If anyone is interested in Jug Music,

following the youtube video I found recently and have posted

Here are some essential songs for you to have a go with.

This follows a small song book that has recently arrived through my door.…

In my last blog we had a discussion about learning and how the brain makes it all happen. Iit’s good to know this stuff because it has implications for how we practice. If we can do it smarter it'll not only be easier but we'll get better results.

Much of our practice is simply repeating a particular set of movements, in the process engaging nerves and muscles in a specific order. Initially these movements take some conscious effort but once the neural conections are established they…

Shane Speal Recording Blog

Shane Speal's Snake Oil Band - upcoming album on C. B. Gitty Records

Equinox Music and Arts Recording Studio, Dallastown PA

Songs worked on:

• Swing the Hammer/Big Leg Woman
• Judy Gotta Booty,
• Simulated…

punk blues ep

Shane Speal's Snake Oil Band - recording an album for C. B. Gitty Records

Day four of recording

Equinox Music and Arts, Dallastown PA

Prison Chants and the Blues

Song worked on today:  Big Leg Woman/Swing the Hammer (written by Shane Speal)

Instruments:…

A belated recording blog... 

Shane Speal's Snake Oil Band - recording an album for C. B. Gitty Records

Day three of recording

Equinox Music and Arts, Dallastown PA

The video above was shot in the control room of Equinox as we were listening to the first few overdubs of Strung Out Drunk and Busted, one of my originals written for this…

I've just finished this..what a challenge it's been..and long overdue in the completion. It's an Appalachian mountain-style banjo for Hollowbelly. This is designed to be a stage instrument so I opted to use a Fiberskyn head instead of a natural vellum as it would be less prone to variations in humidity and temperature, and it's also got a pickup in it. The tailpiece is designed to accept loop-ended banjo strings or ball-end guitar strings.…

Ok. so time for the real deal.

I've been thinking about a first build, nothing crazy nor super expensive.

does anyone have a recommendation for a first timer? any project will do as long as i learn from it.

Thank you! :D  

“You’re never too old to learn” said Fred,

“You can’t teach on old dog new tricks” replied George.



Well they can’t both be right, or can they? Of course as children we were sponges, everything was new and learning was as natural as eating and sleeping. What happens as we get older? Is it different for some than others? Is there something about getting older that makes it harder to learn, or at least different?



Generally people…

Shane Speal's Snake Oil Band - recording an album for C. B. Gitty Records

Day two of recording

Equinox Music and Arts, Dallastown PA

Day Two - "We're Going Live"

Pictured: Boz Bostwick's 5-string cigar box guitar.  I used it on When She Gets Drunk, She Gets Horny.  I have a feeling Boz would…

Hello

Here are the tabs for my last video lesson 'Bluegrass Cigar Box Guitar Part 3' download them below :)

Bluegrass%20Cigar%20Box%20Guitar%20Part%203%20%E2%80%93%20Joe%20Cribb.pdf

My youtube lesson playlist - HERE

If…

This post is in response to the large number of discussions i've seen on where a beginner should learn to play cigar box guitar.

In my experience, there appear to be two types of players (a spectrum in any case).  The first type of musician or instrumentalist are those through whom the music naturally flows.  For some reason these people are born with an innate gift of music.  Instruction means little to this person as they play predominantly by ear and natural ability.  They have…

Shane Speal is blogging about each day of the Shane Speal's Snake Oil Band recording sessions.  The album will be released on C. B. Gitty Records in May 2014.

Day One - Load in and tracking How Long Will You Make Me Suffer and Strung Out Drunk and Busted

Equinox Music and Arts, Dallastown PA…

Hello everyone!

My name is Alvaro and I'm new to cigarboxnation. I have always been interested on learning how to build things since i was young, with zero experience I hope to meet many people and learn a lot here!

Thanks everyone! 

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After over a year of hounding we finally got COSTC to do a story on Cottin Pickin Blues......Big time credibility to the Revolution   So many orders coming in.  Be careful what you wish for  LOL!!   http://j.mp/P1xKMu

"King of the Cigar Box Guitar" signs landmark record deal with newly formed C. B. Gitty Records

Demon Within

The following song is in ABC music format and it should be cut-and-pasted into an ABC converter program like the "abcConverter" on Mandolintab.net. Once you submit your ABC file, the converter will produce a quick and dirty image of your musical score which is then displayed on screen. Above the music, in the center of the screen, you should…