Got as few more guitar shows under my belt...Manchester, Thirsk and Preston..all of them stirred up a fair bit of interest in my creations.  There's a summer a break now until it all kicks off again in August in Cumbria with the next show...but watch out for one in your area!

I've recently handed over the day-to-day running of The Crossroads Blues Club to ace harp player and good buddy Tony Stokes, so I've got a bit more time to go and play..well, that's the theory, but I'm very busy with custom guitar orders at the moment.

As well as the 2010 edition of the UK Cigar Box guitar Festival, I'm pleased to announce that the following week at the same venue (23rd October, thepublic, West Bromwich),  I'm arranging a gig with the wonderful string-twanging Catfish Keith, direct from Iowa USA.

I went to a guitar workshop with Jim Crawford on Saturday afternoon..and came away with a fistfull of new techniques and loads of inspiration.  If you are a guitar player and have never been to a workshop, I heartily recommend it....it is simply the best money you'll spend.

This was the third workshop I've been to with Jim...and there's always a huge amount of information to take in...ideas to help refine your technique, new chord shapes, licks, harmonic progressions, different ways of looking at the fretboard. 

I know lots of you people love guitars, and always want to buy more of 'em...but believe me, spending £30 on a half-day workshop like this will do you a whole power of good, much better than owning any number of fancy guitars can ever do.

Anyhow...I've been selling plenty of Cigar Box Guitars and stompoxes of late....so I need to get cracking to replenish the stocks for my next couple of guitar shows.

It's a while since I posted...but I've been busy building guitars! I've done 2 guitar shows, Newcastle on Tyne and Bacup in Lancashire, so getting stock together has kept me busy, and I'm now back in the workshop getting on top of customer orders.

Up-coming shows are:

Sunday 11th April - Crewe Guitar Fair, Crewe Alexandra FC
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Sunday 16th May - NorthWest Guitar Show, Haydock Park (with Randy Rooster and JuJu Cigar Box Guitars)
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23rd May - Yorkshire Guitar Fair, Thirsk Auction Mart
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Almost sold out of guitars..so I'm working hard to replenish stocks. I'll be going to the first UK Slide Guitar Festival on 23rd January in Atherstone, Warwickshire, so I 've got to get cracking with more DiddleyBows!

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Well, New Year's eve and business is still pretty decent, got a Diddley Bow and 4 string reso to get checked, packed and out the door to new customers.

It's all a spur to keep me building, as you good people out there seem to like my guitars. Here's one which will be on sale soon..my first licence plate guitar..I'm very pleased with it, both in terms of looks and the sound.
"Get your kicks, on Route 66"!

Welcome to the ChickenBlog!!
So, it's Christmas Eve, there's snow on the ground..and I've just published my first ever website..and my first ever blog post. I'll try and keep you up to date with news on new builds, gigs and other actualities of great import.