great lesson, gonna learn tomorrow. also i subscribed to you on patreon

I'm in uk and I was subjecting my parents the the sort of stuff I like to watch on utube tonight, my Father who enjoys predominantly pop/rock etc, sat listening to you with a smile and a tapping toe. There is a glorious video of you and your pal flat footing, they absolutely loved it. X I played a little on my banjo for them to hear, (wooooooo) I've loved playing along with you and have learned enough to make them strangely proud. They said "it" nearly sounds/looks like Irish dancing. Just need to force them to flat foot and my life is complete. Lol

Mornin’ Clifton! That two finger picking sounds so dang good!!! And that deep lusty singing voice!

THE 🪕 music 🪕 of America. Great job.

Clifton. I really like your whole deal.

Classic!!! Must be so satisfying each time you figure a tune out!

This is a breath of fresh air

Now that I know this song I think I can finally consider myself a banjo picker

@TheSnigster

2 жыл бұрын

Got to learn this one. Yeah!

Awesome job once again

Tuning in from South Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿, loving your vids, they really put me at ease! Kinda messing around on the drums at the moment but know where to come for banjo lessons. 👍🏼

Thank you so much

Man you should have a lp out, im a huge fan, keep em coming mate! Much love from North Yorkshire!

@CliftonHicksbanjo

3 жыл бұрын

My ggggg-grandfather, Adoniron Hicks, was apparently driven out of Yorkshire in the mid 1700s. He became an itinerant Baptist preacher on the American frontier (Crawford County, Pennsylvania).

Glad you’re doing so well, haven’t seen you since Germany/down range. Need to meet up next time I come up to the mountains!

@CliftonHicksbanjo

3 жыл бұрын

Karl Stock! Holler at me: clifhicks@gmail.com

@krlsctck

3 жыл бұрын

@@CliftonHicksbanjo for sure!

Oh Crap, a Club Wyndham koozie! I wish I never knew them!!!! Great banjo as usual Clifton!

@CliftonHicksbanjo

3 жыл бұрын

I went and turned all my koozies inside-out after noticing that I was repping Club W*ndham here! 😅

@harvdog5669

3 жыл бұрын

@@CliftonHicksbanjo good afternoon Clifton, I thought I'd point something out maybe you can fix it, when you're speaking on the videos all the words cover up your hand and the head of the banjo but if you be real quiet for about 30 seconds to a minute all the words will have been gone while you are physically going through the finger motions slowly so people can see what's going on exactly and if it showed it up close that would be really great see the problem is if you're talking constantly and not giving no more than a break of 10 seconds the words are always on the screen covering up the banjo on the head in your hand on the left side of my screen. The only time I get anything out of the lessons that way no matter who's doing them, it's when they don't talk for a little bit and they just go through the motion slowly and do it and do it and do it and do it and do it and or pick pick you know go through the motions with the right hand right hand in the right fingers. I don't know I just thought I'd point that out I'm sure other people have the same thoughts as I have I don't know I don't know anything I just thought I'd tell you about that it would help me I'm sure it would help other people all right thank you you have a good afternoon you're doing a good job

Just finding your lessons so rad! Would love a Doc Watson version of Tom Dooley , started trying to arrange on my own through different simple variations But I’m not skillfully there yet. Good stuff !

@CliftonHicksbanjo

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Tom Dooley is already on the list; will put a star next to it and get on that ASAP. It is still a very popular song in the North Carolina old-time music scene, so I played it frequently when I lived there. Of course I probably haven't played it in several years.

@DylanKDowd

Жыл бұрын

Wow a year later, so much I’ve learnt, hopefully get this one now!

Do you use a thicker gauge string set? I like the sound of em

@CliftonHicksbanjo

Жыл бұрын

I am using Aquila Nylgut 6B in this video. I now use custom sets from La Bella with a wound nylon 4th. LA Bella makes better strings.

Hey clifton I've been following your channel for some time and have always loved old time banjo I don't live to far from where your at and was wondering if you offer any in person lessons I've been trying to teach myself with varying degrees of success but have never had a true lesson

@CliftonHicksbanjo

3 жыл бұрын

Email me clifhicks@gmail.com

Great Video. May I ask what armrest you have on your joe?

@CliftonHicksbanjo

3 жыл бұрын

That's a cheap wire armrest that can be ordered from numerous suppliers. I think I got that one from www.smakula.com

A beer can is also on your knee, bro!))

@CliftonHicksbanjo

3 жыл бұрын

That's how my grandfather sang it: "I come from Alabamy with a beer can on my knee..."

Are you using heavier gauge strings to tune your banjo lower so often.

@CliftonHicksbanjo

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. I use Aquila Nylgut strings. These are not the best strings, but they are heavy and thus respond better (and buzz less) at older, lower tunings.

Where in florida you from man. Ever been to hardee county?

@CliftonHicksbanjo

3 жыл бұрын

Born in Duvall County, lived in Hillsborough, Alachua, Wakulla, Leon, Columbia...

@yeayeayea9353

3 жыл бұрын

@@CliftonHicksbanjo 10/4. Just wondering. Thanks for all the great content man

I think it may be illegal to sing the second verse.😊