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Mar. 12, 1983: Scona Kitchen Mixers jug band plays for students

Thirty-three years ago, a group of grandmas and grandpas showed off their old-school ‘STOMP’ skills to elementary students at Edmonton’s Mount Pleasant Elementary School.

Scona Kitchen Mixers use instruments fashioned from household tools to make music

Throwback Thursday: Seniors jug band jigs along

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March 12th, 1983: The Scona Kitchen Mixers put on a show for a group of Edmonton elementary students. CBC's Donna Korchinski reports.

These seniors have hoedown game.

Thirty-three years ago, a group of grandmas and grandpas showed off their old-school 'STOMP' skills to elementary students at Edmonton's Mount Pleasant Elementary School.

They're called the Scona Kitchen Mixers, and all of their instruments are crafted from their kitchens and bathrooms.

CBC's Donna Korchinski shared their story — and their music — on the Mar. 12, 1983 edition of Saturday Report.