WARTRACE MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL

Take a drive through rolling hills and join us for the Wartrace Music & Arts Festival Saturday, June 3rd at on the town square in Wartrace. We will have local artisans, food trucks, bartenders mixing icy drinks, games, and a great lineup of local talented musicians on our historical square. Chairs, blankets, leashed pets, and kids are welcome! More info to be announced. Contact us to inquire about local bed n' breakfasts or for suggestions on your trip to Wartrace. Support talented local musicians and artists this summer!

The Jake Leg Stompers and the Eggplant Faerie Players bring “Dust Bowl to Dance Hall: A Story of American Music” to the Cannon Co. Arts Center Friday May 26th, at 7:30 pm and Saturday May 27th at 2:00pm

In true Vaudeville style, featuring circus tricks, juggling displays, period instruments, spectacular costumes, and special surprises, “Dust Bowl to Dance Hall” traces the history of American vernacular music from early 19th century plantation dances to the rise of popular song after World War II.

“This is a show we have been talking about doing for many years, bringing together the wonderful variety of the earliest recorded American music, from blues and ragtime to folk and gospel to the birth of rock and roll,” says Bill Steber, co-founder of the Murfreesboro-based jug band, the Jake Leg Stompers. “But telling the story of this rich musical tradition in collaboration with the supremely talented Eggplant Faerie Players really brings the show to life, and gives the audience a taste of a truly original American art form—Vaudeville. This is the show we’ve been preparing for our whole career.” 

The Jake Leg Stompers were founded in Murfreesboro in 2004. They have released 4 albums, and are the 2018 winners of the Jug Band competition in the Uncle Dave Macon Days music festival held annually in Murfreesboro.

The Eggplant Faeries players have decades of work in theater and a mastery of circus performance, including juggling, unicycle, stilt walking and physical feats to entertain and delight.

The Jake Leg Stompers and the Eggplant Faerie Players bring “Dust Bowl to Dance Hall: A Story of American Music” to the Cannon Co. Arts Center Friday May 26th, at 7:30 pm and Saturday May 27th at 2:00pm

In true Vaudeville style, featuring circus tricks, juggling displays, period instruments, spectacular costumes, and special surprises, “Dust Bowl to Dance Hall” traces the history of American vernacular music from early 19th century plantation dances to the rise of popular song after World War II.

“This is a show we have been talking about doing for many years, bringing together the wonderful variety of the earliest recorded American music, from blues and ragtime to folk and gospel to the birth of rock and roll,” says Bill Steber, co-founder of the Murfreesboro-based jug band, the Jake Leg Stompers. “But telling the story of this rich musical tradition in collaboration with the supremely talented Eggplant Faerie Players really brings the show to life, and gives the audience a taste of a truly original American art form—Vaudeville. This is the show we’ve been preparing for our whole career.” 

The Jake Leg Stompers were founded in Murfreesboro in 2004. They have released 4 albums, and are the 2018 winners of the Jug Band competition in the Uncle Dave Macon Days music festival held annually in Murfreesboro.

The Eggplant Faeries players have decades of work in theater and a mastery of circus performance, including juggling, unicycle, stilt walking and physical feats to entertain and delight.

Tickets to the performance can be found at the following link:

https://artscenterofcc.thundertix.com/events/205856

We can’t tell you how thrilled the Jake Leg Stompers are to be headlining this years Louie Bluie Festival! The festival is dedicated to the music, art, life and legacy of the great Howard Armstrong (aka, Louie Bluie), who happens to be the prime inspiration for the formation of the Stompers almost 20 years ago! We’ll be playing all the songs that inspired us 2 decades ago in the hometown of our musical hero!

Jake Leg Stompers return to our favorite local listening room! Come to downtown Murfreesboro and Gallagher Guitar's. Gonna be great!

Jake Leg Stompers return to the great listening room at Gallagher Guitars in downtown Murfreesboro for a special event on Saturday, March 19th at 7pm!

Close out Pilgrimage weekend with the Jake Leg Stompers at the Factory on Sunday night, Sept. 22nd at 8:30pm! Gonna be a party!

Jake Leg Stompers return to one of the best festivals in Middle Tennessee, Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival, for the third straight year. Come see us at the Americana Music Triangle stage on Saturday Sept. 21st at 3:10pm

The Uptown Live concert series continues Friday, September 20th from the balcony of Shacklett’s Photography on the square in downtown Murfreesboro with the Jake Leg Stompers, bringing Chicken-Fried, Pre-War, Hokum-Billy Jugband music to our home town. It’s free so bring the whole family!

Jake Leg Stompers return to the birthplace of Jug Band music, Louisville, KY, for the 15th annual National Jug Band Jubilee held on the beautiful waterfront at Brown Forman Amphitheater. Actual performance time TBD.

For over a dozen years the Jake Leg Stompers have been cranking out Chicken-Fried, Pre-War, Hokum-Billy Jug Band Blues and Swing music for the late crowd-you know, the gin-dive, spats-wearing, chain-swinging night owls who like their beer cold and their whiskey neat.

Finally, the Stompers are doing that same speak-easy, after hours, lindy-hopping, hip-shaking show for all you early-rising, coffee-drinking, biscuit-eating, hash-slinging guys and dolls whose idea of a good time is chilling on a Sunday morning with hot grits and cool blues.

Come see the Jake Leg Stompers Sunday, July 8th from 11:30 am to 2:15 pm for the best brunch in Nashville-at ACME feed and seed downtown. It's the hottest thing since black coffee!

For over a dozen years the Jake Leg Stompers have been cranking out Chicken-Fried, Pre-War, Hokum-Billy Jug Band Blues and Swing music for the late crowd-you know, the gin-dive, spats-wearing, chain-swinging night owls who like their beer cold and their whiskey neat.

Finally, the Stompers are doing that same speak-easy, after hours, lindy-hopping, hip-shaking show for all you early-rising, coffee-drinking, biscuit-eating, hash-slinging guys and dolls whose idea of a good time is chilling on a Sunday morning with hot grits and cool blues.

Come see the Jake Leg Stompers Sunday, July 8th from 11:30 am to 2:15 pm for the best brunch in Nashville-at ACME feed and seed downtown. It's the hottest thing since black coffee!

Jake Leg Stompers play Middle Tennessee's biggest and best Fall music event, Pilgrimage Music and Heritage Festival in Franklin, TN on Saturday, September 22nd from 11:30am to 12:05pm. 

THE EXPERIENCE OF PILGRIMAGE MUSIC & CULTURAL FESTIVAL

Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival was inspired by friendship, history, experience and the desire to create an authentic music festival. Three years ago, Musician and Franklin, TN resident Kevin Griffin was on a September morning run through The Park at Harlinsdale, a century-old horse farm recently purchased by the City of Franklin. Kevin was so taken by the rolling hills, natural amphitheaters, and breathtaking vistas of the 230-acre farm, he envisioned it as a natural fit for a music festival venue. Considering Franklin’s music and cultural history, Kevin wanted the community to further appreciate combining this with the beauty and rustic quality of Middle Tennessee in the fall, and with the blessing of the City, began to dream up a music festival to do it justice.

Partnered with lifelong buddies W. Brandt Wood and Michael Whelan, the trio aspired to highlight the diversity and community spirit of the New Orleans Jazz Fest, tailoring the best elements to Franklin– a richly historic town just 20 minutes south of Nashville. Like Jazz Fest, Pilgrimage takes place during the day, and offers a diverse yet renowned lineup of rock and roll, alt-country, bluegrass, jazz, indie, gospel and more.

The festival has grown in its three years to double down on the music programming, with six stages and heralded lineups year after year, and has expanded its cultural focus by showcasing hundreds of local artisans, restaurants, food trucks and makers that give context and authenticity to the Pilgrimage experience.

Pilgrimage has always presented itself as family friendly which means kids are welcomed and encouraged to experience festival culture at young age. Specifically, at the Lil’ Pilgrims Area with Grammy award winning producer, Ralph Covert, kids experience numerous activities, renowned artists, and are presented musical talent at a high level that has underscored a commitment to the “all ages” experience.

Each year Pilgrimage develops new elements to continue to create a music festival with the mission to grow and evolve each year. In 2017 Pilgrimage introduced Farm to Turn-Table, a food truck park with plenty of shade, seating, food trucks and activities that made it an event in itself. In 2017 Pilgrimage also introduced the Americana Music Triangle Experience which was a collection of municipalities from the rich music heritage of the South in one tent to participate for the first time, collectively in sharing this rich heritage. Thousands of people got to see in one place, where they might want to visit these towns, small and large, to keep this history alive.

When performances wrap and the lights come back on, guests can conveniently head back into the heart of downtown Franklin, within walking distance from the Park at Harlinsdale, to imbibe the best of the town’s bars and restaurants, retail shops, and great weekend lineup of nighttime shows and events.

For over a dozen years the Jake Leg Stompers have been cranking out Chicken-Fried, Pre-War, Hokum-Billy Jug Band Blues and Swing music for the late crowd-you know, the gin-dive, spats-wearing, chain-swinging night owls who like their beer cold and their whiskey neat.

Finally, the Stompers are doing that same speak-easy, after hours, lindy-hopping, hip-shaking show for all you early-rising, coffee-drinking, biscuit-eating, hash-slinging guys and dolls whose idea of a good time is chilling on a Sunday morning with hot grits and cool blues.

Come see the Jake Leg Stompers Sunday, Sept 9th from 11:30 am to 2:15 pm for the best brunch in Nashville-at ACME feed and seed downtown. It's the hottest thing since black coffee!

The Jake Leg Stompers are proud to headline the Friday night kick-off contest during Railfest 2018 in Chattanooga, TN with a performance from 8-9pm Friday, Sept. 7th

Railfest is TVRM’s celebration of the crucial role railroads played in the creation and development of our community. Enjoy local food and craft vendors, as well as educational exhibitors displaying crafts and industries that were revolutionized or changed by the advent of trains. Chattanooga - once a village - was transformed into a booming city by railroads and innovative minds settling our beautiful city.

The music during Railfest represents the folk music traditions that influenced so many railroad and traveling songs. Everything about Railfest, from the music, local food vendors and crafting displays to the regular train schedule and special equipment displays represent a community built, revolutionized and transformed by railroads. (All times are Eastern Daylight Time.)