Blaine Chappell "No More the Moon Shines on Lorena" by Louis Staab (1889)

This video showcases an original 1840s Minstrel Banjo crafted by William Boucher Jr. in Baltimore. The content focuses on the historical banjo's details and sound, offering a comparison with a modern reproduction by Terry Bell. The creator, Clifton Hicks, also promotes his various support platforms and music.

This video features Clifton Hicks playing "Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down" on an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo. He notes his arrangement and tuning are original and likely differ from the Frank Proffitt recording he learned it from. The banjo is tuned a few frets below f♯DGAD and is strung with Aquila NEW Nylgut strings, using a Morley style bridge by Joel Hooks. The description provides extensive links for fans to support Clifton Hicks through Patreon, SubscribeStar, Banjo Heritage, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, PayPal, Venmo, and YouTube channel memberships, along with promoting merchandise.

This video features Blaine Chappell performing "The House Carpenter" on an 1888 Luscomb banjo, tuned to gDGCD. The description also provides links to support the creator's work through Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, Banjo Heritage, Spotify, iTunes, PayPal, Venmo, and YouTube memberships. The hashtags provided are #banjo and #bluegrass. The video focuses on banjo music and historical instruments, with no mention of firearms, calibers, manufacturers, or firearm-related topics.

This video features Blaine Chappell performing "Roustabout" on a 1920s Vega Tubaphone banjo. The performance takes place on the back porch of the historic Burdine house, built around 1790, now located at the Hagood Mill Historic Site in Pickens, South Carolina. The banjo is tuned to gDGBD. The description also includes several links to artist Clifton Hicks's platforms, including Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, PayPal, Venmo, and YouTube channel membership.

This YouTube video features a close-up performance of the traditional banjo tune "Undone in Sorrow." The description highlights that the song was composed by Ola Belle Reed and learned from recordings by both Ola Belle Reed and Riley Baugus. The creator, Clifton Hicks, also provides links to his Patreon, merchandise store, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, and PayPal, indicating a focus on promoting his music and supporting his banjo heritage work.

This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks playing "Boots and Leggings" on a handmade West Virginia-style mountain banjo. He learned the tune from a 1960s field recording by Aunt Molly Jackson of Clay County, Kentucky. The description heavily promotes his Patreon page for exclusive content like tablature, photos, and forums, as well as his Banjo Heritage online course, merchandise, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, and PayPal donations. He also highlights his YouTube channel membership.

This video is a banjo performance of a song titled 'Ballad of Kyle Rittenhouse' by Clifton Hicks. The description provides links to the artist's Patreon, merch store, PayPal, Venmo, Spotify, iTunes, Bandcamp, SubscribeStar, and YouTube channel memberships. It also includes a list of hashtags related to various music genres and the subject matter of the song. The song's title and hashtags directly reference Kyle Rittenhouse and related themes.

This video features Clifton Hicks performing 'Cold Blows the Wind' on a 5-string banjo using the clawhammer technique. The performance is set against a stark, black-and-white woodland backdrop, with the artist adopting a historical frontier persona. The song's narrative unfolds through somber vocals, detailing a lover's mourning at a grave and a spectral warning from the deceased.

This video features Clifton Hicks performing 'Ballad of Bloody Bill Anderson' on a banjo, detailing the historical figure's violent exploits. The performance highlights advanced clawhammer banjo techniques and deep knowledge of American folk music and Civil War lore. The song's narrative covers Anderson's arrival, a fierce battle, his death, and the grim aftermath, including the display of his head and pistols marked with his kills.

Clifton Hicks performs the traditional folk song 'Moonshiner' on a 5-string banjo using a clawhammer technique. The song details a life dedicated to moonshining, sustained by whiskey and beer over twenty-one years. The performance features an instrumental introduction before the vocal verses begin.