Introducing: Joe Pug - Live at the Old Town School of Folk Music

Dear Listeners,

I am thrilled to present Joe Pug: Live at the Old Town School of Folk Music!  It was recorded on April 19, 2024 in Chicago. The audience is electric, the band is on fire, and the entire night was captured in high fidelity.

The first single, “Crescent Bridge”, hits streaming service on November 22nd. The entire album hits streaming services in April 2025.

 You can order the album right now. The vinyl is Limited Edition. Only 500 have been made, never to be re-pressed. Once they’re gone, they’re gone.

Orders are guaranteed to arrive by the end of the year, and we are reasonably confident that they will arrive by Christmas.

For Vault subscribers, the entire album is available for streaming and download immediately! This record wouldn’t have been financially possible without your support. Truly. The recording, the band salaries, the mixing, the manufacturing—everything was funded by your astonishing generosity, and I am deeply grateful.

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Yours in Music,

Joe Pug

Greenbelt, MD

November 20, 2024

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