Hoedown History

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Median views per long-form video

6,400

Uploads per week

1.1

Average long-form length

20:55

In the sample

49 long-form · 1 Shorts

Beat the channel median

It lived on...in hillbilly music?
134.8K views · 21.1x the median
Mongolian Throat Singing? Flapper Guitar? Psychedelic Fiddle? Peg-Legged Radio Star? From 1928 & 29.
75.5K views · 11.8x the median
The Haunting Old-Time Tune Behind "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
50.3K views · 7.9x the median
Most Successful Western String Band: Otto Gray and His OK Cowboys.
23.6K views · 3.7x the median
The Mysterious History of Angeline the Baker (It’s Not What You Think)
16.2K views · 2.5x the median

Trailed the channel median

Hidden History of "Mississippi Sawyer"!
2.8K views · 0.4x the median
Old-Time Music History, Folk Lyrics & Ancient Roots
2K views · 0.3x the median
Strange Journey of “Home Sweet Home”
2K views · 0.3x the median
Where did “Dry and Dusty” come from — and what does its name really mean?
1.9K views · 0.3x the median
A dwarf, clowns, presidents, pirates and a near-death experiences,
1.1K views · 0.2x the median

Latest uploads

The 50 most recent uploads, newest first. Shorts are included; the badge marks them.

Title	Published	Length	Views
Ghosts, Monsters & the Devil: The Dark Side of Old-Time Music	Oct 12, 2026	30:10	25.8K
And The Stories Behind Them	Oct 3, 2026	29:14	12.2K
British Hillbilly? Black String Band? "Daddy Hates Me" Song? Ford Model A Song?	Sep 26, 2026	29:53	14.2K
Mongolian Throat Singing? Flapper Guitar? Psychedelic Fiddle? Peg-Legged Radio Star? From 1928 & 29.	Sep 21, 2026	29:13	75.5K
Most Successful Western String Band: Otto Gray and His OK Cowboys.	Sep 14, 2026	23:46	23.6K
It lived on...in hillbilly music?	Sep 7, 2026	37:18	134.8K
THEY FOUND HIM - Welby Toomey: KY's First Commercial Country Singer.	Aug 31, 2026	20:13	11K
Surprising Origin of “Roving Gambler” — From Old World Folk Song to Bluegrass Standard	Aug 27, 2026	21:36	4.3K
Strange Journey of “Home Sweet Home”	Aug 23, 2026	18:07	2K
Who REALLY Wrote It? The Mystery Behind the Famous Fiddle Tune	Aug 10, 2026	30:23	6.5K
Is It 500 YEARS OLD?!	Jul 24, 2026	23:27	14.6K
The Ozark Fiddle Tune You've Heard Before (Without Realizing It)	Jul 8, 2026	19:38	3.8K
The Fiddle Tune That Started Country Music?	Jul 1, 2026	31:30	7.6K
Albert Hash and the Mystery of Hangman’s Reel	Jun 20, 2026	27:01	3.4K
AKA: "Liberty - 2 Step" - Surprising History	Jun 11, 2026	34:30	3.4K
The Incredible Story of Black Eyed Susie \| Music History	Jun 3, 2026	33:32	5.7K
Joseph Allard, Don Messer & the Rise of St. Anne’s Reel	May 26, 2026	23:42	11.9K
Henry Reed, Alan Jabbour, and the Origins of Cold Frosty Morning	May 14, 2026	26:48	4.5K
The Surprising Origins of "Squirrel Hunters"	May 7, 2026	29:15	7.2K
Short Answer: No.Short	May 7, 2026	0:55	817
A Tune That Almost Disappeared Forever.	Apr 30, 2026	28:03	8.4K
Mysterious Origins of Melody & Title Uncovered	Apr 22, 2026	25:09	11.3K
How This Tune was Really Created.	Apr 16, 2026	29:50	9.3K
"Eighth of January" & "The Battle of New Orleans" History	Apr 9, 2026	31:27	4.7K
The Origins of “Cindy” Will Surprise You… (Folk History Deep Dive)	Mar 28, 2026	24:39	9.7K
Uncle Bunt Stevens, Henry Ford & the OldTime Music Revival	Mar 21, 2026	25:21	6.2K
You'll Never Guess The Origins!	Mar 14, 2026	27:40	5.6K
The Mysterious History of Angeline the Baker (It’s Not What You Think)	Mar 7, 2026	24:55	16.2K
The REAL History Behind the Tune	Feb 28, 2026	22:06	11.6K
"Glory in the Meeting House", & Luther Strong "Jerusalem Ridge"	Feb 21, 2026	21:55	3.8K
"Flop Eared Mule": A Wild History	Feb 16, 2026	14:20	8K
“White House Blues” History \| From Charlie Poole to Bill Monroe & the McKinley Assassination	Feb 11, 2026	14:36	3.7K
From Bluegrass to Old Time and Beyond.	Feb 7, 2026	13:50	4.7K
"Salt Creek" (AKA: Salt River"): A History from Clark Kessinger to Bill Monroe	Feb 2, 2026	19:57	4.1K
Black Mountain Rag Song History	Jan 27, 2026	19:27	10.2K
The Haunting Old-Time Tune Behind "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"	Jan 21, 2026	16:49	50.3K
Hidden History of “Turkey in the Straw” \| Old-Time Fiddle Tune Origins Explained	Jan 14, 2026	15:47	10.8K
From An Appalachian Fiddler to Scottish Ballad Singer & Beyond....	Jan 10, 2026	16:01	3.2K
"Buffalo Gals": From Minstrel Shows to Old-Time Fiddle & European Folk Roots	Jan 6, 2026	18:00	6.3K
Red Wing Song History: Cakewalk, Tin Pan Alley, Old-Time & Bluegrass Roots	Jan 2, 2026	12:41	12.6K
"Little Maggie": A History	Dec 29, 2025	11:00	5.4K
Old-Time Music History, Folk Lyrics & Ancient Roots	Dec 27, 2025	11:30	2K
Strange Meanings, First Recording & Early Roots	Dec 21, 2025	10:28	4.2K
"Down Yonder", A Forgotten History	Dec 17, 2025	10:27	3.7K
Where did “Dry and Dusty” come from — and what does its name really mean?	Dec 14, 2025	7:37	1.9K
Real History of "Cotton Eye Joe" \| Was He Blind, a Conjurer, or a Ladies' Man?	Dec 10, 2025	8:41	11.3K
“BackUp and Push” (AKA, "Rubber Dolly")	Dec 6, 2025	6:09	4.3K
A dwarf, clowns, presidents, pirates and a near-death experiences,	Dec 3, 2025	5:59	1.1K
“Billy in the Lowground”: Fascinating 300+ Year Secret Behind the tune that Nobody Talks About	Nov 30, 2025	6:26	14.4K
Hidden History of "Mississippi Sawyer"!	Nov 26, 2025	5:14	2.8K

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