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 video features Clifton Hicks playing "Morphine Blues" on a handmade mountain banjo constructed from yellow poplar and black walnut. He mentions the banjo is tuned roughly to fCFAC and offers tablature for the song. The description primarily promotes his Patreon, Banjo Heritage courses, merchandise, and streaming music on platforms like Bandcamp, Spotify, and iTunes, along with donation links.
This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks playing "Boots and Leggings" on a handmade West Virginia-style mountain banjo. He learned the tune from a 1960s field recording by Aunt Molly Jackson of Clay County, Kentucky. The description heavily promotes his Patreon page for exclusive content like tablature, photos, and forums, as well as his Banjo Heritage online course, merchandise, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, and PayPal donations. He also highlights his YouTube channel membership.
This video showcases three distinct versions of the banjo tune "Little Grey Mule" (also known as "The Wild Boar"). The content features performances on a 1910 Weymann "Keystone State" banjo and two handmade mountain banjos (one 4-string and one 5-string), all played by Clifton Hicks. The description highlights the historical origins of the tune, referencing Roscoe Halcomb's 1950s recording and the tune's older community name. It also provides numerous links for supporting the artist through Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, and donations, as well as merchandise and educational resources via Banjo Heritage.
This YouTube video features a performance of the song "Long Steel Rail," which heavily draws from the "Stagolee" (or Stagger Lee) narrative. The description details the song's origins, mentioning the historical figure Shelton "Stag" Lee and his crime. The performance utilizes American chestnut mountain banjos, with specific tuning details provided. While the song's narrative involves a violent incident and the use of a firearm, the video itself is a musical performance and historical storytelling piece, not a direct review or demonstration of firearms. The description explicitly mentions "Stag Lee shot Billy he shot him with his forty-four," providing a specific caliber reference.
This video showcases a rare, hand-carved American Chestnut mountain banjo, likely made between 1970-1990 in the style of Stanley Hicks. The video features performances of "Beaver Dam Road" and "Long Steel Rail," with detailed lyrical analysis of "Stagolee." The instrument is identified as an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo. The description includes extensive promotional links for banjo heritage courses, merchandise, music streaming, and donation platforms, all under the "Banjo Heritage" brand associated with Clifton Hicks. The content is deeply rooted in traditional Appalachian music and banjo craftsmanship.
This YouTube video features a banjo lesson for the song "Bright Sunny South," learned from a 1960s recording by Dock Boggs. The instructor, Clifton Hicks, mentions that noteworthy versions have also been recorded by Merle & Doc Watson, and Alison Krauss & Dan Tyminski. He specifies the tuning and instrument used: an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo tuned fCFA♯C ~ gDGCD. The video also includes lyrics to the song, which speaks of a young man going to war. Links are provided for the TAB, Patreon, BanjoHeritage.com, and various social media and purchase platforms.
This YouTube video features a performance of the song "Bright Sunny South" by Clifton Hicks. The description highlights the song's origins, with Hicks learning it from a Dock Boggs recording and mentioning notable versions by Merle & Doc Watson and Alison Krauss & Dan Tyminski. Hicks's instrument is identified as an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo, tuned to gDGCD. The description also includes various links for supporting Clifton Hicks's banjo heritage work, including Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, and merchandise.
This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks performing a banjo rendition of the folk song 'Indian Tribes of Tennessee,' also known as 'Old Cumberland Land' or 'The Cumberland.' The description delves into the song's historical context, suggesting its composition before 1830 and its connection to indigenous societies in eastern Tennessee and early pioneer settlements on the Cumberland Plateau. It highlights verses referencing both prehistoric mound-building and the hardships faced by settlers, including harsh weather and the scarcity of religious services. Several alternative titles and historical sources are mentioned, along with links to the artist's music and merchandise platforms.
This YouTube video presents a banjo lesson featuring an original composition titled "Ballad of Kyle Rittenhouse (How Came That Blood)". The composer, Clifton Hicks, notes that the song was created shortly after the events involving Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The melody is an arrangement of a traditional English folk song with various historical titles. The video offers tablature for the banjo performance and promotes various platforms for supporting the artist, including Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, and merchandise. It's framed as an ASMR experience.
This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks performing and teaching a banjo lesson for the tune "Drunkard's Doom" (also known as "I Saw a Man at the Close of Day"). The lesson focuses on playing the song on a fretless gourd banjo. Hicks learned this rendition from Matt Kinman in Watauga County, North Carolina. The video provides links for tablature on Patreon, Bandcamp, merchandise on BanjoHeritage.org, and streaming on Spotify and iTunes. It also highlights a PayPal link for donations and YouTube members-only content.
This video features Clifton Hicks performing the song "Drunkard's Doom" (also known as "I Saw a Man at the Close of Day") on a 5-string gourd banjo made in Jamaica by Jeff Menzies. Hicks learned the song from Matt Kinman and provides the lyrics in the description. The song tells a cautionary tale about alcoholism. The description also includes links to Hicks' Patreon, Bandcamp, merch store, and streaming platforms, along with several hashtags related to traditional and folk music.
