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<p>TUNKHANNOCK &#8212; The washtub bass made a rumbling, metallic scr-e-e-e-ch as 8-year-old Gavin Waibel, of Dalton, pulled it across the floor at the Dietrich Theater.</p><p>When he had the folksy instrument in place, he started to ply the string attached to the upside down broom in the center of the overturned tub, creating a dub-dub-dub bass line for his fellow musicians.</p><p>Oh, and there were lots of them, with 12-year-old Livia Harrington, of Springville, and two other kids clackety-clack-clacking on the spoons, 7-year-old Ashton Swink, of Tunkhannock, rat-a-tatting drumsticks against a washboard and Mark Kucewicz, 10, of Harveys Lake tapping the kind of pipes you might see under a sink.</p><p>You can turn just about anything into a musical instrument, the kids said, as the week-long &#8220;Jammin&#8217; in a Jugband&#8221; program for young musicians came to a close.</p><p>Guided by instructors David Driskell and Timothy Walker, who play in the Tioga County-based Sadie Green Sales Jugband, the children had spent the week at the Dietrich Theater crafting instruments and trying them.</p><p>&#8220;We took two spoons and bent them so they&#8217;d be curved like an S,&#8221; Livia said, explaining how to make one old-timey percussion instrument. &#8220;It was kind of hard.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;We took a washboard and added plastic cartons and a bell,&#8221; Trent Frazier, 14, of Scranton said, describing an instrument that made several sounds, corresponding to the size of the cartons.</p><p>The kids called the last instrument they made a &#8220;bumblebee.&#8221; Crafted from wood, paper, string and a rubber band, it made a buzzing sound when they held onto the string and twirled the contraption through the air.</p><p>Then, with Driskell on banjo and Walker on guitar and harmonica, the entire group ended its program with a rousing rendition of &#8220;Mama Don&#8217;t Allow No Banjo Players &#8216;Round Here.&#8221; The song&#8217;s many verses gave a solo opportunity to everybody from the spoon players to the washboard player to the kids playing conventional instruments &#8212; 9-year-old Micah Kozlansky, of Tunkhannock, on guitar and 11-year-old Gregory Stapleton, of Springville, on trombone.</p><p>The day after the program ended, participants had a chance to perform with Driskell and Walker during Tunkhannock&#8217;s River Day celebration.</p><p>The experience was a great opportunity for their children, moms Tara Kozlansky, of Tunkhannock, and Shelly Waibel, of Dalton, said as they picked up their kids.</p><p>And, you never know, it might look good on a resume, especially if you, like 7-year-old participant Ashton Swink, &#8220;want to be a rock star and a vet&#8221; when you grow up.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Performer Timothy Walker has been doing old-fashioned jug music with David Driskell for over 40 years in a band named The Sadie Green Sales Jugband. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_TTL073016jugband1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Performer Timothy Walker has been doing old-fashioned jug music with David Driskell for over 40 years in a band named The Sadie Green Sales Jugband. </caption0><photoCredit0>Sean McKeag | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_TTL073016jugband2.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Gregory Stapleton, 11, of Tunkhannock, performs a solo on the trombone on the last day of a &#8216;Jammin in a Jugband&#8217; summer program at the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock. While Gregory was playing a conventional instrument, most of the kids played washboard, spoons and the like as the program wrapped up. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_TTL073016jugband2.jpg</photo1><caption1>Gregory Stapleton, 11, of Tunkhannock, performs a solo on the trombone on the last day of a &#8216;Jammin in a Jugband&#8217; summer program at the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock. While Gregory was playing a conventional instrument, most of the kids played washboard, spoons and the like as the program wrapped up. </caption1><photoCredit1>Sean McKeag | Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_TTL073016jugband3.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Musician Timothy Walker, 77, led the &#8216;Jammin&#8217; in a Jugband&#8217; workshop with David Driskell. The two men perform as the Sadie Green Sales Jugband, based in Tioga County. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_TTL073016jugband3.jpg</photo2><caption2>Musician Timothy Walker, 77, led the &#8216;Jammin&#8217; in a Jugband&#8217; workshop with David Driskell. The two men perform as the Sadie Green Sales Jugband, based in Tioga County. </caption2><photoCredit2>Sean McKeag | Times Leader </photoCredit2></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_TTL073016jugband4.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Micah Kozlansky, 9, and Joshua Whitney, 14, both of Tunkhannock, handcraft instruments that will make a buzzing sound like a bumblebee during the &#8216;Jammin&#8217; in a Jugband&#8217; program at the Dietrich Theater. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_TTL073016jugband4.jpg</photo3><caption3>Micah Kozlansky, 9, and Joshua Whitney, 14, both of Tunkhannock, handcraft instruments that will make a buzzing sound like a bumblebee during the &#8216;Jammin&#8217; in a Jugband&#8217; program at the Dietrich Theater. </caption3><photoCredit3>Sean McKeag | Times Leader </photoCredit3></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_TTL073016jugband5.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Musician David Driskell, of the Sadie Green Sales Jugband, plays banjo as the &#8216;Jammin&#8217; in a Jugband&#8217; group makes music together. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo4>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_TTL073016jugband5.jpg</photo4><caption4>Musician David Driskell, of the Sadie Green Sales Jugband, plays banjo as the &#8216;Jammin&#8217; in a Jugband&#8217; group makes music together. </caption4><photoCredit4>Sean McKeag | Times Leader </photoCredit4></div></div>
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Kids enjoy ‘Jammin’ in a Jugband’ in Tunkhannock