Clifton Hicks - Rye Whiskey (Instrumental, 432 Hz)

This video features Clifton Hicks playing and singing "Cold Icy Mountain" (Old Piney Mountain) on a 5-string gourd banjo that he handmade. The description heavily promotes his various online platforms, including Patreon, Banjo Heritage courses and merchandise, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, and PayPal donations, encouraging viewers to support his work through subscriptions, purchases, or direct contributions.

This video features Clifton Hicks playing the tune "Sundown" on a Terry Bell "Boucher" minstrel banjo. He notes that he learned the song from Art Rosenbaum shortly before his passing. The banjo used is an early 2000s model, tuned a few frets below gCGCD. The description also includes a Patreon link for Clifton Hicks.

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 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 video features a close-up performance of the banjo piece "Prodigal Son" by Dock Boggs, performed by Clifton Hicks. The description provides multiple links for supporting the artist, including Patreon, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, Venmo, and PayPal. The content focuses on traditional banjo music performance.

This video features Clifton Hicks playing the banjo tune "Little Gray Mule." Hicks learned the song from a film clip of Roscoe Holcomb, who mentioned it was formerly known as "The Wild Boar." The banjo used is an 1888 Luscomb model tuned to gCGCD. The description also provides links to Hicks' Patreon, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, Venmo, and PayPal.

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.