Videos tagged with Roots Music

This video features Hunter Holmes, a roots music artist from Laurens, South Carolina. He specializes in preserving the Piedmont blues tradition through performances on instruments like the quill (panpipe), talking blues, fingerpicking guitar, and banjo. Holmes draws inspiration from local legends such as Pink Anderson and Rev. Gary Davis, both connected to Laurens County.

This YouTube video features Mick and Evan Kinney performing at the SC State Fiddling Championship. The description highlights Mick's expertise as an Atlanta-based old-time country and blues musician, multi-instrumentalist, educator, and roots music consultant for the Georgia Humanities Council. He is a specialist in traditional Georgia melodies, a recipient of the Georgia Council for the Arts Folklife Grant, and has worked to preserve local musical legacies. Mick also teaches at prominent music events. His son, Evan, is presented as the next generation of their musical family, deeply immersed in old-time music from Kennesaw, Georgia. Evan is a skilled banjoist and guitarist known for his energetic renditions of breakdowns and rags, drawing inspiration from 1920s recordings. He also co-teaches workshops and has been involved in projects supporting Georgia's old-time music scene.

This video features a live performance by the musical group Wilson & Cross at the 2025 Polk County Fair in Benton, Tennessee. The description provides a link to their Facebook page for further engagement. The content focuses on a musical performance at a local fair.

This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks, a musician who handmade his Kentucky mountain banjo. He performs a piece titled 'Sourwood Mountain' in the gDGBd tuning. The description provides extensive links to his various platforms including Patreon, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, SubscribeStar, PayPal, Venmo, and his YouTube channel's membership option. He also promotes his merchandise available at BanjoHeritage.org. The video focuses on traditional music and banjo performance.

This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks and Aaron Stephens performing the song "Midnight Special." The description highlights that they learned the song from a Huddie William "Lead Belly" Ledbetter recording. Aaron Stephens plays a 1920s Cincinnatus guitar, while Clifton Hicks plays an 1888 Thompson & Odell "Luscomb" banjo. The video description also promotes Patreon content, online courses, merchandise, and music streaming services.

This video features a performance of the 1929 song "Old Rub Alcohol Blues" by Dock Boggs, played on an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo. The musician, Clifton Hicks, learned the song from the original recording and notes its similarity to works by John Lee Hooker and Blind Lemon Jefferson. The description also highlights various ways to support the artist and access his music and learning materials, including Patreon, his website, and streaming platforms.

This video features Clifton Hicks performing the song "I've Been All Around this World" with a focus on the "new railroad" theme, mentioning mud up to the knees and working for a demanding boss named John Henry. The musical accompaniment is provided by an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo tuned to fBbFBbC at 432 Hz. The description also promotes Clifton Hicks' Patreon, an online banjo heritage course, and merchandise.

This video features Clifton Hicks performing "False Hearted Lover's Blues," a song learned from a 1927 Dock Boggs recording. The description highlights the melody's origin from "Hustling Gamblers" and mentions other artists who have recorded versions. The lyrics paint a grim picture of betrayal, hardship, and revenge, with a particular line mentioning a "forty-four."

This video features Clifton Hicks performing "Wild Bill Jones" on an American Primitive Guitar, tuned to DADGAD. The song's lyrics describe a violent encounter involving a man named Wild Bill Jones and a "little doney gal," culminating in a shooting. The description also includes links to the artist's various platforms for music and support, as well as details about the guitar and strings used. While the lyrical content refers to a "revolver," the video's primary focus is musical performance and not firearms.

This YouTube video features a banjo lesson for the song "Bright Sunny South," learned from a 1960s recording by Dock Boggs. The instructor, Clifton Hicks, mentions that noteworthy versions have also been recorded by Merle & Doc Watson, and Alison Krauss & Dan Tyminski. He specifies the tuning and instrument used: an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo tuned fCFA♯C ~ gDGCD. The video also includes lyrics to the song, which speaks of a young man going to war. Links are provided for the TAB, Patreon, BanjoHeritage.com, and various social media and purchase platforms.

This YouTube video features a performance of the song "Bright Sunny South" by Clifton Hicks. The description highlights the song's origins, with Hicks learning it from a Dock Boggs recording and mentioning notable versions by Merle & Doc Watson and Alison Krauss & Dan Tyminski. Hicks's instrument is identified as an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo, tuned to gDGCD. The description also includes various links for supporting Clifton Hicks's banjo heritage work, including Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, and merchandise.

This YouTube video is a banjo lesson featuring Clifton Hicks teaching "Old Rub Alcohol Blues" by Dock Boggs. Hicks learned the song from the original 1920s recording and notes its similarity to works by John Lee Hooker and Blind Lemon Jefferson. He plays an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo in a specific open tuning. The description includes lyrics from the song and promotional links for merch, Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, PayPal, Venmo, and YouTube channel memberships. The video is primarily an educational music tutorial.