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Chicago Cigar Box Guitar Summit, Sunday April 18!
Chicago CBG builders are getting together for Irish comfort food and fellowship on:
Sunday, April 18, 2pm onward!
at
The Grafton Pub
4530 N. Lincoln Avenue
Chicago
Right next door to the Old Town School of Folk Music and the Different Strummer Music Store.
Bring your favorite instruments and your favorite tunes, and RSVP to me (even if you are only a a "maybe") so the Grafton can know what to expect.
There are jams there starting at 5pm, so you can stay and show off your building and playing chops and amaze the crowd!
Sunday, April 18, 2pm onward!
at
The Grafton Pub
4530 N. Lincoln Avenue
Chicago
Right next door to the Old Town School of Folk Music and the Different Strummer Music Store.
Bring your favorite instruments and your favorite tunes, and RSVP to me (even if you are only a a "maybe") so the Grafton can know what to expect.
There are jams there starting at 5pm, so you can stay and show off your building and playing chops and amaze the crowd!
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Permalink Reply by Cigar Box Nation on
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I'll post this on the home page. Gimme a day or so...
shane
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Permalink Reply by money sewer on
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l'll be there. a friend of mine might come as well.
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Permalink Reply by Diane in Chicago on
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I'm bumping this back up to the top of discussions, just so y'all make proper plans to be there on Sunday! I'm bringing a handful of instruments and I look forward to hearing (and playing!) some of yours!!
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hey john, take the saturday night megabus from memphis and you'll be here on time...;)
Johnny Lowebow said:Yall have fun!
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diane, i'm a one man band w/my cbg. is this an acoustic type fyi get together or should i bring my drum stuff? thanks!
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Acoustic, we're in a pub and we won't be alone! But it is a big place and they are music friendly.
money sewer said:diane, i'm a one man band w/my cbg. is this an acoustic type fyi get together or should i bring my drum stuff? thanks!
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thanks for the info. looking forward to seeing your cbg's. they look awesome!!!
Diane in Chicago said:Acoustic, we're in a pub and we won't be alone! But it is a big place and they are music friendly.
money sewer said:diane, i'm a one man band w/my cbg. is this an acoustic type fyi get together or should i bring my drum stuff? thanks!
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Permalink Reply by Stacy Puckett & the One Man Poverty Band on
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I'm planning on being there, probably bring my Jim Farris cakepan resonator, wish I still had one of my CBG's to take.
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I love Jim Farris! He taught me everything I know about scarf joins!
Stacy Puckett & the One Man Poverty Band said:I'm planning on being there, probably bring my Jim Farris cakepan resonator, wish I still had one of my CBG's to take.
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Permalink Reply by spencer on
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would love to diane, but it happens to be my birthday...plans with the fam
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I forgot you lived close -ish! We'll do it again - and Happy Birthday! We'll toast you on Sunday.
spencer said:would love to diane, but it happens to be my birthday...plans with the fam
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