Videos tagged with Frank Proffitt

This video features Clifton Hicks performing the song "Hard Times on Beaver Dam Road." He notes learning the song from Josh Hayes on the porch of an early 1900s house in Wautauga County, near the home of the original composer, Frank Proffitt. The description heavily promotes Clifton Hicks' various online platforms, including Patreon, Banjo Heritage, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, and PayPal, for access to tablature, courses, merchandise, and music.

This video features Clifton Hicks playing "Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down" on an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo. He notes his arrangement and tuning are original and likely differ from the Frank Proffitt recording he learned it from. The banjo is tuned a few frets below f♯DGAD and is strung with Aquila NEW Nylgut strings, using a Morley style bridge by Joel Hooks. The description provides extensive links for fans to support Clifton Hicks through Patreon, SubscribeStar, Banjo Heritage, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, PayPal, Venmo, and YouTube channel memberships, along with promoting merchandise.

This video showcases a rare, hand-carved American Chestnut mountain banjo, likely made between 1970-1990 in the style of Stanley Hicks. The video features performances of "Beaver Dam Road" and "Long Steel Rail," with detailed lyrical analysis of "Stagolee." The instrument is identified as an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo. The description includes extensive promotional links for banjo heritage courses, merchandise, music streaming, and donation platforms, all under the "Banjo Heritage" brand associated with Clifton Hicks. The content is deeply rooted in traditional Appalachian music and banjo craftsmanship.

This YouTube video features a clawhammer banjo lesson by Clifton Hicks, focusing on the tune "Bonnie George Campbell." The lesson is based on a recording by Bascom Lamar Lunsford, who played it on the fiddle and considered it related to "Cumberland Gap." The description also notes that Frank Proffitt recorded it on banjo as "Bonnie James Campbell." The video provides links to the instructor's Patreon for tabs, Bandcamp, merchandise, Spotify, iTunes, SubscribeStar, and PayPal for further engagement and support.

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 YouTube video features Clifton Hicks performing the traditional folk song "Bonnie George Campbell," also known as "Bonnie James Campbell." Hicks notes that he learned the song from Bascom Lamar Lunsford and that it was also recorded by Frank Proffitt. He highlights the song's Child Ballad number (210) and Roud number (338), and mentions Lunsford's theory that it's an ancestor of "Cumberland Gap." The description includes lyrics and links to Hicks' various platforms including Patreon, Bandcamp, Spotify, and merchandise.

This video features a traditional banjo lesson on the song "Beaver Dam Road" by Frank Proffitt, taught by Clifton Hicks. The lesson includes specific tuning information (f# D F# A D) and notes that the song was learned from Josh Hayes of Watauga County, North Carolina. Tablature and links to the artist's Patreon, Bandcamp, Spotify, and iTunes are provided for viewers who wish to support the musician or access further learning materials.

This YouTube video features a performance of the song "Hard Times on Beaver Dam Road" by Frank Proffitt, played on a 2-finger banjo by Clifton Hicks. The description provides lyrics and context about the song's origins, mentioning the influence of Watauga County banjo player Josh Hayes. It also includes historical information about Frank Proffitt, an Appalachian banjoist and craftsman, and the etymology of place names like "Beaver Dam." Links to the performer's Patreon, merch, PayPal, Bandcamp, Spotify, and iTunes are also provided, along with relevant hashtags.

This video features Josh Hayes performing "Hard Times on Beaver Dam Road," a song originally by Frank Proffitt. The performance was recorded in Watauga County, North Carolina, by Clifton Hicks in 2012. The content focuses on traditional folk music and its performance, not on firearms.