Washboard Jungle CD Release Party Concert: SUNNYLAND! Featuring Henry Hample, Stuart Cameron Vance, Bob Goldberg & McPaul Smith

About This Show

Washboard Jungle, the greatest post-modern jug band you’ve never heard of, lurched into existence in the dark recesses of ABC No Rio in 1989 and began a longstanding relationship with Dixon Place later that year. Equal parts folkie inauthenticity, wannabe rock stardom, low-budget performance art, and Borscht Belt humor, the band became known for pulling out every conceivable stop and making hay out of the resulting pratfalls. The process of packaging their onstage antics as “music” has always been a challenge to them, and their third CD, “Sunnyland,” has been four creatively tumultuous years in the making. It includes comic and serious originals as well as their usual (mis)treatment of classics ranging from Donovan to the Ramones. Set your alarm for a hilarious evening as Bob Goldberg (keyboards, etc.), Henry Hample (fiddle, etc.), McPaul Smith (bass, etc.), and Stuart Cameron Vance (guitar, etc.) converge for their only appearance this year.

About the Artists

Henry Hample lives in rural Louisiana, for no particular reason other than playing fiddle in 6 Cajun bands & teaching music in a Catholic school.

Bob Goldberg still lives in Brooklyn, plays piano, accordion, washboard, percussion, ukulele, recorder, & japan banjo, writes music, teaches, & kind of sings.

McPaul Smith has written many scripts &songs for Children’s TV, but these days he works at BBC America, an ostensibly grown-up media outlet.

Stuart Cameron Vance is a visual artist & designer who frequently pretends to play the guitar and sing. He lives in the Lower Hudson Valley.

Wednesday, December 21 at 7:30pm

General Admission
$15

Estimated Runtime
75-90 minutes

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