The Pine Hill Haints incorporate a variety of traditional instruments such as the banjo, fiddle, accordion, and washtub bass alongside more conventional rock instruments (in addition to their ...

One of the most recognizable instruments in both jug band and American folk music has got to be the washtub bass. Also known as gutbuckets, these instruments tend to use an old broom for a neck ...

While he was hoping to go unnoticed, Bass says his incognito look actually made him stand out more. ... 'I Looked Like This Goth Guy' Erin Clements. Tue, March 26, 2024 at 7:30 PM UTC.

When taken together, the materials make up a washtub bass, an instrument Bolin said connects him to the early 20th century days of Midwestern America. Bolin, ...

One rainy, miserable Sunday this fall, Ric Driver of rural Iowa City was spotted at the Johnson County Fairgrounds, calmly plucking his washtub bass in the shelter of one of the livestock barns ...

One of the most recognizable instruments in both jug band and American folk music has got to be the washtub bass. Also known as gutbuckets, these instruments tend to use an old broom for a neck and… ...

You can turn just about anything into a musical instrument. Exhibit A: the washtub bass. "It's an Appalachian instrument made out of a big washtub with a string attached - or you can use a rope,"… ...

Fritz Richmond, 66, a folk musician considered one of the world's finest players of the jug and washtub bass, died Sunday in Portland, Ore., after a yearlong battle with lung cancer.

Some people think of a drummer as a metronome. Helm believed different aspects of a song often called for different tempos.