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LOUISVILLE, KY, (September 15, 2022) – Time is fast-approaching for the 2022 National Jug Band Jubilee. The free, all-day festival had a two-year break due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but it will be back on Saturday, September 24 at the Brown-Forman Amphitheater in Waterfront Park, from Noon to 9 p.m. This week the festival’s organizers announced a few more opportunities for local students and music fans to enjoy the jug band love. Education has always been an important component of the Jubilee’s mission, and the festival has sent Jug Bands to area schools on the day prior to the concert for several years.

On Friday, September 23rd, the How Long Jug Band (Portland, OR) will play at Frayser Elementary. The Busted Jug Band (Boston, MA) are playing at Greathouse/Shyrock Elementary School, and the Slick Skillet Serenaders (New Orleans, LA) are playing at Lincoln Elementary Performing Arts School (LPAS).“Our students are always so delighted to see performances from the Jug Band Jubilee every year. The music is fun, accessible, and historically informative,” said Amos Hopkins, Arts Magnet Coordinator at LPAS.

Also on Friday night, the Jubilee presents a Jug Band Jam Session at West Sixth Brewery in the Nulu Marketplace from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Both professional and amateur jug band musicians will be sharing songs and stories in a night of celebration. Very low-key and welcoming, come join or watch and enjoy a beer! The Slick Skillet Serenaders are also playing a the Nachbar in Germantown that night from 7-11pm Keep an eye on our Facebook page for all of the latest details https://www.facebook.com/JugBandJubilee.

All these events lead up to the big day on Saturday when the festival will be headlined by GRAMMY-nominated blues artist Jontavious Willis. Perennial favorites the Juggernaut Jug Band and the Cincinnati Dancing Pigs are also set to perform. He is the schedule for the day:

• Noon – Cincinnati Dancing Pigs, Cincinnati, OH
• 1pm – How Long Jug Band – Portland, OR
• 2pm – The Busted Jug Band – Boston, MA
• 3pm – Ever-Lovin Jug Band – Waterloo, ON, CA
• 4pm – Jug Band Workshops!
• 5pm – Juggernaut Jug Band – Louisville, KY
• 6pm – M.S.G. Acoustic Blues Trio – Hampton, VA
• 7pm – The Slick Skillet Serenaders – New Orleans, LA
• 8pm – Jontavious Willis – Greenville, GA

In addition to the music, the Jubilee features other fun activities for kids ages 2 to 82. The National Jug Band Jubilee will take a break from the music at 4 p.m. for several workshops. Learn to blow a jug, play a washboard, washtub bass, kazoo and more! There is also great local vending, food, beer, and wine.

The National Jug Band Jubilee was founded in 2005 to preserve the legacy of jug band music through music and education. Jug band music is a pre-World War II jazz style that thrived in Louisville between 1890 and 1930. The River City is considered to be the home of the genre because it produced the first two jug bands to record – Sara Martin’s Jug Band (OKeh Record, 1924) and Whistler’s Jug Band (Gennett, 1924). These recording started a national craze that lasted until the Great Depression.

The 2022 National Jug Band Jubilee will take place on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at the Brown-Forman Amphitheater in Waterfront Park. The music at begins at Noon and ends at 9 p.m.

For more information contact Heather Leoncini at (502) 417-1107 or
juggernautpr@yahoo.com.

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