Cripple Creek (Fretless "Minstrel" Banjo)

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Жыл бұрын

This was the first tune I learned to play on banjo. I have another version on my channel where I play the standard fretted banjo, check it out if you like this one. I'm playing a Gardner's Dulcimer's Minstrel Banjo.
According to Wikipedia,
""Cripple Creek" is an Appalachian-style old time tune and folk song, often played on the fiddle or banjo, listed as number 3434 in the Roud Folk Song Index.
The lyrics are probably no older than the year 1900, and the tune is of unknown origin. It has become a standard among bluegrass musicians and is often one of the first songs a banjo picker learns.[1]"

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@AngelTheKitsune Жыл бұрын

Lyrics: . I got a girl at the head of the creek, Go up to see her in the middle of the week. She's got a kiss just as sweet as any wine, Wraps herself around me like a sweet potato vine. Goin’ up to Cripple Creek goin’ in a whirl. Goin’ up to Cripple Creek to see my girl. Goin’ up to Cripple Creek, goin’ in a run. Goin’ up to Cripple Creek to have a little fun. I got a girl and she loves me She’s as sweet as sweet can be She’s got eyes of baby blue Makes my gun shoot straight and true. Goin’ up to Cripple Creek, goin’ in a run. Goin’ up to Cripple Creek to have a little fun. Goin’ up to Cripple Creek goin’ in a whirl. Goin’ up to Cripple Creek to see my girl. Cripple Creek’s wide, and Cripple Creek’s deep, Wade old Cripple Creek b'fore I sleep. Cripple Creek's flat and Cripple Creek's Muddy. And I'm so drunk that I can't stand steady. Goin’ up to Cripple Creek, goin’ in a run. Goin’ up to Cripple Creek to have a little fun. Goin’ up to Cripple Creek goin’ in a whirl. Goin’ up to Cripple Creek to see my girl. ((Love your performance of this song so beyond much ~

@thedirectors2377 Жыл бұрын

Robert Pattinson from The Lighthouse when he decided it’d be best to stay a logger and pick up the banjo

@marypalmer00 Жыл бұрын

the good ending 😂

@pindebraende 11 ай бұрын

The tone is so warm you gotta check if your armpits getting sweaty

@definitelynotniko Жыл бұрын

That is a giga-chad mustache

@knoxmassey6822 Жыл бұрын

🥸

@pcossunshine6031 Жыл бұрын

Dancing in my kitchen while making Mac and cheese. Wonderful 😀

@knoxmassey6822 Жыл бұрын

Perfect mac n cheese making music

@jip_portfolio Жыл бұрын

cheers to this dude that looks like the son of the overly manly man meme

@tjames6427 Жыл бұрын

The spirit of America lives on through you! God bless!

@marypalmer00 Жыл бұрын

That's what I thought too

@DrTacoPHD665 11 ай бұрын

Comparing this version with the first upload, it is so mellow and sweet. The fretless really has a charming character.

@pantsmasterx Жыл бұрын

always loved cripple creek, knew you’d play the hell out of it. how right i was! keep it up, man, you’re killing it!

@Desmigalhation Жыл бұрын

Man…this sounds awesome. Puts my spirit in the right place!Saúde 🇵🇹 🇳🇱 🇺🇸

@matzepeng3371 8 ай бұрын

I just love it, keep up the great work. Grüße aus Deutschland

@JRsMind Жыл бұрын

The fretless is so smooth sounding. Glad i found your music!

@NotSoCrazyNinja Жыл бұрын

It sounds correct.

@shigella63 11 ай бұрын

Now that is real music!

@samdraper9248 Жыл бұрын

Real good, playing the hell outa that thing brother

@stevenchan6526 Жыл бұрын

WHAT!!!! AWESOMENESS ON FULL DISPLAY! Beautiful man.

@bryancase7541 Жыл бұрын

This is the best channel on youtube at the moment.

@Pancake_Batter Жыл бұрын

Fantastic playing and, I must say, an equally fantastic mustache

@timthetallman6651 8 ай бұрын

I love your playing and singing! It would be a dream come true to have this studio recorded!

@YostMusic Жыл бұрын

I've never come across a fretless bajo! You play it so well

@knoxmassey6822 Жыл бұрын

🫡

@PigeonThyHobo Жыл бұрын

If ya like this guy and wanna listen to more banjo like this look up Clifton Hicks. Both these fellers are amazing

@yonimushermusic Жыл бұрын

Sounds super cool, really unique vibe. I really like your voice too

@depouillementpersonnel Жыл бұрын

Real KZfaq, real music, real man. Catcha later mate

@catherinehobbit3415 9 ай бұрын

Never heard cripple creek with lyrics, really nice:-D

@knoxmassey6822 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@MrJballn Жыл бұрын

Everytime I hear you man I just feel like the natural extension for Red Dead 3 is Young Dutch in Appalachia et al, finishing out the story of the American West moving backwards through it's rapid expansion. We'd get wild Scottish/Irish backcountry, an early meatpacking Chicago, German settler Ohio, and a true GTA tie in with Algonquin Island the same size as GTA IV but back in it's Gangs of New York era.

@knoxmassey6822 Жыл бұрын

That sounds like a great RDR tbh

@GarThankYall Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this.

@whatcookgoodlook 3 ай бұрын

I love these covers so much, oh my goodness

@knoxmassey6822 3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@red_panda_pl5379 Жыл бұрын

damn i love when you play music, i can listen it all day long

@caroljazzdesign2979 Жыл бұрын

Totally awesome!!

@ElizabethMassey-ge4py Жыл бұрын

Excellent! Brings me so much joy.

@DylanKDowd Жыл бұрын

Awesome god damn voice sir and playing of course!

@goeyguts Жыл бұрын

Bro can't believe you play all these classics! Love your stuff

@scarecrowjoe3238 Жыл бұрын

New song to me, played on a fretless banjo (that i didn't know existed) brilliantly. Great song and well played and sung. I keep coming back!

@OwainKorp Жыл бұрын

I cant even begin to fathom how truly stellar this is. Great job brother.

@landonthomass Жыл бұрын

I’ve been on vacation but this was nice to come back too, missed the stomp though haha, another great one!! Love this song glad you did it on the minstrel!

@joshdeane8299 Жыл бұрын

Absolute gas bro

@jmflyer55 7 ай бұрын

Excellent. Your rhythm is spot on.

@SHAMANA Жыл бұрын

Really love this! You rock man

@knoxmassey6822 Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it!

@davidbukowski3463 Жыл бұрын

Awesome stuff man

@hamwizzard2079 Жыл бұрын

Awesome

@spekklee Жыл бұрын

Awesome man, im learning to play banjo too!

@goticopostrauma Жыл бұрын

Amazing, lad!

@flytrap_ Жыл бұрын

hell yeah man

@menriquez89 Жыл бұрын

Killed it

@nfarr8627 Жыл бұрын

awesome sauce

@DaSolo363 Жыл бұрын

keep posting man your channel is gonna blow up!!

@p0zzed Жыл бұрын

Very nice

@feath3rs 10 ай бұрын

On top of being an awesome banjo player my guy has HUGE traps

@knoxmassey6822 10 ай бұрын

Military press paying off

@kaleemasilon8919 Жыл бұрын

This is the shit. My freaking heart!

@donald4627 6 ай бұрын

ما تحلى الا مع قروب المطانيخ وقت جلسات البلوت

@nomms Жыл бұрын

Hey man, just discovered your stuff. I love your voice and the tone you get out of that banjo, never heard one as warm as that. I have a request if you're into those. "The Cremation of Sam McGee. It's an old poem by Robert W. Service. It was shorned a bit and turned into a song by Seth Boyer. I think your voice and picking would make for a really nice version. Either way keep it up. You'll blow up here of ya keep at it

@cymbolic_space1832 Жыл бұрын

thank you and god bless! sometimes these wonderful performances make me regret being a drummer as i cant serenade anyone such as this.

@knoxmassey6822 Жыл бұрын

Drumming is important though… you could always learn a side instrument and do double tracks

@cymbolic_space1832 Жыл бұрын

@@knoxmassey6822its true man 🤠 I was recently gifted a beautiful '71 fender jazz bass, still not quite a serenade instrument but who knows! at the very least it opens the door to the guitar.

@ellismanning3163 Жыл бұрын

Goes absolutely unfathomably hard

@gangstagangster8362 8 ай бұрын

It’a cool man🔥.I’m Learn play criple creek blue grass banjo. From Russia 🇷🇺 with love ❤

@ashleycarver9963 11 ай бұрын

I remember my mamaw singing this song. I thought it was about her, cause I grew up not far from a cripple creek. 😂 all her bf lived on cripple creek.

@knoxmassey6822 11 ай бұрын

Haha! well I hope my version was as good as she sang it!

@brokenst33l Жыл бұрын

Practicing banjo player here: show me them fangers! I really like all the short diddys! I want to learn some shorter songs just to start stetching into more complex claw hammer. I'm kind of lost beyond practicing chords since I'm practicing by myself, and there a lot of stuff i want to do, but don't really know how. Love the songs regardless. Thanks for the music, dude!

@AntonioProla Жыл бұрын

gonna try and play this on my mandolin

@knoxmassey6822 Жыл бұрын

Good luck! You should get it down pretty easy

@herm574 5 ай бұрын

The headstock and lack of frets are giving me Claypool vibes... stellar work dude!

@knoxmassey6822 5 ай бұрын

Thank you sir!

@shrodingerscat4191 11 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@robigreen1236 Жыл бұрын

This goes so fucking hard

@Honthefup Жыл бұрын

Hey Knox, greetings from across the pond. This is phenomenal stuff. Sincerely hope you record some of this to put out as a tracks on music services for your growing fanbase. The likes of John Fahey and Blaze Foley have very raw recordings that are cherished; so studio shmoodio. Hope you consider it, and by extension I hope you go travelling with your banjo so folks can buy tickets to a gig.

@knoxmassey6822 Жыл бұрын

soon enough. When I get about 6 songs ready I'll try to put something on Spotify

@SaintKhaled Жыл бұрын

Better than the original

@AlexanderGrobbe Жыл бұрын

Good stuff as always! You inspired me to buy a banjo after playing guitar for a few good years, haven't learned cripple creek yet (hopefully that's not too sacrilegious lol) but I plan on getting around to it!

@knoxmassey6822 Жыл бұрын

What kind of banjo did you pick up? Very glad to hear I inspired you to play! Let me know if you want any walkthroughs or tutorials!

@AlexanderGrobbe Жыл бұрын

@@knoxmassey6822 I got a Recording King dirty 30s open back, heard good things about it for a budget beginner option. Thank you! I want to learn “Old folks at home” but I don’t really know how hard it would be as a beginner but if it’s not too much trouble maybe you could do a walk through of that one eventually, thanks again!

@knoxmassey6822 Жыл бұрын

@@AlexanderGrobbe That one's not too bad actually. Also, good banjo choice for a beginner one. I'll try to do an old folks at home lesson soon

@AlexanderGrobbe Жыл бұрын

@@knoxmassey6822 Thanks man you’re the best!

@nomms Жыл бұрын

@@AlexanderGrobbe seems your request have been fulfilled. Seems knox is on his way to being the goat

@marypalmer00 Жыл бұрын

I love this 😭 Also youre cute 👍

@CaIypso5150 Жыл бұрын

Wow you are so freakin good. You are super inspiring. Im gonna keep practicing. Thanks for the song 🙏

@SeanSidious Жыл бұрын

Could you please do a tutorial please Knox?

@guavaj3lly953 Жыл бұрын

I love cripple creek this so soo cool :)) How’d u learn banjo? It looks like something I’d wanna get into after I get more guitar basics down 😅

@knoxmassey6822 Жыл бұрын

I learned off of youtube mostly, its not very hard to get some basics down. There’s plenty of stuff on here for different styles but I can recommend people like Banjolemonade, Clawhammer Banjo, or Clifton Hicks for beginners

@NotSoCrazyNinja Жыл бұрын

You have a new fan, me lol. Curious though, you in NC?

@knoxmassey6822 Жыл бұрын

I was for a while, in GA now

@MultiMiles21 11 ай бұрын

Love your videos Where do I find a fretless banjo?!!

@knoxmassey6822 11 ай бұрын

Many places. I got mine from Gardner’s Dulcimers but there are all sorts of people who can make custom ones for you, like Gourd Banjos (Bob Menzies), Mountain Banjos - A LOT of people, including Clifton Hicks and Kyle wood (just the two people I know well enough to recommend them) - so there are a lot of different kinds and makers. I’d say theyre always really nice and allow good slides and tone

@mybrainmelted 6 ай бұрын

this thing just sounds like it was recorded in the 20's

@KelleyGreenEcstasy 11 ай бұрын

bump

@D4NISTAN Жыл бұрын

Love the content! Any chance you could include your right hand in videos?

@knoxmassey6822 Жыл бұрын

I try to normally, this was just a recording mistake on my part

@Luke-dj3ry Жыл бұрын

i love this! what would this type of string be called and can you put it on any banjo?

@knoxmassey6822 Жыл бұрын

Nylon strings - they can go on any banjo, however this one is designed with thicker (lower tuned) strings in mind

@Luke-dj3ry Жыл бұрын

@@knoxmassey6822 thanks for the reply dude, I'm gonna pick some up 👍

@rodeofrancisco6130 Жыл бұрын

Sweet song. Do you know the cuckoo bird song by chance?

@knoxmassey6822 Жыл бұрын

I do. I want to record it soon

@designator7402 Жыл бұрын

You're really making me want to get a Banjo.

@knoxmassey6822 Жыл бұрын

Do your research first! I might make a video about that places to get banjos/what to look for

@Fattedtimtamman Жыл бұрын

You have got to record some of these properly and get them out there. Versions that sound like this are hard to find.

@gravy3858 11 ай бұрын

What advice would you give yourself when you first started playing the banjo ?

@knoxmassey6822 11 ай бұрын

I had to think about this a bit - I would say first, don’t expect to be able to hear something that you like and play it soon afterwards. It takes work but its worth it. Second: don’t be afraid to try different styles according to what you like. And third: sometimes simpler is better, especially with singing.

@mspaint3164 29 күн бұрын

Where does one get a fretless minstrel banjo?

@jamesguschke9338 10 ай бұрын

What strings are them?

@KrisHammes 3 ай бұрын

how hard is it to learn on a fretless as a first banjo (and instrument). I really like how they sound but am I setting myself for a really tough time with it. I have seen some with marks on the fingerboard to help.

@jnm92 Жыл бұрын

Completely unrelated but have you ever listened to Michael Hurley? For some reason you remind me of his music. You should try learning his tune “hog of the forsaken”

@knoxmassey6822 Жыл бұрын

I'll take a listen