The smell of grilled meat and beer and the gently amplified acoustic music of a jug band filled the air during the National Jug Band Jubilee in Louisville on Saturday. People gathered on the banks of the Ohio River at the Brown-Forman Amphitheater for the 10th annual celebration of a unique form of folk music.
Bones Jugs N Harmony band member Charlie Harris belted out songs for the crowd while playing the upright bass. Other bands included Maria Muldaur & Her Garden of Joy Jug Band, the Juggernaut Jug Band and The Hokum High Rollers.
Jim Watkins of Urbana, Ill., was learning to play the washboard.
“It’s a fabulous event,” he said, “This is the first year I’ve learned of it. I will be back.”
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