Howlin’ Mat’s Cigar Box Social – Workshop and Gig

Howlin’ Mat’s Cigar Box Social – Electric Cigar Box Guitar workshop followed by a gig. £40 for workshop and gig. £10 Adv for gig only. This is being held in our community space so is limited capacity.

Workshop 2pm – 4pm
Gig 7pm – 9:30pm

The Cigar Box Social is the brain child of Blues guitar maestro Howlin’ Mat.

Howlin’ Mat is a nomadic solo blues artist who has played 1000’s of gigs from The Sahara to the North Pole. His playing has received credits from legendary artists such as John Paul Jones [Led Zeppelin] and Mud Morganfield [son of Muddy Waters].

He was introduced to the Cigar Box Guitar very early on in his playing career and fell in love instantly. As with every devotee of the CBG, it wasn’t long before he started to make his own cigar box guitars. Coming from a teaching background, this naturally led to the occasional workshop.

In 2023, the Cigar Box Social was born with the express intention of introducing these amazing instruments to the wider population. Since then, it has gone from strength to strength.