I was thinking how cool it would be to be your neighbor and hear your pickin floating through the air but it kinda looks like your neighbors aren't that close. Do the chickens like banjo music?
holy moly never heard it played athis way. sure love the clarence ashley version and this seems a great companion to it albeit a whole different animal. thanks mr.clifton sounds just super
Clifton, this is an outstanding performance. I have a question for you... I just bought a late 60s Harmony (#1851 I believe) and was wanting to get nylgut strings. I've never used nylgut strings. Is there a brand or pack you'd recommend that would be available on something like Amazon?
I've never had nor could I ever afford an expensive banjo. The Tonk Bros 38 lug "Sterling" I'm getting from Germany cost me $225 on Ebay and i think it's beautiful. Can't wait to get my hands on it !
+Thomas Davidson Many of the best musicians play on "junk" instruments. Never heard of Tonk Brothers, sounds good. I spent $200 on an 1888 Luscomb banjo when I was a kid. No banjo should ever cost more than $800 tops. After that you're paying for something else besides a banjo.
hey Clifton, id like to add my thoughts on new banjos and ask a question or two. i seen alot of pretty beautiful sounding banjos at Oldtown School in Chicago. Still love my Savanna banjo got for 80 bucks, but ive heard musicians suggest getting a quality instrument to help further ability, which i believe in. Many banjos price go past a months rent. My junker has got my through 4 years now and im headed to alot of banjo workshops this summer. ill be relying 100% on my ear this summer because i wont be able to tune to much if any alternate tunings, perhaps relatively but maybe not even that. do you very important to be in same or relative tuning when learning a song in order to achieve the left hand technique ? I could use a new set up, although i think the most important part of a banjo is a strong index/middle finger nail. thoughts? ps- what are you doing this summer musically? do you remember your tuning for this Cukoo recording?
Do you give lessons online in addition to tutorials by chance? If not I would love to learn your version of this and going up north if do tutorials on them. Have a good week
Hi Clifton, nice picking! I've been trying to learn this song for a while, but I can't get the strum to sound right. Is it just a fan strum, or are you employing any other rhythmic technique?
jlkj I am not familiar with "fan strumming." I am just playing the banjo fairly straight-forward here. The unusual strumming you are perhaps referring to is merely brushing back and forth with all the fingers of the right hand whilst letting the left hand tackle the more complex plucking--as sort of an interlud between verses. Thanks for watchin.
We are watching great musical talent. The problem I have with this is this.why are we watching stuff that's from 7 and 5 years ago? Where did this young man slip off to. Would love to see some new and improved and some goodness come from this young man. This is a trying year 2020. We can use some great inspiration. And this young man can do it...... The question is this where did he go???🤔
@@bigpun8601 now that is awesome..... It kind of reminds me of a young man I do believe he's up in Canada I'm not sure. But his name is Jesse Stewart. He does mandolins and I do believe he makes his own mandolins designs and then builds them too. He has a very big plethora of music. Every song is better than the first I've ever heard. I love all his music but one tune stands out the best. That would be called cold beer. Check them out when you got some time you'll see what I'm saying.If you put them two together in the same room oh my God that would be a perfect album.... Maybe there is a way to hook them to up to play together 🤔👍👀 that would be something worth looking into.....👀👍
This is one of my absolute favorite performances…not just of Clifton’s…this is one of my all-time-favorites. We’re lucky to have ya.
The cuckoo is a crazy bird and she wabbles when she flies. Nicely done. Appalachia is here to stay.
Love the chicken walking around in the background. Authentic touch.
This hits the nail on the head in every way. The playing, the aesthetics, the singing. Best version Iv'e heard!
Best rendition of this song holy moly
you should have the Old leather stocking mask on
CLIFFTTON I woke up and heard this song really good all I can say is bless ur old heart
Nice 👌
I was thinking how cool it would be to be your neighbor and hear your pickin floating through the air but it kinda looks like your neighbors aren't that close. Do the chickens like banjo music?
Gosh I love this most of all..🪕🪕🪕
Best version I ever heard..better than Billy Strings...man, thats something!
Dock Boggs and doc Watson have amazing versions too.
bloody great (from Down Under)
I liked to hear you play cuckoo these days. Btw this is my favorite version ive heard to date.
holy moly never heard it played athis way. sure love the clarence ashley version and this seems a great companion to it albeit a whole different animal. thanks mr.clifton sounds just super
This ones my favorite. ❤❤❤
That's fantastic!
Is the original version
You posted with the shaky camera still up, can't find it .
Favorite performance
YOU are FREAKING AWESOME !!!! 😀
You've got the gift, my friend. Mesmerizing. I've always loved the banjo and finally learning myself.
I love this.
A fine old song done proper! Thanks Kindly Clifton! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania
A master makes it look effortless
Clifton, this is an outstanding performance. I have a question for you... I just bought a late 60s Harmony (#1851 I believe) and was wanting to get nylgut strings. I've never used nylgut strings. Is there a brand or pack you'd recommend that would be available on something like Amazon?
Correction: It's a Harmony 5815
Beautiful singing and playing. Well done.
Well, the cheapest banjo can sound good when it is on good hands! Great stuff as always!
tvolonte Never pay more than $800 for any banjo!
Gotta admit the Deering Goodtime Special sounds pretty great though.
Another killer performance...
Good tune😮
This is very authentic man, great job.
Adding in some sevenths? Sounds great!
Nice version!
+WD STRUM I learned to play it this way from George Gibson of Knott County, Kentucky. Thanks for watchin.
Treasure for the masses 👍👏👏🧙♀️
Amazing!
sounds great
I play it a little different but I like this a lot too
"hot damnit boy, i believe you done sold your soul"
I really enjoy this!
Excellent.
I've never had nor could I ever afford an expensive banjo. The Tonk Bros 38 lug "Sterling" I'm getting from Germany cost me $225 on Ebay and i think it's beautiful. Can't wait to get my hands on it !
+Thomas Davidson Many of the best musicians play on "junk" instruments. Never heard of Tonk Brothers, sounds good. I spent $200 on an 1888 Luscomb banjo when I was a kid. No banjo should ever cost more than $800 tops. After that you're paying for something else besides a banjo.
hey Clifton, id like to add my thoughts on new banjos and ask a question or two. i seen alot of pretty beautiful sounding banjos at Oldtown School in Chicago. Still love my Savanna banjo got for 80 bucks, but ive heard musicians suggest getting a quality instrument to help further ability, which i believe in. Many banjos price go past a months rent. My junker has got my through 4 years now and im headed to alot of banjo workshops this summer. ill be relying 100% on my ear this summer because i wont be able to tune to much if any alternate tunings, perhaps relatively but maybe not even that. do you very important to be in same or relative tuning when learning a song in order to achieve the left hand technique ? I could use a new set up, although i think the most important part of a banjo is a strong index/middle finger nail. thoughts?
ps- what are you doing this summer musically? do you remember your tuning for this Cukoo recording?
Do you give lessons online in addition to tutorials by chance? If not I would love to learn your version of this and going up north if do tutorials on them. Have a good week
damn that boy can fiddle!
nice , thanx
RJ
Up there with Doc Watson. Good stuff.
Qué maravilla.
tuning?
gDGCD, relative.
brilliant
Inspiring per usual, Mr. Hicks. What tuning is this in?
+Dan Bauman Sawmill but tuned down a whole step, so fCFBbC.
It's your style but it has a little slim harpo
Hats home to me.
Hi Clifton, nice picking! I've been trying to learn this song for a while, but I can't get the strum to sound right. Is it just a fan strum, or are you employing any other rhythmic technique?
jlkj I am not familiar with "fan strumming." I am just playing the banjo fairly straight-forward here. The unusual strumming you are perhaps referring to is merely brushing back and forth with all the fingers of the right hand whilst letting the left hand tackle the more complex plucking--as sort of an interlud between verses. Thanks for watchin.
Some kinda minor tuning? Or two C? It sounds real nice!
We are watching great musical talent. The problem I have with this is this.why are we watching stuff that's from 7 and 5 years ago? Where did this young man slip off to. Would love to see some new and improved and some goodness come from this young man. This is a trying year 2020. We can use some great inspiration. And this young man can do it...... The question is this where did he go???🤔
He's still around. He has a Patreon.
@@bigpun8601 I am going to have to check this out this young man has some good talent....
@@fuzzy6813 yes he is very talented. I think he is also building banjos now.
@@bigpun8601 now that is awesome..... It kind of reminds me of a young man I do believe he's up in Canada I'm not sure. But his name is Jesse Stewart. He does mandolins and I do believe he makes his own mandolins designs and then builds them too. He has a very big plethora of music. Every song is better than the first I've ever heard. I love all his music but one tune stands out the best. That would be called cold beer. Check them out when you got some time you'll see what I'm saying.If you put them two together in the same room oh my God that would be a perfect album.... Maybe there is a way to hook them to up to play together 🤔👍👀 that would be something worth looking into.....👀👍
Makes .e wanna move on outta hear far away from this cold snow to the sun
What chords you using sir?🤔
Nice galax lick...
Put down that axe and rake those leaves! Great job thank you.
Can i purchase this recording?
What banjo is that? Cannot see the peghead well enough.
tvolonte This is a cheap 1980s "Goya" banjo. The original owner was Creed Birchfield of the Roan Mountain Hilltoppers.
The James Franco of banjer 😍
I'd love to see some tablature!
👍🙏😎♥️
how the f do you play this?
With a banjo and practice.
The boy has the gift.
man, I forgot about this comment, but I've been playing banjo for about 3 years now, these videos inspired me to buy one
@@tyalley7904 That's awesome, hope you still play?
@@beastotheeast yea man, play a gourd banjo mostly, love it. Jumped from playing guitar for 15yrs so that made it easier to learn the banjo
Bonafide