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Washboard is a rootsy, rhythm-first genre built around the washboard (often fingered with thimbles, picks, or brushes) as a crisp, percussive lead instrument. Drawing from early jazz and jug-band traditions as well as blues, Cajun, folk, and old-time string music, it turns everyday texture into groove: scraping, tapping, and rattling patterns that lock with guitar, fiddle, banjo, upright bass, horns, or vocals. Performances tend to be lively and communal, with improvised breaks and call-and-response energy, balancing vintage dancehall swing with street-corner grit and a playful DIY spirit.

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Folk Jazz Blues Traditional Music Country Americana Roots Rock Bluegrass Swing Ragtime Cajun Dixieland Zydeco Old-time Skiffle Jug Band

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Ragtime Country Blues Blues Jazz Swing Music Swing Jazz Blues Folk Classic Blues Country

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The Washboard Union

Single - Released March 5, 2026

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March 5, 2026

This Old House
The Washboard Union
2 tracks
March 3

Live at d.b.a.
Tuba Skinny
12 tracks
January 30

Tupelo Pine
Tuba Skinny
1 tracks
October 3, 2025

Somebody To Love
The Washboard Union
1 tracks
August 1

Live at the 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (Fais Do-Do set)
Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers
13 tracks
July 25

Banjo Church
Onion Honey
7 tracks
June 16

They'll Add Another Lane to the 401
Onion Honey
1 tracks
April 11

It's Party Time
King Curtis
11 tracks
March 24

Spite, Rebranded
Onion Honey
1 tracks
March 10

Made in France (Live)
Tommy Sancton•
David Paquette
7 tracks
July 12, 2024

Westerly
The Washboard Union
10 tracks
June 21

Country Soul
King Curtis
12 tracks
May 24

Band On Her T-Shirt
The Washboard Union
4 tracks
May 17

Drink Em Up
The Washboard Union
3 tracks
April 29

Hell or High Water
Onion Honey
1 tracks
April 26

Hot Town
Tuba Skinny
14 tracks
April 19

Kansas City Stomps
Tuba Skinny
2 tracks
January 26

The Piano King from Queens
Clarence Williams
11 tracks
January 14

Frozen Tears
Robert Lunn
21 tracks
January 12

Neon Needs The Night
The Washboard Union
1 tracks
September 15, 2023

Washin' Notes
Jimmy O'Bryant's Washboard Band
6 tracks
September 8

You Loved Me Then
Lynn Seaton
10 tracks
September 1

Pinocchio Friend
Lynn Seaton
1 tracks
September 1

Gather Round
The Washboard Union
1 tracks
August 11

Live At The 2023 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers
11 tracks
July 28

Magnolia Stroll
Tuba Skinny
15 tracks
June 23

Sometimes You Don't Need A Plan
The Washboard Union
1 tracks
May 27

Foul Weather Friends
Onion Honey
15 tracks
May 16

Foul Weather Friend
Onion Honey
1 tracks
May 2

Hellcat Etiquette
Onion Honey
1 tracks
March 24

I Run On Country
The Washboard Union
1 tracks
January 13

Nigel's Dream
Tuba Skinny
14 tracks
December 5, 2022

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - A Tiny Christmas Album
Robert Lunn
3 tracks
December 1

A Merry Little While
Onion Honey
14 tracks
November 4

Owl Call Blues
Tuba Skinny
15 tracks
October 15

No Time to Die
Robert Lunn
1 tracks
September 25

Fly Me to the Moon
Robert Lunn
19 tracks
September 9

Some Kind-A-Shake
Tuba Skinny
14 tracks
August 31

Tuba Skinny - Jam in the Van (Live Session, New Orleans, LA 2022)
Tuba Skinny•
Jam in the Van
4 tracks
June 24

Blue Chime Stomp
Tuba Skinny
16 tracks

March 3, 2026

Live at d.b.a.
Tuba Skinny
12 tracks
August 1, 2025

Live at the 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (Fais Do-Do set)
Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers
13 tracks
July 25

Banjo Church
Onion Honey
7 tracks
April 11

It's Party Time
King Curtis
11 tracks
March 10

Made in France (Live)
Tommy Sancton•
David Paquette
7 tracks
July 12, 2024

Westerly
The Washboard Union
10 tracks
June 21

Country Soul
King Curtis
12 tracks
May 24

Band On Her T-Shirt
The Washboard Union
4 tracks
April 26

Hot Town
Tuba Skinny
14 tracks
January 26

The Piano King from Queens
Clarence Williams
11 tracks
January 14

Frozen Tears
Robert Lunn
21 tracks
September 15, 2023

Washin' Notes
Jimmy O'Bryant's Washboard Band
6 tracks
September 8

You Loved Me Then
Lynn Seaton
10 tracks
August 11

Live At The 2023 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers
11 tracks
July 28

Magnolia Stroll
Tuba Skinny
15 tracks
May 27

Foul Weather Friends
Onion Honey
15 tracks
January 13

Nigel's Dream
Tuba Skinny
14 tracks
December 1, 2022

A Merry Little While
Onion Honey
14 tracks
November 4

Owl Call Blues
Tuba Skinny
15 tracks
September 25

Fly Me to the Moon
Robert Lunn
19 tracks

March 5, 2026

This Old House
The Washboard Union
2 tracks
January 30

Tupelo Pine
Tuba Skinny
1 tracks
October 3, 2025

Somebody To Love
The Washboard Union
1 tracks
June 16

They'll Add Another Lane to the 401
Onion Honey
1 tracks
March 24

Spite, Rebranded
Onion Honey
1 tracks
May 17, 2024

Drink Em Up
The Washboard Union
3 tracks
April 29

Hell or High Water
Onion Honey
1 tracks
April 19

Kansas City Stomps
Tuba Skinny
2 tracks
January 12

Neon Needs The Night
The Washboard Union
1 tracks
September 1, 2023

Pinocchio Friend
Lynn Seaton
1 tracks
September 1

Gather Round
The Washboard Union
1 tracks
June 23

Sometimes You Don't Need A Plan
The Washboard Union
1 tracks
May 16

Foul Weather Friend
Onion Honey
1 tracks
May 2

Hellcat Etiquette
Onion Honey
1 tracks
March 24

I Run On Country
The Washboard Union
1 tracks
December 5, 2022

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - A Tiny Christmas Album
Robert Lunn
3 tracks
October 15

No Time to Die
Robert Lunn
1 tracks
October 22, 2021

Feliz Navidad
The Washboard Union
1 tracks
August 27

Never Run Outta Road (Acoustic)
The Washboard Union
1 tracks
April 30

Arion
John Otto
2 tracks