Thanks, they all sound different and you never know what you will get till you string it up and play. The box on this one is very thin so has plenty of resonance. I built this CBG upside down, lid on the bottom, so the sides of the box will also add to the sound.

It was a great gig.

Real music, real talent, no lip sync, no prerecorded playback and no overpriced tickets. Just some auld dudes having fun on stage and entertaining the audience.

It was indeed, two great acts in a great wee venue, it was well worth the trip down from Scotland.

Cheers Gazza, This song is written by The Edge about John Boyle O'Reilly, the leader of an 1864 Irish uprising after the Great Famine. He was banished to Australia for rebelling against the British government. He got the idea after a trip to County Meath in Ireland where the came across a monument to John Boyle O'Reilly. There is a completely different traditional Irish folk song of the same name. U2 recorded this at The Point Theater in Dublin and used it in their movie Rattle And Hum. The music is based on an old Scottish folk song called "The River is Wide."

We'll just have to agree to differ. I think what these dudes are doing is awesome. Like it or not this is how these songs were written, on acoustic guitars in mates flat's, hotel bars and the back of vans between gigs.

Aye, it is.

Thanks, more cigar box guitar videos coming soon.

Always.

Aye, it was a great gig. Unfortunately I didn't manage to get tickets for Stiff Little Fingers in Glasgow on Paddies day. Here's one from earlier when Stiff Little Fingers played at my work, Had a good chat with Jake before this gig kzbin.info/www/bejne/nH-ug2uggslkoqMsi=BLPVhFU9NjGxT6uk

Reminds me of the guy who plays the shovel three string. It's been a while and I have forgotten his name. The guy is brilliant.

@@Jeff-jg7jh Justin Johnson is the dude with the shovel.

Yes, you should check out the Rev's shotgun guitar.

Yep. So glad I finally got to see them live.

have you seen his shotgun guitar?

@@HarryMac1 yep

The flaming washboard is great.

They sure are. Just wish I was on the other side of the Atlantic so I could see them more often.

Thanks.

Oh aye.

Glad you enjoyed it

Thanks.

Thanks, more cigar box guitar videos coming soon.

I'll do the full song soon when I get time off

Thanks. I like the flames, are you a fan of Stiff Little Fingers?

​@@HarryMac1 Didn't even know the guys, thank you!

@@UniqDraws Stiff Little Fingers is my favourite punk band.

@@HarryMac1 I checked them out, really liked it! I'm more of a stray cats type of guy haha

@@UniqDraws nought wrong with the Stray cats. Slim Jim Phantom opened for SLF in Glasgow last year.

Cheers Jim, need a bit of practice time, maybe this weekend.

Cheers Raymie.

I was a beginner then, I'm still a beginner. 🤣

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Tough, it's even louder now.

Was the one that got the face full of washboard perving? I know Breezy had a problem in the USA with men touching her inappropriately when she was doing meet and greets at the merch stall.

Cheers Jim, if you visit Scotland I'll sneak you in for a wee jam session with myself and John. It can be difficult working in a medievel castle but it has it's rewards.

@@HarryMac1 A good friend of mine grew up in a small Scottish town called Darvel. He plays bass and sings.

@@jimmymac30 wow, it really is a small world, I'm a Galston boy and moved to Darvel 22 years ago. Darvel is a great wee place to live and has a fantastic music scene for such a small town. Later this year Hamilton Loomis will be making a return visit to play in the town hall. www.darvelmusiccompany.com/

Wow!

@@jimmymac30 Ask your friend to teach you "The Derval Dam"

It was a pleasure to treat you to our mini tour. Hope you can return one day and see the castle in all it's glory. Have a great St Patricks day in Dublin. Safe travels.

Glad we could show you some of the castle and next time you get full tour and not from the Court Jesters this time