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Recently discovered archival banjo footage.
Newly discovered film reel of banjo player Hezekiah Eurastus Anderton. This was filmed in the Ediso… wafego Oct 22, 2011 71 views
Mean Mary when she was a child (age 6) singing Long Tall Texan
Mean Mary on the Country Boy Eddie TV Show in 1986 playing full-sized guitar and singing Long Tall… wafego Oct 22, 2011 106 views
Mean Mary - Big Red Barn (banjo, fiddle and mandolin)
Mean Mary on her (Deering Goodtime) banjo, plus fiddle and mandolin. Frank James on guitar and Tim… wafego Oct 22, 2011 219 views
Mean Mary playing fast banjo
Mean Mary playing a fast banjo rendition of Cripple Creek on her Deering Goodtime openback. This vi… wafego Oct 22, 2011 164 views
More rare banjo footage from the 19th century.
Okay, I know you won't believe this, but I found another old Edison reel of my great-grand father p… wafego Oct 22, 2011 67 views
The Darkey's Dream, Characteristic Barn Dance, (1889).
by George L. Lansing. This is an example of the "descriptive" type of finger-style banjo music that… wafego Oct 22, 2011 78 views
Mike Snowden "Fox 5 Good Day Xtra" Cigar Box Guitar
Mike Snowden Live on Fox 5 Good Day Xtra "Georgia Mountain Train" from the CD "The Legend of Boondc… wafego Oct 20, 2011 184 views
Dueling Banjos (HD)
http://broliath.wordpress.com/ wafego Oct 20, 2011 204 views
Mississippi Rag, early banjo film (1897)
More from the famous lost series of short sound films of banjo whiz Hezekiah Urastus Anderton, who… wafego Oct 20, 2011 104 views
Jimmy Page & Robert Plant - Unledded - Nobody's Fault but Mine - HQ
wafego Oct 19, 2011 120 views
In My Time Of Dying/ Cigar Box Guitar
me attempting to play Led Zeppelin's In my Time of Dying On my new Bacon Fat Cigar Box Guitar built… wafego Jul 4, 2011 112 views
Delta blues improvisation on cigar box guitar
A little bit of improvisation to show how a simple instrument like my hand made cigar box guitars c… wafego Jul 4, 2011 132 views
Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
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Nobody's Fault But Mine by Blind Willie Johnson
Nobody's Fault But Mine by Blind Willie Johnson. Performed by Keni Lee Burgess on a 1930 Stella gui… wafego Jun 27, 2011 118 views
'Nobody's Fault But Mine' BLIND WILLIE JOHNSON (1927) Gospel Blues Guitar Legend
" Nobody's Fault But Mine " Saturday, 3 December 1927 DALLAS The " RED HOT BLUES " (1925-1945) Texa… wafego Jun 27, 2011 102 views
Led Zeppelin-Nobody's Fault But Mine
Track #1 on side 2. For some reason, I always thought this sounded like a song that should be on Le… wafego Jun 27, 2011 100 views
The Essential Pages
Recommended Links & Resources
- CigarBoxGuitar.com - the knowledgebase of the homemade music movement.
- Cigar Box Music - How-to-Build CBGs DVDs, How to Play CBG and more!
- 3-String-Guitar.com - John "Red Dog" McNair's unique take on cigar box guitars and their history - lots of historic photos!
- The Cigar Box Guitar Manifesto - the mission statement and rallying cry for the Cigar Box Guitar Revolution.
Forum
Look what I picked up
Started by John B Treutlein in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts. Last reply by John B Treutlein on Friday. 11 Replies 3 Likes
Evans solid body guitar.
Started by Taffy Evans in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Taffy Evans on Thursday. 2 Replies 1 Like
Guitar string frets?
Started by Jeff Shewmake in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Jeff Shewmake May 26. 5 Replies 1 Like
Snake Oil Humbucker Question
Started by Jerry Draper in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Taffy Evans May 24. 6 Replies 0 Likes
best structured lessons yet (and who the heck is fred?)!
Started by erik in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts. Last reply by Loren Gibel May 18. 5 Replies 4 Likes
Vote for the Delta Blues Outlaws in the Blues Blast Music Awards ~
Started by billy jones bluez in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts May 16. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Need Help on building a Hubcap Guitar
Started by T-Gripped in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by BrianQ. May 7. 24 Replies 0 Likes
Guitar and amp settings
Started by Michael Myers in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts. Last reply by Wolfeather May 6. 5 Replies 0 Likes
What's on your workbench?
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Flat bucker under box top. Any Success?
Started by Tom T in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by David Kennedy Apr 21. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Piezo disc installation
Started by Engblom in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Taffy Evans Apr 21. 10 Replies 0 Likes
OT: Modifying by sanding the bracing
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Build this Wooden Kick Drum Pedal
Started by Rose Ericson in Feature Articles. Last reply by Rose Ericson Apr 15. 44 Replies 11 Likes
Converting 3 string to 4 string
Started by Robert Bryan in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts. Last reply by Oscar Stern Apr 15. 16 Replies 1 Like
Vintage Hubcap guitar build all stages...
Started by Taffy Evans in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Tom T Apr 8. 7 Replies 3 Likes
Guitar Pick-ups
Started by Benny - W5TYZ in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Benny - W5TYZ Apr 7. 7 Replies 0 Likes
Free Cigar Box Tablature Library
Started by Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts. Last reply by BrianQ. Mar 31. 18 Replies 7 Likes
Handy adhesive
Started by John B Treutlein in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by John B Treutlein Mar 31. 12 Replies 1 Like
3-String Bass Project - Dual pickups with switch.
Started by Tim Dvorak in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Tim Dvorak Mar 23. 8 Replies 1 Like
First licence plate build
Started by Michael Myers in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by BrianQ. Mar 21. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Blog Posts
Will still be a awhile before us CBG builders are taken over by artificial intelligence.
Posted by Steve Holladay on June 1, 2023 at 9:45am 1 Comment 0 Likes
Vote for the Delta Blues Outlaws in the Blues Blast Music Awards ~
Posted by billy jones bluez on May 16, 2023 at 8:26am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Amazing Guitar Bridge for CBG!
Posted by 3 String Blues on April 22, 2023 at 1:08pm 2 Comments 1 Like
The Fred BassJo, aka the Sore Thumb banjo
Posted by Fergus Lester on March 7, 2023 at 12:11am 1 Comment 0 Likes
WARNING ABOUT NON_APPROPRIATE ACTIONS OFMr James Pollard
Posted by Slow Mick on March 4, 2023 at 10:00pm 5 Comments 0 Likes
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