I've got a few workshops lined up for this year. If you are new to playing cigar box guitar, these sessions are an ideal way to get you playing off to a flying start. I've pitched one workshop for beginners, and another for intermediate players, and with the ones where I'm joined by the legendary Hollowbelly, we'll be dealing with all ability levels.
So far I've got the following dates for spring and early summer:
15th March, Swindon. Learn to Play with Chickenbone John & Hollowbelly
9th May, Smethwick West Midlands. Learn to Play with Chickenbone John - for beginners
30th May, Ardley, Oxfordshire. Learn to Play with Chickenbone John & Hollowbelly
13th June, Smethwick West Midlands. Learn to Play with Chickenbone John - for intermediates & "improvers"
For those of you wanting to get to grips with 6 strings, I'm doing a 1/2 day beginners' introductory session to learn bottleneck guitar.
4th July, Smethwick West Midlands. Learn to Play 6 string slide guitar with Chickenbone John - for beginners.
I'm also running my popular "Make and Play" days, where you make your own fretless piezo equipped CBG and learn the basics of how to play on the following dates.
15th February, Calne Wiltshire (part of Bryan Folklaws CBG and roots weekend).
1st March, Leeds.
15th March, Swindon.
http://chickenbonejohn.myshopify.com/collections/cigarboxguitar-wor...
More dates to be announced. If you fancy a make and play or learn to play workshop in your area, let me know - if you can find a venue, I can do the rest and make it all happen.
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Hi John
will there be any emphisis to eith fretted or fretless?
Cheers
Alex
We'll be covering slide technique, chords, partial chords, bass runs, solos, and will also be dealing with right hand picking techniques. It's easier with a fretted guitar, but if you have a fretless guitar it's also equally applicable, providing it has a good low action...and guitars will be available for those who don't already have one. All tuition will on the 3 string, in G - D - G tuning (apart from the 6 string beginners introductory class).
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