4K views · 102 reactions | It’s the Shane Speal Takeover of the Gitty Gang Show! Learn more about cigar box guitar history at cigarboxguitars.com and follow his blog at PoorMansGuitar.com. Shane’s music is on Spotify and other streaming services. | Cigar Box Nation | Facebook

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 A