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This YouTube video offers a traditional banjo lesson focusing on the song "Brother Green," inspired by the style of Buell Kazee. The creator, Clifton Hicks, uses the video to promote his Patreon page for banjo heritage content, as well as his music available on Bandcamp, Spotify, and iTunes. Payment links for Venmo and PayPal are also provided for direct support.

This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks demonstrating and explaining the traditional 5-string banjo techniques of "fanning the neck" and "walking the fingerboard." The description provides links to his Patreon for banjo heritage content, merchandise, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, Venmo, and PayPal, highlighting his musical career and fan engagement platforms.

This video showcases a turn-of-the-century S.S. Stewart "The Amateur" Grade 2 banjo, serial number 71550. The creator, Clifton Hicks, provides links to his various platforms including Patreon, Bandcamp, merch, Spotify, iTunes, SubscribeStar, PayPal, and Venmo, indicating this is likely part of a broader series on banjo heritage and music.

This YouTube video provides a banjo lesson on the traditional tune "Love Somebody," also known as "Soldier's Joy." The instructor, Clifton Hicks, demonstrates two traditional approaches in different tunings, including a unique two-finger arrangement in gCGCE. The description highlights the tune's historical significance, particularly its preference among black musicians under the title "Love Somebody." The video also includes links to the instructor's various platforms for tabs, merchandise, and music.

This video is a traditional banjo lesson focusing on Dock Boggs' song "Wise County Jail." The instructor, Clifton Hicks, demonstrates how to play the song using three different traditional banjo techniques: overhand (clawhammer), two-finger, and up-picking (Seeger style). He also discusses the historical context of the piece and its composer, Dock Boggs, who wrote it around 1928. The video utilizes the "Two-Finger C tuning" (gCGBD relative, fB♭FAC actual). Hicks also provides links for supporting his work through Patreon, Bandcamp, merchandise, PayPal, Venmo, Spotify, and iTunes. Hashtags used include #banjo, #folkmusic, and #history.

This YouTube video offers a traditional banjo lesson focusing on the song "Prodigal Son" by Dock Boggs. The instructor, Clifton Hicks, provides instruction in the f# DGAD tuning. The video description includes links to the instructor's Patreon, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, Venmo, and PayPal, indicating opportunities for further engagement and support of his music.

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.