Quake City Jug Band

John's got his lesson plan all ready to go for his workshop at the El Cerrito Folk Festival tomorrow! The folk community is about to get just a little more musical.... Workshop info is here:  http://www.elcerritofolkfest.org/performers.html#1400JohnTuttle And here are the handouts: http://bit.ly/qAEkLv

The El Cerrito Free Folk Festival is this Saturday! Come to Windrush School for a day of workshops, entertainment and more fun!  Quake City Jug Band has 2 (Count 'em: TWO) performances PLUS John Tuttle's workshop at the El Cerrito Folk Festival! 2-3PM The 3 R's of Charts : a workshop by our very own John Tuttle 3:30-4PM : Join us at the FAMILY STAGE ! Sing, cluck and bark along with some of our favorite songs, and there will be canes and top hats (for the well-behaved) to dance along to one of our very favorite dance along songs. 6-6:45 : Main stage . Hear our latest greatest tunes. And of course there are many many more fun workshops in between: Sylvia Herold's "Swing Guitar for Folkies" workshop, Chuck Ervin's stand up bass workshop, Ed Hilton teaches John Prine songs, Ira Marlowe, Faith Petric, the Lonestar Retrobates, Don Burnham and SO much more... http://www.elcerritofolkfest. org/index.html www.quakecityjugband.com

Check out our "Where we are playing" link to the right for more info about our upcoming gigs: Le Bateau Ivre Wednesday, September 28 Cafe Velo Rouge  Hardly Strictly Anything Goes!  Friday, Sept. 30 Jupiter in Berkeley   Sunday, October 2 El Cerrito Folk Festival  Saturday, October 22 High Street Station Friday, January 13, 2012

Quake City Jug Band is getting ready for its annual pilgrimage to Genoa, Nevada for the Old Time Music Festival. Genoa is Nevada's oldest town-- settled by Mormons and site of Nevada's oldest bar. Go figure. There is fabulous food, music, games, vendors all day long at this festival. And admission is FREE! 20 minutes from Stateline in South Lake Tahoe; 15 minutes from Carson City. Kerry Parker will be joining us on vocals and fiddle for this performance. And if the stars really allign, we could have TWO guest jug players and an 8 year old tap dancer show up! We close the festival, from 5-6PM. Old time Music Festival | Genoa, Nevada | Saturday, July 23, 2011 | 11AM-6PM FREE More information here:  http://www.genoanevada.org/oldtimemusicfestival.htm "Want to see my chauffeur!?" We found Frank to drive Natasha to the stage his 1929 Model A last year!

Come to the SF Free Folk Festival at noon on Saturday June 25 to don a top hat and grab a cane, and dance like Fred Astaire!! Well, almost... The Beginning Tap workshop is accessible to all. Natasha will teach a complete routine, with the QCJB accompanying the class. In true spirit of the QCJB, we encourage lots of props, smiles and fun! Tap shoes are not required. Vague sense of rhythm helpful, but also not required. If you have fun, you can come and perform with the Quake City Jug Band at 3PM!   See the full schedule and directions here  for the 2011 SF Free Folk Festival, held at Presidio Middle School! Quake City Jug Band workshops at the SF Free Folk Festival: Saturday, June 25 12:00: Beginning Tap Workshop 3PM QCJB featuring Kerry Parker performance 4PM QCJB back up the Jug Band Bebo White Stomp Dance Workshop Sunday, June 26 3PM Mandolin Lick Exchange with Steve Scott 4PM Harmonica and guitar ideas for jamming with Myron Grossman and Tom Murray...

Saturday, June 25, 2011 San Francisco Free Folk Festival  Presidio Middle School 450-30th Ave. at Geary, San Francisco 12:00PM: Beginning Tap Dancing Workshop! Yes, this for real beginners! All ages and footwear welcome! Bring your tap shoes, top hats and canes, if you have them. Come and learn a complete tap routine, with the Quake City Jug Band backing you up! Join us to perform it  performance two hours later... 3-4PM: Peformance! Quake City Jug Band featuring Kerry Parker performance on the Choir room stage 4-5PM: Jug Band Stomp dance workshop QCJB will be providing backup music for this workshop! Saturday, July 23, 2011 Old Time Music Festival  Genoa, Nevada This is a fabulous festival is the happenin-est little town in Nevada! And it's FREE. Come and hear Miss Lonely Hearts (or favorite Winters/Davis area band!), Chris Bayer's Large Bills Accepted, and more!

We'll be playing at a new venue for us:  this Sunday 1-3PM at the at the Mo'Joe Cafe,  2517 Sacramento St, between Dwight & Blake,  Berkeley, CA. Come on out and bring your mom! Buy her one of our new CD's: Cordon Bleu!