Videos tagged with gDGCD tuning

This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks performing three traditional banjo tunes: "Gospel Plow" (also known as "Keep Your Hand on the Plow"), "Pretty Polly," and "John Henry." The video provides performance timestamps for each song and mentions the tuning for each (gDGCD for the first two, gCGCC for John Henry). It also includes extensive links for supporting the artist through Patreon, Bandcamp, merchandise, and streaming platforms. The description includes a biblical quote related to the "plow" theme and credits the filmmakers. The focus is entirely on acoustic banjo music and the artist's supporting platforms.

This YouTube video is a clawhammer banjo lesson for the traditional song "Cluck Old Hen". It provides a link to guitar tablature for the song via Patreon and promotes the artist's Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, Venmo, and PayPal channels for further engagement and support. The lesson is geared towards banjo players interested in learning this specific tune in the gDGCD tuning.

This video offers a traditional banjo lesson focused on the song "Hills of Mexico," taught by Clifton Hicks. The lesson utilizes the fDGCD or gDGCD tuning and is inspired by a Roscoe Holcomb recording from the Library of Congress. The description provides links to the instructor's Patreon for tablature, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, Venmo, and PayPal for further engagement and support.

This YouTube video, titled "Clawhammer Banjo Techniques 1", focuses on traditional down-picking techniques for the five-string banjo. The video is part one of a series and demonstrates techniques using a banjo tuned to gDGCD. The opening music features the tune "Cluck, Old Hen" in the same tuning. The description includes links to the creator's Patreon, website, Bandcamp, and PayPal, along with several relevant hashtags.

This YouTube video is a traditional banjo lesson titled "Pretty Polly - Traditional Banjo Lesson". It specifically focuses on teaching the song "Pretty Polly" using the gDGCD tuning. The lesson covers both 2-finger and overhand clawhammer banjo techniques. The description also includes links to the instructor's Patreon, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, Venmo, and PayPal.

This video features Clifton Hicks playing the gospel song "Gospel Plow (Hold On)" on an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo. He demonstrates his personal interpretation of the piece, including a "fingerboard walk" as rhythmic filler, and plays out of the gDGCD tuning. The description encourages viewers to adapt the style to their own preferences. Hicks provides links to his Patreon, website, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, and PayPal.

Clifton Hicks delivers a masterful performance of the traditional ballad 'Pretty Polly' on the banjo, showcasing advanced 2-finger and thumb-lead techniques in gDGCD tuning. The performance is set in a rustic cabin, enhancing the authentic Appalachian atmosphere. Hicks' rendition highlights the narrative's dark themes of deception and murder, demonstrating deep expertise in folk music traditions.