Suitcase Sessions
The "Suitcase Sessions" Podcast is where you will discover and explore the world of Cigar Box Guitars. This is where you will learn new things from the history of the cigar box and its use to the authors who’ve written about it. We’ll travel the 4 corners of the earth to talk to builders and players, influencers, and innovators, we’ll stop along the way to enjoy some music and together we’ll draw closer as a community and be more informed as we spread the word!
Suitcase Sessions
SSE1 History of the Cigar Box
In this episode we learn about the origins of the cigar box and how it came to be the primary transportation container for cigars. We learn how many were estimated to be in circulation in the United States between 1800 and 1960 and who was 1st to package their cigars in wooden boxes and the earliest known use of the cigar box as an instrument we would know as the Cigar Box Guitar.
Watch the epidsodes on my YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@BobBowman962/videos
Cover Art by Alice Saurber: Alice Design Studio - 513-907-9878
Cigar Box Guitar Music by Russ Wellington and Cody Goggin