The 2018 New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival  took place January 17 through the 20th and featured performances from Best of the Beat Awards nominees Samantha Fish and Little Freddie King, plus Shane Seal & the Snakes, April Mae & the June Bugs, Cash O’Riley, Steve Arvey, Ivor Simpson Kennedy and many more. Below, check out a photo gallery from Kim Welsh documenting the Fest’s highlights.

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