This YouTube video, titled 'How to Get Better BANJO Slides,' features Clifton Hicks providing instruction on improving banjo sliding techniques. The description highlights that Hicks explains these techniques for both fretted and fretless banjos. It also heavily promotes his Patreon page for exclusive tablature, photos, and forum access, as well as his 'Banjo Heritage' online course, merchandise, and music streaming platforms (Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes), and donation options via PayPal.
This video features Dan Gellert playing "Eph Got a Coon" on a fretless 5-string banjo. The performance took place at Hagood Mill Historic Site on July 19, 2025. The description highlights the specific instrument and location, suggesting a focus on traditional or folk music performance.
This video showcases a handmade, fretless Kentucky mountain banjo built by Clifton Hicks. The description details the instrument's construction materials, including black walnut, red oak, red cedar, and wormy chestnut, with a natural goat skin head and hemp oil/beeswax finish. It highlights the absence of metal parts and power tools, emphasizing hand-tool craftsmanship. The video also promotes an upcoming Banjo Extravaganza event at Hagood Mill Historic Site in Pickens, SC, featuring musical presentations and live performances by various banjo artists.
This YouTube video features Matthew Govig performing the song "Barbara Allen" on a fretless gourd banjo. The description indicates that Govig likely learned this particular arrangement of the song from Noah Payne during a visit to Kentucky. The instrument itself is a traditional gourd banjo, handcrafted by Clifton Hicks. The video also promotes "Banjo Heritage," encouraging viewers to support it through Patreon, online courses, and merchandise.
This video showcases a performance of the song "Trouble on My Mind" played on a fretless gourd banjo handmade by the creator. The artist learned the tune from David Hurt and Rufus Crisp, and the instrument features a 4-string setup. The video description provides multiple links to the artist's Patreon, website, merchandise, and music platforms, encouraging viewer support and engagement. The tuning used is BBE♭F♯ at 432 Hz.
This video showcases the creation of a homemade fretless banjo, built by the creator in 2018. The description highlights the unique construction, featuring a 19th-century oak dry measure as the banjo's pot, reinforced with iron straps. While not considered the creator's best work, it is noted for its interesting construction and pleasing sound. The description also includes extensive promotional links for the creator's Patreon, website, merchandise, and streaming music platforms.
This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks performing "Rooster Crow Medley" by Uncle Dave Macon, which he identifies as a variation of the tune "Sally Goodin." He plays a fretless minstrel banjo tuned to eAEAB to emulate Macon's arrangement, noting that Macon likely used a gCGBD tuning for his recording. The description also provides links to a Patreon for tablature, a "Banjo Heritage" online course and forums, SubscribeStar, merchandise, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, PayPal, and a YouTube channel membership. Hashtags include #cliftonhicks, #banjoheritage, #banjo, #bluegrass, #americana, and #432hz.
This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks performing a solo rendition of the hymn "Nothing But the Blood of Jesus" on a replica 1840s-style fretless "minstrel" banjo. The performance is tuned to 432 Hz. The description provides historical context for the hymn, mentioning its composer Robert Lowry and its first public performance. It also details the specific banjo used and the tuning, offering tablature and other resources through Patreon and Banjo Heritage. The video's primary focus is musical performance with a historical and instrument-specific emphasis.
This video features Aaron Stephens playing traditional banjo tunes "Rooster Crow" and "Old Coon Dog" on a 2010s Nate Calkins fretless banjo. The performance takes place on the back porch of the historic Burdine house, a log home built around 1790, now located at the Hagood Mill Historic Site in Pickens, South Carolina. The description also includes multiple links for supporting the artist and creator through platforms like Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, and direct payment methods, along with links to the artist's Spotify and iTunes profiles.
This video features Clifton Hicks playing "Trouble On My Mind" on a handmade, fretless, 4-string gourd banjo. He learned the tune from David Hurt and Rufus Crisp, referencing their Kentucky origins. The banjo is tuned to BBE♭F♯ at 432 Hz. The description also includes multiple links to his various online platforms for music, merchandise, and financial support, including Patreon, Bandcamp, Spotify, and iTunes.
This video showcases a rare, early 20th-century fretless tack-head banjo, described as an outstanding example of Southern folk art. The banjo features a heart pine neck, steam-bent white oak pot, hand-carved walnut tuners, and an original skin head with an iron hoop and nails. The description highlights tool marks and heavy use-wear, indicating frequent play, with deep grooves on the fretless fingerboard. The only known provenance is a note stating it was found in Virginia. The video also includes links to the creator's Bandcamp, merchandise store, Spotify, iTunes, Venmo, and PayPal.
This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks playing 'The Cuckoo' on a fretless banjo tuned to 432 Hz. The performance is described as taking place outdoors, emphasizing a traditional music experience. The video includes lyrics to the song and links to the artist's Patreon, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, Venmo, and PayPal for fans to support his work. Hashtags provided relate to traditional, old-time, folk, and banjo music, specifically mentioning clawhammer banjo.
