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This article is about the punk band JUG. For similar terms with different meanings, see Jug (disambiguation)

JUG is an American Folk Punk Band from Northern New England, established in North Conway, New Hampshire in February of 2001. Formed by John Bott on guitar, David Chaplain on Upright Bass and Erin Johnson on fiddle, the original lineup remains in place and now includes drums and very large amps. JUG has remained active through out its career, playing regular live shows and releasing recorded original music both physically and on all streaming platforms. They have performed along side such notable acts as Days N Daze and Chuck Mosley. JUG has released five full length albums, three EPs, several singles and appears on at least four punk rock compilations.

History

The band notes its official start date was Valentine's Day 2001.They began by transposing well known cover songs from all genres into acoustic string arrangements that often explored bluegrass or folky terrain while exhibiting a more direct urgency just below the surface. Fueled by strong punk and underground influences, they began writing originals which they dubbed Alternative Olde Time (timey). The founding trio quickly added Sean Peters on mandolin which provided a much needed lead guitar sound. By summer of that year, they were playing weekly courtyard gigs on Main Street in North Conway Village, New Hampshire. That year they recorded their first album "All Plugged Up".

JUG released it's second album "Rek'erd" in 2004.

https://www.allmusic.com/album/rekerd-mw0001545560/credits

In October after six years, Sean Peters departed, the band would never again include mandolin.

In 2008, JUG released "If that's what you call life" their 3rd full length album.

https://music.apple.com/mx/album/if-thats-what-you-call-life/288598172?l=en

https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Jug/dp/B001EGFVHG

https://www.walmart.com/ip/If-That-s-What-You-Call-Life/932065685

an evolution in the band dynamic that prompted them to label themselves from then on as American Folk Punk! this album saw the inclusion of the first traditional electric punk originals as well. As the band evolve, they continue to lean more punk and less folk.

JUG placed second in the New Hampshire State Lottery's 2008 Song Competition for their "State Of Excitement" song entry.

In 2011 JUG traveled south to Boston to record at the storied Mad Oak Studios. The resulting six song EP highlights the further shift to punk rock while still showcasing the traditional stringed instrumentation. Aptly titled, The Mad Oak EP features fan favorites still performed live.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ1rnaBhehkBg

In 2012, The band recorded The Pink E.P. Unhappy with the results, the project was scrapped and remains unreleased.

Manifesto, JUG's fourth full length album was released in late 2015. It predicted a dystopian future that many are living in now while offering a glimmer of hope for coming out the other side.

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jug-mn0001605064/discography

https://jugpunx.bandcamp.com/album/manifesto

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l4kkYeSXuS1IfTFGLxaFUbLi1fZZemH6Q

Sorry Not Sorry E.P. an examination of 45's performance was released in December of 2018.

https://m.facebook.com/pg/jugtheband/posts/

https://jugpunx.bandcamp.com/album/sorry-not-sorry-e-p

In 2019 Jug released Not That Pissed, 14 hard fast punk songs. This marks Jug's first not self produced recordings since 2011.