Videos tagged with Clawhammer

This video features Clifton Hicks playing an open-back banjo in a wooded setting. The performance includes an instrumental introduction showcasing the clawhammer technique, followed by a narrative song about a character named Reuben. The song's lyrics tell a story involving drinking, pawning possessions, a woman's departure, and a train derailment.

This video features Clifton Hicks performing a traditional folk song. The song tells a story about Jay Gould's daughter and mentions specific railroads. The performance showcases a relaxed, traditional musical style with proficient banjo playing.

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 traditional folk song. He showcases his skills in clawhammer banjo playing and flatfoot dancing, demonstrating a rhythmic and artistic presentation of American folk traditions. The content is primarily performance-based rather than instructional.

This video features Clifton Hicks performing a somber rendition of "No More the Moon Shines on Lorena," a traditional folk song. The performance showcases proficient banjo technique, likely clawhammer or fingerstyle, common in Appalachian music. The lyrics narrate a poignant story of love, separation, and loss on a plantation, touching on themes of enslavement and spiritual solace.

This video showcases an 1840s minstrel banjo, played by Clifton Hicks. The piece performed is "Old Blue," learned from a field recording of Dink Roberts. The description highlights the historical significance of the instrument and the artist's commitment to preserving banjo heritage through various support platforms like Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, and merchandise.

This video features Clifton Hicks performing a traditional Appalachian folk song about the Swannanoa Tunnel. The performance highlights his proficiency in clawhammer banjo technique and his knowledge of folk music history. The song's narrative touches on themes of hardship and resilience, referencing historical figures and events.

This video features Clifton Hicks performing a traditional Appalachian banjo piece. While the performance is skilled, it does not contain instructional content related to firearms.

This video features Clifton Hicks, a recognized expert in traditional Appalachian music, demonstrating various traditional banjo styles and tunings on an open-back five-string banjo. Hicks showcases mastery of historical picking styles and an extensive repertoire of folk music, highlighting techniques like finger-picking and clawhammer. The performance covers multiple songs, each played in specific tunings such as G-tuning, sawmill (gDGCD), double C (gCGCD), and a regional F-tuning, offering insights into the nuances of Appalachian banjo traditions.

This video features Steve Kruger performing the song 'Rye Whiskey' on the banjo. The description delves into various banjo playing techniques such as overhand, clawhammer, two-finger, thumb lead, and frailing. It also touches upon traditional southern Appalachian mountain music, minstrel show techniques, and the history, anthropology, folklore, research, and musicology surrounding these genres. Influences from Afro-Caribbean, West African, Cajun, zydeco, Métis, Creole, Melungeon, and indigenous North American music traditions are mentioned. A comprehensive list of influential banjo players and musicians is provided, highlighting their contributions to old-time and folk music.

This YouTube video features banjo player Matt Kinman demonstrating various old-time banjo techniques including overhand, clawhammer, two-finger, thumb lead, and stroke styles. It delves into traditional Southern Appalachian mountain hoedown and early minstrel show techniques. The description also touches upon history, anthropology, folklore, research, and musicology, including breakdowns, blues, waltz pieces, Tin Pan Alley, Afro-Caribbean, West African, Cajun, Zydeco, Métis, Creole, Melungeon, and indigenous North American music traditions. It lists a substantial number of influential old-time musicians and bands, highlighting a rich heritage of folk and traditional roots music.