National Jug Band Jubilee2023-08-31T13:45:05+00:00
2022 poster

Louisville Folk School and
National Jug Band Jubilee Summer Swing

*
Saturday, June 22 from 4-9pm
on the grounds of the
Douglass Community Center.
*
FREE EVENT
*
4:00 PM --- Tin Can Caravan
feat. Thomas Deakin & Stephanie Nilles
5:15 PM --- The Juggernaut Jug Band
6:30 PM --- Piedmont Bluz Acoustic Duo
7:45 PM - Hubby Jenkins
*
Live music, Food trucks, Kids activities,
beer from West Sixth.

2022 poster

Louisville Folk School and
National Jug Band Jubilee Summer Swing

*
Saturday, June 22 from 4-9pm
on the grounds of the
Douglass Community Center.
*
FREE EVENT
*
4:00 PM --- Tin Can Caravan
feat. Thomas Deakin & Stephanie Nilles
5:15 PM --- The Juggernaut Jug Band
6:30 PM --- Piedmont Bluz Acoustic Duo
7:45 PM - Hubby Jenkins
*
Live music, Food trucks, Kids activities,
beer from West Sixth.

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The Louisville Folk School and National Jug Band Jubilee present the Summer Swing

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National Jug Band Jubilee
www.jugbandjubilee.org

For Immediate Relief *
*  Jug band music relieves tension

Contact:
Heather Leoncini
(502) 417-1107
juggernautpr@yahoo.com

 

The Louisville Folk School and National Jug Band Jubilee present the Summer Swing
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LOUISVILLE, KY, (June 3, 2024) – The National Jug Band Jubilee is back! The nonprofit is partnering with the Louisville Folk School to put on the “Summer Swing,” a free, family-friendly outdoor festival taking place in Douglass Park, outside the Douglass Community Center, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, June 22.

The “Summer Swing” will feature music, kids’ activities from the Jubilee and the Steam Exchange, and food and drinks, including a beer booth from West Sixth Brewing Co. The festival will feature performances from Hubby Jenkins (former member of the Grammy Award winning Carolina Chocolate Drops), The Piedmont Blūz Acoustic Duo, the Juggernaut Jug Band, and Tin Can Caravan featuring Thomas Deakin and Stephanie Nilles.

The National Jug Band Jubilee was founded in 2005 to preserve the legacy of a pre-World War II jazz style that thrived in Louisville between 1890 and 1930. For about 15 years, the organization held a free, all-day festivals every September in Louisville’s Waterfront Park. But the event was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Jubilee board decided to push pause on the festival after the 2022 National Jug Band Jubilee because of increased costs and competition from a spate of other September festivals for sponsors and vendors.

“We took the time to discern the best, most sustainable path forward for the organization,” explained Heather Leoncini, president of the National Jug […]

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