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SONGWRITERS CONTEST @2ND ANNUAL ST. LOUIS MO. CBG FESTIVAL 2014 JUNE 7th

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Added by smilingdog1 on April 6, 2014 at 1:05pm — 19 Comments

Insolitus Guitars: An Adventure in CBG creation and playing.

I am starting my own CBG company; Insolitus Guitars. I chose the name because cigar box guitars are unusual, uncommon and that is what I enjoy most. I love unusual things and music from these instruments is beautiful to me. Even on youtube from the least skilled player the music rings in my ears something sweet. I found out about cigar box guitars in college my sophomore year. I didn't have money for a guitar so I 'googled' DIY (Do It Yourself) guitars online and there they were. They were…

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Added by Barefoot Joel on October 2, 2011 at 8:55am — No Comments

oh, I don't blog, mostly i try and keep up with life...

If anyone wants to catch more of what I do, that never gets posted here,...please do go to youtube and search cinderellalifestyle . lots off vids, uke specials, national steel guitar,...nature walks and my rambles , which a basically

instrumental ditties put to pics, usually short and sweet...

if you want to look a vintage junque, or find my CD, that's here:…

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Added by Laurie Lee Campbell on January 23, 2011 at 7:04am — 2 Comments

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