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Jim Kweskin
Friday, February 29, 2008
master of American traditional music
Door 7:30 P.M., Music 8:00 P.M. | Purchase advance tickets: $18.50

Famed 1960s folk revival heroes, the Jim Kweskin Jug Band, parlayed their good-time music at venues from Cambridge coffeehouses to the Newport Folk Festival to the psychedelic ballrooms of San Francisco, where they shared billing with the likes of Big Brother and the Holding Company and the Doors. Jim led the band on guitar and vocals, shaping its good-humored mix of old-time folk, jazz, blues, and 1920s and '30s "whoopie music." Although it disbanded in 1968, the band is still fondly remembered for its prime performances, albums like the 1965 Vanguard release, Jug Band Music, and for the memorable talents of members like Jim, Geoff Muldaur, Maria Muldaur, and jug/washtub bass virtuoso, the late Fritz Richmond.

Tonight, Jim performs selections new and old in a show that's sure to bring a grin to the face and a tap to the toes. Don't miss the chance to see this icon of American traditional music.





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