 2011 Results:
The BAREHAND JUGBAND TAKES TOP HONORS
SASQUATCH WRISTWATCH
WINS PANCAKE LEAGUE BATTLE
Chicago's Barehand Jugband - the 2010 Pancake League champion - (below) came back to win the 29th Annual
Battle of the Jug Bands, whilst the Sasquatch Wristwatch (above) took home the Coveted
Griddle on Saturday's Pancake League Competition.
Twenty bands competed in last year's Main Event Waffle League battle for
the coveted HolliwoodŽ Waffle Iron trophy, graciously passed from the
2010 winners The Roe Family Singers.
Crowds of jug band fans gathered to
schmooze, listen to jugband music, and enjoy the
potluck, which. it turns out, has a life of its own.
The
night before, nine bands gathered at the Nomad Bar for the Pancake League competition. The following bands were cited by
the judging teams: 2011 PANCAKE LEAGUE WINNERS:
First Place - Sasquatch Wristwatch
Second Place - Woodshop
Best Bribe - Hump Night Thumpers
Best Jug Player - Mark Wagner - Otisco String Band
Best Multi-Instrumentalist - Doug Anderson, banjo and bones player from The Hope We Get To Play Jug Band
2011 WAFFLE LEAGUE WINNERS:
Winner: the Barehand Jug Band
Runner Up: the Jackson Street Polecats
Third Place: Boo Bradley
Best Geezers: the Royal Hawaiian Geezers
Best Washboard: Brad from Boo Bradley
Best Jug: Jackson Street Polecats
Best Song: "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" performed by Two Jugs Possibly Three
Jug Band Slut: Tim Dr. Dog Bradach appeared on washboard with 4 bands
Best Bribe: Back massages from certified-massage-therapists-slash-performers from Amanda Standalone & the Sandbaggers
Best Instrument: Turkey Baster from I Lost My Jugs in Sweden
Tiniest Jugs: Ten Gallon Hat
Best Singing: 3 Good Samaritans
(Added by page admin):
Best surprise guest appearance
Spider John Koerner singing "The Dodger" solo and acapella on Sunday afternoon.
it's back!
The Potluck Has Returned:
It
takes a lot of nourishment to keep up the strength for hours of the
best jugs, kazoos and washtubs this side of the North Coast. So do your
part to be
a good jugband citizen and bring something to nosh on for the traditional battle potluck at the Nomad on
Saturday night and the Cabooze on Sunday afternoon - your favorite hot dish, a can of olives, some pretzels,
what ever - elaborate or simple - it makes no difference, it's all good!
Now, don't forget to pitch in to keep the tables tidy..
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THIS YEARS LINEUP:
Saturday Evening Pancake League
1. 7:30-7:45 Sasquatch Wristwatch
(last year's Pancake League Winners and Judges) Minneapolis, MN
2. 7:50-8:05 Sliced Bread Arkansaw, WI
3. 8:10-8:25 National Jug Orchestra St. Paul, MN
4. 8:30-8:45 Fisher Coulee Ramblers Roseville, MN
5. 9:00-9:15 3 Good Samaritans Minneapolis, MN
6. 9:20-9:35 West Seventh Street Stompers St Paul, MN
7. 9:40-9:45 Ten Gallon Hat Minneapolis, MN
8. 9:50-10:05 Flamenco Jug Fire St. Paul, MN
Sunday Afternoon Waffle League
1. 1:00-1:15 Barehand Jug Band
(last year's Waffle League Winners and Judges) Chicago, IL
2. 1:20-1:35 Jook Savages Cook, MN
3. 1:40-1:55 Feral Dogs St. Cloud, MN
4. 2:00-2:15 Dr. Muskrat and his Mississippi Mud Steppas
Minneapolis, MN
5. 2:20-2:35 Fat Chance Jugband Minneapolis, MN
6. 2:40-2:55 Woodshop Brooklyn Park MN
7. 3:00-3:15 Smokin' Goats Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
8. 3:20-3:35 Alien Brain and the Jugular Vein Moorhead, MN
9. 3:40-3:55 Hump Night Thumpers Chicago, IL
10. 4:00-4:15 West Bank Temperance League
Columbia Heights, MN
11. 4:20-4:35 Otisco String Band Minneapolis, MN
12. 4:40-4:55 Como Ave Jug Band Minneapolis, MN
13. 5:00-5:15 Waindogs Columbia Heights, MN
14. 5:20-5:35 People's Revolutionary Jugband St. Paul, MN
15. 5:40-5:55 Sasquatch Wristwatch Minneapolis, MN
16. 6:00-6:15 Roe Family Singers Kirkwood Hollow, MN
17. 6:20-6:35 Katey Bellville & The Waffle Lickers
Minneapolis, MN
18. 6:40-6:55 Jackson Street Polecats Milwaukee, WI
19. 7:00-7:15 Strictly Jug Nuts Chicago, IL
20. 7:20-7:35 King Kennedy and the Cruisers Minneapolis, MN
many bands-past
and present- have web pages
-
find them on our Links page
Ended December 31st
Click
on the "How to Enter"
waffle link (left) for details about how your jug band can enter the
Battle of the Jug Bands, and just how and what you'll need to
register to enter the fray. Then you'll be ready for next year. The deadline was on December 31, 2011
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