For the past few years, Anthony Walker has been elbows deep in sawdust, perfecting his latest consuming passion. In his workshop outside Columbia in Blythewood, the luthier — or guitar maker — who ...

The passionate advocates of the ‘Cigar Box Guitar Revolution’ express their love of making unique hand-made instruments and the democratic, re-cycling ethos of the movement. Many of these musicians ...

The Music Compound and the Suncoast Blues Society are partnering on Saturday to present a Cigar Box Guitar Workshop led by noted local blues musician Steve Arvey. The workshop for ages 8-18 takes ...

"This is what I like to call the art of imperfection. It's taking things that were not meant to be together," Steve Zwetsch said. One man's trash is another man's treasure and this rings true for an ...

The New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival (NOCBGF), which launched in 2016, celebrates the unpolished, meaty sound of the cigar box instrument — and its ingenuity. Take a cigar box (or really anything ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — The 19th annual Cigar Box Guitar Festival is set for Saturday, June 3rd, but that may leave some wondering… what is a cigar box guitar? The do-it-yourself instrument is ...

It has been said that no zydeco band is complete without a rubboard and an accordion. But deep in the birthplace of zydeco, an exhibit at the St. Landry Parish Visitor Center features a different type ...

The New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival, founded in 2016, has gained a reputation for outstanding entertainment during its first four years in existence. For 2020, Samantha Fish and the NOCBGF have ...