If the wife and I were to plan a trip to the UK, and I wanted to meet the greatest number of CBG'ers, when would I want to go, and where should I plan to stay?

I don't have any definite plans yet, just kind of sniffing around this idea, maybe for next summer.

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Well...I took a sabatical from organising "Boxstock" the UK cigar box guitar festival this year, but hopefully in 2015 it will be back.

Hi Dan,

Hypothetically speaking, Barrelhouse '15 will be going ahead on Saturday 29th August 2015 for us Southerners. Check out some of this year's action on my vids. The location is Elstead (GU8 6DU) in a marquee on the cricket field you will see if you Google it. It's midway between London and Portsmouth, both around 35 miles so ideal as a base for site-seeing. We share the event with the cricket club so, obviously, it includes around 15 local beers! A useful anaesthetic should I return to the stage! Accommodation is pretty sparse in the village itself but there is a pretty nice hotel/restaurant called 'Bel and The Dragon' (Churt) three miles up the road otherwise it's either Milford, Godalming or Guildford. 'Soulcatcher' stayed at 'The Inn on the Lake (Godalming) in August.

Hope this helps, it would be cool to meet up if it all pans out.

Regards,

Brian

be great to catch up with you Dan! hope something works out :-)

Hi dan. Can definitely vouch for both the events below. I played at this years barrelhouse and have been to boxstock for the last three years and you couldn't wish to find a nicer bunch of people to meet and play/talk anything cbg related.
It would be great to meet you both!
Cheers, Alan.

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