Chickenbone John has been making and playing cigar box guitars for more than a decade. Having spent his youth in a punk band, his interest in music lapsed until he became fascinated by the sort of primitive guitars that the likes of BB King began on. From that he has built a huge reputation as “The Godfather of the Cigar Box Guitar”, organising workshops and concerts, being featured on a BBC documentary and selling his three-string guitars worldwide
Catch Chickenbone John at the following performances:
Saturday 16th July | The Wellington (with Ricky Cool) | 20:00 |
Tuesday 19th July | Velvet Music Rooms (Cigarbox Guitar Workshop) | 17:00 |
Thursday 21st July | The Junction, Harborne (with Darren Mather) | 19:00 |
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