Videos tagged with Open-back five-string banjo

This video features Clifton Hicks, a recognized expert in traditional Appalachian music, demonstrating various traditional banjo styles and tunings on an open-back five-string banjo. Hicks showcases mastery of historical picking styles and an extensive repertoire of folk music, highlighting techniques like finger-picking and clawhammer. The performance covers multiple songs, each played in specific tunings such as G-tuning, sawmill (gDGCD), double C (gCGCD), and a regional F-tuning, offering insights into the nuances of Appalachian banjo traditions.