Catch Johnson at Flying Monkey Arts on Dec. 29 for $10. The show starts at 8 p.m., but a 6 p.m. cigar-box guitar slide demonstration and lesson is included with ticket purchase.

A quarter-century ago, when cigar-box guitar enthusiast Pat MacDonald was half of the Austin, Texas, alternative pop-rock duo Timbuk3, the singer, songwriter and instrumentalist’s moment in the ...

In the central Massachusetts town of Westminster, a local guitar player is strumming up quite the business with Dream Catcher Cigar Box Guitars. For 60 years, Eddie Nasiatka played guitar in rock ...

I've made a new CBG tutorial video, this time a fretted version. Check it out here: • How To Make A Fretted Cigar Box Guitar Total build (not including glue dry time) took about 3 hours for this ...

Cigar box guitar performances, hand-wiring pickup demonstrations start third day of Maine Luthier's Showcase. Posted October 6, 2019 Updated October 6, 2019 Abigail Austin Kennebec Journal ...

If you want to make a very basic guitar you can do so with a piece of 1x2-inch oak, string, a few hardware odds and ends, and a cigar box.Cigar box gu ...

Musicians came from all over Maine to Westbrook Saturday for CBG Madness, a cigar box guitar festival pairing blues and rock musicians with homemade guitars. The show at American Legion Post 197 ...

The World’s Longest-Running Cigar Box Guitar Festival will return for its 21st year beginning May 30. Special guests include Grammy-winner Gary Nichols and the FAME Gang.

Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment celebrates the 15th annual Cigar Box Guitar Festival June 2-3, 2017. This two-day event takes place on the grounds of Lowe Mill in Huntsville, Alabama and features ...

Florida Cigar Box Guitar Festival When: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday Where: Summer Crush Vineyard & Winery, 4200 Johnston Road, north of Fort Pierce Who: Ben Prestage, Travis Bowlin and Steve Arvey ...

Those unable to attend the Cigar Box Guitar Festival in person can tune in to a live broadcast available on the event’s Facebook page. “This is bigger for us than Christmas,” Lewin said.