Jug Band Jubilee 2009

Lineup and Band Information

Meet the bands

"The Old Southern Jug Blowers" of Kansai, Japan. This will be thier first appearance in the USA!* 

The Cincinnati Dancing Pigs of Ohio is a jug band organized more than 40 years ago. 
They have played at every Jubilee event. 

The "Lost Shoe String Band" of Bloomington, IN, plays traditional jug band music that is "better than it sounds".* 

"Pholly" youthful ukelele players and singers, - standouts from Noblesville, Indiana's Bluestone Folk School.*

"Y'uns" of Knoxville, TN -known as "boys on wise crack".*

Louisville’s Juggernaut Jug Band, the Jubilee’s host band, began 40-plus years ago. It is America’s only fulltime touring jug band. 

"Smokin' Fez Monkeys" another Ohio group from the Akron area. Their music is " like a cartoon for your ears"*.

"Devine's Jug Band" of San Francisco, CA. Known as "America's most authentic sounding jug band".*

"Deep Fried Pickle Project" of Coloma, MI. "making juggabilly music that would make Hee-Haw's Grandpa Jones shake, rattle and roll over in his grave."* 

Jack Pignatello of "the Dirdy Birdies" jug band from New Jersey is our jugband/knowledgeable master of ceremonies for the day,
along with Peter Menta (Washboard Slim) of "the Bluelights" from Connecticut who will be assisting with the emcee duties.

Jack & Peter will also be conducting the "Jug, Kazoo, & Washboard Workshop"

              * Appearing for the first time at Jubilee 2008

The 2009 Schedule will be posted soon...
..... there are still SURPRISES to be announced! 

"The Old Southern Jug Blowers"



The 2009 National Jug Band Jubilee is honored to host the Old Southern Jug Blowers from Kansai, Hokuriku, and Tokai, Japan this year.

This pre-war style jug band (the one and only in Japan) is based on the jug band style established in Louisville in the 1920's, and takes the historical background of the 78rpm sound source seriously. They received greatest inspiration from the renowned jug player "Earl McDonald", who was an enormous influence on the pre-war jug band scene in Louisville.

The band was formed around 2000 by members primarily from the Kansai area, as well as from the Hokuriku and Tokai regions. In 2002, they released their first album, "Carpet Alley-Breakdown", which consisted solely of well-known tunes of the Dixieland Jug Blowers that were composed in 1926 during the prime of the Blowers. In 2006, the band appeared in its historical documentary film "Chasin' Gus Ghost". In 2008, six years from their first release, their second album "THE JUG BAND SPECIAL", was released as a tribute to Earl McDonald.

Their music can be found on myspace, and purchased at CD Baby.