A loose combination of amateur musicians with years of jug band experience, Fat Chance has taken home the trophy at Jug Band Battles throughout Minnesota.

Fat Chance covers not only classic jug band tunes from Cannon’s Jug Stompers and the Memphis Jug Band, but jug band versions of classic country, blues, early rock, and modern singer songwriters. Unlike many so-called jug bands, we actually use a jug, as well as washboards, kazoos, guitars, banjo, mandolin, washtub bass and harmonica. Plus some kazoo-like instruments that Bob invented. Available for bars, coffeehouses, and other low joints, as well as private parties, country picnics, festivals and the like. If we feel like it.

The Fat Chance Jug Band

Upcoming Performances

Catch the ruckus live

July 23 4:30 - 6 p.m. • Uptown Farmers. Market, Minneapolis

We bring the noise to regional festivals, historic theaters, and community halls across the hills. Check the dates and secure your spot.

Black Mountain, NC • Main Stage

July 31 7-9 p.m. Urban Forage Cidery

August 23 10-12 a.m. Kingfield Farmers Market

Martin Luther King Park, 40th & Nicollet, Minneapolis

September 30, 5-7 p.m. Nokomis Farmers Market

Raleigh, NC • Down Home Hall

Randy Marsh

Kris Garwick

Bob Fyfe

jug, guitar and kazoo

Washboard, kazoo and train whistle

guitar, harmonica, washtub and improvised instruments

Bill Lawrence

Jeremy Iggers

Steve Maxwell

Guitar, mandolin, kazoo and jug

Banjo and kazoo

Guitar, mandolin and harmonica