Ben Caplan: "Down to the River"

Ben Caplan and the Casual Smokers perform "Down to the River" live in CBC's in Studio Q with Jian Ghomeshi. Kaplan is amazing. I own no rights to this music or performance, etc. etc.

[@cristiancosneanu]

10 years later and i still have goose-bums every time i hear Ben's live performance.

[@Plyrrrr]

I first heard this song when my dad was in the middle of ALS destroying him. He was always a "it aint over until its over" kind of guy, this song really hit me hard and even years after losing him, i come back to hear the wise words "there is no such thing as a dying man we're alive til the moment we are dead, a drowning man is just a living man who hasnt run out of his last bit of breath" and it somehow makes me feel like he was okay with it finally being over. He was a tough guy, but he never shied away from showing his kids love and support even when he was the one who needed it most. Im rambling but, I guess i just had to vent these feelings out somewhere. I love you dad

[@suspect794]

First time i heard this song, I was stoned. Needless to say my mind was blown

[@rafaelaugusto2774]

It feels like a tenacious d reference

[@Welther47]

Waste your life with drugs...

[@suspect794]

@@Welther47 who is?

[@ctt544]

@@Welther47 lol. Grow the fuck up and live your own life. Wasting your time on KZbin.

[@clonedsheep6080]

Violin player killed it

[@lucastito2231]

I play and listen that version every week. This is gold. I hope that video never gone

[@ryanwooden783]

Download it and save it!

[@DWandtheenablers]

It got taken down by Ccb. Glad it's back

[@privateparts3984]

Best version of this song, love it! This and 40 days are the best. Keep en coming Ben!

[@Conesworth]

2:01 that camera work tho

[@PickleHick]

I love this song. My life is crazy and I been in a bit of a slump and it’s just been there to tell me everything will be okay just fight through the bull Shit and get to to other side. You don’t give up till your dead. Thanks for posting this for us. To listen to

[@PaulZink]

My pleasure, Hunter.

[@tamie341]

Never stop, never surrender!!

[@wenditube100]

Hang in there, man…. So many in the same place & you’d never know know..! Myself included.

[@thadoge8242]

this is a gift !!! Thanks Ben

[@thadoge8242]

still love this

[@lucastito2231]

Best version, i love this version.

[@XAVYMARTIN]

yeah love all versions of it! these guys are so cool

[@EarthBenderMab]

awww Gian i miss you, Ben, cant wait to see u this eve, gonna be ur tiny Island dancer lol

[@manupap]

Fantastic !

[@Karla-bj6ke]

Fantastic🇧🇷

[@sofiapeaceandfreedom]

FANTASTIC!

[@tinus192]

wow....

[@NikolasKarampelas]

thanks for getting this back online

[@PaulZink]

You're quite welcome!

[@earlyrisersteph]

Wow!

[@wongalahara8196]

I'd do anything to meet and have a conversation with ben.

[@samuelbantock2215]

R-R-R-R-R-R-Rage against the dying of the light

[@pen2199]

fkn brill

[@kainebadon8388]

I wonder if Ben knows he wrote the perfect “river” song

[@graygeryhouse7817]

There is some many but Ben's is the best not far

[@jelenasavicevic4825]

Odličan! Razbija!

[@TonecrafteLuthiery]

Dude.

[@PaulZink]

We're all just trying to find our way home.

[@djw6850]

awesomely tight musicianship, love that violin ...need a back up singer Ben?...no you don't, but I'd love to anyway

[@mehmeteminy.8846]

ÇOK İYİ YA

[@nar1man_77]

Рай для уши

[@heiderlins3941]

Gabriela Quevedo

[@Gforcee9]

Anybody know the violinists name? I'm sure I saw some solo stuff of his but can't find it noe

[@blasphemoustrat]

Jaron Freeman-Fox

[@heiderlins3941]

Quevedo SP

[@nynut518]

Jammin

[@ceasarusbaktusmaximus2787]

Nothin beats bellwood park recording but greate thanks

[@GLMusic12]

Well opinions tend to difer as I see in the comments, but I believe a cello would fit this song SO much better, than the violin. Plus a little more consistant playing before the solo would be nice imo, I get the freestyle vibes too early in his playing

[@mehmeteminy.8846]

baya

[@heiderlins3941]

MicroPc - Santos

[@DiogoReinert]

Do you have Stranger in Studio Q? I can't find anywhere.

[@illegiblecore]

I too have been searching for this, can't find the video but the audio is here at around 41 minutes. www.cbc.ca/radio/q/may-17-2013-1.1534843

[@liljohn118th]

Thank you for this!! I don't understand why they took down the video. It was hands down my favorite version of that song.

[@liljohn118th]

It's so random, too... It was up until a couple months ago. I don't understand going back and taking down a video from 5 years ago, but leaving the rest of the performance...

[@DRPSUK]

I was gutted when it vanished. It is by far the best version of the song, even compared to the official release.... :( The streamed mp3 has an ok quality, but I remember the old video clip having a better sound quality. If you have that version, PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE upload it!

[@PaulZink]

Sorry, I don't.

[@thedevilsworkshop7720]

OK , how many beard and hair points do we give him ?