Clayton Hicklin

Clayton Hicklin is a Columbia, Missouri singer, guitarist and bandleader who has spent the past decade becoming a familiar face in Mid-Missouri’s roots music scene. With a sound that moves comfortably between bluegrass, folk, blues, country and Americana, Hicklin brings an easygoing, pickin’-and-singin’ spirit to every performance. Whether leading the Clayton Hicklin Band or stripping things down for acoustic collaborations, his music feels right at home on a festival stage, in a neighborhood bar or alongside the Missouri River. A longtime fixture of the Columbia scene, Hicklin delivers roots music the way it ought to be: unpretentious, lively and made to be enjoyed with a crowd.