Videos tagged with Mike Seeger

This YouTube video offers a clawhammer banjo lesson for the tune "Coke Oven March" in the Spanish Fandango style. The instructor, Clifton Hicks, details the origins of the song, which he learned from a 1960s recording by Mike Seeger featuring Dock Boggs. Boggs himself acquired the tune from a music box purchased during his time working at an industrial iron smelting furnace. The description also includes numerous links for supporting the artist through platforms like Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, and for purchasing merchandise, along with links to his music on Spotify and iTunes.

This video features Clifton Hicks performing "Coke Oven March" (Spanish Fandango) on a 1930s Gibson "Kalamazoo" banjo. He learned the tune from a 1960s recording by Mike Seeger, which was originally recorded by Dock Boggs in Wise County, Kentucky. The banjo is tuned to f♯DF♯AD. The description includes links to Clifton Hicks' Patreon, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, Venmo, and PayPal.

This YouTube video, titled 'Just Around the Bend: Mike Seeger's Last Documentary | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings,' focuses on a documentary about traditional banjo music. The description expresses significant dissatisfaction with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings' lack of promotion and perceived neglect of the project after the passing of Mike Seeger. It highlights the album's acknowledgement of 'real traditional banjo music' as opposed to commercial folk music and criticizes the label's efforts to downplay its existence. The description also includes various links related to banjo heritage, the artist's Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, and payment platforms.