Videos tagged with Banjo Performance

This video delves into the true story behind the folk song 'Stagger Lee,' identifying the historical figure as Lee Shelton, a St. Louis pimp from the late 1800s. It recounts the fatal altercation on Christmas Eve 1895, where Shelton shot Bill Lyons over a stolen Stetson hat. The narrative highlights Shelton's subsequent imprisonment and eventual death, and the song's enduring legacy in American music. Clifton Hicks, an authority in traditional American music and historical storytelling, performs a rendition of the ballad.

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 a performance of the folk song "East Virginia" played on an 1888 Luscomb banjo. The description provides links to the artist's Patreon, online courses, merchandise, and streaming services, encouraging viewers to support his work and access exclusive content, including tablature for the song. The artist, Clifton Hicks, is known for his banjo heritage content.

This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks playing two traditional tunes, "Morphine Blues" and "Bonnie George Campbell," on a c. 1900 Lyon & Healy banjo. The banjo is tuned to ~ gDGBD. The video description includes various links for viewers to support the creator, including Patreon, SubscribeStar, Banjo Heritage courses and merchandise, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, PayPal, and YouTube channel memberships. The focus is on historical banjo performance and promoting the creator's various platforms and offerings.

This YouTube video features a performance of the song "Black Velvet Band" on an 1867 Dobson banjo. The description highlights the artist's presence on platforms like Patreon, SubscribeStar, and Bandcamp for tablature, courses, music streaming, and merchandise. It also lists his Spotify and iTunes artist pages, along with a PayPal donation link and YouTube membership option. The video uses hashtags related to the artist and musical genres.

This video features a musical performance by Old Leatherstocking, presenting the song "Cold Blows the Wind" also known as "Unquiet Grave." The description heavily promotes Clifton Hicks' various platforms, including Patreon for exclusive content like tabs and photos, a Banjo Heritage online course and forum, merchandise, Bandcamp for streaming and downloads, Spotify and iTunes for music streaming, and donation links via PayPal and Venmo. It also highlights the YouTube channel membership for the Banjo Heritage channel.

This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks performing the banjo tune "Don't Go Riding Down That Old Texas Trail." He specifies the tuning (gDGBD) and the instrument used (an 1888 E.J. Cubley banjo). The description also provides details about the musicians he learned the song from (Lawrence Eller, Vaughn Eller, and Ross Brown) and their origin (Towns County, Georgia). Various links for supporting the artist, purchasing music, and merchandise are included.

This video features Joel Hooks demonstrating or discussing a banjo mute, an accessory for the banjo. The description provides numerous links for purchasing banjo accessories, enrolling in a banjo heritage online course, supporting the creator via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or direct donations (PayPal, Venmo), downloading music on Bandcamp, streaming music on Spotify and iTunes, and joining the YouTube channel. Hashtags included are #cliftonhicks, #banjo, and #bluegrass.

This video showcases Aaron Stephens demonstrating an original 1840s William Boucher minstrel banjo. He plays the tune "Old Uncle Ned" on this historical instrument. The content focuses on a specific antique musical instrument and its performance.

This YouTube video features Blaine Chappell performing "No More the Moon Shines on Lorena" on a minstrel banjo crafted by William Boucher Jr. around 1845. The description specifies the banjo's era and maker, and notes the tuning used is gCGBD. Blaine Chappell's YouTube channel is linked, along with various support platforms for the content creator, including Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, merchandise, and payment options.

This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks performing "Soldier's Joy" (also known as "Love Somebody") on a vintage Lyon & Healy "George Washburn Improved" five-string banjo, likely manufactured between 1913-1917, possibly by Rettberg & Lange. Hicks uses La Bella No. 17 nylon strings and a reproduction Gibbs bridge by Joel Hooks. The video includes lyrics to the song and promotes Clifton Hicks' various platforms for support and merchandise, including Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, and Teespring.

This video features U.S. Army Veteran Lou Marucci performing his original song "Vietnam." The performance includes a unique banjo arrangement that Marucci developed, drawing inspiration from "Poison Ivy" by The Coasters. The song's lyrics vividly describe the experiences and dangers faced during the Vietnam War, touching on themes of combat, loss, and the emotional toll of war, including references to enemy activity and hardships at base camp. The song also alludes to the common trope of 'Jody' back home. The video is tagged with elements relating to banjo performance, folk music, historical context, and veteran experiences.