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Clifton Hicks - Cumberland Gap

Clifton Hicks - Cumberland Gap

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Published on May 6, 2017
Duration: 2:44

This video showcases Clifton Hicks playing "Cumberland Gap" on a 1910 Weymann "Keystone State" banjo tuned to fDGCD. Hicks learned the tune from Lee Sexton of Kentucky. The description highlights various banjo playing styles such as overhand, clawhammer, two finger, thumb lead, frailing, and stroke styles. It also touches upon historical and anthropological aspects of old-time music, including southern Appalachian mountain hoedown, early minstrel show techniques, breakdowns, blues, waltz pieces, tin pan alley, Afro-Caribbean and West African influences, Cajun, zydeco, Métis, Creole, Melungeon, and indigenous North American music traditions. A comprehensive list of influential old-time musicians and songsters is provided.

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