Videos tagged with historical song

This video features a performance of the folk song "Hiram Hubbard" by Clifton Hicks, played on an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo tuned to gDGBD. The song tells the story of Hiram Hubbard's execution, mentioning "the balls passed through his body." The description highlights the song's heritage, tracing its learning path through various folk musicians and archives. It also provides multiple links for supporting the artist's work, including Patreon, Bandcamp, merchandise, and streaming platforms.

This video features Clifton Hicks performing "My Old Horse Died," a song with roots in a historical insurance advertisement and folk traditions. The description highlights its connection to Dock Boggs and the popular tune "Chicken Reel." While the title and description are rich in cultural and historical context, they contain no direct references to firearms, ammunition, manufacturers, or related topics. Therefore, the content is entirely non-firearms related.

This YouTube video is a banjo lesson focusing on the song "Washington Blues," also known as "White House Blues" and "Cannonball." The instructor, Clifton Hicks, explains that he learned the song from Woody Guthrie's "All You Fascists Bound to Lose" recording from 1944. The description delves into the song's historical origins, referencing the assassination of President William McKinley in 1901 and the subsequent demolition of the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York. Hicks plays an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo, tuned to gDGBD and fCFAC.

This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks performing the folk song "Hiram Hubbard," learned from Jake Book, who in turn learned it from recordings by Jean Ritchie & Doc Watson. The performance utilizes an 1888 Luscomb banjo tuned to gDGBD relative (fCFAC actual). The description details the song's narrative about Hiram Hubbard and his alleged wrongful execution, mentioning he was supposedly ninety miles away at the time. The creator provides multiple links for supporting their work, including Patreon, Bandcamp, a T-shirt store, PayPal, Venmo, Spotify, and iTunes.

This video features Clifton Hicks performing a folk song about the historical murder of Naomi Wise. The song details her encounter with John Lewis and her tragic death in the early 1800s. The description notes that while the song is often known as 'Omie Wise' or 'Oma Wise,' historical documents refer to her as Naomi Wise. Hicks uses an antique Luscomb banjo tuned to gCGAD. The description also includes links for supporting the artist through Patreon, Bandcamp, T-shirts, Spotify, iTunes, PayPal, and Venmo.

Clifton Hicks delivers a powerful performance of Woody Guthrie's 'All You Fascists Bound to Lose,' showcasing advanced clawhammer and finger-picking banjo techniques. The rendition highlights the song's historical significance as a protest anthem, emphasizing themes of organization and resistance against fascism. The video also includes instrumental sections and references to historical labor struggles.