We’ve had a really busy couple of months – travelled to some great festivals, including the Mitchell Creek Rock n Blues Festival just outside Gympie, the Great Southern Blues Festival in Narooma (about 5 hours south of Sydney) and GrottoFest in Marburg Queensland.

 

Sunset over Mitchell Creek Festival

Sunset over Mitchell Creek Festival

 

Cigar box guitars

Cigar box guitars

 

Fire ritual at Grotto Fest

Fire ritual at Grotto Fest

 

I played a few tunes at Mitchell Creek. People love the cigar box guitar! Here’s a clip of one of my songs:

 

Upcoming events:
World Forum on Music (Southbank, Brisbane): 23-24 November 2013
I’ll be at the 5th World Forum on Music at Southbank in the Cultural Forecourt on Saturday 23-24 November with my stall. Come and have a jam – and join other musicians, producers, managers, administrators, festival directors, journalists, scholars, educators, facilitators, activists, policy makers and music lovers who will discuss, plan, perform and experience the future of music on this planet: http://worldforumonmusic.org/

 

Cigar box guitars on display

Cigar box guitars on display

 

Get Rooted – cigar box guitar festival – 1 December 10am to 6pm
Get Rooted – a cigar box guitar festival – will be on again at the Royal Mail in Goodna, Brisbane. Come and join other cigar box guitar enthusiasts for a day of music and workshops. Both Moondog Gypsy Blues Band and I will be performing and I’ll also be holding a ‘how-to-play’ cigar box guitar workshop.
My one hour workshop is an introduction to the slide cigar box guitar so bring along your 1, 3, 4 or 6 string instrument and join in the fun (fretted instruments are also welcome – just bring a slide). If you don’t have a cigar box guitar, there will be ones available to play on the day.
Topics covered include:
  • Jamming – learn to play a few songs
  • 12 bar blues
  • How to use a slide
  • How to tune your cbg
  • Tips on getting the best out of your cbg

 

Woodford Folk Festival
I’ll be at Woodford again this year from 27 December to 1 January with my cigar box guitars. It’s an amazing festival and I can’t wait to be part of it again!

 

Woodford Folk Festival

Woodford Folk Festival

 

Learn Cigar box guitar
Pat Curley has done some great work on his website – http://www.learncigarboxguitar.com/ – check it out. There’s some awesome packages to get you playing your cigar box guitar in no time at all.

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