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Jugtown Pirates
Acoustic / Bluegrass / Psychedelic



San Francisco, California
United States

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Last Login:  11/8/2009
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   Jugtown Pirates: General Info
Member Since9/28/2005
Band Members

Paul "Mendlesohn" Girouard
(mandolin & vocals)

Tobias Sanchez-Mahan
(guitar, kazoo & vocals)

Zack Brough
(upright bass, vocals)

Sometimes w/ Special Guests:

Josh Brough
(banjo, vocals)

Ben Andrew
(fiddle)

John Miles
(harmonica, vocals)


Some of the Cali Jugtown Family:

Miranda Edinger a.k.a. ACID ANGEL
Chris Jeffries a.k.a. Plastic Fantastic Lover
Dorothy Baptista a.k.a TRON
Elin Gunnarsson
Jess McLehan
Emily Lowther
Jess Wright. a.k.a. Attune Touch
Erin D. a.k.a. Twigg
Kasha a.k.a. Frank
Leeann a.ka. Leeorr
Romone a.k.a. Horhey

NON-ACTIVE PIRATES:



Harlan Rollins
(upright bass)

Benny Strosberg (Vermont Joy Parade)
(washboard, drum trap & vocals)

Jeremy "Peaches" Hammond
(jug, handdrums, washtub bass & vocals)

Michaela Condon
(vocals & tambourine)

Jongo Reinhart
(washtub bass, vocals)

John Leff
(spoons, jug)

Joe Hardy
(washtub bass, vocals)

Mia Freeman
(fiddle)
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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Oct 23 2009 6:00P
Private Party sausalito, California
Oct 23 2009 9:00P
Smileys Bolinas, California
Nov 14 2009 8:00P
International w/ Devines Jug Band San Francisco, California

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   About Jugtown Pirates



On a chilly November evening in 2006, Paul 'Mendlesohn' Girouard (mandolin) and Tobias Sanchez-Mahan (guitar) set sail across the country from Burlington, VT. in a vegetable oil powered school bus (Rusty the Rodeo Whale) with six others, in the original Jugtown Pirates of Lake Champlain. In January 2008, with a tour of 60 shows set up to get them back to the North East starting in Santa Rosa, the rest of the original Pirates went their separate ways, for reasons such as family and school. Still completely devoted to the dream, the two hitch-hiked the California and Arizona shows, canceled the remaining 12 states, and decided to drop their anchor in San Francisco, CA. in hopes of keeping the growing project alive.

As March of 2008 arrived, not even a month after their return, the two Pirates met Zack Brough (upright bass), Josh Brough of Poor Man's Whiskey (banjo), and John Miles of Sunset Promotions and co-owner of Mojito in North Beach (harmonica). With a whimsical plan to jam and a day to spare, the crew found themselves rolling an upright piano into Washington Square Park in the heart of North Beach and, without question, the new Jugtown Pirates had been formed.

From then on, the Jugtown Pirates would meet every week in the park, learn and teach new songs, and perform for growing crowds in the heat of the California's summer sun. They quickly started a weekly residence at Mojito which helped them start a strong fan-base, and before the winter season, created an early week ground shaking Ho-Down. Other venues also opened up their doors, such as Cafe Du Nord, Bottom of the Hill, Starry Plough, The Caspar Inn, and many more.

As the Winter season began, The Pirates filtered themselves down to the core players (Mendlesohn, Toby, and Zack) and perfected their sound into very unique vocal harmonies, high energy, and technical skill. With over 5 hours of material thus far, the Jugtown Pirates have taken their act to the street playing 5-6 days, as well as 2-4 nightly gigs, a week. Because of this, they have been selling over 100 demo CD's a week and have created a great buzz about their presence in the Bay area. Their weekly residence at Mojito has been drawing impressive numbers for a Monday night and their number of gigs/private parties to come has been steadily increasing.

Sharing a night with the Jugtown Pirates as a trio, or even with special guests, is always a treat and full of high energy, dancing, and people coming together forgetting about the stresses in their day to day live. Catch these Scurvy Dogs while you can and become part of a modern tradition; a growing revolutionary culture of acoustic, roots, feel good, throw off your shoes and loosen your knees kind of music. Remember, the first letter of Revolution is...

ARRGGHHH!

The Jugtown Pirates
jugtown@hotmail.com
www.myspace.com/jugtownpirates
www.sonicbids.com/jugtownpirates
802.881.8727
Manager, Jess Wright 415.490.8947

With a new cast of characters, The Jugtown Pirates have become a force NOT to be reckoned with. Now located in San Francisco, you may now catch these Scurvy Dogs pillaging up and down the West Coast. With high energy, unique skills, 3-4 piece harmonies, and almost always some of the best surprise special guests, The Jugtown Pirates are definitely plundering their way to unimaginable treasures!


For booking inquiries please call Jess Wright 415.490.8947, or email us at jugtown@hotmail.com or to reach the Pirates 802.881.8727

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Nov 6 2009 5:40 PM

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Mama Buzz Open mic

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Nov 3 2009 9:00 PM

My attempts to create an Open at the Mama Buzz Cafe have failed. The
will be no open mic at the Mama Buzz cafe. The "Every Second Sunday"
open mic has been double booked for the second month in a row. It is
clear I'm not suited to be the host of an open mic. Thank you all for
your interest and support. My sincerest apologies to all musicians
poets that hoped and even planned for this open mic.



Best of wishes to all.



-jesse-
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Chas Clark

Chas Clark



Oct 14 2009 8:10 PM

Hi guys.

Good show at the Free Festival at El Cerrito.





Blackjack On Pluto

Blackjack On Pluto



Oct 12 2009 2:18 PM

What a nice community of musicians you have out that way its great to hear ya! thanks for listening!
Watch it Sparkle

Watch it Sparkle



Oct 8 2009 8:15 AM

listen to our !rough mix! of "My Baby has a Red Tooth"... it is going to be on our debut record e.p.! coming soooon...
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Oct 6 2009 3:43 AM


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Lar

Lar Perry



Oct 5 2009 3:59 AM

Hey what's up guys?  Not sure if you remember me, back in 2007 my buddy and I were in laytonville, you stopped by and cooked us pasta using fresh ingredients from the local garden.  Thanks for helping us out!  Peace
ORGONE

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Oct 4 2009 7:26 PM

JP, Appreciate the add. New shows and websites posted. Orgone
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Oct 3 2009 12:23 PM

Welcome!
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Jugtown Pirates

Jugtown Pirates



Sep 23 2009 3:51 AM




Gonna be a GREAT SHOW!!!!
THE SHERIFFS OF NOTTINGHAM

THE SHERIFFS OF NOTTINGHAM



Sep 23 2009 2:26 AM

We are proud to announce that after MUCH hard work and effort, The Sheriffs of Nottingham will be releasing our debut CD, "Hard Places: The EP" on Saturday, November 14th.

Track Listing:
1. Running Man
2. Easy
3. Hard Places
4. The Road
5. He Said/She Said
6. Same Old Song
7. Nineteen Eighty-Four

We are extremely proud of this CD and cannot wait for you to hear what we've been working on for so long!  We will be releasing the CD early online, so visit back often for more details.  For now, you can listen to two full tracks (Running Man and Nineteen Eighty-Four) on our MySpace.

Hope to see you at a live concert soon and we want to especially thank you for your patience and your support,

THE SHERIFFS OF NOTTINGHAM

bigspenceinreno

bigspenceinreno



Sep 7 2009 6:17 AM

I found some old pictures of a few years back in Pismo beach California! I also found in the same box the cd that I bought from you guys. We loved getting to see the bus and watching your band come up. We have seen a couple of your dates and hope to come cee you guys and gals one day soon. If you ever get to Reno nv. Lets us know Nevada should be so luck to hear The JugTown Pirates! Good luck and safe travles. We hope your still running the roads of the US


in good ol Rusty The Rodeo Whale!!!!
Amy

Amy



Aug 16 2009 4:39 AM

Hey loves of my life!  Hope things are going great, just thinking about how much I miss you guys and can't wait to see you next!  Much love and see you sooner than later gator
California Jug Band Association

California Jug Band Association



Aug 7 2009 5:24 AM



Bigger Than Before!



San Francisco Jug Band Festival
Frances little string

Frances little string



Aug 4 2009 7:44 AM

howdy pirates...someone once called me a black tongued pirate..i took it as a complement
♥B3autiFuL*DiSasT3r♥

♥B3autiFuL*DiSasT3r♥



Jul 31 2009 4:07 PM

Learn appreciation. Be willing to take lovingly each small gift of life, receive it, acknowledge that you have received it, appreciate it and wallow in it. You won't be happy with more until you're happy with what you've got.
--Viki King


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Have A Wonderful Weekend my Friends!
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Sarah Moore

Sarah Moore



Jul 30 2009 7:18 AM

hey Mendlesohn!! thanks for adding me!! I will listen to your music when I can play it aloud.. :) haha.
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Julia Gonzalez



Jul 29 2009 3:44 PM

love your music. love the bay. trying to spread the word about you guys. xoxox
HEAVENLY FATHER

HEAVENLY FATHER



Jul 28 2009 5:05 PM

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Jul 27 2009 10:24 PM

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Jul 15 2009 9:35 AM


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Patrick Odel

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Jul 7 2009 11:47 PM

Hey i want to let you, and all my friends with whom i visit, that i always enjoy stopping by, even tho it's my bad i don't always get around to leaving a comment. But this time, i was thinkin bout how my mom taught me better. When u enter a room, u supposed to speak first to the people there, they not supposed to have to speak first lol. Even though, I know I am usually really busy recording my next album and everything, no excuses. So yea i wanted to say wassup, i like visiting your and others page when i wanna read, listen to music n stuff. U got a cool spot, and i hope your year is shaping up better than last year. Our life is supposed to get greater and greater right? Well let me know how everything is going with your goals for this year! ttyl
Acid Angel

Acid Angel



Jul 5 2009 6:51 PM

I love you guys!!xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

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