Videos tagged with 5-string Banjo

This video features Clifton Hicks performing the Civil War ballad 'Brother Green' on a 5-string banjo. The performance showcases traditional fingerstyle and clawhammer techniques. The song's lyrics depict a dying soldier's final requests to his brother.

This guide details the performance of a traditional folk/blues song on a 5-string banjo, as demonstrated by Clifton Hicks. It covers instrumental introductions, vocal delivery, song structure, and advanced fingerpicking techniques. Hicks, demonstrating high expertise, acknowledges the complexity of the arrangement.

This video features Clifton Hicks playing a 5-string banjo with a traditional clawhammer or fingerstyle technique. The song's lyrics humorously discuss the perceived freedoms of single life and advise against marriage for happiness.

This video features Clifton Hicks performing a song about moonshining. While the content is musically focused, it does not contain firearm-related information, making it irrelevant for this context.

This video features Clifton Hicks performing a traditional folk song on a 5-string banjo. The performance showcases advanced clawhammer banjo techniques and traditional vocal styling, characteristic of old-time American folk music. The lyrics and instrumental sections evoke a sense of travel and departure.

This video features Clifton Hicks performing a traditional folk song on a 5-string banjo. The content focuses on musical performance and does not contain instructional material related to firearms.

This video features Clifton Hicks performing a traditional murder ballad on a 5-string banjo. The performance showcases advanced clawhammer technique and highlights the somber, authentic tone of Appalachian folk music.

This video features Clifton Hicks playing "Morphine Blues" on a c.1900 Lyon & Healy 5-string banjo. The description includes links to his Patreon for exclusive content like tablature, photos, and forums, as well as his online banjo course, merchandise, streaming services (Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes), PayPal donations, and YouTube channel membership. The content focuses on banjo music and related resources.

This video features Clifton Hicks playing and singing "Cold Icy Mountain" (Old Piney Mountain) on a 5-string gourd banjo that he handmade. The description heavily promotes his various online platforms, including Patreon, Banjo Heritage courses and merchandise, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, and PayPal donations, encouraging viewers to support his work through subscriptions, purchases, or direct contributions.

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 YouTube video features Murphy Campbell performing and singing the song "Two Sisters" on a 5-string banjo. The performance takes place at the historic Hagood Mill Site in North Carolina. The video highlights Murphy Campbell's musical talent with the banjo.

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.