And one of the most basic of all the additions you can make to any “pickin’ and grinnin'” group is the down-home washtub bass or “gutbucket.” Although the instrument’s strong suit is ...

One of the most recognizable instruments in both jug band and American folk music has got to be the washtub bass. Also known as ... And we also love the DIY bridge, which looks like a little ...

One of the most recognizable instruments in both jug band and American folk music has got to be the washtub bass. Also known as ... And we also love the DIY bridge, which looks like a little ...

Its three members hauled a dozen instruments onstage before their Sunday afternoon set at Stagecoach -- from a single-string washtub bass to a pair of spoons, wired to a telephone cord for ...

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.

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,"… ...