Tonight, Ben Gitty Baker runs a thriving business in Rochester building cigar box guitars and kits. He shows Karen Meyers how it all works. Plus, it started with his grandmother's recipes for jams, ...

It has been said that no zydeco band is complete without a rubboard and an accordion. But deep in the birthplace of zydeco, an exhibit at the St. Landry Parish Visitor Center features a different type ...

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It sounds raw. It doesn’t sound like a nice guitar when you pick it up and strum it. It sounds different, unrefined. “You’re talking about a stick with strings on it, and a box wrapped around a stick, ...

It was an offer they couldn't refuse. Savannah's best blues guitarists were offered a free cigar box guitar in exchange for donating their talents to a free concert that will be presented Aug. 6 at ...

The Cigar Box Guitar is hardly essential, but it has an undeniable appeal, and it's fun. Best electric guitars under $1,000/£1,000 in 2025: My top picks for players of all styles Best electric guitars ...

One of the world's largest cigar box guitar festivals concluded Sunday at the Orion Amphitheater with a performance by Muscle Shoals native Gary Nichols and the legendary FAME Gang. The weekend-long ...

John Wilson of Minneapolis has made a few alterations to his existing Stella amp kit to create a solar-powered version of the Stella amp. This innovative design is equipped with a useful solar panel, ...