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This YouTube video, titled "Rub the SHAFT", features Clifton Hicks demonstrating how to maintain and "rub-down" the peg shafts of a banjo. While the title uses suggestive language, the description clarifies the content is about instrument maintenance. The video links to various resources for banjo enthusiasts, including online courses, merchandise, and streaming music by Clifton Hicks. It also mentions related musical genres and the hashtag #432hz, suggesting a focus on acoustic and folk music.

This video explores the sonic differences between various banjo head materials, specifically goat skin, calf skin, and synthetic options. The content aims to educate viewers on how these materials impact the overall sound of a banjo, likely for musicians and enthusiasts interested in instrument tone and construction. The creator, Clifton Hicks, also promotes his online courses, merchandise, and support platforms.

This YouTube video features a performance of the song "Going to Georgia" played on an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo. The musician, Clifton Hicks, showcases the instrument's tuning (fCFAC) and promotes his various platforms for music, lessons, and merchandise, including Patreon, Banjo Heritage, Bandcamp, Spotify, and iTunes. The content centers around old-time and bluegrass music, with a focus on banjo performance and heritage.

This YouTube video is the tenth installment in a series exploring the early history of the banjo, presented by Clifton Hicks. The content focuses on musical history and its connection to US history, including aspects of colonialism and Black history. The description highlights various platforms where viewers can support the creator, such as Patreon, SubscribeStar, and Bandcamp, and also promotes a banjo heritage online course and merchandise. Several social media and music streaming links are provided, indicating a multi-platform presence for the creator and their work.

Clifton Hicks, a banjo expert, explains in this video why bluegrass banjo bridges are unsuitable for old-time banjo playing. He details the drawbacks of these bridges for the traditional old-time style, offering insights for banjo enthusiasts. The description also provides numerous links for viewers to support his work through Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, and other platforms, including access to exclusive content, music, and merchandise.

This YouTube video focuses on banjo hardware, specifically the Kershner patented adjustable tailpiece. Clifton Hicks, an experienced banjo player and educator, explains the advantages of this type of tailpiece over non-adjustable ones. The video also promotes his online banjo courses, forums, and merchandise through various platforms like Patreon, SubscribeStar, and Bandcamp.

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.