News 12/22/15 - A Cigar Box Guitar Christmas - Free album download + Uncle Enos Banjo plans updated and more - Forums

A holiday note from Cigar Box Nation: This has been one of the biggest years for Cigar Box Nation and the entire cigar box guitar movement, and all of you, our members, have been the driving force. A lot of people are going to be receiving homemade instruments and kits for Christmas this year, and that is a wonderful thing.

During this time of family, togetherness and being thankful, I am proud and happy to be part of such an amazing thing. From all of us here at Cigar Box Nation, we wish you the happiest of holiday seasons.

-Ben Baker

Cigar Box Nation continues our tradition of A Cigar Box Guitar Christmas free download. This year's addition includes 31 tracks of holiday music, all played on homemade instruments. Download your free copy here.

Christmas Eve With Uncle Enos - the 1884 cigar box banjo plans. COMPLETELY TRANSCRIBED, UPDATED AND EXPANDED FOR 2015.

In years past, we would share a poorly scanned PDF copy of the "Christmas with Uncle Enos" story and plans at Christmastime. This year, we have given the plans new life, completely transcribing them, improving the diagrams and even adding supporting info and links. Now you can build an authentic 1884 Cigar Box Banjo just like Uncle Enos.

Christmas with Uncle Enos - Short story with how-to-build plans.

See the plans-only version here (without the short story)

Chasing Steam, starring Cigar Box Nation's own Shane Speal with Ben "Gitty" Baker. Speal searches for the sound of a 100 year-old steam whistle Christmas concert and is joined in by Ben Baker, who creates his own homemade version.

See the entire documentary for free here.

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