Cigar Box Guitar Music 2025

January 29, 2025
Cigar Box Guitar Music at the Museum - Thoughts and Pictures by UseppaGin - The setting was casual. Tablecloth covered tables and chairs instead of rows of formal seating. A well-stocked bar and delicious snacks set the stage. Then the music began. Steve Arvey, one of the top cigar box guitar players in the world and his friend Captn Catfish played for hours to an audience of head bobbing, shoulder bopping islanders. The next morning Captn Catfish and Useppa homeowner Doug Ryan were on a mission. A Jimmy Buffet Florida Margaritaville license plate inscribed Parrothead was found in a FEMA pile of junked golf carts. A new cigar box guitar will be made. A return visit by Steve Arvey and Captn Catfish is in the future. Thank you to Museum Director Rona Stage and all the volunteers who made a magical night happen.