky mountain banjo. He performs a piece titled 'Sourwood Mountain' in the gDGBd tuning. The description provides extensive links to his various platforms including Patreon, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, SubscribeStar, PayPal, Venmo, and his YouTube channel's membership option. He also promotes his merchandise available at BanjoHeritage.org. The video focuses on traditional music and banjo performance.
This YouTube video explores why early banjo players, referred to as 'old-timers,' did not utilize clawhammer banjo chord shapes. The creator, Clifton Hicks, is promoting his Patreon, online courses, merchandise, and music through various links, suggesting a focus on traditional banjo playing and heritage. While the title and description revolve around banjo techniques and history, there is no mention of firearms, ammunition, manufacturers, or related topics. Therefore, the content is not relevant to the firearms category.
This YouTube video, titled 'Old-time Music is đź’©', features Clifton Hicks discussing his perspective on old-time music, asserting that much of it is not authentically old or traditional. The description provides extensive links to his various platforms, including Patreon, SubscribeStar, Banjo Heritage, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, and payment services like PayPal and Venmo, for courses, merchandise, music streaming, and donations. It also promotes his YouTube channel membership.
This video features Clifton Hicks performing "False Hearted Lover's Blues," a song learned from a 1927 Dock Boggs recording. The description highlights the melody's origin from "Hustling Gamblers" and mentions other artists who have recorded versions. The lyrics paint a grim picture of betrayal, hardship, and revenge, with a particular line mentioning a "forty-four."
This YouTube video is a clawhammer banjo lesson for the song "Raleigh and Spencer." The instructor, Clifton Hicks, shares his learned version of the tune, which he attributes to musicians from Watauga County, North Carolina, and a fiddle recording by Tommy Jarrell. He also provides historical context for the song's lyrics, debunking common Civil War associations. The video details the specific banjo used, an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb," and its tuning. Links for the instructor's online course, Patreon, Bandcamp, and other platforms are included.
This video is a clawhammer banjo lesson focusing on the song "Stagolee." The instructor explains that the lyrics are primarily derived from a recording by Mississippi John Hurt. The description delves into the historical background of Shelton "Stag" Lee, the man behind the song, detailing his notorious reputation and the incident that led to the song's narrative. The video also specifies the instrument used, an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo, and its unique tuning. Links are provided for the instructor's online courses, Patreon, music downloads, merchandise, and donation platforms.
This YouTube video is a clawhammer banjo lesson for the tune "Sally Goodin" (also known as "Rooster Crow"). The instructor, Clifton Hicks, learned the song from various sources including @CousinErn, Hiram Stamper, and Uncle Dave Macon. He details his instrument, a Terry Bell minstrel banjo reproduction, and its tuning, which Eddie Haggard referred to as "No Finger C." The video also mentions the use of Aquila's NEW Nylgut strings by Joel Hooks and provides numerous links for further engagement, including online courses, Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp music, merch, streaming platforms (Spotify, iTunes), and donation options (PayPal, Venmo, YouTube membership). The video utilizes hashtags like #cliftonhicks, #banjo, and #bluegrass.
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 video is a clawhammer banjo lesson featuring the song "Old Tar River." The instructor, Clifton Hicks, plays an 1880s Fairbanks & Cole short-scale banjo tuned to gCGBD. The description provides historical context for the song, attributing its composition to Joel Walker Sweeney and mentioning early performances by Frank Brower and Dan Emmett, as well as its first print appearance in Elias Howe's "THE COMPLETE BANJO PRECEPTOR" (1851). The description also includes various links for supporting the creator's work, such as Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, and merchandise.
This YouTube video offers a banjo lesson focusing on the clawhammer style, teaching the tune "Muddy Road." The instructor, Clifton Hicks, learned the song from a 1960s recording and notes its alternate titles like "County Jail," "Fall On My Knees," and "Lonesome Road." He also mentions that the A part melody is shared with "Willie Moore." The video showcases the instructor playing on an 1880s Fairbanks & Cole banjo, tuned to fCFAC and gDGBD. The description also provides multiple avenues for viewers to support the creator's work, including Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, and direct donations via PayPal and Venmo.
This YouTube video, titled "Alabama Bound - Clawhammer Banjo Lesson," provides a tutorial on playing an original banjo arrangement of the song "Alabama Bound." The instructor, Clifton Hicks, demonstrates both two-finger and clawhammer techniques. He references his inspirations, including "Papa" Charlie Jackson, Henry Thomas, and Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter. The video details the instrument used (an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo) and its tuning (fCFAC ~ gDGBD), as well as the strings (La Bella nylon) and bridge (Joel Hooks). The description also includes various links for supporting the artist, purchasing merchandise, and accessing his music.
This video features a clawhammer banjo lesson titled 'Coon Hunt Walkaround,' with a historical context pre-dating 1865. The lesson includes details on tuning (eAEG♯B actual / gCGBD relative) and mentions the tune's first appearance in Frank Converse's banjo tutors from the 1860s. The instructor learned it at a Civil War reenactment in Florida around 1999 and developed his version by ear, noting its similarity to Converse's original notation. Links for tab, additional platforms (SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes), merchandise, and payment options (PayPal, Venmo) are provided.
