03/17/2021
Since we can't be there in person this year, looking forward to checking out the livestream. 🎼🎧 Seems like a good reason to order up some po'boys, fried chicken, beignets (wife's choice) or some other deliciousness we associate with Louisiana cooking. And maybe a beverage..or three🍻
Grab your tickets now for the Samantha Fish Cigar Box Guitar Festival! 🎥 boxoffice.mandolin.com/pages/samantha-fish
Streaming March 19th & 20th! Show Time: 7pm CST / 8pm EST (New Date ⬆️⬆️⬆️) Contest Winners Announced Below! Keep reading...
The Samantha Fish Cigar Box Guitar Festival is a 2-night sproduction featuring shows by Samantha and her Special Guests direct from Chickie Wah Wah in Mid-City, New Orleans.
In addition, each evening also includes remote performances by talented CBG musicians from across the USA and Europe. WWOZ-FM Music Director Murf Reeves will emcee the festivities.
March 19th: Samantha Fish – Jonathon Long – Johnny Sansone – Dusk Brothers – Ivor Simpson Kennedy – Big Chief Monk Boudreaux – Papa Mali – Todd Simpson – Trashtronaut – Jamie Lynn Vessels
March 20th: Samantha Fish – Walter “Wolfman” Washington – Jonathon Long – Superdownhome – Cigar Box Serenaders – Ghalia Volt – J P Soars – Steve Arvey – Amzie Adams – John Nickel
🏆 WINNERS OF THE SAMANTHA FISH CBG VIDEO PLAYOFFS:
The results are in. The three winners of the Samantha Fish International CBG Video Playoffs are:
1st Place - talented Belgian one-woman-band Ghalia Volt,
2nd Place - 8 Ball Aitken, an Australian living in Nashville
3rd Place - Dutch group The New American Farmers.
A panel of entertainment pros narrowed the 48 entries down to ten finalists, and a group of previous Festival ticket purchasers chose the winners.
Submissions were received from 20 states and 9 foreign countries, making it a truly international event. The contestants were solos, duos and groups whose music covered the full spectrum, including rock, blues, jazz, country, pop, and gospel.
“On behalf of Samantha, the festival producers and myself, I would like to congratulate our talented winners, and thank each one of the acts who took the time and effort to submit,” remarked Ben “Gitty” Baker of C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply, the contest sponsor.
The winners will share $1,000 in prize money. All three winning video submissions will be shown as part of the Samantha Fish Cigar Box Guitar Festival DAY TWO Showcase on March 20th.
TICKETS: https://boxoffice.mandolin.com/pages/samantha-fish
