Clifton Hicks "Danville Girl" (Dock Boggs, 1927)

This video features Clifton Hicks performing the song "Hold Fast to the Right" (also known as "Mother's Advice"), learned from a 1960s recording by Dock Boggs. Boggs himself learned it from a Methodist preacher around 1930. Hicks plays an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo tuned to eBEG♯B at 432 Hz. The description also promotes various platforms for banjo education, music, and merchandise, including Patreon, Banjo Heritage, Bandcamp, Spotify, and YouTube memberships. While the title and description are focused on music and banjo heritage, the context of the song's origin (a preacher's advice) and the historical elements are present.

This video features Clifton Hicks playing two songs, "Coon Hunt Walk Around" and "Brother Jim Got Shot," on a late 19th-century Buckbee banjo with a 1903 patented tone ring. The title "Brother Jim Got Shot" strongly implies a narrative or theme related to firearms, even if no firearms are directly shown or discussed in the description. The context of learning the song from a recording referencing "Wise County, Virginia" might also hint at a historical or folk tradition that sometimes touches upon themes of violence or hardship, which could indirectly involve firearms. The video heavily promotes Clifton Hicks' Patreon, Banjo Heritage courses, merchandise, and other online platforms for music and engagement.

This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks performing "Calvary," a song by Dock Boggs, on the banjo. The description heavily promotes various platforms where viewers can support his work, including Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, and YouTube memberships. It also highlights his Banjo Heritage online course and merchandise. The content is focused on traditional and bluegrass banjo music, with no mention or implication of firearms.

This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks performing "Prodigal Son," a song learned from a 1960s recording by Dock Boggs. Hicks plays an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo tuned to e♭BEF♯B at 432 Hz. The song is inspired by the biblical parable of the Prodigal Son found in Luke 15:11-32. The description also includes extensive links to the creator's various platforms for tabs, courses, merchandise, music streaming, and donation options.

This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks performing "Brother Jim Got Shot (Hard Luck Blues)," a song originally recorded by Dock Boggs in the 1920s and later re-recorded by Boggs in the 1960s under the title "Brother Jim Got Shot." Hicks learned the song from Boggs' earlier work and discusses the instrumentation, specifically mentioning gut strings on the original recording. He details his own instrument, an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo, its tuning (eAEG♯B), and the Aquila "New Nylgut" strings and Joel Hooks maple bridge he uses. The description also includes numerous links to his Patreon, website, merchandise, music platforms, and donation channels.

This video features a performance of "Hustling Gamblers" (also referred to as "False Hearted Lovers Blues") by Dock Boggs, a renowned figure in country blues and old-time music. The title and description highlight the banjo as a central instrument, with a link to a Patreon page for banjo heritage and Clifton Hicks, who appears to be the performer or curator. Additional links provide access to the artist's Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, Venmo, and PayPal, suggesting this is a platform for promoting and supporting the musician's work.

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.