Clifton Hicks - Boatman Dance (De Boatmen's Dance) Gourd Banjo

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I learned "Boatman Dance" from a recording of fiddler Melvin Wine (1909-2003) of Braxton County, West Virginia. My lyrics are based on Dan Emmett's "De Boatmen's Dance" published in 1843.
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@GOBROWNIES101 Ай бұрын

you have an incredible ability to bring history to life with your playing and singing. much respect !

@RPM1776 Жыл бұрын

It's 1859, you're on a steamboat traveling from Cincinnati down to St. Louis. There is talk of secession and a looming crisis, but you sit in your seat and relax as you hear the relaxing sound of a banjo playing from a riverside cabin.

@TheBobbysteel 8 ай бұрын

Great memory it would be

@ericbest9562 7 ай бұрын

A wiry haired gentleman with a full mustache introduces himself as Sam and takes a seat beside you . He comments about the weather and then begins telling you philosophies and humorous short stories about his life experiences with a clever rhythm to his speech. What a beautiful afternoon it is on the river if I say so

@abbyho2332 3 ай бұрын

Then your slave named raymond gives you a big 'ol high five cause he taught you how to play the banjo he brought with him from Africa

@tomallison5029 Жыл бұрын

That's as authentic as you can get, playing a gourd Banjo in your workclothes with dirty fingers standing in a tomato patch.

@HistoryBoy Жыл бұрын

The only addition I’d love to see is some period clothing. (:

@vs71597 Жыл бұрын

@@HistoryBoyit’s more authentic like this, without a costume!! ❤️

@JaredAF Жыл бұрын

Wow how nice of Clif to sing a song about me!!

@CliftonHicksbanjo Жыл бұрын

Dance, boat man, DANCE!

@jrcrawford4 Жыл бұрын

Wicked sweet gourd banjo and best version of Boatman yet.

@78LedHead Жыл бұрын

100% the best version of that song ever played. I hope he knows that. He's really connecting with something here bigger than himself. I hear pure life in that song.

@robertbooth3699 Жыл бұрын

I learned this song from my elementary school music teacher. We didn't know it then (1960's) but nearly everything she taught us came out of the American folk song cache of music. In retrospect, I can't thank her enough. Thanks for jogging my memory, Cliff.

@degen2789 7 ай бұрын

It's the traditional songs like this that ease my troubles during these distressing times. Thanks, Clifton. When things get really bad, at least we'll have this beautiful music to remind us all of what is important, and bring us all together again. God bless you wherever you may be.

@CousinErn Жыл бұрын

This diddy just sounds RIGHT coming out that gourd

@ericbest9562 Жыл бұрын

It's smooth and mellow, it sounds like honeydew melon taste!

@outrigger_van-life Жыл бұрын

If that one don't leave ya with a grin ain't nothin' going to ⚓ 👍

@rondelby2482 Жыл бұрын

Im eating moonshine cherries a listening to your music.

@swordpvnk Жыл бұрын

Those are the hands of someone who's worked the land. Solidarity, friend.

@robynlatham6451 Жыл бұрын

good golly yeessir - gourd all day every day

@geraldellis4875 Жыл бұрын

Sitting on my country porch with a corn cob pipe and my senior bloodhound, "rebel" listening to some mighty fine banjo picking!!!

@milemarker_oscar_mike Жыл бұрын

Smokin' song... beautiful gourd ! 🔥🚿

@jeremiahstraker1523 Жыл бұрын

Dirty fingernails built this human world of ours. So pleased to see you unashamed of this fact.

@sir0nion Жыл бұрын

I learned this one from a book and kind of put my own spin on it. I didn't know there were lyrics for it. I got to figure out how to fit them in.

@78LedHead Жыл бұрын

Brother, I hope you know how transcendent this is. That tune, your voice? Pure magic my friend. Life could be found in that tune, or at least happiness could. I hear the Creator in it for sure.

@TooMuchDramaInTheMilkyWay Жыл бұрын

Truly appreciate the free tunes dude! I jam out to this when I’m working my land. Live long and prosper 🖖

@jimmydykes7961 Жыл бұрын

Down to earth music for down to earth people like you and me

@seancline8130 Жыл бұрын

The speckled hide is cool. Fun tune!

@blainechappell5383 Жыл бұрын

Sounds damn good to me

@StewieGriffin505 8 күн бұрын

What a cool instrument.

@78LedHead Жыл бұрын

Just read the description. Braxton Co. WV? No way. My grandad was born and raised in Braxton and guess what he played? He picked the banjer.

@KenneyCmusic Жыл бұрын

That's a gourd-geous banjo

@williamsmith1371 Жыл бұрын

I first heard this tune in 1988, thanks Fer the memory

@BTD28 Жыл бұрын

Leaving a sacrifice comment for the algorithm gods. Love the music as always!

@CliftonHicksbanjo Жыл бұрын

🌈🙌🏿

@zachsmith8916 Жыл бұрын

As an Ohio Valley boy from just outside Huntington West Virginia I absolutely love this song. Love those songs from the valley.

@PaisleyPatchouli 3 ай бұрын

Clifton Hicks and Rhiannon Giddens are my favorite gourd banjo players!

@johnwilletts874 Жыл бұрын

Loving the baler twine holding up the banju Mr Hicks.

@commentingisdangerous7530 3 ай бұрын

i cannot get enough of this song. learning how to play the banjo, taking some lessons from you actually, main goal right now is to eventually be able to learn how to play this song.

@rondelby2482 Жыл бұрын

Love the gourd banjo.

@Matt85ism Жыл бұрын

This is probably one of the best songs you've ever recorded! Well done sir!

@rabokarabekian409 Жыл бұрын

Charlie always puts me to mind of Stanley Hicks from the Foxfire books. Ifen ya'll don't know 'im, look 'im up, ye know hit?

@Acoustilogical Жыл бұрын

Great tune... love the gourd banjo, never seen one of those before

@jakesmet9426 Жыл бұрын

ANYONE appreciative of 'Old Timey Music', Vaudeville-style entertainment, Bluegrass, and/or anything in between, would LOVE your voice, loving treatment of the old ways, instruments, and songs!! '

@victorguzman6595 Жыл бұрын

On my way to Frisco, Tx slapping my knee to your tune Cliff. Thanks again brother

@sambaaxe Жыл бұрын

Fantastic! I would really love to see you team up with Blink Boy Paxton. What a show that would be!

@geoffreypiltz271 Жыл бұрын

Loved the "Police Squad" ending!

@dustinharris8057 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video my friend

@bearshield7138 4 ай бұрын

I have been doing a lot of intense reading on building Lutherie Tools and listen to you play. Thank you

@vinsamson8061 Жыл бұрын

I’ve played this great old tune, over here in Lincoln England, for a few years now in standard tuning from hearing Mike Oberst’s version(from the band The Tillers), but I now play it in double C tuning which feels better to me. Superb version Clifton and the closest we’re likely to hear to the original. Fine work as usual. And lovely sounding banjo🤘🪕

@SirThatsLegal 4 ай бұрын

Clifton Cant Be Put Into Words!

@daveyjoweaver6282 Жыл бұрын

Your makin those maters grow good with that old banjer! Kind Thanks Clifton! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania

@iankennedy7048 Жыл бұрын

Dance ye boatman dance! Dance to the old gourd banjo!

@Anthony-ck2dc Жыл бұрын

That's a great song Clifton !!! Played expertly by you...!!! You play and sing like my best friend ever in this world and my hero.....my PAP !!! Did you ever hear a slave rowing song from tidewater Virginia called,"ROW THE BOAT DOWN" it's a beautiful song !

@Notacoolguy1863 Жыл бұрын

You inspired me to pick up my first oscar schmidt ob5 today appreciate you for spreading this authentic Appalachian sound i'll try my best to pass it down as well ❤🖤

@houseofwonders1 Жыл бұрын

I'm about 2 miles from the ohio river where de boatmen dance

@MichaelThomas-wb2xu 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for keeping our heritage alive.

@oliverkarp7572 Жыл бұрын

Fabulous as always. I just got my Jeff Menzies banjo which I enjoy very much.

@FerrellBill Жыл бұрын

You're a breath of fresh air, brother. If you ever make it up to Kentucky way, stop for some homemade shine.

@fuchsiasaville Жыл бұрын

Beautiful looking Banjo ☺

@BanjoBillyBob Жыл бұрын

My favorite performance so far

@mikeb3603 Жыл бұрын

Love that banjo!

@IBACb Жыл бұрын

No better cure for doom scrolling depression than a Clifton Hicks ditty!

@yoeyyoey8937 Жыл бұрын

Love that fretless sound

@markis2839 Жыл бұрын

Rock on ! Would you please start a banjo school !! Your state should support this

@lonnieowsley Жыл бұрын

Great song and pickin love that banjo

@greygoat1946 Жыл бұрын

Damn nice! Great little tune!

@mikewood9514 Жыл бұрын

loving this sir. sitting in cape town south africa chilling. thank you.

@brianedwards7142 Жыл бұрын

I wish I could share this with my late brother. He would have been fascinated by your instrument I am sure. I bow to your ability. Your fingers are half as long again as my trotters and I even whistle flat.

@bluesfiddle Жыл бұрын

Great playing, and thanks for reference to Melvin Wine!

@SeMoArtifactAdventures Жыл бұрын

Sounds amazing. Well done sir.

@theunclejesusshow8260 Жыл бұрын

Pretty Neat cuzin🙋🧙‍♂️👍Praise The Gord

@ronnieharp8940 Жыл бұрын

Awesome song bro! You are very talented!!

@attikaifinch Жыл бұрын

Very cool song nice man!

@nostalgiakarlk.f.7386 Жыл бұрын

You should totally do a collab with the 2nd South Carolina String Band!

@erikvanern6178 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful instrument and playing Sir!!

@el_chief_dannyboy Жыл бұрын

Right on dude that banjo kind of reminds me of an Oud

@bri2233 Жыл бұрын

Excellent ! Great performance. Great banjo too.

@craigmiller1870 Жыл бұрын

Now that's what I call the Chattahoochee Coochie! Man, I had a gypsy woman one time, and for a second I thought this is a bad idea. The third time was hook line and sinker all the way down to the mortgage lender.

@Cheecher421 Жыл бұрын

Ways a pleasure. Thanks so much for the music sir. I hope you have a great day.

@zezoner Жыл бұрын

That banjo sounds fantastic! Thanks for sharing this!

@wutebear9656 Жыл бұрын

That was a lot of fun. Thanks for posting. I'm starting to pick up the difference between the fretted and unfretted style.

@SolomonTheBard Жыл бұрын

love this so much

@bearshield7138 Жыл бұрын

I am fascinated with the fantastic sound of this instrument. It is insanely wonderful. Hope to get to a point that I build and play as well as you do

@isaacj.elliott2137 Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! I'm going to be getting one of these banjos here in about a month from some company in jamaica! I'll try to remember the name but if you know anything about where they come from maybe you could give some insight

@mattdonegan3531 Жыл бұрын

Good gourd, man, that was fantastic! Keep it up.

@daveyjoweaver6282 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely Lovely! Kind Thanks Clifton! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania

@ohms497 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! On a budget for awhile.

@robertshrewsbury2891 Жыл бұрын

A particularly good instrument.

@jerrygouge9615 Жыл бұрын

Excellent Clif

@skeetermartini Жыл бұрын

Love it

@sidneyadnopoz3427 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful

@elizabethrogge7908 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@JDLeonard74 Жыл бұрын

That was really nice. Beautiful sound from you and the banjo! And dang Clif! You got green tomatoes in November? Or are you pulling some time travel? 😄

@dustinharris8057 Жыл бұрын

Outstanding! We appreciate it .

@petedazer3381 Жыл бұрын

That was awesome.

@thatgardengal2057 Жыл бұрын

Love it 👍🏻👍🏻

@warrenfloyd1484 Жыл бұрын

Cool, l love it!😎♥️👍

@jeff61177 Жыл бұрын

Awesome job!

@arbarb7204 Жыл бұрын

Excellent man🤙🏼✌🏼🤙🏼

@aidanargueta7585 Жыл бұрын

what would be interesting is hearing scruggs style picking on one of these banjos

@RuthlessDJs Жыл бұрын

Beautiful sounds and vocals 👍🏻

@adorado5223 Жыл бұрын

Thanks......

@-jank-willson Жыл бұрын

@Clifton Hicks Could you make a wood-top banjo? They are one of the rare traditional mountain instruments, oftentimes get overshadowed by the dulcimers when it comes to instruments developed in the apps.