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 features Clifton Hicks playing the traditional song "Muddy Road" (also known as "Willie Moore," "County Jail," "Fall On My Knees," and "Lonesome Road") on a handmade gourd banjo. He learned the song from a 1960s recording by Claude Wolfenbarger. Hicks details his instrument's construction and the specific tuning used (dADF♯A ~ gDGBD). The video also includes multiple links for viewers to support his work through platforms like Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, and direct payment methods.
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