Clifton Hicks

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Join the Banjo Heritage email list 👉 https://BanjoHeritage.com/lander In this video I'll teach you an easy and important skill that every banjo player should master: adjusting the position of your bridge for the optimal "banjo sound." #banjo #traditionalbanjo #bluegrassbanjo #oldtimebanjo #oldtimemusic #tradmusic #folkmusic #cliftonhicks #banjoheritage

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Banjo Heritage 👉 https://Patreon.com/CliftonHicks I learned "Little Grey Mule" from a film clip of Roscoe Holcomb of Daisy, Kentucky. In the film, Holcomb (born Halcomb), mentions that the tune was also called "The Wild Boar." My instrument is an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo tuned ~ gCGCD. Bandcamp http://cliftonhicks.bandcamp.com Merch https://www.BanjoHeritage.org Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/7fQxc3ZY6LTVWkfxvsEPUV iTunes https://music.apple.com/us/artist/clifton-hicks/1437321931 SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/cliftonhicks Patreon https://patreon.com/CliftonHicks PayPal https://paypal.me/cliftonhicksbanjo YouTube members-only https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0fRKB_T-2yrNajqoz9VWAg/join #CliftonHicks #BanjoHeritage #banjo #oldtimemusic #bluegrass #folkmusic #countrymusic #blues #tradmusic #worldmusic #afrobeat #rootsmusic #appalachia #americana #clawhammerbanjo #oldtimebanjo #OldLeatherstocking #mountainbanjo

Get the TAB 👉 https://Patreon.com/CliftonHicks I learned "Little Grey Mule" (The Wild Boar) from a 1960s film clip of Roscoe Holcomb of Daisy, Kentucky. My instrument is an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo tuned gCGCD ~ fB♭FBC. Bandcamp http://cliftonhicks.bandcamp.com Merch https://www.BanjoHeritage.org Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/7fQxc3ZY6LTVWkfxvsEPUV iTunes https://music.apple.com/us/artist/clifton-hicks/1437321931 PayPal https://paypal.me/cliftonhicksbanjo YouTube members-only https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0fRKB_T-2yrNajqoz9VWAg/join Patreon https://patreon.com/CliftonHicks #CliftonHicks #BanjoHeritage #banjo #oldtimemusic #bluegrass #folkmusic #countrymusic #blues #tradmusic #worldmusic #afrobeat #rootsmusic #appalachia #americana #clawhammerbanjo #oldtimebanjo #OldLeatherstocking #mountainbanjo

Banjo Heritage 👉 https://patreon.com/CliftonHicks How to string and play a guitar like a banjo, O.G. east Kentucky-style a la Roscoe Halcomb and George Gibson. Tunings discussed: DADGAD and GGDGBD. Bandcamp http://cliftonhicks.bandcamp.com Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/7fQxc3ZY6LTVWkfxvsEPUV iTunes https://music.apple.com/us/artist/clifton-hicks/1437321931 Merch http://banjoheritage.org PayPal https://paypal.me/cliftonhicksbanjo #cliftonhicks #roscoeholcomb #countryblues #bluesguitar #oldtimeguitar #oldtimemusic #oldtimebanjo #countrymusic

I learned "Marching Through Georgia" from a recording of the Clyde and Ralph Troxell -- the Troxell Brothers. My instrument is an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" give-string banjo tuned fCFAC ~ gDGBD. #banjo #banjos #banjomusic #oldtimebanjo #clawhammerbanjo #bluegrassbanjo #twofingerbanjo #oldtimemusic #bluegrassmusic

Banjo Heritage 👉 https://Patreon.com/CliftonHicks I learned "Old Chattanooga" from a 1977 performance of Blaine Smith, Florrie Stewart, and Willie Branan which was recorded by Ron Williams and his high school students in Chattanooga, Tennessee. According to Williams, the trio (who were from Flat Top Mountain, Tennessee) learned the tune in the early 1900s from Tom Douglas (father of fiddler, Bob Douglas). See Williams' compilation "The Pine Breeze Recordings" for more east Tennessee music & information. My instrument is an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo tuned eBEG♯B ≈ gDGBD (A = 432 Hz). Bandcamp http://cliftonhicks.bandcamp.com Merch https://www.BanjoHeritage.org Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/7fQxc3ZY6LTVWkfxvsEPUV iTunes https://music.apple.com/us/artist/clifton-hicks/1437321931 SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/cliftonhicks Patreon https://patreon.com/CliftonHicks PayPal https://paypal.me/cliftonhicksbanjo YouTube members-only https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0fRKB_T-2yrNajqoz9VWAg/join #CliftonHicks #BanjoHeritage #banjo #oldtimemusic #bluegrass #folkmusic #countrymusic #blues #tradmusic #worldmusic #afrobeat #rootsmusic #appalachia #americana #clawhammerbanjo #oldtimebanjo #OldLeatherstocking #mountainbanjo

Get the TAB 👉 https://Patreon.com/CliftonHicks gDGBD ≈ fCFAC (A = 440 Hz). I learned "Old Chattanooga" from a 1977 field recording of Florrie Stewart of Flat Top Mountain, Tennessee. The original track can be heard on The Pine Breeze Recordings made by Ron Williams. Bandcamp http://cliftonhicks.bandcamp.com Merch https://www.BanjoHeritage.org Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/7fQxc3ZY6LTVWkfxvsEPUV iTunes https://music.apple.com/us/artist/clifton-hicks/1437321931 SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/cliftonhicks Patreon https://patreon.com/CliftonHicks PayPal https://paypal.me/cliftonhicksbanjo YouTube members-only https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0fRKB_T-2yrNajqoz9VWAg/join Discord https://discord.gg/qaEAbMjXhv #CliftonHicks #BanjoHeritage #banjo #oldtimemusic #bluegrass #folkmusic #countrymusic #blues #tradmusic #worldmusic #afrobeat #rootsmusic #appalachia #americana #clawhammerbanjo #oldtimebanjo #OldLeatherstocking #mountainbanjo

Banjo Heritage 👉 https://Patreon.com/CliftonHicks I learned "Old German War" from George Gibson of Knott County, Kentucky. My instrument is a 1980s Goya "Masterpiece" banjo ≈ f♯DF♯AD. Bandcamp http://cliftonhicks.bandcamp.com Merch https://www.BanjoHeritage.org Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/7fQxc3ZY6LTVWkfxvsEPUV iTunes https://music.apple.com/us/artist/clifton-hicks/1437321931 SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/cliftonhicks Patreon https://patreon.com/CliftonHicks PayPal https://paypal.me/cliftonhicksbanjo YouTube members-only https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0fRKB_T-2yrNajqoz9VWAg/join Discord https://discord.gg/qaEAbMjXhv #CliftonHicks #BanjoHeritage #banjo #oldtimemusic #bluegrass #folkmusic #countrymusic #blues #tradmusic #worldmusic #afrobeat #rootsmusic #appalachia #americana #clawhammerbanjo #oldtimebanjo #OldLeatherstocking #mountainbanjo

Banjo Heritage 👉 https://Patreon.com/CliftonHicks I learned "Old Chattanooga" from a 1977 performance of Blaine Smith, Florrie Stewart, and Willie Branan recorded by Ron Williams and his high school students in Chattanooga, Tennessee. According to Williams, the trio learned this tune in the early 1900s from Tom Douglas (father of fiddler, Bob Douglas). See his compilation "The Pine Breeze Recordings" for more traditional folk music from east Tennessee. My instrument is an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo tuned e♭B♭E♭GB♭ ≈ gDGBD (A = 432 Hz). Bandcamp http://cliftonhicks.bandcamp.com Merch https://www.BanjoHeritage.org Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/7fQxc3ZY6LTVWkfxvsEPUV iTunes https://music.apple.com/us/artist/clifton-hicks/1437321931 SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/cliftonhicks Patreon https://patreon.com/CliftonHicks PayPal https://paypal.me/cliftonhicksbanjo YouTube members-only https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0fRKB_T-2yrNajqoz9VWAg/join Discord https://discord.gg/qaEAbMjXhv #CliftonHicks #BanjoHeritage #banjo #oldtimemusic #bluegrass #folkmusic #countrymusic #blues #tradmusic #worldmusic #afrobeat #rootsmusic #appalachia #americana #clawhammerbanjo #oldtimebanjo #OldLeatherstocking #mountainbanjo

Banjo Heritage 👉 https://Patreon.com/CliftonHicks Instead of making my own hickory tacks for this gourd banjo, I decided to purchase a bunch of lemonwood cobbler's pegs. They seem to work great, and are a more tasteful and historically-informed choice than the upholstery nails typically used by hobby builders. I find that shellac works nicely for sealing the inside and outside surfaces of the gourd. It's advisable when shellacking to apply one light coat, let dry, buff with very fine sand paper, and then apply a second coat. Bandcamp http://cliftonhicks.bandcamp.com Merch https://www.BanjoHeritage.org Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/7fQxc3ZY6LTVWkfxvsEPUV iTunes https://music.apple.com/us/artist/clifton-hicks/1437321931 SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/cliftonhicks Patreon https://patreon.com/CliftonHicks PayPal https://paypal.me/cliftonhicksbanjo YouTube members-only https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0fRKB_T-2yrNajqoz9VWAg/join Discord https://discord.gg/qaEAbMjXhv #CliftonHicks #BanjoHeritage #banjo #oldtimemusic #bluegrass #folkmusic #countrymusic #blues #tradmusic #worldmusic #afrobeat #rootsmusic #appalachia #americana #clawhammerbanjo #oldtimebanjo #OldLeatherstocking #mountainbanjo #gourdbanjo #luthier

Banjo Heritage 👉 https://Patreon.com/CliftonHicks I learned "Trouble" from George Gibson of Knott County, Kentucky. My other sources are David Hurt of Harrodsburg, Kentucky, and a recording of Rufus Crisp of Floyd County, Kentucky. My instrument is a 4-string early gourd banjo, handmade by myself. Tuning: BBE♭F♯ (A = 432 Hz). Bandcamp http://cliftonhicks.bandcamp.com Merch https://www.BanjoHeritage.org Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/7fQxc3ZY6LTVWkfxvsEPUV iTunes https://music.apple.com/us/artist/clifton-hicks/1437321931 SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/cliftonhicks Patreon https://patreon.com/CliftonHicks PayPal https://paypal.me/cliftonhicksbanjo YouTube members-only https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0fRKB_T-2yrNajqoz9VWAg/join Discord https://discord.gg/qaEAbMjXhv #CliftonHicks #BanjoHeritage #banjo #oldtimemusic #bluegrass #folkmusic #countrymusic #blues #tradmusic #worldmusic #afrobeat #rootsmusic #appalachia #americana #clawhammerbanjo #oldtimebanjo #OldLeatherstocking #mountainbanjo

Banjo Heritage 👉 https://Patreon.com/CliftonHicks In this video I compare my two most recently-built mountain banjos: a rare hexagonal type that emerged in Kentucky before World War 1, and another unusual type inspired by a West Virginia example dating to the Great Depression. Bandcamp http://cliftonhicks.bandcamp.com Merch https://www.BanjoHeritage.org Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/7fQxc3ZY6LTVWkfxvsEPUV iTunes https://music.apple.com/us/artist/clifton-hicks/1437321931 SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/cliftonhicks Patreon https://patreon.com/CliftonHicks Join Clifton Hicks on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0fRKB_T-2yrNajqoz9VWAg/join PayPal https://paypal.me/cliftonhicksbanjo Discord https://discord.gg/qaEAbMjXhv #CliftonHicks #BanjoHeritage #banjo #oldtimemusic #bluegrass #folkmusic #countrymusic #blues #tradmusic #worldmusic #afrobeat #rootsmusic #appalachia #americana #clawhammerbanjo #oldtimebanjo #OldLeatherstocking #mountainbanjo

Banjo Heritage 👉 https://Patreon.com/CliftonHicks gDGBD relative ≈ fCFAC actual. I learned Sourwood Mountain from George Gibson of Knott County, Kentucky. George played it using a relatively heavy overhand style, and my version is very similar. As I attempt to explain in the video, I learned this as a free-wheeling banjo song, not as an "old time" fiddle tune with repetitive A and B parts. Bandcamp http://cliftonhicks.bandcamp.com Merch https://www.BanjoHeritage.org Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/7fQxc3ZY6LTVWkfxvsEPUV iTunes https://music.apple.com/us/artist/clifton-hicks/1437321931 SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/cliftonhicks Patreon https://patreon.com/CliftonHicks PayPal https://paypal.me/cliftonhicksbanjo Venmo @cliftonhicksbanjo Join Clifton Hicks on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0fRKB_T-2yrNajqoz9VWAg/join Discord https://discord.gg/qaEAbMjXhv #CliftonHicks #BanjoHeritage #banjo #oldtimemusic #bluegrass #folkmusic #countrymusic #blues #tradmusic #worldmusic #afrobeat #rootsmusic #appalachia #americana #clawhammerbanjo #oldtimebanjo #OldLeatherstocking #mountainbanjo

Banjo Heritage 👉 https://Patreon.com/CliftonHicks gDGBd - I learned "sourwood Mountain" from George Gibson of Knott County, Kentucky. My instrument is a Kentucky mountain banjo, handmade by myself. Bandcamp http://cliftonhicks.bandcamp.com Merch https://www.BanjoHeritage.org Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/7fQxc3ZY6LTVWkfxvsEPUV iTunes https://music.apple.com/us/artist/clifton-hicks/1437321931 SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/cliftonhicks Patreon https://patreon.com/CliftonHicks PayPal https://paypal.me/cliftonhicksbanjo Venmo @cliftonhicksbanjo Join Clifton Hicks on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0fRKB_T-2yrNajqoz9VWAg/join Discord https://discord.gg/qaEAbMjXhv #CliftonHicks #BanjoHeritage #banjo #oldtimemusic #bluegrass #folkmusic #countrymusic #blues #tradmusic #worldmusic #afrobeat #rootsmusic #appalachia #americana #clawhammerbanjo #oldtimebanjo #OldLeatherstocking #mountainbanjo

Banjo Heritage 👉 https://Patreon.com/CliftonHicks How to build a traditional Kentucky-style mountain banjo with hexagon- or octagon-shaped sound chamber Bandcamp http://cliftonhicks.bandcamp.com Merch https://www.BanjoHeritage.org Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/7fQxc3ZY6LTVWkfxvsEPUV iTunes https://music.apple.com/us/artist/clifton-hicks/1437321931 SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/cliftonhicks Patreon https://patreon.com/CliftonHicks Join Clifton Hicks on Youtube to get access to perks https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0fRKB_T-2yrNajqoz9VWAg/join PayPal https://paypal.me/cliftonhicksbanjo Venmo @cliftonhicksbanjo #CliftonHicks #BanjoHeritage #OldLeatherstocking #banjo #oldtimemusic #bluegrass #folkmusic #countrymusic #blues #tradmusic #worldmusic #afrobeat #rootsmusic #appalachia #americana #clawhammerbanjo #oldtimebanjo #luthier

Banjo Heritage 👉 https://Patreon.com/CliftonHicks I learned "Sourwood Mountain" from George Gibson of Knott County, Kentucky. My instrument is a West Virginia-style mountain banjo, handmade by myself after an example by the father of W. Franklin George, near Bluefield, circa 1935. Bandcamp http://cliftonhicks.bandcamp.com Merch https://www.BanjoHeritage.org Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/7fQxc3ZY6LTVWkfxvsEPUV iTunes https://music.apple.com/us/artist/clifton-hicks/1437321931 SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/cliftonhicks Patreon https://patreon.com/CliftonHicks Join Clifton Hicks on Youtube to get access to perks https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0fRKB_T-2yrNajqoz9VWAg/join PayPal https://paypal.me/cliftonhicksbanjo Venmo @cliftonhicksbanjo #CliftonHicks #BanjoHeritage #banjo #oldtimemusic #bluegrass #folkmusic #countrymusic #blues #tradmusic #worldmusic #rootsmusic #afrobeat #appalachia #americana #clawhammerbanjo #oldtimebanjo #OldLeatherstocking

Banjo Heritage 👉 https://patreon.com/CliftonHicks "Tribulations" by E.C. Ball of Rugby, Virginia. gCGCD, relative. Trials, troubles, tribulations Such has never been before When the angels pour upon us Their vials of wrath forevermore. Chorus When the fire comes down from heaven And the blood shall fill the sea I'll be carried home by Jesus And forever with him be. The Beast with horns will come upon you One with seven, one with ten. Men will cry unto the mountains, They'll pray to die, but cannot win. The mark must be upon your forehead, These worldly goods you then can buy "Depart from me, I never knew you!" You'll hear my blessed Savior cry. Merch https://BanjoHeritage.org Bandcamp http://cliftonhicks.bandcamp.com Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/7fQxc3ZY6LTVWkfxvsEPUV iTunes https://music.apple.com/us/album/clifton-hicks/1437321454 Venmo https://venmo.com/cliftonhicksbanjo PayPal https://paypal.me/cliftonhicksbanjo

Banjo Heritage 👉 https://Patreon.com/CliftonHicks I learned this song from Josh Hayes of Watauga County, North Carolina. I think Josh learned it from recordings of Carter and Ralph Stanley. Merch https://www.BanjoHeritage.org/ Bandcamp http://cliftonhicks.bandcamp.com PayPal https://paypal.me/cliftonhicksbanjo Venmo https://venmo.com/cliftonhicksbanjo Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/7fQxc3ZY6LTVWkfxvsEPUV iTunes https://music.apple.com/us/artist/clifton-hicks/1437321931 SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/cliftonhicks Patreon https://patreon.com/CliftonHicks

Banjo Heritage 👉 https://Patreon.com/CliftonHicks I learned this song from a recording of Virgil Anderson at the Berea Celebration of Traditional Music (1985). Merch https://www.BanjoHeritage.org/ Bandcamp http://cliftonhicks.bandcamp.com PayPal https://paypal.me/cliftonhicksbanjo Venmo https://venmo.com/cliftonhicksbanjo Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/7fQxc3ZY6LTVWkfxvsEPUV iTunes https://music.apple.com/us/artist/clifton-hicks/1437321931 SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/cliftonhicks Patreon https://patreon.com/CliftonHicks

Banjo Heritage 👉 https://Patreon.com/CliftonHicks I learned "In the Pines" from George Gibson of Knott County, Kentucky, who tuned his banjo f♯DF♯AD. Here, I play my own version in the related tuning gCGCD. This song was made famous by Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter, who was recorded by Alan Lomax in the 1930s. It was also recorded by Dock Walsh in the 1920s, and later by Bill Monroe, the Louvin Brothers, Loretta Lynn, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, and by Kurt Cobain under the title "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?" My instrument is a 1913 Vega Fairbanks "Regent" 5-string banjo with maple bridge by Joel Hooks, and La Bella No. 17 nylon strings. Merch https://www.BanjoHeritage.org/ Bandcamp http://cliftonhicks.bandcamp.com PayPal https://paypal.me/cliftonhicksbanjo Venmo https://venmo.com/cliftonhicksbanjo Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/7fQxc3ZY6LTVWkfxvsEPUV iTunes https://music.apple.com/us/artist/clifton-hicks/1437321931 SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/cliftonhicks Patreon https://patreon.com/CliftonHicks

Banjo Heritage 👉 https://patreon.com/cliftonhicks 1867 Dobson banjo with "Eddie Fox" neatly carved in peg head. Fox was a well-known composer and minstrel performer active 1850-1890.