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This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks performing the folk song "Tom Dooley" on a banjo. He specifies the instrument as an early 2000s minstrel banjo reproduction by Terry Bell, tuned to eBEG♯B. The description includes the lyrics to the song and provides multiple links to his Patreon, website, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, and donation pages for his banjo heritage project. The video is presented in 432 Hz tuning.

This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks and Aaron Stephens performing the song "Midnight Special." The description highlights that they learned the song from a Huddie William "Lead Belly" Ledbetter recording. Aaron Stephens plays a 1920s Cincinnatus guitar, while Clifton Hicks plays an 1888 Thompson & Odell "Luscomb" banjo. The video description also promotes Patreon content, online courses, merchandise, and music streaming services.

This video showcases an 1840s minstrel banjo, played by Clifton Hicks. The piece performed is "Old Blue," learned from a field recording of Dink Roberts. The description highlights the historical significance of the instrument and the artist's commitment to preserving banjo heritage through various support platforms like Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, and merchandise.

This video showcases an "Army & Navy Co-operative Society Ltd" English Minstrel Banjo from the late 1870s. The content focuses on historical musical instruments, specifically banjos, and features artist Clifton Hicks. While the title and description mention historical items, there is no direct or indirect reference to firearms, ammunition, manufacturers, or any related topics as defined by the firearms tagging rules. The video appears to be about musical heritage and the artist's work.

This video is a traditional banjo lesson focusing on the tune "Big Eyed Rabbit" (also known as "Rock In a Weary Land"). The instructor, Clifton Hicks, demonstrates the song using a 1990s George Wunderlich "Boucher" minstrel banjo and mentions learning it from Josh Hayes. He highlights the song's famous recording by Tommy Jarrell and Fred Cockerham and connects it to a biblical reference from Isaiah 32:2. The description also provides extensive details about related musical styles, historical figures in banjo music, and various ways to support the creator.

This video showcases a handmade fretless tackhead minstrel banjo crafted by Clifton Hicks. The description highlights various old-time banjo playing styles including overhand, clawhammer, two-finger, and thumb-lead techniques. It delves into the historical and anthropological context of minstrel music, Southern Appalachian mountain music, and influences from Afro-Caribbean and West African traditions, as well as Métis, Creole, Melungeon, and indigenous North American music. The content mentions numerous influential old-time musicians and traditions, offering a deep dive into the roots and evolution of this musical genre.

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.