Videos tagged with Kentucky music

This YouTube video features Matthew Govig performing the song "Barbara Allen" on a fretless gourd banjo. The description indicates that Govig likely learned this particular arrangement of the song from Noah Payne during a visit to Kentucky. The instrument itself is a traditional gourd banjo, handcrafted by Clifton Hicks. The video also promotes "Banjo Heritage," encouraging viewers to support it through Patreon, online courses, and merchandise.

This YouTube video features a home recording of Kentucky State Rep. William "Banjo Bill" Cornett (1890-1960) performing his version of the song "Morphine Blues." The description provides the transcribed lyrics, which detail a dream about wealth followed by the harsh reality of poverty, and a harrowing experience with morphine that almost led to death. The description also includes variations of the lyrics from other singers and mentions Cornett's hometown of Hindman, Kentucky. It highlights that this particular recording is absent from a published compilation of his "lost recordings."

This video features a musical performance of the song "Old Coon Dog" (also known as "Turkey Buzzard"). The performer, Clifton Hicks, learned this rendition from a 1937 recording by J.M. Mullins of Magoffin County, Kentucky. The description provides extensive links to support Clifton Hicks' music and online banjo educational resources through platforms like Patreon, BanjoHeritage.com, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, PayPal, Venmo, and YouTube Memberships. Hashtags indicate the content is related to banjo, bluegrass, and Americana music genres, with a mention of 432hz tuning.

This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks performing "Hand Me Down My Old Suitcase" on a clawhammer banjo. The description highlights the historical context of the song, mentioning its origin from Mal Gibson of Knott County, Kentucky. Hicks plays a late 1890s S.S. Stewart "Special Thoroughbred" banjo, tuned to gCGCD. The video includes links to Hicks' Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, T-shirts, PayPal, Venmo, Spotify, and iTunes, indicating his presence across various platforms for music promotion and fan support. The provided hashtags further categorize the content as related to Clifton Hicks, banjo, bluegrass banjo, old-time banjo, old-time music, and clawhammer banjo.

This YouTube video is a clawhammer banjo lesson titled 'Cackling Hen'. The instructor, Clifton Hicks, shares a traditional dance tune learned from George Gibson of Knott County, Kentucky. He details the gCGCE relative tuning, also known as 'No-Finger C', and mentions his 1888 Luscomb banjo. The description also references the 'double shuffle' technique from east Kentucky, associated with Rufus Crisp, and provides various links for supporting his work, including Patreon, Bandcamp, merchandise, and music streaming platforms. The tune itself is also known by alternative names like 'Hen Cackle' and 'Old Hen Cackled'.

This YouTube video offers a traditional banjo lesson for the song "The Cuckoo" (also known as "Coo Coo" or "The Cuckoo Bird"), presented by Clifton Hicks. Hicks learned this song from George R. Gibson of Knott County, Kentucky. The description also includes links to his Patreon, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, Venmo, and PayPal for those interested in supporting his music or purchasing his work.

This YouTube video features a traditional banjo lesson by Clifton Hicks, focusing on the song "Boots and Leggings." Hicks learned this song from a recording of Aunt Molly Jackson of Clay County, Kentucky. The description provides links to his Patreon, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, Venmo, and PayPal for those interested in supporting his music or purchasing his work. The content is purely musical and historical, with no connection to firearms.

This video features a fretless clawhammer banjo performance of the traditional tune 'Cluck Old Hen' by Clifton Hicks. The description details the song's historical significance in Knott County and mountain regions, its use as a dance tune, and mentions notable banjo players like Banjo Bill Cornett and Granville Bowling. It also touches on the historical context of church prohibitions against frolics and dancing in Harlan County, highlighting the enduring popularity of banjo music and dancing among younger generations.

This YouTube video is a traditional banjo lesson titled "Darling Cora," featuring B.F. Shelton and Clifton Hicks. The description provides links to the instructor's Patreon, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, Venmo, and PayPal. It mentions the song originates from Mal Gibson of Knott County, Kentucky. The video focuses on teaching a specific banjo tune and does not appear to contain any firearms-related content. The provided musical arrangement is gCGCC.

This video features a banjo lesson on the tune "Little Gold Fiddle," performed by Mal Gibson. The description delves into the historical context of the song, tracing its origins as a 17th-century English cante-fable and its subsequent American variants. It highlights Mal Gibson of Knott County, Kentucky, as a key source for the American version. The description also provides links to Mal Gibson's Patreon, Bandcamp, Spotify, and iTunes, as well as payment links for Venmo and PayPal.

This video demonstrates how to string and play a guitar in the style of old-time banjo playing, specifically referencing the techniques of Roscoe Holcomb. The tutorial covers two distinct tunings: DADGAD and GGDGBD, showcasing an 'O.G. east Kentucky-style' approach. The description also includes numerous links for supporting the artist, purchasing music, and merchandise, indicating a focus on music and cultural heritage preservation.

This video features Clifton Hicks performing a song titled "On the Road Somewhere," which includes elements of "I've Got a Mule to Ride." The description highlights the song's connection to bluegrass heritage and specific instruments, including an 1880s J.B. Schall "Edmund Valentine" banjo tuned to gCGCD. It details lyrics related to freight trains, mules, relationships, and drinking "bottled-in-bond" whiskey, contrasting it with "cheap old corn." The description also includes various links for fan support and merchandise.