Clifton Hicks - Cacklin' Hen (Early Gourd Banjo)

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 YouTube video features Clifton Hicks playing the traditional song "Muddy Road" (also known as "Willie Moore," "County Jail," "Fall On My Knees," and "Lonesome Road") on a handmade gourd banjo. He learned the song from a 1960s recording by Claude Wolfenbarger. Hicks details his instrument's construction and the specific tuning used (dADF♯A ~ gDGBD). The video also includes multiple links for viewers to support his work through platforms like Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, and direct payment methods.

This video features Matthew Govig playing an 18th-century style gourd banjo, crafted by Clifton Hicks. The performance takes place on the porch of the historic John Sevier house at Marble Springs State Historic Site in Tennessee. The description also includes a call to support Banjo Heritage via Patreon. The content focuses on historical musical instruments and performance, not firearms.

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 YouTube video features Clifton Hicks playing a banjo tune titled "Raleigh and Spencer." The description mentions learning the tune from Steve Kruger and playing on an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo, tuned south of gDGCD. The video also promotes various platforms for Clifton Hicks' banjo music and teaching, including Patreon, Banjo Heritage website, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, and YouTube channel memberships, as well as donation links via PayPal and Venmo.

This video appears to be a banjo performance featuring a song titled "High Sheriff." The description mentions the song's origins and the specific banjo used, an 1888 Luscomb banjo tuned to fCFAC. The performer, Clifton Hicks, provides links to his Patreon, website, merchandise, and streaming platforms. While the title "High Sheriff and the deputy riding down the road after me..." might evoke imagery of pursuit, the content itself is focused on traditional music and banjo playing, not firearms.

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.