Hello! My name is Kevin M. Kraft, founder of the annual Kansas City Cigar Box Guitar Festival. This year's event will take place on August 26th, and once again I am accepting cigar box guitars and cigar box guitar-related donation, which will be raff
Read more…The first Chicago Cigar Box Guitar festival is being held on Nov 10 2012 and we are currently accepting submissions from performers at Tony@RootsRiot.com and Vendor/Sponsor inquiries at CBGchicago@yahoo.com. heres a link to our webpage Chicago CBG F
Read more…Hey folks, if you are in Chicago this Saturday, August 4th come by Reggie's Music Joint. http://www.reggieslive.com/show/duwayne-burnside/ Duwayne Burnside Jimmy Burns Lou Shields
Read more…Lt. Dan Band on the Documentary Channel.
If you get this channel, tune in on July 15th for the movie For The Common Good.
Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band travel all over the world doing free concerts and benefits for military members and first res
Read more…Thanks to Dan Sleep for putting together that great slide show on the front page today. That may look like a lot, but I know it is not all of the folks who've been sent a bit of music from the Nation. Some of those guys are mine, but there are oth
Read more…If you're into the blues, check this out, they have a buttload of good information in it.
http://bluesfestivalguide.com/emag/
Read more…Johnny Winter and JP Soars
June 22nd, the Birchmere in Alexandria.
Blues and some cigar box guitar, rolled into one!
Read more…New Cross Inn Presents...
A fantastic Sunday night of the UK's best cigar box blues bands and artists!
https://www.facebook.com/events/270646206365020/
Featuring:
HOLLOWBELLY
www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/HOLLOWBELLY17
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BRICKD
Mark your calendars now for the 2012 Alabama Cigar Box Guitar Festival June 1st and 2nd!
http://maxshores.com/2012-alabama-cigar-box-guitar-festival-dates-set/
Read more…You're invited to attend a Skype audio conference call for CBN members!
(Note, you do NOT need a video camera to participate, this will be voice only!)
When: Sunday, January 29th – 3pm EDT
Where: Online using free Skype software
The primary pu
Read more…With Shane Speal's announcement this evening that he will be stepping out of the picture for awhile, I am reminded of a couple years ago when I did much the same thing with regard to my festivel, The Cigar Box Guitar Extravaganza, and I finally feel
Read more…Anyone know where to order CB nation Shirts??...Skeleton holding up the CBG or the other ones.
Thanks
Read more…Thought I would post that Ben Prestage is playing at The Alamo here in Springfield, Illinois on Monday Aug 8. I had never heard of him or CBG's this time last year, so after reading and building and watching Ben on videos, I am pumped up to go see hi
Read more…I'm doing a CBC Radio, telephone interview this afternoon with one of my all time favourite female singers Jann Arden. I'm going to introduce her and the listeners to the wonderful world of Cigarbox Guitars on her radio show "Being Jann". I'll post
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Based on the favorable reaction to the first online event, it is time to do another one!
So....
You're invited to attend a Skype conference call for CBN members!
When: Sunday, May 15th – 3pm EDT
Where: Online using free Skype software
T
Read more…ATTENTION ALL MIDWEST CBG-ERS!!!!!!!
OK, at last, I've finally receive a date time and place for our first festival. It'll be a small indoor one, but it's a start and it can still be great!
More details will follow, of course, including a poster,
Read more…Hey y'all B.B. King and Buddy Guy are coming to the Ted Constant Center on June 2nd. Tickets start at $45. It should be an awesome show
Read more…Our first Skype conference call went very well. There were essentially no technical issues to speak of, and the call clarity was very good. From start to finish, the call lasted about 2.5 hours, but it sure did not seem that long.
We had roughly 14
Read more…Don't forget that the conference call is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday March 27th, at 3pm EDT.
If you are planning on attending, please make sure you have done the following:
1. Downloaded and installed Skype, and created your Skype user ID.
2. Sent
Read more…Hi Folks!
I am builder of CBGs and Diddley Bows based in Colne, Lancashire in the UK and I have been given the chance to display my builds in a Shop in the Town centre of Colne on Saint Georges Day. i was wondering if anyone out there would be kind
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