Entrepreneur Minute – Anthony Walker, Southpaw Cigarbox Guitars

The Who’s on the Move, Entrepreneur Minute is an interview in support of the undeniable impact that entrepreneurs have on our communities. We will be highlighting 20 entrepreneurs in each of our markets (Columbia, Greenville and Charleston) with a short video as well as a full audio version of the conversation on our WhosOnTheMove SC podcast. You will see a diverse group of entrepreneurs and we will be exploring the theme of overcoming obstacles.

We would like to thank our sponsor of this video series:

• NP Strategy
• First Community Bank
• City of Columbia’s Office of Business Opportunities
• Nephron Pharmaceuticals
• The Riley Institute at Furman University

Anthony Walker, Southpaw Cigarbox Guitars

This Christmas, my brother-in-law gave me an extraordinary Christmas present, a cigarbox guitar made by local entrepreneur, Anthony Walker.

Anthony Walker has always enjoyed music and making things. After watching a video of a guitar boogie woogie song being performed on a three-stringed instrument called a cigarbox guitar, he decided to make one. Anthony is the first to admit that the first guitar was not that good. Now, five years on, and having built over 80 cigarbox guitars, Anthony has refined his craft and builds beautiful and easy-to-play guitars. You might find him down at the Soda City Market in Columbia, SC, or other craft shows around the state.

Find out more about Anthony and Southpaw Cigarbox Guitars on his Facebook page.