Clifton Hicks - See See Rider (C.C. Rider, Easy Rider Blues)

This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks playing the banjo piece "Going Up North" (also known as "No Letter From Home"), learned from John Jackson. Hicks demonstrates a percussive picking style, suggesting it was developed for accompanying dancers. He plays on an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo tuned below gDGBD. The video also promotes Clifton Hicks' Banjo Heritage online course and merchandise.

This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks performing "Lost Gander" (also known as "Wild Goose Chase"), a banjo tune learned from recordings of Virgil Anderson and Dee Hicks. The description includes links to the artist's Patreon, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, Venmo, and PayPal, indicating a focus on promoting his musical work. The title mentions '432 Hz', suggesting an interest in a specific tuning frequency.

This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks performing "Lonesome Road Blues" (also known as "Going Down This Road Feeling Bad"). He learned the song from George Gibson of Knott County, Kentucky. The performance is on a 1910 Weymann "Keystone State" banjo, tuned to fCFAC. The description includes links to his Patreon, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, Venmo, and PayPal, along with several relevant hashtags.

This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks demonstrating and teaching the tune "Sugar Hill" on a 1910 Weymann Keystone State banjo tuned to gCGCD. He learned the piece from Josh Hayes of Watauga County, North Carolina. The description heavily promotes Clifton Hicks' various online platforms, including Patreon, Banjo Heritage website, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, and donation links via PayPal and Venmo, as well as YouTube channel memberships.

This video features "Old Leatherstocking - Unquiet Grave" by Clifton Hicks, a banjo performance. The description provides extensive links to the artist's platforms including Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, merch store, PayPal, Venmo, Spotify, and iTunes, encouraging fan support and engagement with his music. The primary focus is clearly on the banjo music and the artist's presence within the music community.

This video showcases a performance of "Boatman's Dance" on an 1867 Dobson banjo. The performer, Clifton Hicks, highlights the instrument's custom nature and tuning. The description provides extensive links to the creator's online presence, including Patreon, Banjo Heritage resources, merchandise, music streaming platforms, and donation links. The video appears to be focused on traditional music and banjo performance.

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.