The Great Northeast Jug Band Festival

New England’s ONLY Jug Band Festival will highlight traditions from the 1920’s and 30’s, and the modern evolution of this good-time music. This event is free and open to the public at the Arlington Craft Beer Garden at the Jason Russell House (7 Jason St, Arlington, MA 02476). Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy performances by three of the region's best Jug Bands! ​ NEW THIS YEAR!&nbsp;Join us the night before at Donut Villa for an Open Jug Band Jam! More details below.&nbsp; ​ Arlington Craft Beer Garden is presented by the&nbsp;Jason Russell House&nbsp;and&nbsp;Arlington Historical Society. Craft Beer by Medford Brewing Company and Food by Menotomy Grill &amp; Tavern. ​ RAIN LOCATION (PERFORMANCE + JAM ONLY):&nbsp;Arlington Community Center in the Main Hall, 27 Maple St Arlington, MA ​ Welcoming Jim Kweskin to the Jug Band Festival! ​ ACA is thrilled to be welcoming the legendary&nbsp;<a href="https://jimkweskin.com/" target="_blank">Jim Kweskin</a>&nbsp;to the festival this year! Kweskin is the founder of the legendary 1960s Jim Kweskin Jug Band , which was instrumental in keeping the jug band traditions of the 1920’s and 30’s alive into this century.&nbsp;These days Jim is best known as a singer and bandleader. He created one of the bedrock guitar styles of the folk revival, adapting ragtime-blues fingerpicking to the more complex chords of pop and jazz. He continues to explore traditional folk and blues with the sophisticated sensibility of a jazz musician, and jazz with the communal simplicity of a folk artist. Kweskin is recognized as one of the best interpreters of the great American songbook.&nbsp; &nbsp; The line up this year features&nbsp;Jim Kweskin&nbsp;performing with a hand-picked group of musicians and sets by&nbsp;Outrageous Fortune&nbsp;and&nbsp;The Busted Jug Band.&nbsp; Friday, September 27 7:30-9:30PM |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.meetup.com/jug-band-music-in-new-england/events/302095341/" target="_blank">Open Jug Band Jam at Donut Villa</a> This free festival kicks off the night before with an open jug band jam lead by The Jug Nuts, in the back room of Donut Villa Diner in Arlington, MA, 7:30-9:30pm Saturday, September 28 2-3PM | Jug Band Jam + DIY Instrument Making Jug Band Jam:&nbsp;Calling all guitar players, uke strummers, banjo pickers, kazoo hummers, washboard beaters, and tub thumpers! Kick off the festival by participating in a jug band jam lead by The Jug Nuts! &nbsp; Make your own musical instrument!&nbsp;We’ll provide materials and instructions to make simple shakers, hummable kazoos, and decorate-able jugs out of recycled or easily found materials. ​ 3-6PM - Performances + Lecture ​3PM - Outrageous Fortune ​4PM - Jim Kweskin + Friends ​5PM - Busted Jug Band ​ Make sure you stop into the Jason Russell House to view our Jug Band History Lecture with Ed Loechler!

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