Clifton Hicks & Aaron Stephens - Midnight Special

[@CousinErn]

Clifton hicks and the elderberry jar drinker

[@pennylane3783]

elderberry.. well heck yeah.. get your drink on!! it will wear on us! beautiful tune for the blue of the morning! thanks boys!

[@chris-mp2py]

REAL music

[@starskimusic]

Love this

[@HistoryBoy]

Just beautiful, gents.

[@KHbanjo]

THATS MY BOY ERN!!!

[@peterrandall9523]

Leadbelly lives on 🇬🇧🪕

[@rjfpace]

Nice! Bolt a Buck Owens ending onto the close and I see Nashville knocking. Really, good job. Nailed it.

[@empyreanvole]

What the.. together?!!!

[@dustinjohnson3463]

If you guys never make it to the big time just remember there would be no big time without good ol boys like you saving musick real musick thank you bless you

[@ΚΩΣΤΑΣΓΚΙΚΑΣ-δ2τ]

Great strings sounds good. Greeting from Greece!

[@KHbanjo]

Damn this makes me happy

[@schmiedehaider2211]

Super nice duo, greedyngs from a German blacksmith to the both of you sirs👍

[@CliftonHicksbanjo]

Danke für's schreiben. Ich habe einige Jahre in Büdingen bei Hanau gelebt und würde dort gerne einmal wieder hinfahren.

[@schmiedehaider2211]

@@CliftonHicksbanjo Herrgott, ein Bilderbuch gerechtes hochdeutsch schreibt der Mann! Wie kam es, die Zeit in Deutschland? Ja, Hanau is och ne schöne Gegend! Ick bin ausm Osten Deutschlands

[@CliftonHicksbanjo]

Ich war dort von 2003 bis 2005 bei der Armee, also nicht die schönste Zeit in meinem Leben. Seit ich die Armee verlassen habe, bin ich jedoch zurückgekehrt, um Berlin und auch Bulgarien zu besuchen. Europa ist als Zivilist viel schöner!

[@schmiedehaider2211]

@@CliftonHicksbanjo welches Land ist das nicht? XD Bulgarien wa man als Kind häufig, schöne Erinnerungen.... Aber nun im "Alter" fängt man endlich an das eigene Land zu erkundschaften, denn trotz der relativ geringen Größe is Deutschland nun doch sehr abwechslungsreich an landschaften/Kultur etc

[@jacobalexander7192]

Aaron oughta be flipping that guitar around lol. Great job boys

[@malcolmraynal9336]

I have been singing this as a verse when I play ruby ridge

[@chris9l913]

THE BARBER HIMSELF

[@StinkyParadox]

Pretty cool to see you playing with Aaron. The kid has some special things that can't be taught 🙂

[@JDLeonard74]

Yes 👍😊👂🍯

[@captainchristian2814]

Will you ever play Dixie and make a lesson on it?

[@charliemansonUK]

Clifton thank you for not only your music but your daily photos too. Love your life and the gifts you have ♥️ Peace Charlie 🇬🇧

[@brianknezevich9894]

Much love from upstate NY!

[@brianknezevich9894]

Should tell that boy to put more ass in his vocals. Seems to lack confidence in that for no good reason. Excellent version of a favorite of mine.

[@brianknezevich9894]

Got it on repeat, good music for gardening. Exactly what I wanted.

[@Popcorn_Kernel]

Wish I could pick with you Clifton but I live way up north from you

[@pennylane3783]

Cliffton.. that mustache!! Love it!

[@wovoka9967]

Cousin Ern finally on the picture screen! Y'all play the hell outta this, sounds flat good.

[@curtisshaw5965]

That's his cousin, that's awesome

[@wovoka9967]

@@curtisshaw5965 he's everyone's cousin. That's Cousin Ern.

[@johntaylor7635]

My two favorite banjo player’s .

[@inhocsignovinces1419]

Herrlich!

[@JaredAF]

Great work, Mr. ERN!

[@chrismlastname]

what an incredible guitar Aaron is on, first time ive seen one like that, thanks for putting instrument descriptions as always

[@milemarker_oscar_mike]

One of my favorite tunes... Love it even more now !

[@scottdavis0801]

The strength of strings. Sounds really good!!

[@DaisyHead666]

Could you perhaps do a video on the oldest instruments you have?

[@Mamlishways]

Wish I was there to add some harmonica sonny terry style. Sounds great 👍

[@zoysiaguy3757]

One of my favorite tunes now

[@baningobarge]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@pennsyltuckyreb9800]

YEE YEE! Lol..you gotta "translate to English" under your comment. Don't recognize Appalachian I reckon 😁...English just adds more "e's" 😆

[@PHIL-ts8si]

Dumb

[@soulstripper3305]

Very good fellas

[@bearshield7138]

very nice one of my old favorites

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Sounds great!!

[@andreamills5852]

Sounds great but would be even better with three beautiful Pressley girls and one Wilson man to balance things out.

[@bobroberts4294]

1960s deja vu folk scare ! 😵‍💫

[@Mattie-Ice]

Brother we share the same last name!

[@joeyfarr8852]

That was legendary to say the least

[@jcsmith9518]

Good job fellas. Hope we hear and see more from you two.

[@davidjerezgomez]

Awesome! More of this music, please!

[@BlindPigAndTheAcorn]

Great version! I could hear Aaron a little better on the second to last chorus. Nice harmony.

[@vinsamson8061]

Beautiful 👌

[@adamhaney9447]

I first heard your music by looking for a "Ruby Ridge" cover. Then I started pulling the string, watching your work wirh Iraq Veterans Against the War, your other music, and your PBS broadcast from a year ago. I have a great amount of respect for you and your convictions. Keep making great music. This stuff cuts close to the soul.

[@JYGlory]

SICK!! ♥️🔥 Would we be hearing more from you two?

[@jackfrench3324]

HOOOOO yahhhh! (that's my rebel yell btw)

[@mrgildons]

Great rendition! There are some variations in the lyrics I'm used to, for example "If you're ever in Atlanta" - "If you ever go to Houston", but if I well remember also in the old versions recorded by Lead Belly there were some variations

[@ateosedm5690]

The original version is over 100 years old. And almost every version I've heard used a different city name.

[@patrickcorcoran889]

Just discovered you, on bandcamp too - sweet. Love this song and the sound, all great, nice one.

[@davidwhanley]

Great playing and singing on this classic song

[@olskool3967]

very nice!

[@curtisshaw5965]

Awe man, I'd love to learn this song!

[@CliftonHicksbanjo]

It's the same picking/chords as I show in my tab for "Ruby Ridge" gDGBD: www.patreon.com/posts/ruby-ridge-69239912

[@curtisshaw5965]

@@CliftonHicksbanjo It says I'm a member now, but it still ask me to become a patron to unlock posts. I'm confused here ..

[@captainchristian2814]

@@curtisshaw5965 Make sure the payment went through/restart Patreon maybe?

[@lachlannmullin]

Great music!

[@didgit6495]

Y'all did the song justice. Keep on keepin on🍻

[@jimholmes341]

Awesome 👍

[@pd33]

Mighty fine pickin'!

[@iloveFreedom.]

🎶🌟🌻🎶🌻🎶🌟🎶beautiful. soothed ma soul right there

[@PHIL-ts8si]

If you add a B to Ern. You get Bern. Im feeling the bern.

[@melissawall4108]

That was really nice guys. 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@danktalltrees3090]

Great music as always. Keep up the good work

[@rhodesianfnfal3997]

Nice collab!

[@lunatuna2506]

❤ 🔥 ❤ 🔥 ❤

[@pennsyltuckyreb9800]

This was awesome! How ya been, Aaron? I needed this today, thanks, fellers 🤩

[@Qigate]

Wonderful guys !!!

[@zoysiaguy3757]

Ye haw bro

[@dustinjohnson3463]

Ruby ridge

[@kreendurron]

Fun stuff

[@zoysiaguy3757]

Hey I'm back again love when you two get together for a jam

[@masons215]

please do a tutorial clif

[@markhanson6880]

Love it!

[@mattporter2152]

Never disappoint my dude

[@landonshanerthebanjokid5906]

Sounds a lil like lonsolme valley

[@Channelsettings1]

🤤🤓

[@tobyl.1703]

I've been trying to learn the banjo over the summer, but I have a mirror movement disorder in my fingers and it's hard to pick individual strings, is there anything that might help?

[@CliftonHicksbanjo]

I'm not sure if this will help, but here's a quick video showing two hand/forearm exercises for musicians: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqW0pa1vmdFqh6M

[@tobyl.1703]

@@CliftonHicksbanjo thank you very much, I'll be sure to check it out

[@mortderich8953]

☝🏻👹♥️

[@KoltenNewman]

Does anyone know if the guitar is in a different tuning and maybe the chords?

[@PAINFOOL13]

💀👍🏻

[@salcorbit6330]

Is he playing the guitar or just moving his hands? The banjo is super loud (more than usual) but I can’t hear a guitar at all.

[@Orourkebanjo]

I can hear it. It’s subtle and is making a boom chuck sort of rhythm

[@HistoryBoy]

Yep - you can absolutely hear the guitar. Just have to listen for it. Banjo is supposed to be the lead in this era of music, guitar is always background as he is playing cords.

[@mattiasandersson2315]

Paddle faster,,i can hear banjo's 😉

[@snacksupreme]

Decent cover but the mixing is all wack. Gotta dial back the banjo (never thought id say that) and no 12 string guitaR?

[@SoCalGlassRepair]

Can't hear the guitar