This video features a musical performance of the folk song "Stagolee shot Billy, he shot him with his forty-four." The description details the historical inspiration for the song, which recounts the true story of Shelton "Stag" Lee shooting Billy Lyons in 1895. The performer, Clifton Hicks, plays an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo tuned to gCGCD and draws lyrical inspiration from Mississippi John Hurt. The video also promotes various platforms for accessing tabs, exclusive content, music, and merchandise.
This video is a musical performance of the folk song "John Henry," likely featuring banjo. The description heavily promotes the creator's Patreon, highlighting exclusive content like tablature, photos, and forums. It also directs viewers to other platforms for courses, merchandise, streaming music, and donations. The content appears to be focused on traditional music and banjo performance.
This video features a performance of the folk song "East Virginia" played on an 1888 Luscomb banjo. The description provides links to the artist's Patreon, online courses, merchandise, and streaming services, encouraging viewers to support his work and access exclusive content, including tablature for the song. The artist, Clifton Hicks, is known for his banjo heritage content.
This YouTube video, titled "On the Road Somewhere" and also known as "Got a Mule to Ride" and "Bottled in Bond," features Clifton Hicks performing a traditional bawdy blues banjo song. The description highlights the song's origins among railroad workers, hobos, and in Appalachian camps. It directs viewers to various platforms for tablature, online courses, merchandise, streaming music, and donations, including Patreon, Banjo Heritage, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, and PayPal. The video's content is entirely focused on traditional folk music and banjo performance, with no mention or relevance to firearms.
This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks performing an original banjo arrangement of the folk song "Cotton Eyed Joe." He explains the song's historical roots, dating back to enslaved Americans in the 1850s, with the first printed version appearing in 1882. Hicks learned the lyrics from Jerron Paxton and composed the arrangement in f♯DGAD tuning. He highlights his use of an 1890s S. S. Stewart "Thoroughbred" banjo and promotes his Patreon, website, and other platforms for tablature, courses, merchandise, and music. The description also includes the song's lyrics.
This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks performing the folk song "Sugar Hill." He learned the song from Matt Kinman and Josh Hayes in Watauga County, North Carolina, in the summer of 2008. Kinman, originally from Arizona, played the fiddle, and Hayes, from Wilkes County, played the banjo. The description also includes multiple links to Clifton Hicks' Patreon, SubscribeStar, Banjo Heritage website, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, and PayPal for support and access to tablature, merchandise, and music.
This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks performing the folk song "Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie." The description highlights the song's history, noting its origins as "The Ocean Buried" in 1839 and its evolution into cowboy versions appearing in the early 1900s. Hicks mentions being influenced by Carl T. Sprague's 1926 recording and a more recent, stripped-down rendition by Scottish banjoist Sam Shackleton. The video also promotes various platforms for accessing tablature, lessons, music, and merchandise related to banjo heritage.
This YouTube video features a performance of the song "In the Pines," also known as "Where Did You Sleep Last Night." The artist, Clifton Hicks, plays a 1920s Slingerland banjo tuned to a custom open tuning. The description highlights various platforms where viewers can support the artist, including Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, and PayPal/Venmo for donations. The video also promotes the "Banjo Heritage" online course, forums, and merchandise. While the title mentions Nirvana and Kurt Cobain in relation to the song's popular cover, the content itself is focused on traditional folk and bluegrass music performed on the banjo.
This YouTube video offers a two-finger banjo lesson for the folk song "Shortnin' Bread." The instructor, Clifton Hicks, uses an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo and discusses its tuning. The description also provides historical context for the song, mentioning its publication in 1900 and potential origins in a pre-existing black folk song. The video promotes various platforms for exclusive content, music, and community engagement, including a website, Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, Spotify, and iTunes, as well as donation links.
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 video features a performance of the folk song "Boots and Leggings" (also known as "Old Man From Over The Sea" or Roud 362). The performer plays an authentic 1840s William E. Boucher Jr. minstrel banjo, an instrument with historical significance. The song's lineage is traced back to 1730 and its widespread presence in folk traditions. The description also includes links to the performer's various online platforms for music, merchandise, and community engagement.
This video features Clifton Hicks playing "Alabama Bound" on an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo. He shares the song's connection to his migrant farm worker grandfather from Alabama and his influences, including Henry Thomas, Lead Belly, and Papa Charlie Jackson. Hicks details the specific tuning used (gDGBD) and provides links to his Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, merchandise, streaming platforms, and payment options.
