This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks playing the song "Buffalo," also known as "Roustabout" or "Hop High." Hicks clarifies the song's origins, attributing it to Elizabeth Cotten and Dink Roberts of North Carolina, and dispels the misattribution of "Roustabout" as the original title. He also touches on historical context, mentioning the sighting of bison by John Smith and their eradication. The video highlights the specific banjo tuning used (eAEG♯B) and promotes various platforms for accessing tablature and other content, including Patreon, Banjo Heritage, and Bandcamp. The overall focus is on traditional banjo music and its historical roots.
This video features Blaine Chappell performing "Roustabout" on a 1920s Vega Tubaphone banjo. The performance takes place on the back porch of the historic Burdine house, built around 1790, now located at the Hagood Mill Historic Site in Pickens, South Carolina. The banjo is tuned to gDGBD. The description also includes several links to artist Clifton Hicks's platforms, including Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, PayPal, Venmo, and YouTube channel membership.
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