The New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival is a unique celebration of the cultural history and modern revival of homemade stringed instruments in the city where those simple devices played a key role in the early development of both Jazz and Blues.
Running January 16-18 (24 total hours of performances and programming) and utilizing the world-class listening and exhibit spaces at the New Orleans Jazz Museum, the festival always presents an unsurpassed lineup of CBG artists.
New Jersey roots trio April Mae & the June Bugs, energetic Florida rockers Memphis Lightning, and super-sensational one-woman band Ghalia Volt will lead a lineup that includes popular New Orleans acts Cigar Box Serenaders, Mahmoud Chouki, Ed Wills & Blues 4 Sale, Rumsey Kadar, and Amzie Adams, along with Nashvillian Meg Williams, Austin trio Janky, and international CBG ambassador Steve Arvey. European acts slated to perform are La Durance Blues Band (France), Captn Catfish (Germany), John Mary Go Round (Belgium), Riccardo Ferrini (Italy), and ElGordeaux (England).
These entertainers are among the leaders of the cigar box guitar movement. They’ll provide over 16 hours of homemade instrument fun over the course of the 3-day event.
The Thursday Evening Symposium will be comprised of performances, a cultural history presentation, and the final voting in the International Cigar Box Guitar Video Playoffs.
Instrument builders from far and wide will gather at the Builders' Forum on Friday and Saturday to compare notes and compete for prizes.
Check out the festival website for Schedule and latest news. (NewOrleansCBG.com)
ONLY 150 OF THESE ALL-INCLUSIVE LIVE-AUDIENCE TICKETS WILL BE SOLD, providing attendees with the enjoyment of a uniquely intimate and comfortable experience in the Performance Center of the New Orleans Jazz Museum. A few standing-room-only single-day tickets may be added later if space allows.
We cordially invite you to join us!
Ticket holders are entitled to:
• Seated admission to every event on the 3-day schedule
• Chances to win one of 3 cigar box guitars to be given away
• Official poster
• Refrigerator magnet
• Event laminate
