Clawhammer Banjo Techniques 1 

Hey Clifton, do you have any recordings that can be purchased? Ive found the George Gibson, "Last Possum up a Tree" but man, I love to hear your renditions of his ol tunes. Your Cluck ol'Hen is just awesome. Anyhow, Im hoping there is such an album.

The slow drag in the cuckoo is what made me star playing. Such a nice sound, you can almost feel it in your body.

Wow. I had felt like clawhammer was kind of second-nature to me. These Elements vids are showing me how much I didn't know. Thank you!

Man I feel like this video was meant for me and where I am and need to be in my playing and learning right now. Thank you so much.

This is amazing. What a gift you are!

Love your videos, learn lots of new stuff from them.

Appreciate you for what you're doing here

Dear Clifton, thank you for all the videos and content about traditional americana music, especially stuff about the banjo.

Wow, terrific video. This is a lot of technique delivered very well. I’m going to up my Patreon commitment.

Thank you for breaking down these very important techniques into very bite-size chunks. Great teaching!

Great video. Super helpful. Playing classical guitar has definitely helped me transition to various stringed instruments.

That's one of the most badass sounding banjos I've ever heard 👍

Great tips. Thanks!

Keep pulling these videos out of your closet for us, Clifton! Thank you!

This is great. I watch a lot of your videos and have learned a bunch from your concise and coherent breakdowns of techniques, as well as just enjoying your playing. I have been noticing the double noting and bending in your playing, but it is great to have a little teaching time dedicated to the techniques and licks. Thanks a million for all you do.

Im learning a lot brother, keep it going

That was great. Thanks

hellla yeah for adding this!

Thanks for sharing bro. This has been really helpful!

Outstanding

Great lesson! Thanks for posting \m/

Much heritage in the mountains came from Scotland, Ireland and England. In that traditional music and as you well know, often bend the notes when playing the pipes and the whistle. It’s a Sweet addition to the music. Thanks Kindly Clifton! Many Blessings and Much Music! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania

I know the galax lick as an indexfinger, in-rithm down-strum of 2 strings, followed by one thumb (5th string) quarter note . (that makes 4 eight note timing. "Molly put the kettle on" as played by Adam Hurt is an example

Thanks!

This weekend happens to be Mt Airy (it rained pretty good last night, but that didn’t stop the music!), and I’m slowly working through Brad Leftwich’s book on Round Peak playing. Along comes your great video with its many nods to KY, TN and VA styles - a timely reminder of all the other musical traditions to learn from than my corner of NC. Thanks for this video! Your thoughts on bending were inspiring. I agree about those long fretted slides.

The slow drag is similar to the rasgueado from flamenco guitar. Rasgueado means rasping.

Thanks for putting me through you do great I want to know how to play it .

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👌yeah...you know what you're doing.

MORE! MORE! MORE!

I am really enjoying your content. I don't know anything about patreon but I will be finding out for support. Found your page because I have been wanting to get a Pisgah. Thanks, again!

Loving these vids Clifton. What are your thoughts on up picking??? It seems more instinctive and easier for me than over hand.

Are you a step down in tuning in this video?

Stop staring into my soul bro XD

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Thanks Clifton! What tuning are you in here?

Very good info. Thank you. Other than videos on the patreon site do you also have for like songs any tabs etc?

Do play any three finger Scruggs style?

all of the stuff at the beginning you were assuming people know how to do, is there a video on how to do all of that stuff???

Hey Clifton, what type of tone ring do you have on that Pisgah? I saw your upload for removing the persimmon so I was curious if you put a metal one in there? Love the videos

Man, I need to learn this song. Where can I find the tableture for the way you play it?

Greta video. Is bending the string restricted to nylgut or will it work for steel too?

This is amazing, I love your lessons , what piece of music/lick is this please

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love your videos dude! i'm a pretty well versed guitarist and would like to start playing the banjo, what would you say is a good serious beginner banjo to get?

I didn't realize Tom Hardy played banjo.

Mr Hicks, does this banjo have a rag in it and does it have any tone ring. Trying to compare sounds of a tone ring vs. no tone ring. All on claw hammer style.. Trying to decide between the Recording King OT25 Madison or the OT26 Madison. The OT25 has No tone ring.. While the OT26 has a white laydie tone ring.. 😊 Thankyou for some input. I know i like the clawhammer style and or a combo of two finger as well. I am drawed to this type of banjo 🪕🪕🪕🪕😊 Thankyou sir for your imput on this issue i am having. Wanting to play for folks at the retirement & rehabilitation center here in my local town.. Give some comfort to those folks who's family might not be visiting very much.. how sad people treat there family so badly...God bless you sir..😊

He says he’s in G modal, but I think he’s in F modal

He says he’s in G modal but I think he is in F modal

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