Jugs aplenty: Whistler’s Jug Band playing Folding Bed
It’s very hard to find old footage of jug bands, so this 1930 clip of Whistler’s Jug band with its hot three-way jug action is well worth checking out. You can find most of it in the Yazoo anthology of old film clips, Times Ain’t Like They Used to Be. The tune is essentially ‘Tear It Down, Bed Slats and All‘, a straightforward single-strain folk rag. You can download the Cornlikkers version of ‘Tear It Down’ here.

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