Videos tagged with Bluegrass Banjo

This YouTube video appears to be about a vintage banjo, specifically a 1964 Vega "Ranger" model. The description heavily promotes the creator's Patreon page for exclusive content like tablature, photos, and forum access, as well as other platforms for music streaming, downloads, merchandise, and donations. It also mentions an online course and forums related to "Banjo Heritage." There is no indication of firearms content in the provided information.

This video features Clifton Hicks playing "Shortening Bread" on an 1888 Luscomb banjo, tuned to fCFAC. The description strongly emphasizes Clifton Hicks' various platforms for banjo-related content, including Patreon for exclusive tablatures and photos, Banjo Heritage for online courses and merchandise, Bandcamp and Spotify for music streaming, and PayPal for donations. It also highlights a YouTube channel membership option.

This video features Clifton Hicks playing "Morphine Blues" on a handmade mountain banjo constructed from yellow poplar and black walnut. He mentions the banjo is tuned roughly to fCFAC and offers tablature for the song. The description primarily promotes his Patreon, Banjo Heritage courses, merchandise, and streaming music on platforms like Bandcamp, Spotify, and iTunes, along with donation links.

This YouTube video focuses on the fundamental setup of a traditional banjo, covering essential components like the bridge, head, tuners, strings, and tailpiece. The creator emphasizes the importance of these setup skills, noting they are often overlooked by beginner and intermediate players. The description also includes extensive promotional links for the creator's various platforms, including Patreon, online courses, merchandise, music streaming, and donation options, all related to banjo heritage and music.

This YouTube video is a banjo tutorial by Clifton Hicks, focusing on Dock Boggs' song "Brother Jim Got Shot" (also known as "Hard Luck Blues"). Hicks explains he learned the song from two Dock Boggs recordings, one from the 1920s and another from the 1960s. He plays an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo tuned to eBEG♯B (relative gCGBD). The description includes extensive links to the creator's Patreon, website, merchandise, music streaming platforms, and donation options, promoting their banjo education and music.

This video showcases a rare antique "Lady Stewart" women's banjo from the 1880s-1890s. The description details its construction, including a nine-inch German silver nickel-plated rim, wire edges, a 16-inch neck with an ebony face, raised frets, position marks, 20 nickel-plated brackets with "dress protector" nuts, ebony pegs, and a white tail-piece. The creator, Clifton Hicks, promotes his Banjo Heritage online course, Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp music, merch, and other social media platforms. The video is tagged with relevant banjo and bluegrass terms, along with the creator's name and hashtags.

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 is a clawhammer banjo lesson featuring the song "Old Tar River." The instructor, Clifton Hicks, plays an 1880s Fairbanks & Cole short-scale banjo tuned to gCGBD. The description provides historical context for the song, attributing its composition to Joel Walker Sweeney and mentioning early performances by Frank Brower and Dan Emmett, as well as its first print appearance in Elias Howe's "THE COMPLETE BANJO PRECEPTOR" (1851). The description also includes various links for supporting the creator's work, such as Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, and merchandise.

This YouTube video is a clawhammer banjo lesson for the song "De Boatmen's Dance" (also known as "Boatman"). The instructor, Clifton Hicks, explains he learned the tune from a recording of Melvin Wine playing it on fiddle. His instrument for the lesson is a custom 1867 Dobson banjo tuned to gDGBD. The description also includes numerous links to support the creator's work through various platforms like Patreon, Bandcamp, and merchandise.

This YouTube video, titled "Alabama Bound - Clawhammer Banjo Lesson," provides a tutorial on playing an original banjo arrangement of the song "Alabama Bound." The instructor, Clifton Hicks, demonstrates both two-finger and clawhammer techniques. He references his inspirations, including "Papa" Charlie Jackson, Henry Thomas, and Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter. The video details the instrument used (an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo) and its tuning (fCFAC ~ gDGBD), as well as the strings (La Bella nylon) and bridge (Joel Hooks). The description also includes various links for supporting the artist, purchasing merchandise, and accessing his music.

This YouTube video showcases an unusual musical instrument: a 1920s Washburn Style C tenor banjo pot combined with a custom bluegrass neck from around 1970. The creator, Clifton Hicks, shares links to their Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, merchandise store, Spotify, iTunes, PayPal, Venmo, and YouTube channel memberships, indicating a focus on music creation and community support.

This video features Blaine Chappell performing "Roustabout" on a 1920s Vega Tubaphone banjo. The performance takes place on the back porch of the historic Burdine house, built around 1790, now located at the Hagood Mill Historic Site in Pickens, South Carolina. The banjo is tuned to gDGBD. The description also includes several links to artist Clifton Hicks's platforms, including Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, PayPal, Venmo, and YouTube channel membership.