Videos tagged with 5-String Banjo

This video features Clifton Hicks performing 'Lonesome Road Blues' on a 5-string Vega banjo. The performance showcases advanced fingerpicking techniques characteristic of traditional American folk music. Hicks concludes by encouraging audience engagement to support old-timey banjo 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.

This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks demonstrating two versions of a banjo tune titled "Cackling Hen." The description highlights an early-style handmade gourd banjo and an 1888 Luscomb 5-string banjo, both played in tunings below gGCE and gCGCE respectively. The creator also promotes their Patreon, Banjo Heritage courses, merchandise, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, and donation links. The video includes hashtags related to Clifton Hicks, banjo heritage, banjo, bluegrass, and Americana, with a mention of 432hz tuning.

This YouTube video features a clawhammer banjo lesson with William Hall, teaching a rare Anglo-American ballad from Orgus "Gran" Hudson of Knott County, Kentucky. The instructor, Clifton Hicks, plays a 1920s Washburn "Donut" banjo with a converted neck. The description also includes links to the instructor's Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, merch store, Spotify, iTunes, PayPal, Venmo, and YouTube channel membership, promoting his musical work and offerings.

This video features Clifton Hicks performing "Triflin' Woman," a song learned from Josh Hayes, who in turn learned it from a 1962 recording by Frank Proffitt. Hicks plays a handmade 5-string gourd banjo tuned to approximately eBEG♯B. The description also includes links to his Bandcamp, merchandise store, Patreon, and other platforms. The lyrics express frustration with a partner who spends money lavishly while the singer works hard and wears rags, and who prefers to be seen on the "log road" rather than engage in domestic tasks. The song conveys a strong sense of weariness and dissatisfaction with the relationship.

This video features Mabel Cawthorn, a bootlegger from Carnesville, Georgia, playing traditional banjo tunes. She performs "Old Reuben" (also known as "Train 45", "500 Miles", or "Reuben's Train") and "John Henry" on her 5-string banjo. The recording took place at her home on September 25, 1985, and is part of the Georgia Folklore Collection from the University of Georgia, sourced by Arthur S. Rosenbaum. The description includes a disclaimer about fair use for educational purposes.

This video features Clifton Hicks performing his song "Crying Shame," a personal tribute reflecting on loss and survival. While the song's themes are deeply personal and touch upon themes of hardship and resilience, the provided data does not contain direct information about firearms, tactical gear, or shooting techniques. The content is primarily a musical performance with lyrical narratives.

This video showcases a Lyon & Healy 5-string banjo from the late 1880s/early 1890s, manufactured in Chicago, Illinois. Key features highlighted include its 12-inch rim, 28-inch scale length, original tuners, and most of its original ball-end tension nuts. The description notes that ball-end nuts were marketed towards 'lady' banjoists to prevent clothing snags and saw a decline in popularity around 1890. The video also includes promotional links for the creator's Patreon, merchandise, and music platforms.