Mumblin’ Drew’s Oldfangled Orchestrators (MOO) are a string band from Minneapolis, MN. Purveyors of novelty, squeezed through a cheesecloth filter of eccentric entertainment, they reanimate the music of the early 20th century. Fiddle, clarinet, and saxophone weave their sound to the fringes of old-time, jazz, jug band, ragtime, and tin pan alley, while guitar and string bass hold down the rhythm. Meet MOO with an open mind, and prepare to be zazzled and zowed!

Their 2019 debut album, “MOO”, features tasty renderings of songs by the likes of the Mississippi Sheiks, Lowe Stokes, and Riley Puckett. A little swing dance, a little square dance, and a little silly dance - the musicianship is always hot, and the vibe is always light.  MOO is working on a new album throughout 2026 - stay tuned!

You can find MOO down at the White Squirrel Bar, on W 7th Street in St. Paul, MN the 2nd Monday of every month.

"If my Grandma was still alive, she’d be sipping a brandy at the bar with Mumblin’ Drew’s Old Fangled Orchestra. She was around when the Titanic went down, but I’m here now, watching and listening to what goes down at the White Squirrel on the second Monday of the month. It’s a killer stew of the sacred and profane. A turn-on-dime, top-shelf band playing rags and waltzes, odes to misplaced love and drunken abandon, plus a longer list of hotdog songs than any one thought possible, even in their wildest dreams."
-Scott Vetsch (Poet, Storyteller)

“Will you guys play at my funeral? I'm 81 years old and I haven't heard music like that since I was 15”
-Unknown Man At 331 Club