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Ralph Cardall posted a status

"If your near Stourbridge this Friday night, I will be playing a FULL ON cigar box set at Katie Fitzgeralds from 9 o'clock."

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"Kool video,Nice tatt, I work the whole day long puttin' tattoos in peoples' skin too!(Tattooer) da guys in da shop loved yer video! they gave it 8 thumbs up!!!"

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"I really enjoyed that Ralph ... I agree with croc ..!"

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"Looks (& sounds) great Ralph..."

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"see now i want another tattoo, and i already have my beer barrel design going on this weekend. cool."

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Kevin M. Kraft left a comment for Ralph Cardall

"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…"

Aug 5, 2012

Spike commented on Ralph Cardall's video

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"Much as I'm an avowed Royalist and can't abide the notion of an English republic (remember how much fun we had under Oliver Cromwell) - I love it!! A mean, moody take on the Pistols' masterpiece - and filmed in gloriously…"

Jun 4, 2012

Dr Croc commented on Ralph Cardall's video

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"Love it!! A great version of the Sex Pistols classic. Sounds well 'eery' with great video to suit the mood. 'Finger' at the end says 'rock 'n roll man' lol."

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More inane abuse and a gig....

Posted on April 30, 2012 at 8:33pm 2 Comments 1 Like

So, Ive played a few more gigs with the cigar box and the 'hilarious' comments still get wheeled out. ' Where did you get that ?, Is it real ? ' Then you play it and the clowns with the big voices shut up...ah well, goes with the territory.

If your in the Studley area on the 15th of this month, check out the Royal Oak pub. We are having a Cigar Box evening, including Chickenbone and a ' special guest '.

More details to follow.

What the F**K is THAT !!!!!!

Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:30am 10 Comments 5 Likes

Another Sunday, gigs just played Friday and Saturday. I took the Cigar Box for the first time this weekend and played an hour each night on it, the other two hours regular guitar. We started the set with some CBG, standards like 'Mojo Workin' and 'Shake your money maker'.

What seemed consistent though was that the second the instrument was produced, on both nights, several large and mean looking men looked at me and said 'WHAT THE F**K IS THAT' !!!!! 'YOU CANT PLAY THAT' !!!! 'WE WANT…

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Posted on April 8, 2012 at 5:14pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

Thanks for the feedback on this one. It's one of those things, you play it and it feels good, churns the guts, hits all the right things personally, but you never know how other people might respond. The mojo bow is the ultimate in back to basics I think, it tests you in so many more ways than regular guitars.
I can honestly say that stumbling into the world of cbg and the mojobow is the most fulfilling musical thing I've done possibly ever.

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At 1:17am on August 5, 2012, Kevin M. Kraft said…: 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 raffled off during the festival, the proceeds to benefit Kansas City's Blues in the Schools program. If you have a guitar, accessory, CD, DVD--anything related to cigar box guitars that you would like to donate, please contact me at the Cigar Box Nation or email me at kevinmkraft@juno.com to learn where to send it.

Thanks for you time and consideration.

- Kevin

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/events/the-2nd-annual-kansas-city-cigar-box-guitar-festival

At 12:58pm on April 15, 2012, Delvero said…: Ralph, thanks for the Friendship! You have Some Great stuff going on over there, not to mention your Talent also!

At 1:55pm on April 13, 2012, bouydog 8-9-8 said…: Thanks Ralph, love your music, listened the second time wearing my kraftwerk pants.

Great talent from the A5 delta.

At 2:20pm on April 8, 2012, ED (Bad Finger) said…: Thanks for the friend add. Thats some awesome stuff with your bow.

At 12:50pm on April 8, 2012, South Paw,Davey said…: Cool stuff man!! I want loop peddle to have a play around with. You have a nice set up an alot of tallent.

Dave

At 10:23pm on April 6, 2012, Jason Mills said…: Thank you for the friend request. Great stuff you have going on!!!! Love the Mojo bow!!!!

At 9:22am on April 6, 2012, Low Budget Luthier said…: amazing music my friend.

At 10:01am on April 5, 2012, Crimson Toad said…: Thanx Ralph...fun amazin effects you got goin on that mojo bow...a very enjoyable listen...

At 8:56am on April 4, 2012, Ron "Oily" Sprague said…: Ralph,

Friend request gladly accepted. I dig your playing, wish I could noodle smoothly like that. I think I have as many CBN Friends in the Uk as I do anywhere else! Definitely gonna try to visit England for a CBG trip next year, and meet some of y'all.