Emerald City Jug Band History and Biographies

Come on, admit it! You know you're curious about how all this mayhem and merriment got started! Well, you've come to the right place.

Here you can read about the history of the band or you can jump off to brief bios of:

Stanislove
Paul "Logic Man" Sandoval
Jim "The Emergency Folksinger" Nason

So, what are you waiting for? Find out just what enquiring minds want to know...

The Roots Of The Band

Legend has it that we formed in response to popular demand for a jug band in Seattle. As legends go that's a great one and we often encourage it, but no...

In 2001 one of us dubbed a demo for a non-existent band, submitted it to a local music festival, and lo and behold - we were accepted! What else to do but form a band to do the gig, right?

Since then we've played to great response all over the state of Washington. And the state of confusion as well, due to our habit of inviting "special guest stars" to sit in with us. You can check out just where we've played on this page (click "Band Bios" to return here).

In times like these, the world needs more performers like the Emerald City Jug Band. This group of talented musicians, hooligans and more, make Seattle a better place to live.

Washboardists, it appears, are in great demand since they not only supply that driving backbeat but also serve to keep the stage costumes springtime fresh.

Despite this seeming chaos, three of the four original members of the band are still here, more than three years later (as of this writing) and we're still going strong!

We feel that there are lots more chapters to be added to this story, and we just can't wait to see how it turns out.

But why just read about it when you can book us for your own event?