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This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks performing the tune "Wild Bill Jones" on a handmade, fretless tack-head banjo. The banjo's tuning is specified as fCFA#C with A tuned to 432 Hz. The description provides links to Clifton Hicks' Patreon, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, Venmo, and PayPal, encouraging support for his music. The video's focus is entirely on folk music and banjo performance, with no mention of firearms, ammunition, manufacturers, or related topics.

This video showcases a handmade, fretless tack head banjo created by Clifton Hicks. The description details the history and variations of the tune "Reuben," also known as "Old Reubin" or "Eight Hundred Miles." It highlights the banjo's tuning (f# - DF#AD), its association with Appalachian music, and includes the lyrics to the song. The description also provides links to the artist's Patreon, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, Venmo, and PayPal, indicating this is a performance or demonstration of his musical craft.

This video showcases a handmade, fretless Kentucky mountain banjo built by Clifton Hicks. The description details the instrument's construction materials, including black walnut, red oak, red cedar, and wormy chestnut, with a natural goat skin head and hemp oil/beeswax finish. It highlights the absence of metal parts and power tools, emphasizing hand-tool craftsmanship. The video also promotes an upcoming Banjo Extravaganza event at Hagood Mill Historic Site in Pickens, SC, featuring musical presentations and live performances by various banjo artists.

This YouTube video features Matthew Govig performing the song "Barbara Allen" on a fretless gourd banjo. The description indicates that Govig likely learned this particular arrangement of the song from Noah Payne during a visit to Kentucky. The instrument itself is a traditional gourd banjo, handcrafted by Clifton Hicks. The video also promotes "Banjo Heritage," encouraging viewers to support it through Patreon, online courses, and merchandise.

This video features Clifton Hicks playing an old minstrel-style banjo, performing the tune "Old Coon Dog." He details the history of the song, noting he learned it from a 1930s recording by J.M. Mullins made by Lomax. His instrument is a 1990s Bob Flesher banjo, designed in the style of an 1840s William Boucher model. The description also includes links to his Patreon, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, Venmo, and PayPal for those interested in supporting his work.

This video features a fretless clawhammer banjo performance of the traditional tune 'Cluck Old Hen' by Clifton Hicks. The description details the song's historical significance in Knott County and mountain regions, its use as a dance tune, and mentions notable banjo players like Banjo Bill Cornett and Granville Bowling. It also touches on the historical context of church prohibitions against frolics and dancing in Harlan County, highlighting the enduring popularity of banjo music and dancing among younger generations.

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.