Jug Band Jubilee 2008

Lineup and Band Information

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

The Downtown County Band of Frankfort, KY is a young string band playing early 20th century music, including jug band tunes. * 

Escape the Floodwater is an Iowa City, Iowa, band named after the flood of ’93. They helped their town fight the flood of ‘08. * 

Jake Leg Stompers, Murfreesboro, TN first appeared at Jubilee 2007.  It plays “chicken-fried pre-war hokum-billy jug music.” 

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

Key Strummers is a youthful (ages 8-16) jug band comprised of the students of the Blue Stone Folks School, Noblesville, IN. * 

Traveling minstrel Pokey LaFarge, a Louisville old-timey folk music string musician/vocalist, first delighted Jubilee fans in 2007. 

Rannygazoo is a ukulele duo featuring the co-founders of Louisville’s own Le Petomane Theatre Ensemble and 40% of the cast of Actors Theatre of Louisville’s upcoming 43 Plays for 43 Presidents.*

Jug band educator/historian Arlo Leach of Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music will lead an interactive jug band workshop. *

At Jubilees 2006 and 2007, “Edu-tainer” Sule Greg Wilson, this year’s emcee, was percussionist with the Carolina Chocolate Drops.  

              * Appearing for the first time at Jubilee 2008

Gates Open at Noon 

1:00 p.m.  ~  Rannygazoo

1:45 p.m. ~  Key Strummers

2:45 p.m. ~ Arlo Leach: Workshop/washboard jam

3:45 p.m. ~ Downtown County Band

6:15 p.m. ~ Jake Leg Stompers 

7:15 p.m. ~ Cincinnati Dancing Pigs 

8:15 p.m. ~ Escape the Floodwater

9:15 p.m. ~ Juggernaut Jug Band 

**With Sule Greg Wilson as our Master of Ceremonies and Pokey Lafarge keeping the music going between sets.