✦ Catch Them at a Festival Near You! ✦
The VaudevillianRagtime Blues Jugband
The festival act that gets people out of their chairs!
10 Years Under The Big Top
Step right up, folks!
Husband & wife Jitterbug James & Norah Spades bring a rowdy show of washboard, resonator guitar, banjo, harmonica and musical spoons to festivals, theatres and auditoriums across Canada, the USA, Europe and the UK.
In 2025, they hit the road with Old Crow Medicine Show and Modest Mouse on their 10-year anniversary Under The Big Top Tour across 4 countries.
In 2026, they hit the festival circuit playing at major music festivals all across Canada such as; Winnipeg Folk Festival, Summerfolk Festival, Mont Tremblant Blues Festival, Deep Roots Music Festival & More!
Meet the duo →6000+
Workshop participants taught
Interactive Washboard & Musical Spoon workshops at festivals everywhere.
Festival Workshops2026 Ballyhoo Bunny Tour
Coming to a Town Near You
- May 9Sew Hungry FestivalHamilton, ON
- May 21Midland Cultural CentreMidland, ON
- June 6Paisley Blues FestivalPaisley, ON
- June 17–19Small Halls FestivalCharlottetown, PEI