Clifton Hicks - John Henry - Clawhammer Banjo
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Oldtime banjo close ups and demonstrations of overhand, clawhammer, two finger, thumb lead, 2 finger, frailing and stroke styles plus traditional southern Appalachian mountain hoedown and early minstrel show techniques. History, anthropology, folklore, research and musicology including breakdowns, blues, waltz pieces, tin pan alley, some Afro-Caribbean and West African history, occasional Cajun and zydeco references, also Métis, Creole, Melungeon and indigenous North American music traditions. Mountain music, southern culture. George Gibson, Ernie Williams, Cousin Emmy, Dock Boggs, Rufus Crisp, Virgil Anderson, Lily May Ledford, Roscoe Holcomb, Tab Ward, Frank Proffitt, Tommy Jarrell, Kyle Creed, Lee Sexton, Morgan Sexton, Lead Belly, Pete Steele, Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, JD Crowe, Clarence Ashley, Fred Cockerham, Dwight Diller, Gaither Carlton, John Snipes, Dink Roberts, Clifford Essex, Joe Sweeney, Archibald Ferguson, Dan Emmett, John Hartford, Picayune Butler, Gus Cannon, Art Rosenbaum, Grandpa Jones, Snuffy Jenkins, Buell Kazee, Bascam Lamar Lunsford, Uncle Dave Macon, Tommy Makem, Luke Kelly, Charlie Poole, Ola Belle Reed, BF Shelton, Hobart Smith, Samantha Bumgarner, Peggy Seeger, Mike Seeger, Jean Ritchie, Ralph Stanley, Odell Thompson, Wade Ward, Hedy West, Fred McDowell, Uncle Homer Walker, Mississippi John Hurt old time, folk, trad roots pickers songsters. #banjo #oldtimemusic #history Riley Baugus, Dirk Powell, Gillian Welch, Maybelle Carter Family. Morgan Sexton, Black Banjo Songsters, Lee Sexton, Clyde Troxell, Blanche Coldiron, Banjo Bill Cornett.
@AlbertaBackwoodsAdventures 6 жыл бұрын
Great rendition, have you ever considered posting a website with tabs and lessons. I am sure your followers would gladly subscribe and pay for your knowledge! Keep up the great art of old times
@CliftonHicksbanjo 6 жыл бұрын
I suggest you come check out our Banjo Heritage Commons group at patreon.com/cliftonhicks. I share quite a few lessons, Q&As etc. and several of our members there post tablature on occasion.
@AlbertaBackwoodsAdventures 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@JGHoff 6 жыл бұрын
I recommend you follow the link that Clifton posted below; there is a wealth of information on the Banjo Heritage Commons pages!
@zachsmith8916 6 жыл бұрын
You know growing up in West Virginia I never knew that John Henry was actually one of my state's official folk heroes until I was grown. It's pretty cool to know that he was a real man.
@graeme7446 3 жыл бұрын
Freakin awesome. All the better for me because my deceased father was called John Henry. And he sure was one helluva man. Thanks.
@annebennett313 2 жыл бұрын
I've been listening to your rendition of this song for about three months straight. So grateful that it exists and so grateful you are sharing this with the world. Thank you
@t4texastom587 Жыл бұрын
It's always a great start to my day when I listen to Clifton Hicks and his banjo while my rooster is crowing. 🪕
@brianstearskingnothing 2 жыл бұрын
What a kick ass version 👏
@franksabatino7576 3 жыл бұрын
The relaxed tempo and feeling of this song is very satisfying!
@terryfreeman1018 11 ай бұрын
Anyone else notice this young man wasn't watching down at the banjo. He didnt have to. Amazing.
@Liesl_Cigarboxguitar 3 жыл бұрын
Simply my favourite blues song 🎵
@Mamlishmike 6 ай бұрын
Such a cool version
@lubesiron-cslfarmsllc2751 4 жыл бұрын
The scenery in this video looks like a throwback to the cover photo of Roscoe Holcomb album an Untamed Sense of Control. I've been listening to your music since I discovered you on MySpace probably around 2005. Keep up the awesome work.
@richardphilpott1225 3 жыл бұрын
Hey Clifton, I gotta say thanks man for opening my eyes. Got me an SS Stewart, grade 2. Put on some 5 Star tuners, Converse bridge and Nylguts. It has one of those skin heads with the crown label on it. The neck seems like its been raked for steel strings but it growls hard. I bought an old Stewart neck brace and a Kershner tailpiece but haven't installed them yet. Been practicing an hour or 2 each day for @ 2 months (clawhammer). I'm actually gettin it down with pulloffs and hammer ons. Workin on slides. Just wanted you to know you made this old dude happy and I feel like I have a valid creative direction. Thinkin a MacArthur grant is in order. You rock!
@CliftonHicksbanjo 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Good call on the bridge. I'm guessing you ordered a neck brace because one had been installed on it before? They were a flawed piece of technology (known today as "heel crackers" or "heel splitters" 😬) so it's not a required part.
@richardphilpott1225 3 жыл бұрын
@@CliftonHicksbanjoYeah, that bridge from Joel Hooks made all the difference, I sanded a very slight radius on the bottom as I'm runnin a looser head. It has 24 hooks and hexheads. It's not drilled for the brace, I'll probably forgo putting it on. I got a Pigsah Hawktail on there now and it sounds dark as hell man. I friggen love this thing. I was thinking about a steel drone string as my #5 is kinda weak yet. Thanks for the reply Clifton. I'm not trying to kiss yer ass but you're important to a lot of good folks out there and I thank you for that. Rick.
@daveyjoweaver6282 2 жыл бұрын
A true sound of John Henry! A fine job Clifton, Kind Thanks! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania
@fuchsiasaville Жыл бұрын
Internet is slowing down now still a like from me 8.45pm here in England x
@JGHoff 6 жыл бұрын
Very nice... I can't wait to learn it. You would think, 'with 3 strings tuned the same, and the remining 2 tuned the same how can you have a good sounding song?'.... Well you just answered that question.
@miker.9587 6 жыл бұрын
This might be my favorite of yours, Clifton. As usual, lots of soul to it! 👍
@alancook7174 6 жыл бұрын
Love that tuning. Fantastic!
@terryfreeman1018 11 ай бұрын
Holy crap little brother. You're damn amazing.
@CliftonHicksbanjo 11 ай бұрын
Thanks. Been playing 25 years.
@toadeepants 6 жыл бұрын
Clifton, I wonder if you could talk about or teach us some Ola Belle Reed, sometime?
@CliftonHicksbanjo 6 жыл бұрын
Her "Boat's up the River" was actually _the_ _first_ traditional banjo recording that I ever heard. Art Rosenbaum's "Art of Field Recording" vol. 2 has a great recording of it.
@sophieclark2070 2 жыл бұрын
Hay keep up the good music Watching from oklAhoma. Steve clark
@SIMUL4CR4 6 ай бұрын
Encore!
@moonoggin 3 жыл бұрын
Love you playing these songs so much.
@bluegoose555 3 жыл бұрын
well done...extremely satisfying !
@croceater3 6 жыл бұрын
thanks man this is very good i was wondering what key now i know .
@lornebain3831 Жыл бұрын
Two thumbs up ...
@donaldroberts7055 Жыл бұрын
Love it!
@jolox. 3 жыл бұрын
Nice arrangement!
@EdwardPike 8 ай бұрын
They need this for a human programmer vs AI.
@DanDDirges 6 жыл бұрын
Outstanding arrangement and performance of this much beloved classic! Excellent audio HQ too! I don't like to ask questions but could you name the camcorder you use or is it a laptop recording? Anyways really sounds great!
@DanDDirges 6 жыл бұрын
Your picking and singing has gotten even better! Those bended notes was a nice touch!
@CliftonHicksbanjo 6 жыл бұрын
The camera is my wife's not sure of the details.It's a Sony "a5000" with a lens she bought. One could hook an external microphone to it but I haven't tried that.
@DanDDirges 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Just goes to show you don't need a lot of fancy mics and interfaces to get great audio HQ!
@simonolsen9995 6 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love it. Plus, isn't that Darling Cora tuning? I've been looking for another song in that tuning. Will be watching eagerly for more. Thanks so much. PS. Been using a "relative" tuning per your advice for two weeks now. Really helpful idea and now I can (sort of) sing along a bit. Thanks again.
@toadeepants 6 жыл бұрын
❤️💚👏🏾👏🏾💚❤️
@davesiler4064 5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic, as usual, Clifton!!! You just get better all the time! BTW, are you from KY???
@CliftonHicksbanjo 5 жыл бұрын
Born in Jacksonville, Florida but learned to play from Alabamians & Kentuckians.
@digitaldemocracyai-rob Жыл бұрын
@@CliftonHicksbanjo "Some people say he's from Tennessee, some say he's from Alabam....hell, I dont give a damn where that poor boy's from....you know he is a banjo playin man". They'll be singing songs about you Cifton with any luck :)
@Hey_its_Koda 5 жыл бұрын
What kinda hat is that? I made a trip from Utah to Boone NC and Banner Elk NC and saw a few men around town wearing them?
@CliftonHicksbanjo 5 жыл бұрын
That's just a beat up old fedora. I think they call them "hipster hats" now. Mine says "Park Royal" inside and I think I did actually buy it at the Good Will in Boone, NC...
@Hey_its_Koda 5 жыл бұрын
Oh. Its beautiful country. I never seen so much green in my life. Im used to desert. I hope visit again.
@ruebenmikoch1828 Жыл бұрын
I can ceramic coat your banjo so it wont get dirty.....
@richardfrailing2529 2 жыл бұрын
Sincerely disappointed by the lack of nuance in your thinking. I appreciate your desire to keep the tradition of banjo alive and have enjoyed your videos, but am unsubscribing to your patreon and KZfaq. There are issues in this country larger and more complex than the second amendment or the right to defend one’s property, i.e. the irreducible cultural crisis resulting from the denial of basic human rights to one-third of our country’s population for the majority of our country’s history. Kyle Rittenhouse is not a murderer, but he is a child whose ignorance and acceptance of dangerous group-think resulted in the deaths of two innocent people. Best of luck with your culture war.
@franksabatino7576 3 жыл бұрын
The relaxed tempo and feeling of this song is very satisfying!
@franksabatino7576 3 жыл бұрын
The relaxed tempo and feeling of this song is very satisfying!
@franksabatino7576 3 жыл бұрын
The relaxed tempo and feeling of this song is very satisfying!
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