Mountain Banjos of West Virginia & Kentucky

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In this video I compare two of my mountain banjo builds: a rare hexagonal type that emerged in Kentucky before World War 1, and a similar West Virginia type dating to the Great Depression.
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@CliftonHicksbanjo 4 месяца назад

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@sagm5674 4 месяца назад

Man it’s quite fascinating how banjos end up somewhere on the gradient between modern bluegrass and the west African roots

@user-xp8mp1xj6n 4 месяца назад

Just crazy impressive, both craftsmanship and musical talent

@Tasmanaut 4 месяца назад

I'll give you one tip. there is no such thing as 'talent'. It's passion, hard work and practice. People like to say, 'oh you're so talented', it doesn't acknowledge the hundreds (thousands) of hours that go into 'getting good'.

@milemarker_oscar_mike 4 месяца назад

Very cool how the video captured those banjo strings vibrating as you were playing. Visually mesmerizing man.

@Christina_the_Astonishing 4 месяца назад

Oh, this makes me immediately less stressed! 🧡

@craigcarlock5799 4 месяца назад

Two beautiful banjo builds! Hello from Florida.

@rafaelfernandeslopesdeoliv1700 4 месяца назад

The hexagonal one is so beautiful.

@paulstarr6316 4 месяца назад

Well it's a cold & very wet evening her in England & Clifton's videos always lift my spirits.I'm a non-playing fan but when I hear Clifton play I do ask the question: should I give it a go.Sadly too much going on at the moment,maybe the time may arise.Thanks Clifton.

@JimWisecrack94 2 месяца назад

Hi Paul, SW England here, 2 months after your original comment and it’s still raining. I just bought my first banjo the other day and it should be arriving this week, I hope you reconsider, there is no better time for such a meditation than when there is a lot going on!

@squirrelorama 4 месяца назад

Whooooo boy those are BEAUTYS! Clifton I hope your making another release soon. I got you queued up on Spotify listening to you all the time and ready for more!! Like that flippin' sweet Morphine tune you done just plucked!!! 🏆

@miserywas8285 4 месяца назад

Thank you for the banjo heritage videos!

@yodin9232 4 месяца назад

Cheers from New Brunswick Canada. Appalachian Brothers.

@RileyLoney 4 месяца назад

Ay same.

@maximan4363 4 месяца назад

I was watching a RU-vid vid about a guy just travelling around the Appalachia's and interviewing folks & I gotta say that they are my kind of people! I really want to head down there & stay for a few months or years!

@phoebesanders2487 4 месяца назад

This is so cool! Love the hexagon!

@barbarajacobs5549 4 месяца назад

The ultimate Chill Machine. So beautiful. Love your artistry.

@jupiterlegrand4817 4 месяца назад

Nice work and I really love your playing & singing...and say hi to Old Leather Stockings!

@Allthingsarebroken 4 месяца назад

glad i found your channel, and all the songs you recorded, excellent stuff. great voice.

@MarkWYoung-ky4uc 4 месяца назад

Great looking banjos Clifton and they sound even better!

@maximan4363 4 месяца назад

OMG, you make me smile! Absolutely beautiful playing! Oh that sound is so deep and sooo good! I'm so impressed with your woodworking skills, I made wood recurve bows for a while in my youth but making a banjo like that, honestly I'd have no idea!!

@DanDDirges 4 месяца назад

WoW! Beautiful banjos and they sound so great! Nice work!

@adamharper389 4 месяца назад

Dude, these are gorgeous... I live in Appalachia and I have been getting back to my roots and learning banjo... I have a lot of wood accessible, I wanna build my own to get that traditional rustic sound and you have inspired me... I have the foxfire books that teach how to do it and I have tons of oak and walnut saved up I'm gonna get busy with... thanks for your channel and videos, I really enjoy learning more about the banjo history and also your "how to" videos that teach different songs n such.

@trustoldpaths1415 4 месяца назад

Very impressive you sir, are loving the dream.

@seancline8130 4 месяца назад

love the deep V neck shape.

@yolo_xenophone 4 месяца назад

Those banjos are so cool ngl!!! i love the grain on necks!

@RadioMartyT1B 4 месяца назад

Thank you for all the great music.

@rafalprzewlocki 4 месяца назад

Beautifully crafted, love this sound!

@directorphase 4 месяца назад

Wow they both sound amazing. You're so talented for building those works of art.

@nostalgiakarlk.f.7386 4 месяца назад

I wish you took some time to talk about how these traditions are endangered and how to preserve them.

@chickenindoubleC 4 месяца назад

Play!

@larryeddings3185 4 месяца назад

Beautiful craftsmanship, sir.

@rogermcadams8806 4 месяца назад

Somethin's a buzzin'.... Good song title! Run with it Clifton. Nice builds.

@goldenbergconstruction1656 4 месяца назад

Nice work.

@HiNinqi 4 месяца назад

Good morning! 🌟 🪕

@jameslong4929 4 месяца назад

Webster County, WV here brother. Love all the old tunes. I play guitar. Never tried bango. Maybe someday. Sure do love to hear your playing though. Take care.

@actualsurfer 4 месяца назад

Great falsetto on that GA Mtn Banjo!

@boscorner 4 месяца назад

Woo ive been waiting for this video! I want to research this topic myself. Trying to find some connections to mountain banjo makers in kentucky, or track down some folks who have made one at one point. I believe you have a video where you mention one of the first mountsin banjos was strung with a wire from a window screen. Can't remember which video it was. More dedicated videos about specific subtypes of banjos and their stories would be so interesting. Edit: first I said wire from a string but I meant wire from a window screen

@garycowger9579 4 месяца назад

I have My 5th Grate-Graddy's WV Mountain Banjo, I reskinned it with Groundhog hide and play it a lot I love the old sound it has it's made out of walnut and maple also has some chestnut I do a lot of thumb picking on it.

@actualsurfer 4 месяца назад

Great joinery on that neck and pot!

@toddcorey3190 4 месяца назад

I’m so making one!

@mccypr 4 месяца назад

Great stuff! Thanks for the history lesson! 🎻🙂😎

@bearshield7138 4 месяца назад

I listen to you play and I learn so much from you

@dorindacontreras1094 4 месяца назад

Very nice 👍

@SkeeterMcBeater 4 месяца назад

Dude, those are cool.

@scottwaller8268 4 месяца назад

Very nice

@Mopartoolman 4 месяца назад

Very nice looking banjos!! You do good work!!

@user-it8nv8gi9w 4 месяца назад

Awesome video .I loved it

@Mamlishmike 4 месяца назад

Very cool banjos. There’s a guy from wv that I’ve got a few of the round style from.

@turtle_soda 4 месяца назад

hey clifton, i was wondering what are ur thoughts on the tenor banjo/the irish banjo? have you ever tried to make or play the banjos ancestor which is the akonting (you probably already know that tho)

@mikekearl2416 4 месяца назад

Both sound great! I want to make one. What strings do you use? Where do you order them from?

@boscorner 4 месяца назад

Aquila nylgut. There's many different kinds but my favorite are the custom sets from banjothimble (Joel hooks)

@boscorner 4 месяца назад

Each of these banjos is strung with a different type of aquila strings though. Note the 4th red string on the round one : D

@GuyDude-hk8uy 4 месяца назад

Sure that you've been asked these before, but I'm curious, hope you don't mind: Did you learn on a fretless or a fretted banjo first? What do you like about each? The ability to do gradual slides on fretless and to get accurate fretted notes on a fretted are kinda obvious, but I'm curious if you have any other things about each you might prefer. Are there any tunes that come to your mind that your much prefer to play on either kind? Thanks for keeping this tradition alive! (FWIW from a limey across the pond who slavishly tried to imitate legends like Jarrell and Fred Cockerham lol)

@PhatsGaming 4 месяца назад

nice

@AGuyThatMakesStuff 4 месяца назад

Do you have a video on making the West Virginia Mountain Banjo? I saw the one on the West Kentucky one, Is the skin glued and tacked on the same way on the West Virginia as the East Kentucky one?

@TroyYoung-jt2gg 4 месяца назад

Nail

@sampeachey2758 4 месяца назад

Man alive, do you have a shop oh I'd love to have a gourd banjo made by cliff Hicks?

@C-BoysWorldofMusic 4 месяца назад

Id sell my soul for one of your banjos, sir. Honestly though, may I purchase a banjo?

@logancote717 4 месяца назад

What is a way to make the nylon strings louder on a more traditional open back like a Benary?

@CliftonHicksbanjo 4 месяца назад

A solid maple bridge from BanjoThimble.com will increase nylon/gut volume considerably. The other easy way is to install an adjustable bridge; I like the Kershner bridge. And keep the head nice and tight; white calfskin or Remo frosted top are the loudest.

@michaelbaker602 4 месяца назад

Can’t say I’ve seen the lumber you used for the pot to sandwich the walnut neck on the WV banjo. Is it sycamore or butternut, perhaps? No?

@CliftonHicksbanjo 4 месяца назад

Yellow Poplar!

@michaelbaker602 4 месяца назад

@@CliftonHicksbanjo Used to use a lot of poplar in my carpentry days for trim and cabinet work. Really is a pleasure to work with.

@fernandobentayga4782 4 месяца назад

🎼🪕🎶😌🎶🎙🎼

@estherkmitch 4 месяца назад

hey! what is the song you played at the beginning of this video?

@CliftonHicksbanjo 4 месяца назад

"Boots and Leggings" ~ fCFAC

@estherkmitch 4 месяца назад

@@CliftonHicksbanjo thank you! beautiful banjos btw!

@DoctorMandible 4 месяца назад

No banjos for sale? I'm in the market

@DustyNonya 4 месяца назад

How difficult would it be to make a lefty Kentucky?

@CliftonHicksbanjo 4 месяца назад

I've never made one, but pretty much the same.

@barbarajacobs5549 4 месяца назад

What is your gorgeous low tuning?

@CliftonHicksbanjo 4 месяца назад

I usually tune around fCFAC, but I tune by ear and my ears are pretty shot-out.

@barbarajacobs5549 4 месяца назад

Ok. Doesn’t sound so 😅

@barbarajacobs5549 4 месяца назад

Are you selling these or just enjoying for yourself?

@CliftonHicksbanjo 4 месяца назад

I sell every one of these. Both have already been sold.

@ethan_douglas6989 4 месяца назад

Love the video as always, but isn’t this the same video you posted 2 years ago? Lol

@markh9875 4 месяца назад

Really nice looking and sounding! (I have a personal aversion to the square, paddle pegheads. I can't imagine having invested so much time, talent, discipline and resources into such a nice thing and then doing that peghead, but it is just my taste, and the artist gets to make that decision.)