The Juggernaut Jug Band from Carrollton, KY will open the 2026 portion of the Ironton Council for the Arts 2025-26 performance season on Sunday, February 1 at 3 pm in the Ohio University Southern Bowman Auditorium. Admission is $15 payable at the performance with cash, card, or check payable to the “Ironton Council for the Arts” and admission is free for students and children of all ages.

Dedicated to preserving the music, spirit and humor of the original Louisville Jug Bands of the early 1900’s, the Juggernaut Jug Band was formed over thirty years ago. Today, it is known as the only full-time touring jug band.

With the traditional instrumentation of guitars, mandolins, banjos, bass and vocals, jug bands added one strange twist—the sound of blowing the jug. If that wasn’t enough, they topped it off with perhaps a washboard, washtub bass, kazoos, nose flutes and whatever else was available. The Juggernauts have continued in this tradition of having fun. With each performance, the band invites the audience to have as much fun as the band. Don’t let their antics fool you though! Their exuberant music is the result of skillful arrangements and unique vocal harmonies.