The Truth About Old-Time Music

This video critically examines the current state of 'old-time' music, arguing that it has become a homogenized, commercialized, and festival-focused art form, significantly detached from its traditional American roots and cultural origins. The creator, Clifton Hicks, promotes his Banjo Heritage platform for online courses, forums, merchandise, and music streaming, alongside various donation options.

This video appears to be a critique of Dust to Digital's facsimile release of Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music. The uploader, Clifton Hicks, promotes their own "Banjo Heritage" brand through various platforms like Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, and their website. They also mention their music is available on Spotify and iTunes, and accept donations via PayPal and Venmo. The video touches on themes of cultural heritage, traditional music, music history, and country music, with a specific focus on banjo music and a mention of 432hz tuning.

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 "The Devil Song," also known as "The Farmer's Curst Wife," on a mysterious six-string banjo tuned to eAEAB. He mentions learning the song from guitarist Bobby McMillon. The description highlights his Patreon for exclusive content, including tablature, and promotes his Banjo Heritage online course, apparel, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, PayPal donations, and YouTube membership. The video's focus is on traditional folk music and banjo performance, with no mention or relevance to firearms.

This video features a performance of the 1929 song "Old Rub Alcohol Blues" by Dock Boggs, played on an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo. The musician, Clifton Hicks, learned the song from the original recording and notes its similarity to works by John Lee Hooker and Blind Lemon Jefferson. The description also highlights various ways to support the artist and access his music and learning materials, including Patreon, his website, and streaming platforms.

This video features Clifton Hicks playing the 19th-century folk song "Little Mary Phagan" on an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo. He learned the tune from a 1980s film clip of Mabel Cawthorn. The description provides extensive links to Clifton Hicks' various online platforms, including his Banjo Heritage course, Patreon, SubscribeStar, merchandise store, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, PayPal, Venmo, and YouTube memberships. The video is tagged with general music and artist-related terms.

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.